X星球系列故事 第27期:The Fisherman and the little fish

 The Fisherman and the little fish 渔夫和小鱼

There once was a fisherman who lived in a little house by the ocean. He fished every day to feed his family. One day, he caught nothing except one small fish. "This isn't much," thought the fisherman, "but it's better than nothing."

The little fish hopped¹ around in the net and cried out to the fisherman. "Please return me to the water!" he said. "I'm too small to be a good dinner. Someday, I'll be big and fat. You could catch me then and feed your family for a week!"

The fisherman listened as the fish spoke². He knew his family would love a big, fat fish.

But he also knew that the ocean was very big. If he threw the fish back, he would never find it again.

"Little fish," he said, "I would be a fool to put you back. You'll only be a small meal for my family, but at least they will have food. I cannot feed them with silly dreams!"

Appreciate the small things that you have. Don't give them up to chase impossible things.

从前，有一个渔夫，住在海边的小房子里。他每天都出海打渔养活全家。一天，他只打上来一条小鱼。“这怎么能够呢。”渔夫想，“但是，总比没有好啊”。小鱼在网中上蹿下跳，并对着渔夫大声叫道。“请将我放回水里吧！”它说“我太小了，不够一顿晚餐的，总有一天，我会变大变肥，到那时候，您再抓我，够您全家吃一个星期的！”渔夫听到了小鱼的讲话。他知道他的家人更爱一条又大又肥的鱼。但他更明白海洋有多大。如果他将小鱼放回去，他将永远也不能再抓到它了。 “小鱼”他说“如果我放你回去，我就是个傻瓜。你对我的家人来说，只是很小的一餐，但至少，他们还有食物吃。我不能用愚蠢的梦来喂饱他们。 请珍惜你所拥有的小小幸福吧，不要因为追求不可达成的目标而放弃它。

今天的超级宇宙密码是单词ocean OCEAN ocean海洋，大洋It's almost impossible to find him in the immense ocean.在无边无际的海洋中要找到他几乎是不可能的。小朋友们，你们知道吗？地球上一共有几大洋？对了，一共有4大洋，它们分别是Pacific Ocean太平洋，Atlantic ocean 大西洋 Indian Ocean 印度洋 和Arctic ocean北冰洋。小朋友们，在今天的故事里，有一句话，苑爸爸觉得它很有帮助，你们愿意学习并记住它吗？这句话就是Appreciate the small things that you have. Don't give them up to chase impossible things请珍惜你所拥有的小小幸福吧，不要因为追求不可达成的目标而放弃它。

1 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。