The Lion's Share

   The Heifer, the Goat, and their sister the Sheep,

  Compacted their earnings¹ in common to keep,

  'Tis said, in time past, with a Lion, who swayed

  Full lordship o'er neighbours, of whatever grade.

  The Goat, as it happened, a Stag having snared²,

  Sent off to the rest, that the beast might be shared.

  All gathered; the Lion first counts on his claws,

  And says, "We'll proceed to divide with our paws

  The stag into pieces, as fix'd by our laws."

    This done, he announces part first as his own;

    "'Tis mine," he says, "truly, as Lion alone."

    To such a decision there's nought³ to be said,

    As he who has made it is doubtless the head.

  "Well, also, the second to me should belong;

  'Tis mine, be it known, by the right of the strong.

  Again, as the bravest, the third must be mine.

  To touch but the fourth whoso maketh a sign,

        I'll choke him to death

        In the space of a breath!"

1 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

2 snared   

v.用罗网捕捉，诱陷，陷害( snare的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He snared a job with IBM. 他以巧妙的手段在 IBM 公司谋得一职。 来自辞典例句
• The hunter snared a skunk. 猎人捕得一只臭鼬。 来自辞典例句

3 nought   

n.／adj.无，零

参考例句：

• We must bring their schemes to nought.我们必须使他们的阴谋彻底破产。
• One minus one leaves nought.一减一等于零。