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[J-195] An Ignorant Forester 无知的林务官
One day, Joe met with Mark's friend Mike. Mike told Joe he was a forester. Joe asked, “Are you an expert in forestry, then?” “No,” Mike answered, “I am just an officer in charge of a forest.” Joe asked again, “Do you know a lot of foresters?” and added immediately: “I mean animals of the forest. For example, a large gray kangaroo called forester and a forester which is a black moth with yellowish or whitish spots on each wing.” “Sorry, I really don't know those foresters,” Mike apologized. Joe then asked, “Is yours a case of ‘cannot see the wood for the trees'? ” Without a moment's hesitation, Mike answered, “No, mine is a case of ‘cannot see the foresters for the forest.' ”
[译注]
某天，卓遇到马可的朋友迈克。迈克告诉卓说他是林务官。卓问：「那么，你是森林学的专家吗？」「不，」迈克回答说：「我只是掌管森林的官员。」卓再问：「你认识许多林居者吗？」然后马上补充说：「我的意思是林中的动物。例如，一种大大的、灰色的袋鼠叫林居者，还有一种林居者是黑色的飞蛾，每只翅膀上都带有黄黄的或白白的斑点。」「对不起，我真的不认识那些林居者，」迈克道歉说。卓于是问：「你是『见树不见林』的例子吗？」没有剎那的犹豫，迈克回说：「不，我是『见林不见林中物』的例子。」
注：1. “forester” 可指「森林学者」、「林务官」、「林中人」或「林中的动物」，也可特指某种被称为「林居者」的大袋鼠或黑飞蛾。 2. 俗话「见树不见林」 (cannot see the wood for the trees) 指「见小不见大」，在此「见林不见林中物」 (cannot see the foresters for the forest) 反指「见大不见小」。
[复习填充]
One day, Joe met ____ Mark's friend Mike. Mike told Joe he was a f_____. Joe asked, “Are you an ex____ in forestry, then?” “No,” Mike answered, “I am just an officer in _____ of a forest.” Joe asked again, “Do you know a lot of foresters?” and added immediately: “I mean a_____ of the forest. For example, a large gray k_____ called forester and a forester which is a black m____ with yellowish or whitish s____ on each wing.” “Sorry, I really don't know those foresters,” Mike a______. Joe then asked, “Is yours a case of ‘cannot see the w____ for the trees'? ” Without a moment's h_____, Mike answered, “No, mine is a case of ‘cannot see the foresters for the f____.' ”
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