Some hunters were chasing a fox.
The fox saw a woodcutter, and asked him for help.
"Please hide me, kind woodcutter," the fox said.
The woodcutter told the fox to go into his house.
Soon the hunters came.
They asked the woodcutter, "Did you see a fox?"
The woodcutter said, "No," but pointed to his house.
The hunters didn't know why the woodcutter pointed.
After a while the fox came out of the house.
The fox didn't say "Thank you."
The woodcutter got angry at the fox.
"Why don't you say thank you?" he asked.
"I wanted to thank you," the fox said.
"But I saw you signal to the hunters.
Your words did not match your actions."
You should act and speak the same - kindly.
要言行一致,真诚待人。
KEY WORDS
hunter n. 猎人
chase v. 追赶;追击
ask for 请求
hide v. 躲藏
(hide-hid-hidden)
point v. 指;指向
go away 离开
(go-went-gone)
after a while 过了一会儿
out of 从……出来
get angry 生气
signal v. 示意
match v. 与……一致
One Point Lesson
Why don't you say thank you?
你为什么不说谢谢?
Why don't you...? :你为什么不……?→表示建议,提出说话人的看法和意见。
e.g. Why don't you come to my house this afternoon?
今天下午你何不来我家玩玩呢?