"But I may come in contact with you," said the earthen pot. "If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it."

“但是我有可能会和你接触，”瓦锅对铜锅说，“如果我离你太近，无论是你碰到我，或者是我自己不小心碰到你，我都会碎的。”

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No joy at a thing of so mean a nature was ever equal to mine, when I found I had made an earthen pot that would bear the fire.

当我发现我已经制成了一只能耐火的罐子的时候，我对于这件微不足道的事情所感到的快乐，真是无可比拟。

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The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one. So the brass pot cried out: "Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you."

那个瓦锅开始试图离铜锅远一些。铜锅大声喊着：“什么都不用怕啊，我不会伤害你的。”

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