The Camel and the Fly

    A fly，chancing to sit on the back of a camel，who was trekking¹ along weighed down with heavy burdens，was quite delighted with himself，as he appeared to be so much higher．After they had made along journey，they entered a stable in the evening together．The fly immediately exclaimed，skipping lightly to the ground，“See，I have got down directly，so that I may not weary you any longer，so galled² as you are．”
    The camel replied，“I thank you；but neither did I find myself op-pressed by your weight，when you were on me nor do I feel myself lightened at all now you have dismounted．”
    He who，while he is of no standing³，boasts to be of a lofty one，is looked down upon with contempt when he comes to be known．Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ①A fly was delighted with himself because he appeared to be so much higher on the back of a camel．②The fly got down from the back of the camel because he didn't want to stay there any longer．③The camel was very thankful to the fly because this could lighten the weight on his back．④The fly refers to a man who is of no standing but who boasts to be of a lofty one．

1 trekking   

v.艰苦跋涉，徒步旅行( trek的现在分词 )；（尤指在山中）远足，徒步旅行，游山玩水

参考例句：

• She can't come pony trekking after all because she's in a delicate condition. 她结果还是不能坐小马车旅行，因为她已怀孕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas. 我们整个夏天都在喜马拉雅山的山麓艰难跋涉。 来自互联网

2 galled   

v.使…擦痛( gall的过去式和过去分词 )；擦伤；烦扰；侮辱

参考例句：

• Their unkind remarks galled her. 他们不友善的话语使她恼怒。 来自辞典例句
• He was galled by her insulting language. 他被她侮辱性的语言激怒了。 来自辞典例句

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。