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格林童话英文版:The Nail
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  • A merchant had done good business at the fair. He had sold his wares1, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver. Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall. So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away. At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, a nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its near hind2 foot. Let it be wanting, answered the merchant. The shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go. I am in a hurry. In the afternoon, when he once more alighted and had his horse fed, the stable-boy went into the room to him and said, sir, a shoe is missing from your horse's near hind foot. Shall I take him to the blacksmith. Let it be wanting, answered the man. The horse can very well hold out for the couple of miles which remain. I am in haste. He rode forth3, but before long the horse began to limp. It had not limped long before it began to stumble, and it had not stumbled long before it fell down and broke its leg. The merchant was forced to leave the horse where it was, and unbuckle the trunk, take it on his back, and go home on foot. And there he did not arrive until quite late at night. And that cursed nail, said he to himself, has caused all this disaster. The more haste the less speed.

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    1 wares [weəz] 2eqzkk   第9级
    n. 货物, 商品
    参考例句:
    • They sold their wares at half-price. 他们的货品是半价出售的。
    • The peddler was crying up his wares. 小贩极力夸耀自己的货物。
    2 hind [haɪnd] Cyoya   第8级
    adj.后面的,后部的
    参考例句:
    • The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs. 这种动物能够用后肢站立。
    • Don't hind her in her studies. 不要在学业上扯她后腿。
    3 forth [fɔ:θ] Hzdz2   第7级
    adv.向前;向外,往外
    参考例句:
    • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth. 风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
    • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession. 他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

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