親子看童話學英文系列~《龜兔賽跑》The Tortoise and the Hare（下）

給孩子玩具，不如為孩子念一個故事！爸媽們會不會覺得孩子怎麼一轉眼就長大了呢？把握親子相處的時光，不一定要帶他出去玩，而是「共同做一件事」。比較小的孩子，爸媽們可以先給他聽，中英文都可以，如果能用誇張戲劇的語氣，相信孩子一定會被吸引！大一點的孩子，爸媽除了讓他自己閱讀之外，更可以他們討論其中的故事，啟發孩子的思考力！

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“This will be a very easy race, ” thought the hare, seeing how painfully slow his (13)rival was. “Take your time!” he said. “I’ll have forty (14)winks.” So the hare decided to stop to take a (15)rest, and he (16)quickly fell asleep under a tree at the side of the (17)road.

 兔子因為看到他的對手動作那麼慢，所以心中認為:「這場比賽真容易，」。他說:「慢慢來阿!」 「我要打個盹兒。」於是，兔子決定停下腳步休息一下，他在路邊的樹下很快地睡著了。

 The sun started to (18)sink and was soon below the horizon. The tortoise had been (19)plodding towards the winning post since morning.

太陽開始下山，很快就落到地平線以下。烏龜從早晨開始，就一直邁著腳步緩慢地前進。

Suddenly, the hare woke up and saw the tortoise far ahead of him! He (20)leaped and (21)bounded at a great pace, with his tongue (22)lolling, and (23)gasping for breath. Just a little more and he’d be first at the finish. But the hare’s last leap was just too late, for the tortoise had beaten him to the winning post.

 突然，兔子一覺醒來，看見烏龜遠遠領先。他加速前進，伸出舌頭不斷地喘氣。再一下子，他就會是第一名。然而，兔子的最後衝刺為時已晚，因為烏龜已經把他打敗了。

 Slow but steady wins the race.

 緩慢但穩定最後贏得比賽。

看單字學英語

(1)

forest (n.)森林        

They went to the forest.

他們到森林裡去。

(2)

tortoise (n.) 烏龜

The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 

兔子還正在睡覺時烏龜已贏得了比賽。

(3)

hare (n.) 野兔

He is as swift of foot as a hare.     

他跑得像兔子一樣快。

(4)

proud (adj.) 驕傲的

She must be very proud of herself.

她一定非常驕傲。

(5)

boast (v.) 自誇

It is nothing to boast of. 

這沒有什麼好誇耀的。

(6)

irate(adj.)生氣的

He was irate.

他很生氣。

(7)

squeal (v.) 尖聲叫

She squealed with delight and hugged me.

她高興地叫起來並且擁抱我。

(8)

decide (v.) 決定

She decided to go.

她決定要走。

(9)

crow (n.) 烏鴉

I saw a crow.  

我看到烏鴉。

(10)

referee (n.) 裁判

Our team only lost the game because the referee was biased.

我隊輸掉了比賽就是因為裁判員偏袒對手。

(11)

course (n.) 路線

The pilot avoided a collision by changing course.

機師改變航向，免去了碰撞事故。

(12)

dawn (n.) 黎明

He got up at dawn.

他黎明時起床。

(13)

rival (n.) 對手

He is not my rival.

他不是我的對手。

(14)

wink (n.) 眨眼

I didn’t get a wink of sleep on the plane.      

我在飛機上沒闔一下眼。

(15)

rest (n.) 休息

He took a rest.

他休息。

(16)

quickly (adv.)快速地

Stop me if I’m speaking too quickly.      

要是我講得太快，請打斷我。

(17)

road (n.)路

There was very little traffic on the roads.       

路上沒什麼車。

(18)

sink (v.) 下沉

The boat has sunk.

船沉下去了。

(19)

plod (v.) 沉重地走

We plodded through mud.

我們沉重地走過泥巴路。

(20)

leap (v.) 跳

Fish were leaping out of the water.

魚正跳出水面。

(21)

bound (v.) 跳躍

She came bounding down the stairs.

她從樓梯上跳下來。

(22)

loll (v.)(舌頭)垂下

Its tongue was lolling out of the side of its mouth.       

他的舌頭從嘴角垂下來。

(23)

gasp (v.) 喘息

She gasped for air.

她喘了口氣。