书城英文图书英国学生文学读本(套装共6册)
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第39章 “BRAVE AS A LION;GENTLE AS A LAMB.”

1.An old sailor,who had been with Nelson inall his great battles,was once asked if Nelson was a brave man.“Brave as a lion;gentle as a lamb,”was the old sailor‘s reply .

2.“Nelson,”he said,“did not know what fear was.He was ready to face any danger when dutycalled,and every man in the fleetknew that their great admiral was as brave as a lion.

3.”He was as gentle as a lamb too.After a battle he⑤used to go and see those who had been wounded .

A visit from Nelson seemed to cheer them so much that they forgot their pain for the time.“4.”When Nelson was wounded on board⑥his ship the Victory,in the battle of Trafalgar ,⑦he was carried from the deckdoctor’s room.down to the

5.Let every one of us learn a lesson from the old sailor‘s story,and try to be like Nelson,“Brave as a lion;gentle as a lamb.”

GRAMMAR EXERClSE

1.Write the last six verbs in the lesson.

2.Name the subject and the predicate in the first sentence of section 6.