The Son and the Neighbour

    In the state of Song lived a rich man．A heavy downpour caused the wall of his house to crumble¹．“If the wall is not mended，”pointed out his son，“we'll certainly have thieves coming in．”The old man next door said the same thing．At night，his house was really burgled and he lost many of his valuables．The whole family of the rich man praised the cleverness of their boy but was suspicious² about the old man next door．Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ① A heavy rain damaged the rich man's wall．② The old man and his son said the same thing．③ The rich man's son was cleverer than the old man．

1 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

2 suspicious   

adj.可疑的，容易引起怀疑的，猜疑的，疑心的

参考例句：

• A man was hanging about the house in a suspicious manner.一个男人在房子周围可疑地荡来荡去。
• He's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.他这个人疑心太重，连自己的母亲也不相信。