儿童寓言故事：老猫
The Old Cat
An old woman had 1 a cat. The cat was 2 very old; she could 3 not run quickly, and she could not bite 4, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw 5 a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got 6 out of her mouth and ran 7 away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became 8 very angry because the cat had not killed 9 the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said 10, "Do not hit your old servant 11. I have worked for you for many years, and I would 12 work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind 13 to the old, but remember what good work the old did 14 when they were young."
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。”
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
- Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
- I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。
- The dog may bite at you.狗会咬你的。
- Let me have a bite.让我咬一口。
- Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
- The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。
- I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
- I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
- He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
- As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。
- He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
- He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。
- The family was killed in an air raid. 这家人在一次空袭中遇难。
- Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
- Why doesn't the servant come when I call?当我叫的时候，为何仆人没来？
- Tell the servant to knock me up at five o'clock.告诉仆人五点敲门叫醒我。
- Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
- Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
- He was never unkind to her.他从未亏待过她。
- Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.恶人有恶报。