“The Ant and the Dove” 蚂蚁和鸽子
An ant is walking by the river. He looks at the river and says to himself, “How nice and cool this water looks! I must drink some of it.” But when he is drinking, he slips into the river.“Oh. Help! Help!” The ant cries.
A dove is sitting in the tree. She hears him and throws him a leaf, “Climb up that leaf,” she says “and you will float to the bank.” The ant climbs onto the leaf, and the wind blows the leaf to the bank. And the ant is saved.Thank you, Dove. You’re so kind,” The ant says and runs home, “You have saved my life, and I wish I could do something for you, Goodbye!” “Goodbye!” says the dove, “Be careful. Not to fall into the river again.”
After a few days, the dove is building her nest. And a man is raising his gun to shoot her. The ant sees this, and runs quickly to bite the man’s leg.“Ouch! Ouch!” The man feels pained and drops his gun. The dove hears and flies away.So the man picks up his gun and leaves. The dove comes to her nest. “Thank you, my little friend,” she says, “You have saved my life.” The little ant is so glad, because he can help the dove.
译文:一只蚂蚁在河边散步。他看着河水,自言自语道:“这河水看上去真清凉啊!我要去喝点。” 可是,它在喝水的时候,一不小心滑进河里了。“啊!救救我!救救我!”蚂蚁拼命呼救着。
一只鸽子正呆在树上。听见声音,她立即扔给蚂蚁一片树叶。“快爬到树叶上去。”她说:“你会漂到岸上的。”于是蚂蚁爬到叶子上面,风把他吹到了岸上, 终蚂蚁得救了。““谢谢你,鸽子,你真善良。”蚂蚁一边说一边向家跑,“你救了我的命,我会报答你的,再见!”再见!小心别再掉进河里了。”鸽子说。
几天后,鸽子正在筑巢,一个人举着枪要打鸽子。蚂蚁看见了,迅速地跑过去,在那个人的腿上咬了一口。“哎呀!哎呀!”那个人疼得扔了枪。鸽子听见了,连忙飞走了。那个人只好捡起枪,走了。鸽子又飞回巢里。“谢谢你,我的小伙伴。”鸽子说,“你救了我的命。小蚂蚁可高兴了,因为他也帮助了鸽子。
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