To Borrow an Ox 借公牛一用
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To Borrow an Ox

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words.

One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man.

After the servant gave the note to the rich man, he pretended1 to be reading it and after a while, he said, OK, I know. Go and tell your master, I'll go myself shortly2.

借公牛一用

从前,有个人很富有,但他不识字。 一天,他的一位朋友想向他借一头公牛,便写了个条,让仆人送到富人那里。

仆人把条子给了富人。富人便假装看了一会儿,然后说道:好啦,我知道了。回去告诉你的主人,我马上自己过去。



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1 pretended Hl8zZc     
adj.假装的;徒有外表的;传说的;号称的v.假装( pretend的过去式和过去分词 );伪装;(尤指儿童)(在游戏中)装扮;自诩
参考例句:
  • He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy. 他假装辞职是他长远事业规划的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He politely pretended not to have heard this remark. 他有礼貌地假装没有听到这句话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 shortly ZyZwd     
adv.立即,不久;简略地,简言之
参考例句:
  • You go along with him. I'll come shortly.你陪陪他,我马上就来。
  • He answered my questions rather shortly.他相当简慢地回答我的问题。
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