There was once a house that was overrun with mice. A cat heard of this, and said to herself, "That's the place for me," and off she went and took up her quarters in the house, and caught the mice one by one and ate them. At last the mice could stand it no longer, and they determined1 to take to their holes and stay there. "That's awkward," said the cat to herself: "the only thing to do is to coax2 them out by a trick." So she considered a while, and then climbed up the wall and let herself hang down by her hind3 legs from a peg4, and pretended to be dead. By and by a mouse peeped out and saw the cat hanging there. "Aha!" it cried, "you're very clever, madam, no doubt: but you may turn yourself into a bag of meal hanging there, if you like, yet you won't catch us coming anywhere near you."
If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous.
從前，有一座房子，里面的老鼠泛濫成災。一只貓聽到此事，便自言自語的說：“那正是我要去的地方?！庇谑撬叩侥亲孔永镒∠铝耍恢唤右恢坏刈ダ鲜?，然后吃掉他們，最好，老鼠們再也無法忍受下去，決定躲到自己的洞里，再也不出來，“這還真不好辦了，”貓自言自語道，“若想騙它們出來，只能耍個花招了?！彼聊チ艘粫海缓笈郎蠅?，用后腿鉤住木樁倒掛下來，假裝已經(jīng)死了。過了一會兒，一只老鼠向外窺探，看到了掛在那里的貓。“啊哈！”老鼠大叫，“夫人，你還真聰明，不過，就算你假裝成一袋食糧掛在那里，你也騙不了我們?nèi)ソ咏?。?
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如果有足夠的智慧，面對那些曾認定的危險人物 所假裝出來的無辜，你也不會上當受騙。
1 determined
adj.堅定的；有決心的
參考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已決定畢業(yè)后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他決定查看一下辦公室后面的房間。
2 coax
v.哄誘，勸誘，用誘哄得到，誘取
參考例句：
I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好話套出他掌握的情況。 He tried to coax the secret from me.他試圖哄騙我說出秘方。
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3 hind
adj.后面的，后部的
參考例句：
The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.這種動物 能夠用后肢站立。 Don't hind her in her studies.不要在學業(yè)上扯她后腿。
4 peg
n.木栓，木釘；vt.用木釘釘，用短樁固定
參考例句：
Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣掛在門廳的掛衣鉤上。 He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓頂。
《The cat and mice 貓和老鼠》添加時間：2024-12-14；更新時間：2025-03-09
