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The Wolf And The Lamb

One day a lamb and a wolf came at the same time to a mountain stream to quench their thirst. The wolf was very hungry, and wanted very much to have the lamb for his lunch. He tried first to find some excuse. So he said, “How dare you make the water dirty for me to drink?” The lamb was much frightened and replied timidly, “How can that be? You are standing farther up the stream than I, and the water flows from you to me.” The lamb had spoken the truth, but this only made the wolf angry, and he said to himself, “Now I will surely eat that lamb.” So he said, “You are a rogue, anyway. I hear that last year you said bad things about me and laughed at me.” “How can that be?” asked the poor lamb. “I am only a few months old. Last year I was not yet born.” “Then it was your father,” cried the wolf, and he did not wait for any further reply, but he caught the lamb and ate him up. 注释

1. lamp羊羔 quench消除 timidly胆怯地 rogue流氓

2. You are standing farther up the stream than I,你站在源头比我还远。

3. and he did not wait for any further reply, but he caught the lamb and ate him up.他没有等羊羔再说什么，抓住羊把它吃了。 字数 187 要求时间 4 实际时间

1. One day a lamb and a wolf came at the same time to a mountain stream to drink water. 2. The wolf tried to find some excuse to drive the lamb away because he didn’t like the lamb. 3. The lamb had really said bad things about the wolf.

4. The wolf’s last excuse was that the lamb’s father had said bad things about him the year before

5. At last, the wolf let the lamb go away. Key: 1.T 2.F 3. F 4.T 5.F