A farmer wanted to bring ten bags of rice to the market1 and sell them. He put five bags of rice on his horse and five bags of rice on his donkey2.
The bags were very heavy, and soon the donkey became3 tired. "Please," he said4 to the horse, "could5 you carry one of my bags for me? They're so heavy, and you are stronger than I am."
"No," said the horse. "I serve6 the farmer, not you. He gave7 me five bags to carry, not six! _
You must do your job, and I must do mine."
The farmer, the horse, and the donkey continued8 walking under the hot sun. The poor donkey became more and more tired. Suddenly9, he fell10 over at the side11 of the road.
The farmer tried to pull12 the donkey to his feet, but the donkey was too tired to move. Then the farmer took13 the donkey's five bags of rice and put them on the horse.
The horse realized14 he had15 made16 a big mistake17. "If I had agreed18 to help the donkey," he cried, "I'd only have to carry one extra19 bag. Now I must carry all ten!"
1 market [ˈmɑ:kɪt] 第2级 | |
n.市场;集市 | |
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2 donkey [ˈdɒŋki] 第3级 | |
n.驴子;蠢人;顽固的人 | |
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3 became [bɪˈkeɪm] 第2级 | |
v.(become的过去式)成为 | |
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4 said [sed] 第2级 | |
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词 | |
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5 could [kəd] 第2级 | |
v.能,可能(can的过去式);aux.v.(can的过去式)能;可以 | |
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6 serve [sɜ:v] 第2级 | |
vt. 招待,供应;为…服务;对…有用;可作…用 vi. 服役,服务;适合,足够;发球;招待,侍候 n. 发球,轮到发球 | |
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7 gave [geɪv] 第2级 | |
vbl.(give的过去式)给予,产生,发表 | |
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8 continued [kənˈtɪnju:d] 第2级 | |
adj.继续的,延续的v.继续,连续( continue的过去式和过去分词 );持续;逗留;停留 | |
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9 suddenly [ˈsʌdənli] 第2级 | |
adv.突然,忽然 | |
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10 fell [fel] 第2级 | |
vbl.fall的过去式,vt.击倒,打倒(疾病等),致于...死地,砍伐;n.一季所伐的木材,兽皮,羊毛;adj.凶猛的,可怕的 | |
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11 side [saɪd] 第2级 | |
n.边,旁边;面,侧面 | |
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12 pull [pʊl] 第2级 | |
n.拉,拖,拉绳;vi.拔,拉,拖;vt.拉 | |
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13 took [tʊk] 第2级 | |
vt.带,载(take的过去式) | |
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14 realized [ˈriəlaizd] 第2级 | |
adj.realize的过去式v.实现( realize的过去式和过去分词 );了解;(所担心的事)发生;以…价格卖出 | |
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15 had [həd] 第2级 | |
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词;conj.有 | |
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16 made [meɪd] 第2级 | |
v.make的过去式和过去分词 | |
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17 mistake [mɪˈsteɪk] 第2级 | |
n.错误,误会;v.犯错,误认 | |
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