A FLEA1 thus questioned an Ox: “What ails2 you, that being so huge and strong, you submit to the wrongs you receive from men and slave for them day by day, while I, being so small a creature, mercilessly feed on their flesh and drink their blood without stint3?’ The Ox replied: “I do not wish to be ungrateful, for I am loved and well cared for by men, and they often pat my head and shoulders.” “Woe’s me!” said the flea; “this very patting which you like, whenever it happens to me, brings with it my inevitable4 destruction.”

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flea
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n.跳蚤 | |
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v.生病( ail的第三人称单数 );感到不舒服;处境困难;境况不佳 | |
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v.节省,限制,停止;n.舍不得化,节约,限制;连续不断的一段时间从事某件事 | |
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adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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