龙源期刊网 http://www.qikan.com.cn The Ant and the Dove蚂蚁和鸽子 作者：昕慧 来源：《阅读（快乐英语高年级）》2017年第12期 无论我们的朋友平凡与否，都有可能在我们身处困境的时候提供巨大的帮助。蚂蚁和鸽子的故事就讲述了一个关于知恩图报和互相帮助的道理。让我们一起来读读这个故事吧！ An ant went to the river to get a drink. The water rushed along so fast that he was washed off the bank into the river. “I shall drown！” he cried. “Help！ Help！ Help！” But his voice was so tiny that nobody can hear it. A dove was sitting in a tree over the water. She saw the ant struggling，and quickly nipped off a leaf and let it fall into the water. The ant climbed upon it and got saved. The ant called out in his tiny voice，“Thank you，kind dove，you have saved my life.” But of course the dove could not hear him. Several days after this，the dove was again sitting in the tree. A hunter crept carefully up to the tree. He pointed his gun at the dove and was about to shoot. Then the ant bit his leg. He cried out with pain and dropped his gun. The dove heard the sound and flew away. rush（水流）奔涌 wash冲走 bank岸边 drown淹死 tiny微小的 dove鸽子 struggle挣扎 nip off掐掉 龙源期刊网 http://www.qikan.com.cn climb爬 upon在……之上 save挽救 call out大声叫喊 save one’s life救了某人的命 hunter猎人 creep蹑手蹑脚（过去式：crept） point指向 gun枪 be about to即将，刚要 shoot射击 bite咬（过去式：bit） pain疼痛 drop掉 sound声音 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/19442b490a4c2e3f5727a5e9856a561252d3218a.html