背诵为王 第 一 册 第 69 课

69 The Ant and the Grasshopper¹

 

One day a grasshopper came³ upon⁴ an ant at work in a garden. "Good day,"said⁵ the grasshopper. "It is a beautiful day, is it not?""Yes,"said the ant. "But the days will not stay as² beautiful as they are now.""Just so!"said the grasshopper. "One must eat and be happy when one can. How is it, then, that you work when you could⁶ be playing?"

"Cold days are coming,"said the ant. "If I work now, I can eat and be happy when bad times are upon us."The grasshopper laughed at the little ant and went on his way. By and by the days turned cold. First the rains fell⁷, and then the snow. The grasshopper could not find anything to eat. "Oh, me!"cried he, as he thought⁸ of the little ant. "I was⁹ wrong to laugh at her."A little work when times are good is a big help when times are bad.

 

came upon 遇见  grasshopper 蚱蜢

 

蚂蚁和蚱蜢

一天， 蚱蜢碰到了一只正在花园里干活的蚂蚁。 “你好，”蚱蜢说，“今天天气真不错，不是吗？” “是的，”蚂蚁说，“但天气不会总是像现在这么好的。” “确实如此！”蚱蜢回答，“我们应该在能吃的时候吃，能开心的时候开心。那么，你在本来可以玩的时候却干活，是怎么回事呢？” “寒冷的日子快来了。”蚂蚁说，“如果我现在干活，那么当糟糕的日子来临时，我就可以吃，可以开心了。” 蚱蜢嘲笑着那只小蚂蚁，还是我行我素。渐渐的，天变冷了。开始下雨了，然后下雪。蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。 “哦，天啊！”当他想起那只小蚂蚁时，他叫到，“我以前还嘲笑她，是我错了。”境遇好的时候做一点工作，在境遇不好时，会是很大的帮助。

 

 

1 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• 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。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

4 upon   

prep.在……上面

参考例句：

• I hope that fortune may smile upon you.我希望幸运之神会向你微笑。
• I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。

5 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• 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。

6 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• 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。

7 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

8 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。