英语学习打卡_2. she sat with her legs folded under her.-CSDN博客

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PART1

The Wolf and the Lamb

Original Text:

WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf, "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations." The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.

Translated Text:

狼遇到一只迷路的小羊，决定不向他施暴，而是找一些借口，向小羊证明狼有权吃掉他。他这样对小羊说：“Sirrah，去年你狠狠地侮辱了我。”“的确，”小羊用哀伤的声调叫道，“那时我还没有出生。”接着狼说：“你在我的牧场上吃草。”“不，好先生，”小羊回答，“我还没有尝过草的味道。”狼又说：“你喝了我井里的水。”“不，”小羊叫道，“我还从来没有喝水，因为到目前为止，我母亲的牛奶对我来说既是食物也是饮料。”狼还是抓住小羊，并把他吃掉了，说：“好吧！我不会再没有饭吃了，尽管你驳斥了我的每一个说法。”暴君总会为他的暴政找到借口。

PART2

1、astray

away from the correct path or correct way of doing something.

//The letter must have gone astray in the post.

//I was led astray by an out-of-date map.

//Her parents worried that she might be led astray (= encouraged to behave badly) by her unsuitable friends.

2、fold

to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part of it lies on the other part, or to be able to be bent in this way.

//I folded the letter (in half) and put it in an envelope.

//He had a neatly folded handkerchief in his jacket pocket.

//Will you help me to fold (up) the sheets?

//The table folds up when not in use.

to wrap.

//She folded her baby in a blanket.

//He folded his arms around her.

to move a part of your body into a position where it is close to your body.

//She sat with her legs folded under her.

D. a flock of sheep

3、lay violent hands on sb.

对某人施暴

4、grossly

extremely and obviously

5、insult

an offensive remark or action.

//She made several insults about my appearance.

//The steelworkers' leader rejected the two percent pay rise saying it was an insult to the profession.

//The instructions are so easy they are an insult to your intelligence (= they seem to suggest you are not clever if you need to use them).

6、bleated

When a sheep or goat bleats, it makes the typical sound of these animals.

to complain in an annoying way.

//She's always bleating (on) about how badly she's been treated.

7、pasture

land covered with grass or similar plants suitable for animals, such as cows and sheep, to eat.

//The sheep were grazing on the lush green pastures.

//Some fields are planted with crops for several years, and then returned to pasture for the cattle.

8、well

a deep hole in the ground from which you can get water, oil, or gas

9、refute

to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false.

//to refute a person/theory/argument/claim

10、imputations

A. a suggestion that someone is guilty of something or has a particular bad quality:

//imputations of dishonesty

11、tyrant

a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly.

// Overnight my boss seems to have turned into a tyrant.

12、pretext

A. a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason.

//The border dispute was used as a pretext for military intervention.

//I called her on the pretext of needing more information.

//He came round to see her on some flimsy (= obviously false) pretext.

13、tyranny

government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly.

//This, the president promised us, was a war against tyranny

14、ashamed

feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about a quality in your character.

feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace

//She felt ashamed for hitting her brother.

//You should be ashamed of yourself.

//Losing is nothing to be ashamed of.

//He was deeply ashamed of his behavior.

15、captive

a person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a prisoner, especially a person held by the enemy during a war.

1: taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war

(1): kept within bounds : confined

(2): of or relating to captive animals

//captive breeding(人工圈养)

2: held under control of another but having the appearance of independence

especially : owned or controlled by another concern and operated for its needs rather than for an open market

//a captive mine（受制煤矿）

3: being such involuntarily because of a situation that makes free choice or departure difficult

//a captive audience

16、clause

1. a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= an agreement)

2. a group of words, consisting of a subject and a finite form of a verb

17、harmony

a pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at the same time.

//singing in harmony

//It is a simple melody with complex harmonies.

a situation in which people are peaceful and agree with each other, or when things seem right or suitable together.

//racial harmony (= good feelings between different races)

//domestic harmony (= good feelings in the family or home)

//Imagine a society in which everyone lived together in (perfect) harmony.

//We must ensure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment.

18、remnant

a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount.

//the remnants of last night's meal

//remnants of the city's former glory

//a carpet remnant

19、adverse

having a negative or harmful effect on something.

//The match has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.

//They received a lot of adverse publicity/criticism about the changes.

//So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects.

going against something, or causing harm:

//Her policies may have adverse effects on the economy.

1: acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile

//hindered by adverse winds

2: opposed to one's interests

//an adverse verdict

//heard testimony adverse to their position

//adverse criticism

b: causing harm : harmful

a//dverse drug effects