听基础单词,练听力第9期:一头披着狮子皮的驴的

【今日基础词】Belief

【Transcript】

An ass¹ once found a lion’s skin. He put it on and his belief was that others would be scared, then he walked towards the village. All fled when he came near, both men and animals.

The ass felt quite proud. He lifted his voice and shouted, but then everyone knew him. His owner came up and gave him a sound whipping². Shortly afterwards, a fox came up to him and said, “Ah, I knew it was you by your voice.”

【注】whip v. 鞭打

有头驴发现一张狮子皮，他披着它，心想其他人一定会怕他，然后走进村庄。所有的人和动物见到他走过来都逃走了。驴感到很得意，他高声地嘶叫，却被人认了出来。

他的主人跑过来打了他一顿。不久，一只狐狸也跑过来，对他说：“哦，你一张嘴我就知道你是驴”
Belief】

belief n. ①相信 ②信念，信仰

例：There was a happy chime of belief and practice in everything she said.
她所说的每一件事都体现了信仰和行动的完美和谐。

His firmness on his belief supported him in difficulties.
困境中，他坚定的信仰支撑着他。

搭配：

beyond belief 令人难以置信：

Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief.
对政府的不满已经达到令人难以置信的程度
 

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。

2 whipping   

鞭打（作为惩罚）； 替罪羊，代人受过者

参考例句：

• He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper. 他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打。
• The huntsman was whipping in his pack of hounds. 猎人正在用鞭子把他那群猎犬赶到一处。