A Heifer saw an Ox hard at work harnessed to a plough, and tormented1 him with reflections on his unhappy fate in being compelled to labor2. Shortly afterward3, at the harvest home, the owner released the Ox from his yoke4, but bound the Heifer with cords, and led her away to the altar to be slain5 in honor of the festival. The Ox saw what was being done, and said to the Heifer: "For this you were allowed to live in idleness, because you were presently to be sacrificed."
The lives of the idle can best be spared.
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tormented [ˈtɔ:mentid]
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| 饱受折磨的 | |
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labor ['leɪbə(r)]
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| n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦 | |
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afterward ['ɑ:ftəwəd]
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| adv.后来；以后 | |
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