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 寓言故事——狮子和牛 | 原文：
Three bulls fed in a field together in the greatest peace and amity .A lion had long watched them in the hope of making prize of them, but found that there was little chance for him so long as they kept all together .H(08/19/2007 16:16:58,10) [查看全文] | | 寓言故事——狐狸和山羊 | A fox had fallen into a well, and had been casting about for a long time how he should get out again, when at length a goat came to the place, and wanting to drink, asked Reynard whether the water was good, and of there was plenty of it .The fox, (08/19/2007 16:16:34,32) [查看全文] | | 寓言故事——狐狸和葡萄 | A Fox, just at the time of the vintage, stole into a vine-yard where the ripe sunny Grapes were trellised up on high in most tempting show. He made many a spring and a jump after the luscious prize, but, failing in all his attempts, he muttered as(08/19/2007 16:16:12,16) [查看全文] | | 寓言故事——虚荣的八哥 | A jackdaw, as vain and conceited as jackdaw could be, picked up the feathers which some peacocks had shed, stuck them amongst his own, and despising his old companions, introduced himself with the greatest assurance into a flock of those beautiful(08/19/2007 16:15:52,18) [查看全文] | | 寓言故事——狐狸和乌鸦 | 原文：
A crow had snatched a goodly piece of cheese out of a window, and flew with it into a high tree, intent on enjoying her prize. A fox spied the dainty morsel, and thus he planned his approaches, "Oh, crow, "said he, "h(08/19/2007 16:15:27,108) [查看全文] | | 寓言故事——口渴的乌鸦 | 原文：
A crow, ready to die with thirst, flew with joy to a pitcher which he saw at a distance. But when he came up to it, he found the water so low that with all his stooping and straining he was unable to reach it. Thereup(08/19/2007 16:15:07,20) [查看全文] | | 寓言故事——蚂蚁和蚱蜢 | 原文：
On a cold, frosty day an ant was dragging out some of the corn which he had laid up in the summertime, to dry it .A grasshopper, half perished with hunger, besought the ant to give him a morsel of to preserve his life(08/19/2007 16:11:28,12) [查看全文] | | 旅行者和熊-The Travellers and the Bear | Two men traveling through a forest together promised to help each other whatever danger threated them. They had not gone far when a bear rushed at (扑向）them from some bushes. One man was a good climber, and quickly climbed a nearby tree, but the other(04/15/2007 21:52:10,8) [查看全文] | | 打喷嚏时说的话 | Saying "God Bless You" to a Sneezer
When you sneeze, Americans would say"God Bless You" to you. In many European cultures, sneezing traditionally is associated with death and Americans believe that you are very close to(04/15/2007 21:51:38,14) [查看全文] | | 黑色星期五13号－Friday the 13th | Friday the 13th
The standard nineteenth-century explanation for the supposed unluckiness of the number 13 was that there were thirteen at Jesus's Last Supper --Judas was generally thought of as the thirteenth. This wide(04/15/2007 21:51:01,11) [查看全文] | | 黑猫 －Black Cat | Black Cat
It is probably because of its slyness and shrewdness, the cat is often supposed to be connected with witch,witches and the devil.This fear may stem from the Middle Ages.
In Europe,t(04/15/2007 21:50:26,10) [查看全文] | | 轻轻摘帽是一种礼节－Tipping one's hat | Tipping One's Hat
Few Americans tip their hats today, partly because etiquette has loosened and partly because they don't wear hats. Until the 1950s, however, men commonly tipped their hats to women, and removed them en(04/15/2007 21:49:53,8) [查看全文] | | 告别语也反映了时代的变迁－Farewells | Farewells
The story of English farewells is the process of becoming less religious. In the Middle Ages, people parted by saying "God be with you," a characteristically religious comment. At Shakespeare's time came you "(04/15/2007 21:49:19,13) [查看全文] | | 坏话能带来好运 — Break a leg | "Break a Leg" （祝你摔断腿）
This is an odd but traditional good luck wish to an actor about to go on. Among highly superstitious theater people, it is thought that if people wish for good luck, something will inevitably go wrong. So(04/15/2007 21:47:52,15) [查看全文] | | 别人说坏话,耳朵会发热-Burning Ears | Burning Ears
When someone is speaking ill of another out of that person's hearing, it is said that the person's ears are burning or tingling; then superstition supposes that(04/15/2007 21:44:53,14) [查看全文] |
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