The Fox and the Crow/狐狸和乌鸦
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.
有一次，一只狐狸看到一只乌鸦嘴里叼着一块乳酪飞落在一个树枝上。
"That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.
"那乳酪是给我的,因为我是一只狐狸,” 狐狸说着,走到树脚下。
"Good day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eyes. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."
“你好,乌鸦夫人”, 狐狸喊道,”你今天真好看, 看你的羽毛是多么光亮啊, 你的眼睛多么有神啊, 我觉得你的声音肯定也是所有鸟之中最好听的, 你的样子是那样的出众, 让我听听您的歌声吧,那怕只唱一首, 我以后都会称你为鸟中的皇后。”
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.
乌鸦骄傲地仰起了头， 准备放声歌唱，但当它一张开嘴，那块乳酪就掉到了地上，马上就被狐狸叼走了。
"That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust flatterers."
“这样正好”，狐狸说，“这就是我想要的。看在你送给我乳酪的份上，我会送给你一条建议：不要相信拍马屁的人。”
The Fox and the Crow
One day a crow stood on a branch near his nest and felt very happy with the meat in his mouth. At that time, a fox saw the crow with the meat, so he swallowed and eagerly thought of a plan to get the meat. However, whatever the fox said to the crow, the crow just kept silent. Until the fox thought highly of the crow’s beautiful voice, the crow felt flattered and opened his mouth to sing. As soon as the meat fell down to the ground, the fox took the meat and went into his hole.
“狐狸和乌鸦”
有一天,一只乌鸦站在窝旁的树枝上嘴里叼着一片肉，心里非常高兴。这时候，一只狐狸看见了乌鸦，馋得直流口水，非常想得到那片肉。但是，无论狐狸说什么，乌鸦就是不理睬狐狸。最后，狐狸赞美乌鸦的嗓音最优美，并要求乌鸦唱几句让他欣赏欣赏。乌鸦听了狐狸赞美的话，得意极了，就唱起歌来。没想到，肉一掉下来，狐狸就叼起肉，钻回了洞。
Vocabulary
1.?crow n. 乌鸦
2.?beak n. 喙
3.?feather? n. 羽毛
4.?colorful? adj. 色彩鲜艳的
5.?lift? v. 抬起，举起
6.?advice n. 劝告，忠告
7.?trust? v. 信任
8.?flatter v. 奉承，谄媚
英语补给站
Language Notes
Queen of birds 鸟中之后
解析
Queen 是皇后；女王的意思，常用来形容某位女性或雌雄动物是（某范围）中最棒的，常用句型如下：
…is + queen + of + 复数名词 （某人、物）是……中之后
Margot is Queen of Card Games. She always wins when we play.
玛格是牌后，我们玩牌时她总是赢家。
小叮咛
1. of后面的名词要用复数，才是表达在一群人里面比较的感觉。
2. 如果要形容的对象是男性或雌雄动物，只要把queen换成king(国王)就可以了，够简单吧！
