少儿英语故事A Ox and Frogs
<p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="ox">ox</span>, <span word="grazing">grazing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swampy">swampy</span> <span word="meadow">meadow</span>, <span word="chanced">chanced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parcel">parcel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="frogs">frogs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="brood">brood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> . <span word="One">One</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dreadful">dreadful</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="and">and</span> ,<span word="oh">oh</span> ,<span word="mother">mother</span> !<span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> ,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beast">beast</span> -<span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="footed">footed</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>!-<span word="that">that</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> .<span word="Big">Big</span>? <span word="quoth">quoth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="frog">frog</span> , <span word="How">How</span> <span word="big">big</span>? <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="puffed">puffed</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>-<span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> ?<span word="oh">oh</span>!<span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="one">one</span> ,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> .<span word="well">well</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="big">big</span> ?<span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="swelled">swelled</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> .<span word="Indeed">Indeed</span> ,<span word="mother">mother</span> ,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="size">size</span>.<span word="Provoked">Provoked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disparagement">disparagement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="frog">frog</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>. 【译文】 青蛙和牛 一头牛在一快泥泞的草地上吃草,偶然把脚踏在一堆小青蛙当中,几乎把所有的幼蛙踩死。 脱险的一个带着这可怕的消息跑到他母亲那里去了。啊,母亲!他说是一只野兽-那样一只有四只脚的大野兽-踩的。大吗?老青蛙说。多大?她股足了气把自己胀得大大的说:他像这样的吗?啊!小青蛙说,比那大多了。哦,有这么大吗?她鼓着气胀地更大了。真的,母亲,但确实如此,即使你胀破了自己,也不够他一半大。老青蛙看到自己的力气受到轻视很是激怒,于是又鼓了一下气,果然这次胀破了自己。 寓意: <span word="So">So</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ruined">ruined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="greatness">greatness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>.妄自尊大的人必将自取灭亡的。 </p>
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