<p class="ql-block">The Dog in the Manger 牛槽里的狗</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">英文原文</p><p class="ql-block">A dog lay in a manger, and by his growling and snapping prevented the oxen from eating the hay which had been placed for them.</p><p class="ql-block">“What a selfish dog!” said one of them to his companions.</p><p class="ql-block">“He cannot eat the hay himself, and yet refuses to allow those to eat who can.”</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">We shouldn’t deprive others of blessings because we cannot enjoy them </p><p class="ql-block">ourselves.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">中文翻譯</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">一條狗躺在牛槽里，靠著咆哮和猛咬，不讓牛群吃原本給它們準備的干草。</p><p class="ql-block">其中一頭牛對同伴說：“多么自私的狗啊！”</p><p class="ql-block">“它自己吃不了干草，卻還不肯讓能吃干草的牛享用?！?lt;/p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">我們不能因為自己無法享用好處，就去剝奪別人應(yīng)得的福分。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">寓言啟示：</p><p class="ql-block">如果自己不用某樣東西，也不肯借給、分給需要的人，就是“狗占牛槽”式的自私。真正的快樂不在于獨自占有資源，而在于學會分享；主動把機會、物資分享給有需要的人，才能收獲溫暖。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">考題答案</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">1. 第1題：狗如何阻止牛吃干草？選B. 咆哮</p><p class="ql-block">原文：by his growling and snapping（靠咆哮、撕咬阻攔）</p><p class="ql-block">A搖尾巴、C舔鼻子錯誤。</p><p class="ql-block">2. 第2題：寓言道理選A. 己所不用，勿阻人用</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">- A釋義：自己用不著的東西，不要阻攔別人使用，貼合故事；</p><p class="ql-block">- B給實際幫扶、C待人平等和本文寓意不符。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">短語小積累</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">- in a manger 在牛槽里</p><p class="ql-block">- growl and snap 咆哮撕咬</p><p class="ql-block">- prevent…from doing… 阻止……做某事</p><p class="ql-block">- deprive sb. of sth. 剝奪某人某物</p>