讀點(diǎn)好英文:The Lion and the Mouse 獅子和老鼠

The Lion and the Mouse 獅子和老鼠

Once when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.“Pardon, OK?！”cried the little mouse，“Forgive me this time, I shall never forget it：who knows but I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?”The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go.

Some time after the lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters who desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. Just then the little mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad pIights in which the lion was, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the beasts.“Was I not right?”said the little mouse.

從前，當(dāng)一頭獅子正在睡覺(jué)時(shí)，一只小老鼠在它身上跳來(lái)跳去。獅子很快就被吵醒了，它用巨大的爪子按住老鼠，然后張開(kāi)大嘴要把它吃掉?！梆埩宋野?，”小老鼠哀求道，“原諒我這一次，我將永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記你的大恩大德，說(shuō)不定哪天我能報(bào)答你呢？”獅子聽(tīng)到小老鼠能幫到它，覺(jué)得十分好笑，就抬起爪子把小老鼠放走了。

沒(méi)過(guò)多久，獅子落入了獵人的陷阱。獵人想活捉它，然后獻(xiàn)給國(guó)王。他們把它綁在一棵樹上，然后去尋找貨車來(lái)運(yùn)送。正在那時(shí)，小老鼠碰巧經(jīng)過(guò)，看到獅子被綁，就跑上前去很快咬斷了捆綁在野獸之王身上的繩子?！拔艺f(shuō)的沒(méi)錯(cuò)吧？”小老鼠說(shuō)。

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單詞注解

Iap[l?p]v.舔；舔食；輕拍；沖

trickIe['trikl]v.滴，淌；慢慢走，緩慢移動(dòng)

pIight[plait]n.境況；困境；苦難

實(shí)用句型

Although she tried to scoop up the thin liquid, it was quite impossible for her to do so.

雖然它竭力想喝湯，可這對(duì)它來(lái)說(shuō)簡(jiǎn)直太難了。

……went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the beasts.

……跑上前去很快咬斷了捆綁在野獸之王身上的繩子。

智慧點(diǎn)津

For friends, open-heartedness and kindness are necessary. You would get nothing after you keep asking from your friend while without giving.

朋友之間應(yīng)該真誠(chéng)相待。如果只是一味地想從別人身上獲取而吝于付出，到最后，恐怕什么也得不到。

No matter how strong you are, your power is limited.

不論你多么強(qiáng)大，個(gè)人的力量總是有限的。