Once upon a time, there lived a small frog at the bottom of a well. This frog had lived in the well his whole life.Every day was the same. He would wake up and eat a few of the black bugs flying around in the well. What a delicious breakfast! Then he would play a little in the water, splashing and singing, “ribbit, ribbit!”When he got hungry, it watime for lunch. Again, he would eat some of the black flies in the well. They were always as yummy as the breakfast bugs! Then, he would take a little afternoon nap, lying in the warm sunlight shining from above. When he woke up from his nap, he would eat dinner. Guess what he ate? Yes! Bugs! Finally, after dinner, he?would stare through the opening of the well and watch the stars before going to sleep. He called the stars “fireflies.” They looked tasty!Every day would pass in the same way. He was very content with his life.To him, everything was perfect in his little well.One day after lunch, as he was settling down for his nap, a bluebird appeared at the mouth of the well.“Hello Mr. Bird!” shouted the frog. “How are you? Please join me down here in my house! It’s perfect here! It’s the best life anyone could have.It’s cozy, and I have plenty to eat. At night I can see the fireflies, and sometimes I even see the shining caterpillar.”“The fireflies and the shining caterpillar?” said the bluebird. “Do you mean the stars and the moon? Mr. Frog, how about I show you the outside world?” asked the bird.“No, thank you,” said the frog. “I don’t need anything besides my perfect little well. Nothing out there can compare to here. Anyway, how much is there to see? It is all here and in the little blue circle at the top of my well.The circle turns black at night. Then the fireflies and the shining caterpillar come out.At this point, the bird decided to take action. He swooped into the well and grabbed the frog.“Hey! Put me down!” the frog protested. He struggled against the bluebird’s grip. The bird lifted him upward. Suddenly the frog saw a flash of green and then a blur of yellow. He stopped squirming and grew big eyed. What he saw was unlike anything he had ever seen before. Rivers?and mountains and lakes and fields! He saw hundreds of? trees and thousands of flowers. He saw millions of bugs! Beetles and bees!Butterflies and dragonflies! The world looked delicious!“Who knew the world was this big!” he exclaimed. “Thank you, Mr. Bird, for showing me this beautiful place!” After seeing the outside world, the frog never went back to his well again. He lived in a pond ringed with flowers and buzzing with bugs!Before he met the bluebird, the frog’s world was very small. He was sure that nothing could be better than the well. If the bird had not flown him to the outside world, the frog would have never opened his mind to life’s possibilities. And he would have never opened his mouth to the possibilities of bees, butterflies, beetles, and dragonflies!
The EndQuestion:?What was the frog’s life like before he left the well?A. His life was very routine. Every day was the same.B. He lived in the dark and loved fireflies.C. His life was very tiring because he swam all the time.D. He tried to escape by climbing out of the well and the bird helped him.
核心詞匯

well n. 井

splash v. 濺，潑（水、泥漿等）

nap n. 小睡，打盹

settle down 安頓下來(lái)，定居

cozy adj. 舒服的

caterpillar n. 毛毛蟲

take action 采取行動(dòng)

swoop v. 飛撲，猛撲

grip n. 緊握，夾住

blur n. 模糊，模糊的東西

squirm v. 蠕動(dòng)，扭動(dòng)

ring v. 包圍

buzz v. 充滿低沉嘈雜的聲音，發(fā)出嗡嗡聲發(fā)出嗡嗡聲

flown, fly 的過去分詞，使……飛起
以下翻譯來(lái)自百度翻譯：從前，在井底住著一只小青蛙。這只青蛙一生都住在井里。每天都一樣。他會(huì)醒來(lái)，吃幾只在井里飛來(lái)飛去的黑蟲子。多么美味的早餐?。∪缓笏麜?huì)在水里玩一會(huì)兒，濺起水花，唱著：“里貝特，里貝特！”當(dāng)他餓了的時(shí)候，該吃午飯了。再一次，他會(huì)吃掉井中的一些黑蒼蠅。它們總是和早餐蟲子一樣美味！然后，他會(huì)在午后小睡一會(huì)兒，躺在溫暖的陽(yáng)光下，陽(yáng)光從上面照過來(lái)。當(dāng)他從午睡中醒來(lái)時(shí)，他會(huì)吃晚飯。猜猜他吃了什么？對(duì)漏洞！最后，晚飯后，他會(huì)盯著井口看星星，然后再睡覺。他稱這些星星為“螢火蟲”。它們看起來(lái)很好吃！每一天都會(huì)以同樣的方式過去。他對(duì)自己的生活很滿意。對(duì)他來(lái)說，他的小井里一切都很完美。一天，午飯后，當(dāng)他正在睡覺的時(shí)候，一只藍(lán)知更鳥出現(xiàn)在井口?！拔?，鳥先生！”青蛙喊道?！澳愫脝?？請(qǐng)和我一起到我家來(lái)！這里太完美了！這是任何人都能擁有的最好的生活。”。這里很舒適，我有很多吃的，晚上我可以看到螢火蟲，有時(shí)甚至可以看到發(fā)光的毛毛蟲?！薄拔灮鹣x和發(fā)光的毛毛蟲？”藍(lán)鳥說?！澳闶钦f星星和月亮嗎？青蛙先生，我?guī)憧纯赐饷娴氖澜缭趺礃?？”小鳥問?！安?，謝謝你，”青蛙說。“除了我完美的小井，我什么都不需要。沒有什么能比得上這里。不管怎樣，有多少東西可以看呢？都在這里，都在我井頂?shù)乃{(lán)色小圓圈里?！薄Ｒ雇?，圓圈變成黑色。然后螢火蟲和發(fā)光的毛毛蟲出來(lái)了。在這一點(diǎn)上，鳥決定采取行動(dòng)。它猛撲到井里，抓住了青蛙?！昂伲“盐曳畔聛?lái)！”青蛙抗議道。它掙扎著掙脫藍(lán)知更鳥的抓地力。鳥兒把它舉起來(lái)。突然，青蛙看到一道綠色的閃光，然后是一道模糊的黃色。它停止了蠕動(dòng)，變大了?眼睛。他所看到的與他以前所看到的不同。河流、山脈、湖泊和田野！他看到了數(shù)百棵樹和數(shù)千朵花。他看到了數(shù)百萬(wàn)只蟲子！甲蟲和蜜蜂！蝴蝶和蜻蜓！世界看起來(lái)很美味！“誰(shuí)知道世界這么大！”他喊道?！爸x謝你，伯德先生，你帶我參觀了這個(gè)美麗的地方！”看到外面的世界后，青蛙再也沒有回到他的井里。他住在一個(gè)池塘里，池塘里滿是鮮花，蟲子嗡嗡叫！在他遇到藍(lán)知更鳥之前，青蛙的世界很小。他確信沒有什么能比這口井更好。如果不是這只鳥把他帶到外面的世界，青蛙將永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)對(duì)生活的可能性敞開心扉。他也永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)對(duì)蜜蜂、蝴蝶、甲蟲和蜻蜓的可能性敞開嘴！