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One day, a cock was digging the earth and looking for some food for his family. Suddenly, he found a beautiful jewel in the dirt.
He held it in his hand and said, “There is no doubt that you are very precious for the man and whoever lost you would pay a lot of money to find you. To us, however, you are nothing but a stone.Now I would rather have one corn than all the jewels in the world.”
Then he threw the jewel away.
· Precious things are for those who prize them.
▲ cock [kɒk] n. 公鸡
▲ dig [dɪɡ] v. 挖掘
▲ jewel [ˈdʒu:əl] n. 宝石
▲ precious [ˈpreʃəs] adj. 宝贵的，珍贵的