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[taitai]

Dear teachers:
Hello, my name is taitai
I have a question that is , I read a sentence last week. ''If you walk straight up to the lion . it turns into a lamb''
I just couldn't figure out what does that means .

Thanks a lot for your answering!

Best wishes,

taitai

[redset]

A lion is large and dangerous and scary, right? You should probably avoid a lion, if you get too close it could attack you! But what if you walked right up to the lion, and it suddenly it was a lamb instead? That wouldn't be scary or dangeous at all!

I think it means that if you're confident, and you tackle a problem directly and without fear, the problem will be easier to deal with. It could also mean that an aggressive person is really pretending to be dangerous, so that people respect them and don't get in their way. If someone is brave enough to stand up to them, they might discover that the aggressive person isn't dangerous or confident at all.

Lambs are a symbol of meekness, softness and even cuteness. There are many stories (including religious ones) where lions represent danger and lambs represent peace.