阶梯听力天天练:凤尾

【阶梯英文】

horse
a horse
the tail of a horse
better than the tail of a horse
Better be the head of an ass¹ than the tail of a horse．

【阶梯中文】

马
一匹马
马的尾巴
远比马尾强
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾。

【单词解析】

ass：驴；实用短语：make an ass of sb.愚弄某人；实用例句：He just wanted to make an ass of Tom.他只是想逗逗汤姆。

1 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。