20252026學(xué)年譯林版七年級(jí)上學(xué)期英語晨讀材料（第8期）71THEBROWNBEAR棕熊THEBrownBearlivesinthewoods.Heisagoodclimber,andlikestomakehishomeinahollowtree.Heisveryfondofwildfruits,ofwhichhefindsplentyintheforest.Heisalsofondofhoney,androbsthehivesofthewildbees.Thewildbeesmaketheirhivesinhollowtrees,andthebrownbearfindsthemoutbythesmellofthehoney.Whenhefindsahive,heclimbsthetree,andforhoursandhourshegnawsthebarkandthewood,tillhemakesaholelargeenoughtolethispawin.Then,inspiteofthestingsofthebees,hethrustsinhispaw,andscoopsoutlumpsofthebwiththehoneyinit.Nordoeshestoptillhehasrobbedthepoorbeesofalltheirstore.Whenwinteres,thebearcreepsintoaholeorcaveunderthethicktrees.Therehemakesforhimselfabedofleavesandtwigs;andwhenthesnowesitcovershim,andheliessnuglyhidbeneathit.Hecloseshiseyes,andsleepsduringtherestofthewinter.Inspringhewakensupagain,andbeginsoncemoretoroamaboutthewoods.Mengototheforesttohuntthebear.Theywishtogethisskintomakecoats,andblankets,andmuffs.Theyalsoeathisflesh,andmakeoilfromhisfat.中文閱讀棕熊生活在森林里，是個(gè)爬樹的好手，還喜歡在樹洞里安家。棕熊特別喜歡吃野果子，森林中能找到很多野果。它還喜歡吃蜂蜜，會(huì)襲擊野蜂的蜂巢。野蜂也在樹洞里筑巢，棕熊聞到蜂蜜味兒，就能找到蜂巢。棕熊發(fā)現(xiàn)了蜂巢，就爬到樹上去，咬樹皮咬木頭，一連咬上幾個(gè)小時(shí)，最后咬出一個(gè)洞，大得足夠讓爪子伸進(jìn)去。然后，不管蜜蜂怎么螫，棕熊還是會(huì)猛地把爪子探進(jìn)樹洞，舀出一大塊一大塊帶著蜂蜜的蜂房，直到把倒霉的蜜蜂的庫存搶光，方才罷手。入冬的時(shí)候，棕熊爬到大樹底下的洞穴（地洞）里，用樹葉和小樹枝給自己鋪一張床，下雪的時(shí)候，這張床就能把身子蓋住，讓棕熊舒舒服服躲在底下，合上眼，睡過整個(gè)冬天。春天，棕熊就會(huì)醒過來，又在森林里來回轉(zhuǎn)悠了。有些人會(huì)進(jìn)森林去獵熊。他們想要熊皮做大衣、做毯子、做皮手籠。他們還吃熊肉，用熊的脂肪做油。72THELIONANDTHEMOUSE獅子和老鼠ONEday,asalionwaslyingasleepinaforest,somemicebegantoamusethemselvesbyrunningoverhim.Atlasttheyawokehim;and,startingup,helaidhispawupononelittlethingthatcouldnotgetawaywiththerest.Thelionwasjustgoingtokillthelittlething,whenitbegantopleadforitslife.Itpleadedsohard,thatatlastthelionletitgo;andthegratefulmousesaid,“Noblelion!ItrustImayonedaybeabletorepayyourkindnesstome.”Thelionsmiledattheideaofsuchalittleanimaleverbeingofusetohim;andthemouseranofftoitshole.Sometimeafterthis,thelionwascaughtinastrongnetmadeofropes,thathadbeenspreadforhimintheforestbysomehunters.Hestruggledinvaintogetfree,androaredwithpainandterror.Thelittlemouseheardhim,andrantohishelp.Itsettoworkwithitssharpteeth;andatlast,afteragreatdealoflabour,itgnawedthroughtherope,andsetthelionfree!Alion,prowlingthroughthewoods,Ineagersearchforprey,Bychancewascaughtwithinanet,Andcouldnotgetaway.HetriedinvaintofreehimselfFromthisunwelehouse,When,lo!fromoutitsholetherecreptAtinylittlemouse.Itnibbled,withitsteethsosmall,Thecordsthatformedthenet,Till,onebyone,thestringsgaveway,Andfreethelionset!ThisshowsthatweshouldnotdespiseThehumblestthingthatlives;—ThestrongestatsometimemayneedThehelpthepoormangives.中文閱讀一天，一頭獅子躺在森林里睡覺，有幾只老鼠想找樂子，就在獅子身上跑過去。最后，老鼠把獅子吵醒了，獅子爬起來，一爪子按住了一只來不及跑掉的老鼠。獅子本想弄死這個(gè)小東西，老鼠卻乞求饒命。老鼠拼命懇求，到頭來，獅子就把它放走了。老鼠感激不盡，說道：“高貴的獅子！我相信，有朝一日，我可能會(huì)報(bào)答您的善心的！”獅子聽說這么一個(gè)小不點(diǎn)兒，也可能對(duì)自己有用，不禁笑了起來。老鼠朝著老鼠洞的方向跑了。過了一段時(shí)間，獅子被一張大網(wǎng)罩住了。這網(wǎng)是獵人張?jiān)谏掷铮脕聿丢{子的，網(wǎng)線是結(jié)實(shí)的繩子做的。獅子徒勞地拼命掙扎，想要逃脫，痛苦而恐懼地大吼著。小老鼠聽見了獅子吼，跑過來搭救獅子，用尖利的牙齒咬起了繩子。最后，老鼠費(fèi)了九牛二虎之力，終于咬穿了繩子，讓獅子重獲了自由！一頭獅子徘徊在林中，焦灼地把獵物尋找；卻不慎踏入了羅網(wǎng)，再也無法脫逃。獅子徒勞地掙扎著，想離開無情的居處；看哪！一只小老鼠的身影，正從洞子里爬出。它如此細(xì)小的牙齒，啃咬著羅網(wǎng)的線繩，直到繩索條條斷裂，讓獅子死里逃生！原來哪怕最卑微的活物，我們也不應(yīng)鄙棄；那最強(qiáng)大的，也會(huì)有時(shí)需要來自窮苦的救濟(jì)。73THEPETLAMB寵物小羊ONElittlethingafteranotherhadbeensold,tobuyfoodandclothingforthefamily.Atlastnothingwasleftthatcouldbesoldbutthepetlamb.Butthemother’sheartfeltsadatthethoughtofpartingwithDaisy;forthechildrenloveditverymuch.Atlastshehadtomakeuphermindtosellthelamb.Shecouldnotaskoneofthechildrentogoforthebutcher.Soshewentherself,withaheavyheart,andbargainedforthesaleofDaisy.Whilethechildrenwereallplayingwiththelamb,thebutcherandhisboycametothedoor.“Goodmorning,Mrs.Grant!”hesaid,inaloudvoice.“YouseeIamhereforthelamb.”“Forwhat,mother?”askedoneofthechildren,runningtoherside,andlookingupintoherfaceinalarm.“Goaway,dear,”saidMrs.Grant,gentlypushingthechildaside.“That’smylambnow,Charlie!”saidthebutcher’sboy,inaplayfultone,goinguptoDaisywitharopeinhishand.“No,itisnotyourlamb.Itisourlamb!”saidthelittleboy,placinghimselfinfrontofit.Butthelad,pushinghimaside,threwaroperoundDaisy’sneck,andbegantodragthelittlecreatureaway.Thepoorlambbleatedverysadly.Thecryofgriefwhichfelluponthemother’searswastoomuchforher,andherheartsankwithinher.Inamomentafter,thechildrenwereallaroundher,pleadingwithtearfuleyes,andvoiceschokedwithsobs,fortheirlittlepet.“Praytellyourboytostopamoment,”shesaidinhuskytonestothebutcher.Theboy,atawordfromhismaster,stoppeddraggingthelamb,andthelittlecreatureceaseditsbleating.“Mydearchildren,”beganthemother,inavoicethatshook,“Iamverypoornow,andcannotearnmoneyasyourfatherdidwhenhewasalive.ThekindbutcherhasgivenmemoneyforDaisy;andwiththismoneyIwillbuyyoubreadtoeat.”“No!—no!—no!”thechildrencried;“wedon’twantyoutosellDaisy!Wewon’thaveourdearlittlelambsold!Itisourlamb,andyoumustnotsellit,mother.Wewillrathergowithoutbreadthanhavethelambsold!”ItwasinvainthatMrs.Granttriedtomakeherchildrenseethatshecouldnothelpsellingthelamb.Themoreshetalked,thestrongerdidtheypleadforDaisy.Atlastshehandedbackthesilver,saying,“Icannotsellitjustnow,sir.Waituntilanothertime.Imusttrytokeepupalittlelonger.”Thebutcher,whohadbeenwatchingallthatwenton,wastouchedinhisheart;andwhenMrs.Grantofferedtoreturnthemoney,hesaid,“I’lltakeneitherthelambnorthemoney,Mrs.Grant.“ThoughIamabutcher,Ihavenoharderheartthanothermen.I’llnotrobthechildrenoftheirpet.I’llbuyDaisyfromyou,andgiveitbacktothechildren.“e,Joe,youmustnottakethatlamb.Itshallneverbekilledbyme.”Andashespoke,hisvoiceshook,andhedashedhishandquicklyacrosshiseyes.Daisywasatoncesetfree;andasthechildrengatheredroundandstrokedthepet,theirlittleheartswerefilledwithjoy.Bythekindhelpofsomefriends,thepoormotherneveragainfoundherselfsohardpressedaswhenshetriedtosellthechildren’spetlamb.中文閱讀一件又一件小東西，都讓家里人為了衣食賣掉了。最后，除了一只家養(yǎng)的小羊“戴西”，再?zèng)]有什么可賣了?？墒?，孩子們太愛小羊了，媽媽一想到要跟戴西分開，心里就止不住地難受。最后，媽媽只好下定決心把小羊賣掉，但她怎么也開不了口，讓哪個(gè)孩子去找屠夫。于是她就自己去了，帶著一顆沉重的心，在屠夫面前，為了賣戴西的事，討價(jià)還價(jià)。孩子們都在一塊兒跟戴西玩，就在這時(shí)，屠夫帶著小伙計(jì)上門了?！案裉m特太太，早?。　蓖婪虻拇笊らT說道，“瞧，我為了羊羔子的事兒來的！”“媽媽，他想干什么？”有個(gè)孩子問道，跑到媽媽身邊，驚恐地抬頭看她。格蘭特太太說：“寶貝，走吧！”一邊輕輕把孩子推到一邊?！安恍校∷皇悄愕男⊙?，它是我們的小羊！“小男孩擋在了小羊前面。然而，伙計(jì)把小男孩推到一邊，拿根繩子套住戴西的脖子，就動(dòng)手把這小生靈拽走了?？蓱z的小羊悲痛欲絕地叫著。一聲聲哀鳴落在媽媽的耳鼓上，讓她難以承受，一顆心猛地沉了下去。只一剎那的工夫，孩子們都圍到她四周，一個(gè)個(gè)眼淚汪汪，哽咽的聲音七嘴八舌為小羊求情?！鞍萃辛?，請(qǐng)讓您的伙計(jì)稍微等一等吧！”媽媽用沙啞的聲音對(duì)屠夫說。屠夫一句話，小伙計(jì)就不拽小羊了，小家伙的叫聲也停止了?！拔矣H愛的寶貝們！”媽媽又開口了，聲音一顫一顫，“我現(xiàn)在實(shí)在太窮，掙錢也掙不了你們爸爸在世的時(shí)候那么多。這位好心的屠戶，給了我錢，要換戴西。有了這些錢，我就能給你們買面包吃了。”“不！不！不！”孩子們哭喊著，“我們不想讓你賣了戴西?。∷俏覀兊男⊙?，媽媽，你絕對(duì)絕對(duì)不能賣它！我們寧可沒有面包吃，也不愿意賣掉小羊！”格蘭特太太想跟孩子們解釋，她賣掉小羊?qū)嵲谑遣坏靡?，但孩子們根本聽不進(jìn)去。媽媽說得越多，孩子們?yōu)榇魑髑笄榫驮劫u力。最后，她只好把銀幣還給了屠夫，說：“先生，我現(xiàn)在還不能賣，等下次吧。我得努力再撐一段時(shí)間。”屠夫把事情從頭到尾看得清清楚楚。他的內(nèi)心也十分感動(dòng)，格蘭特太太說要退錢的時(shí)候，他便說：“格蘭特太太，我既不要羊，也不要錢了。“盡管我是個(gè)屠夫，我的心卻不比別人更硬。我不愿意從小孩手里把寵物搶走。我就從你手里，把戴西買下來，再把它送還給孩子吧！“喬，來吧。不要再牽羊了。我說什么也不能要它的命啊！”屠夫的聲音也在顫抖，還抬起手，在眼睛上飛快地擦了一下。戴西又自由了。孩子們圍在小羊周圍，你摸一把，我摸一把，一顆顆童心中滿是歡樂！有些好心的朋友幫了忙，于是這可憐的母親，再也沒有窘迫到想賣掉孩子的寵物小羊。74PERSEVERE堅(jiān)持DRIVEthenailaright,boys,Hititonthehead;Strikewithallyourmight,boys,Whiletheiron’sred.Whenyou’veworktodo,boys,Doitwithawill;Theywhoreachthetop,boys,Firstmustclimbthehill.Standingatthefoot,boys,Gazingatthesky,Howcanyougetup,boys,Ifyounevertry?Thoughyoustumbleoft,boys,Neverbedowncast;Try,andtryagain,boys,—You’llsucceedatlast.中文閱讀看準(zhǔn)了釘子大頭，要敲得分毫不差；趁燒熱的鐵塊通紅，孩子！要用盡全力敲打。工作接到手里，就帶著干勁做完；那第一個(gè)到山頂?shù)暮⒆樱驳谝粋€(gè)開始爬山。當(dāng)你站在山腳，把長天盡收眼底，你若不勇于嘗試，孩子，又怎能拔地而起？縱然你屢屢顛仆，也莫要灰心喪氣，堅(jiān)持到最后的孩子，會(huì)品嘗到勝利的歡喜。75THECROWANDTHEPITCHER烏鴉和水罐ACROWthatwasverythirstyflewtoapitcher,hopingtofindsomewaterinit.Watertherewas,butsolittleofit,thatwithallhereffortsthepoorcrowcouldnotsomuchaswetthetipofherbill.“Neverdespair,”saidthecrowtoherself;“wherethere’sawillthere’saway!”Acleverthoughtcameintoherlittleblackhead.Shecouldnotgetdowntothewater;butshemightmakethewaterriseuptoher.Thecrowpickedupapebble,anddroppeditintothepitcher;another,andthenanother.Astheysank,thewaterbegantorise.Beforethecrowhaddroppedinmanypebbles,herlabourwasrewarded,andshedrankathereaseofthewater,which,butforhercleverthought,shewouldneverhavebeenabletoreach.中文閱讀一只烏鴉口渴了，飛到一個(gè)水罐跟前，想在里頭找點(diǎn)兒水喝。罐里確實(shí)有水，但實(shí)在太少，烏鴉用盡了辦法，連嘴尖都沒能浸濕。烏鴉自語道：“永遠(yuǎn)不要絕望，有志者事竟成！”她的小黑腦袋里閃過一個(gè)聰明的主意。她往下夠不到水，卻興許能讓水漲到自己跟前！烏鴉叼起一顆卵石，扔進(jìn)了水罐，又是一顆，又是一顆。石頭沉下去，水就漲了起來。烏鴉還沒扔進(jìn)太多卵石，自己的努力就得到了回報(bào)。她輕而易舉地喝起水來，只有聰明的頭腦，才能讓她喝到水呀！76THESOLDIERANDTHEHORSE士兵與馬APOORsoldierwasonedaypassingalongastreetinLondon.Allatoncehewasseentostop,andlookforsometimeatahorseontheothersideofthestreet.“Iknowhim!Iknowhim!”criedhe,asheranacrossthestreet.“Heismyownoldhorse.Dearoldfellow!”Thehorseseemedtoknowthevoice.Helaidbackhisears,andpushedhisnoseagainstthehandthatstrokedhimsokindly.Afterafewmoments,thepoorsoldierputhishandinhispocket;andashedidsohesaid,“Yes,heshallhaveit,thoughitweremylastpenny!Ihaveenoughtobuyhimafeedofcorn.”Awayhewenttobringit;andinafewminuteshecamebackwiththecorn,andstoodkindlyfeedingthehorsewithhisownhand.Afterstayingbesidehimforsometime,heaskedwherehisstablewas,thathemightgoandseehimsomeotherday.Hethenwenthisway,sayingtothedriverasheleft,“Begoodtohim,poorfellow!andusehimwell.”Itwasabeautifulsight;anditwasnowonderthatsomelittleboyswhostoodnear,criedout,Hurrah!whentheysawthepoorsoldier’skindnesstohisoldfriend.Itwasalessononkindnesstoanimalswhichtheywerenotlikelysoontoforget.中文閱讀一天，有個(gè)貧窮的士兵，走過倫敦的一條街道。突然，人們看見他停住腳步，盯著街道那邊的一匹馬看了半晌?！拔艺J(rèn)識(shí)它！我認(rèn)識(shí)它！”士兵穿過街道，邊跑邊喊，“這就是我的老戰(zhàn)馬！老伙計(jì)！”那匹馬好像也認(rèn)出了這個(gè)聲音，耳朵向后倒去，鼻子拱著那只溫柔地?fù)崦氖?。過了片刻，窮苦的士兵一只手伸進(jìn)口袋，邊摸邊說：“沒錯(cuò)，這是我最后一個(gè)便士，可我應(yīng)該給了它！我的錢足夠請(qǐng)它吃一頓麥子了！”士兵走開去買麥子，幾分鐘之后，就帶著麥子回來了，用手愛憐地托著麥子，喂給這匹馬。士兵在馬身邊站了一陣子，便問車夫，馬廄在什么地方，說他改天可能還會(huì)去看這匹馬的。說完，士兵走了，臨走還對(duì)車夫說：“拜托了，好好照顧這可憐的家伙吧！也讓它好好地干活兒！”這真是一幅美景。難怪有幾個(gè)站在一旁的小男孩，見這窮苦的士兵對(duì)老朋友這么關(guān)心，不禁叫了起來：“好哇！”叫做“善待動(dòng)物”的這一課，他們也許會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)難忘。77THEWHITEBEAR白熊INthecoldcoldNorththereisalwayssnowontheground.Eveninsummeritisverycold,asgreatblocksoficefloataboutinthesea.HereisthehomeofthePolarBear.Hedoesnotmindthecold;forGodhasgivenhimacoatofthickfurtokeephimwarm.Heenjoysthesharpairasmuchasyoudothewarmsunshine.Heneverslipsontheice,asyoudo;forthesolesofhisfeetarecoveredwithlonghair.Hewalksassoftlyasifhehadapairoffurbootson.Thebearlivesnearthesea;forhelikestoswiminthewater.Andthere,too,hegenerallyfindsplentytoeat.Heisveryfondofcatchingasealforhisdinner.Heroamsovertheicetillheestoaplacewhereheseesthattheiceismelted.Heknowsthatthisisalikelyplaceforasealtopopupitshead.Sohesitsdownandwatches.Byandby,upestheroundheadoftheseal.Thebearpouncesuponit.Hedragsthesealoutofthewater,tearsittopieces,andeatsit.Sometimeshedivesintothewaterafterafish,andissoquick,thathecatchesitbeforeitcanescape.Sometimesheesuponabitofdeadwhale,andthinksitagreattreat.Whenhecannotfindfoodonthecoast,hegoestosomespotwherethesnowhasmelted,andfeedsonberries.Ifheisveryhungryindeed,heisgladtoeateventheseaweedontheshore.中文閱讀在天寒地凍的北極，地上終年都堆著積雪。就連夏天，天氣也非常寒冷，海面上漂浮著巨大的冰塊。北極熊的家就在這里。它可不怕冷，上帝給了它一身厚厚的毛皮來保暖。它喜歡冰冷刺骨的天氣，就跟你喜歡溫暖的陽光一樣。北極熊從不會(huì)跟你一樣，在冰上打滑，因?yàn)楸睒O熊的腳底蓋著長長的毛。它走路的動(dòng)作，輕柔得就像穿了一雙皮靴子。白熊生活在海邊，因?yàn)樗矚g在水里游泳，而且在海邊一般還能找到足夠的食物。白熊非常喜歡抓海豹吃，會(huì)在冰上逛來逛去，直到看見一塊堅(jiān)冰熔化的地方。它知道，這地方很可能會(huì)有海豹探出頭來，于是就坐下監(jiān)視著。最后，海豹圓圓的頭終于露出了水面。白熊猛地?fù)溥^去，把海豹從水里拽出來，撕成碎片，吃下肚子。有時(shí)候白熊會(huì)潛入水里捉魚。白熊的動(dòng)作極快，魚都來不及逃走，就會(huì)讓白熊抓住。有時(shí)候，白熊還會(huì)碰到一塊鯨魚的尸體，把這塊肉當(dāng)成一頓美餐。白熊在海岸上找不著吃的，就會(huì)走到一個(gè)化了雪的地方，以漿果為食。要是它實(shí)在餓極了，還愿意吃海岸上的海藻呢。78THEFOXANDTHEGOAT狐貍和山羊EVERYonehadheardofthefox’scunning;andeveryonebutthegoatbelievedinit.Oneveryhotsummer,whenallthespringsandbrooksweredry,afoxlookedaboutalldayinvainforwatertodrink.Heevencreptslylyintoafarmyard;butthedogsawhim,andhehadtoleaveinagreathurry.Atlasthethoughtofanoldwellinthemiddleofafieldnearthefarm;andtoithesetoffwithallspeed.Whenhecametoit,hefoundthatthewaterwasquiteoutofhisreach.Hetriedagainandagaintoreachit,andatlasttumbledin,heelsoverhead!Hegotagreatfright,buthewasnotmuchhurt;andasthewaterwasnotverydeep,hewasgladenoughtodrink.Whenhisthirstwasgone,hewishedtogetout;butthesidesofthewellweresteep,andevenwhenstandingonhishindlegs,hecouldnotreachhalfwaytothetop.Therehewas,acloseprisoner!Thenextmorning,agoatcamedowntothewell;andseeingthefoxthere,shesaid,“Isthewatergood?”“Oh!”saidthefox,“edown,myfriend;itissogood,thatIcannotstopdrinkingit!”Downjumpedlongbeardatonce;butnosoonerwasshedownthanthefoxleapedonherback,andinaninstantwasonthegreengrass!Ashesprangtothetopofthewell,heturnedroundandsaid,“Thankyou,madam;Ibidyougoodmorning!”Thesillygoatsoonsawhowfoolishshehadbeen,tolistentothecunningfox.—Nevertrustthosewhoareknowntobeslyandselfish.中文閱讀人人都聽說過狐貍的狡猾，也都相信狐貍狡猾，只有山羊不信。一個(gè)炎炎夏日，所有的泉水河水都干了，有只狐貍到處找水喝，找了一整天也沒找到。他甚至悄悄爬進(jìn)了一片農(nóng)場，卻被狗發(fā)現(xiàn)了，只好慌慌張張地溜走。最后，他想起來，農(nóng)場附近的野地中間還有一口古井，就拼命朝古井跑去。到了井邊上，他才發(fā)現(xiàn)，根本夠不著水面。狐貍試了又試，想要夠到水面，最后頭朝下栽了進(jìn)去！狐貍嚇壞了，但其實(shí)沒受什么傷，而且水也不是太深，他就高高興興地喝了個(gè)痛快。喝完了水，狐貍想出去，但井壁太陡了，就算兩條后腿直立起來，還夠不到井壁的一半高呢。狐貍就這么成了徹徹底底的囚犯！第二天早上，有只山羊來到井邊，看見狐貍在里頭，山羊問道：“這水好喝嗎？”狐貍說：“?。∨笥?，快下來吧。太好喝了，我喝起來都沒完了！”長胡子馬上就跳了下去。但她剛一下去，狐貍就跳到她背上，一轉(zhuǎn)眼，就（跳出古井，）回到了青草地上！狐貍竄上井口，一邊轉(zhuǎn)過身來說：“謝謝啦，夫人！我祝你早安！”愚蠢的山羊這才發(fā)現(xiàn)自己當(dāng)初有多傻，居然聽了狡猾的狐貍的話！——絕不要相信那些狡猾自私得出了名的人！79THETRAVELLERANDTHELION獅子和旅人ATRAVELLERinSouthAfricaoncesetoutonalongjourney.Whencrossingawideplain,farfromhome,hesawalionatadistance.Thelionsawhimatthesametime,andbeganslowlytofollowhim.Whenthetravellerwalkedfast,thelionwalkedfast!Whenhestopped,thelionstopped!Themansawthatthelionmeanttofollowhimuntildark,andthenspringuponhim.Hewasnotabletorunawayfromthelion,forthelioncouldrunfasterthanhe.Sohethoughtofaplantocheathim.Hecametoahighcliff,belowwhichwasadeephollow.Crouchingdown,hehidbehindarock,wherethelioncouldnotseehim.Thentakingabranchwhichhefoundamongtherocks,heputonithiscoatandhishat,soastomakethemlooklikeaman.Hethenheldthebranchabovetherockbehindwhichhewashid.Soonthelioncamecreepingslylyalong.Themomenthesawthecoatandthehat,hemadeasuddenspringatthem.Heboundedrightovertheplacewherethemanlay,and,fallingdownamongtherocks,waskilled!Thetravellerwassaved,anderelonghereachedhisownhome.中文閱讀南非有個(gè)旅人，一次出遠(yuǎn)門，穿越一片離家很遠(yuǎn)的大平原時(shí)，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)望見了一頭獅子。獅子也同時(shí)看見了他，慢慢地跟上了他。旅人走快，獅子也走快了！旅人停下，獅子也停下了！他看出來了，獅子想要跟他一直跟到天黑，再朝他撲上來。獅子跑得比他快，他沒辦法甩掉獅子，就想了一個(gè)欺騙獅子的辦法。他來到一座高高的懸崖上，懸崖下面是一道深谷。他伏下身子，藏在一塊巖石后面，藏到獅子看不到的地方。然后他拿起一根在亂石間找到的樹枝，把外衣跟帽子掛在樹枝上，看上去就像一個(gè)人。他又把樹枝舉到藏身的巖石上面。很快，獅子小心翼翼地爬了過來。獅子一看見外衣和帽子，就猛地?fù)淞诉^來，正好跳過了旅人躺的地方，摔到了（谷底的）亂石之間，一命嗚呼！旅人得救了，不久就平安地回到了家里。80THEBEARINSCHOOL學(xué)校里的熊IABOYramblinginthewoodsmanyyearsago,inapartofAmericawherebearsusedtolive,onedayfoundthecubofaBlackBear.Itwasveryyoung,andlookedlikealittledogcoveredalloverwiththickbrownhair.Theboycarriedithome.Itwasfedandbroughtupaboutthehouse,andsoonbecameastameasadog.Everydaytheboyhadtogotoschoolsomewayoff.Itwasnotlongbeforethebearwentwithhim,anditusedtoroamaboutthefieldstillschoolwasover.AtfirsttheotherboyswereafraidofHenry’sbear,butbeforelongtheybecamegreatfriends.Manyofthemusedtobringtheirdinnerstoschoolinsmallbagsorbaskets.Thesewerehungonpegsonthewall,andattheplayhourtheyweretakendown,andthebearwassurethentogetagoodshareofthebreadandbutter,andapplesandpears.Thingswentoninthiswayforalongtime;butonedaytheanimalwasnowheretobeseen.Ithadfounditswaytothewoods,anddidnotreturn.Searchwasmadeforit,butwithoutsuccess.IIManyyearspassedaway,inwhichtimegreatchangestookplaceintheschool.Theoldmasterdied,andanewonetookhisplace.Anewsetofboysfilledtheseatsintheoldschoolhouse.Oneverycoldwintryday,whilethemasterwasout,aboychancedtoleavethedoorhalfopen,andonasuddenalargeblackbearwalkedintotheschool!Theboyswereinterror.Somerantothed