小学英语阅读材料 Belling the Cat

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　　Belling the Cat

　　All the mice met together in a council against a fierce cat. "We cannot live because of the cat. There must be some ideas to get rid of it." "Please tell us your ideas."

　　But despite the enthusiastic discussion, they were unable to come up with a good idea. The oldest mouse advised the other mice, "It would be nice if someone let us know when the cat is coming." Having no good ideas, they were just studying each other's facial expressions.

　　At that time, the youngest mouse confidently said, "If we tie a bell around the cat's neck, we will know when the cat is approaching so we can run away." Everyone agreed to the young mouse's opinion.

　　Then, the leader mouse replied, "That is a good idea. If we tie a bell to the cat, we will be able to run away in advance. But, who is going to tie a bell to the cat?"

　　After hearing the leader, all the mice became quiet. No one wanted to tie a bell to the cat. The young mouse that offered the idea slowly read the others' faces and left the meeting.

　　零点钟声敲响那只猫

　　所有的老鼠的相遇在一个委员会反对一场激烈的猫。“我们不能活,因为这只猫。必须有一些想法去摆脱它。”“请告诉我们你的想法。”

　　但是,尽管热情的讨论,他们都无法想出了一个好主意。最古老的老鼠建议其他老鼠就好了,”如果有人让我们知道猫来。”没有好想法,他们只是学习对方的面部表情。

　　在那个时候,最年轻的老鼠自信地说,“如果我们上系一个铃铛在猫的脖子的时候,我们就知道,当猫接近,这样我们就可以马上逃跑。”每个人都同意这个年轻的老鼠的意见。

　　然后,领导者老鼠回答说:“那是个好主意。如果我们给猫系上铃,我们将能够跑掉在前。但是,谁来给这只猫上系一个铃铛呢?”

　　听完了那个领导人,所有老鼠都变得很安静。没有人愿意给猫系上铃。这位年轻的老鼠,这给了这个想法慢慢阅读别人的脸,然后离开了会议。