In a village, a dog often shitted by the side of a well.
Several tens of families in the whole village drew water from the well. They all hated the dog, and wanted to tell its master to have it kept under control.
But whenever the people who wanted to lodge1 a complaint against it came near the gate of its master's house, the dog would pounce2 upon them, barking and biting, which frightened them so much that no one dared to come to the house.
It seems that people who are afraid to have their shortcomings revealed are probably like this dog, always trying to block the way so that others dare not lodge complaints against it.
一個村子里，有條狗常常在井臺邊上拉屎。
全村幾十戶人家，都在這口井里打水。大家都討厭這條狗，很想把這事告訴狗的主人，讓主人把狗管住。
可是，每次當告狀的人走近這位主人的大門的時候，這條狗就撲上來又叫又咬，嚇得誰也不敢上門。
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看來，凡是怕別人揭發(fā)自己缺點的人，大概也跟這條狗一樣，總要擋住別人，使人們不敢告它的狀。
1 lodge
v.臨時住宿，寄宿，寄存，容納；n.傳達室，小旅館
參考例句：
Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚過夜的地方嗎？ I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在這家小店住兩個晚上。
2 pounce
n.猛撲；v.猛撲，突然襲擊，欣然同意
參考例句：
Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干嗎我說的每句話你都要找麻煩？ We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我們看見老虎要向那只山羊撲過去。
《狗阻告狀》添加時間：2024-12-14；更新時間：2025-03-09
