An Old Politician and a Young Politician were travelling through a beautiful country, by the dusty highway which leads to the City of Prosperous Obscurity. Lured1 by the flowers and the shade and charmed by the songs of birds which invited to woodland paths and green fields, his imagination fired by glimpses of golden domes2 and glittering palaces in the distance on either hand, the Young Politician said:
“Let us, I beseech3 thee, turn aside from this comfortless road leading, thou knowest whither, but not I. Let us turn our backs upon duty and abandon ourselves to the delights and advantages which beckon4 from every grove5 and call to us from every shining hill. Let us, if so thou wilt6, follow this beautiful path, which, as thou seest, hath a guide-board saying, ‘Turn in here all ye who seek the Palace of Political Distinction.’”
“It is a beautiful path, my son,” said the Old Politician, without either slackening his pace or turning his head, “and it leadeth among pleasant scenes. But the search for the Palace of Political Distinction is beset7 with one mighty8 peril9.”
“What is that?” said the Young Politician.
“The peril of finding it,” the Old Politician replied, pushing on.
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吸引,引诱(lure的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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n.圆屋顶( dome的名词复数 );像圆屋顶一样的东西;圆顶体育场 | |
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3 beseech | |
v.祈求,恳求 | |
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4 beckon | |
v.(以点头或打手势)向...示意,召唤 | |
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n.林子,小树林,园林 | |
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6 wilt | |
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎;(指人)疲倦,衰弱 | |
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v.镶嵌;困扰,包围 | |
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adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物 | |
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