时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:趣味英语


英语课

    A peacock,spreading its gorgeous plumage,mocked a cranethat passed by,ridiculing the ashen 1 hue 2 of its feathers,“I am robed,like a king,in gold and purple,looking as splendid as the rainbow;while you have not a bit of colour on your wings.”

    “True,”replied the crane,“but I can soar to reach the heights of heaven,and lift up my voice to reach the stars,while you can just walk below,like a cock,among the birds of the dunghill.”

    Fine feathers don't make fine birds.Exercises:

    回答下列问题:

    ①Why did the peacock mock a crane?

    ②What did the crane say facing the peacock's ridicule 3

    ③What does the fable 4 tell us?

    ④What can we learn from the fable?







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1
ashen
JNsyS
  
 


adj.灰的


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His face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色,汗如雨下。
Her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。












2
hue
qdszS
  
 


n.色度;色调;样子


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The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。












3
ridicule
fCwzv
  
 


v.讥讽,挖苦;n.嘲弄


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You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。












4
fable
CzRyn
  
 


n.寓言;童话;神话


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The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。













adj.灰的
  • His face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色,汗如雨下。
  • Her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。
n.色度;色调;样子
  • The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
  • The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。
v.讥讽,挖苦;n.嘲弄
  • You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
  • Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。
n.寓言;童话;神话
  • The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
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