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第 37 课:The frogs and the well 青蛙和井

Two frogs lived together in a marsh. One hot summer the marsh dried up, so they had to leave it and look for another place. 两只青蛙住在沼泽里。在一个炎热的夏季,沼泽干涸了,因此他们不得不离开去寻找新的湿地。

They soon found a deep well. 他们很快发现一口深井。

One of them looked down and said to the other, "This is a nice cool place. Let's jump in and settle down here." 其中一只向下看了看对另一只说:“这是个凉爽的好地方,就住这里吧。”

The other frog was much wiser. He replied, "Don't be so fast, my friend. If this well dries up like the marsh, how should we get out again?"而另一只较明智,它说:“别着急,朋友,如果这口井也干了的话,我们怎么出来呢?”

寓意: 凡事应该首先考虑周到,然后再付诸行动。