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Ostriches(鸵鸟) have been said to be so stupid that they react

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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。