The Lion and the Mouse

纪丹辞

　　 1. When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him.
This soon wakened the lion. He was very angry, and caught the mouse in his paws .
　　 狮子睡着了，有只老鼠在他的身边爬上爬下，很快吵醒了狮子，狮子很生气，一把抓住了老鼠
。
　　 2. “Forgive me, please,” cried the little mouse. “I may be able to help you
some day.” The lion was amused at these words.
　　“饶了我吧，”老鼠请求说，“也许有一天我能帮上你的忙呢。”狮子觉得很好笑。
　　 3. He thought, “How could this little mouse help me?” However, he lifted up his
paws and let him go.
　　 他想：“这只小老鼠 怎么能帮上我的忙？”但他还是抬起爪子放他走了。
　　 4. A few days later, the lion was caught in a trap. The hunters wanted to take him
alive to the king, so they tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon.
　　不久，狮子被陷阱困住了。猎人们想将狮子活捉献给国王，就把他捆在一棵大树上，然后去找
马车。
　　 5. Just then the little mouse passed by, and saw the sad lion.
　　 这时，老鼠路过这里，看到了绝望中的狮子。
　　 6. The little mouse went up to him, and soon gnawed away the ropes. “Though
　　I’m small, I can help you, too,” said the little mouse.
　　 他走过去，很快啃断了绳索，说：“我虽小，可是我也能帮上你的忙。”
　　
　Little friends may prove great friends.
　有些朋友也许平时看似微不足道，但却有可能在我们身处困境的时候提供巨大的帮助。
　本文转自单词助手（3w.danci.me）

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