The Spider and the Bird

蜘蛛和小鳥

There was once a very big spider. If a bug got into his web, he would examine it. However, he didn’t eat the bug right away. He asked the bug a question first. It was always quite a difficult puzzle. If the bug’s answer was correct, he let it go. If not, he ate it.

曾經(jīng)有一只很大的蜘蛛，每次有蟲子掉進(jìn)它的網(wǎng)里時(shí)，它都不會馬上把獵物吃掉，而是首先問蟲子一個(gè)問題，通常問得是難度很大的問題。如果蟲子答對了，它就把它們放走。反之，蜘蛛則會吃掉蟲子。

One day, a small bird on a journey flew into the spider’s web. The spider couldn’t imagine eating a bird. It was so big! But his hunger was too great. He said to the bird, “If you cannot give me a specific answer, I will eat you.”

有一天，一只小鳥掉進(jìn)了蜘蛛網(wǎng)。這只蜘蛛想都沒想過吃一只小鳥，因?yàn)樾▲B體積太大了！但是蜘蛛?yún)s又餓得難受。它對小鳥說：“如果你無法給出詳細(xì)的答案，我就吃了你?！?br>

The bird laughed. “I could eat you!” But the bird was actually scared. She had used all her energy trying to get out of the web. And a spider’s bite can be very effective in killing animals.

小鳥笑著說：“我吃了你還差不多！”但它心里其實(shí)很害怕。它試過用盡全力掙扎，但沒有逃脫蜘蛛網(wǎng)。被蜘蛛咬一口可是致命的。

Please don’t eat me, the bird said. “I would rather make a deal with you.” 

“請別吃我，”小鳥說?！拔液湍阕鰝€(gè)交易吧?！?br>

OK, the spider said. “If your answer is right, I will let you go. If not, you must give me a gift. It must be something of great value?”

“好，”蜘蛛說，“如果你答對了，我就讓你走。反之你必須送我一樣?xùn)|西，而且必須是價(jià)值連城的東西。”

The bird said, “You can pick anything you want to eat. I will find it for you?” The spider agreed.

小鳥說：“你可以挑任何你想吃的東西。我都會給你帶來?！敝┲胪饬?。

“Where can you take a trip to the coast, the desert, and the mountains at the same time?” the spider asked.

蜘蛛問道：“你在哪里可以同時(shí)去海岸，沙漠和山上？”

The bird asked, “Does this place have earthquakes?” But the spider did not say anything. “I can see those places when I fly. Is the ‘sky’ the right answer?” 

小鳥問：“這個(gè)地方有地震嗎？”蜘蛛?yún)s沒有回答?！拔绎w著的時(shí)候能看見這些地方。答案是‘天空’，對嗎？”

“False!” said the spider. “The answer is Hawaii! Now you must find some bugs for me.”

“答錯(cuò)了！”蜘蛛說?！按鸢甘窍耐?！現(xiàn)在你去給我找些蟲子來?！?br>

The spider climbed on the bird’s back. They flew and ate bugs together. They took a tour of the forest. Then the bird took the spider home. From that day on, they were friends. And they never tried to eat each other again.
蜘蛛爬到小鳥背上，它們一起飛起來去抓蟲子。它們?nèi)チ松?，然后小鳥把蜘蛛送回了家。從那天起，它們就成為了朋友，再也不會想著吃掉彼此。

單詞

actually adv.實(shí)際上

bite n.咬

coast n.海岸

deal n.協(xié)議

desert n.沙漠

earthquake n.地震

effective adj.有效的

examine v.檢查

false adj.錯(cuò)誤的

gift n.禮物

hunger n.饑餓

imagine v.想象

journey n.旅途

puzzle n.難題

quite adv.很，相當(dāng)，完全

rather adv.寧可

specific adj.詳細(xì)的

tour n.旅行

trip n.旅行

value n.價(jià)值