The Dog，the Cock and the Fox

    A dog and a cock having struck up acquaintances，went out on their travels together．Nightfall found them in a forest；so the cock，flying up on a tree，perched among th6 branches，while the dog dozed¹ below at the foot As the night passed and the day dawned，the cock，according to his custom，set up a shrill² crowing．A fox heard him，and thinking to make a meal of him，came and stood under the tree，and thus addressed him：“Thou are a good littlebird，and most useful to thy fellow-creatures．Come down，then，so that we may sing and rejoice together．”The cock replied：“Go，my good friend，to the foot of the tree，and call the sacristan to toll³ the bell．”But as the fox went to call him，the dog jumped out on the moment，and seized the fox and put an end to him．They who lay traps for others are often caught by their own bait．Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）①A dog and a cock travelled together．②They met a fox．③The fox ate the cock at last．④The dog killed the fox．

1 dozed   

v.打盹儿，打瞌睡( doze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He boozed till daylight and dozed into the afternoon. 他喝了个通霄，昏沉沉地一直睡到下午。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• I dozed off during the soporific music. 我听到这催人入睡的音乐，便不知不觉打起盹儿来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 shrill   

adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫

参考例句：

• Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
• The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

3 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。