A wolf, seriously wounded and bitten by dogs, lay sick and maimed in his lair. Being in want of food, he called to a sheep who was passing, and asked him to fetch some water from a stream flowing close beside him. “For,” he said, “if you will bring me drink, I will find means to provide myself with meat.” “Yes,” said the sheep, “if I should bring you the drought, you would doubtless make me provide the meat too.”
Hypocritical speeches are easily seen through.
【日积月累】
-lair n. 兽窝，兽穴；躲藏处，藏身处
-hypocritical adj.伪善的，虚伪的
【参考译文】
狼和羊
一只狼受了非常严重的伤并且又被狗群咬了，在它的巢穴里病怏怏的躺着。因为想要东西吃，他叫住了一只路过的羊，想让他从离他很近的一条小溪取些水给自己喝。“因为，”他说，“如果你给我一些水喝，我就能自己找到肉吃。”“是啊，”这只羊说，“如果我（给你水喝），解决了你的口渴，你也会毫无疑问地让我提供肉。”
假意的言论很容易被识破。
【人生启迪】
狼即使以一种很可怜样子出现，他的坏心肠也很容易被识破。所以，生活中，本性坏的人，无论他装得多么友好或可怜，他表现出的目的也总是有具有侵略性的——对于这样的人，我们必须充分提高警惕！