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The Snipe and the Clam

时间：2010-06-01 01:08:26

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    Just as a clam1 came out to bask2 in the sun a snipe pecked at its flesh．The clam closed its shell and squeezed the snipe's beak3．“If it does not rain today and it does not rain tomorrow，you will be a dead clam，”said the snipe．If you cannot free yourself today and you cannot free yourself tomorrow，you will be a dead snipe，”replied the clam．Neither would give way and eventually a fisherman caught both the clam and the snipe．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① What happened to a clam when it came out to bask in the sun？
    ② What did a fisherman catch？
    ③ Why could the fisherman catch both the clam and the snipe？


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1 clam Fq3zk     
n.蛤，蛤肉
参考例句：
  • Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
  • The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。
2 bask huazK     
vt.取暖，晒太阳，沐浴于
参考例句：
  • Turtles like to bask in the sun.海龟喜欢曝于阳光中。
  • In winter afternoons,he likes to bask in the sun in his courtyard.冬日的午后，他喜欢坐在院子晒太阳。
3 beak 8y1zGA     
n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻
参考例句：
  • The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
  • This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。