The Leopard and the Fox

    The Leopard¹ and the Fox
A leopard and a fox were arguing about which of them was the better animal．“My spotted² coat is the most beautiful fur in the world，”said the leopard．“You cannot see my beauty，”said the fox，“for it is inside myhead．But it is better to be wise than beautiful in this forest，my friend．”
    Cleverness is more useful than beauty．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① Which do you think is the better animal？ Why？
    ② What can we learn from this？

1 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。

2 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。