A boy was hunting locusts on a wall and had already caught a great number of them when he spied a scorpion and mistook it for another locust.Just as he was cupping his hand to catch it,the scorpion lifted up its sting and said,"Just you try,and you'll not only lose me but all your locusts in the bargain!"
【關鍵詞】
locust[?l??k?st]? n.蝗蟲，蚱蜢
spied[spa?d]? vt.看見，發現（ spy的過去式和過去分詞 ）
scorpion[?sk?:pi?n]? n.蝎子
cup? vt.使（手）窩成杯狀
sting[st??]? n.(某些昆蟲的）毒刺
【翻譯】
一個小男孩在一堵墻上捕捉蚱蜢，他捕獲了很多的蚱蜢，當他發現一只蝎子時，他誤以為是另一只蚱蜢。正當他鞠著手準備抓它時，蝎子豎起它的毒刺說，“如果你敢試試，你將不僅抓不到我，而且你將以失去所有的蚱蜢作為代價。”
