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The Countryman man and the Snake

时间:2010-05-31 02:24:12

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    A countryman returning home one Winter's day,found a snake by the hedge-side,half dead with cold.Taking compassion1 on the creature,he laid it in his chest and brought it home to his fire-side to revive2 it.No sooner had the warmth restored it,than it began to attack the children in the cottage.Upon this the countryman,whose compassion had saved its life,took up a club and beat the snake to death a this feet.Exercises判断对(T)、错(F):
    ① A countryman found a snake half dead with cold on his way home.② He saved the snake and brought it home to his fire-side to revive it.③ As soon as the snake recovered by the warmth,it began to at-tack the children.④ At last,the countryman was very angry and threw the snake out.回答下列问题:
    ① What did the countryman do when he saw a snake,half dead with cold?
    ② What did the snake do when it was restored by the warmth?


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1 compassion 3q2zZ     
n.同情,怜悯
参考例句:
  • He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
  • Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。
2 revive cWwxV     
v.(使)复苏,(使)重振活力,恢复生机,复兴
参考例句:
  • These flowers will revive in water.这些花在水中会再活。
  • They managed to revive the injured driver with cardiac massage.他们通过心脏按压使受伤的司机苏醒了过来。