背诵为王 第 一 册 第 60 课

        60 The Crow and the Pitcher¹

 

　　A thirsty crow once came upon a pitcher with very little water in it.
Try as he would, he could get no water, for it was too far down in thepitcher. "I must find a way to get this water,"thought the crow.
"I am too thirsty to go away without it."Just then the crow saw a pebblebeside the pitcher, and it gave him an idea.
He picked up the pebble² and dropped it into the pitcher.
Then, one by one, he picked up more pebbles³ and dropped them into thepitcher.
Every time a pebble fell into the water, the water rose a little.
At last the water came up far enough for the crow to get all he wanted. "Thatjust goes to show,"said the wise old bird, as he helped himself to thewater, "Where there is a will, there is a way."

crow 乌鸦
pitcher （带柄和大口的）大水罐
pebble 小鹅卵石
will 意志，决心

乌鸦和水罐
一只口渴的乌鸦碰巧遇到一只大水罐，里面只有一点点水。 无论他怎么想办法，他都喝不到水，因为水在罐子底部，太深了。“我一定要想办法喝到水。”乌鸦想。
“我太渴了，我不能不喝水就走了。”就在这时，乌鸦看到水罐旁边有块小鹅卵石，这让他想到一个主意。 他捡起石头，把它放进水罐里。
然后，一块接着一块，他捡了更多的鹅卵石扔进水罐里。 每次一块石头掉进水里，水就上升一点。
最后，水上升到足够的高度，让乌鸦能喝到水了。“那正说明，”当这只年老英明的乌鸦帮他自己喝到水后，说，“有志者事竟成。”

1 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

2 pebble   

n.卵石，小圆石

参考例句：

• The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.这只鸟错把卵石当蛋，想去孵它。
• The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。

3 pebbles   

[复数]鹅卵石； 沙砾； 卵石，小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
• Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。