| 国学英语故事——鹬蚌相争 |
| 发布时间：【2012-07-31】 阅读：1319 次
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〖Grappling between a Snipe and a Clam〗
A clam was lying on the edge of the water with her shell open to enjoy the sun.The sweet flesh Of the clam attracted a snipe strolling along the river bank.
鹬蚌相争
一只河蚌躺在河滩上张开壳儿晒太阳。河蚌鲜美的肉吸引了一只沿着河岸散步的鹬鸟。
The snipe at once pounced on the clam and pecked her flesh．Swiftly the clam fold-ed her shell and clamped down on the snipe’s bill tightly．Then each one was handi-capped by the other，and neither could move an inch．The snipe sneered，“If it doesn’t rain for a couple of days，let’s wait to see what will become of you!”The clam retort,“Surely in the same time you will either starve to death or thirst to death．”
鹬鸟立刻扑过来啄河蚌的肉，蚌灵敏地合拢了自己坚硬的壳，把鹬鸟尖尖的长嘴紧紧夹住。现在，他们都被对方钳制住了，动弹不得。鹬对蚌说：“今天不下雨，明天不下雨，你就会晒死。”蚌也对鹬说：“你的嘴今天拔不出，明天拔不出，你就要渴死饿死!”
So they argued and abused each other for quite a long time，neither ready to give in．Just then，a fisherman happened to pass by.He saw the snipe and the clam，and to his de-light，he caught them both with the greatest ease．
鹬和蚌就这样争吵咒骂了半天，谁也不肯让步。这时，一个渔翁碰巧打这儿经过，看到这一情景，十分高兴，跑过去毫不费力地把他们都捉住了。
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