Aesop’s Fables
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
The Fox and the Stork The fox invited his friend the stork over to eat soup.
福克斯和斯托克号 狐狸请他朋友去吃汤了
When the stork arrived, the fox poured the soup into a flat dish.
鹤来后,狐狸将汤倒入平地菜中.
The stork was hungry, but all he could do was dip the tip of his long beak into the dish.
鹤饿了,但他能做的只是把长喙的一角倒入菜中.
The fox laughed and slurped up all the soup, while the poor stork was left with nothing to eat.
狐取出笑来,把汤都泡了去;而可怜的stor子,却无所取食.
The next day, the stork decided to return the favor and asked the fox to his home for dinner.
后一日,公鹤决定还恩,叫狐狸去他家吃晚饭.
The stork placed some tasty meat in a jar with a long neck and set it on the table.
鹤将一些美味的肉放入长颈的罐子中放入桌上.
The fox eagerly tried to get to the meat, but he could not.
狐狸急切地想去取取肉,但未能取出.
The stork ate easily because his long beak could reach down into the jar.
鹦鹉容易吃,因为他的长喙能伸入罐子.
The hungry fox admitted that he had been wrong the day before.
饥狐承认前一天他错了.
Moral: If you do mean things to others, they might do mean things to you in return.
道义: 如果你真的对别人意味着什么, 他们可能会对你意味着什么作为回报。
The Fox and the Crow The hungry fox saw the crow fly to her favorite branch in a tree.
狐狸和乌鸦 饥饿的狐狸在一棵树上看到乌鸦飞到她最爱的树枝上.
In her beak she had a tasty piece of cheese.
在她的喙里,她有一个美味的起司。
The crafty fox made a plan and trotted over to the tree to talk to the crow.
狡猾的狐狸做了个计划,并跑到树上去和鸦说话.
“Oh, Madam Crow, you truly are the prettiest bird I have ever seen,” he said.
“乌鸦女士,你真的是我见过的最漂亮的鸟了。”
This caught the crow’s attention, and she looked down at the fox.
这引起了乌鸦的注意,她俯视了狐狸.
“You fly so fast and so gracefully,” the fox continued.
狐狸继续说,“你飞得这么快,那么优雅。”
“I bet you sing as beautifully as you fly.
“我敢打赌,你唱得像你飞得一样漂亮。
” Now, the crow loved to hear compliments, so she decided to sing for the fox.
”现在,乌鸦喜欢听到恭维,所以她决定为狐狸唱歌.
She opened her beak, and the piece of cheese tumbled down to the fox’s waiting mouth.
她打开了嘴, 一块起司倒向了狐狸的等待口。
When the fox was finished eating, he smiled up at the crow.
狐狸吃完饭后向乌鸦微笑.
“Thank you for the delicious snack,” he said.
“谢谢你的美味小吃,”他说。
“I got just what I wanted.
“我得到了我想要的。
” Moral: Do not trust strangers who try to flatter you.
“道德: 不要相信陌生人 谁试图奉承你。
The Crow and the Pitcher The crow had been flying all day, and he was very thirsty.
乌鸦和猎人 乌鸦飞了一整天,他非常渴.
He saw a pitcher that was half full of water and hurried toward it for a drink.
他看见一个投手 半个满了水 匆忙朝他喝
The pitcher was too tall for the crow’s short beak to reach the water inside.
投手太高了,乌鸦的短喙无法到达里面的水.
The crow tried tilting the pitcher, but it was too heavy to move.
乌鸦试图使投手倾斜,但动作太重.
He then noticed pebbles scattered on the ground.
随后他注意到了地上散落的石块.
He picked up the pebbles and, one at a time, began dropping them into the pitcher.
他捡起卵石,一个接一个地开始投入投手.
Slowly, the water began to rise.
慢慢地,水开始上升.
It took a long time and many pebbles, but soon the water reached the top.
它花了很长的时间和许多卵石,但很快水就到达了顶部.
The crow then drank all he wanted.
乌鸦然后喝他想要的。
Moral: Doing things little by little is just as good as doing things all at once.
道义: 就跟一次一次一次地做一样好
The Dog and His Reflection A dog was walking along happily with a nice piece of meat in his mouth.
狗和他的反射 一只狗带着一块肉在嘴里走得很开心
As he crossed a bridge over a stream, he glanced at the water below.
当他从一道溪上过桥时,他俯瞰了下方的水.
Looking back up at him was another dog who also had some meat.
回想起他,是另一只狗,他也有肉。
The dog on the bridge wanted more, so he bent down and snapped at the other dog.
桥上的狗想要更多,所以他弯下腰来撞到另一只狗.
As he did, his own meat fell from his mouth into the stream.
和他一样,他自己的肉从口中掉入了溪中.
The sad dog then realized that he had not seen another dog, only his own reflection.
悲伤的狗于是意识到自己没有再见到过一隻狗,只有他自己的反射.
Moral: If you are always greedy for more, you might lose what you already have.
道义: 如果你总是贪得无厌 你可能会失去你已经拥有的东西
The Peacock When Peacock spoke, his strange voice made people laugh.
孔雀说话时,他怪异的声音让人大笑.
Peacock wanted to sing beautiful songs like the nightingale, so he asked the goddess of animals for a nice voice.
孔雀想唱出"夜莺"等美丽歌曲,于是向动物女神求取好声音.
The goddess replied, “You are jealous of the nightingale, but you should not be.
女神回答说:"你嫉妒夜莺,但你不应该嫉妒.
Your neck feathers shine with every color of the rainbow, and your tail looks like it is covered in gems.
你的脖子羽毛用彩虹的颜色发光,而你的尾巴看起来像被宝石所覆盖.
“Yes, but my voice sounds terrible,” said Peacock.
“是的,但我的声音听起来很糟糕,”孔雀说。
“No one is good at everything,” scolded the goddess.
“没有人擅长一切,”骂女神。
“All living creatures have different gifts.
“所有生物都有不同的天赋。
The falcon is very fast, and the eagle is very strong.
猎鹰速度非常快,而鹰也非常强壮.
The parrot can speak different languages, and the raven is very smart.
鹦鹉能说出不同的语言,而乌鸦非常聪明.
Yes, the nightingale has a pretty song, but you are big and beautiful.
是的,夜莺有一首好歌 但你又大又漂亮
You are special just as you are.
你和你一样特别
” Moral: We all have different strengths.
“道德: 我们都有着不同的长处。
Treasure your own gifts and talents.
珍惜自己天赋和才华.
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse The poor country mouse decided to go on a trip to visit his cousin, the rich city mouse.
城市鼠标和乡村鼠标 穷乡滑鼠决定出行去拜访他表弟富城滑鼠.
The country mouse was surprised by how busy the city was.
乡鼠惊出城多繁.
And he had never seen so many other mice living in one place.
他从来没有见过这么多其他老鼠 生活在一个地方。
The city mouse decided to show his cousin around his fancy home.
城市老鼠决定让他的表弟 在他的豪华家园周围。
Everything looked shiny and new.
一切看起来光辉而新奇
The kitchen pantry was filled with plenty of fine foods.
厨房的储藏室里充斥着大量的美食.
“Look at all this food!”
“看看这些食物!”
exclaimed the country mouse.
赞出乡鼠.
“You must eat very well.
“你必须吃得非常好。
” “Shhh, speak softly,” said the city mouse nervously.
“嘘,轻声地说,”城市老鼠紧张地说。
“There is a cat that lives here, and she is always hunting for mice.
“有一只猫住在这里,她总是在捕捉老鼠。
” The country mouse decided he’d seen enough.
“ 乡下老鼠决定看够了。
He would rather live in the poor, quiet country than the crowded, dangerous city.
他宁可住在贫寒安静的国家,也不愿住在拥挤而危险的城市.
He thanked his cousin and returned to his humble home.
他感谢表弟并回到了谦卑的家.
Moral: It is better to live simply in safety than to live in luxury and fear.
道义: 仅仅生活在安全之中比生活在奢侈和恐惧之中要好。
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing A hungry wolf disguised himself as a sheep and visited a nearby pasture.
羊之狼的服装 一只饥饿的狼伪装成绵羊并参观了附近的牧场.
A flock of sheep were grazing peacefully.
一群羊在和平地放牧。
The shepherd in charge of the sheep was fooled by the wolf’s disguise.
负责羊的牧羊人被狼的伪装所愚弄.
He opened the pasture gate and let the wolf in.
他打开了牧场大门,让狼进来了.
The sneaky wolf found a little lamb to eat, but the shepherd saw what he was up to.
狡猾的狼找来一只小羊来吃,但牧羊人看见了自己在做什么.
He rescued the lamb just in time.
他及时救了那只羊
The shepherd then chased the wolf out of the pasture and warned him not to come back.
牧羊人随后将狼从草地上赶出并警告他不要回来.
From that day on, the shepherd never let a sheep through the gate until he was sure it was real.
从那天起,牧羊人从不让一头羊从大门走入,直到他确定这是真实的.
Moral: The way things look is not always the way things are.
道义: 事物的外观并非始终如此.