THE HERON
A Heron went wading one early morning to take his breakfastfrom the shallows of a stream. Therewere many Fish in the water, but the stately Heron thought he could findbetter. “Such small fry is certainly not suitable fare for a Heron,” heremarked to himself.
And as a choice young Perch swam by, the Heron tipped hislong bill in the air and snapped, “No, sir, I certainly wouldn’t open my beakfor that!”
The sun grew higher and all the Fish left the shallows forthe cool, deep, middle of the stream. When the Heron could find no trace of a Fish left in the stream, he wasvery grateful to finally
Break his fast on a mere snail.
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A Heron went wading one early morning to take his breakfastfrom the shallows of a stream.
一天清晨，一只苍鹭在小溪浅处蹚水寻找它的早餐。
Heron: 苍鹭 Wade: 蹚水，涉水 Shallowof a stream: 小溪浅的地方
There were many Fish in the water, but the stately Heronthought he could find better. “Such small fry is certainly not suitable farefor a Heron,” he remarked to himself.
在水里有很多鱼，可是这只高贵的苍鹭却想，它能找到更好的食物。
Stately: 堂皇，高贵的 Fry: (这里) 鱼苗 Fare: (这里) 饭菜
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And as a choice young Perch swam by, the Heron tipped hislong bill in the air and snapped, “No, sir, I certainly wouldn’t open my beakfor that!”
当一条嫩鲈鱼游过时，苍鹭还是扬起它的长嘴巴说：“不，先生！我当然不会对你张口！”
Perch: 淡水鲈鱼 Tip: 斜着 Bill：鸟嘴
The sun grew higher and all the Fish left the shallows forthe cool, deep, middle of the stream. When the Heron could find no trace of a Fish left in the stream, he wasvery grateful to finally break his fast on a mere snail.
太阳升起来了，所有的鱼都离开了浅水游去凉爽的，小溪中流的深水处。当苍鹭在自己周围看不见一点鱼的踪影时，它很感激终于找到了一条蜗牛，使自己大开斋戒。
Shallow: 浅的 Trace: 踪迹，痕迹 Grateful: 感谢的，感激的
Break fast： 打破斋戒，不再禁食
Fast： （由于宗教原因）禁食. 如穆斯林在斋月禁食。
Mere: 极小的，微不足道的 Snail: 蜗牛
Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content withthe worst or with nothing at all.
不要太挑剔，否则，你会以最差的将就自己，不然，什么都没有。
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