The Dog and His Shadow

 A Dog, bearing in his mouth a piece of meat that he had stolen, was once crossing a smooth stream by means of a plank¹. Looking into the still, clear water, he saw what he took to be another dog as big as himself, carrying another piece of meat.

 

Snapping greedily to get this as well, he let go the meat that he already had, and it fell to the bottom of the stream.

 

1 plank   

n.板条，木板，政策要点，政纲条目

参考例句：

• The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
• They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。