日课｜英文故事：Wanda Worm
Wanda Worm
“I’m tired of being a worm,” said Wanda one day. “People step on me. They say I am slimy. They say I am gross.”
She sat in the mud and cried. She thought about what life would be like if she were pretty like a swan, or strong like a horse.
“Worms are important, too,” said Wanda’s friend William. He led her out to a trash pile in the backyard. “Watch this!” said William, and he began to eat. He ate melon rinds and apple cores and old moldy lettuce. His body turned the trash into rich black dirt.
“People can use this dirt for planting,” William said. “They can plant melons and apple trees and lettuce, thanks to us.”
Wanda smiled and began to eat an old carrot. “You’re right. Worms are wonderful!” she cried.
“我厌倦了做一只虫子，”一天，旺达说道。“人们踩我。他们说我黏糊糊的。他们说我很恶心。”
她坐在泥里哭了。她想如果她像天鹅一样漂亮，或者像马一样强壮，生活会是什么样子。
“蠕虫也很重要。”万达的朋友威廉说。他把她带到后院的一个垃圾堆旁。”看这个！”威廉说，他开始吃了起来。他吃瓜皮、苹果核和发霉的生菜。他的身体把垃圾变成了肥沃的黑色泥土。
“人们可以用这些泥土种植。”威廉说道：“多亏了我们，他们可以种瓜、种苹果树和生菜。”
旺达笑了，开始吃一根时间久了的胡萝卜。“你说得对。虫子太棒了！”她喊道。
worm 蠕虫
be tired of 厌烦；厌倦
step 踩；踏
slimy 似泥浆的；粘有黏液的
gross 令人不快的；令人恶心的；使人厌恶的
swan 天鹅
rind （某些水果的）厚皮，外壳
core (苹果等的)果心；核儿
moldy 发霉的；破旧的
rich 肥沃的；丰产的
dirt 松土；泥土；散土
thanks to 幸亏；多亏；由于
