In a village, a dog often shitted by the side of a well.
Several tens of families in the whole village drew water from the well. They all hated the dog, and wanted to tell its master to have it kept under control.
But whenever the people who wanted to lodge1 a complaint against it came near the gate of its master's house, the dog would pounce2 upon them, barking and biting, which frightened them so much that no one dared to come to the house.
It seems that people who are afraid to have their shortcomings revealed are probably like this dog, always trying to block the way so that others dare not lodge complaints against it.
一个村子里，有条狗常常在井台边上拉屎。
全村几十户人家，都在这口井里打水。大家都讨厌这条狗，很想
