A young piglet was kept in a closed yard with a goat and a sheep.
On day when the shepherd trying to hold the piglet, he grunted and squeaked and resisted violently. The Sheep and the Goat complained of his distressing cries, saying, 'He often handles us, and we do not cry out.' To this the Pig replied, 'Your
handling and mine are very different things. He catches you only for your wool, or your milk, but he holds on me for my very life.'
piglet['pɪɡlət]:小猪
yard[jɑrd]:院子,码
shepherd['ʃɛpɚd]:牧羊人
grunt[ɡrʌnt]:呼噜声
squeak[skwik]:吱吱声
resist[rɪ'zɪst]:拒绝,抵抗
distress[dɪ'strɛs]:悲痛
有头小猪被和羊一起被关在圈里。有一天,牧羊人想要捉住他,他竭力嚎叫,又拚命挣扎。羊群抱怨他大喊大叫,说:“我们常常被牧羊人捉,可从来不这样叫喊。”小猪对他们说:“我被捉与你们被捉是两件不同的事,捉你们仅为了毛或奶,捉我却是为了吃我的肉呀。”
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