TheElephantandtheSpider外研·六年級下冊Itwasafternoonintheforest.Thesunwasbehindthetrees.Theanimalswerequiet.Theywerewaitingforthesuntogodown.Therewasanoldspider（蜘蛛）.Slowly（緩慢地）sheworkedonaweb（蜘蛛網(wǎng)）.Itwasaverylarge（大的）web.Thespidermadethewebbetweentwotrees.Thewebwassilver（銀白色的）andgold（金黃色的，金色的）

intheeveningsun.Thespiderworked,andthesunset［（太陽）落下，落山］.Nightcame.Nearby（在附近）,anoldelephantwasdying（垂死的，即將死亡的）.Hewalkedslowly,swinging（搖擺，擺動）hisoldtrunk（象鼻）.Thentheelephantslept（睡，睡覺）.Atnight,thespiderworked.Other（別的，其他的）

animalswatchedher.Therewerenight（夜晚活動的）

birdsthatdidnotsleep.Therewasasnakeinatree.Alittlemouselookedupatthebeautifulweb,silverandgoldinthemoonlight（月光）.“Whyareyouworkingatnight?”theyasked.“Theotherspidersaresleeping.”“Youcansee,”saidthespider.“Thisisgoingtobethemost（最）beautifulweb.”“It’sverylarge,”saidthemouse（老鼠）.“Noflies（蒼蠅）arethat（這么，那么）large,”saidthesnake.“Idon’twanttocatch（捕捉）afly,”saidthespider.Therewasasmall,blackbirdinatreeabovetheweb.“So,whatareyougoingtocatchinyourweb?”sheasked.“I’mgoingtocatchanelephant,”saidthespider.Alltheanimalslaughedandlaughed.Thespiderworkedandworked.Inthemorning,thesuncameupslowly.Itshone［(太陽）發(fā)光，照耀］ontheweb.Thewebwasbeautifulinthesunlight（陽光）.Theelephantwoke（醒）upandmovedslowly.Hewaslookingforaplacetodie（死，去世）.Thebirdwatchedfromthebranch（樹枝）.Thesnakewatchedfromthetree.Themousedidnotmove.Thespiderstayedattheedge（邊緣）ofherweb,andwaited.Theelephantwalkedintothesunlightandhesawtheweb.Thewebwasverycolourful.Itwasblueandsilver,purpleandgold,yellow,orangeandgreen.“This,”thoughttheelephant,“isbeautiful.”Theanimalswatchedinsilence（寂靜，無聲）.Theelephantlay（躺，平臥）downandthespider’swebfelloverhim.“So,”saidthespider,“Icaught（捕捉）anelephant.AndnowIneedtosleep.”Laterintheday,p