英語故事短文：城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠

　　對于大多數(shù)中國人來說，學外語意味著學英語。想要學好英語得下功夫才行，現(xiàn)在很多孩子在兒童時期就開始學英語了。

　　如何培養(yǎng)兒童學習英語的樂趣呢？不妨試著用英語給孩子們講講故事，下面為您推薦的故事是：城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠

　　Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."

　　The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.

　　After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."

　　詞匯學習：

　　mouse [maus] 鼠 （mice是 mouse的名詞復數(shù)）

　　country [ˈkʌntrɪ] 國家；鄉(xiāng)村；

　　city [ˈsɪtɪ] 城市；

　　field [fiːld]野外的；原野，田地

　　stone [stəʊn]巖石，石頭

　　set [sɛt]規(guī)定的；準備好的

　　began [bɪˈɡɪn]開始，開始進行

　　好了，英語故事講完了，同學們是喜歡鄉(xiāng)下的老鼠還是城里的老鼠？