旅行者与法国梧桐 - THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PLANE-TREE

THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PLANE-TREE

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Two Travellers were walking along a bare（空旷的） and dusty road in the heat of a summer's day. Coming presently to a Plane-tree, they joyfully turned aside to shelter from the burning rays of the sun in the deep shade of its spreading branches. As they rested, looking up into the tree, one of them remarked to his companion, "What a useless tree the Plane is! It bears no fruit and is of no service to man at all." The Plane-tree interrupted him with [color=Red]indignation （Anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy，因不公正的事而愤怒）[/color]. "You ungrateful creature!" it cried: "you come and take shelter under me from the scorching sun, and then, in the very act of enjoying the cool shade of my foliage（树叶）, you abuse me and call me good for nothing!"

[color=Red][b]Many a service is met with ingratitude.
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