The Grasshopper
2017-04-15翻译
翻译：范 婕
The Grasshopper
饥饿的蚱蜢
翻译：范 婕
在对的时候做正确的事，一切才能有条不紊。你有这样的远见吗？
A1)grasshopper spent the summer2)hopping in the sun and singing to his heart’s content. One day, an ant went hurrying by, looking very hot and3)weary.
“Why are you working on such a lovely day?” asked the grasshopper.
“I’m collecting food for the winter,”said the ant, “and I suggest you do the same.” And off she went, helping the other ants to carry food to their store.
The grasshopper carried on hoppingand singing.
When winter came, the ground was covered with snow. The grasshopper had no food and was hungry. So he went to the ants and asked for food.
“What did you do all summer, when we were working to collect our food?” said one of the ants.
“I was busy hopping and singing,” said the grasshopper.
“Well,” said the ant, “if you hop and sing all summer, and do no work, then you must4)starve in the winter.”
夏日时节，一只蚱蜢在太阳底下跳来跳去，尽情歌唱。一天，有只蚂蚁急匆匆地经过，看上去又热又累。
“在如此美好的一天，你为什么还要工作呢？”蚱蜢问道。
“我在为冬天储备食物，”蚂蚁回答，“我建议你也这样做。”说完她便走开了，帮着其他蚂蚁把食物搬进仓库。
蚱蜢继续又跳又唱着。
冬天来了，白雪覆盖大地。蚱蜢一点儿吃的都没有，饥肠辘辘。于是他去找蚂蚁，向他们求取食物。
“整个夏天我们都在忙着准备食物，那时候你在做什么？”一只蚂蚁问。
“我忙着蹦跳和歌唱啊，”蚱蜢答道。
“噢，既然你整个夏天又跳又唱地而不去工作，那么冬天就只能挨饿了。”蚂蚁说。
词组加油站
to one’s heart’s content尽情地，心满意足地
carry on 继续
1) grasshopper ['grɑːshɒpə] n. 蚱蜢
2) hop [hɒp] v. 蹦跳，跳跃
3) weary ['wɪərɪ] adj. 疲倦的
4) starve [stɑːv] v. 挨饿
