伊索寓言:The Woman and her Hen_12级英语阅读_伊索寓言

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伊索寓言:The Woman and her Hen

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A Woman possessed¹ a Hen that gave her an egg every day. She often thought with herself how she might obtain two eggs daily instead of one, and at last, to gain her purpose, determined² to give the Hen a double allowance of barley³. From that day the Hen became fat and sleek⁴, and never once laid another egg.

Covetousness⁵ overreacheth itself.

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1 possessed [pəˈzest] 第12级
adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
参考例句：
He flew out of the room like a man possessed. 他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。 He behaved like someone possessed. 他行为举止像是魔怔了。

2 determined [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnd] 第7级
adj.坚定的；有决心的；v.决定；断定（determine的过去分词）
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation. 我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office. 他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

3 barley [ˈbɑ:li] 第7级
n.大麦，大麦粒
参考例句：
They looked out across the fields of waving barley. 他们朝田里望去，只见大麦随风摇摆。 He cropped several acres with barley. 他种了几英亩大麦。

4 sleek [sli:k] 第10级
adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢
参考例句：
Women preferred sleek, shiny hair with little decoration. 女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。 The horse's coat was sleek and glossy. 这匹马全身润泽有光。

5 covetousness [] 第10级

参考例句：
As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares. 正如贪婪是万恶之源一样，贫穷是最坏的陷阱。来自辞典例句 Poverty want many thing, but covetousness all. 贫穷可满足；欲望却难填。来自互联网

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