日课｜英文故事：The Slow Elephant
The Slow Elephant
In Africa many animals ran fast. Giraffe ran 30 miles an hour. Lion ran 50 miles an hour. Cheetah ran 70 miles an hour. Elephant could run, but he was slow. “Why can’t I be fast?” Elephant cried to Monkey.
“Slow and steady, you see things that fast animals don’t,” said Monkey. “Wait and see.”
One day, the animals met around the water hole. They talked and laughed. Suddenly, they heard a loud “Squeak!” They were scared. They ran as fast as they could.
Elephant tried to catch up. He huffed and puffed, but his legs would not run fast. He had time to look around him. Then, he saw a tiny mouse. “Squeak!” said Mouse. Elephant laughed and laughed.
Monkey nodded from the tree. “You may be slow,” he said, “but you see things clearly!”
在非洲，许多动物跑得很快。长颈鹿每小时跑30英里。狮子每小时能跑50英里跑。猎豹则每小时跑70英里。大象能跑，但他跑得很慢。大象对猴子喊道：“为什么我不能快点？”。
猴子说：“缓慢而稳定啊，你可以看到跑得快的动物看不到的东西。等着瞧。”
一天，动物们在水洞周围相遇，他们一起说说笑笑。突然，他们听到一声响亮的“吱吱”声，吓了一跳。他们跑得要有多快就有多快。
大象试图追上来。他气喘吁吁，但腿跑不快。他有时间环顾四周。然后，他看到了一只小老鼠。“吱吱！”老鼠说。大象笑了又笑。
猴子在树上点点头。“你可能很慢，”他说，“但你看得很清楚！”
Africa 非洲
giraffe 长颈鹿
cheetah 猎豹
steady 稳步的；匀速的
hole 洞
suddenly 突然
squeak 尖叫；吱吱叫
scared 害怕的
catch up 赶上；追上
huff and puff 气喘吁吁；上气不接下气
tiny 极小的；微小的
nod 点头；点头致意
clearly 清晰地；清楚地
