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Ⅴ. 阅读理解。
A Fox
Both Chinese people and English people consider(认为) the fox a cunning animal. A cunning person is often compared(比喻为) to a fox. We can say “so-and-so is an old fox” or “so-and-so is as cunning as a fox”.
Now that you know “fox” is a synonym(代名词) for cunning, it should be easy for you to understand the idiom “play fox”. A cheat often plays fox, pretending to be honest or innocent. A lazy student, in order to play truant(逃学者), may play fox, pretending to be sick with a stomachache, for example.
查词典,翻译下列短语和句子。
1. a cunning animal ____
2. play fox ____
3. A lazy student, in order to play truant, may play fox, pretending to be sick with a stomachache, for example.
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A Fox
Both Chinese people and English people consider(认为) the fox a cunning animal. A cunning person is often compared(比喻为) to a fox. We can say “so-and-so is an old fox” or “so-and-so is as cunning as a fox”.
Now that you know “fox” is a synonym(代名词) for cunning, it should be easy for you to understand the idiom “play fox”. A cheat often plays fox, pretending to be honest or innocent. A lazy student, in order to play truant(逃学者), may play fox, pretending to be sick with a stomachache, for example.
查词典,翻译下列短语和句子。
1. a cunning animal ____
2. play fox ____
3. A lazy student, in order to play truant, may play fox, pretending to be sick with a stomachache, for example.
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答案
1. 一种狡猾的动物
2. 耍滑头；装蒜
3. 一个懒惰的学生，为了逃学，可能会耍花招，例如假装胃痛。
2. 耍滑头；装蒜
3. 一个懒惰的学生，为了逃学，可能会耍花招，例如假装胃痛。
【脑筋急转弯】
Which is faster, heat or cold?
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Which is faster, heat or cold?
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答案
Heat. Because you can catch a cold.
