《龟兔赛跑》英语简短版是什么？

There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run.

有一只速度快的野兔，它炫耀自己跑的有多么快！

Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to a race.

厌倦了听兔子自夸，乌龟向它挑战赛跑。

All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.

森林里所有的动物都聚到一起观看。

The Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest.

兔子沿着路跑了一会，就停下来休息。

He looked back at the tortoise and cried out,

它回头看着乌龟，喊道：

"How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"

就你这个走路的慢速度，还期望能赢得比赛吗？

The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep,

兔子伸了个懒腰，开始沿着路边睡觉。

thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."

它心想，还有好多时间，放松一下吧。

The Tortoise walked and walked;

乌龟继续走啊走。

never ever stopping until he came to the finish line.

不停地走，直到它到达了终点线。

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, that they woke up Hare.

正在观看比赛的动物们为乌龟大声欢呼，也叫醒了兔子。

The Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again,

兔子伸了伸懒腰，打了个呵欠，然后开始继续跑。

but it was too late.

但是太晚了。

Tortoise was already over the line.

乌龟已经越过了终点线。

词汇学习：

speedy [ˈspiːdɪ] 迅速的，敏捷的

brag [bræg] 吹牛，自夸

Hare 野兔

Tortoise [ˈtɔːtəs] 陆龟，龟

challenge [ˈtʃæləndʒ] 挑战；怀疑

animal [ˈænɪməl] 动物

gathered [ˈɡæðə] 聚集；收拢 （gathered是gather的过去分词形式,过去式形式）

pause [pɔːz] 暂停；踌躇 （paused是pause的过去分词形式,过去式形式）

cry out大声呼喊，大声抱怨 （cried out是cry out的过去式形式,过去分词形式）

expect [ɪkˈspɛkt] 预期，预料

alongside [əˈlɒŋˌsaɪd] 在…的侧面；在…旁边

asleep [əˈsliːp]睡着的；麻木的