Ostriches(鸵鸟) have been said to be so stupid that they react to danger by burying their heads in sand. This belief caused the popular phrases to be born: play the ostrich. It’s often used to describe people 小题1:________ refuse to face painful facts. They prefer to ignore the truth. It is like children sticking their fingers in the ears 小题2:________ crying, “I can’t hear you!”
But do ostriches really bury their heads in sand when they are in danger? The answer is no for sure! 小题3:_______ ostriches are flightless(不会飞的) birds, they can run as fast as 40 miles per hour. So, if they find 小题4:_______ in danger, they will run very fast.
It’s a false statement we’ve thought of as 小题5:________ truth for long. So, how did the phrase “play the ostrich” come from? Well,小题6:______ fact, ostriches swallow sand and pebbles(鹅卵石) to help grind(磨碎) food in their stomachs. This means they have to bend 小题7:_______ and put their heads into sand to collect pebbles. That’s 小题8:_______ a false statement was born
小题1:who/that
小题2:and
小题3:Although/though
小题4:themselves
小题5:a
小题6:in
小题7:down
小题8:how
1. 定语从句代替是的人，可用who或that.
2. 这里指小孩子拿手塞住耳朵并且说我听不到，表并列用and.
3. 这里是一个让步状语从句，用Though或Although.
4. 这里用的是反身代词他们自己，themselves由f变成v再加es.
5. 固定说法，作为一个事实as a truth用的是单数。
6. 固定搭配，in fact实际上，事实上。
7. bent down弯腰的意思，指鸵鸟把它们的头放在沙里面收集鹅卵石。
8. 此句意思：这就是这个错误论断如何产生的。