The Lion and Mouse

I. ROOT 詞根 :  “Bio” means “LIFE”

          1. biology 生物學

human biology 人類生物學

marine biology 海洋生物學

molecular biology 分子生物學

The book deals with the reproductive biology of the buffalo. 這本書講述野牛的生殖習性。

          2. biography傳記

He wrote a biography of Winston Churchill. 他撰寫了溫斯頓‧丘吉爾的傳記。

          3. autobiography 自傳

The TV series 'An Angel at my Table' was based on the autobiographies of the New Zealand author Janet Frame. 電視連續劇《桌邊的天使》是根據紐西蘭作家珍妮特•弗雷姆的自傳改編的。

                              Lion and Mouse 1980s Version

II. IDIOM成語:

          1. “the lion’s share” 最大份額，大部分

Reputable charities spend the lion's share of donations on aid and a tiny fraction on administration.  聲譽好的慈善機構將捐款的大部分都花在援助上，只有極少部分用於管理。

          2. “lion’s den” 虎穴，狼窩；危險境地

          We are going into the lion’s den.

III. Vocabulary

1. frightened害怕的，受驚的

She gets frightened when he shouts at her. 他衝她吼時她很害怕。

The policewoman found a frightened child in the hut.

女警在小屋裡發現了一個驚恐的孩子。

Are you frightened of spiders? 你怕蜘蛛嗎？

I was frightened (that) you would fall. 我擔心你會掉下來。

Don't be frightened to complain if the service is bad.  如果服務不好的話要敢於投訴。

2. trap陷阱；夾子；捕捉器

The fox got its foot caught in a trap. 狐狸的一隻腳被夾子夾住了。

The Lion and The Mouse (easy)

Once upon a time there was a hungry _____. He needed something to eat and saw a little ______. The mouse was very frightened and asked the lion not to ____ him. The mouse said that he would do something for the lion if he let him ____. The lion told the mouse that he was too _____ to ever be able to ______ him, but he let the mouse go. The Little mouse ran away.

One day the lion was walking along and he stepped into a trap. He was caught in a _____. He called for help and the little mouse _____. The mouse had sharp _____ and he bit through the ______. The lion was very happy. The lion had been ____ to him so he had returned his kindness.

teeth           net          came       mouse           lion       ropes         eat                     small            help        kind

This story teaches us that…… (circle)

                                  a. the small can help the strong

                                  b. kindness comes back to kindness

                                  c. mice are disgusting

                                  d. help everyone who needs it

Do you remember? Write on the line:  Life, self, sound, good

1. aud = __________

2. auto = _________

3. bene = _________

4. bio = __________

IV. Vocabulary

1. paw爪，爪子

I found paw prints in the kitchen.  我在廚房裡發現了爪印。

2. timid羞怯的；膽小的，膽怯的

Lucy is a rather timid child.  露西是個非常羞怯的孩子。

My horse is a bit timid and is easily frightened by traffic.

我的馬有點膽小，容易受到來往車輛的驚嚇。

Timidly: (adverb) “Um, excuse me," he said timidly. 「唔，對不起。」他羞怯地說。

3. unexpectedly (adverb) unexpected (adj.) 出乎意料的，想不到的

Well, fancy seeing you here! This really is an unexpected pleasure!

哇，真想不到在這裡碰上你！真是個意外之喜！

4. creature生物；動物

Rain forests are filled with amazing creatures.  雨林中滿是奇異的生靈。

Don't all living creatures have certain rights? 難道不是一切生物都具有某些權利嗎？

Blue whales are the largest creatures ever to have lived. 藍鯨是有生命以來最大的動物。

5. spare饒恕；不傷害；不毀壞

They asked him to spare the women and children. 他們要他放過婦女和兒童。

6. amused被逗樂的；感到好笑的

an amused smile 開心的微笑

She was very amused by/at your comments. 她被你的話逗得很開心。

7. generous（尤指超乎一般或期望地）慷慨的，大方的；寬宏大量的，仁慈的

a very generous man 非常慷慨的人

It was most generous of you to lend me the money. 你借給我錢，心腸可真是太好了。

She's been very generous with her time. 她不吝投入大量時間。

There's a generous (= kinder than deserved) review of the book in today's newspaper. 今天的報紙刊登了一篇書評，對該書讚賞有加。

8. stalk跟蹤，悄悄地靠近（獵物或人）

The police had been stalking the woman for a week before they arrested her. 警方逮捕那個女人之前已經跟蹤了她一個星期。

9. prey被捕食的動物，獵物

A hawk hovered in the air before swooping on its prey.

老鷹在空中盤旋，之後向獵物猛撲過去。

Idiom: “be easy prey” 易成為…的目標，易被…欺騙（或利用）

Homeless young people are easy prey for drug-dealers and pimps.

無家可歸的年輕人很容易成為毒品販子和皮條客的獵物。

10. roar吼叫；咆哮

We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.

我們可以聽到獅子在動物園的另一端咆哮。

11. struggle奮鬥，努力，拼搏

The dog had been struggling to get free of the wire noose.

那隻狗一直拼命想掙脫金屬套索。

I've been struggling to understand this article all afternoon.

我琢磨了整整一個下午，想弄懂這篇文章的意思。

Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.

湖水水位下降時，魚會拼命掙紮求生。

12. gnaw咬，嚙，啃（通常指啃出孔洞或逐漸啃壞）

Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they're teething.

嬰兒在長牙時喜歡啃咬硬物。

A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone. 一隻狗趴在桌下啃骨頭。

13. waste浪費；濫用

That meeting achieved absolutely nothing - it was a complete waste of time. 那次會議根本沒有取得甚麼成果——純粹是浪費時間。

She's been unemployed for two years and it's such a waste of her talents. 她已經失業兩年了，這純粹是浪費她的才華。

My mother couldn't bear waste - she always made us eat everything on our plates. 我母親不能容忍浪費——她總是讓我們吃光自己碟子裡的所有東西。

Write all the verbs:________________________________________

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Write the nouns:__________________________________________

V. A Lion and Mouse:

A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and hurry to get away, ran across the Lion's nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her. "Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse. "Please let me go and someday I will surely repay you." The Lion was much amused to think that a Mouse could ever help him. But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go. Some days later, while stalking his prey in the forest, the Lion was caught in a hunter's net. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with his angry roaring. The Mouse knew the voice and quickly found the Lion struggling in the net. Running to one of the great ropes that bound him, she gnawed it until it broke, and soon the Lion was free. "You laughed when I said I would repay you," said the Mouse. "Now you see that even a Mouse can help a Lion." A kindness is never wasted.

VI. Vocabulary matching: Write the letter.

1. gnawed                        a. loud sound

2. struggle                      b. wrong use of something

3. roar                             c. big hearted, kind

4. waste                          d. save from death

5. stalk                            e. shy

6. prey                            f. experience difficulty that needs your effort

7. generous                     g. bite, chew through something with your teeth

8. unexpectedly               h. follow

9. timid                           i. doing something not expected

10. spare                         j. animal hunted as food by other animals

Write the adjectives:_______________________________________

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VII. Conversation

A：Hello……? 喂……？
B：Why is your voice so weak, are you sick? 怎麼聲音有氣無力的，生病了嗎？
A：No, I was just given a dressing down by the boss. I’m feeling a bit down, so... 不是啦，剛被老闆海削，有點鬱卒，所以……
B：Oh I see, don’t let it worry you. Look at it as a learning experience and keep going. 原來如此，別放在心上，就當作是學個經驗，繼續加油吧。

Matching:

1. experience                            a. yelling, speaking angrily at someone

2. weak                                     b. sad

3. dressing down                       c. not strong

4. feeling down                          d. something that happens to you

Answer the questions with a complete sentence:

1. When was the last time you felt down? The last time I felt down was…

2. When was the last time you had a “dressing down”?

3. When was the last time you gave a “dressing down”?

4. What was your biggest learning experience outside of school? What did you learn?