A Rattlesnake came home to his brood and said: “My children, gather about and receive your father’s last blessing1, and see how a Christian2 dies.”
“What ails3 you, Father?” asked the Small Snakes.
“I have been bitten by the editor of a partisan4 journal,” was the reply, accompanied by the ominous5 death-rattle.

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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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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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partisan
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adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒 | |
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ominous
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adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的 | |
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