The impostor
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A certain man fell ill, and, being in a very bad way, he made a vow1 that he would sacrifice a hundred oxen to the gods if they would grant him a return to health. Wishing to see how he would keep his vow, they caused him to recover in a shout time. Now he hadn't an ox in the world, so he made a hundred little oxen out of tallow and offered them up on an altar, at the same time saying, "Ye gods, I call you to witness that I have discharged my vow." The gods determined2 to be even with him, so they sent him a dream, in which he was bidden to go to the seashore and fetch a hundred crowns which he was to find there. Hastening in great excitement to the shore, he fell in with a band of robbers, who seized him and carried him off to sell as a slave: and when they sold him a hundred crowns was the sum he fetched.
 
Do not promise more than you can perform.
 
有个人状况非常严重,他向众神发誓,如果能恢复健康,他一定会供奉一百头牛给众神。众神想要看看他是否能遵守诺言,很快便让他痊愈了。他其实根本没有一百头牛,于是,就用酥油做成了一百头小牛,放到供台上供奉给众神,同时嘴里还说着:“众神灵,我请你们来见证,我已经还清了自己许下的愿。”众神决定要报复他,便带他到一个梦境,在梦里,他被命令到海边去,在哪里他将找到一百个银元。他带着激动的心情赶忙跑到海边,可是却遇上了一群强盗,强盗抓住他并将他卖了去当奴隶,而卖他所得的钱正好是一百个银元,也就是他要取的总数目。
 
不要许下力所不能及的愿望。


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1 vow 0h9wL     
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓
参考例句:
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
2 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
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