053 G2成语_Watch Your Back 螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后.docx

G2成语_WatchYourBack螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后TA1ESOFCHINA最美英文讲最美中国故事专辑:Ta1eSOfChina英文讲最美中国故事G2成语_WatchYourBack螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后作者：Jenny1amandShei1aHigginson朗读者：Judy1uxton1exi1e:5401难度：相当于美国小学二年级春秋战国时期，吴国国君准备攻打楚国，左右大臣虽觉不妥，却又不敢直言劝阻。这时，国王的儿子想了个好方法，他以花园中鸣叫的蝉，捕食的螳螂，与其身后的鸟儿做类比，成功劝说了他的父王，取消了攻打楚国的打算。这位儿子是如何做到的呢？We1cometoA107,sPowerto1earn!Today'sstoryisWatchYourBack!reto1dbyJenny1amandShei1aHigginson,andnarratedbyJudy1uxton.DuringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770一476BCE),theru1eroftheWustatewantedtoattacktheChustate.Hisadvisorswarnedhimnottodoit.Theybe1ievedWuwasnotstrongenough.TheyworriedthatWuwou1dbebeatenbyChu.TheWukinggotangrywhenheheardthewarnings.Heto1dhisadvisorsthatiftheykeptta1kingthisway,hewou1dpunishthem.Theking'sson,PrinceYou,didnotagreewithhisfather.Hethoughttheadvisorswereright.Buthedidnotdaretospeakupagainstthekingeither.Hecameupwithap1antoofferadvicetotheking.Oneday,PrinceYouwa1kedintotheroya1courtsoakingwet.Hehe1das1ingshotinonehand.uHaha!n1aughedtheking.uWhathappened,Son?”Torgiveme,Father/*rep1iedPrinceYou.,1fe11intoapond.uHowdidyoudothat7askedtheking,sti11chuck1ing.uIwenttothegardenthismorningtopracticeusingmys1ingshot,theprinceexp1ained.PrinceYousteppedbackwithone1egandhe1dthes1ingshotuptowardthesky.Hec1osedoneeyeandpu11edthecordbackasifheweregoingtoshoot.He1ookedjust1ikeasharp-shooter.hI1ookstrongandfierce,right,Father?Mtheprincejoked.uYes,youdo,theking1aughed.Unbeatab1e/*uYes,Iwasfee1ingveryconfident/1rep1iedtheprince.uI1ookedupinthetrees,1ookingforatarget.Isawacicadachirpinghappi1yonabranch.Butdespitehishappiness,therewassomethingwrongwiththecicada.Doyouknowwhatitwas,Father?"askedtheprince.uNo,what7askedtheking,curioustofindout.uThecicadahadnoidea,ntheprinceexp1ained,uthatapreyingmantiswassneakingupbehindhim!'uOh!j,saidtheking.uAnotherhunter!”“Yes,"theprincerep1ied.uThemantisraisedhistwoarms,readytostrike.Buttherewassomethingwrongwiththeprayingmantis.Doyouknowwhatitwas,Father?"uNo,what7askedtheking,curioustofindout.“Themantiswasreadytostrikethecicada.Hewassofocusedonhispreythathedidnotknowabirdwas1urkingnearby.Thebirdwasreadytopounceonhismea1themantis!uHaha!n1aughedtheking.,Yetanotherhunter!"uAndthereIwas,withmys1ingshotaimedatthebird!ntheprincecontinued.Theprincemovedhiss1ingshotasifhewasfocusingonatarget.Withoneeyec1osed,hedrewthecordback,preparingtoshoot.“Ohmy!You,regoingtoshootthebird!Heisyourtarget!"thekingcheered.“Yes,Iwasveryconfident.IthoughtthebirdwasunawarethatIwashuntinghim/5theprincerep1ied,1knewIon1yhadoneshottogetit,soImovedbacktogetbetteraim.Isteppedback,andback,andback.”uAndthat,swhenIfe11rightintothepond!ntheprince1aughed.Thekingburstinto1aughter.uYouwerefoo1ish!Youthoughton1yaboutthegainsinfrontofyou.Youforgotaboutthedangersbehindyou!”criedtheking.Sudden1y,rea1izationdawnedontheking.Hethoughtabouthisp1anstostrikethestateofChu.Heunderstoodwhathissonwastryingtote11him.“Iunderstandyourpoint,mySOnJsaidtheking.Thenheca11edoffhisp1anstoattackChu.TheEndQuestion:WhydoyouthinkitwaseasierforPrinceYoutote11hisfatherastorythantote11himhowherea11yfe1tabouttheattackontheChustate?核心词汇和语法speakup大胆地说，自由发表意见roya1court宫廷SoakV.湿透，浸湿s1ingshotn.弹弓chuck1ev.咯咯地轻声笑cordn.（细）绳，（琴弦等）绳索状物sharp-shootern.神枪手fierceadj.凶猛的，猛烈的Unbeatab1eadj.难以战胜的，无法打败的targetn.（攻击、轰炸等的）目标cicadan.蝉chirpV.（昆虫等的）唧唧声despiteprep.不管，尽管sneakUP偷偷地走近StrikeV.打，击，击中preyn.猎物IUrkV.暗藏，埋伏pouncev.猛扑，突然袭击unawareadj未认识到的，未觉察到的dawnV.被理解，被领悟，被想到CaI1e）ff取消（活动），停止做SOakingwet全身湿透的状态，此处是现在分词做伴随状语，表示伴随的状态。despqehishappiness尽管他很高兴，despite介词，尽管，后接名词性质的宾语。sofocusedonhispreythathedidnotknow如此专注于他的猎物以至于他不知道withmys1ingshotaimedatthebird当我的弹弓瞄准在鸟身上时,withsthdone表示伴随着某物被完成的状态。fe11rightintothepound恰恰掉入池塘，right此处为副词，恰巧地。Iunderstandyourpoint.我理解了你的观点，point名词，观点。阅读量(4)