讀點好英文: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，當一頭獅子正在睡覺時，一只小老鼠在它身上跳來跳去。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，我將永遠不會忘記你的大恩大德，說不定哪天我能報答你呢？”獅子聽到小老鼠能幫到它，覺得十分好笑，就抬起爪子把小老鼠放走了。

沒過多久，獅子落入了獵人的陷阱。獵人想活捉它，然后獻給國王。他們把它綁在一棵樹上，然后去尋找貨車來運送。正在那時，小老鼠碰巧經(jīng)過，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。“我說的沒錯吧？”小老鼠說。

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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

pIight[plait]n.境況；困境；苦難

實用句型

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，可這對它來說簡直太難了。

……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.

朋友之間應該真誠相待。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.

不論你多么強大，個人的力量總是有限的。