Two Peasants

    Once upon a time two peasants attempted to pass each other，and their sledges¹ became entangled² One cried，“Get out of my way；I must get to the town as quickly as possible”；and the other said，“You get out of my way；I must get home as quickly as possible．”
    Thus for a long time they disputed．A third peasant saw it，and said，“If you are in such a hurry，then each of you gives way a little．”
    Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ①Two peasants attempted to pass each other but their sledgesbecame entangled．②Neither of them would get out of the other's way．③The third peasant made the two make room for him．

1 sledges   

n.雪橇，雪车( sledge的名词复数 )v.乘雪橇( sledge的第三人称单数 )；用雪橇运载

参考例句：

• Sledges run well over frozen snow. 雪橇在冻硬了的雪上顺利滑行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They used picks and sledges to break the rocks. 他们用[镐和撬]来打碎这些岩石。 来自互联网

2 entangled   

adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
• Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》