100个儿童英语小故事: The Crow and the Water Bottle 乌鸦喝水

 

095 The Crow and the Water Bottle

It was a scorching¹ hot summer day. One crow was very thirsty. "I'm so thirsty." The thirsty crow roamed² around looking for water. After flying for a long time, the crow found a water bottle in one of the farmer's yard. The crow was so happy that he was able to have a drink.

The crow put his beak³ into the bottle. However, because the bottle was so long, he was not able to reach the water. The crow was exhausted⁴.

'Should I go some other place for a drink?' He thought. However, because his wings were damage, he was not able to move. "What shall I do?"

The crow flew round and round the farmer's yard, and thought. "Sure, that's what I will do." The crow had an idea.

With all his strength, the crow started picking up stones. "One, two." He did this several times until the bottle was filled with stones. Then the crow drank a lot of water. Finally, the crow had enough strength to fly again.

1 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

2 roamed   

随便走( roam的过去式和过去分词 )； 漫步； 眼睛或手 （缓慢地）扫遍； 摸遍

参考例句：

• The lovers roamed around the fields in complete forgetfulness of time. 这对情侣漫步于田野，完全忘记了时间。
• They roamed about in the park. 他们在公园里漫步。

3 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。