When he had made his creatures, found
Half of an Eagle and a pair
Of extra Lion legs to spare.
So, hating waste, he took some glue
And made a Gryphon of the two.
But when his handiwork he eyed,
Impatience3 on a monument.
Sometimes upon our path to-day
Its living counterpart will stray—
An awf'ly English Lion's skin,
With glass in eye and swagg'ring gait:
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1 petrified | |
adj.惊呆的;目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆,使惊呆;变僵硬;使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词) | |
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2 doomed | |
命定的 | |
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3 impatience | |
n.不耐烦,急躁 | |
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4 strutting | |
加固,支撑物 | |
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5 behold | |
v.看,注视,看到 | |
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