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The Grasshopper and the Ants
The Grasshopper and the Ants
The Grasshopper
and the Ants
蚱蜢与蚂蚁
It is summer. The sun is shining
brightly. It is
very
hot.
The
Grasshopper
is
lying
under
the
shade and drinking a
cold glass of lemonade. The
Ants are
busy doing something..
夏天里，阳光普照，天气非常炎热。
蚱蜢躺
在阴凉处，喝着一杯清凉的柠檬水。蚂蚁正忙
着做事。<
/p>
Grasshopper:
Jeez! What a hot day!
I am so hot and thirsty.
lemonade is so
sweet and cold.
I love the summer.
< br>蚱蜢：
天啊！
好热的天气啊！
我
又热又渴的。
嗯。
。
。
这柠檬水又甜又清凉。我喜欢夏天。
Ants:
One, two!
蚂蚁：一、二！
Anta:
Let
’
s work!
蚂蚁：我们工作吧！
Ants:
Three, four!
蚂蚁：三、四！
Ants:
All day!
蚂蚁：从早到晚！
Grasshopper:
Look at those
Ants.
What are they doing?
Why are they
working so hard?
It is
too hot to
work
today.
They must
be
crazy.
蚱蜢：
看这些蚂蚁。<
/p>
他们在干什么？他们干嘛这么
努力工作呀？今天太热，不适合工作
。他们
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The Grasshopper and
the Ants
The Grasshopper
and the Ants
一定是疯了。
Queen:
Come on! Work faster!
蚁后：加油！快一点！
The
Ants
are
busy
gathering
food.
All
of
the
Ants are sweating.
蚂蚁们正在忙着收集
食物。
所有的蚂蚁都在
流汗。
Grasshopper:
Oh, my, my!
Look at those silly Worker
Ants!
They are
likes
slaves.
Look at them
sweat!
Terrible!
蚱蜢：哦，我的天啊！看
看那些笨工蚁！他们好像
奴隶一样。看看他们流汗的样子！真可怕！
The Queen Ant tells the Worker Ants
to work
harder.
蚁后要工蚁们更努力地工作。
Queen:
We
don’t
have much time.
Hurry up!
We have to gather
more food!
蚁后：我们没有多少时间了。赶快！我们要收集更
多的食物。
Ants:
Yes, ma
’
am!
蚂蚁：是的，夫人！
Grasshopper:
Gather food? No
time?
What does the Queen Ant
mean?
There is lots of food here.
How silly!
蚱蜢：收集食物？没有时间？那个蚁后
是什么意
思？这里有那么多食物。笨死了！
The Grasshopper
doesn’t
understand
why the
Ants are
working so hard. But, he becomes a little
curious. He calls the Queen Ant to
talk.
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The Grasshopper
and the Ants
The Grasshopper
and the Ants
蚱蜢不
了解，
为什么蚂蚁们要如此努力地工
作。可是他觉得很好奇。于
是他去找蚁后。
Grasshopper:
Hello there, Queen Ant!
Queen:
It will
be
winter soon
.
We must
be
prepared
.
蚁后：冬天快到了。我们必须要有所准备。
Can
I ask you a question?
蚱蜢：嗨，蚁后！我可以问你一个问题吗？
Queen:
What is
it? I am very busy.
蚁后：什么问题？我很忙。
Grasshopper:
It is very hot
today.
Come under the shade and rest for a
while.
蚱蜢：今天很热。到阴凉处来休息一会吧。
Queen:
I
don’t
have time to rest.
Please ask your question.
蚁后：我没有时间休息。请问问题吧。
Grasshopper:
Okay. Why are
you gathering food?
蚱蜢：好的，你们为什么要收集食物呢？
Grasshopper:
The
winter?! You must be kidding!
It is July.
Winter is far away
.
There is lots of food everywhere.
Stop working.
Come sing and dance with me.
蚱蜢：冬天？你在开玩笑吧！现在是
7
月，冬天还
早着呢！到处都与一大堆食物。别工作了。
跟我一起唱歌跳舞吧！
Queen:
There is
no time
to sing and play.
Winter will come
soon
, I say.
You should also
gather
some food.
Or
else, you will
starve
in the
winter.
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The
Grasshopper and the Ants
The
Grasshopper and the Ants
蚁后：我没有时间唱歌玩耍。我说冬天快来了，你
也应该收集一些食
物。
否则，
在冬天你会饿
死的。
蚁后和工蚁们继续工作。
Grasshopper:
Poor Ants!
They have no fun. I will sing alone.
Grasshopper:
No, thank you.
You keep working.
I’
ll keeps
singing and dancing
in the
shade.
蚱蜢：不了，谢谢你。你继续工作。我继续在阴凉
处唱歌和跳舞。
Queen:
Do as you please.
But
don’t
come to me
for food later.
蚁后：随便你。不过以后可别来找我要食物。
Grasshopper:
Don’t
worry, I
won
’
t.
There is lots
of food.
蚱蜢：别担心，我不会的。这里有很多食物。
The Queen Ant and the Worker Ants
continue
to work.
蚱蜢：可怜的蚂蚁们！他们没有生活乐趣。我要一
个人唱歌。
The Grasshopper sings his favorite
song.
蚱蜢唱起来自己最喜欢的歌。
Grasshopper:
“
It
’
s
summer
.
Let
’
s have some
fun
.
Let
’
s
sing and dance
all day long.
La,
la-la, la, la. La, la-la, la, la
What a great
song!
蚱蜢：夏天到，让我们一起玩乐。让我们整天唱歌
跳舞。
啦、
啦、
啦。
< br>。
。
、
啦、
啦。
。
。
、
啦、
啦。
。
。
真是一首好歌。
The Grasshopper
continues to sing and dance
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