Online Class Notes (Nemo)[W/R]

For your homework write a fable

One day, a little fariy name little flower was flying past the river, when she was flying past the river she was wondering what was under the river to look for herself. She saw jellyfish and many colourful fish. But then she wanted to go home, and so she eat dinner outside and go back home and went to sleep and she dream all the place she has saw

One day, a little fairy named/called Little Flower was flying past the river, while she was flying past the river she was wondering/she wondered what was under the river/the river’s surface to look for/to check out herself. She saw a jellyfish and a lot of colourful fish. But then she wanted to go home, and so she ate dinner outside and went back home. Soon, she went to sleep and she dreamed of all the places she saw during the day.

while (con): during the time that, or at the same time as
在…的时候；与…同时
I read it while you were drying your hair.
在你吹干头发的时候我读了它。
While I was in Italy I went to see Alessandro.
在意大利的时候，我去看望了亚历山德罗。
I thought I heard him come in while we were having dinner.
我想在我们吃饭的时候我听见他进来了。
“I’m going to the post office.” “While you’re there can you get me some stamps?”
“我要去邮局。”“你去的时候帮我买些邮票好吗？”

I’m Summer’s sheep.

timid (adj): shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened
羞怯的；胆小的，胆怯的
Kieran is a timid child.
柯尔然是个非常羞怯的孩子。
My dog is a little timid – especially around other dogs.
我的狗有点儿胆小，尤其是在周围有其他狗的时候。

fable (n): a short story that tells a general truth or is only partly based on fact, or literature of this type
寓言；寓言故事
the fable of the tortoise and the hare
龟兔赛跑的寓言故事

The Lion & the Mouse

A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion’s nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her.

“Spare me!” begged the poor Mouse. “Please let me go and some day I will surely repay you.”

The Lion was much amused to think that a Mouse could ever help him. But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go.

Some days later, while stalking his prey in the forest, the Lion was caught in a  hunter’s trap. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with his angry roaring. The Mouse knew the voice and quickly found the Lion struggling in the net. Running to one of the great ropes that bound him, she gnawed it until it parted, and soon the Lion was free.

“You laughed when I said I would repay you,” said the Mouse. “Now you see that even a Mouse can help a Lion.”