【寓言】The Ant and the Grasshopper(有声)
The Ant and the Grasshopper 1
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping 2 about, chirping 3 and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil 4 an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling 5 and moiling in that way?"
"I am helping 6 to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."
" Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew:
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity
- He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
- The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。
- The birds,chirping relentlessly,woke us up at daybreak. 破晓时鸟儿不断吱吱地叫，把我们吵醒了。
- The birds are chirping merrily. 鸟儿在欢快地鸣叫着。
- The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
- Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。