The Flies and the Honey-Pot

时间：2006-11-27 01:15:23

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A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been
overturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it,
ate greedily.  Their feet, however, became so smeared1 with the
honey that they could not use their wings, nor release
themselves, and were suffocated2.  Just as they were expiring,
they exclaimed, "O foolish creatures that we are, for the sake of
a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves." 


Pleasure bought with pains, hurts. 

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1 smeared c767e97773b70cc726f08526efd20e83     
弄脏； 玷污； 涂抹； 擦上
参考例句：
  • The children had smeared mud on the walls. 那几个孩子往墙上抹了泥巴。
  • A few words were smeared. 有写字被涂模糊了。
2 suffocated 864b9e5da183fff7aea4cfeaf29d3a2e     
（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )； （将某人）闷死； 让人感觉闷热； 憋气
参考例句：
  • Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
  • I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。

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