1、Aesops FablesA Pedlar who owned an Ass one day bought aquantity of salt,and loaded up his beast withas much as he could bear.一个小贩养了一头驴，有一天，他买了一批盐，几乎全都驮到了驴的背上。On the way home the Ass stumbled as he wascrossing a stream and fell into the water.在回家的路上，经过一条小河时，驴不慎落水。The salt got thoroughly wetted and mu
2、ch of itmelted and drained away,so that,when he goton his legs again,the Ass found his load hadbecome much less heavy.盐巴全都落入水中打湿了，其中一部分盐已经溶化，被水流冲走，所以，当他再次驮起盐巴，驴发现自己的担子明显轻了很多。His master,however,drove him back to townand bought more salt,which he added to whatremained in the panniers,and started outag
3、ain.然而，他的主人又赶着他回到镇上，买了更多的盐，添加到原有的那些货物上，重新出发。No sooner had they reached a stream than theAss lay down in it,and rose,as before,with amuch lighter load.等来到小河边，驴再次掉入水中，又起来，如上次一样，驴背上的担子又轻了许多。But his master detected the trick,and turningback once more,bought a large number ofsponges,and piled them on the
4、 back of theAss.主人察觉出了驴的鬼把戏，再次赶着他回到镇上，这次主人买了一些海绵，绑到驴背上。When they came to the stream the Ass againlay down:but this time,as the sponges soakedup large quantities of water,he found,whenhe got up on his legs,that he had a biggerburden to carry than ever.当他们又来到小河边，驴又故技重施，可是这一次，因为海绵遇水膨胀，等站起身后，他发现背上的担子更重了。You may play a good card once too often.好牌只能用一次，多了就无效。
