One very hot day, a thirsty fox saw some ripe grapes in a garden.
He said to himself, "How lucky I am!
On a hot day like this, ripe grapes will be much nicer than cool water."
Then he walked quietly into the garden, and jumped up at the grapes.
But the fox just missed them.
He tried again and again, but every time he couldn't get the grapes.
Finally, the fox stopped trying.
He said, "I won't try anymore; the grapes are probably sour!"
It is easy to hate what you cannot have.
讨厌你无法得到的东西很容易。
KEY WORDS
thirsty adj. 口渴的
ripe adj. 成熟的
lucky adj. 幸运的
cool adj. 凉爽的
quietly adv. 静静地;安静地
jump up 跳起来
just adv. 正好;仅仅
miss v. 错过
get v. 获得
(get-got-gotten)
stop doing 停止做……
anymore adv. 不再;再也不
probably adv. 大概;或许
sour adj. 酸的
hate v. 不喜欢;恨
One Point Lesson
讨厌你得不到的东西很容易。
在此句中,it是形式主语,而真正的主语是后面to引导的不定式。
e.g. It is fun to read comic books .
看连环画很有趣。
It is very hard for me to study after school .
放学后,要我读书可不容易了。