1、Aesops FablesA Lion asleep in his lair was waked up by aMouse running over his face.Losing histemper he seized it with his paw and wasabout to kill it.狮子在自己的窝里睡着了，却被一只跑到他脸上的老鼠吵醒了。狮子非常生气，用爪子抓住老鼠，准备弄死他。The Mouse,terrified,piteously entreated himto spare its life.Please let me go,it cried,and one day I
2、 will repay you for yourkindness.战战兢兢的老鼠请求狮子饶了他的性命。“求你放了我吧，”老鼠哭喊道，“我肯定会报答你的恩情。”The idea of so insignificant a creature everbeing able to do anything for him amused theLion so much that he laughed aloud,andgood-humoredly let it go.一个不足挂齿的小生命肯为自己做任何事，狮子被如此无意义的想法逗笑了，便随和地放他走了。But the Mouse s chance came
3、,after all.Oneday the Lion got entangled in a net which hadbeen spread for game by some hunters,andthe Mouse heard and recognized his roars ofanger and ran to the spot.不久，老鼠报恩的机会终于来了。有一天，狮子被猎人人们布好的大网缠住了，愤怒地大吼起来，老鼠听到了狮子的哀嚎，迅速赶来。Without more ado it set to work gnaw theropes with its teeth,and succeeded beforelong in setting the Lion free.There!said theMouse,you laughed at me when I promised Iwould repay you:but now you see,even aMouse can help a Lion.老鼠轻松地走过去开始噬咬绳索，很快就成功地放走了狮子。老鼠说：“看吧！当我许诺要报答你时，你还嘲笑我；现在你可看到了，即便一只小老鼠也能帮助一头大狮子。”
