Fame is a fickle food (1659)

时间：2007-06-22 06:31:37

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Fame is a fickle1 food

    Upon a shifting plate

    Whose table once a

    Guest but not

    The second time is set.

    Whose crumbs2 the crows inspect

    And with ironic3 caw

    Flap past it to the Farmer's Corn -

    Men eat of it and die.


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1 fickle Lg9zn     
adj.(爱情或友谊上)易变的，不坚定的
参考例句：
  • Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand.物价的波动往往是由于群众需求的不稳定而引起的。
  • The weather is so fickle in summer.夏日的天气如此多变。
2 crumbs crumbs     
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式
参考例句：
  • She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
  • Oh crumbs! Is that the time? 啊，天哪！都这会儿啦？
3 ironic 1atzm     
adj.讽刺的，有讽刺意味的，出乎意料的
参考例句：
  • That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
  • People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。

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