The Eagle and the Raven

    An eagle was trying to break up a nut in his beak¹ when a raven² landed on a branch beside him．The raven eyed the nut hopefully．“You'll never break it like that，”he said．“If I were you I would fly up in the sky as high as I could，then drop the nut onto the rocks．It's the only way you'll get at the kernel³．”
    The eagle flew up into the air until he was just a speck⁴ in the blue sky，then let the nut fall down，down，down to the ground．The raven hopped⁵ quickly from his branch，seized the nut in his beak and flew away. By the time the eagle had found his way back to the right place，all that was left were broken pieces of the shell．Not all advice is good advice．Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ① The raven would fly up in the sky as high as he could to break the nut．② The eagle succeeded in breaking the nut．

1 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

2 raven   

n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的

参考例句：

• We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
• Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。

3 kernel   

n.(果实的)核，仁；(问题)的中心，核心

参考例句：

• The kernel of his problem is lack of money.他的问题的核心是缺钱。
• The nutshell includes the kernel.果壳裹住果仁。

4 speck   

n.微粒，小污点，小斑点

参考例句：

• I have not a speck of interest in it.我对它没有任何兴趣。
• The sky is clear and bright without a speck of cloud.天空晴朗，一星星云彩也没有。

5 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。