Long ago 1

　　lived a man who did everything out of wishful thinking.One day,he wanted a fur-lined jacket.He heard that a jacket made with fox’s fur was light and

　　2

　　.So he went into the forest to look for a fox.

　　When he found

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　　,he said to him,“Mr.fox,I want to use your fur to make a nice light,warm jacket.Could you do me the

　　4

　　of giving me your skin？” On hearing this,the fox ran away at once,thinking,“Oh,dear！ my skin was peeled off,I would surely die,and be very cold in the winter.It’s really unthinkable！” The man didn’t get the skin he wanted,and went back home.

　　that fable,people drew the idiom yuhumoupi.Its original meaning was to tell people that if they have a conflict of interest with the owner of the object they seek,they cannot achieve their goals.

　　Over the centuries,people changed “狐”—“fox” to “虎”—“tiger” which is more violent and fiercer and the phrase sounds more wishful and obviously impossible.So the idiom becomes yuhumoupi—to request evil or selfish persons to act against their own interests,

　　7

　　,of course,is

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　　waste of time.

　　1．there。　[考查there be句型的交换形式。句意为：很久以前,有一个做事凭主观愿望的人。there lives/exists/appears...]

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