The Boys and the Frogs
英语课
A troop of boys were playing at the edge of a pond，when，perceiving a number of frogs in the water，they began to pelt 1 at them with stones They had already hilled many of the poor creatures，when a frog that is more hardy 2 than the rest putting his head above the water，cried out to them，“Stop your cruel sport，my lads；consider，what is play to you is death to us．”
Exercises：
判断对（T）、错（F）：
① A troop of boys were pelting 3 at a number of frogs in the water at the edge of a pond．② They only killed few of the poor creatures．③ All the frogs dare not say anything．回答下列问题：
① What were the boys doing at the edge of a pond？
② What did the frog cry out to the boys？
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pelt
v.投掷，剥皮，抨击，开火
参考例句：
The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.人群开始向警车扔石块。
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hardy
adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的
参考例句：
The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。
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pelting
微不足道的，无价值的，盛怒的
参考例句：
The rain came pelting down. 倾盆大雨劈头盖脸地浇了下来。
Hailstones of abuse were pelting him. 阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来。
v.投掷，剥皮，抨击，开火
- The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
- Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.人群开始向警车扔石块。
adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的
- The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
- He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。