慢速英语短文听力 一只没有礼貌的鸟

An Impolite Bird

一只没有礼貌的鸟

A robin¹ is a pretty bird. It has a red breast. It has black wings. It sings a pretty song. A crow is pretty, too. It is completely black. It is shiny black. A crow is a big bird. It is a smart bird. It is a lazy bird. It watches people. People have food. They throw food into a garbage can. The crow flies down to the garbage can. It walks around the edge of the can. It looks for something tasty. It hops² into the can. It picks out a potato chip. It flies into a tree. It eats the potato chip. Then it flies back to the garbage can. The robin sees the crow. The robin is hungry. It flies down to the garbage can. The crow yells at the robin. It says, "Get out of here. This can is my can." The robin flies back into the tree. The crow is a greedy bird. It doesn't like to share with others.

知更鸟是一种漂亮的鸟。它有红色的胸部。它有黑色的翅膀。它的声音很好听。乌鸦也很漂亮。它全身都是黑色的。是闪亮的黑色。乌鸦是一种大鸟。它很聪明。它很懒惰。它会看着人类。人们有食物。人们会把食物扔在垃圾桶里。乌鸦飞到垃圾桶上。它在垃圾桶的边缘上走来走去。它在找一些好吃的东西。它跳进垃圾桶里。它会挑出一块土豆片。它会飞到树上。它把土豆片吃了。然后它又飞回到垃圾桶上。知更鸟看到了乌鸦。知更鸟很饿。它飞到了垃圾桶上。乌鸦朝知更鸟大声喊着。它说“走开。这个垃圾桶是我的。”知更鸟又飞回到树上。乌鸦是一直贪心的鸟。它不喜欢跟别人分享。

1 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

2 hops   

跳上[下]( hop的第三人称单数 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops. 那麻雀一蹦一跳地穿过草坪。
• It is brewed from malt and hops. 它用麦精和蛇麻草酿成。