狐假虎威
Borrowing the tiger’s power
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老虎在林子里抓住一只狐狸，正要把它吃掉。狐狸很害怕，却故意摆出神气的样子，说：你不能吃我！天帝派我管理百兽，谁见到我都要害怕。老虎听了，有些不相信。
A tiger caught a fox in the forest and was about to eat it. The frightened fox put on a confident manner. It claimed that the ruler of heaven had placed it in charge of all the animals, so everyone feared it. The tiger was doubtful.
狐狸说：你跟在我后面走一趟，亲眼看看就知道了。于是，狐狸走在前面，老虎跟在后面。林子里的动物一看见它们，马上转身逃跑。狐狸回头看着老虎，好像在说：你看，我没有骗你吧！
The fox invited the tiger to follow and see for itself. The fox walked ahead with the tiger behind. Animals that saw them turned and ran. Looking back, the fox seemed to say that this proved its claim.
老虎看见动物逃跑，就以为大家真的害怕狐狸。它没有想到，动物也看得见跟在后面的自己。狐狸借用了老虎的威风，把别人的力量装成自己的力量，骗过了老虎。
Seeing the animals flee, the tiger believed that they feared the fox. It failed to consider that they could also see the tiger behind. The fox had borrowed the tiger’s power and passed it off as its own.
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本课采用《战国策·楚策一》流传的故事情节，做了儿童化改写。假在这里是借用，不是假期。看到结果，还要检查原因：动物跑了，不足以证明它们怕的是狐狸。
This child-friendly retelling follows the version in Strategies of the Warring States, Chu I. Here jia means borrow, not holiday. A result needs an explanation: animals running away does not prove they feared the fox.
Words to practise
狐假虎威林