the old man and his sons-凯发手机版

the old man and his sons

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an old man, ¹ with a family of ² sons, brought in
a bundle of sticks and asked the young men to break it. after
repeated efforts they confessed that it could not be done.
"behold," said the old man, "the advantage of ³; as long as
these sticks are in alliance they are ⁴, but observe how
feeble they are individually."

pulling a single stick from the bundle, he broke it easily upon the
head of the ⁵ son, and this he repeated until all had been
served.

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1
使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
about 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。 a terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted martin eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。

2
adj.好辩的，善争吵的
参考例句：
she was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。 since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

3
n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调
参考例句：
when we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。 we must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

4
adj.不可征服的，难以制服的
参考例句：
this football team was once reputed to be invincible.这支足球队曾被誉为无敌的劲旅。 the workers are invincible as long as they hold together.只要工人团结一致，他们就是不可战胜的。

5
adj.最年长的，最年老的
参考例句：
the king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。 the castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。