顾老师英语课堂
精选5个适合英语学习者的经典小故事，包含中文翻译和词汇解析，帮助提升英语阅读能力。
阅读建议：先尝试阅读英文原文，再对照中文翻译，最后学习重点词汇。
A hungry fox saw some fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine. He jumped to reach them but couldn't. After many attempts, he walked away saying, "They're probably sour anyway."
一只饥饿的狐狸看到藤上挂着几串漂亮的葡萄。他跳起来想够到它们但失败了。多次尝试后，他边走开边说："反正这些葡萄可能是酸的。"
The hare laughed at the tortoise's slow pace. They agreed to race. The hare ran fast and then took a nap, while the tortoise kept moving slowly but steadily. When the hare woke up, the tortoise had already won.
兔子嘲笑乌龟爬得慢。他们决定比赛。兔子跑得很快然后睡了一觉，而乌龟虽然慢但坚持不懈地前进。当兔子醒来时，乌龟已经赢了比赛。
All summer, the ant worked hard storing food while the grasshopper played. When winter came, the grasshopper had nothing to eat while the ant had plenty. "Why didn't you store food?" asked the ant. "I was too busy singing," replied the grasshopper.
整个夏天，蚂蚁辛勤工作储存食物，而蚱蜢只顾玩耍。冬天来临时，蚱蜢没有食物可吃，而蚂蚁有很多。"你为什么不储存食物呢？"蚂蚁问。"我太忙着唱歌了，"蚱蜢回答。
每天坚持阅读15分钟英文小故事，长期积累能显著提高英语水平。建议从简单的寓言故事开始，逐步增加难度。