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The Farmer and the Snake农夫与蛇
施金 如影
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同学们,你们一定听过《农夫与蛇》的故事吧。善良的农夫在寒冷的冬天用自己的身体去温暖一条冻僵了的蛇,蛇被救活了,农夫却被蛇咬死了。现在有了新版的《农夫与蛇》,让我们快一起来看看农夫与蛇之间发生了怎样的故事吧。
An old farmer lives on a farm.
He is clever and helpful (乐于助人的).
It is a cold winter evening; the farmer goes home after work.
On the way home, he sees a snake on the ground (地上).
(这部分字体颜色请安排为蓝色。配图1:农夫住在农场上,他勤劳善良又聪明。一个寒冷冬天的傍晚,在回家的路上,农夫发现地上躺着一条蛇。仅供美编配图参考)
Farmer: My dear boy, are you okay?
Snake: Help me! My kind man, it’s so cold, I can’t move(动弹).
Farmer: How can I help you?
Snake: You can put me in your clothes.
Farmer: Oh, no! You will eat me.
(配图2: 快要冻僵的蛇请求农夫把它放在衣服中温暖它,被农夫拒绝了,因为农夫认为蛇会吃了他。仅供美编配图参考。)
Snake: My kind man! I’m so cold. I am dying(快死了). Help me!
Farmer: I can dig a hole under the ground(在地下挖一个洞), you can hibernate(冬眠)there.
Snake: No, I don’t want to hibernate.
(配图3: 可怜的蛇被冻得快死了,农夫想在地下挖一个洞让蛇冬眠,但是这条蛇却不愿意冬眠。仅供美编配图参考。)
Farmer: Let me think out an idea(想个主意). En…, what about going to my home?
Snake: Is your home warm?
Farmer: Yes, there is a warm stove(火炉)in my home.
Snake: Oh, it’s so great! You can put me near the stove.
(配图4:善良的农夫想出了一个聪明的主意。他要把蛇带回家,把蛇放在火炉旁边温暖它。蛇同意了。仅供美编配图参考。)
The farmer takes the snake home and puts it near the stove. A few hours later(几个小时之后), the snake begins to move. (这部分字体颜色请安排为蓝色。)
Snake: I feel better now. Thank you, my kind man.
Farmer: It’s my pleasure. I am very happy to save(挽救)you.
Snake: Can I stay here with you? I’d like to help you.
Farmer: Of course, you can. I am happy to have a friend here.
(配图5:农夫把蛇带到家里,放到家中的火炉旁边。慢慢地蛇恢复了生机。农夫让蛇回家,蛇却要与农夫待在一起。仅供美编配图参考。)
The snake helps the farmer a lot(很多). It catches many mice.
The farmer often has a harvest(获得丰收)on the farm.
The farmer and the snake become good friends and live happily together(一起).
(这部分字体颜色请安排为蓝色。配图6:蛇为了报恩不愿意离开农夫,它帮助农夫除老鼠。他们最终成为好朋友,快乐的生活在了一起。仅供美编配图参考。)
阅读拓展:
● 在这则新版《农夫与蛇》的故事中,农夫是如何为蛇取暖的?(How does the farmer warm the snake?) 请在文章中划出来。
● 故事中的这条蛇不喜欢冬眠。事实上,蛇属于冷血动物,体温会随着环境的温度而变化。在冬天,蛇类要采取冬眠(Hibernate)的方式来适应低温环境。冬眠期间,蛇不吃不动,仅仅依靠消耗体内越冬前储备的脂肪来维持生命。同学们,你们还知道哪些动物会冬眠么?请写下来。
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