伊索寓言：老鼠、青蛙与鹰-The Mouse, The Frog, And The Hawk
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：Aesop’s Fables-伊索寓言
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A Mouse who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance formed an intimate acquaintance with a Frog, who lived for the most part in the water. The Frog, one day intent on mischief 1, bound the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own. Thus joined together, the Frog first of all led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they were accustomed to find their food. After this, he gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived, until reaching the very brink 2, he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him. The Frog enjoyed the water amazingly, and swam croaking 4 about, as if he had done a good deed. The unhappy Mouse was soon suffocated 6 by the water, and his dead body floated about on the surface, tied to the foot of the Frog. A Hawk 7 observed it, and, pouncing 8 upon it with his talons 9, carried it aloft. The Frog, being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse, was also carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the Hawk.
The moral of the story is: Harm hatch, harm catch.
Wordchecker
intimate (adjective): close and personal
bound (verb): to secure together tightly
brink (noun): the edge where the water starts
croak 3 (verb): to make a frog sound
pounce 10 (verb): to jump on suddenly
suffocate 5 (verb): to be unable to breathe
talons (noun): the sharp claws of a bird of prey 11 (e.g. eagle or hawk)
The moral of the story is: Harm hatch, harm catch.
Wordchecker
intimate (adjective): close and personal
bound (verb): to secure together tightly
brink (noun): the edge where the water starts
croak 3 (verb): to make a frog sound
pounce 10 (verb): to jump on suddenly
suffocate 5 (verb): to be unable to breathe
talons (noun): the sharp claws of a bird of prey 11 (e.g. eagle or hawk)
1 mischief
n.损害，伤害，危害；恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹
- Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
- He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。
2 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
- The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
- The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
3 croak
vi.嘎嘎叫，发牢骚
- Everyone seemed rather out of sorts and inclined to croak.每个人似乎都有点不对劲，想发发牢骚。
- Frogs began to croak with the rainfall.蛙随着雨落开始哇哇叫。
4 croaking
v.呱呱地叫( croak的现在分词 )；用粗的声音说
- the croaking of frogs 蛙鸣
- I could hear croaking of the frogs. 我能听到青蛙呱呱的叫声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 suffocate
vt.使窒息，使缺氧，阻碍；vi.窒息，窒息而亡，阻碍发展
- If you shut all the windows,I will suffocate.如果你把窗户全部关起来，我就会闷死。
- The stale air made us suffocate.浑浊的空气使我们感到窒息。
6 suffocated
（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )； （将某人）闷死； 让人感觉闷热； 憋气
- Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
- I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。
7 hawk
n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员
- The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
- The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。
8 pouncing
v.突然袭击( pounce的现在分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）
- Detective Sun grinned and, pouncing on the gourd, smashed it against the wall. 孙侦探笑了，一把将瓦罐接过来，往墙上一碰。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- We saw the tiger pouncing on the goat. 我们看见老虎向那只山羊扑过去。 来自互联网
9 talons
n.（尤指猛禽的）爪( talon的名词复数 )；（如爪般的）手指；爪状物；锁簧尖状突出部
- The fingers were curved like talons, but they closed on empty air. 他的指头弯得像鹰爪一样，可是抓了个空。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
- The tiger has a pair of talons. 老虎有一对利爪。 来自辞典例句