英语原版阅读：The ant and the grasshopper

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这篇阅读文章的题目是The ant and the grasshopper.

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先来一句一句读：

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1.In a field one summer's day a grasshopper was hopping and singing.

夏天的一天，一只蚱蜢在田野里跳来跳去，唱着歌。

In a field 在田野里
one summer's day 夏天的一天
grasshopper 蚱蜢（它是合成词，由grass和hopper组成）

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2.An Ant passed by bearing along with great toil an ear of corn.

一只蚂蚁带着一穗玉米辛苦地走过。

passed by 走过
an ear of corn 一穗玉米

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3."Why not come and chat with me?" said the Grasshopper.

“为什么不来和我聊聊呢?”蚱蜢说。

Why not 为什么不
come and chat with me 来和我聊聊

4."I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant.

蚂蚁说:“我在帮忙为冬天储存食物。”

 lay up food 储存食物
 lay up food for the winter 为冬天储存食物

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5."Why bother about winter?" said the grasshopper.

“为什么要为冬天烦恼呢?”蚱蜢说。

 bother about 烦恼
bother about winter 为冬天烦恼

6.But the ant went on its way and continued its toil.

但是蚂蚁继续它的旅程，继续它的苦工。

went on its way 继续它的旅程
continued its toil 继续它的苦工

7.When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.

冬天来了，蚱蜢没有吃的了，就快要饿死了，它眼看着蚂蚁们在分发他们夏天收集来的粮食和谷物。

dying of hunger 饿死
 distributing every day corn and grain 分发粮食和谷物
collected in the summer 夏天收集

while是连词，
while前面的一句When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger中
When the winter came是由when引导的时间状语从句，
the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger是主句。
while后面的一句it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.中
it是主语，指代the grasshopper，
谓语动词是saw，
宾语是 the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.
其中they had collected in the summer是定语从句，修饰前面的the stores.

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8.Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.

蚱蜢明白了：最好是未雨绸缪。

再来读一遍完整的文章：

In a field one summer's day a grasshopper was hopping and singing. An Ant passed by bearing along with great toil an ear of corn. "Why not come and chat with me?" said the Grasshopper. "I am helping to lay up food for the winter." said the Ant. " Why bother about winter?" said the grasshopper. But the ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.

根据短文，回答问题。

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1. What was Grasshopper doing?

2."Why not come and chat with me?" Who said that?

a. Cat b. Dog C Grasshopper

3. What did Ant reply to the Grasshopper?

4. What did happen when the winter came?

5. How did Ant spend the winter?

参考答案：
1. A grasshopper was hopping and singing.
2.c
3."I am helping to lay up food for the winter." said the Ant.
4.When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger.
5.The ants distributed every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.

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