爱阅读 Day1

  The  Fox  and the Leopard disputed which was the more beautiful  of  the two.

狐狸和豹子互相争论谁更美。

The Leopard exhibited one by one the various spots which decorated his skin.

豹子把身上的斑点展示给狐狸看

But the Fox ， interrupting  him ，said ，“And how much more beautiful than you am I，who  am decorated, not in body,but in mind. ”  但是狐狸打断他说道，“我比你更美，因为我美的不是身体，而是心灵。

Moral

True beauty comes  from” within。 真正的美来自心灵。

深度解析：

Dispute ； The more beautiful ； Exhibit； Come from within。 

Dispute： argue about something 争论  

用法： dispute over something 

或者  dispute+从句     

The  Fox and the Leopard disputed which was the more beautiful of the two.

The twins are disputing who should sleep in that double bed. 这对双胞胎正在争论谁应该睡在这个双人床上。

I guess she doesn't  like me because she always disputed my ideas during the class..我猜他并不喜欢我，因为她总是质疑我在课上所提出来的一些观点。   dispute +名词  表示质疑 反驳

小练习

They have been _____ over the issue for an hour , yet no conclusion has been reached.

c     disputing

他们已经在这件事情上吵了一个小时了但是并没有得到任何结论。

the more beautiful

more 用于两者之间比较

The Fox and the Leopard disputed which was the more beautiful of the two.

这里的  more beautiful 前面加了the 是因为 后面有 of the two。如果没有of the two，就可以直接说

The Fox and the Leopard disputed which was more beautiful .

Exhibit 作动词表示 show ：展示什么

The Leopard  exhibited one by one the various spots which decorated his skin。

Exhibit +名词 表示展示什么东西

Her dad never exhibits his love for her in words， But he does it through actions。爸爸从来不会通过语言展示他对她的爱，但是他会通过行动证明这一切。

小练习

An open person is more likely to exhibit their feelings （be more likely to：更有可能）

一个开放的人更有可能展示他们的感受。

inhibit 不展示 收敛

come from within  来自于内心

How much more beautiful than you am I,who am decorated， not in body， but in body。

 

How 放句首倒装，表示感叹。much 修饰比较级 

How lucky I am。我好幸运那

How much luckier I am than those people。相比于那些人我有多么的幸运哪。

who am decorated ， not in body ，but in mind。

who 引导 定语从句，修饰 I