The Snipe and the Clam

    Just as a clam¹ came out to bask² in the sun a snipe pecked at its flesh．The clam closed its shell and squeezed the snipe's beak³．“If it does not rain today and it does not rain tomorrow，you will be a dead clam，”said the snipe．If you cannot free yourself today and you cannot free yourself tomorrow，you will be a dead snipe，”replied the clam．Neither would give way and eventually a fisherman caught both the clam and the snipe．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① What happened to a clam when it came out to bask in the sun？
    ② What did a fisherman catch？
    ③ Why could the fisherman catch both the clam and the snipe？

1 clam   

n.蛤，蛤肉

参考例句：

• Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
• The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。

2 bask   

vt.取暖，晒太阳，沐浴于

参考例句：

• Turtles like to bask in the sun.海龟喜欢曝于阳光中。
• In winter afternoons,he likes to bask in the sun in his courtyard.冬日的午后，他喜欢坐在院子晒太阳。

3 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。