The Snipe and the Clam
英语课
Just as a clam 1 came out to bask 2 in the sun a snipe pecked at its flesh．The clam closed its shell and squeezed the snipe's beak 3．“If it does not rain today and it does not rain tomorrow，you will be a dead clam，”said the snipe．If you cannot free yourself today and you cannot free yourself tomorrow，you will be a dead snipe，”replied the clam．Neither would give way and eventually a fisherman caught both the clam and the snipe．Exercises：
回答下列问题：
① What happened to a clam when it came out to bask in the sun？
② What did a fisherman catch？
③ Why could the fisherman catch both the clam and the snipe？
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收听单词发音 1
clam
n.蛤，蛤肉
参考例句：
Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。
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bask
vt.取暖，晒太阳，沐浴于
参考例句：
Turtles like to bask in the sun.海龟喜欢曝于阳光中。
In winter afternoons,he likes to bask in the sun in his courtyard.冬日的午后，他喜欢坐在院子晒太阳。
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beak
n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻
参考例句：
The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。
n.蛤，蛤肉
- Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
- The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。
vt.取暖，晒太阳，沐浴于
- Turtles like to bask in the sun.海龟喜欢曝于阳光中。
- In winter afternoons,he likes to bask in the sun in his courtyard.冬日的午后，他喜欢坐在院子晒太阳。