英文幽默故事：A Short Story : The Foolish Fish
时间：2018-12-12 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
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In a huge pond, there lived many fish. They were arrogant 1 and never listened to anyone. In this pond, there also lived a kind-hearted 2 crocodile.
He advised the fish, “It does not pay to be arrogant and overconfident. It could be your downfall." But the fish never listened to him. “There is that crocodile, advising us again," they would say.
One afternoon, the crocodile was resting beside a stone near the pond, when two fishermen stopped there to drink water.
The fishermen noticed that the pond had many fish. “Look! This pond is full of fish. Let’s come here tomorrow with our fishing net," said one of them. “I am surprised we have not seen this place before!" exclaimed 3 the other.
The crocodile heard all this. When the fishermen left, he slowly slipped 4 into the pond and went straight to the fish. “You all had better leave this pond before dawn. Early morning those two fishermen are going to come to this pond with their net," warned 5 the crocodile.
But the fish just laughed and said, “There have been many fishermen who have tried to catch us. These two are not going to catch us either. Do not you worry about us, Mr. Crocodile," they said in a mocking 6 voice.
The next morning, the fishermen came and threw their net in the pond. The nets were big and strong. Very soon all the fish were caught. “If only we had listened to Mr. Crocodile. He had only wanted to help. For our arrogance 7 we have to pay with our lives," said the fish.
In a huge pond, there lived many fish. They were arrogant 1 and never listened to anyone. In this pond, there also lived a kind-hearted 2 crocodile.
He advised the fish, “It does not pay to be arrogant and overconfident. It could be your downfall." But the fish never listened to him. “There is that crocodile, advising us again," they would say.
One afternoon, the crocodile was resting beside a stone near the pond, when two fishermen stopped there to drink water.
The fishermen noticed that the pond had many fish. “Look! This pond is full of fish. Let’s come here tomorrow with our fishing net," said one of them. “I am surprised we have not seen this place before!" exclaimed 3 the other.
The crocodile heard all this. When the fishermen left, he slowly slipped 4 into the pond and went straight to the fish. “You all had better leave this pond before dawn. Early morning those two fishermen are going to come to this pond with their net," warned 5 the crocodile.
But the fish just laughed and said, “There have been many fishermen who have tried to catch us. These two are not going to catch us either. Do not you worry about us, Mr. Crocodile," they said in a mocking 6 voice.
The next morning, the fishermen came and threw their net in the pond. The nets were big and strong. Very soon all the fish were caught. “If only we had listened to Mr. Crocodile. He had only wanted to help. For our arrogance 7 we have to pay with our lives," said the fish.
The fishermen took the foolish fish to the market and sold them for a good profit.
1 arrogant
adj.傲慢的，自大的
- You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
- People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
2 kind-hearted
adj.好心的
- She is one of the most kind-hearted girls that I saw.她是我看到的姑娘中最善良的一个。
- Mike is a very kind-hearted boy.迈克是一好心肠的小伙子。
3 exclaimed
vt.exclaim的过去式v.呼喊，惊叫，大声说( exclaim的过去式和过去分词 )
- "We have a good chance of winning," he exclaimed optimistically. “我们很可能获胜。”他乐观地喊道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents. 她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 slipped
adj.打滑，打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差
- She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
- The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。
5 warned
v.警告( warn的过去式和过去分词 )；提醒；告诫；预先通知
- Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads. 已经提醒开车的人当心冰封的路面。
- I've warned her countless times. 我警告过她无数次了。
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