Siderating plague

plague [pleɡ]

n. 瘟疫;灾害，折磨; vt. 使染瘟疫;使痛苦，造成麻烦;

I didn't have that when Richard and Susan were born.

在Richard和Susan出生时我可没有人帮忙。

Give a lark to catch a kite.

得不偿失。

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read

“有些书是应当尝尝滋味的，有些书是应当吞食下去的，有少数书是应当咀嚼和消化的。”这个忠告很好，它表明可以用不同的方法来阅读不同类型的书。