【Doyoulikechicken?Weallknowthatachickenisacockorhen.Butdoyouknowothermeaningsoftheword?Ifwewanttoencouragesomeonewhoistimidwecansay“Bebrave!Don’tbeachicken.”Ifsomeoneisnolongeryoungweusuallysa】
Doyoulikechicken?Weallknowthatachickenisacockorhen.Butdoyouknowothermeaningsoftheword?
Ifwewanttoencouragesomeonewhoistimidwecansay“Bebrave!Don’tbeachicken.”Ifsomeoneisnolongeryoungweusuallysay“Youarenospringchicken”Ifapersonchickensoutofdoingsomethingitmustbebecauseheorsheisafraid..
Bobisoneofmyfriends.Heworkedasacleanerbefore.Hissalarywaschickenfeedcomparedtowhattheotherscouldearn.Andhedidn’tplanforanything;hewasrunninglikeaheadlesschickenallthetime.Manypeopleoftenlaughedathimforhisjobandsalarybuthealwayssaid“Don’tcountyourchickens.Iwillberichandsuccessfuloneday!”
Tenyearslaterhesetuphisowncleaningcompanyandhadabout100cleanersinhiscompany.Noonelaughsathimnow.Heisfinallysuccessful.
根据材料的内容,从下面方框中选择恰当的短语完成后面五个小题,使句子通顺,意思完整,将其标号填入题前括号中,每个短语限用一次。
A.achicken
B.Don’tcountyourchickens
C.nospringchicken
D.chickenfeed
E.runlikeaheadlesschicken
F.chickenoutof
1.---Iwassotiredafterashortwalk.
---Youare_________________.
2.I___________goingoutaloneatnightbecauseI’mafraid.
3.Don’t_____________Jim!Makeyourplanwell.
4.Don’tyouthink$5anhouris_____________.
5.Tomis_____________.HeisafraidofgoingtoBeijingbyhimself