MOORISH FABLES

   "While watching man in all his phases,

  And seeing that, in many cases,

    He acts just like the brute¹ creation—

  I've thought the lord of all these races

  Of no less failings showed the traces

    Than do his lieges in relation."

1 brute   

n.野兽，兽性

参考例句：

• The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
• That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。