• 狼和狐狸/The Wolf and the Fox
  
  狼和狐狸
  The Wolf and the Fox
  At one time a very large and strong wolf was born among the wolves, who exceeded all his fellow-wolves in strength, size, and swiftness, so that they unanimously decided to call him “Lion.” The wolf, with a lack of sense proportioned to his enormous size, thought that they gave him this name in earnest, and, leaving his own race, consorted exclusively with the lions. An old Fox saw this and said

lion/tiger/wolf/snake/zebra
记忆：
1. lion [ 5laiEn ] n. 狮子 Mr. Green is a lion-hearted man.格林先生是个勇敢的人。 lion-hearted 勇敢的 lion’s share 最大的一份，最好的一份 格言： An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. 火车跑得快，全靠车头带。
2. tiger [ 5tai^E ] n. 虎 As the saying goes, the cruel administration is fiercer than the tiger. 正如俗话说，苛政猛于虎。
3. wolf [ wulf ] n. 狼, 残忍贪婪之人 Both the husband and the wife had to take jobs in order to keep the wolf from the door. 为避免受饥寒之苦，夫妻俩不得不双双工作
4. zebra [ 5zi:brE, 5zebrE ] n. 斑马 zebra crossing 斑马线 Take the zebra crossing when crossing the street. 横穿马路时要走斑马线。
5. snake [ sneik ] n. 蛇 Perhaps the snake is the ugliest animal in the world. 也许蛇是世界上最丑的动物。
另类阅读：
--Is Tom afraid of fierce animals such as lions, tigers, wolves, and snakes?
--Not at all. He is lion-hearted. You see, he often has a lion’s share when the boss assigns tasks.

轻松一刻
The monitor wanted to have a sleep in class, so he told his desk mate to wake him up before class was over.
Before long the desk mate wanted to play a trick on him: "Wake up!! Class is over!"
The monitor opened his eyes suddenly and cried out:" Stand up!"
Dozens of students got up with sleepy eyes: "Thank you, Mr. Smith!"