A long time ago, a wildcat and a pangolin lived together on top of Dabajian Mountain. The wildcat was vain due to its beautiful golden fur and often bullied smaller animals. The pangolin loved digging and eating ants. Knowing the pangolin had a gentle temper, the wildcat often picked on it. One day, the wildcat saw the pangolin napping under a tree. It shook the tree, causing leaves to fall on the pangolin, and snapped branches to wake it up.

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 10 穿山甲与山猫
 从前在大霸尖山山顶住着一只山猫
和穿山甲，山猫因为有一身金黄色
美丽的毛，所以很骄傲，常欺负其
他小动物；穿山甲很会钻地，又爱
吃蚂蚁，由于它的脾气很好，所以
山猫最爱欺负它。

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 有一次，山猫看到穿山甲在大树下睡
觉，就跳到树上拼命摇树，树叶全掉
在穿山甲的身上，山猫又用力踩树枝，
发出「劈啦劈啦」的声音，把穿山甲
吵醒了。正当穿山甲起身要到别的地
方睡时，突然掉下一个蚂蚁窝，穿山
甲看了好高兴，马上伸出舌头吃大餐，
山猫一看到，

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 便跳下来一脚把蚂蚁窝踢到草丛里，
并说：「这是我山猫大王摇下来的，
想吃，得先谢谢我才行。」穿山甲不
理会山猫，就慢慢爬向草丛。
 山猫好生气，便趁穿山甲爬进草丛时，
放了一把火，火势一下子就变大，山
猫被浓烟呛得一直咳，心想：「太好
了，保证你变成红烧肉。」

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 谁知道，穿山甲竟然笑着从火中慢慢
爬出来，并对山猫说：「太感谢你了，
我刚好在石头边没被火烧到，还看到
美景呢！红红的火焰与蓝天白云互相
辉映，太美了，你真没眼福。」山猫
睁大眼睛说：「真的吗？你没骗我，
如果能不被火烧，我一定要进去看
看。」

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 穿山甲说：「你看我不是没事吗？
趁现在火正旺，快点进去，里面还有
烤得香喷喷，你最爱吃的青蛙、蛇等
动物。」
 山猫受不了，马上冲进去，接着
就听到哀嚎声，只见一只灰黑的山猫
从火堆里逃出，原来，山猫金色的毛
全被烧光了，从此山猫就东躲西藏，
再也不敢骄傲。

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 10 穿山甲与山猫
 从前在大霸尖山山顶住着一只山猫
和穿山甲，
 Years ago, there were a wildcat and a pangolin who lived on
top of the Dabajian Mountain.

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 山猫因为有一身金黄色美丽的毛，
所以很骄傲，常欺负其他小动物；
 The wildcat had beautiful golden fur all over him; therefore,
he was very vain and always picked on other smaller animals.

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 穿山甲很会钻地，又爱吃蚂蚁，由
于它的脾气很好，所以山猫最爱欺
负它。
 Pangolin was fantastic at digging, and he loved to eat ants.
 But he had a great temper; thus, the wildcat always picked on
him.

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 有一次，山猫看到穿山甲在大树下
睡觉，就跳到树上拼命摇树，树叶
全掉在穿山甲的身上，
 One day, the wildcat saw pangolin taking a nap under a tree.
It jumped on the tree and kept shaking it. Leaves fell onto
the pangolin;

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 山猫又用力踩树枝，发出「劈啦劈
啦」的声音，把穿山甲吵醒了。
 the wildcat then snapped the branches of the tree by
stamping on them. These breaking sounds woke up the
pangolin..

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 正当穿山甲起身要到别的地方睡时，
突然掉下一个蚂蚁窝，穿山甲看了
好高兴，马上伸出舌头吃大餐，
 When the pangolin got up and started to move away, an ant
hive dropped on the ground. Pangolin was very thrilled to see
it and started to open his mouth to enjoy this meal.

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 山猫一看到，便跳下来一脚把蚂蚁
窝踢到草丛里，并说：「这是我山
猫大王摇下来的，想吃，得先谢谢
我才行。」
 The wild cat jumped down and kicked the ant hive into the
bush and said, “If you want to eat it, you have to say thank
you to me first, since I, the king of wildcats, was the one who
shook it down.”

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 穿山甲不理会山猫，就慢慢爬向草
丛。
 Pangolin ignored him and slowly moved into the bush.

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 山猫好生气，便趁穿山甲爬进草丛
时，放了一把火，
 The wildcat was enraged. He set the bush on fire while the
pangolin moved toward it.

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 火势一下子就变大，山猫被浓烟呛
得一直咳，心想：「太好了，保证
你变成红烧肉。」
 Shortly after, the fire became overwhelming. The smoke made
the wildcat cough continuously. He was thinking, “Fantastic!
The pangolin is doomed to become meat stew.”

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 谁知道，穿山甲竟然笑着从火中慢
慢爬出来，并对山猫说：「太感谢
你了，我刚好在石头边没被火烧到，
还看到美景呢！
 However, the pangolin slowly crawled out of the fire, smiled
to the wildcat and said, “Thank you so much! I was beside a
stone and didn’t get hurt a bit. The scene was so beautiful;

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 红红的火焰与蓝天白云互相辉映，
太美了，你真没眼福。」
 a bright red fire in combination with a blue sky and white
clouds. Really amazing. Too bad you didn’t get the chance to
see it.”

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 山猫睁大眼睛说：「真的吗？你没
骗我，如果能不被火烧，我一定要
进去看看。」
 The wildcat had his eyes wide open and said, “Really? You
aren’t lying to me? If I can avoid the burning heat, I definitely
will go in there.”

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 穿山甲说：「你看我不是没事吗？
趁现在火正旺，快点进去，里面还
有烤得香喷喷，你最爱吃的青蛙、
蛇等动物。」
 The pangolin replied, “See, I am all right, am I not? You
should get in there right now since the fire is still burning.
And your favourite frogs and snakes are all baked inside.”

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 山猫受不了，马上冲进去，接着就
听到哀嚎声，
 The wildcat was persuaded and took his advice. He ran into
the bush. In no time, there was a howling groan

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 只见一只灰黑的山猫从火堆里逃出，
原来，山猫金色的毛全被烧光了，
从此山猫就东躲西藏，再也不敢骄
傲。
 and a grey black wild cat jumped out of the fire.
 His original golden fur was all burned. Thereafter, the wildcat
started to hide and stopped being arrogant

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 10 穿山甲与山猫
 从前在大霸尖山山顶住着一只山猫
和穿山甲，
 Years ago, there were a wildcat and a pangolin who lived on
top of the Dabajian Mountain.

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 穿山甲
 Chuānshānjiǎ
 pangolin
 穿
 chuān
 (动) 2 pierce through; penetrate:
 看穿
 kànchuān
 see through

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 穿
 chuān
 (动) 3 pass through; cross
 穿过马路
 chuānguò mǎlù
 cross a street

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 甲
 jiǎ
 4 shell;
 carapace:
 龟甲
 guījiǎ
 tortoise shell

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甲
 jiǎ
 5 nail:
手指甲
 shǒu zhǐjiǎ
 fingernail
 甲
 jiǎ
 6 armour:

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 装甲车
 zhuāngjiǎchē
 armoured car
 甲壳
 jiǎké
 (名) crust:

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 山猫因为有一身金黄色美丽的毛，
所以很骄傲，常欺负其他小动物；
 The wildcat had beautiful golden fur all over him; therefore,
he was very vain and always picked on other smaller animals.

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 骄傲
 jiāo'ào
 1 (形) arrogant; conceited:
 2 (动) be proud; take pride in:
 骄傲自大
 jiāo'ào zì dà
 swollen with pride; conceited and arrogant
 为感到骄傲
 wèi gǎndào jiāo'ào
 take pride in

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 欺负
 qīfù
 (动) bully; treat sb. highhandedly
 欺
 qī
 1 (动) deceive; cheat:
 2 bully:

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 穿山甲很会钻地，又爱吃蚂蚁，由
于它的脾气很好，所以山猫最爱欺
负它。
 Pangolin was fantastic at digging, and he loved to eat ants.
 But he had a great temper; thus, the wildcat always picked on
him.

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 钻
 zuān
 (动) 1 drill; bore:
 2 go through; make one's way into:
 钻孔
 zuǎn kǒng
 drill a hole
 钻山洞
 zuān shāndòng
 go into a mountain cave.

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 脾
 pí
 (名) spleen
 脾气
 píqì
 1 (名) temperament; disposition:
 脾气很好
 píqì hěn hǎo
 be good-natured; have a good temper

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 脾
 pí
 (名) spleen
 脾气
 píqì
 2 bad temper:
 发脾气
 fā píqì
 lose one's temper; flare up

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 有一次，山猫看到穿山甲在大树下
睡觉，就跳到树上拼命摇树，树叶
全掉在穿山甲的身上，
 One day, the wildcat saw pangolin taking a nap under a tree.
It jumped on the tree and kept shaking it. Leaves fell onto
the pangolin;

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 山猫又用力踩树枝，发出「劈啦劈
啦」的声音，把穿山甲吵醒了。
 the wildcat then snapped the branches of the tree by
stamping on them. These breaking sounds woke up the
pangolin..

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 拼命
 pīnmìng
 1 (动) risk one's life; be reckless
 2 (副) with all one's might; desperately:
 拼命奔跑
 pīnmìng bēnpǎo
 run like crazy

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 摇
 yáo
 (动) shake; wave:
 摇头
 yáotóu
 shake one's head.

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 摇摆
 yáobǎi
 1 (动) sway; swing; rock; vacillate :
 摇篮
 yáolán
 (名) cradle:
 踩
 cǎi
 (动) step on; tread; trample

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 窝
 wō
 1 (名) nest:
 鸟窝
 niǎo wō
 bird's nest .
 鸡窝
 jī wō
 hen-coop

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 燕窝
 yànwō
 (名) edible bird's nest
 蜂窝
 fēngwō
 ( 名) honeycomb
 捅马蜂窝
 tǒng mǎfēngwō
 stir up a hornets' nest

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 山猫一看到，便跳下来一脚把蚂蚁
窝踢到草丛里，并说：「这是我山
猫大王摇下来的，想吃，得先谢谢
我才行。」
 The wild cat jumped down and kicked the ant hive into the
bush and said, “If you want to eat it, you have to say thank
you to me first, since I, the king of wildcats, was the one who
shook it down.”

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 正当穿山甲起身要到别的地方睡时，
突然掉下一个蚂蚁窝，穿山甲看了
好高兴，马上伸出舌头吃大餐，
 When the pangolin got up and started to move away, an ant
hive dropped on the ground. Pangolin was very thrilled to see
it and started to open his mouth to enjoy this meal.

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 得
 Děi
 (动) 1 need:
 写这篇文章至少得一个月
 xiě zhè piān wénzhāng zhìshǎo děi yīgè yuè
 It will take at least a month to complete this article.

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 得
 děi
 (动) 2 must; have to:
 我得走了
 wǒ děi zǒuliǎo
 I must go now.
 我得事先告诉他
 wǒ děi shìxiān gàosù tā
 I have to tell him in advance..

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 得
 děi
 (动) 3 will be sure to:
 要不快走，你就得迟到了
 yào bù kuàizǒu, nǐ jiù děi chí dàole
 Hurry up or you'll be late.

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 穿山甲不理会山猫，就慢慢爬向草
丛。
 Pangolin ignored him and slowly moved into the bush.

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 山猫好生气，便趁穿山甲爬进草丛
时，放了一把火，
 The wildcat was enraged. He set the bush on fire while the
pangolin moved toward it.

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 理会
 Lǐhuì
 1 (动) understand; comprehend
 理会
 lǐhuì
 2 [often used in negative sentences] take notice of; pay
attention to:
 大家说了半天，他也没有理会
 dàjiā shuōle bàntiān, tā yě méiyǒu lǐhuì
 He didn't seem to pay any attention while people kept talking
to him all the time

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 趁
 chèn
 1 take advantage of; avail oneself of:
 趁这个机会讲几句话
 chèn zhège jīhuì jiǎng jǐ jù huà
 take this opportunity to say a few words.
 .
 趁火打劫
 chènhuǒdǎjié
 loot a burning house; fish in troubled waters

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 火势一下子就变大，山猫被浓烟呛
得一直咳，心想：「太好了，保证
你变成红烧肉。」
 Shortly after, the fire became overwhelming. The smoke made
the wildcat cough continuously. He was thinking, “Fantastic!
The pangolin is doomed to become meat stew.”

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 呛
 qiāng
 (动） irritate (respiratory organs organs) :
 什么味儿这么呛鼻子?
 shénme wèi er zhème qiāng bízi?
 What smell is it which irritates the nose so much?

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 保证
 bǎozhèng
 1 pledge; guarantee; assure; ensure :
 保证完成任务
 bǎozhèng wánchéng rènwù
 pledge ( or guarantee) to fulfil the task.
 保证人
 bǎozhèngrén
 1 guarantor.

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 保证
 bǎozhèng
 2 guarantee:
 成功的保证
 chénggōng de bǎozhèng
 a guarantee of success

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 谁知道，穿山甲竟然笑着从火中慢
慢爬出来，并对山猫说：「太感谢
你了，我刚好在石头边没被火烧到，
还看到美景呢！
 However, the pangolin slowly crawled out of the fire, smiled
to the wildcat and said, “Thank you so much! I was beside a
stone and didn’t get hurt a bit. The scene was so beautiful;

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 竟然
 jìngrán
 1 (副) unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually:
 2 go as far as to; go to the length of; have the impudence (or
effrontery) to
 这样宏伟的建筑竟然只用十个月就完
成了
 zhèyàng hóngwěi de jiànzhú jìngrán zhǐ yòng shí gè yuè jiù
wánchéngle
 It is amazing that it took merely ten months to complete such a
magnificent building..

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 红红的火焰与蓝天白云互相辉映，
太美了，你真没眼福。」
 a bright red fire in combination with a blue sky and white
clouds. Really amazing. Too bad you didn’t get the chance to
see it.”

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 火焰
 huǒyàn
 (名) flame:
 焰火
 yànhuǒ
 (名) fireworks
 焰
 Yàn
 (名) flame; blaze;

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 辉映
 huīyìng
 (动) shine; reflect:
 灯光月色，交相辉映
 dēngguāng yuè sè, jiāoxiānghuīyìng
 The lanterns and the moon vied with each other for radiance.

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 眼福
 yǎnfú
 (名) the good fortune of seeing sth. rare or beautiful:
 口福
 kǒufú
 (名) gourmet's luck; the luck to eat delicacies
 福
 fú
 (名) good fortune: blessing: happiness

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 山猫睁大眼睛说：「真的吗？你没
骗我，如果能不被火烧，我一定要
进去看看。」
 The wildcat had his eyes wide open and said, “Really? You
aren’t lying to me? If I can avoid the burning heat, I definitely
will go in there.”

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 睁
 zhēng
 (动) open (the eyes):
 睁开眼睛, 好好看看
 zhēng kāi yǎnjīng, hǎohǎo kàn kàn
 Open your eyes and take a closer look.

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 骗
 Piàn
 1 (动) deceive; fool; hoodwink:
 骗人
 piàn rén
 deceive people
 受骗
 shòupiàn
 be taken in; be deceived.

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 你骗我
 nǐ piàn wǒ
 You're kidding me.
 骗
 Piàn
 2 cheat; swindle
 骗局
 piànjú
 (名) fraud; swindle; hoax:

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 穿山甲说：「你看我不是没事吗？
趁现在火正旺，快点进去，里面还
有烤得香喷喷，你最爱吃的青蛙、
蛇等动物。」
 The pangolin replied, “See, I am all right, am I not? You
should get in there right now since the fire is still burning.
And your favourite frogs and snakes are all baked inside.”

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 旺
 Wàng
 (形) prosperous; flourishing; vigorous
 旺季
 wàng jì
 (名) busy season
 旺盛
 wàngshèng
 (形) vigorous; exuberant:

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 香喷喷
 xiāngpēnpēn
 (形) savory; appetizing

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 山猫受不了，马上冲进去，接着就
听到哀嚎声，
 The wildcat was persuaded and took his advice. He ran into
the bush. In no time, there was a howling groan

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 冲
 chōng
 3 (衡) charge; rush; dash:
 冲浪
 chōnglàng
 (动) surf:
 冲动
 chōngdòng
 2 (动) get excited; be impetuous:

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 哀
 āi
 1 grief, sorrow
 喜怒哀乐
 xǐ nù āi lè
 joy, anger, grief and happiness
 哀鸣
 āimíng
 whine; wail

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 嚎
 Háo
 (动) howl; wail
 嚎啕
 háotáo
 (动) cry loudly; wail

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 嚎
 háo
 (动) (of a jackal or wolf) howl
 鬼哭狼嚎
 Guǐkūlángháo
 wail like ghosts and howl like wolves;

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 只见一只灰黑的山猫从火堆里逃出，
原来，山猫金色的毛全被烧光了，
从此山猫就东躲西藏，再也不敢骄
傲。
 and a grey black wild cat jumped out of the fire.
 His original golden fur was all burned. Thereafter, the wildcat
started to hide and stopped being arrogant

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 火堆
 Huǒ duī
 fire; fire stack; a pile of fire
 堆
 duī
 1 (动) pile; stack:
 2 (名) heap; pile; stack:

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 土堆
 tǔ duī
 mound
 草堆
 cǎo duī
 haystack

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 躲藏
 duǒcáng
 (动) hide (or conceal) oneself; go into hiding
 东躲西藏
 dōng duǒ xī cáng
 hide oneself from place to place

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 骄傲
 jiāo'ào
 1 (形) arrogant; conceited:
 骄傲自大
 jiāo'ào zì dà
 swollen with pride; conceited and arrogant
 骄傲
 jiāo'ào
 2 (动) be proud; take pride in:

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 为... 感到骄傲
 wèi gǎndào jiāo'ào
 take pride in ...
 骄傲
 jiāo'ào
 3 (名) pride:
 民族的骄傲
 mínzú de jiāo'ào
 the pride of tbe nation

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 骄
 Jiāo
 (形) proud; arrogant; conceited:
 骄必败
 jiāo bì bài
 Pride goes before a fall
 骄横
 jiāohèng
 (形) arrogant and imperious; extremely overbearing

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 10 穿山甲与山猫
 从前在大霸尖山山顶住着一只山猫
和穿山甲，山猫因为有一身金黄色
美丽的毛，所以很骄傲，常欺负其
他小动物；穿山甲很会钻地，又爱
吃蚂蚁，由于它的脾气很好，所以
山猫最爱欺负它。

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 有一次，山猫看到穿山甲在大树下睡
觉，就跳到树上拼命摇树，树叶全掉
在穿山甲的身上，山猫又用力踩树枝，
发出「劈啦劈啦」的声音，把穿山甲
吵醒了。正当穿山甲起身要到别的地
方睡时，突然掉下一个蚂蚁窝，穿山
甲看了好高兴，马上伸出舌头吃大餐，
山猫一看到，

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 便跳下来一脚把蚂蚁窝踢到草丛里，
并说：「这是我山猫大王摇下来的，
想吃，得先谢谢我才行。」穿山甲不
理会山猫，就慢慢爬向草丛。
 山猫好生气，便趁穿山甲爬进草丛时，
放了一把火，火势一下子就变大，山
猫被浓烟呛得一直咳，心想：「太好
了，保证你变成红烧肉。」

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 谁知道，穿山甲竟然笑着从火中慢慢
爬出来，并对山猫说：「太感谢你了，
我刚好在石头边没被火烧到，还看到
美景呢！红红的火焰与蓝天白云互相
辉映，太美了，你真没眼福。」山猫
睁大眼睛说：「真的吗？你没骗我，
如果能不被火烧，我一定要进去看
看。」

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 穿山甲说：「你看我不是没事吗？
趁现在火正旺，快点进去，里面还有
烤得香喷喷，你最爱吃的青蛙、蛇等
动物。」
 山猫受不了，马上冲进去，接着
就听到哀嚎声，只见一只灰黑的山猫
从火堆里逃出，原来，山猫金色的毛
全被烧光了，从此山猫就东躲西藏，
再也不敢骄傲。

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 Can you retell the whole story?

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