The Lion and the Bulls

    Three bulls fed in a field together in the greatest peace and amity¹．A lion had long watched them in the hope of making a prize of them，but found there was little chance for him so long as they kept all together．He therefore began secretly to spread evil and slanderous² reports of one against the other，till he had fomented³ a jealousy⁴ and distrust amongst them．No sooner did the lion see that they avoided one another，and fed each by himself apart，than he fell upon them singly，and so made an easy prey⁵ of them all．The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes⁶．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① What did the three bulls do in a field？
    ② What did the lion do in order to make an easy prey of the bulls？
    ③ What were the opportunities of foes？

1 amity   

n.友好关系

参考例句：

• He lives in amity with his neighbours.他和他的邻居相处得很和睦。
• They parted in amity.他们很友好地分别了。

2 slanderous   

adj.诽谤的，中伤的

参考例句：

• A man of moral integrity does not fear any slanderous attack.人正不怕影子斜。
• No one believes your slanderous talk anyway!不管你怎么说，也没有人听信你这谗言！

3 fomented   

v.激起，煽动（麻烦等）( foment的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His words finally fomented her hostility. 他的言词终于引发了她的敌意。 来自辞典例句
• His legs should be fomented. 应当对他的双腿进行热敷。 来自互联网

4 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

5 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

6 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。