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诉我，吉米，你为什么总是在纸的下半部分(bottom half)画而不 在上半部分(top half)画呢？” 吉米说： “因为我个头小， 我的画笔(brush)无法够到(reach)那么高(high)。 ”

11. Living like a Pig

(1) One day, a guru( 印 度 教 大 师 )knew what he would be in his next life. So he called his favorite disciple( 徒 弟 ) and asked him what he would do to show thanks. The disciple said he would do whatever his guru asked him to do. After the guru received the promise, he said, “ Then this is what I'd like you to do for me. I've just learned that when I die very soon, I'm going to be born as a p ig. Do you see that pig eating rubbish over there in the yard ? I'm going to be born as one of its baby pigs. You ’ ll recognize( 认 出 )me by a mark on my face When the baby pigs have been born, find the baby pig with a mark on its face and kill it with your knife Then I’ll not live a pig's life Will you do this for me?”

11.像猪一样生活

(1) 有一天，一位印度教大师知道了他的来生是个什么样子，因此，他召来(call)自己最喜爱的(favorite)徒弟，并 问他要做什么来表示感谢。徒弟说无论什么(whatever)，只要大师要求，他都会去做。 收到(receive)这项承诺(promise)之后，大师说： “我现在就告诉你我希望你为我做的。我刚刚得知(learn)我就 要死了，我会出生(be born)成为一只猪(pig)。你看到正在院子(yard)里吃垃圾(rubbish)的那头猪了吧？我将会 是它下一窝猪仔中的一只小猪(baby pig)。你会从我脸(face)上的记号(mark)认出我来．当那些小猪出生以后， 你去找脸上有记号的小猪，用你的刀(knife)把它杀死，这样我就不会过猪的生活(live a pig’s life)。你会为 我做吗？”

11. Living like a Pig

(2) The disciple was sad to hear all this, but he agreed to do as he had promised. Soon after this conversation, things happened just as the guru had mentioned. The guru died. Four baby pigs were b orn. One day, the disciple held his knife with him and picked out the baby pig with a mark on its face. Just as he wa s about to kill it, the little pig suddenly spoke,“Stop! Don't kill me!”it cried. The disciple was very

surprised, and he heard the little pig speak in a human voice, it said, “ Don't kill me I