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The Crow and the Pitcher 乌鸦和水罐 A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. 一只口渴得半死的乌鸦,找到了一个曾装满水的大水罐。但是当乌鸦把它的嘴伸进水罐的罐口时,它发现里面只剩下很少的水了,而且它够不到。 He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair. 它试了又试,但最后不得不在绝望中放弃。 Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. 这时它想到了一个主意,它拿起一块鹅卵石,把它扔进了水罐里。 Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. 然后它又拿了一块鹅卵石扔进水罐里。 Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. 然后它又拿了一块鹅卵石扔进水罐里。 Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. 然后它又拿了一块鹅卵石扔进水罐里。 Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. 然后它又拿了一块鹅卵石扔进水罐里。 Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. 然后它又拿了一块鹅卵石扔进水罐里。 At last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life. 最后,终于,它看到罐里的水涨了上来,于是它又扔了几块鹅卵石,最终喝到了水,救了自己一命。 Little by little does the trick. 积少才能成多。
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A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it.
一只口渴得半死的乌鸦,找到了一个曾装满水的大水罐。但是当乌鸦把它的嘴伸进水罐的罐口时,它发现里面只剩下很少的水了,而且它够不到。
He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair.
Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher.
这时它想到了一个主意,它拿起一块鹅卵石,把它扔进了水罐里。
Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher.
Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher.
Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher.
Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher.
Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher.
At last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life.
最后,终于,它看到罐里的水涨了上来,于是它又扔了几块鹅卵石,最终喝到了水,救了自己一命。
Little by little does the trick.
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pebble
['pebl]
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单词pebble 联想记忆:pe破,bb宝宝,le了:宝宝的脚破了,是因为踩在pebble上了
despair
[di'spɛə]
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单词despair 联想记忆:de去掉,spair=sper希望
pitcher
['pitʃə]
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单词pitcher 联想记忆:pit小坑,ch吃,er东西:像小坑一样能装吃的的东西-水罐
quench
[kwentʃ]
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单词quench 联想记忆:读:困ch,既然困了就应该熄灭欲火,抑止欲望