The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人

A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent."

Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.

很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人， 山羊说：“即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了，这是十分明显的事实。”

这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。

The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。

这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。
松下为什么没索尼强？ 答案：panasonic （怕了索尼哥）

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　　one day a visitor from the city came to a small rural area to drive around the country roads,see how the farms looked,and perhaps to see how farmers earned their living.the city man saw a farmer in his yard holding a pig up in his hands,andlifting it so that pig could eat apples from an apple tree.the city man said to the farmer,"i see that your pig likes apples,butisn't that quite a waste of time?"the farmer replied,"what's time to a pig?" 有一天，访问者从市区来到一个小农村地区，以推动全国各地的公路，看看农场看，也许看到农民靠living.the城市男子看到一个农民在他的院子里举行了猪他的手， andlifting ，使猪可以吃苹果，苹果tree.the从城市人的农民说， “我看到你的猪喜欢苹果， butisn't ，相当浪费时间吗？ ”农民回答说： “什么时间猪？ "