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　　四十三. To Travelers

　　To n ere going along a lonely road and talking of hat they ould do if a bear or olves attack(进攻)them?. “Never fear,”said the larger one, “I can protect myself and you too, so there ill be no danger. There is nothing in the forest for any man to fear, except a hungry bear, and I'd like to et the bear that uld be amatch for .”

　　Just at that ti, a huge bear appeared in the road and moved toards the to n.

　　The to n ran for a tree. The one ho had spoken so bravely reached it first and climbed to safety. The smaller man，being left to face the bear alone, thre himself on the ground and lay as if dead. When the bear ca up, he slt the man on the ground and ent aay. Then the larger man ca don from the tree and said, “What did the bear say in your ear? You seed like old friends.”

　　“Oh,”the other ansered, “he told never to trust a boaster(自夸者)”

　　【汉语翻译】

　　两位旅行者

　　两个人沿着一条荒凉的(lonely)公路(road)前行，他们谈到如果遭遇一只熊(bear)或狼群(olves)进攻该如何应付。

　　“不要害怕(fear)，”个头较大的那人说，“我可以保护咱们俩，不会有危险(danger)。在那片森林里没有什么好怕的，除了(except) 一头饥饿的熊之外。我倒是想碰到一只能成为我对手(match)的熊”。