1、Aesops FablesA farmer s daughter had been out to milk thecows,and was returning to the dairy carryingher pail of milk upon her head.一个农场主的女儿挤完牛奶后，头顶着一桶牛奶，从田野里走回农庄。As she walked along,she felt amusing afterthis fashion:The milk in this pail will provideme with cream,which I will make into butterand t
2、ake to market to sell.她边走边开始想入非非：“从这桶牛奶里可以得到奶酪，也能得到奶油，就可以拿到市场上去卖。With the money I will buy a number of eggs,and these,when hatched,will producechickens,and by and by I shall have quite alarge poultry-yard.用卖得的钱，我还可以买回一些鸡蛋。这些鸡蛋还可以再孵出成群的小鸡。如此算来，我就能拥有一个大型的家禽场了Then I shall sell some of my fowls,and with
3、the money which they will bring in I will buymyself a new gown,which I shall wear when Igo to the fair;and all the young fellows willadmire it,and come and praise me,but I shalltoss my head and have nothing to say tothem.然后，我再卖掉那些牲畜，用卖得的钱，我就能买一条漂亮的长裙子，可以穿着到集市上去；年轻的小伙子们都会赞美裙子，都会过来向我示爱，而我却要摇摇头，什么也不说。”
4、Forgetting all about the pail,and suiting theaction to the word,she tossed her head.Downwent the pail,all the milk was spilled,and allher fine castles in the air vanished in amoment!想到这里，她完全忘记了头顶上的桶，配合着自己的想法，她真的摇起头来。结果，头顶上的牛奶桶掉在了地上，所有的牛奶都洒出来了，她的美妙幻想也随之消失了。Do not count your chickens before they arehatched.不要高兴得太早。
