THE FOX AND THE CROW 狐狸和乌鸦
A crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece ofcheese in her beak when a Fox observed her and set his wits to work to discoversome way of getting the cheese. Comingand standing under the tree he looked up and said, “What a noble bird I seeabove me! Her beauty is without equal,the hue of her plumage exquisite. Ifonly her voice is as sweet as her looks are fair, she ought without doubt to beQueen of the Birds.”
The Crow was hugely flattered by this, and just to show theFox that she could sing, she gave a loud caw. Down came the cheese, of course, and the Fox, snatching it up, said,“You have a voice, madam, I see: What you want is wits.”
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A crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece ofcheese in her beak when a Fox observed her and set his wits to work to discoversome way of getting the cheese.
狐狸看到一只乌鸦坐在一枝树杈上嘴里叼着一块奶酪时，大动脑筋，想把那块奶酪弄到手！
Cheese: 奶酪 Beak: 鸟嘴 Observe： 细心观察 Wit： 机智Set wits to work: 大动脑筋，大脑飞速旋转（想出什么办法）
Coming and standing under the tree he looked up and said,“What a noble bird I see above me! Herbeauty is without equal, the hue of her plumage exquisite. If only her voice is as sweet as her looksare fair, she ought without doubt to be Queen of the Birds.”
狐狸走到树下，仰望着乌鸦说：“在我的上方是一只多么高贵的鸟啊！她的美是无与伦比的，她的羽毛色彩之美真是太漂亮了！如果她能开口（唱一支歌），来证明她的嗓音如同她的容貌一样美，那她肯定是鸟中的王后了！
Noble: 高贵的，显贵的 Equal： 平等的，比得上的
Hue： 颜色，色调 Plumage: （鸟的）全身羽毛
Exquisite: 精美的，精致的 Without doubt： 肯定无疑
Queen: 皇后，王后
The Crow was hugely flattered by this,
乌鸦听到这些甜言蜜语高兴的不知如何是好。 Huge: 巨大的，极大量的
Flattered: 感到荣幸的，（听到好听的话）心里觉得美滋滋的
and just to show the Fox that she could sing, she gave a loudcaw. Down came the cheese, of course,and the Fox, snatching it up, said, “You have a voice, madam, I see: What youwant is wits.”
乌鸦立即张口，证明她会唱歌！乌鸦大叫一声，嘴里的奶酪自然掉落下去。
狐狸将奶酪抢在手中，说：“女士，你的嗓音是不错。可依我看，你需要的是智慧！”
Caw: 乌鸦的叫声 Snatch: 抢去，强夺
Don’t trust flatterers. 不要相信奉承你的人。
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