第一个词是cock。这个词是一开始学英语就学到的基本词汇之一，大家都知道它是公鸡的意思，可是在美语里，最好就不要用它了，因为它的意思早就不是公鸡了。在俚语里面，它指的是男性生...
A cat caught a cock，and took counsel with himeself how he might find a reasonable excuse for eating him．He accused him of being a nuisance to men，by crowing in the night time，and not permitting them to sleep．The cock defended himself by say...
Two cocks once fought to decide who should be the king of the farmyard．After a long，hard struggle one cock could fight no more．He crept into the darkest corner of the hen house to hide his shame．The winner flew onto the top of the farmhouse，...
The Cock and the Jewel As a cock was scratching up the straw in a farmyard，in search of food for the hens，he hit upon a jewel that by some chance had found its way there．Ho！said he，you are a very fine thing，no doubt，to those who prize y...
A cock and bull story，公鸡和公牛的故事？非也，非也。它的意思是“荒诞的故事、无稽之谈、无伤大雅的谎言”。 1620年左右，这个短语第一次出现。据说当...
The Cock and the Pearl A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw. "Ho! ho!" quoth he, "that's for me," and soon rooted...
