驕傲的蒼鷺

The proud heron

There once was a proud heron. She thought she was the wisest and most beautiful heron in the world.

One morning， she stood a stream and looked into the water. She want to have a big， fat fish for breakfast. “There are a lot of fish here，” she said， “but they’re too small for me. I deserve only the biggest and the best!”

Just then， a bigger fish swam near the shore， but the heron still wasn’t interested. “I wouldn′t bother to open my mouth for such a small fish!” she said.

Then heron was that a big， fat fish would come soon. She waited beside the stream， but only small fish appeared.

As she waited， the sun rose into the sky. The water became warm and all the small fish swam away. The heron was hungry， but she could only find a tiny snail.

“I had so many choices before，” said the heron， “but I was too proud and hard to please. Now I have nothing to eat at all.”

Vocabulary

1. heron 蒼鷺

2. stream 溪流，小河

3. deserve 應(yīng)收，該得

4. interested 感興趣的

5. bother 煩惱

6. appear 忽然出現(xiàn)、發(fā)生

7. rise 升起

8. snail 蝸牛

9. choice 選擇

英語補給站

Language Notes

too…………….for……對(某人)來說太……了

解析1：要形容[某件事對某人來說太過于…..]可用下面這個句型：

too + adj. + for +人

This shirt is too small for me.

這件衣服對我來說太小了。

解析2：文中另一個類似的句型則用來形容/太……了而不能(做某事)/

too + adj. + to V.

He is too young to drive.

他年紀(jì)太小了，不能開車。