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有关英语短文小故事带翻译 In a village, a dog often shitted by the side of a well. 一个村子里，有条狗常常在井台边上拉屎。 Several tens of families in the whole village drew water from the well. 全村几十户人家，都在这口井里打水。 They all hated the dog, and wanted to tell its master to have it kept under control. 大家都讨厌这条狗，很想把这事告诉狗的主人，让主人把狗管住。 But whenever the people who wanted to lodge a complaint against it came near the gate of itsmasters house, the dog would pounce upon them, barking and biting, which frightened themso much that no one dared to come to the house. 可是，每次当告状的人走近这位主人的大门的时候，这条狗就扑上来又叫又咬，吓得谁也不敢上门。 It seems that people who are afraid to have their shortcomings revealed are probably like thisdog, always trying to block the way so that others dare not lodge complaints against it. 看来，凡是怕别人揭发自己缺点的人，大概也跟这条狗一样，总要挡住别人，使人们不敢告它的状。 Once, Chun Yukun recommended seven able and virtuous scholars to King Xuan of the Stateof Qi. 一次，厚于凳给齐宣王推荐了七名贤士。 King Xuan was surprised and said: I heard that talented people are hard to find. 齐宣王觉得奇怪，说: “我听说，人才是很难得的。 If one able and virtuous scholar can be found within a circumference of 1, 000 li, it cannot beregarded as few. 在一千里方圆以内，能选到一名贤士，就不算少了。 If 100 years witnesses the advent of a saint, it cannot be regarded as few. 一百年以内，能发现一个圣人，也不算少了。 Now you recommend seven able and virtuous scholars all at once, then there are too manyable and virtuous scholars. 你一次就推荐了七名贤士，贤士也太多了。” Chun Yukun said: Birds of the same feather always flock together. Wild beasts of the samekind always walk together. 淳于凳说:“同类的鸟总是聚集在一起，同类的野兽也总是一道行走。 For example, if we wish to find medicinal herbs like the root of Chinese thorowax and the rootof balloonflower on the marsh, we will never find even one in our whole life. 比如说，我们要寻找柴胡和桔梗这类药草，到沼泽地去找，就是找一辈子也找不到一株。 But if we go to the north side of the Zeshu Mountain and the Liangfu Mountain, we will needcarts to carry them back. 但是如果到泽黍山、梁父山的北面去找，那就要用大车去拉了。 In