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1、智课网雅思备考资料 经典英语美文欣赏经典英语美文欣赏(一)TheRivalsintheLife生活中的对手Jaguarisanendangeredanimal.Itissaidthattherearelessthan20jaguarsintheworldcurrently,oneofwhichisnowlivinginthenationalzooofPeru.Inordertoprotectthisjaguar,Peruvianssingledoutapitchoflandinthezooforit,whereth

2、ereareherdsofcattle,sheepanddeerforthejaguartoeat.Anyonewhohasvisitedthezoopraisedittobethe"HeavenofTiger".However,strangeenough,noonehaseverseenthejaguarpreyonthecattleandsheep.Whatwecouldseeisitslyinginitshouseeatingandsleeping.美洲虎是一种濒临灭绝的动物，据说，目前世界上仅存不足20只，

3、其中有一只现在就生活在秘鲁的国家动物园里。为了保护这只美洲虎，秘鲁人在动物园里单独为它圈出一块地来，且圈地中有成群的牛、羊、鹿供老虎事用。参观过虎园的人都惊叹地称这里是"虎的天堂"。然而，令人感到非常奇怪的是，没有人看见这只老虎去捕捉牛羊，唯一能见到的就是它躺在它的虎房里重复着吃与睡的情景。Somepeoplethoughtthatthejaguarfelttoolonely，sotheycollectedmoneyandrentedafemaletigertoaccompanyit.Nonetheless,itd

4、idnotmaketoomuchsense.Thejaguarjustsometimeswentoutofitshousewithits"girlfriend"andstayedinthesunforawhilebeforeitcamebacktoitshouseagain.一些人认为肯定是美洲虎太孤独了，于是就集资从国外租来一只雌虎陪它生活。然而此举并未带来多大改观，那只老虎只是偶尔陪伴外来的"女友"走出虎房，到阳光下站一会儿，不久就又回到它的"卧室"。"Itisnormalforthejaguartobelaz

5、yinthisenvironment.Tigeristhekingofforestbutyousimplyputsomesmallanimalsaroundhim.Thatiswhythejaguarshowsnointerestingoingout.Whydon'tyouputtwowolvesoratleastajackalaroundhim?"Avisitorproposed. "在这种环境下，美洲虎不懒散才怪呢!虎是林中之王，你们在它周围放这么一群小动物，它怎么可能有兴趣走出来?为什么你们不放上两只狼呢，即

6、使不放狼，至少也得放一只翁狗吧?"一位来此参观的市民建议道。Othersallagreedwithhimandputfivepanthersintothejaguar'sterritory.Sincethen,thejaguardidnotgobacktoitshouseanymore.Iteitherstandsontopofthehillroaringorgoesdownfromthehillstrollingwithoutsleepingalldaylong.Itdidnoteatthemeatprovide

7、dbythezoostaffandhastotallygotbacktoitsnature.其他人都觉得他说得很有道理，就把5只美洲豹技进了虎园。结果就是，自那以后，美洲虎就再没回过虎房。它不是站在山顶长啸，就是从山上下来，在草地上游荡;它不再整日睡觉，也不再吃动物园的管理员送来的肉，它恢复了虎的本性。Actually,thisprincipledoesnotonlyapplytoanimals,butalsoapplytohumanbeings.Hereisanotherstory.Therewasarichma

8、nwhowasselectingahusbandforhisonlychildamongamultitudeofpursuers.Themanledallthepursuerstoariverandpointedtothecrocodiles,saying,"Anyonewhocanswimacrosstheriversafeandsoundwillmarr