Lesson 7: Snipe & Clam – 鹬蚌相争

April 25th, 2016 § 0 comments

有一天,在海边,一只蚌张开了壳。一只鹬走过来。鹬有又尖又长的嘴。鹬要吃蚌。蚌立刻把壳合了起来,夹住了鹬的嘴。鹬说: “张开你的壳。要不然,你回不到水里去,一两天以后,你就会干死。 ”蚌说: “我不张开,你就跑不了。这样一来,一两天以后,你就会饿死。 ”它们吵来吵去,谁也不让步,谁也动不了。后来,一个打鱼的人走过来,没费一点力,就把它们两个都抓了。

有一天,在海邊,一隻蚌張開了殼。一隻鷸走過來。鷸有又尖又長的嘴。鷸要吃蚌。蚌立刻把殼合了起來,夾住了鷸的嘴。鷸說: “張開你的殼。要不然,你回不到水裏去,一兩天以後,你就會幹死。 “蚌說: “我不張開,你就跑不了。這樣一來,一兩天以後,你就會餓死。 “它們吵來吵去,誰也不讓步,誰也動不了。後來,一個打魚的人走過來,沒費一點力,就把它們兩個都抓了。 ”

Choose one of the statements, then rollover the choices to see the correct answer.

  • Both the snipe and clam were too weak to run away.
  • The fisherman made a great effort to catch them.
  • The quarrel between the snipe and the clam benefited a third party.
  • There is no water and food for the snipe and the clam.

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