WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf’s right to eat him. —-
狼遇到一只迷失羊羔，决定不对他施暴，而是要找到一些理由来为狼吃掉他辩护。 —-

He thus addressed him: “Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me. —-
他向羊说：“喂，去年你极其侮辱了我。” —-

” “Indeed,” bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, “I was not then born. —-
“确实，”羊哀伤地咩咩叫道，“那时我还没有出生。” —-

” Then said the Wolf, “You feed in my pasture. —-
于是狼说：“你占用了我的牧场。” —-

” “No, good sir,” replied the Lamb, “I have not yet tasted grass. —-
“不，先生，”羔羊回答道，“我还没有尝过草。” —-

” Again said the Wolf, “You drink of my well. —-
狼又说：“你喝我的水。” —-

” “No,” exclaimed the Lamb, “I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother’s milk is both food and drink to me. —-
“不，”羔羊惊呼，“我从来没有喝过水，到现在为止母亲的奶就是我的食物和饮水。” —-

” Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, “Well! —-
于是狼抓住他，把他吃了，说道：“那么！—-

I won’t remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations. —-
我不会让自己空着肚子，即使你反驳了我的所有指控。” —-

” The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
暴君总能找到暴行的借口。