The Thief and the Dog

    A thief coming to steal from a house wanted to stop the barking of a dog by throwing a loaf of bread to him．“Away with you！”said the dog，“I had my suspicions of you before，but this excess of civility assures me that you are a rogue¹．”
    A bribe² in hand betrays viciousness at heart．Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ① A thief threw a loaf of bread to a dog in order to stop the barking of it．② The dog felt very happy and ate the bread quickly．③ The dog was convinced that the thief was a rogue by his excess of civility．④ The fable³ tells us that a bribe in hand can hide viciousness at heart．

1 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

2 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

3 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。