A Woodman came into a forest to ask the Trees to give him a handle for Ax. It seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once agreed to it, and it was settled among them that the plain, homely1 Ash should furnish what was wanted. No sooner had the Woodman fitted the staff to his purpose, than he began laying about him on all side. Felling the whole matter too late, whispered to the Cedar2: "The first concession3 has lost all. If we has not a sacrificed our humble4 neighbor, we might have yet stood for ages ourselves."
有一個(gè)樵夫來到森林里，要求樹給他一跟斧柄，看來他的請求非常謙虛，立刻得到了樹的首領(lǐng)的同意。他們決定由平凡而樸素的白楊樹來提供所需要的東西。樵夫剛安好斧柄，就開始到處亂砍，森林里最高的樹都砍倒了，樹林現(xiàn)在察覺大勢已去，就小聲對衫樹說：“第一次的讓步已失去了一切。如果我們不犧牲我們的小小的鄰居，我們自己還可以活無數(shù)年呢?！?
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1 homely
adj.家常的，簡樸的；不漂亮的
參考例句：
We had a homely meal of bread and cheese.我們吃了一頓面包加乳酪的家常便餐。 Come and have a homely meal with us,will you?來和我們一起吃頓家常便飯，好嗎？
2 cedar
n.雪松，香柏(木)
參考例句：
The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松約有五尺高,風(fēng)姿優(yōu)美。 She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把長有灰色地衣的老雪松樹枝上的雪打了下來。 中小學(xué)生學(xué)語文閱讀寫作的好幫手，優(yōu)秀作文網(wǎng)推薦，<A http://www.zequeka.cn>易優(yōu)作文網(wǎng)</a>。
3 concession
n.讓步，妥協(xié)；特許(權(quán))
參考例句：
We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我們在這個(gè)問題上不能過于讓步。 That is a great concession.這是很大的讓步。
4 humble
adj.謙卑的，恭順的；地位低下的；v.降低，貶低
參考例句：
In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙見，他將在選舉中獲勝。 Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折與失敗會使人謙卑
