The Thief and the Dog

（单词翻译:单击）

    A thief coming to steal from a house wanted to stop the barking of a dog by throwing a loaf of bread to him．“Away with you！”said the dog，“I had my suspicions of you before，but this excess of civility assures me that you are a rogue¹．”
    A bribe² in hand betrays viciousness at heart．Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ① A thief threw a loaf of bread to a dog in order to stop the barking of it．② The dog felt very happy and ate the bread quickly．③ The dog was convinced that the thief was a rogue by his excess of civility．④ The fable³ tells us that a bribe in hand can hide viciousness at heart．