The thirsty crow 口干舌燥的乌鸦
There once lived a young crow in the countryside. One summer, there was no rain and it was very hot. The crow was very thirsty, but he couldn't find any water.有一只乌鸦住在乡村里。又一个夏天,天气非常炎热,一整个夏天都没下雨。这只乌鸦非常的渴,但是他找不到水喝。
"How can I survive?" he thought. "I must have water or I'll die!"“我要怎么样才能活下去呢?”他想:“我一定要喝水不然我会死掉的。”
Just then he saw a farmhouse. Outside the house, there was a vase with some water at the bottom. He tried to drink, but he couldn't reach the water inside.就在那时他看到了一座农场,农场外面有一只底部有一点水的花瓶。他想去喝水,但是他喝不到。
The young crow didn't know what to do. He leaned against the vase and cried.这只年轻的乌鸦不知道该怎么办。他靠在花瓶上哭了起来。
"Will somebody please help me?" sobbed the crow. He cried and cried, but nobody heard him. Finally, he dried his eyes and stood up.“有人愿意来帮帮我吗?“他啜泣道。他哭啊哭,但是没有人听到他的话。最后,他擦干了眼泪站了起来。
He tried knocking over the vase, but it was too heavy. Then he tried breaking it, but he wasn't strong enough. Finally, he had a good idea. He began dropping stones into the vase. The water slowly rose to the top. At last, the crow could drink.他试着把瓶子撞倒,但是花瓶太重了。然后他试着把花瓶打破,但是他不够强壮。最后,他有了一个好主意。他试着把小石子扔进花瓶里,然后花瓶里的水就慢慢涨到了瓶口。最后他终于喝到了水。
"What wonderful water!" said the crow. "I'm glad that I didn't waste all my time by crying. Thinking is much better than crying!”“多棒的水啊!”乌鸦说:“我真开心我没有把时间浪费在哭上面。思考比哭棒多了!”