Story Brief
The Lion and the Mouse
A lion was sleeping in his lair when a mouse, not knowing where he was going, ran over the mighty beast’s nose and awakened him. The lion clapped his paw upon the frightened little creature and was about to make an end of him in a moment, when the mouse, in pitiable tone, besought him to spare one who had so unconsciously offended, and not stain his honorable paws with so insignificant a prey. The Lion, smiling at his little prisoner’s fright, generously let him go.
Now it happened that a short time later the Lion, while ranging the woods for his prey, fell into the toils of the hunters. Finding himself entangled without hope of escape, he set up a roar that filled the whole forest with its echo.
The mouse, recognizing the voice of his former benefactor, ran to the spot and, without more ado, set to work to nibble the knot in the cord that bound the lion. In a short time the mouse set the noble beast at liberty, thus convincing him that kindness is seldom thrown away and that there is no creature so much below another but that he may have it in his power to return a good favor.
报恩的老鼠
炎热的中午，饥肠辘辘的小老鼠在草丛里寻找着食物，不知不觉走进了狮子的鬃毛里。
狮子正做美梦呢，突然被小老鼠惊醒了，非常恼怒。他一把抓住小老鼠。。。
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Meaning of Words
| 词语 | 华文解释 | 英文解释 |
|---|---|---|
| 报恩 | 即报答恩情，是中国传统伦理道德。恩情有很多，养育之恩、救命之恩、知遇之恩、培育之恩等等。知恩图报是做人的优秀品质。 例句：美洲先民为感激原住民对他们的援助，以报恩的名义举行一年一度的庆祝活动，这就是感恩节的由来。 | pay a debt of gratitude; requite favour |
| 饥肠辘辘（lù lù） | 意指肚子饿得咕咕直响，形容十分饥饿。 例句：天又冷又黑，且过了吃饭的时间，他有点饥肠辘辘了。 | have a wolf in the stomach; hungry |
| 不知不觉 | 意思是没有意识到，没有觉察到。 例句：小林手里的笔，不知不觉就停下来了。 | unconsciously |
| 求饶 | 意思是乞求饶恕。 例句：蝙蝠侠代表了正义，是个从不会向坏人求饶的人。 | beg |
| 恩情 | 意思为给另一个人的好处、恩惠。 例句：桃李满天下，恩情似海深，祝老师身体健康！ | kindness; gratitude |
| 轻蔑(miè) | 意思是藐（miǎo）视、小看、鄙（bǐ）弃。 例句：他用轻蔑的一笑回答了无礼的问题。 | contemptuous; disdain |
| 报答 | 用实际行动来表示感谢。 例句：这种恩情是我一辈子都不能报答的，谢谢你们！ | repay; ever repay; reward |
| 无济于事 | 意思是对事情没有什么帮助或益处，比喻不解决问题。 例句：遇事需当机立断，任何犹豫和怯懦都是无济于事的。 | no avail |
| 绝望 | 没希望，断绝希望，毫无希望。一般指对某种事物完全失去了信心。 例句：真正能让你倒下的，不是对手，而是你绝望的内心。 | give up all hope; despair; hopelessness |
| 诺言 | 应允别人的话，兑现和承诺后叫履行诺言。 例句：如果要取得别人的信任，你就必须坚守诺言。 | promise |
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