A grasshopper spent the summer hopping about in the sun and singing to his heart's content. One day, an ant went hurrying by, looking very hot and weary.

"Why are you working on such a lovely day?" said the grasshopper.

"I'm collecting food for the winter," said the ant, "and I suggest you do the same." And off she went, helping the other ants to carry food to their store. The grasshopper carried on hopping and singing. When winter came the ground was covered with snow. The grasshopper had no food and was hungry. So he went to the ants and asked for food.

"What did you do all summer when we were working to collect our food?" said one of the ants.

"I was busy hopping and singing," said the grasshopper.

"Well," said the ant, "if you hop and sing all summer, and do no work, then you must starve in the winter."

一只蚱蜢花了整整一个夏天在阳光下跳来跳去，唱着他心中的歌。 有一天，一只蚂蚁匆匆走过，看起来非常炎热和疲惫。

“你为什么要在如此美好的一天里去工作？” 蚱蜢说。

“我正在为冬天收集食物，”蚂蚁说，“我建议你这样做。” 然后她走了，帮助其他蚂蚁把食物带到他们的商店。 蚱蜢继续跳跃和唱歌。 冬天来了，地面被雪覆盖着。 蚱蜢没有食物而且很饿。 所以他去了蚂蚁并乞讨食物。

“整个夏天，我们在收集食物时你做了什么？” 一只蚂蚁说。

“我忙着跳着唱歌，”蚱蜢说。

“嗯，”蚂蚁说，“如果你整个夏天都跳，唱歌，不做任何工作，那么你必须在冬天挨饿。”

working [´wə:kiŋ]   a.工人的；劳动的   (初中英语单词)

starve [stɑ:v]   v.(使)饥饿   (初中英语单词)

grasshopper [´grɑ:s,hɔpə]   n.蚱蜢，蝗虫   (高中英语单词)