陳蕙雅思教材 - 伊索寓言 (The Goat and the Goatherd)

The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊與牧羊人

A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock.  He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paidno  attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw astone,  and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell hismaster.   The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the hornwill speak  though I be silent."

Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.

很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈裡。有一隻山羊不知在吃什麼好東西，單獨落在後面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一隻角。牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人， 山羊說：“即使我不說，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實。”  

這故事說明，明顯的罪狀是無法隱瞞的。