日课｜英文故事：Big Mouth

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Big Mouth

Once there lived a frog named Big Mouth. Big Mouth lived in a pond with many other frogs. He got his name because he loved to gossip about his friends.

Gossip happens when you talk about someone behind his or her back. Big Mouth told everyone that Freddy Frog couldn’t hop very high. All the frogs laughed and laughed at Freddy Frog when they saw him. This made Freddy feel sad. But Big Mouth laughed and laughed.

One day Phil Frog got fed up with Big Mouth’s big mouth. He said, “Don’t gossip, Big Mouth. How would you like it if I told everyone your secret—that you don’t like the taste of flies?”

Then, Big Mouth’s eyes got big. His big mouth opened into a round “O.” “I wouldn’t like that at all,” he told Phil. Big Mouth never gossiped again.

大嘴

从前有一只青蛙叫大嘴。大嘴和许多其他青蛙住在池塘里。他之所以得这个名字是因为他喜欢说他朋友们的闲话。

当你在背后谈论某人时，就是在说闲话。大嘴告诉大家青蛙弗雷迪跳不太高。所有的青蛙看到青蛙弗雷迪都笑话他。这让弗雷迪很伤心。但大嘴笑个不停。

一天，青蛙菲尔受够了大嘴的闲话。他说：“不要说闲话，大嘴。如果我告诉大家你的秘密，你不喜欢苍蝇的味道，你会怎么想？”

这时，大嘴的眼睛变大了，他的大嘴张开成一个圆圆的“O”字。“我一点也不喜欢这样，”他告诉菲尔。大嘴巴再也不说闲话了。

【注释】

1. big mouth 多嘴的人；嘴不严的人

2. gossip 说长道短；说闲话

3. laugh at 嘲笑

4. fed up with 受够了；厌烦

5. How would you like it if... 如果……，你会怎么想？

读完这个故事，来回答个问题吧！

Gossip is . . .

a. a nice thing to do.

b. a mean thing to do.

c. only done with frogs.

d. fun for everyone.

Now it's your time to open your mouth and follow me! 张开嘴巴跟着录音练起来！

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