Unity Is Strength

許小淼

團結就是力量，就像一滴水匯不成大海;一朵花集不成花壇;一棵樹組不成綠云;一個人力量再大、再強，也沒有集體的力量大，沒有集體的智慧多。團結是一個龐大的力量，只有集體、只有團結，才能戰勝困難，打倒敵人。一個人是一條線;一群人，則是一條繩。就讓我們一起走進下文，看看團結的力量吧！

One day， a little lamb is drinking water from the river near his house. A wolf sees him and wants to eat him. So the wolf comes to the lamb and shouts， “How dare you drink from my river？ I'm going to eat you tonight！”

The lamb is very afraid and begins to cry.

“Why are you crying？” ask the lamb's friends.

“The wolf is going to eat me tonight，” says the lamb.

“Don't worry， we will help you，” the friends say.

At night， the little cat hides behind the tree near the lamb's house. The little dog hides behind the door. The little horse and the little elephant stand behind the house.

At eight o'clock， the wolf comes to the lamb's house.

“It's so dark. I can't see anything，” says the wolf， “Well， I'll light my candle.” The wolf walks to the tree， he wants to light the candle behind the tree.

At this time， the little cat jumps out and scratches the wolf's face. The wolf wants to run away. The little dog runs out of the house and bites the wolf's leg. Then the little horse kicks the wolf. Finally， the little elephant throws the wolf into the river with his long nose.

The little lamb， the little cat， the little dog， the little horse and the little elephant all laugh. They know： Unity is strength. They will be good friends forever.

◆ 詞語積淀

1. unity /junti/ n. 團結;一致;聯合

2. strength /streθ/ n. 力量

3. lamb /lm/ n. 小羊;羔羊

4. scratch /skrt/ vt. 擦，刮;擦痛，擦傷;在……處搔癢;抓破

5. throw... into... 把……投入……;投……到……

◆ 典句剖析

1. At night， the little cat hides behind the tree near the lamb's house. 到了晚上，小貓躲在了小羊家房子附近的樹后。

hide behind 是一個常見的結構，意思是“躲在……的后面”，后面經常接表示人或物的名詞或代詞。例如：

—Where is Jack？ 杰克在哪里？

—He is hiding behind a tree. 他正躲在一棵樹后。

2. The little dog runs out of the house and bites the wolf's leg. 小狗從房子里跑出來，咬了狼的腿。

run out of是一個常見的結構，意思是“從……里跑出來”，后面經常接表示地點的名詞。例如：

Class is over. Students run out of the classroom. 上課結束了，學生們從教室里跑出來。

◆ 即時微練

1. 請不要躲在你媽媽的身后。

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2. 當地震發生的時候，他們快速從房子里跑出來。

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◆ 譯文助讀

一天，一只小羊正在他家附近的小河里喝水。一只狼看見了他，想要吃掉他。于是，狼走向小羊，大叫起來：“你竟敢喝我河里的水，我今晚要吃掉你！”

小羊非常害怕，哭了起來。

“你為什么要哭呀？”小羊的朋友們問。

“狼今晚要吃我。”小羊說。

“不要著急，我們會幫你的。”朋友們說。

到了晚上，小貓躲在了小羊家房子附近的樹后。小狗躲在門后，小馬和小象站在房子的后面。

八點鐘，狼來到了小羊的住處。

“天太黑了，我什么也看不見。”狼說：“好吧，我來點一支蠟燭吧。”狼走近那棵樹，他想在樹后把蠟燭點著。