Lastweek,MrsBlackwenttoLondon.Shedidn’tknowLondonverywell,andshelostherway.Suddenlyshesawamannearabusstop.Shewentuptothemanandsaid,“Excuseme!Canyoutellmethewaytothehospital,please?”Themansmiled.Hedidn’tknowEnglish!HecamefromGermany.Butthenheputhishandintohispocket,andtookoutanEnglishdictionary.Helookedupsomewords.Thenhesaidslowly,“I’msorryIcan’tunderstandyou.”

　　上周,布莱克夫人去了一趟伦敦.她不太熟悉伦敦,结果她迷路了.突然她在一个公共汽车站附近看见一位男子.她急忙向这位男子走去,说道：“劳驾您一下!请您告诉我去医院的路,好吗?”这位男子笑了.他听不懂英语.他来自德国.但是他将手伸进了自己的衣袋里,从里面掏出了一本英语词典.他查找到了一些单词.然后他一字一句地说：“我很抱歉我听不懂你说的话.”

　　TheOldCat

　　Anoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.

　　Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."

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　　老猫

　　一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了.一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠.因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它.

　　于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死.她开始打这只猫,猫说：“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情.”

　　Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.

　　Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver."

　　Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.

　　Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsomeothertime.

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　　一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去,当他沿着路走时,在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果,他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果,因为富人会给我更多的食物,他会给我很好吃的东西.”然后他拿起苹果,一把扔到土里去.

　　他继续走,来到河边,河涨水了,因此,他到不了河对岸,他等了一会儿,然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了,因为我不能渡过河.”

　　他开始回家,那天他没有吃东西.他就开始去找吃的,他找到苹果,很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了.

　　不要把好东西扔掉,换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处.

　　TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouse

　　Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."

　　TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.

　　Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotl