The Cat and the Fox

貓與狐貍

One day, a cat hiked on a mountain. When he reached the peak, he met a fox. They began talking about how they get away from their enemies.

某天，一只去山里遠足的貓在登頂的時候遇見了一只狐貍。兩者開始談論自己逃脫敵人追捕的方法。

“I am very smart. I have billions of ideas. I can carve a tiny hole in a tree, and then climb in, the fox said. He added, “I have a lot of friends. If I am in trouble, I can call them to lend their help. I can escape an entire army if I have to!”

“我很聰明，我點子很多。我可以在樹上打洞然后鉆進去。”狐貍說。它接著補充說：“我有很多朋友，如果我有難，我可以找他們幫忙。如果必要的話，就算來一只軍隊都抓不住我?！?br>

Then, the fox asked, “What are your potential plans?” The cat said, “I have only one plan.” The fox said, “I hope you have good fortune, then! Do you want me to be your tutor? I can teach you many things.” The cat said, “I guarantee that my plan works every time. We can quit talking about it.”

然后，狐貍問道：“你有什么計劃？”貓說道：“我只有一個計劃?！焙偦卮鹫f：“那我希望你運氣別那么差！你想拜我為師嗎？我可以教你很多東西?！必埓鸬溃骸拔业挠媱澅ＷC每都能奏效，我們別再說這個了?！?br>

Soon, they saw a group of wolves. It was an emergency. The cat quickly used her plan. She ran up a tree. The fox could not decide which plan to use. “What should my initial move be? Should I consult my friends?” The fox felt intense anxiety. All he could do was spin in a circle. The wolves caught the fox. The cat was full of pride. This is proof that having a good plan is better than having many bad plans.

不久，它們遇見了一群狼。事出突然，貓很快反應過來，一溜煙爬上了樹。狐貍卻一時決定不了改用哪個計劃逃生?！拔覒撓茸鍪裁?？我要不要問問我的朋友們？”狐貍感到強烈不安。它只能在原地轉圈，最終被狼群抓住了。貓為自己感到自豪。這就說明，有一個好計劃比有許多個爛計劃靠譜。

單詞表

anxiety n.焦慮

army n.軍隊

billion n.十億

carve v.雕刻，切開

consult v.請教

emergency n.緊急情況

fortune n.運氣

guarantee 保證

hike v.遠足

initial adj.最初的

intense adj.強烈的

lend v.出借

peak n.山峰

potential adj.潛在的

pride n.自豪

proof n.證據

quit v.放棄

spin v.旋轉

tiny adj.微小的

tutor n.導師