The Pig

（单词翻译:单击）

    A pig once made its way into the courtyard of a lordly mansion，where he sauntered at its will around the stables and the kitchen，wallowed in filth，and bathed in slops．Then he returned home from his visit looking every bit of a pig．“Well，Kavronya，what have you seen？”said the swineherd to the pig．“They do say that there is nothing but pearls¹ and diamonds inrich people's houses，and that there each thing is richer than the previous one．“I assure² you they talk nonsense，”grunted Kavronya．“I saw no riches at all—nothing but dirt and offal；and yet you may suppose I didn't spare my snout，for I dug up the whole backyard．”
    God forbid that I should hurt any one by my comparison；but how can one help calling those critics Kavronyas who，in whatever they have to discuss，have the faculty³ of seeing only that which is bad？
    Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① Where did the pig make its way？
    ② What did the swineherd think of rich people's houses？
    ③ What can we learn from this？