The Fox and the Tiger
英语课
“If only I possessed 1 thy speed and strength！”said a fox to a tiger．“Isn't there anything else about me which would suit you？”enquired the latter．“None as far as I perceive．”
“Not even my beautiful skin？”said the tiger．“Its colours are asmanifold as your imagination，and the outside would thus be well matched with the interior．”
“For that precise reason would I decline it，”replied the fox．“I must not appear that which I am．But I would go to Heaven if I could change my hair for plumes 2！”
Exercises：
回答下列问题：
①What did a tiger possess？
②What would be well matched with the interior？
③Why didn't the fox want the tiger's skin？
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possessed
adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
参考例句：
He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
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plumes
羽毛( plume的名词复数 )； 羽毛饰； 羽毛状物； 升上空中的羽状物
参考例句：
The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。
The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头，那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。
adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
- He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
- He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。