六一儿童节刚过，你也已经经历过了一把“返老还童”，有木有买个玩具给自己庆祝呀？趁着自己重拾童心，也来给自己做个检查，看看你的英语水平是不是也“回溯”了吧。华生为你找来了3则英语版本的儿童寓言故事。在长大之后重新看这些寓言故事，你有什么新的理解吗？
第一则故事：The Goose with the Golden Eggs
Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.
They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.
However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!
单词解释：
Precious: something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care（贵重）
Innards: the parts inside your body, especially your stomach（内脏）
反思：急功近利
有财富是好事，但物极必反，过分追求财富，不仅不能让人感到快乐，反而会使人的压力增大，听起来是不是很笨？
知足才会常乐，何必急于求成。
第二则故事：The Lion and the Mouse
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him and opened his big jaws to swallow him.
"Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days?"
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go.
Sometime later a few hunters captured the King and tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, ran up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse, very happy to help the Lion.
单词解释：
Paw: an animal's foot that has nails or claws（爪子，掌）
Jaw: one of the two bones that your teeth are in（下巴）
Swallow: to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach（吞）
Tickle: to move your fingers gently over someone's body in order to make them laugh（逗乐）
Wagon: a strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horses（货运马车）
Plight: a very bad situation that someone is in（困境）
Gnaw: to keep biting something hard（啃咬）
反思：善小不为
还记得最近发生的一起搀扶老人的新闻么？一位路人不顾劝阻为倒地老人施救，最终救得老人的一条命。这件事中，没有栽赃，有的只是鼓舞人心的能量。有人会想，帮助别人对自己有什么好处？搞不好还会给自己惹来麻烦。
会这么想的人一定是没明白，帮助别人最大的收益是什么？那就是改善风气，让大家互帮互助。这意味着别人也会更愿意来帮助你。互帮互助才会让我们更有安全感。其实所有人都有帮助别人的能力，包括乞丐。而想要别人帮助你，先从力所能及帮助别人开始。
第三则故事：The Hare and the Tortoise
There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.
The Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at the tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"
The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."
The Tortoise walked and walked; never ever stopping until he came to the finish line.
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, that they woke up Hare. The Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was already over the line.
单词解释：
Hare: an animal like a rabbit but larger, which can run very quickly（野兔）
Tortoise: a slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body（乌龟）
Brag: to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc - used to show disapproval（吹牛）
Boast: something that you like telling people because you are proud of it（自夸）
Stretch: to make something bigger or looser by pulling it, or to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled（文中意：伸懒腰）
Yawn: to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply because you are tired or bored（打哈欠）
反思：懈怠懒惰
什么事情都没有最好，因为我们能做到更好。从自身角度考虑，如果你被公司的新人盖过，或被英语学习的后生超过，你会觉得好受吗？
人不能原地踏步，也不要像兔子那样看不起别人。乌龟虽然天赋不足，但虚心、诚恳和坚持也能助他成功。
看完以上这3则故事，华生希望你不仅能锻炼阅读能力学习英语单词，也能更加深刻地明白这些浅显易懂却普世通用的道理。把这些童年故事推荐给朋友们一起看看，说不定会有新的启发呢？
第一则故事：The Goose with the Golden Eggs
Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.
They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.
However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!
单词解释：
Precious: something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care（贵重）
Innards: the parts inside your body, especially your stomach（内脏）
反思：急功近利
有财富是好事，但物极必反，过分追求财富，不仅不能让人感到快乐，反而会使人的压力增大，听起来是不是很笨？
知足才会常乐，何必急于求成。
第二则故事：The Lion and the Mouse
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him and opened his big jaws to swallow him.
"Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days?"
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go.
Sometime later a few hunters captured the King and tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, ran up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse, very happy to help the Lion.
单词解释：
Paw: an animal's foot that has nails or claws（爪子，掌）
Jaw: one of the two bones that your teeth are in（下巴）
Swallow: to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach（吞）
Tickle: to move your fingers gently over someone's body in order to make them laugh（逗乐）
Wagon: a strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horses（货运马车）
Plight: a very bad situation that someone is in（困境）
Gnaw: to keep biting something hard（啃咬）
反思：善小不为
还记得最近发生的一起搀扶老人的新闻么？一位路人不顾劝阻为倒地老人施救，最终救得老人的一条命。这件事中，没有栽赃，有的只是鼓舞人心的能量。有人会想，帮助别人对自己有什么好处？搞不好还会给自己惹来麻烦。
会这么想的人一定是没明白，帮助别人最大的收益是什么？那就是改善风气，让大家互帮互助。这意味着别人也会更愿意来帮助你。互帮互助才会让我们更有安全感。其实所有人都有帮助别人的能力，包括乞丐。而想要别人帮助你，先从力所能及帮助别人开始。
第三则故事：The Hare and the Tortoise
There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.
The Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at the tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"
The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."
The Tortoise walked and walked; never ever stopping until he came to the finish line.
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, that they woke up Hare. The Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was already over the line.
单词解释：
Hare: an animal like a rabbit but larger, which can run very quickly（野兔）
Tortoise: a slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body（乌龟）
Brag: to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc - used to show disapproval（吹牛）
Boast: something that you like telling people because you are proud of it（自夸）
Stretch: to make something bigger or looser by pulling it, or to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled（文中意：伸懒腰）
Yawn: to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply because you are tired or bored（打哈欠）
反思：懈怠懒惰
什么事情都没有最好，因为我们能做到更好。从自身角度考虑，如果你被公司的新人盖过，或被英语学习的后生超过，你会觉得好受吗？
人不能原地踏步，也不要像兔子那样看不起别人。乌龟虽然天赋不足，但虚心、诚恳和坚持也能助他成功。
看完以上这3则故事，华生希望你不仅能锻炼阅读能力学习英语单词，也能更加深刻地明白这些浅显易懂却普世通用的道理。把这些童年故事推荐给朋友们一起看看，说不定会有新的启发呢？
