1、Aesops FablesA rich man once invited a number of hisfriends and acquaintances to a banquet.有一次，一个富翁设宴招待亲朋好友。His dog thought it would be a goodopportunity to invite another Dog,a friend ofhis;so he went to him and said,My master isgiving a feast:therell be a fine spread,socome and dine with me tonigh
2、t.这家的狗以为是个好机会，也高兴地跑去邀请自己的朋友另一只狗，他跑过去对朋友说：“我的主人在摆宴席，那里肯定有很多好吃的，快来，和我一起去赴宴吧。”The Dog thus invited came,and when he sawthe preparations being made in the kitchen hesaid to himself,My word,I m in luck:I lltake care to eat enough to-night to last metwo or three days.受邀的狗于是欣然前往，见到厨房里摆着如此丰盛的饭菜，他就自言自语道：“我太幸
3、运了！这次一定要饱餐一顿，把明天和后天的饭都吃掉。”At the same time he wagged his tail briskly,byway of showing his friend how delighted hewas to have been asked.与此同时，他不停地摇着尾巴，告诉朋友多么高兴受到了他的邀请。But just then the Cook caught sight of him,and,in his annoyance at seeing a strange Dogin the kitchen,caught him up by the hind legsa
4、nd threw him out of the window.就在这时，厨师看见了他，见到一条陌生的狗在厨房里让厨师很生气，于是马上抓住他的后腿，扔到了窗外。He had a nasty fall,and limped away asquickly as he could,howling dismally.那条狗狠狠地摔了一跤，赶紧鬼哭狼嚎般地落荒而逃。Presently some other dogs met him,and said,Well,what sort of a dinner did you get?在路上遇见的其它几条狗都问他：“你参加的宴会怎么样呀？”To which he replied,I had a splendid time:the wine was so good,and I drank so much ofit,that I really don t remember how I got outof the house!他竟然回答道：“我很好，那酒实在太好喝了，我已经醉了，完全不记得如何回家了！”Be shy of favours bestowed at the expense ofothers.享用借花献佛的恩惠是要付出代价的。
