动物故事英语（动物故事英语怎么说）

The Dog and the Shadow（狗和影子）

It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace.Now,on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook.As he crossed,he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat,he made up his mind to have that also.So he made a snap at the shadow in the water,but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out,dropped into the water and was never seen more.

一只狗嘴里衔着一块肉,走过一条河上面的桥,看见他自己在水里的影子,以为是另一只狗,那时狗衔着的肉,比他自己的还要大一倍.因此他仍掉自己的那一块,狠狠地扑向那只狗,想夺到那一块较大的肉.结果两头都落了空,因为他想要抓取在水中的那一块,只不过是一个影子,而原来的那一块,也被水冲走了.

One day a hare was telling the other animals how fast he could run.

一天，兔子正在向其他动物炫耀他能跑得很快。

"I can beat anyone!"cried he. "Will one of you try a race with me?"

“我能跑过任何人。”他喊道。

“你们有谁想和我比一比吗？”

"I will,”said the tortoise.

“我。”乌龟说。

"You!?’ laughed the hare. "Oh, oh, how funny!?

“你！”兔子笑道，“哦，哦，这简直太滑稽了！”

‘Save your laughing for the end of the race’,  said the tortoise.

“留着到比赛结束后笑吧。”乌龟说。

So a starting line was made, and away they went.

他们划了条起跑线，出发了。

The hare ran fast and was soon far ahead, so he sat down to rest.

兔子跑得飞快，很快就跑到了前面，所以他坐下来休息。

By the time the tortoise came up, the hare was sleeping.

等到乌龟赶上来时，他睡着了。

On and on went the tortoise, and when the hare looked up at last, it was too late.

There sat the tortoise by the sign that said: The End.

乌龟一直往前走，当兔子最后醒来时，已经太晚了。 乌龟坐在一块牌子旁，上面写着： 终点。