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| 190. The Jackdaw And The Doves A Jackdaw, seeing some Doves in a cote abundantly provided with food, painting himself white, joined himself to them, that he might share their plentifulmaintenance. The Doves as long as he was silent, supposing him to be one of themselves, admitted him to their cote ; but when, one day forgetting himself, he began to chatter, they, discovering his true character, drove him forth, pecking him with their beaks. Failing to obtain food among the Doves, he betook himself again to the Jackdaws. They too, not recognizing him on account of his colour, expelled him from living with them. So desiring two objects, he obtained neither. | 190. 穴乌和鸽子 一只穴乌，看到几只白鸽，以及又看到在它们的饲棚里有许多的粮食，于是将自己也涂成白色，加入它们这一群，如此一来它也可以分享它们丰富的食物了。 穴乌不动声色，白鸽们以为它是自己的同伴，就让它进它们的饲棚；但是有一天，它得意忘形，开口说话了，它们便发现它的真面目，便用它们的嘴去啄它，将它赶出去。 它既然无法在白鸽当中得到食物，只得再回到穴乌群里去。 穴乌们因为它已变成白色，不认得它了，故又将它赶走，不让它同住。 因此这下子它两头都落空了。 |
- painting [´peintiŋ]
n.绘画；(油)画；着色 (初中英语单词) - chatter [´tʃætə] vi.&n.饶舌；闲聊 (初中英语单词)
- character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)
- obtain [əb´tein] v.获得；买到；得到承认 (初中英语单词)
- account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)
- seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)
- plentiful [´plentifəl] a.丰富的；多的 (高中英语单词)
- maintenance [´meintinəns] n.保持；主张；保养 (高中英语单词)
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