The Eagle and the Bee

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Seeing how a bee was busying itself about a flower, an eagle said to it, with disdain: "How I pity thee, poor thing, with all thy But the bee replies: "To thee be glory and honour! May Jupiter continue to pour on thee his Fortunate is he, the field of whose labour is conspicuous! He gains added strength from the knowledge that the whole world witnesses his exploits. But how deserving of respect is he who, in humble obscurity, hopes for neither fame nor honour in return for all his labour, for all his loss of rest -- who is animated by this thought only, that he works for the common good!  

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部分单词解释

his 来自五年级上学期	他的
from 来自二年级上学期	从
with 来自四年级上学期	具有
bee 来自二年级上学期	蜜蜂
whole 来自五年级下学期	整体
May 来自三年级上学期	五月
flower 来自二年级上学期	花
Fortunate	幸运的
return	返回
honour	荣誉

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