The Boys and the Frogs

    A troop of boys were playing at the edge of a pond，when，perceiving a number of frogs in the water，they began to pelt¹ at them with stones They had already hilled many of the poor creatures，when a frog that is more hardy² than the rest putting his head above the water，cried out to them，“Stop your cruel sport，my lads；consider，what is play to you is death to us．”
    Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ① A troop of boys were pelting³ at a number of frogs in the water at the edge of a pond．② They only killed few of the poor creatures．③ All the frogs dare not say anything．回答下列问题：
    ① What were the boys doing at the edge of a pond？
    ② What did the frog cry out to the boys？

1 pelt   

v.投掷，剥皮，抨击，开火

参考例句：

• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
• Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.人群开始向警车扔石块。

2 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

3 pelting   

微不足道的，无价值的，盛怒的

参考例句：

• The rain came pelting down. 倾盆大雨劈头盖脸地浇了下来。
• Hailstones of abuse were pelting him. 阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来。