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驴子donkey[英]['dɒŋkɪ] [美][ˈdɑŋki,ˈdʌŋ-,ˈdɔŋ-] 中英文小故事：自作聪明的驴子 从前，有一头自以为很聪明的驴子。每天他的主人都叫他拉一辆满载货物的大车。他们总是走同样的路线到那个村子去：穿过森林里一条宽阔的道路，顺着平缓的下坡进入农场，再沿着小河走入浅滩，经过草原，最后就到了那个村庄。 因为路线总是不变，驴子的主人养成了在车顶打瞌睡的习惯，而驴子认路，就自己缓步前行。 一天，驴子的主人感觉身体很不舒服，决定冒一回险，让驴子自己运送一批紧急的货物。驴子回来后，主人就奖给他双份的燕麦。 主人对驴子说：“既然你这么善于记路，以后就自己去送货吧。我去忙点别的事。”从此，不管刮风下雨，都是驴子自己去送货。驴子的主人对此很高兴。 然而有一天早晨，驴子走到河边的时候，决定趟过小河以缩短路程。但他下水的地方很深，比他想像得深多了，他只好奋力地游。 幸运的是，那天驴子运的是一车盐，有一部分盐溶解在水里，减轻了负担，他没费多少气力就游到了河的对岸。 “我真聪明，”驴子沾沾自喜，“我找到捷径了。” 第二天，驴子的主人装了一车海绵。驴子像往常一样出发了。到了河边时，他又想下水走捷径，就像前一天那样，他下水了。然而这一次，海绵吸入了大量的水，这使货车沉重不堪，可怜的驴子甚至无法把头浮出水面。一番挣扎后，自认为聪明的驴子连同货物一起沉到水里了。 The Donkey That Thought He Was Clever Once upon a time，a donkey thought he was very clever. Every day，his master made him draw a cart loaded with goods. They always went the same way to the village： along a wide path through the wood, down a gentle slope into farmland，then along the river to the ford and over the plain to the village. Since the route was always the same, the donkey’s master had got into the habit of having a snooze on top of the cart while the donkey, who knew the way by heart plodded on. Feeling unwell one day. the man decided to risk sending the donkey by himself with a load for urgent delivery. When the animal returned, he was given a double ration of oats as reward. “Since you’re so clever at remembering the way,” the man said，“I，m going to send you alone always，then I can do other jobs!” And from then on, in all kinds of weather, the donkey traveled to the village by himself. His master was delighted. However, one morning，when the donkey reached the river，he decided to shorten his journey by wading across the water. But he entered the river at a deep spot，much deeper than the donkey expected，so he had to swim hard. Luckily, he was carrying a load of salt that day，and some of it dissolved in the water, easing the donkey s load, so that he reached the other side without much difficulty. “I am clever,”said the donkey，pleased with himself. “I’ve found short cut. ” Next day, the man loaded the cart with sponges, and the donkey set off as usual. When he arrived at the river， he again thought he would take the short cut，and entered the water as he had done the day before. But this time，the sponges soaked up a lot of water and made the cart rather heavy, so that the poor animal could not keep his head above water. And in spite of all his efforts，the donkey that thought he was so clever，sank below the surface of the water together with his load. 中英文例句 1. Someone put a donkey on it and clapped, says one man, priding himself on hama's sense of humour. 一名男子说，曾有人把一条驴子拴在其上并拍手，为哈马式的幽默而备感自豪。 2. I want my home to be a place of tranquility and calm and little social justice fighters playing pin your favorite president on the blue donkey. 我的家应是宁静祥和的，家人们小小地就社会公正问题争吵下，各自还是把你喜爱的礼物钉在蓝色的驴子上。 3. It was then virgin rainforest: the last 150km of the journey was by donkey, carrying dried meat, rice and beans. 那时是一片原始的雨林：最后150千米的路程是他们骑着驴子，载着干肉，米和豆子开垦出来的。 4. At halloween parties they're eeyore the gloomy pessimistic donkey from the winnie the pooh stories-regardless of the costume they choose. 在万圣节派对上，不管他们穿的是什么角色的服装，他们都是屹尔，来自《小熊维尼和蜂蜜树》里的阴沉悲观的驴子。 5. The donkey noticed the carrot and jumped up. 那头毛驴看到了那根胡萝卜就跳了起来. |
