The Mischievous Dog

There was once a Dog who used to snap at people and bite them without any provocation, and who was a great nuisance to every one who came to his master's house. So his master fastened a bell round his neck to warn people of his presence. The Dog was very proud of the bell, and strutted about tinkling it with immense satisfaction. But an old dog came up to him and said, "The fewer airs you give yourself the better, my friend. You don't think, do you, that your bell was given you as a reward of merit? On the contrary, it is a badge of disgrace."

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

译文 恶作剧的狗

从前有一只狗，他会毫不客气地咬，对于每个来到主人家的人来说都是一个大麻烦。 于是他的主人在他的脖子上系了一个铃铛，警告大家他的存在。 狗狗为铃铛感到非常自豪，大摇大摆地敲响它，感到非常满意。 不过，一只老狗走到他面前说：“我的朋友，你越少装腔越好。你们不会真的认为你们的铃铛是作为功劳的奖赏，对吗？反之，这是屈辱的象征。”

恶名常常被误认为是名声。

单词短语

snap at sb./sth. 乱咬

provocation n. 挑衅，刺激

nuisance n. 麻烦，讨厌的人

fasten a bell 系一个铃铛

presence n. 参加，存在

strut v. 趾高气扬地走着，昂首阔步

tinkle v. 敲响，叮当作响

immense adj. 巨大，巨大

air n. 表情，装腔作势

reward n. 奖赏，酬劳

merit n. 优点，价值，功绩

on the contrary 相反

badge n. 勋章，代表

disgrace n. 丢脸，屈辱

notoriety n. 名声不好，名声不好

fame n. 名声，声誉

巩固练习

The Mischievous Dog

There was once a Dog who used to _______ people and bite them without any _______, and who was a great ______ to every one who came to his master's house. So his master _________ round his neck to warn people of his _________. The Dog was very proud of the bell, and _______ about _________ it with _________ satisfaction. But an old dog came up to him and said, "The fewer ________ you give yourself the better, my friend. You don't think, do you, that your bell was given you as a ______ of ______? __________, it is a _______ of _________."

_________ is often mistaken for _________.