【篇一】
驕傲的蒼鷺
The proud heron
There once was a proud heron. She thought she was the wisest and most beautiful heron in the world.
One morning， she stood a stream and looked into the water. She want to have a big， fat fish for breakfast. “There are a lot of fish here，” she said， “but they’re too small for me. I deserve only the biggest and the best！”
Just then， a bigger fish swam near the shore， but the heron still wasn’t interested. “I wouldn′t bother to open my mouth for such a small fish！” she said.
Then heron was that a big， fat fish would come soon. She waited beside the stream， but only small fish appeared.
As she waited， the sun rose into the sky. The water became warm and all the small fish swam away. The heron was hungry， but she could only find a tiny snail.
“I had so many choices before，” said the heron， “but I was too proud and hard to please. Now I have nothing to eat at all.”
Vocabulary
1. heron 蒼鷺
2. stream 溪流，小河
3. deserve 應(yīng)收，該得
4. interested 感興趣的
5. bother 煩惱
6. appear 忽然出現(xiàn)、發(fā)生
7. rise 升起
8. snail 蝸牛
9. choice 選擇
英語補(bǔ)給站
Language Notes
too…………….for……對（某人）來說太……了
解析1：要形容[某件事對某人來說太過于…..]可用下面這個句型：
too + adj. + for +人
This shirt is too small for me.
這件衣服對我來說太小了。
解析2：文中另一個類似的句型則用來形容/太……了而不能（做某事）/
too + adj. + to V.
He is too young to drive.
他年紀(jì)太小了，不能開車。
【篇二】
狐貍與烏鴉
The Fox and the crow
One day， a fox saw a crow sitting in a tree. The crow had a piece of cheese in her beak， and she sat in the tree to eat it. The fox thought， “I want that cheese，” and then hr thought of way to get it.
The fox walked to the foot of the tree and said， “Hello， Miss Crow. You look beautiful today.”
“Ready？” thought the crow while she looked down at the fox.
The fox said， “Your feathers are so colorful and your eyes are so bright. But birds are not only beautiful to look at. They are also beautiful to listen to.”
“Miss Crow ， your voice is more beautiful than any other birds，” the fox said. “Please sing for me， and I will call you the Queen of birds.”
The crow smiled and lifted her head. She began to sing， but when she opened her beak， the cheese dropped to the ground.
The fox quickly ate it. “Your voice is wonderful，” he said， “but you are not very smart.” You gave me your cheese， so I will give you some advice： never trust anyone who flatters you.”
Vocabulary
1. crow n. 烏鴉
2. beak n. 喙
3. feather n. 羽毛
4. colorful adj. 色彩鮮艷的
5. lift v. 抬起，舉起
6. advice n. 勸告，忠告
7. trust v. 信任
8. flatter v. 奉承，諂媚
英語補(bǔ)給站
Language Notes
Queen of birds 鳥中之后
解析
Queen 是皇后；女王的意思，常用來形容某位女性或雌雄動物是（某范圍）中最棒的，常用句型如下：
…is + queen + of + 復(fù)數(shù)名詞 （某人、物）是……中之后
Margot is Queen of Card Games. She always wins when we play.
瑪格是牌后，我們玩牌時她總是贏家。
小叮嚀
1. of后面的名詞要用復(fù)數(shù)，才是表達(dá)在一群人里面比較的感覺。
2. 如果要形容的對象是男性或雌雄動物，只要把queen換成king(國王)就可以了，夠簡單吧！
【篇三】
蚊子和獅子
The Mosquito and the Lion
A mosquito went up to a lion and said， “Everyone says you are the strongest animal in the world.”
“That’s right，” said the lion. “I am big and strong， and I have sharp teeth.”
“Well， I’m not afraid of you，” said the mosquito. “I am going to fight you， and I am going to win！”
“You could never win，” laughed the lion. “I am a thousand times stronger than you.”
“Here I come！” cried the mosquito， and he flew toward the lion’s face.
The mosquito landed on the lion‘s nose and bit him again and again. The lion tried to sink his teeth into the mosquito， but the mosquito was too small.
“I give up！” said the lion. “Please don’t bite me anymore.”
“I won！” shouted the mosquito as he flew away. But he didn‘t look where he was going and he became trapped in a spider’s web.
“How strange，” thought the mosquito. “I defeated a lion， but a tiny spider can defeat me.”
Vocabulary
1.mosquito n. 蚊子
2.laugh v. 笑；嘲笑
3.toward prep. 朝….；向…..
4.land v. 降落；著陸
5.web n. （蜘蛛）網(wǎng)
6.defeat v. 擊�。粦�(zhàn)勝
7.tiny adj. 微小的
英語補(bǔ)給站
Language Notes
A thousand times stronger than 比…強(qiáng)壯一百倍
解析
要說『A比B更…』時，我們常用這樣的句型：
A +be動詞+比較級+than +B
*He is stronger than you.
他比你強(qiáng)壯。
如果要講到A比B強(qiáng)幾倍的時候呢，我們可以在比較級前面加入『數(shù)字+times』，表示『….倍』。
A +be動詞+數(shù)字+times+比較級+than +B
*He is a thousand times stronger than you.
他比你強(qiáng)壯一千倍。
小叮嚀：
記得如果是超過兩個音節(jié)的形容詞，改成比較級的時候要加more喔！
*Helen is ten times more beautiful than you.
海倫比你美十倍。
