Story Brief
The Wolf and the Shepherd
A wolf had long hung about a flock of sheep and had done them no harm. The shepherd, however, had his suspicions, and for a while was always on the lookout against him as an avowed enemy. But when the wolf continued for a long time following in the train of his flock without the least attempt to annoy them, he began to look upon him more as a friend than a foe. Having occasion to go into the city one day, he entrusted the sheep to his care.
The wolf no sooner saw his opportunity than he immediately fell upon the sheep and worried them. The shepherd, on his return, seeing his flock destroyed, exclaimed, “Fool that I am! Yet I deserved no less for trusting my sheep with a wolf!”
There is more danger from a pretended friend than from an open enemy.
懊悔的牧羊人
有个牧羊人养了一群又肥又大的羊，老狼早就垂涎已久。可是牧羊人看得很紧，他一直没有找到合适的机会。老狼绞尽脑汁，最后想到了一个好办法。
这一天，牧羊人又出来放羊。。。
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Meaning of Words
| 词语 | 华文解释 | 英文解释 |
|---|---|---|
| 懊悔 | 因过错而自我悔恨。 例句：虽然经历了无数的挫折，但在他心中从没有懊悔。 | repent; feel remorse |
| 垂涎（xián）已久 | 因想吃到而流下口水，比喻贪婪或十分羡慕，看到别人的好东西总想得到。 例句：孩子们对橱窗里漂亮的糖果垂涎已久。 | slaver; covet |
| 绞尽脑汁 | 意思是形容苦思积虑，费尽脑筋，想尽办法；费尽心思去思考一件事情。 例句：这道题很难，小丽绞尽脑汁也没想出解题方法。 | rack someone’s brains |
| 神情肃穆 | 形容人的表情严肃恭敬。 例句：来参加追悼会的人神情肃穆，会场上弥漫着凝重的气氛。 | solemn and respectful |
| 纳闷 | 因为疑惑而发闷，对事情不解的意思，因为不明白感觉很奇怪。 例句：世上纳闷的事情太多了，因为，我们不知道每个人的内心世界。 | feel puzzled; wonder |
| 互不相让 | 比喻双方在策略、论点及行动方式等方面尖锐对立，谁也不让谁。 例句：然而，一场新冠肺炎疫情竟然使我们发生了第一次争吵，而且互不相让。 | each refused to give in to the other |
| 巡逻 | 意思是行走并查看警戒。 例句：这次巡逻全程要徒步50多公里，即使骑马往返也要一天时间。 | patrol |
| 驯服 | 意思是顺从，或使温和顺从。 例句：他的性子像野马一样难以驯服。 | tame |
| 温顺 | 形容词，可形容人和动物性格温和、顺从 。 例句：温顺可爱的袋熊，长着非常强壮的爪，善于攀爬。 | docile |
| 提（dī）防 | 意思是小心防备，注意防范。 例句：不要轻易相信那些貌似绝对正直的人，而必须提防对方是否善良。 | take precautions against |
| 嘱咐 | 叮嘱，吩咐。即告诉对方记住应该怎样，不应该怎样。 例句：进考场前，老师一再嘱咐我们不要紧张，要认真读题。 | charged; enjoin on |
| 肆无忌惮（dàn） | 指做起事来毫无顾忌，恣意妄为。 例句：警方出动大批警力，取缔肆无忌惮的飙车族。 | unbridled |
| 委屈 | 压制自己的意志，以迁就他人或环境。 例句：人活在世上难免会受到蔑视、冤枉、委屈；你大可不必去理会，也不必去反抗，用事实与时间可证明你的一切。 | wronged; aggrieved |
| 无影无踪 | 意思是没有一点踪影。形容完全消失，不知去向。 例句：听到这个好消息，他连日来的疲劳一下子消失得无影无踪。 | to disappear completely; to vanish without a trace. |
| 糊涂 | 释义是人头脑不清楚或不明事理。也指事物混乱不清。 例句：他一遇到数学问题脑袋就糊涂。 | confused |
| 伪装 | 意思是假装；采取措施隐蔽真相。 例句：尽管骗子伪装得很巧妙，还是被人们识破了。 | disguise |
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