The Travellers and the Bear

    Two friends were travelling together when they met with a bear．One of them was in great fear，and without a thought of his companion climbed up into a tree，and hid himself．The other seeing that he had no chance，single－handed against the bear，could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended¹ to be dead；for he had heard that bears would never touch a dead body．As he thus lay down the bear came up to his head，nuzzling snuffing at his nose，ears，and heart，but the man immovably held his breath，and the beast supposing him to be dead，walked away When the bear was fairly² out of sight，his companion came down out of the tree，and asked what it was that the bear whispered³ to him；“For，”says he，“I saw he put his mouth very close to your ears ．”“Why，”replied the other，“It is not a secret at all；it told me not to keep company with those who，when they get into a difficulty，leave their friends in the lurch⁴．”
    Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ①When the two friends met with a bear，they helped each other．②The other friend pretended to be dead for he had heard that46 bears would never touch a dead body．③The bear bit one of the two friends who pretended to be dead．④ The two friends were not indeed friends，because when they got into a difficulty，they left their friends in the lurch．回答下列问题：
    ① What did they do when they met with a bear？
    ②What did the bear tell one of the friends？ What will you learn from his words？

1 pretended   

adj.假装的；徒有外表的；传说的；号称的v.假装( pretend的过去式和过去分词 )；伪装；（尤指儿童）（在游戏中）装扮；自诩

参考例句：

• He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy. 他假装辞职是他长远事业规划的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He politely pretended not to have heard this remark. 他有礼貌地假装没有听到这句话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 fairly   

adv.公正地，正当地；相当；完全，简直

参考例句：

• I think I was quite fairly treated by the police.我认为警察对我非常公正。
• It fairly destroyed the machine.它将那部机器完全毁了。

3 whispered   

adj.耳语的，低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 )；私语；小声说；私下说

参考例句：

• She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来，对我耳语了几句。
• His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 lurch   

n.突然向前或旁边倒；v.蹒跚而行

参考例句：

• It has been suggested that the ground movements were a form of lurch movements.地震的地面运动曾被认为是一种突然倾斜的运动形式。
• He walked with a lurch.他步履蹒跚。