The Peacock and the Crane(在线收听

    A peacock,spreading its gorgeous plumage,mocked a cranethat passed by,ridiculing the ashen hue of its feathers,“I am robed,like a king,in gold and purple,looking as splendid as the rainbow;while you have not a bit of colour on your wings.”
    “True,”replied the crane,“but I can soar to reach the heights of heaven,and lift up my voice to reach the stars,while you can just walk below,like a cock,among the birds of the dunghill.”
    Fine feathers don't make fine birds.Exercises:
    回答下列问题:
    ①Why did the peacock mock a crane?
    ②What did the crane say facing the peacock's ridicule?
    ③What does the fable tell us?
    ④What can we learn from the fable?

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