072 蚱蜢与蚂蚁

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Once upon a time, there was a grasshopper who lived in the forest

从前，森林里住着一只蚂蚱。

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He enjoyed lying in the grass and singing songs

它喜欢躺在草地上唱歌。

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" La-la-la! Ah! What a beautiful day!"

“啦啦啦！啊！多么美好的一天！”

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One fine day, some ants marched by the grasshopper

一个晴朗的日子，一群蚂蚁从蚂蚱身边列队走过。

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The ants stopped to rest nearby

蚂蚁们在附近停下来休息。

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" Hey, you guys! What's up?"

“嘿，你们！在干什么呢？”

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" We are gathering food

“我们在收集食物。

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Whew! What a hot day!"

呼！天真热啊！”

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" A hot day, indeed!

“确实是个热天！

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You ants are foolish!

你们蚂蚁真傻！”

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It is too hot to work

天太热了，没法工作。

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Come and enjoy the cool grass with me."

来和我一起享受凉爽的草地吧。

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" But we have to prepare for winter."

“但是我们必须为冬天做准备。”

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" Winter? Winter is months away

“冬天？冬天还有好几个月呢。

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We have plenty of time to relax and have fun!

我们有足够的时间放松和玩耍！

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Prepare for the winter another day."

改天再准备过冬吧。”

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" But we need to prepare now

“但我们现在就得准备。

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Winter will come sooner than you think."

冬天会比你想象的来得更快。”

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" Yes, we don't have much time."

“是啊，我们的时间不多了。”

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" You are so foolish!

“你们太傻了！

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Prepare for winter when it comes."

为即将到来的冬天做准备吧。”

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Then, the ants left carrying their food

然后，蚂蚁们搬着食物离开了。

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The grasshopper was not worried

蚂蚱一点也不担心。

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He had picked enough leaves to last him all day

他摘的叶子够他吃一整天了。

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" I have enough food for tonight

“我今晚的食物够了。

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Why should I worry about tomorrow?

为什么要为明天发愁呢？

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I can pick some more leaves then."

到时候我可以再摘些叶子呀。”

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So every day, the grasshopper sang songs and rested in the cool grass

于是，蚂蚱每天唱唱歌，在凉爽的草丛里休息。

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Then, fall arrived

接下来，秋天到了。

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The ants were busier than before

蚂蚁们比以前更忙碌了。

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" Hey, you guys!

“嘿，你们！

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Why don't you come and play with me?"

为什么不过来和我一起玩呢？”

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" We do not have time to play."

“我们没有时间玩。”

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" Sure you do."

“你们当然有时间。”

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" No, winter will come soon!"

“不，冬天很快就要来了！”

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" Silly Ant! Winter is still far away!"

“傻蚂蚁！冬天还远着呢！”

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The grasshopper just sang and sang

蚂蚱只是唱啊唱啊。

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When he became hungry, he picked some leaves and ate them

饿了的时候，他就摘些树叶来吃。

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But one day the grasshopper came out of his house and found, to his surprise, the earth was covered in cold, white snow

但是有一天，蚂蚱从他的房子里出来，惊讶地发现，大地被冰冷洁白的雪覆盖了。

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" Brrr! It is very cold outside

“嘶！外面可真冷。

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Now, it is time to gather some food for the winter."

现在，该为冬天收集些食物了。”

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The grasshopper looked and looked for food

蚂蚱找啊找，到处找食物。

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But the snow covered the grass, and there were no more leaves on the trees

但大雪覆盖了草地，树上也没有叶子了。

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The grasshopper did not find anything to eat

蚂蚱找不到任何东西吃。

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And now he was very, very cold

现在，他感到非常、非常冷。

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He began to shiver

他开始发抖了。

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So he went home

于是他回家了。

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" I will find some food tomorrow

“我明天再找食物吧。

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I will work hard from then on

从现在开始，我会努力工作的。

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Tomorrow, I can find food for the winter."

明天，我就能找到过冬的食物了。”

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So he went to sleep without any supper that night

于是那天晚上，他空着肚子睡着了。

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The next morning, the grasshopper saw an ant pass by his house

第二天早上，蚂蚱看见一只蚂蚁从他家门前经过。

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" Ah, an ant. Maybe he knows where the grass and the leaves went

“啊，一只蚂蚁。也许他知道青草和树叶都去哪儿了。

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Hello, dear Ant

你好啊，亲爱的蚂蚁。

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Where are the leaves and the grass?

树叶和青草都到哪儿去了？

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I am hungry!"

我好饿呀！”

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" You are too late, Grasshopper

“你来得太晚了，蚂蚱。

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Don't you know it is already winter?

难道你不知道现在已经冬天了吗？

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You should have stored some food

你应该储存些食物才对。

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You cannot find leaves or grass now."

现在你找不到树叶或青草了。”

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" Oh, yes I can

“哦，我可以的。

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I can prepare for the winter. Just watch!"

我可以为冬天做准备。你瞧好吧！”

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" No, I'm afraid it is too late to prepare for winter when winter has already come."

“不，恐怕当冬天已经到来时，再为冬天做准备就太晚了。”

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The grasshopper knew that the ant was right

蚂蚱知道蚂蚁是对的。

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The grasshopper felt very ashamed of his laziness

蚂蚱为自己的懒惰感到非常羞愧。

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Lying cold and hungry in his home, the grasshopper began to cry

蚂蚱又冷又饿地躺在家里，开始哭了起来。

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" I have been so foolish and lazy

“我真是太愚蠢、太懒惰了。

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Now, I have no food."

现在，我一点食物都没有了。”

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The next day, the foolish grasshopper looked for food

第二天，愚蠢的蚂蚱去寻找食物。

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But he found none

但他什么也没找到。

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Now he was certain that he would find no food

现在他确信自己找不到任何食物了。

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" There is no food anywhere

“到处都没有食物。

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There are no leaves on the trees

树上没有叶子。

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There is no grass on the ground

地上也没有草。

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Surely, I will starve this winter."

这个冬天我肯定会饿死的。”

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The grasshopper began to cry loudly

蚂蚱开始放声大哭起来。

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The ants heard the grasshopper

蚂蚁们听到了蚂蚱的哭声。

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The ants were very kind and took pity on the grasshopper

蚂蚁们非常善良，很同情蚂蚱。

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" Look at the grasshopper

“看看蚂蚱。

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He will die if we do not help him."

如果我们不帮他，他会死的。”

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" Yes, we must share our food with him."

“是的，我们必须和他分享我们的食物。”

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So the ants shared their food with the grasshopper

于是，蚂蚁们和蚂蚱分享了他们的食物。

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From that day on, the grasshopper was no longer lazy

从那天起，蚂蚱再也不懒惰了。

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In fact, he became the hardest working insect in the forest

事实上，他成了森林里最勤劳的昆虫。