经典短篇英语育儿故事50 篇兔子和乌龟的故事The Rabbit And The Turtle One day, a turtle is climbing. A rabbit sees the turtle. It asks the turtle: “Hi, turtle. What are you doing? ”“Im running. ” The turtle says. “Haha, you are running? How slowly! Let s play a game. Let s see who runs fast. ”The rabbit laughs. “OK. ”The turtle says. The next day is a sunny day. The turtle and the rabbit are ready for a game. Many animals are watching. “Three ! Two! One! Start! ”monkey says. The rabbit and the turtle runs to the end. The rabbit runs very fast. The turtle is climbing so slowly. Its behind the rabbit. The rabbit runs to a tree. It sees the turtle is behind. It thinks: “The turtle is very slow. I can sleep under the tree.” So the rabbit is sleeping. The turtle climbs to the tree. It sees the rabbit is dleeping and doesnt stop. In the end it gets to the end and is very happy! Now the rabbit wakes up. It thinks the turtle is still behind. The rabbit runs to the end. It sees the turtle there. “Haha, I win!” the turtle says. The rabbit is very sad. It is crying. This story tells us: we cant be pride. 以前有一只兔子，他对他能跑很快感到很自豪，一天他遇到了一只乌龟，他嘲笑乌龟跑的太慢。乌龟反驳说要不然来场赛跑。赛跑开始了，兔子能够跑的很快，把乌龟甩在了后边，时间过了一半，兔子感到继续跑下去很无聊，就休息了，睡得很香。这时乌龟一直在跑，最后超过了兔子睡觉的地方。最终乌龟赢得了这次赛跑。兔子醒后发现乌龟在他前边，赶紧跑起来想追上乌龟，但是太晚了。这个故事告诉我们“稳扎稳打才能赢得比赛”或者“不要对你的能力评价太高。 ”Look for a Friend Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesnt look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Lets be friends.” They become good friends.找朋友塞姆是一条小鱼，他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独，想要找一个朋友，那个朋友看起来要想他。塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8 条腿，看上去不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴，塞姆有迅速地逃走了。塞姆又累又饿，他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼，圆鱼对他说：“ 你好！你愿意做我的朋友吗？ ”塞姆回答： “ 好哇！可你是圆形的，我是扁的。” 圆鱼说： “ 但是我们俩都是鱼啊！”塞姆思考后说： “ 你讲得对，让我们做朋友吧。” 他们就成为好朋友了。三个懒汉的故事Three lazy Ones When the time came for him to die he called them to his bed and said， “Dear children， I have thought of something that I will reveal to you. The one of you is the laziest shall become king after me. ”The oldest one said ， “Father， then the kingdom belongs to me， for I am so lazy that whenever I lie down to sleep ， and a drop falls into my eyes， I will not even close them so that I can fall asleep. ”The second one said ， “Father， the kingdom belongs to me， for I am so lazy that when I am sitting by the fire warming myself ， I would rather let my heels burn up than to pull my legs back. ”The third one said， “Father， the kingdom is mine， for I am so lazy that if I were going to be hanged and already had the rope around my neck ， and someone put into my hand a sharp knife with which to cut the rope， I would let myself be hanged rather than to lift my hand up to the rope. ”When the father heard this he said ， “You have taken it the farthest and shall be king.”在一个遥远的地方，有一个国王，他有三个儿子，对每一个儿子他都非常喜爱，他不知道自己死后应该把王位传给他们三个中的哪一个。所以，当他快要死的时候，就把他们叫到身边说： “亲爱的孩子们，在我死后，你们三个中谁最懒，谁就继承我的王位。”老大说： “既然这样， 这王位就是我的， 因为我是最懒的儿子，当我躺下睡觉时， 有任何东西落到我的眼睛里， 我也懒得去擦掉， 即使不能把眼睛闭上，我仍然会继续睡觉。 ”二儿子说： “爸爸，王位应该传给我，因为我是最懒的儿子。 当我坐在火边取暖的时候， 就是火燃到我的脚趾， 我也懒得把腿收回来。 ”第三个儿子说：“爸爸，这王位是我的，因为我是你最懒的儿子，如果我就要被吊起来， 绳子已经套在了脖子上， 有人把一把锋利的小刀塞在我手里，要我切断绳子， 我宁愿被吊起来也懒得抬起手把绳子割断。”父亲听到这里说道：“你是最合适的人选，你应该继承王位。 ”A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday? I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered. Youre a good boy, said the mother proudly. Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman? She is the one who sells the candy. 好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“ 昨天给你的钱干什么了？ ” “ 我给了一个可怜的老太婆， ” 他回答说。 “ 你真是个好孩子， ” 妈妈骄傲地说。 “ 再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “ 她是个卖糖果的。 ” Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, Whats the meaning of the word Drunk, dad? Well, my son, his father replied, look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk. But, dad, the boy said, theres only ONE policeman! 醉酒一天，父亲与小儿子一块儿回家。 这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“ 爸爸， 醉 字是什么意思？ ” “唔，孩子，” 父亲回答说， “ 你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。 ” “可是，爸爸，” 孩子说， “ 那儿只有一个警察呀！ ”Three Little Pigs and a Big Wolf Once, a mother pig sent her three little children into the world. They needed to look after themselves. The first pig found some straw, and he built a fine house with straw, and he built a fine house with straw. The second pig built a house with wood. The third pig built a house with stone. One day, a wolf came to straw house, he was hungry. “Little pig let me in! Im your brother.”“No, no! You are a wolf.”Then the wolf blew down the straw house. The first pig ran to the wooden house. Then the wolf came to the wooden house, too. The two pigs ran to the stone house. The wolf came and blew the stone house. He blew and blew, but the house didn t fall down. Then wolf was angry, he climbed to the roof and jumped down the chimney. The wolf fell into the pot! Ouch! He ran away. The three little pigs lived happily. 从前，猪妈妈把她的三个小孩打发出去，因为他们需要学会照顾自己。第一只小猪找到一些稻草，他盖了一座漂亮的草房子。第一只小猪盖了一座木头房子。第二只小猪了盖了一座石头房子。一天，一只大灰狼来到草房前，他十分饥饿。“ 小猪，让我进去，我是我你兄弟。”“ 不，不，你是大灰狼。 ”然后大灰狼就把草屋吹倒了，第一只小猪逃到了木头屋子里。然后狼来到木头前，他吹呀吹可是吹不倒石头房子。狼发怒了，他爬上了屋顶并从烟囱往下跳。在烟囱下面的火炉上有一锅水。三只小猪用大火把得很烫。狼掉进了锅里！哎呀！他逃走了？三只小猪从此过着快乐的生活。A Beautiful Doll Tina is a lovely girl. She has a lot of dolls. One of these dolls is very beautiful. She has long blond hair and wears a white dress. The little girl likes her very much. She called her “Sandy”. You would forget all the sad things and become happy when you see her. Tina tried to teach Sandy to speak, but she failed. When she is free, Tina always made clothed for her. When she is unhappy or met with some difficulties, Tina talked to her, because they are close friends. What a lovely girl she is！Do you like it, too？漂亮的洋娃娃缇娜是一个可爱的女孩，她有许多洋娃娃。其中有个是很没得：她有着金色的长发，穿着一件白色的连衣裙。小女孩非常喜欢它，因此，小女孩叫她 “ 桑迪” 。当你看到它的时候就会高兴，会忘记所有不开心的事。缇娜试着教桑迪说话， 可她失败了。当缇娜空闲时， 她时常会桑迪缝衣服。当她遇到不快乐的事或碰倒困难的时候，缇娜中哦你对它倾述， 因为他们是亲密的朋友。多么可爱的一个女孩啊！你也喜欢它吗？The Wolf and the Crane There is a bad wolf in the forest. One day he is eating a lamb. Suddenly a bone sticks in his throat. “Oh, a bone is my throat.” He goes to see a doctor, “Please help me.” The doctor, Mr. Panda says, “Sorry, I cant help you. The bone is inside.”“What can I do?” the wolf is sad. Then he meets a crane. “Oh, dear crane. Please help me. A bone is in my throat. I will pay for your help.”“Ok. Let me have a try,” the crane says. She pulls out the bone with her bill. “Now I will go. Remember your words. You should pay me,” she says.“Well. Pay you. I remember,” the wolf says. With the words, the wolf bites off the crane s neck and eats her up.狼与鹤森林里有一只很坏的狼。一天，他正在吃一只羊羔.突然一根骨头卡在他的喉咙里了。“ 哎呀，一根骨头卡在我的喉咙里了。” 他赶忙去看医生，“ 请帮帮我吧。 ” 医生熊猫先生说： “ 很抱歉，我帮不了你。骨头卡在里面。”“ 我该怎么办啊？ ” 狼伤心。后来他遇到一只鹤。“ 亲爱的鹤小姐，请救救我吧，一根头卡在我的喉咙里了。我会给你报酬的。”“ 好吧。我试试看。 ” 鹤小姐说。她用她的长嘴把骨头拉了出来。“ 现在我要走了。记住你的话，你该给我报酬的。”“ 好的，给你报酬。 ” 狼突然说，突然咬住鹤的长脖子，把她吃了。The Fox and the Tiger An Archer, hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bushes to hide. At last the Tiger stood up, and pretending to be very brave, told the other animals not to be afraid anymore, but to rely on his courage, and he would attack the enemy on his own. While he was talking, and lashing his tail and tearing at the ground with his claws to impress the others, an arrow came and pierced his ribs. The Tiger howled with pain. While he was trying to draw out the arrow with his teeth the Fox went up to him and asked, in surprise, whoever had the strength and courage to wound such a brave and mighty beast as the Tiger? Nay, said the Tiger, I misjudged my enemy. It was that unbeatable man over there! MORAL: Knowledge is power. 狐狸和老虎一个射手正在森林里打猎。 他的箭法好极了， 射死了许多野兽。 这可大大地吓坏了余下的动物，它们都跑到最茂盛的灌木丛中躲藏起来。最后，老虎站了起来，装着非常勇敢的样子叫其余的动物相信它的勇敢，不必再害怕。它将独个儿向敌人进攻。它一边说着，一边甩动着它的尾巴，并用它的爪子刨着地上的泥土，想使别人更信任它。就在这时，一枝箭飞来，刺穿了他的肋骨，老虎顿时痛得吼叫起来。正当它尽力用牙齿拔出身上的箭时，狐狸走上前来吃惊地问道：“谁能有这样的力气和胆量来伤害象老虎这样勇敢而强有力的野兽呢？”“不， ” 老虎说， “我错误地判断了我的敌人， 是那边那个不可战胜的人打败了我。 ”A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed Jack and Ben are good friends. One day, they explore a forest together. When they go deep into the forest, suddenly they hear a sound. “Whats that? The sound is so terrible.” Ben says.“Oh! Bear! Look! A bear!” Jack says and climbs quickly on a tall tree.Ben tries to climb on the tree. But he cant. “What can I do? Help me please! “Ben says to Jack. But Jack does nothing. The bear is coming. Ben lies down quickly and pretends to die. The bear looks at Ben and walking around him. Ben holds his breath. The bear smells Ben and thinks hes dying, and then the bear goes away. When Jack sees the bear going far, he slides down from the tree and wakes Ben. “What did the Bear whisper to you?” Jack asks Ben.“Why didn t you help me? Have you not heard the sentence: A friend in need is a friend indeed?” Ben shouted. 患难见真情杰克和本是一对好朋友。一天，他俩结伴去森林探险。当他们深入森林时，突然听到一个声音。“ 那是什么？这声音真恐怖。” 本说。“ 啊！是熊！快看！熊！ ” 杰克边说边迅速爬到身旁的颗大树上。本试着爬在树上，可是他做不到。“ 我怎么办啊？快帮帮我？” 本朝杰克喊道。可是杰克什么也没有做。熊来了。本赶快躺在地上装死。 熊看看本。绕着他走了儿圈。 本赶忙屏住呼吸。熊又低下头闻了本，以为他死了，然后就走开了。杰克看到熊走远了，他才滑下树来，叫醒本。“ 熊刚才跟你说什么了？ “ 杰克好奇地文本。“ 你刚才为什么不帮我？难道你没有听对患难见真情这句话吗？” 本大声喊道。Two dogs A man has two dogs: a hound and a housedog. He trains the hound to help him hurt and teaches the housedog to watch the house. When he returns home after a days hunt, he always gives the house-dog some meat. The hound feels very angry. He says unhappily to the housedog, “Where I work very hard outside, you share my food.” “Dont blame me, my friend. You should blame the master. He doesnt teach me to hurt, but to share others food,” the housedog answers.Dont blame children for the mistakes of their parent两只狗有一个人养了两条狗：一条是猎犬，一条是看家狗。他训练猎狗帮他打猎，教看家狗守家。 当猎人打了一天猎回家后， 总要分给看家狗一些肉， 猎狗对此很生气。它不高兴地对看家狗说道：“ 我在外边追捕猎物十分辛苦，而你在家什么都不做，但你却分享我的食物。” 看家狗回答道： “ 不要责怪我，我的朋友。你应该去责备主人。他不教我打猎，却只教我分享别人的食物。”不要因为父母的错误而去责备孩子。The City Mouse and the Country Mouse 城里老鼠和乡下老鼠Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, Do come and see me at my house in the country. So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city. The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, Run! Run! The cat is coming! They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid. 【译文】城里老鼠和乡下老鼠从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠， 它说： “你一定要来我乡下的家看看。 ”于是，城里老鼠就去了。 乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮， 好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。 因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。 ”A Clever Hare Billy hare is hungry and finds a radish. What he picks it up, Mr. Fox is behind him and wants to eat him. “I m hungry, too. Youve my dinner. Im going to eat you,” ha says. Billy Hare is shocked, but he isnt scared. He says, “Follow me. I have better food for you.”They go to a well. “Look down here,” Billy Hare says “There is something in the water. “Whats that?” Mr. Fox asks surprisingly. “It s a big and fat hen. Let s get down and fetch it.” Billy Hare says and gets down with a pail. “Can you out the hen into the pail?” Mr. Fox shouts. “No. She s too big,” Billy Hare says, “Come down, please. We can take her up together. Jump into the other pail.”Mr.Fox does so. When he gets down, Billy Hare gets up. “Good-bye! ” Billy Hare gets down, Billy Hare gets out of the well and says. Mr. Fox cant get out. 聪明的野兔野兔比利很饿， 他找到了一只萝卜。 当他捡起萝卜的时候， 狐狸先生正在他的生后，想吃了他。“ 我也饿了。你是我的晚餐，我要吃了你。” 狐狸说。比利很吃惊，但是他并不害怕。他说：“ 跟我来，我有更好的食物给你。”他们来来一口井边。“ 朝这下面看， ” 比利说， “ 水里有东西。 ”“是什么呀？ ” 狐狸先生好奇地问： “ 那是一只有大又费肥的母亲。我们下去把她捉上来。” 比利说着，乘一只水桶下去了。“ 你能把鸡放进桶里里。 ” 狐狸问他： “ 不行，这只鸡太大了， ” 比利说， “ 下来吧。我们可以一起把它捉上去。快掉到另一只水桶里吧。”狐狸照做了。当他下去的时候，比利就上来了。“ 再见。” 比利从井里出来时说。而狐狸却出不来了。The Fox and the Tiger An Archer, hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bushes to hide. At last the Tiger stood up, and pretending to be very brave, told the other animals not to be afraid anymore, but to rely on his courage, and he would attack the enemy on his own. While he was talking, and lashing his tail and tearing at the ground with his claws to impress the others, an arrow came and pierced his ribs. The Tiger howled with pain. While he was trying to draw out the arrow with his teeth the Fox went up to him and asked, in surprise, whoever had the strength and courage to wound such a brave and mighty beast as the Tiger? Nay, said the Tiger, I misjudged my enemy. It was that unbeatable man over there! MORAL: Knowledge is power. 狐狸和老虎一个射手正在森林里打猎。 他的箭法好极了， 射死了许多野兽。 这可大大地吓坏了余下的动物，它们都跑到最茂盛的灌木丛中躲藏起来。最后，老虎站了起来，装着非常勇敢的样子叫其余的动物相信它的勇敢，不必再害怕。它将独个儿向敌人进攻。它一边说着，一边甩动着它的尾巴，并用它的爪子刨着地上的泥土，想使别人更信任它。就在这时，一枝箭飞来，刺穿了他的肋骨，老虎顿时痛得吼叫起来。正当它尽力用牙齿拔出身上的箭时，狐狸走上前来吃惊地问道：“谁能有这样的力气和胆量来伤害象老虎这样勇敢而强有力的野兽呢？”“不， ” 老虎说， “我错误地判断了我的敌人， 是那边那个不可战胜的人打败了我。 ”Father s Things When Peter is 17, he is as tall as his father. So he begins to borrow his fathers clothes when he wants to go out with his fathers clothes when he wants to go out with his friends in the evening. Father doesnt like this. And he always gets very angry when he finds his son wearing any of his things. One evening when Peter is about to go out; his father stops him in the living room. He looks at Peters clothes very carefully. Then he says angrily, “Isn t that one of my ties, Peter?”“Yes, Father, it is,” answers Peter. “And that shirt is mine, too.”“Yes, thats your, too.” answers Peter.“And you re wearing my belt!”“Yes, I am, Father,” answers Peter, “You don t want to your trousers to fall down, do you?”父母的东西皮特 17 岁的时候，长得和父亲一样高了。 于是，当他晚上和朋友一起出去时，就开始借父亲的衣服穿。 可是这位父亲可不喜欢这样， 当他发现他的儿子穿他的衣服时，总是非常生气。一天晚上，皮特准备出去，父亲在客厅里拦住了他。父亲细细打量着皮特的穿着。然后气呼呼的说着；“ 皮特，那不是我的领带吗？”皮特回答说： “ 是的，父亲，是您的领带。”“ 还有那衬衫也是我的。 ”“ 是的，衬衫也是您的。 ” 皮特回答说。“ 还有呢，你连皮带也用我的。” 父亲说。“ 是的，父亲， ” 皮特回答说， “ 您不愿意让您的裤子掉下来吧？”The Sports Meeting in the Forest There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting. Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he cant jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best. This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy! 森林运动会森林里有很多动物。今天天气晴朗，小动物要举行运动会。小猴子，狐狸，兔子和小熊在赛跑。看！小兔子得了第一， 狐狸和猴子得了第二， 小熊得了第三。 小动物们都在叫喊： “ 小熊，加油！小熊，加油！” 看那儿，小鸭和小猪在比赛跳高。小猪太胖了，成绩不太理想，所有小鸭得了冠军。 看这里！小猫和小松鼠在比赛爬树， 小猫生病了，没能拿冠军，但它全力以赴了。运动会可真棒，小动物们多开心啊！The Bathing Boy One day, Tom is bathing in a river. He doesnt swim well and will be drown. He calls out loud for help. A man is just passing by. He doesnt help the boy, but stands by and says to him. “How imprudent you are! It is dangerous to bath in the river.” “Oh, yes sir,” cries the boy, “ Please help me out and scold me afterward.”Counsel without help is useless. 洗澡的男孩有一天，汤姆在河里洗澡。他不太会游泳。眼看就要被淹死，他大声呼喊救命。有个人正好从旁边经过，他没有帮助小男孩，却是站在旁边对小孩子说道：“ 你怎么这么草率！在河里洗澡很危险。”“哦，先生，” 小男孩喊叫： “ 请你还是先把我救起来后再责备我吧。”只有忠告而不给予帮助是无济于事的。The Rabbit and the Fox Once there was a naughty rabbit. He likes to play tricks, and it made other animals angry. But it was very different to catch him. One day, a wolf said to a fox, “I have an idea to catch the rabbit. You go back home and get into bed. Ill go to the rabbit and tell him that you are dead. If he comes to see you, youll jump up and catch him.”“Good idea, ” said the fox, “I ll do that.” Then fox ran home and got into bed. The wolf went to the rabbits house and said, “Mr. Rabbit, have you heard Mr. Fox is dead?” The wolf stood at the door, and then he went away. “Really? I havent heard anything about it.” The rabbit said to himself, so he decided to go and see if it was true. He went to the foxs house and looked in through the window. He saw the fox lying in bed. He opened the door and went in. he looked at the fox and said, “Mr. Wolf says Mr.Fox is dead, but he doesnt look like a dead fox. A dead fox always open his mouth.”When the fox heard this, he thought, “I ll show him that I am dead.” So he opened his mouth. The rabbit saw the fox open his mouth, and he knew the fox was not dead. He ran out of the house as fast as he could. 兔子和狐狸以前有一个淘气的兔子， 他喜欢恶作剧， 这使得其他动物很生气。 但是想抓住这是兔子可不容易。一个，狼对狐狸说： “ 我想到一个办法可以抓住这只兔子，你回家睡在床上，我去告诉告诉兔子你死了。如果他来看你，你就跳起来抓住它。”“ 好主意， ” 狐狸说， “ 我按你说的办。“ 于是狐狸跑回家躺在床上。狼跑到兔子家说： “ 兔子先生死了的事你听说了吗？” 狼站在门口说，然后就走开了。“ 真的吗？我怎么没有听说呢。” 兔子自言自语地说。于是他决定去看看是不是真的。她来到狐狸的房前并从窗口往里看，他看见狐狸躺在床上。于是，他打开门并走了进去。他看着狐狸说着；“ 狼先生说狐狸死了，但他不像一只死狐狸，因为死狐狸是张开嘴巴的。”当狐狸听见这话，他想 “ 我要让他知道我是死的。于是他张开了嘴巴。兔子看见狐狸张开了嘴巴， 他知道狐狸没有死， 于是他飞快从房子里跑了出来。Outside Games There are many outside game like running, skating, swimming, horse-racing, hunting, flying kites, walking-races. Of course, football is an out game. Basketball, badminton and so on are also outside game. Some people like outside games, but others like indoor games. They like playing billiard, chess, cards, table tennis. Outdoor games invoke more and faster movement. Some active people like them. Indoor games are quiet and involve less movement. Do you like outside games or indoor game? 户外运动户外运动有许多，跑步、溜冰、赛马、射击、放风筝、竞走。当然，足球也是一种户外运动，篮球、羽毛球等也是户外运动。一些人喜欢户外运动，而另外一些人喜欢室内运动。他们喜欢打台球、下象棋、打牌、打乒乓球.户外运动包括更多和更快的运动，有些人喜欢户外运动； 室内运动比较安静、运动量较小。你喜欢户外运动还是室内运动呢？The Wolf and the Dog There is a wolf. He is very hungry and has no strength to find food. As he lies under a large tree, a dog sees him. The dog sees the wolf is so thin and hungry, and he feels sorry for him and says, “You are so terrible! Are you hungry?”“Yes, ” says the wolf, “I m hungry because you are guarding the sheep. Now I am so weak that I cant find food. I think I will do.”“Why not help me?” Asks the dog, “I work regularly and I eat regularly. You could do the same. You can help me guard the sleep. In that way, I will not worry about your stealing the sleep, and you will not worry about going hungry. Its good for us.The wolf thinks it over and thinks the dog is right. So they walk to the dogs house. As they are walking, the wolf sees that only the hair of the dogs neck is very thin. He is curious about this. So he asks the dog about it. “Oh, don t worry about that,” says the dog, “It s the place where the collar ties on the neck. My master chains me up at night,”“Chained up!” shouts the wolf, “Do you mean that you are chained up at night? If I come to live with you, will I be chained up at night, too?”“That s night,” says the dog, “But, youll get used to it.”“But, if I am chained up, I wont be free.” After saying this, the wolf turns round and runs away. The dog shouts, “Wait! Come back! Im not free, but Im healthy. I have good food, and a warm place to sleep. I like enjoying life. In fact, Im freer than you are.”狼和狗有一只狼，他非常饿，而且饿得没有力气去找吃的了。 当他躺在一棵大树下时，一只狗看见了他。看到狼又饿又瘦，狗挺可怜他的：“ 你看上去真可怕。你很饿啊？“ 是的。” 狼说，“ 我饿是因为你和你的伙伴看守着羊群。现在我弱得没法去找食物。我想我就快要死了。”“ 为什么不帮我呢？ ” 狗说， “ 我们按时工作，准时吃饭。你也行的。你可以帮我看羊群。那样我就不用担心你会来偷羊，你也不用担心挨饿了。 这对我们都有好处。”狼考虑了一下，觉得狗说的对，他们就一起朝狗的屋子走去了。正走着，狼看见口脖子上的毛很少。他觉得好奇，就问狗怎么回事。“ 啊，别担心， ” 狗说， “ 这是系狗项圈的地方，晚上主人会把我拴起来。”“ 拴起来？ ” 狼叫起来， “ 你是说晚上你会拴起来？如果我去和你住，晚上也会被拴起来？ ”“ 没错， ” 狗说， “ 但是你会习惯的。 ”“ 但是，如果被拴起来，我就不自由了。” 说完，狼转身跑了。狗大声喊道： “ 等等！回来！我是不自由，可是我很健康，我有好的食物，有个温暖的地方睡觉。你太喜欢享受生活了。我其实比你还自由些。”Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood is a lovely girl. She likes red hats. So her mother calls her little Red Riding Hood. Her grandma loves her very much. But now she is ill. Her mother is busy. So she asks little Riding Hood to see her grandma. In the forest, a wolf sees little Red Riding Hood, “Look, little Riding Hood. I have children for lunch, the path goes to her grandmas house. ”The wolf comes to grandmas house and eats grandma. Then he wears grandmas glasses and clothes, and in her bed. After a while, little Red Riding Hood comes to grandmas bed. To her surprise, grandmas mouth is very big. So she asks: “Grandma, why is your mouth so big?” “I eat little girls with this mouth.” And he rushed at little Red Riding Hood.“Help! Help! ” The wolf runs after little Red Riding Hood. At this time, a hunter passes through the house. He shoots the wolf and saves little Red Riding Hood. Then he cuts the wolf and grandma comes out. 小红帽小红帽是一个可爱的女孩。她喜欢红帽子，于是她妈妈就叫她小红帽。她的祖母很爱小红帽，但现在她生病了。小红帽的妈妈非常忙，所有她让小红帽去看望祖母。在森林里，一只狼看见了小红帽。“ 瞧啊！小红帽。午餐有小孩子可以吃啦！这是一条去她祖母家的路。”狼来到了祖母家并吃掉了祖母。然后他戴上祖母的眼镜，并穿上祖母的衣服并睡在祖母的床上。 过了一段时间， 小红帽来到了祖母的床前， 使她吃惊的是祖母的嘴巴非常大。 于是她问：“ 祖母，为什么你的嘴巴这么大？”“用它来吃小女孩。 ”狼说这就扑向小红帽。“ 救命，救命！狼追着小红帽。正在此时，一个猎人路过这儿，他用枪打死了狼并救出小红帽；然后他剥开狼的兔子，救出祖母。”A Little Ant Once there was a little ant. She wanted to get married, but she only wanted to marry the strongest creature. She wanted to marry the strongest creature, but she didnt know who the strongest creature is. She saw the wind blow houses down. So she thought the wind was the strongest creature. She wanted to marry the wind. But the wind told the little ant that ht wasnt the strongest creature. There was a tower in the forest. He had stood there for a thousand years against his force. The tower was the strongest creature. “Why do you want to marry me?” the wind asked.“Because you are the strongest creature in the world. Y ou are strongest than the wind. ” said the ant.“You are right. Im strongest than the wind. But Im not the strongest creature in the world. Look, how Im damaged! Can t you guess who has done this to me? Its you, ants. ”At last, the little ant married her own kind. Because they were the strongest creatures. 一只蚂蚁从前，有一个小蚂蚁想结婚，但她只想嫁给世界上最强打者。她想嫁给强大者， 但她不知道谁才是最强大者。她看到风把房子吹倒了， 于是她认为风是最强大的，她要嫁给风。可风告诉小蚂蚁，他不是最强大者，林中有一座它塔。他顶住风力耸立了一千年，他才是最强大的。“ 为什么你要嫁给我？ ” 塔说。“ 因为你是最强大的，你甚至比风还强大。” 蚂蚁说。“ 你说的对，我是比风强大。 但我不是最强大的。 瞧，我已被损坏成什么样子了。难道你猜不出来是谁把我损坏成这个样子的吗？是你们蚂蚁啊。” 塔说。最后，小蚂蚁嫁给了她的同类，因为他们才是最强大者。Poor George George is a little monkey. He lives in a deep forest. He likes jumping and climbing trees. He is happy every day. But he has a shortcoming. He is curious. One day an old man goes by the forest. He carries a lot of straw hats. George sees the man, and the man sees George, too. The man says to himself, “What a lovely monkey! I will catch him. I will take him home.”The man sits down and thinks over. George sees and also sits down. The man has an idea. He puts a hat on his head, and puts other hats on the ground. Then he pretends to sleep. George is curious and looks at the hats. “I will be nice if I put a hat on my head.” George thinks. Then he climbs down from the tree, picks up a hat and puts it on. The hat is too big, and covers Georges eyes. George cant see. And the man gets up at once, rushes out and catches him quickly. Poor George! 可怜的乔治乔治是一只小猴子。他住在大森林里。他喜欢在树上跳来跳去，爬上爬下。他整天都乐呵呵的。但是他有个毛病，就是太好奇。一天，一个老人路过大森林，他带着许多草帽。乔治看见了这个老人，老人也看见他了。；老人自言自语道： “ 多可爱的猴子啊！我要捉住他，把他带回家去。 ”老人坐下来。想着办法。乔治看见了，也坐下来。不一会老人有个办法， 他戴上一顶帽子， 又把其他帽子放在地上， 然后假装睡觉。乔治很好奇，看看帽子，心想：“ 要是我戴上一顶，肯定好看。” 于是爬下树，捡起一顶帽子戴在头上。可是帽子太大了，遮住了他的眼睛了。那个老人一下站起来，冲过去，迅速地捉住乔治。可怜的乔治啊！The Ant and the Dove An ant is walking by the river. He looks at the river and says to himself, “How nice and cool this water looks! I must drink some of it.” But when he is drinking, he slips into the river. “Oh.Help!Help!” The ant cries,A dove is sitting in the tree. She hears hi m and throws him a leaf, “Climb up that leaf,” she says “and you will float bank.”The ant climbs uo onto the leaf, and the wind blows the leaf to the bank. And the ant is saved. “Thank you, Dove. Youre so kind,” The ant says and runs home, “You have saved my life, and I wish I could do something for you, Goodbye!”“Goodbye!” says the dove, “Be careful. Not to fall into the river again.”After a few days, the dove is building her nest. And a man is raising his gun to shoot her. The ant sees this, and runs quickly to bite the mans leg. “Ouch! Ouch! ” The man feels pained and drops his gun. The dove hears and flies away. So the man picks up his gun and leave. The dove comes to her nest. “Thank you, my little friend,” she says, “You have saved my life.”The little ant is so glad, because he can help the dove. 蚂蚁和鸽子一只蚂蚁在河边散步。他看见喝水自言自语道：“ 这河水看上去真清凉啊！我要去喝点。 ” 可是他在喝水的时候，一不小心滑进河里了。“ 啊！救命！救命！ 蚂蚁叫喊着。一只鸽子正呆在树上，听见呼救声，就扔给他一片树叶。“ 快爬到树叶上去。她说： “ 你会漂到岸上的。 ”“ 谢谢你，鸽子。你真善良。” 蚂蚁一边说一边向家跑， “ 你就了我的命，我会奥达你的。再见！ ”“ 再见！小心别掉进河里了。” 鸽子说。几天后，鸽子正在筑巢，一个人举着枪要打鸽子。蚂蚁看见了，迅速地跑过去，在那个人的腿上咬了一口。“ 啊呀！哎呀！ ” 那个人疼得扔掉枪。鸽子听见了，连忙飞走了。那个人只好捡起枪，走了。鸽子又飞回巢里。 “ 谢谢你，我的小朋友。 ” 鸽子说， “ 你就了我的命。 ”小蚂蚁可高兴了，因为他也帮助了鸽子。The Fisherman and His Wife Once, there was a fisherman. He had an ugly wife. They were poor. One day, the fisherman caught a goldfish. But the goldfish could talk, “Please let me go! Ill reward you.”“Ok, my God? ” cried the fisherman, “Dont worry. I have no wish to eat a talking fish.” So he puts it into the water.The fisherman went home and told his wife about it. She became very angry. “How foolish you are!” she said, “Look at the hut. Go back to the sea and tell the fish to give me a cottage.”So the fisherman went down to the beach. “Whats the matter?” asked the fish.“My wife wants to cottage.” said the fisherman.“Dont worry, she will have it.”So the fishermans wife had her cottage.But after a few days, she became tired of it. “Tell the fish to give me a palace.” she said. Then the fisherman went back to the beach again. And the fishermans wife had her palace. But she soon got tried of it, too. “Ask the fish to be my servant, and I want to be a queen. ”This time, the fish got angry. It said nothing and swam away. The fisherman waited and waited, but the goldfish didn t come back. When he went home, he found his wife back in their old hut. 渔夫和他的妻子从前，有一位渔夫，他又一个很丑的妻子。他们家里很穷。一天，渔夫捕到一条金鱼。 但这条金鱼会说话： “ 请放我走吧！ 我会报答你的 . ”“ 啊，我的天啊！ ” 渔夫吃惊地叫道， “ 别担心，我不会吃一条会说话的鱼的。”于是他把金鱼放进了水里。渔夫回家并把这件事告诉了他的妻子。妻子非常愤怒。“ 你多愚蠢啊！ ” 她说：“ 看看这个破草屋，到海边去，向金鱼要一间小木屋。”于是渔夫来到海边。“ 怎么啦？ ” 金鱼问。“ 我的妻子想要一件小木屋。” 渔夫说。“ 别担心，她会有的。 ”渔夫的妻子得到了一间小木屋。但过了几天，她对此感到厌倦了：“ 告诉金鱼，让它给我一座宫殿。” 渔夫又返回海边。他的妻子得到了一座宫殿。但她很快又对此感到厌倦：“ 去叫金鱼做我的仆人，我想当女王。”这次，金鱼变得愤怒了，它一句话也没说就游走了。渔夫等呀等，但金鱼没有回来。当他回家时，他看见他妻子又回到就茅屋。It s Unfair Linda was a good girl, but she was often late for school. One day, she was late again. When she came in, Mr. Clark, her teacher said angrily, “I ll tell you father if you are late again.” Linda didnt want him to do that. Because her father was very strict with her. The next morning, Linda got up early. She hurried to school. At the school gate, she heard the first bell, “What shall I do?” she asked herself, “I ll turn it in first.” She decided. And so she did. When she hurried into her classroom, Mr. Clack was already beginning his class. “Linda! Didnt I tell you to be here on time?” Mr. Clack said as he as her.“I m sorry, sir,” Linda tried to explain, “I m late because I had to?”“I don t listen to any excuse,” Mr. Clack stopped her. “If you cant get here on time, I have to tell your father. ”“But Mr. Clack. Its it s unfair!”“Unfair! How dare you say that? ” Mr. Clack said angrily, “I ll report you to the headmaster. “I was only trying to do a good idea,” Linda thought,“and now” She couldnt keep back her tears. When the bell rang for the break, the door opened and Mr. White, the headmaster came in. he was holding a wallet in his hand, “Excuse me, Mr. Clack. Is this your wallet?”“Oh,yes. Its my wallet. Who found it? I must thank him.”“Linda found it and turned it in before school started.” Mr. Whitesaid.Mr. Clack face slowly turned red. He looked at Linda and said, “I m very sorry. Linda. I take back what I said.”“And I m sorry. Mr. Clack. Ill try not to be late again.” Linda said.这是不公平琳达是一个好女孩，但她经常迟到。一天，琳达又迟到了。当她进来的时，她的老师克拉克先生生气说：“ 如果你在迟到， 我就通知你爸爸。 ” 琳达不想他那么做，因为她爸爸对她要求很严格。二天，琳达起床很早。她匆匆向学校走去，在学校大门口，她停下来了。因为地上有一个钱夹。当她站在那儿是，她听见了第一遍铃声，“ 我该怎么办呢？” 她自言自语， “ 我要先把它交上去。 ” 她下定决定，于是她就是这么做了。当她匆匆走进教室的时候，克拉克先生已经开始讲课了。“ 琳达，我没有告诉你早点来吗？” 克拉克先生一看到琳达就说，“ 对不起，先生。 ” 琳达想解释， “ 我迟到是因为我不得不 ”“ 我不想听任何借口， “ 克拉克阻止道 , “ 如果你不能准时到这儿，我不得不告诉你父亲。 ”“ 但是，克拉克先生，这是. 这是不公平的！ ”“ 不公平！你怎么敢那么说！ ” 克拉克先生愤怒的说， “ 我要把你的事情汇报给校长！”“ 我只想做一件好事， ” 琳达心想， “ 但是现在 ”她的眼泪阻止不住流下来。当下课铃声响起是，教室的门开了，校长怀特先生走了进来。他的手里拿着一个钱夹： “ 打扰一下，克拉克先生，这是你的钱夹吗？”“ 哦，是我的。是谁找到的？我一定的谢谢她。”“ 琳达发现的，并在上课前把它交来了。” 怀特先生说。克拉克先生的脸渐渐红了，他看了看琳达，惭愧地说：“ 对不起，琳达，我收回我说过的话。 ”“ 我也不对，克拉克先生，我下次尽量不再迟到了。” 琳达说。Three Good Friends One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He cant swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he cant help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant s home. Then, three of them become good friends. 三个好朋友一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。The Old Man and the Old Cat An old man has a cat. The cat is very old, too. He runs very quickly. And his teeth are bad. One evening, the old cat sees a little mouse. He catches it, but he cant eat it because his teeth are not strong enough. The mouse runs away. The old man is very angry. He beats his cat. He says: “You are a fool cat. I will punish you!” the cat is very sad. He thinks： “When I was young, I worked hard for you. Now you don t like me because Im too old to work. You should know you are old, too. ”老人和老猫一个年迈的老人养一只猫。 这只猫也非常老了。 她跑得很快，但是牙齿很糟糕。一天王还是那个， 这只老猫看见一只小老鼠。 它抓住了小老鼠， 但是它却吃不了它，因为它的牙齿不够锋利了。这只小老鼠逃跑了。老人很生气，他打了小猫，并且对它说：“ 你这只蠢猫！我要惩罚你！” 猫非常伤心，它想： “ 在我还年轻的时候，我为你努力工作。现在你却因为我太老了不能工作而不喜欢我。你应该知道你也老了。”Spring in the Green Season Spring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season. 故事三春天来了，春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国，春天二月来临，那时候还是很冷，但是会运来月暖和，白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿，沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽。春天也播种的季节。Look for a Friend Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eig ht legs. He doesnt look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Lets be friends.” They become good friends.找朋友塞姆是一条小鱼，他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独，想要找一个朋友，那个朋友看起来要想他。塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8 条腿，看上去不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴，塞姆有迅速地逃走了。塞姆又累又饿，他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼，圆鱼对他说：“ 你好！你愿意做我的朋友吗？ ”塞姆回答： “ 好哇！可你是圆形的，我是扁的。” 圆鱼说： “ 但是我们俩都是鱼啊！”塞姆思考后说： “ 你讲得对，让我们做朋友吧。” 他们就成为好朋友了。The Hippo and I A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit. In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week. 我与河马河马住在动物园里，我很喜欢他。他经常去看它，他也经常想我。今天是星期日，是个好天气，我又一次去看望它。在我离开动物园之后，他跟随到我的家。我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。当我唱歌是，它待在水池里，像兔子一样安静。晚上，他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。妈妈要它回家。它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。What Animals are the sea? There are all kinds of animals in the sea. Look! They are coming. This is an octopus. The octopus is spraying ink. This is a shark. The shark has sharp teeth. This is a whale. The whale shoots water into the air. This is a sea turtle. The sea turtle has a hard shell. These are starfishes. The starfishes have five legs. These are angelfishes. The angelfishes have beautiful colors. This is a lobster. The lobster has strong claws. This is a jellyfish. The jellyfish has a soft body. They are different. But all of them live in the sea. 海里有什么动物在海洋里有各种各样的动物。看！他们过来了。这时一条章鱼，章鱼在喷墨。这是一条鲨鱼，鲨鱼有锐利的牙齿。这是一只鲸鱼，鲸把水喷射到空中。这时一直海龟，海龟有坚硬的壳。这些是海星，海星有五条腿。这些是扁蛟鱼，扁姣鱼有美丽的花纹。这是一只龙虾，龙虾有强壮的爪子。这是一个水母，水母有一个柔软的身体。他们各不相同，但他们都居住在海洋里。naughty Monkey It s very hot. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of the man s nose.The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases the fly. The fly comes back again and sits on the old mans nose again. The monkey chases it away again and again. This happens five or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone. When the fly sits on the old mans nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the stone. He kills the fly and breaks the old mans nose.调皮的猴子天气很热。一位老人在椅子上睡着了。一只苍蝇飞来落在老人的鼻子上。老人有一只顽皮的猴子。猴子在追打苍蝇。苍蝇再次飞落在老人的鼻子上，猴子一再追打苍蝇。这样往返了五六次，猴子很生气。他跳着跑到花园，捡起一块大石头。当苍蝇再次落在老人的鼻子上时，猴子用石头击中老人的鼻子上的苍蝇。他砸死了苍蝇也打破了老人的鼻子。A Beautiful Doll Tina is a lovely girl. She has a lot of dolls. One of these dolls is very beautiful. She has long blond hair and wears a white dress. The little girl likes her very much. She called her “Sandy”. You would forget all the sad things and become happy when you see her. Tina tried to teach Sandy to speak, but she failed. When she is free, Tina always made clothed for her. When she is unhappy or met with some difficulties, Tina talked to her, because they are close friends. What a lovely girl she is！Do you like it, too？漂亮的洋娃娃缇娜是一个可爱的女孩，她有许多洋娃娃。其中有个是很没得：她有着金色的长发，穿着一件白色的连衣裙。小女孩非常喜欢它，因此，小女孩叫她 “ 桑迪” 。当你看到它的时候就会高兴，会忘记所有不开心的事。缇娜试着教桑迪说话， 可她失败了。当缇娜空闲时， 她时常会桑迪缝衣服。当她遇到不快乐的事或碰倒困难的时候，缇娜中哦你对它倾述， 因为他们是亲密的朋友。多么可爱的一个女孩啊！你也喜欢它吗？It s Good to Walk A group of penguins at a zoo in Japan take a walk to lose weight. Every day, 15 king penguins there walk 500 meters twice. “Just like human, penguins dont exercise much during winter. They become fat easily,” says a zookeeper.散步有益在日本的一个动物园里一群企鹅在散步减肥。哪里的15 只金企鹅媒体散步两次，每次 500 米。 动物园工作人员说： “ 和人类一样，企鹅冬天不怎么运动，容易发胖。 ”Story 10 The Panda in China A panda looks like a little bear. It has black and white fur. It lives only in China, so it is called the national treasure of China and protected by the law. We all see panda on TV or in the zoo. They look stupid and walk slowly, but they are lovely and everyone likes them. A panda is lucky animal. We Chinese like it, and people of the world like it, too. Now there are Chinas pandas in many other countries, such as Japan and the USAA panda isnt a common animal, it is bridge of friendship.中国熊猫熊猫看起来好像一只小熊。它的皮毛是黑白相间。它只居住在中国，因此，它是中国的国宝，受到国家法律的保护。我们在电视上或在动物园里能看到熊猫。他们看起来显得很笨的样子， 走起来很缓慢，但很可爱，大家都很喜欢它们。熊猫是个吉祥的动物。 中国人民喜欢它， 世界人民也喜欢它。 现在许多国家都有中国的熊猫，如，日本、美国熊猫不是一种普通的动物，而是一座友谊的桥梁。My “Cock” ClockHello! My name is Dongdong. Do you know I have a nice clock? It is a beautiful clock. It is in my bedroom. In mfact it is an alarm clock. The big and round body is made of plastics and the clock is set in it. There is a red comb on its head. When you want to adjust time, you just need to press the comb. Then “clock ” will wake up on time. At that time the “clock ” will say: “WO! WO! WO! ” Its time for you to get up! And its eyes can also give out light at the same time. It is a very beautiful and useful clock, so I like it very much. 我的“ 公鸡” 闹钟你好！我的名字叫东东。我知道我有一台好看的闹钟。它是一台漂亮的钟。钟的上部有红色的冠子。 当你想要调整时间时， 按下头上的红冠子就可以调节时间。那时 “ 钟” 将按时醒来。到时候 “ 公鸡” 就会“ 喔、喔、喔 ” 地叫，该起床了。而且叫是眼睛还会发光。它是一只好看又有用的钟，我很喜欢它。A Clever Farmer Uncle Sam doesn t like farmer. He thinks they are very foolish and only know work on the farm. One winter morning, the sun is shining. Uncle Sam sits on the step of his house. At that moment, a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him. Farmer：Excuse me, Uncle. Can you tell me know to get to the hospital, please? Uncle Sam: Lie down in the middle of the street and you ll soon be at a hospital.Farmer Please set an example to me. Uncle Sam: I think you come to our city at the first time. Its much more beautiful than the field. Is that right? Farmer: Yes, uncle. But it is built on the field. Uncle Sams face turns red. 聪明的农民山姆大叔不喜欢农民。他认为他们很愚蠢只会在农场干活。一个冬天的早晨，阳光明媚，山姆大叔坐在门前的石阶上。这时，一个农民手拿地图向他走来。农民：请问，大叔，去医院的路怎么走？山姆大叔 :你躺在街当中，很快就会在医院的。农民：请你做一个示范。山姆大叔：我想你是第一次进城吧，城市比你那块地漂亮多了，是吧？农民：是的，大叔，但城市是建在地之上的。山姆大叔脸红了。Where Is the Hat? Jack is a little goose. He has a lovely hat. He likes wearing it very much. But when he sits, his hat cant stay on his head.He puts his hat down and begins to play game with the hat. When he gets tired of the game, things are not the same. He can t find his hat. Where is it? Jack thinks hard. He looks up and down, and walks here and there. He cant find his hat yet.At this time, his mother comes in. As soon as she sees Jack, she cries, “Oh, my dear! Dont be foolish. Your hat is on your head.”Jack feels very foolish. He doesnt want to wear his hat on his head.帽子在哪里？杰克是一只小鹅。它有一顶可爱的帽子，他非常喜欢戴它。当它坐着时，他的帽子总是戴着头上。它脱下它的帽子并开始用帽子玩游戏。当它玩累时，事情就不是那样了。它没有找到他的帽子。它在哪里？杰克仔细想。它上下看了看，到处找了找，还是没有找到它的帽子。这时，它的母亲走进来，当她看到杰克就喊道：“ 啊！亲爱的，你真笨，帽子在你的头上。 ”杰克感到自己很愚蠢。它不像戴那顶帽子了。Two dogs A man has two dogs: a hound and a housedog. He trains the hound to help him hurt and teaches the housedog to watch the house. When he returns home after a days hunt, he always gives the house-dog some meat. The hound feels very angry. He says unhappily to the housedog, “Where I work very hard outside, you share my food.” “Dont blame me, my friend. You should blame the master. He doesnt teach me to hurt, but to share others food,” the housedog answers.Dont blame children for the mistakes of their p arent 两只狗有一个人养了两条狗：一条是猎犬，一条是看家狗。他训练猎狗帮他打猎，教看家狗守家。 当猎人打了一天猎回家后， 总要分给看家狗一些肉， 猎狗对此很生气。它不高兴地对看家狗说道：“ 我在外边追捕猎物十分辛苦，而你在家什么都不做，但你却分享我的食物。” 看家狗回答道： “ 不要责怪我，我的朋友。你应该去责备主人。他不教我打猎，却只教我分享别人的食物。”不要因为父母的错误而去责备孩子。The Sports Meeting in the Forest There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting. Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he cant jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best. This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy! 森林运动会森林里有很多动物。今天天气晴朗，小动物要举行运动会。小猴子，狐狸，兔子和小熊在赛跑。看！小兔子得了第一， 狐狸和猴子得了第二， 小熊得了第三。 小动物们都在叫喊： “ 小熊，加油！小熊，加油！” 看那儿，小鸭和小猪在比赛跳高。小猪太胖了，成绩不太理想，所有小鸭得了冠军。 看这里！小猫和小松鼠在比赛爬树， 小猫生病了，没能拿冠军，但它全力以赴了。运动会可真棒，小动物们多开心啊！Big Ben Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is a name of the clock. It is in London. London is the capital city of England. The big clock has four faces. So no matter where you stand, you can read the face of the clock. The hands are about four meter long. If you go to London, you may want to visit the house of the Parliament. In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the House of the Parliament. The big clock makes a very loud noise. “Ding dong. Ding dong”- the clock strikes every quarter of an hour. 大本钟大本钟不是一个人的名字，它是钟的名字，它在伦敦。伦敦是英国的首都。大本钟有四个面， 因此无论站在什么方面， 你都能见到钟面。 大本钟的指南针大约4 米长。如果你去伦敦， 你可能想要参观以后大厦。 在那个地方你会找到坐落在英国议会大厦钟楼的大本钟。大本钟的声音很大，“ 叮咚，叮咚 ” ，每 15 分钟敲一次。The Bathing Boy One day, Tom is bathing in a river. He doesnt swim well and will be drown. He calls out loud for help. A man is just passing by. He doesnt help the boy, but stands by and says to him. “How imprudent you are! It is dangerous to bath in the river.” “Oh, yes sir,” cries the boy, “ Please help me out and scold me afterward.”Counsel without help is useless. 洗澡的男孩有一天，汤姆在河里洗澡。他不太会游泳。眼看就要被淹死，他大声呼喊救命。有个人正好从旁边经过，他没有帮助小男孩，却是站在旁边对小孩子说道：“ 你怎么这么草率！在河里洗澡很危险。”“哦，先生，” 小男孩喊叫： “ 请你还是先把我救起来后再责备我吧。”只有忠告而不给予帮助是无济于事的。Who Pours Ink on My Chair? Donny is a seven year old boy. He goes to school every day. The school is near his home. So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. But today, he is late. His mother asks him, “Why do you go to the headmasters office?” “Because the teacher asks us a question in class and nobody can answer it, but I can. ” “It s good to answer the teachers question.” “But the question is Who pours ink on my chair?”谁把墨水倒在我椅子了？唐尼是个 7 岁孩子，每天他都上学。学校在他的家附近。因为，他不行去上学并按时回家。但是今天他回来迟了。他的母亲问他： “ 你为什么去校长的办公室？”“ 因为老师在上课时老师问我们一个问题，没有人能回答他，而我能。”“ 回答老师的问题是好事。 ”“ 但那个问题 谁把墨水倒在我的椅子上了？”Smart Robot Look, this robot carries boxes to build blocks! The new smart robot, Sorry, is 60 centimeters high. It weighs 7.5 kilogram. It has a camera “eye” on its head. It can recognize colors and human faces. 聪明的机器人瞧！这个机器人在搬盒子搭积木呢？索尼公司新设计的这个聪明的机器人有60 里面 7.5 千克重。它额头上有一只相机“ 眼睛” ，能够辨认颜色和人脸。Bananas for Lunch A fat monkey likes eating bananas very much. He had bananas for lunch. He peeled one and ate one more and then, one more one banana, two bananas, three bananas, four He ate and ate, but he wanted more, he peeled and he ate, peeled and he ate, five bananas, six bananas, seven bananas, eight He peeled two more and continued two more. He ate whole bunch of bananas and cant sleep.香蕉午餐一只小胖猴子很喜欢吃香蕉。他拿香蕉做午餐，他剥一个香蕉，用力地吃着，吃着，吃着，吃了1 个香蕉， 2 个香蕉， 3个香蕉， 4 个 他不停地吃，但是他还想要更多！他边吃，边剥，5 个香蕉， 6 个香蕉， 7 个香蕉， 8 个 他又剥了两个，继续撑着吃。他吃了一整串香蕉以致不能躺下睡觉了。I Will Not Take a Bath I will not take a bath, I wont get in tub, I has bath last week. I dont need another scrub. I would need my rubber ducky, a bucket and a boat, my toy whale, a submarine, a rubber ball. No, I can not take a bath. The tub is too small. Its all filled up with toy. Theres no room for me.我不能愿意洗澡我不愿意洗澡，我不愿意进到浴缸里。上个星期我洗澡了，我不需要再洗澡。我想要我的橡皮鸭子，一个水桶和一只船，我的玩具鲸鱼，一艘潜水艇，一个橡皮球。现在我不能洗澡了。浴缸太小了，它被玩具塞满了，没有我的地方了。Outside Games There are many outside game like running, skating, swimming, horse-racing, hunting, flying kites, walking-races. Of course, football is an out game. Basketball, badminton and so on are also outside game. Some people like outside games, but others like indoor games. They like playing billiard, chess, cards, table tennis. Outdoor games invoke more and faster movement. Some active people like them. Indoor games are quiet and involve less movement. Do you like outside games or indoor game? 户外运动户外运动有许多，跑步、溜冰、赛马、射击、放风筝、竞走。当然，足球也是一种户外运动，篮球、羽毛球等也是户外运动。一些人喜欢户外运动，而另外一些人喜欢室内运动。他们喜欢打台球、下象棋、打牌、打乒乓球.户外运动包括更多和更快的运动，有些人喜欢户外运动； 室内运动比较安静、运动量较小。你喜欢户外运动还是室内运动呢？Two Little Monkeys The monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger, not the other. One day, they were playing in a forest when a wolf came running at them. The monkey ran away with the younger monkey in a hurry and left the older alone. She climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms. After some time, the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her arms. She was surprised to see that the baby had died, for the baby was held in arms too highly. Very long time later, she remembered to look for the older baby. The older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself. 两只猴子猴妈妈生了两个猴子。她喜欢小猴子而不喜欢打的。一天，他们正在森林里玩的时候，一只狼来了并向他们扑去。 猴子匆忙带着小猴子跑了，单独留下打猴子。她跑着小猴子爬到树上。过些时候，狼慢慢地离开了。 母猴从他的怀里放下小猴子。她吃惊的发现猴宝宝已经死了， 因为小猴子在她的怀里被搂地太紧了。过了很长时间， 她才想起去寻找那只大猴子。大猴子藏在一个大洞里，他救了自己。The King and His Stories Once there was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were good. One day the king showed his stories to a famous writer. He waited the writer to praise these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison. After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said: “ Take me back to prison, please.”国王和他的故事从前有一个国王，他喜欢写故事，但是他写的故事很不好。人们怕他，都说他的故事好。有一天国王把他的故事给一名作家看， 他想要作家赞扬他的这些故事，而作家说他的故事是如此的差以至于该扔进火里。国王很生气，把他送到监狱。过了些日子，国王给了作家自由。 国王重新将自己的一些新故事给作家看并问他感觉怎么样。作家看了之后立刻转身对士兵说着；“ 请把我送回监狱吧。 “Which Skirt to Wear? Time is 8 years old, and follows her own ideas. When her parents tell her to do something, she always doesnt do it.Today, she will go to a friends birthday party. She is now choosing skirt to wear. She has three skirts: a blue skirt, a white one and a yellow one. She asks her father, “Which one is the best?” her father says, “I think the blue one is the best.” Then she asks her mother, “Which one do you think is the best?” Her mother answers, “ The white one , of course!” Tina says, “Thank you. ” Then she puts on the yellow shirt and goes out. 穿哪条裙子？缇娜 8 岁了， 她又自己的主意。当她的父母要她做事时，她总是不去做。今天，她将去参加一位朋友的生日聚会。她在选择穿哪一条裙子. 她又三条裙子：一条是蓝裙子，一条白裙子和一条黄裙子。她问她的父亲： “ 哪条裙子是最好的？ ” 她的父亲说： “ 我认为蓝色是最好的。 ” 她问她的母亲： “ 你认为哪条裙子是最好的？ ” 她的母亲回答： “ 当然是白色的了。 ” 缇娜说：“ 谢谢。” 她穿上黄色的裙子出去了。Three Foxes Once there were three foxes, they worked together. They lived a happy life. Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the other foxes. The eldest had to leave, and the second fox was driven off, too. Looking at the warm house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest fox smiled. The eldest fox opened a new hill again. The second eldest fox dug a pool. Two of them because rich soon. The youngest fox ate up the food left by the other two foxes. In the end it felt so cold and hungry that it could not stand up. 三只狐狸从前有三只狐狸， 他们愉快地工作和居住在一起。最小的狐狸又懒又坏， 经常同其他的两只狐狸争吵， 气走了它的大哥和二哥。 最小的狐狸得意地住在温暖的房子里享受着丰富的食品。 老大重新开了一块小山坡种地。老二挖了池塘， 不久他们过上了富裕的生活。 最小的狐狸吃完了那些狐狸留下的所有食物，最后又冷又饿连站也站不起来。Two Holes for the Dogs My uncle has two dogs. One is big and the other is small. He likes them very much. One day, Mr. Smith came to visit him. When the friend saw two holes in the door, a large hole and a small hole, he was surprised and said, “My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door?” “Let my dogs come in and come out, of course,” Mr. Smith asked. “But why are there two holes? One is enough!” “But how can the big dog go through the small hole?” my uncle said.Sometimes a clever man may make such mistakes. 两个狗洞我的叔叔有两条狗。一只是大的，另一只是小狗的。他很喜欢它们。有一天，史密斯先生来看他。当这个朋友看见门口上有连个洞，一个是大洞和一个小洞时，他感到吃惊并说，“ 我亲爱的朋友，为什么你的门上有连个洞？”我的叔叔回答说： “ 当然是让我的两条狗进出了。” 史密斯先生问到： “ 为什么门上要两个洞呢？一个就足够了。” 我叔叔说： “ 大狗怎能走小洞呢？ ”有时聪明的人可能会犯这样的错误。Naughty Brother Donny is my little brother. He is a naughty boy. On Sunday morning Donny went into the yard and played with a dog. Sometimes a bird would come down to stay on the tops of the dogs house. Then Donny threw a stone at it. Suddenly the little boy began crying. Mother ran to Donny and asked him what was wrong. He said, “I ve broken sisters plate. She has beaten me.” “Why? ” “I threw it at a bird, and it went straight to the plate.”Such was my naught brother. 顽皮的弟弟东尼是我的小弟弟，他是个调皮的孩子。星期天早晨，东尼跑到院子里跟小狗玩。恰巧，一直小鸟落在狗舍上，东尼就用石头砸它。 突然，这个小男孩哭了起来。 妈妈跑过去问出了什么事。 他哭着说：“ 我姐姐盘子摔碎了， 她打了我！ ”“为什么？ ”“我拿石头砸一直小年， 但是却打碎了姐姐的盘子。 ”哎，这是我淘气的弟弟。A Boy and a Monkey Mike is a little boy. He is only five years old. He is too small to go to school. So he can not read and write. One day he stood at my desk with a pencil in his hand. There was a big piece of paper on the desk. He wanted to draw a picture of himself. He drew lines and cleared them out, then drew more and cleared them out again. When I looked at the picture, he wasnt happy. “Well, ” he said at last to me, “I ll put a tail on it and make it a monkey.”He began to add the tail. I began to laugh. 男孩和猴子迈克是一个小男孩，他只有5 岁。他太小还没有上学，因此也不会读和写。一天，他手里拿着一支铅笔站在我的桌子前。桌子上放着一张大纸，他要画自画像。他画了几笔就擦掉了，再画几笔，有擦掉了。当我看一幅画时，他很不高兴。 “ 好吧， ” 他最后和我说， “ 我就再加一条尾巴，把他画成一只猴子吧！”他开始加上小尾巴，我大笑起来。Mike and the Pot One day, Mikes mother needed a pot. She asked Mike to borrow one from her friend. So Mike went to the friends house. She gave him a big pot. On the way home Mike put it down on the road and looked at it. It was made of clay and had three legs. Then he said to the pot, “You have three legs and I have only two. You can carry me for a few minutes.” Then Mike sat down inside the pot. But the pot didnt move.Mike got angry and broke it then carried the broke pot home. His mother was angry. “You are stupid.” She said. But Mike thought, “I m not stupid. Only a stupid person carried something with three legs.”迈克和锅一天，迈克的妈妈需要一口锅，她让迈克向她朋友借一口锅。于是，迈克去了她的朋友家， 她的朋友借个他一口大锅。 在回家的路上， 迈克把锅放在路上看了看它，它是一口粘土制成的三条腿的锅。然后他对锅说： “ 你有三条腿而我只有两条腿。你应该背我一会儿。 ” 然后，迈克坐在锅里，但是锅一动也不动。迈克很生气地把锅打破了，但后拿着破锅向家里走去。到家后他的妈妈很生气地说：“ 你真笨。 ” 但迈克认为： “ 我不笨，只有愚蠢的人才会带回三条腿的锅。”The Broom Seller and the Barber A man who sold brooms went into a barber s shop to get shaved. The barber brought one of his brooms. After he had shaved him, he asked for the price of the brooms. “Two pence, ” said the man.“No, no, ” said the barber. “I will give you a penny, and if you dont think that is enough, you may take your broom back!”The man took it and asked what he had to pay his shave. “A penny, ” said the barber.“I will give you a half penny, and if that is not enough, you may put my beard on again. ”卖扫帚的人和理发师一个卖扫帚的人去理发店修面。 理发师从他那里买了一把扫帚。 当理发师给他修面后，问一下他扫帚的价格。买扫帚的人说： “ 两个便士。 ”“ 不，不。 ” 理发师说： “ 我只出一个便士，如果你认为不狗的话，可以把扫帚拿回去。 ”卖扫帚的人拿回了扫帚，随后问修面要付多少钱。“ 一便士。 ” 理发师说。卖扫帚的人说： “ 我给你半个便士，如果不狗的话，请把我的胡子还给我。”Sun the Ice Once a simpletons wife told him to buy some ice.Two hours later, he didn t come back. She wanted to know why he didn t come back and went out to have a look. She saw he was standing in the sun at the gate and watching the ice melting. “Whats the matter?” She asked him. “Why dont you bring it in?”“I saw the ice was wetand I was afraid that you would scold me so Im running it dry. ” The simpleton answered.晒冰从前有一个笨人的妻子让她的丈夫买几块冰。两个小时后，他还没回来。她想知道他为什么没回来， 就出去看了看， 发现她的丈夫在门口站着， 在太阳下晒冰，看着冰融化。她问他： “ 怎么啦？你为什么不把它拿进来？”“ 我看见冰是湿的，恐怕你会训斥我，因此，我正在把它晒干。” 笨人回答道。Animals There are many kinds of animals in the world. People dont know the exact numbers. In the zoo, people can see many kinds of animals. For example, lions, tigers, they are scary. Monkey, foxes are intelligent. People usually think pandas; koala bears are so cute and smart. Some animals live in the water, such as dolphins. They need a lot of water for their home. And elephants with long nose are very strange. They can sing and dance. The giraffes are quite tall because of their long necks. So they can reach the top of the trees. 故事 33 动物世界上有许多钟动物， 人们不知道它们确切的数目。 在动物园里人们可以看到很多种类的动物，如：狮子、老虎，它们都令人害怕；猴子和狐狸是狡猾的；人们认为熊猫，考拉熊是如此伶俐和聪明。有些动物居住在水里，如海豚，它们的家需要很多的水。 大象长有奇特的长鼻子， 它们会唱歌和跳舞。 长颈鹿长着非常长的脖子，因为他们可以够到数的顶部。A Silly Man Fred was going to school. When he passed a park, he saw a man sawing a big branch from a tree. The man was on a ladder and the ladder was against the big branch he was sawing. “Hi, it is dangerous. ” Fred shouted. “After you cut off the branch, you will fall, too.” But the man didnt believe him, and said angrily, “Go away, you little thing. Its none of your business.”Fred could do nothing, so he left. He didn t go far before he heard something crashed. He rushed back and found the man lying on the ground. Fred asked some men for help. They carried the man to the hospital. 故事 34 一个愚蠢的人弗雷德走在上学的路上。 路过一个公园时， 他看见一个人在锯一棵大树的树枝。“ 嗨，你这么做很危险的。 ” 费雷得喊道： “ 你锯了那树枝后， 你会摔下来的。 ”而那个人不相信他，愤怒地说：“ 快走开，小东西，没有你的事。”费雷德没趣地离开了。 他没有走多远就听见一声响，他急忙跑回去， 发现那个人躺在地上。The Fox and the Tiger An Archer, hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bushes to hide. At last the Tiger stood up, and pretending to be very brave, told the other animals not to be afraid anymore, but to rely on his courage, and he would attack the enemy on his own. While he was talking, and lashing his tail and tearing at the ground with his claws to impress the others, an arrow came and pierced his ribs. The Tiger howled with pain. While he was trying to draw out the arrow with his teeth the Fox went up to him and asked, in surprise, whoever had the strength and courage to wound such a brave and mighty beast as the Tiger? Nay, said the Tiger, I misjudged my enemy. It was that unbeatable man over there! MORAL: Knowledge is power. 狐狸和老虎一个射手正在森林里打猎。 他的箭法好极了， 射死了许多野兽。 这可大大地吓坏了余下的动物， 它们都跑到最茂盛的灌木丛中躲藏起来。最后，老虎站了起来，装着非常勇敢的样子叫其余的动物相信它的勇敢，不必再害怕。 它将独个儿向敌人进攻。它一边说着，一边甩动着它的尾巴， 并用它的爪子刨着地上的泥土，想使别人更信任它。就在这时，一枝箭飞来，刺穿了他的肋骨，老虎顿时痛得吼叫起来。正当它尽力用牙齿拔出身上的箭时，狐狸走上前来吃惊地问道：“谁能有这样的力气和胆量来伤害象老虎这样勇敢而强有力的野兽呢？”“不， ”老虎说， “我错误地判断了我的敌人，是那边那个不可战胜的人打败了我。 ”A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat. Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, I cannot go to the rich mans house today, for I cannot get over the river. He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 【译文】一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时， 在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young. 【译文】老猫一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。于是，老妇很生气， 因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。 她开始打这只猫， 猫说： “不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情， 要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。 ”