Lesson 61 The Hare and the Turtle

　　The hare can run very fast, but the turtlecan only walk slowly. One day the hareproudly challenged the turtle to a race. Thehare started quickly but stopped to take anap every now and then. The turtle walkedslowly but surely. While the hare was sleep-ing, the turtle passed him. Finally, the turtlewon the race. In the end, he was rewardedfor his perseverance¹. We can all learn alesson from the turtle.

   兔子与乌龟 
兔子可以跑得很快，但乌龟只能慢慢地走。有一天兔子骄傲地向乌龟挑战赛跑。兔子开始时跑得很快，但它偶尔会停下来小睡片刻。乌龟走得很慢但却走得很稳。当兔子在睡赏时，乌龟超过了兔子。乌龟终于赢了比赛。最后它因坚刃不拔的精神而获得回报。我们全都可以从乌龟那里得到一个好的教训。   

1 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。