Ass in the lion's skin  狐假虎威

A tiger caught a fox in a forest, and was just about to eat it, when the fox said, “you mustn't eat me. I was sent by heaven to rule the animals. By eating me, you will violate（违反，侵犯） the command of heaven.if you don't believe me, just follow me to see whether the animals are afraidof me.” The tiger agreed, and followed the fox as it walked around the forest.The animals all ran away on seeing them. The tiger thought they were afraid of the fox, so he let it go. He didn't realize that it was him that the beasts were really afraid of.

一只老虎在森林里捉到一只狐狸，正要吃它，狐狸说：“你不能吃我。我是上天派来统治这些动物的。吃我，你就会违反天上的命令。如果你不相信我，就跟着我去看看这些动物是不是我的。”老虎同意了，跟着狐狸走在森林里。动物们一看到它们就跑掉了。老虎以为他们怕狐狸，所以他就放了它。他没有意识到野兽们真正害怕的是他。

ass n.驴子，屁股

heaven n. 天堂，天空

rule v. 统治，管辖

violate v. 违反，侵犯

command n. 命令，指挥

realize v. 认识到，了解

beast n.  野兽，畜生

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