The Centaur

 The Centaur¹ led a double life:

Two natures in perpetual strife²

He had, that never could agree

On what the bill-of-fare should be;

For when the man-half set his heart

On taking dinner à la carte,

The horse was sure to cast his vote

Unswervingly for table d'OAT.

A pretty sort of life to lead;

The horse in time went off his feed,

The hungry man was nigh demented,

When one day—oatmeal was invented!

1 centaur   

n.人首马身的怪物

参考例句：

• His face reminded me somehow of a centaur.他的脸使我想起半人半马的怪物。
• No wonder he had soon been hustled away to centaur school.也难怪父母匆匆忙忙就把他送到了半人马学校。

2 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。