1、Aesops FablesSome Thieves broke into a house,and foundnothing worth taking except a Cock,whichthey seized and carried off with them.几个小偷悄悄地溜进一户人家里，那家人除了一只公鸡之外什么也没有，于是，小偷便偷走了那只公鸡。When they were preparing their supper,one ofthem caught up the Cock,and was about towring his neck,当小偷们要杀鸡吃肉时，其中一个小偷抓住了公鸡，
2、准备割断他的脖子，when he cried out for mercy and said,Praydo not kill me:you will find me a most usefulbird,for I rouse honest men to their work inthe morning by my crowing.这时，公鸡可怜巴巴地说：“地说：“求求你别杀我，你会发现我是一只很有用的鸡，我会忠诚地在清晨叫醒人类。”But the Thief replied with some heat,Yes,Iknow you do,making it still harder for us toget a livelihood.Into the pot you go!但是，小偷们回答说：“我当然知道你的作用了，就是因为你把人们都叫醒了，才让我们难以生存。你就快点下油锅吧！”
