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成人英语小短文：【驴和蚱蜢THE ASS AND THE GRASSHOPPERAn】

Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping,was highly enchanted;and,desiring to possess the same charms of melody,demanded what sort of food they lived on,to give them such beautiful voices.They replied,”The dew.”The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew,and in a short time died of hunger.

一只驴听到几只蚱蜢在叫，便觉得很有趣;于是也想得到同样有趣的音调，便问蚱蜢吃什么东西过活，以致于能有这样优美的声音。蚱蜢说：「露水。」驴子听了，从此以后也单吃露水过活，不久便饿死了。

成人英语小短文：【三个好朋友There Good Friends】

One day,a monkey rides his bike near the river.This time he sees a lion under a tree.The lion runs at him.He is afraid and falls into the river.He can’t swim.He shouts.The rabbit hears him.He jumps into the river.The rabbit swims to the monkey,but he can’t help him.Luckily,an elephant comes along.He is very strong.He helps the rabbit and monkey.Three friends are very happy.They go to the elephant’s home.Then,three of them become good friends。

一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。

成人英语小短文：【小男孩与蝎子Little boy and scorpion son】

There is a child in front of city wall to catch the grasshopper,and in a short while caught the lots of.Suddenly see a scorpion son,he to think is also grasshopper,

Then two go to catch him.The scorpion son raises his poison to stab,say:”come,if you really dare to do like this,connect your grasshopper that catch to also would entirely lose.”

This story warns people,and want to distinguish the pure good man with the bad person,and distinct to treat them。

小男孩与蝎子

有个小孩在城墙前捉蚱蜢，一会儿就捉了许多。忽然看见一只蝎子，他以为也是蚱蜢，

便着两手去捕捉他。蝎子举起他的毒刺，说道：“来吧，如果你真敢这样做，就连你捉的蚱蜢也会统统失掉。”

这故事告诫人们，要分辨清好人和坏人，区别对待他们。

成人英语小短文：【狮和鼠THE LION AND THE MOUSE】

Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face.Rising up in anger,he caught him and was about to kill him,when the Mouse piteously entreated,saying:”If you would only spare my life,I would be sure to repay your kindness.”The Lion laughed and let him go.

It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters,who bound him by strong ropes to the ground.The Mouse,recognizing his roar,came up,and gnawed the rope with his teeth,and setting him free,exclaimed:”You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”

一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：「只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我将来一定会报答你的大恩。」狮子便笑着放了它。

后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了牠，并大声说：「你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。」