An eagle was trying to break open a nut in his beak when a raven landed on a branch beside him. The raven eyed the nut hopefully, “You’ll never break it like that,”he said. “If I were you I would fly up in the sky as high as I could, then drop the nut onto the rocks. It’s the only way you’ll get at the kernel.”The eagle flew up into the sky, then let the nut fall down, down, down to the ground. The raven hopped quickly from his branch and seized the nut in his beak. By the time the eagle had found his way back to the right place, all that was left was a broken piece of shell.

eagle 鹰
raven 渡鸦
beak 鸟嘴
land 着陆
kernel 果实
hop 单脚跳
broken 破碎了的
shell 壳
worm 虫，蠕虫
competition 竞争

鹰和渡鸦

正当鹰试图弄开它嘴中的坚果时，一只渡鸦停在了他旁边的树干上。渡鸦贪婪地看着坚果，“你这样永远也弄不开它，”他说。“如果我是你，我就会尽我所能，飞向高空，然后让坚果掉在石头上。这是得到果实的唯一办法。”

鹰飞向空中，然后让坚果落下，落下，落到地面。渡鸦飞快地跳离树干，叼住了坚果。当鹰寻旧路折回时，地上只剩下一些破碎的果壳了。

1 raven

n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的
参考例句：
We know the raven will never leave the man’s room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。

2 beak

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻
参考例句：
The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

3 hop

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过
参考例句：
The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

4 kernel

n.(果实的)核，仁；(问题)的中心，核心
参考例句：
The kernel of his problem is lack of money.他的问题的核心是缺钱。
The nut shell includes the kernel.果壳裹住果仁。

5 hopped

跳上下； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花
参考例句：
He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

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