The Ox and the Frog

The Ox and the Frog

牛和青蛙

Once, a group of frogs lived in a little pond. They lived there happily. “ Let’s have a jumping contest. I bet I can jump the highest. ” “ You always want to show off. Go ahead. Show us how high you can jump. ” Frog Al knew how to jump the highest. He had learned how to bounce off a seaweed pod.

有一次，一群青蛙住在一个小池塘里。他们幸福地生活在那里。 “让我们进行一次跳跃比赛。我打赌我能跳得最高。” “你总是想炫耀。去吧。让我们看看你能跳多高。” 青蛙艾尔知道如何跳得最高。他学会了如何从海草上弹跳。

This made him jump very high. “ Wow! How does he jump so high?” All the other frogs wanted to jump high, but they could not jump higher than Frog Al did. Frog Al was very proud . “ See, I am better than everyone else. I am the greatest jumper. ” “ I am sure that there is someone who is better than you.

这使他跳得很高。 “哇!他怎么能跳得那么高?”所有其他的青蛙都想跳得高，但他们不能跳得比青蛙艾尔高。 青蛙艾尔非常自豪。“看，我比其他人都好。我是最棒的跳投运动员。” “我相信有人比你更优秀。

Everyone has at least one weakness. ” “ Yeah, like diving. I am sure one of us can dive further than you. ” “ Oh yeah? Okay then. Let’s have a diving contest! ” All the frogs lined up on the edge of a rock to dive. “ Ready, set, dive! ”

每个人都至少有一个弱点。”“是的，就像潜水一样。我相信我们中的一个人能比你潜得更远。” “哦,是吗?好吧。我们来一场潜水比赛吧!”所有的青蛙在一块岩石边上排成一排准备潜水。“准备，预备，俯冲!”

When the other frogs jumped in, Al sank furthest to the bottom. “ See, I told you. I am better than everyone else. I am the greatest. Ha-ha-ha! ” “ Well, maybe you are, but you should not boast so much. ” “ Right. Al, you boast too much. ” One day the frogs were enjoying the sun.

当其他青蛙跳进去时，艾尔沉到了最深处。“看，我告诉你了。我比其他人都好。我是最棒的。哈哈哈！” “好吧，也许你是，但你不应该这么吹牛。”“对。艾尔，你太吹牛了。” 一天，青蛙们在享受阳光。

A big ox came to drink at the pond. “ Hey! Let’s get out of here quickly. There’s a huge beast coming! ” “ Yeah! Let’s hide until he leaves. ” But soon they found that the ox was harmless. “ He is only drinking the water. ” So they all came out to admire him. “ Look how huge the beast is! ”

一头大牛来到池塘边喝水。“嘿！我们赶快离开这里。有一只巨大的野兽来了！” “是啊!让我们躲起来，直到他离开。”但很快他们发现这头牛是无害的。 “他只是在喝水。”所以他们都出来赞美他。“看这只野兽有多大!”