說空話的猴子

山東省臨清市 郭倩 供稿

說空話的猴子

山東省臨清市 郭倩 供稿

1.A monkey sees the farm cattle1work in the field，and says，“Cattle，let me help you.”After a while，he feels tired and leaves with some excuse.猴子見黃牛耕田，說：“黃牛，我來幫你耕田。”耕了一會兒，嫌累，借口有事走了。

2.The eagle is making the nest2.The monkey says，“Eagle，I can help you.”After picking some branches3，he feels back-breaking and leaves with some excuse again.老鷹在樹上筑巢。猴子說：“老鷹，我來幫幫你吧。”揀了幾根樹枝，覺得腰酸背痛，又借口走了。

3.The rabbit is digging4the hole.The monkey says，“Rabbit，I can help you.”After digging for a while，he has some sweat5and leaves with some excuse again.兔子在打洞，猴子說：“兔子，我來助你一臂之力。”挖了幾鋤，出了點汗，又借口走了。

4.It is autumn now.A good harvest of grain is in sight in the cattle's field.The monkey says，“It was I that ploughed6the field for the cattle.”到了秋天，黃牛田里的谷子豐收在望。猴子說：“這塊田是我替黃牛耕種的。”

5.The eagle finishes the nest.The monkey says，“I almost broke the back for making the nest.”老鷹的巢造好了，猴子說：“為筑這巢我差點累折了腰。”

6.The rabbit finishes his hole.The monkey says，“I don't know how much effort7and sweat I put in it.”兔子的洞打好了，猴子說：“為了幫助兔子打洞，我不知出了多少力，流了多少汗！”

7.The cattle，the eagle and the rabbit understand everything the monkey did.They are not willing to talk with him.黃牛、老鷹和兔子對猴子的表現看得一清二楚，誰也不愿理他。

A Monkey Has Empty Talk