城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
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今天的故事是：城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, “Do come and see me at my house in the country.” So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, “This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.”
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠遇到了城里老鼠;他说:“一定要到我乡下的家来看我。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”
mouse [maus] 鼠
（mice是 mouse的名词复数）
n. 老鼠；胆小如鼠的人
v. 捕鼠；仔细搜寻
用作名词 (n.)
The cat is playing with a live mouse.
猫在戏弄那只活老鼠。
用作动词 (v.)
Does your cat mouse well?
你家的猫很会抓老鼠吗?
country [‘k?ntri]
n. 国家；乡村
adj. 乡村的；国家的
用作名词 (n.)
China is a developing country.
中国是一个发展中国家。
用作形容词 (adj.)
After ten years in the city, he is still country.
他在城里待了十年，仍是乡气十足。
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, ” Run! Run! The cat is coming!” They ran away quickly and hid.
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。但是正当他们开始吃的时候，他们听到了很大的声音。城里老鼠叫道:“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们迅速地跑开躲藏起来。
began [b?’ɡ?n]（begin的过去式）
v. 开始；着手
As suddenly as it began, the rain ceased.
雨突然而来，骤然而止。
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, “I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. It is better to be happy because you are poor than to be afraid because you are rich.”
过了一段时间，他们出来了。当他们出来的时候，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为贫穷而快乐的生活，要比富有而担惊受怕的生活好。”
hole [h??l]
n. 洞；孔；穴；漏洞
v. 挖洞；掘坑；进洞
用作名词 (n.)
There is a hole in my sock.
我的袜子上有个洞。
用作动词 (v.)
They will hole a tunnel through the mountain.
他们将穿山打隧道。
field [fi?ld]
n. 田地；领域
vt. 接球；派……上场；顺利处理
vi. 担任外场员
adj. 田间的；野外的
用作名词 (n.)
Many farmers are working in the fields.
许多农民在田里干活。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
She fielded the ball.
她把球接住了.
用作形容词 (adj.)
Just before sunset the peasants quit laboring in the field.
农民们直到日落方结束在田间的劳动。
好了，今天的英语故事讲完了，同学们是喜欢乡下的老鼠还是城里的老鼠？
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