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The Victor and the Victim

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TWO Game Cocks, having fought a battle, the defeated one skulked¹
away and hid, but the victor mounted a wall and crowed lustily.
This attracted the attention of a hawk², who said:

"Behold³! how pride goeth before a fall."

So he swooped⁴ down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy
him, when the vanquished⁵ Cock came out of his hiding-place, and
between the two the Hawk was calamitously⁶ defeated.

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1 skulked
v.潜伏，偷偷摸摸地走动，鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Sir Francis Clavering made his appearance, and skulked for a while about the magnificent rooms. 弗朗西斯·克拉弗林爵士也出席了，他在那些金碧辉煌的屋子里遛了一会。来自辞典例句 He skulked around outside until the police had gone. 他窥探着四周，直至见到警察走开。来自互联网

2 hawk
n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员
参考例句：
The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。 The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

3 behold
v.看，注视，看到
参考例句：
The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。 The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

4 swooped
俯冲，猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。 The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来，并把它杀死。

5 vanquished
v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 )；战胜；克服；抑制
参考例句：
She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。来自《简明英汉词典》 I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity. 我对她关心照顾从而消除了她的冷淡。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 calamitously
adv.灾难地，悲惨地
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