THE OX AND THE FROG

THE OX AND THE FROG

Two little frog were playing about at the edge of a pool whenan Ox came down to the water to drink and by accident trod on one of them andcrushed him.  When the old Frog missedhim, she asked his brother where he was. “He is dead, Mother,” said the little Frog; “an enormous creature withfour legs came to our pool this morning and trampled him down in the mud.”

“Enormous, was he?  Washe as big as this?  said the Frog,puffing herself out to look as big as possible.

“Oh!  Yes, yes, Mother,MUCH bigger,” said the little Frog.  Andyet again she puffed and puffed herself out till she was almost as round as aball.

“Cease, Mother, to puff yourself out,” said the little Frog,“and do not be angry; for you would sooner burst then successfully imitate thehugeness of that creature.”

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Two little frog were playing about at the edge of a pool whenan Ox came down to the water to drink and by accident trod on one of them andcrushed him. 

当两只小青蛙在池塘边玩耍时，一头公牛来池塘喝水不小心将一只小青蛙踩死了。        Ox:   公牛             By Accident:   无意中，不小心           

Trod:   踩碎，践踏                 Crush:   被压碎          

When the old Frog missed him, she asked his brother where hewas.  “He is dead, Mother,” said thelittle Frog; “an enormous creature with four legs came to our pool this morningand trampled him down in the mud.”

当老青蛙觉察到一只小青蛙不见了，问另一只青蛙兄弟（不见的）小青蛙在哪里，小青蛙说：“妈妈，他死了。今天早晨，一个庞大的四只脚的动物来到池塘边将他踩入泥里。”

Enormous:   庞大的                                    Creature：  动物，生物

Trample：   践踏，蹂躏                             Mud:  泥

 “Enormous, was he?  Washe as big as this?“ said the Frog, puffing herself out to look as big aspossible.

”庞大，是吗？” 青蛙说，然后将自己使劲吹起来。“像这个这么大吗？”

Puff:   使膨胀，夸张，蓬松

 “Oh!  Yes, yes, Mother,MUCH bigger,” said the little Frog. 

“是的，妈妈。比这大得多！”

And yet again she puffed and puffed herself out till she wasalmost as round as a ball.

青蛙妈妈还是不停地吹气，使自己继续不停地膨胀，直到她几乎像一个球那样圆。

 “Cease, Mother, to puff yourself out,” said the little Frog,“and do not be angry; for you would sooner burst then successfully imitate thehugeness of that creature.”

“停止，妈妈，停止！”小青蛙说。“妈妈，你别生气。在你成功地模仿那个庞然大物之前，你会炸碎自己的！”
Cease:   停止            Burst：  爆炸                         Hugeness： 巨大，庞大

Self-conceitmay lead to self-destruction.      自负可能导致自毁。