親子看童話學英文系列~《龜兔賽跑》The Tortoise and the Hare（上）

給孩子玩具，不如為孩子念一個故事！爸媽們會不會覺得孩子怎麼一轉眼就長大了呢？把握親子相處的時光，不一定要帶他出去玩，而是「共同做一件事」。比較小的孩子，爸媽們可以先給他聽，中英文都可以，如果能用誇張戲劇的語氣，相信孩子一定會被吸引！大一點的孩子，爸媽除了讓他自己閱讀之外，更可以他們討論其中的故事，啟發孩子的思考力！

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Once there lived in a (1)forest a (2)tortoise and a (3)hare.

The hare was very (4)proud of his speed, (5)boasting of how he could run faster than anyone else, and teasing tortoise for his slowness. One day, the hare thought they should have a race.

           很久很久以前，森林裡住著一隻烏龜和兔子。兔子對於他的速度非常驕傲，不斷吹噓其他動物不可能跑的比他快，還嘲笑烏龜速度很慢。有一天，兔子認為他們應該來舉辦個賽跑。

 兔子邊笑邊叫，並且說：「我敢打賭，世上沒有人可以贏過我，我跑的超快。你為什麼不試試看呢？」

 The (6)irate tortoise said: “Who do you think you are? There’s no denying you’re swift, but even you can be beaten!” The hare (7)squealed with laughter, saying, “I bet there’s nobody in the world that can win against me, I’m so speedy. Now, why don’t you try?”

 憤怒的烏龜說： 「你以為你是誰? 不可否認你速度快，但還是有人可以打敗你！」兔子邊笑邊叫，並且說：「我敢打賭，世上沒有人可以贏過我，我跑的超快。你為什麼不試試看呢？」

 It was(8) decided: the race was on. The (9)crow was the (10)referee. A(11) course was planned, and the next day at (12)dawn they stood at the starting line. The hare ran very fast. The tortoise was left far behind.

 就這麼決定了：比賽開始。由烏鴉當裁判，路線也都計畫好了。隔天天亮時他們就站在起跑線上。兔子跑得很快，而烏龜則被遠遠拋在後面。