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the donkey and the tiger
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one day, a chinese man rode a black donkey passing by an unknown small town at the foot of a high mountain.
 
the man was tired and hungry, after fastening the donkey to a post, he went into a restaurant to eat.
 
the people in the town had never seen a donkey, many people came over to take a look at the strange animal.
 
when a boy was using his hand to touch the donkey's neck, the animal suddenly 1. the strange noise frightened the child and he immediately ran away. after a while, when a woman walked by the donkey, the animal suddenly kicked out one of its back lets. luckily, the kicking did not hurt the woman, but it was strong enough to scare away all the other people who gathered around to watch.
 
seeing the quick 2 of the people, the donkey felt very proud of himself. he thought that he might be the most powerful animal in the world, as the donkey's master had not yet come back, the donkey got loose and 3 out of the town. he went up to the high mountain to satisfy his curiosity about the wild world.
 
in the woods, he soon met a tiger. the tiger had never seen a donkey either. he dared not approach the strange animal and was ready to run away. just at this moment, the donkey brayed. the strange noise frightened the tiger a little bit, so the tiger retreated a few steps and watched from a distance.
 
the donkey was happy. he thought the tiger must be a 4 like the boy in town. he brayed again. this time, the tiger did not retreat, instead, he walked a couple of steps closer. still, the tiger dared not take any action. the donkey thought of the scared woman in the town, so he used one of his back legs to kick out. this action made the tiger afraid, the tiger hesitated about whether he should stay or run away from the unknown animal.
 
meanwhile, the donkey thought that the tiger must be very afraid of his talents, so he kept 5 and kicking. he never realized that the more he brayed and kicked, the less afraid the tiger became.
 
finally, the tiger realized that aside from braying and kicking, the donkey had no other ability. the tiger then 6 at the donkey and easily killed the poor stupid animal.
 
this is a complicated society mixed with all kinds of people including 'tiger' and 'donkey'. therefore, we must hide some and do not show off completely in front of strangers to avoid the 7 like the above black donkey had.


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1 35244603a1b2c5aecb22adfa79460dd4     
v.发出驴叫似的声音( bray的过去式和过去分词 );发嘟嘟声;粗声粗气地讲话(或大笑);猛击
参考例句:
  • he brayed with laughter. 他刺耳地大笑。
  • his donkey threw up his head and brayed loudly. 他的驴扬起头大声叫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 ouex5     
n.消失,消散,失踪
参考例句:
  • he was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
  • her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
3 fcb2f62c486b1c2ed19664da4b5204be     
v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 );偷偷溜走;(儿童向成人)打小报告;告状
参考例句:
  • i sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
  • she sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
4 loxza     
n.懦夫,胆小鬼
参考例句:
  • the newspapers had unjustly labelled him as a coward.那家报纸不公正地称他为懦夫。
  • i was basically a dreadful coward.从根本上说,我非常胆小怕事。
5 4e9e43129672dd7d81455077ba202718     
v.发出驴叫似的声音( bray的现在分词 );发嘟嘟声;粗声粗气地讲话(或大笑);猛击
参考例句:
  • a donkey was braying on the hill behind the house. 房子后面的山上传来驴叫声。 来自互联网
  • what's the use of her braying out such words? 她粗声粗气地说这种话有什么用呢? 来自互联网
6 431de836b7c19167052c79f53bdf3b61     
v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 );猛扑;一眼看出;抓住机会(进行抨击)
参考例句:
  • as soon as i opened my mouth, the teacher pounced on me. 我一张嘴就被老师抓住呵斥了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the police pounced upon the thief. 警察向小偷扑了过去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 vvixu     
n.命运,定数,天命
参考例句:
  • nobody knows his own destiny.没有人知道自己的命运。
  • it was her destiny to become famous.她命里注定出名。
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