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The Kid on the Housetop

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A kid climbed up on to the roof of an outhouse, attracted by the grass and other things that grew in the thatch¹（茅草）; and as he stood there browsing² away, he caught sight of a wolf passing below, and jeered³ at（嘲笑） him because he couldn't reach him.

The wolf only looked up and said, "I hear you, my young friend; but it is not you who mock（嘲弄） me, but the roof on which you are standing⁴."

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1 thatch
vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部；n.茅草(屋)
参考例句：
They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.他们点着一支火把，放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。 They topped off the hut with a straw thatch. 他们给小屋盖上茅草屋顶。

2 browsing
v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息
参考例句：
He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。来自《简明英汉词典》 Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 jeered
v.嘲笑( jeer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The police were jeered at by the waiting crowd. 警察受到在等待的人群的嘲弄。 The crowd jeered when the boxer was knocked down. 当那个拳击手被打倒时，人们开始嘲笑他。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

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