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第20章 Two Birds两只鸟

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Two Birds

Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallowswallow n.[鸟]燕子, 吞咽, 喉, the other is sparrowsparrow n.麻雀. Now who can tell us which is which?Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.

Teacher: Please tell us.

Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.

一个聪明的人把别人的错误引以为戒,更正自己。

两只鸟

老师: 这儿有两只鸟,一只是麻雀。谁能指出哪只是燕子,哪只是麻雀?

学生:我指不出,但我知道答案。

老师:请说说看。

学生:燕子旁边的就是麻雀,麻雀旁边的就是燕子。