Once upon a time, there was an old lion. He was very slow, and it was difficult for him to catch any animals. When he did catch one, it always got away. He was too weak to hold onto them.
Then he had an idea! He told all the other animals that he was sick. Then he lay down in a cave and waited. When the other animals came to visit him, he leaped up and ate them.
One day, an old and wise fox walked past the entrance to the cave. He called out to the lion and asked him how he was. "Bad," answered the hungry lion, "why don't you come in and visit me?"
But the wise fox sensed danger. He had noticed that there were many tracks going into the cave and none at all coming back out. "No, thanks," said the wise fox. "I have lived to be very old because I always see the signs of danger before it is too late."
Vocabulary
1.difficult adj 困难的
2.weak adj 虚弱的
3.cave n 洞穴；山洞
4.leap up v （猛然）往上跳
5.entrance n 入口
6.sense v 觉察到
7.track n 足迹；轨迹
英语补给站
Language Notes
Lie 的用法
解析
Lie这个动词有两个意思，动词变化也不一样哦！
躺；卧 Lie-lay-lain
Mary lay down on the bed and took a nap.玛丽躺下来午睡片刻。
说谎 Lie-lied-lied
Tom likes to lie, so nobody trusts him.汤姆喜欢说谎，所以没人信任他。
Call out to 。。。向。。。。大声呼喊；求救
解析
Call out指大声喊出来。也可指求救的意思，后面可接to+人
Ruth called out to her mother.露丝大声叫她的妈妈。
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