BUSINESS FIRST AND PLEASURE AFTER
先付出再享受
1.“Put the young horse in plow，”said the farmer；and very much pleased he was to be in a team with Dobbin and the gray mare.It was a long field，and gayly he walked across it，having hard work to keep at so slow a pace.
2.“Where are we going now？”he said，when he got to the top of the hill.“This is very pleasant.”
3.“Back again，”said Dobbin.
4.“What for？”said the young horse，rather surprised；butDobbin had gone to sleep，for he could plow as well asleep as awake.
5.“What are we going back for？”he asked，turning round tothe old gray mare.
6.“Keep on，”said the gray mare，“or we shall never get to the bottom，and you will have the whip at your heels.”
7.“Very odd，indeed，”said the young horse，who thought he had had enough of it，and was not sorry he was coming to the bottom of the field.
8.But great was his astonishment when Dobbin，just opening his eyes，again turned，and proceeded at the same pace up the hill again.
9.“How long is this going on？”asked the young horse.
10.Dobbin just glanced across the field as his eyes closed，and fell asleep again，as he began to calculate how long it would take to plow it.
11.“How long will this go on？”asked the young horse again，turning to the gray mare.
12.“Keep up，I tell you，”she said，“or you’ll have me onyour heels.”
13.When the top came again，and another turn，and the bottom，and another turn，the poor young horse was in despair；he grew quite dizzy，and was glad，like Dobbin，to shut his eyes，that he might get rid of the sight of the same ground so continually.
14.“Well，”he said，when the gears were taken off，“if this is your plowing，I hope I shall have no more of it，”But his hopes were vain；for many days he plowed，till he was tired ofcomplaining.
15.In the hard winter，when comfortably housed in the stable，he cried out to Dobbin，as he was eating some delicious oats，“I say，Dobbin，this is better than plowing；do you remember that field？
16.”I hope I shall never have anything to do with that business again.What in the world could be the use of walking up a field just for the sake of walking down again？It‘s enough to make one laugh to think of it.“17.”How do you like your oats？“said Dobbin.
18.”Delicious！“said the young horse.
19.”Then please to remember，if there were no plowing，there would be no oats.“【中文阅读】
1.”让小马在前面拉犁。“农民说。小马非常高兴能和公马多宾、灰色母马一起拉犁。这片地很长，他兴奋地以缓慢的步伐来来回回地走着，这样才能坚持这项艰苦的工作。
2.”我们现在往哪走？“到了山顶他问，”真是心旷神怡啊。“3.”再往回犁。“多宾说。
4.”为什么？“小马非常惊奇地问道，但是多宾这时已经睡着了，因为他可以边拉犁边睡觉，和他醒着拉犁一样好。
5.”我们为什么还要回去？“他又转回头问灰马。
6.”继续犁吧，“灰母马说，”否则我们就永远也干不完，那样你就要挨鞭子抽了。“7.”实在是太奇怪了。“小马说。他已经干烦了，但是等他快走到地的另一端时并不觉得没用。
8.令他大为吃惊的是，这时多宾睁开眼看了一眼，然后又转回身去，继续用相同的步伐向山顶犁去。
9.”这要犁多久啊？“小马问。
10.多宾只是眨了一下眼睛，又闭上眼睡着了，同时脑子里开始计算这块地要犁多久。
11.”还要犁多久？“小马又回头问灰母马。
12.”坚持吧，“她说，”否则我踢你。“
13.到了山顶，又往回犁，到了山脚，又转身往山顶犁去，可怜的小马绝望了，他开始感觉头晕目眩。和多宾一样，他也愿意闭着眼睛，这样就看不到尽头是那么遥远了。
14.当犁头被卸下来时，他说：“如果这是你的犁，我希望不再把它套到我身上。”但是毫无用处，因为很多天他都干的是这个工作，直到最后他懒得抱怨了。
15.寒冷的冬天到了，他们被关在舒适的马棚里时，他一边吃着香甜的燕麦，一边对多宾大声说：“我说多宾，这比犁地好多了，你还记得那片地吗？
16.”我希望此后再也不干那样的活了，在地里来来回回地走，到底是为什么啊？想起来真让人感觉好笑！“17.”你感觉燕麦怎么样？“多宾问他。
18.”很好吃。“小马回答。
19.”那你记住，如果没有犁地，也就不会有现在的燕麦吃了。“89THE LITTLE PHILOSOPHER
小哲学家
1.Mr.Clark was one morning riding by himself，when，dismounting to gather a plant in the hedge，his horse became frightened and galloped off before him.
2.He followed，calling the horse by name，which at firststopped him；but on his approach the horse set off again.
3.At length，a little boy in a neighboring field，seeing the horse，ran to the road，stopped him，took him by the bridle，and held him till the owner came up.
4.Mr.Clark looked at the boy and admired his ruddy countenance.“Thank you，my good lad，”said he，“you have caught my horse very cleverly.What shall I give you for your trouble？”（Putting his hand into his pocket.）5.“I want nothing，”replied the boy，civilly.
6.Mr.C.Don’t you！So much the better for you；few mencould say as much.But，pray，what were you doing in the field？
7.Boy.I was pulling up weeds，and tending the sheep that are feeding on the turnips.
8.Mr.C.And do you like this employment？
9.Boy.Yes，sir，this fine weather.
10.Mr.C.But would you not rather play？
11.Boy.This is not hard work；it is almost as good as play.
12.Mr.C.Who set you to work？
13.Boy.My father，sir.
14.Mr.C.What is his name？
15.Boy.Thomas Hurdle.
16.Mr.C.And what is yours？