蚊子和獅子

The Mosquito and the Lion

A mosquito went up to a lion and said， “Everyone says you are the strongest animal in the world.”

“That’s right，” said the lion. “I am big and strong， and I have sharp teeth.”

“Well， I’m not afraid of you，” said the mosquito. “I am going to fight you， and I am going to win!”

“You could never win，” laughed the lion. “I am a thousand times stronger than you.”

“Here I come!” cried the mosquito， and he flew toward the lion’s face.

The mosquito landed on the lion‘s nose and bit him again and again. The lion tried to sink his teeth into the mosquito， but the mosquito was too small.

“I give up!” said the lion. “Please don’t bite me anymore.”

“I won!” shouted the mosquito as he flew away. But he didn‘t look where he was going and he became trapped in a spider’s web.

“How strange，” thought the mosquito. “I defeated a lion， but a tiny spider can defeat me.”

Vocabulary

1.mosquito n. 蚊子

2.laugh v. 笑;嘲笑

3.toward prep. 朝….;向…..

4.land v. 降落;著陸

5.web n. (蜘蛛)網(wǎng)

6.defeat v. 擊敗;戰(zhàn)勝

7.tiny adj. 微小的

英語補給站

Language Notes

A thousand times stronger than 比…強壯一百倍

解析

要說『A比B更…』時，我們常用這樣的句型：

A +be動詞+比較級+than +B

*He is stronger than you.

他比你強壯。

如果要講到A比B強幾倍的時候呢，我們可以在比較級前面加入『數(shù)字+times』，表示『….倍』。

A +be動詞+數(shù)字+times+比較級+than +B

*He is a thousand times stronger than you.

他比你強壯一千倍。

小叮嚀：

記得如果是超過兩個音節(jié)的形容詞，改成比較級的時候要加more喔!

*Helen is ten times more beautiful than you.

海倫比你美十倍。