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Aesop’s Fables 伊索寓言(上)
大家說英語 20250101
Aesop KK[ˋisɑp] DJ[ˋi:sɔp] n.伊索（古希臘的寓言作家）
修正英文文法，保留中文部分，同時將簡體中文修改為繁體中文 Hello everyone,
Welcome to Let’s Talk in English. My name is Garrett,
and my name is Esther. Happy New Year! Its January 1st.
Yes, it is! It is a New Year, full of new great lessons, and today we start off with a story lesson. The name of our lesson is Aesop’s Fables.
Now, the word fable is another word for a story,
so we have many stories from a man called Aesop.
Fables are a special kind of story. They’re often quite short,
but they teach us a lesson about life.
Now, we’ve had some of Aesop’s fables on our program before.
They are a collection of many fables written by, we think,
a man named Aesop, who was alive in ancient Greece.
Right, people believe he lived over 2000 years ago, and in his stories,
often the animals act like people.
The animals also teach us lessons or what we call morals.
Well, as we listen to our story today, we’ll try to find the answer to our Find It question:
Why did the hare tease and laugh at the tortoise?
Listen carefully to find the answer.
Now, let’s go to Sonya, who will teach us our keywords.
今天的故事是龜兔賽跑。
講到森林裡，兔子老是嘲笑烏龜動作慢，
說如果跟他一起賽跑的話，一定能贏。
烏龜厭倦了不斷被嘲笑，就說來比賽吧，我一定會打敗你。
I’m sure I can beat you.
他們先選定了起點和終點的地方。
They picked a place to start and a place to finish.
比賽開始了，兔子跑得很快，
甚至看不見身後烏龜的影子。
牠很自信，一定會贏，所以決定在樹下休息一下。
Feeling very confident, the hare decided to take a nap under a tree.
就在兔子睡著的時候，
烏龜已經慢慢的，一步一步接近了終點線。
Step by step, he got closer to the finish line.
烏龜最後贏得比賽，
兔子也學到了教訓。
原來緩慢而穩定的步伐，是可以贏得比賽的。
Slow and steady wins the race.
Aesop’s fables: The Tortoise and the Hare.
Once upon a time, a tortoise and a hare lived in a sunny forest.
The hare often teased and laughed at the slow-moving tortoise.
“You are so slow! I could beat you in a race, no problem!”
“Haha!” laughed the hare.
The tortoise grew tired of being teased.
“Okay, let’s race. I can beat you.”
“You beat me? Never! But let’s race.”
Friends, have you heard this phrase once upon a time?
Many stories start with this phrase.
This just means, "One time ago, at some point in the past."
It’s not all that important when, though—while, once upon a time in our story,
a tortoise and a hare lived in a sunny forest.
Now, let’s talk about these two words.
First, tortoises and hares are both animals.
A tortoise looks like a turtle, but it’s much bigger,
and a hare is a very large rabbit.
It’s important to know that a tortoise does not go in the ocean;
they live on land, while the hare often teased and laughed at that slow-moving tortoise.
And if you tease someone, it means you make fun of them.
You might say something about them that’s not very nice.
Well, we’re not going to make fun of you now.
We’re going to find the Find It answer together.
Why did the hare tease and laugh at the tortoise?
Because he was so slow.
The hare said, “You are so slow! I could beat you in a race, no problem!”
A race is where they see who can get to the finish faster.
While the tortoise grew tired of being teased.
What does this mean?
Let’s go to Sonya.
今天來說龜兔賽跑的故事，
說到了烏龜厭倦了，一再遭到戲弄。
The tortoise grew tired of being teased.
句中grew是過去式動詞，三態式 grow → grew → grown。
在這裡是連綴動詞，表示變得，
而grow加形容詞是變得怎麼樣的意思。
我們來看例句：
Suddenly the room grew quiet.
突然間，房間裡變得很安靜。
或是：
Mom grew angry when she saw the messy kitchen.
當媽媽看到髒亂的廚房，她生氣了。
再一句：
Jenny has grown closer to her younger sister over the years.
Jenny這些年來跟妹妹變得更親近了。
Thank you, Sonia.
Well, the tortoise said yes to the race.
He said, “Okay, let’s race. I can beat you.”
If someone tells you that they can beat you,
it means that they are telling you that they can win.
“I’m sure” – if you’re sure about something,
it means you know it’s going to happen. You know for sure.
Well, let’s go see what happens next in our story.
They picked a place to start and a place to finish.
On race day, all the forest animals came to watch.
The race began, and the hare ran very fast.
Soon, he was far ahead of the tortoise.
He couldn’t even see the tortoise behind him.
Feeling very confident,
the hare decided to take a nap under a tree.
“Oh, I have lots of time!”
Now, when there is a race,
you have to go somewhere.
That place is where you go to the finish or the finish line,
and you start at the starting line.
So the animals picked a start and a place to finish.
A place is somewhere—it might be on a map or something you’re looking at.
On the day of their race, or we can say race day,
all the animals in the forest came to watch their race.
Yeah, the race began, and the hare ran very fast.
They are quite fast animals.
And of course,
he was far ahead of the tortoise.
He was so far that he couldn’t even see the tortoise who was way behind him,
because tortoises moved slowly.
So the hare felt very confident.
Ah, the hare felt confident.
Or we could also use that word, sure.
He was confident or sure—he knew he was going to win this race.
So the hare decided to take a nap.
Right, when you take a nap, you’re taking a short sleep,
because he thought he had lots of time.
Yeah, so the hare thinks to himself, "I have lots of time."
And "I have lots of time" is today’s calendar phrase.
I have lots of time, I have lots of time, 我有很多時間. Your mom told you to clean your room.
"I have lots of time," she told you to clean that before she gets home.
"I have lots of time."
"You better start cleaning."
"I have lots of time."
"Im home."
"Im out of time."
"Oh no!"
"You sure are."
I have lots of time,
I have lots of time, 我有很多時間. So now the hare is taking a nap. He’s very confident that he is going to win this race.
Thats right.
But will he, or will this nap take a little too long?
We’ll find out soon after we take a quick break. We’ll be right back.
Let’s talk in English every day.
That’s the way.
Friends, is there something that you are confident about?
When you are confident, you know you can do it and you believe in yourself.
Right.
There’s not necessarily anything wrong with being confident.
It means you feel good about yourself; you’re sure that you can do a good job.
But sometimes being confident is not a good thing.
If you’re too confident without reason, then we say you are too proud.
You might not work hard enough.
Let’s go back to our story.
The hare went to sleep, but the tortoise kept moving.
He was not very fast, but he never stopped.
Step by step, he got closer to the finish line.
When the hare woke up, he saw the tortoise.
"Oh no, he is so near to the finish line."
The hare ran very fast, but it was too late.
The tortoise crossed the line first.
"I won!"
The hare learned a lesson that day: slow and steady wins the race.
Okay, so the hare is now sleeping, but the tortoise kept moving one step at a time.
Yeah, the tortoise wasn’t quite so confident, so he definitely did not take a nap, right?
But something the tortoise did not do was that he never stopped.
Step by step, he got closer to the finish line.
Yeah, a step is when you put your foot forward; you take one step.
Or sometimes, when you are walking up the stairs, you can call each of those levels "steps," right?
And this phrase "step by step" is something that you’ll hear a lot.
You’ll hear this word used when you use words like "one by one," "word by word," or "bite by bite."
Sonia, can you help us with these phrases?
故事繼續，
烏龜都沒有停下腳步。
它一步一步逐漸接近終點線。
"Step by step, he got closer to the finish line."
解析詞"by"表示一個一個的，有連續反覆的意思，來看例句：
"One by one, Tom completed each task."
Tom逐一完成了每一個任務。
或是"word by word, the student typed out his report."
那名學生一個字一個字地打出他的報告。
再一句："She finished all the food on her plate bite by bite."
她一口一口地吃完盤子裡所有的食物。
Now, when the hare woke up from his nap,
he saw the tortoise who was very close to the finish line.
Then the hare was worried.
He said, "Oh no, the tortoise is so near to the finish line."
Right, the hare tried to catch up by running very fast, but it was too late.
The tortoise crossed the line and won.
Exactly.
The hare took a long nap, too long, and so he learned a lesson that day.
Right, the hare learned slow and steady wins the race.
And that is a famous sentence many of us grow up hearing:
Slow and steady wins the race.
You don’t need to be the best in your class or the best in the world at something.
If you are steady or you keep going without stopping, you can do well.
Yes, you can do well. Never give up.
Now it’s time for us to go and review our keywords.
Here’s your first keyword for today: sure.
Sure.
"You can eat all this. Are you sure?"
Place.
Place.
"Let’s find a quiet place to study."
Confident.
Confident.
"Jon can do it. He’s confident."
Step.
Step.
"He took three steps and stopped."
Steady.
Steady.
"She crossed the park in a steady walk."
All friends, those are today’s key words. Keep on practicing them!
And now it’s your turn.
The words for today are sure, place, confident, step, and steady.
Now it’s your turn to use them in a sentence.
First one:
"He followed her in a run."
Great job! He followed her in a steady run.
Next:
"This is so busy today."
Correct, "This place is so busy today."
Next:
"Just walk a few more."
You got it! "Just walk a few more steps."
Next:
"I want another dog."
That’s right! "I want another dog."
"I’m sure."
Last one:
"I’m not very about the test."
You’re correct! "I’m not very confident about the test."
Friends, that’s all for today. Join me again tomorrow for your turn.
Aesops Fables: The Tortoise and the Hare.
Once upon a time, a tortoise and a hare lived in a sunny forest.
The hare often teased and laughed at the slow-moving tortoise.
"You are so slow. I could beat you in a race no problem," laughed the hare.
The tortoise grew tired of being teased.
"Okay, let’s race. I can beat you."
"I’m sure."
"You beat me? Never! But let’s race."
They picked a place to start and a place to finish.
On race day, all the forest animals came to watch.
The race began, and the hare ran very fast.
Soon, he was far ahead of the tortoise.
He couldn’t even see the tortoise behind him.
Feeling very confident, the hare decided to take a nap under a tree.
"Oh, I have lots of time."
The hare went to sleep, but the tortoise kept moving.
He was not very fast, but he never stopped.
Step by step, he got closer to the finish line.
When the hare woke up, he saw the tortoise.
"Oh no, he is so near to the finish line!"
The hare ran very fast, but it was too late.
The tortoise crossed the line first.
"I won!"
The hare learned a lesson that day: slow and steady wins the race.
One, two, let’s review:
So, what was today’s story about?
A tortoise and a hare.
I really like this story.
Do you know why?
Because you like animals?
Well, yes, but also because it teaches a very important lesson:
Slow and steady wins the race.
I knew that the tortoise is slow and steady, right?
But the hare, or rabbit, is fast and too confident.
David, are you ever like the hare?
Yes, sometimes I am. I work really fast, but then I stop and rest and relax, and then I don’t finish on time.
You know what?
We can all learn from today’s story.
It’s okay to be slow.
That’s right, and it’s okay to be fast.
But slow or fast, we all have to be steady, because slow and steady wins the race.
Hello, Grandpa!
How are you today?
Well...
Ugh, I’m kinda sleepy.
I’m ready for a nap.
Sorry, Grandpa, you don’t have time for a nap.
Yes, I do. I have lots of time.
No, you don’t. It’s time to answer today’s question.
Oh yeah.
That’s right, okay.
What’s the first question?
Why did the hare take a nap?
Huh? What’s the hare?
A hare is a kind of rabbit.
Interesting.
So why did the hare take a nap?
Because he was sleepy like me?
No, no.
He took a nap because he was far ahead. He had lots of time.
Do you have time? Can I take a nap?
No, no, no.
I have another question for you.
Well, okay, ask me anything.
When do you feel confident?
I feel confident after I take a nap.
I feel strong and ready for anything. Can you answer another question?
Then yes, after I take a nap.
Oh...
Grandpa, wake up! I was gonna ask you another question.
Not now.
Friends, stories often have lessons or morals that we can learn from.
Gary, what is a lesson or moral we can learn from this story?
Well, I think one thing is that the hare was definitely faster and could have easily won that race.
But the tortoise didn’t worry too much about the hare.
Don’t worry too much about how other people are doing.
Focus on doing your best.
Thanks, Garrett.
That’s a really good lesson to learn.
Friends, we hope you enjoyed this lesson, and be sure to join us again tomorrow.
Right here on Lets Talk in English.
Goodbye!
Aesop’s Fables 伊索寓言(下) 大家說英語 20250102
修正英文文法，保留中文部分，同時將簡體中文修改為繁體中文
Here’s the corrected version with the grammar improved and simplified Chinese changed to traditional Chinese:
Hello friends,
Welcome to Let’s Talk in English. My name is Esther.
And my name is Garrett. Today we’re back with another story lesson.
And our story is called Aesops Fables. Well, we are actually talking about a group of stories. Yesterday we had the story The Tortoise and the Hare, and today our story is called The Fox and the Grapes. Exactly, Aesop’s Fables are a collection of different fables or stories with a special lesson for us.
So today’s story is a new one. Great!
Yesterday we talked about a very big animal called the tortoise. It looks like a turtle.
The tortoise was in a race with a big rabbit called the hare.
Exactly. Now, in a race, we would all think the tortoise would lose because it’s much slower than a hare.
But the tortoise actually won, right?
We learned slow and steady wins the race. Now, let’s go to today’s Find It question.
Our question is, why did the fox want the grapes?
Find the answer in our lesson. Now here’s Sonya with our keywords.
今天要講狐狸與葡萄的故事。
有一天，一隻饑餓的狐狸正在森林裡走著，到處找東西吃。
A hungry fox was walking around the forest. (名詞: Fox 就是狐狸)
他看到了又大又紫的葡萄，嘴裡都開始流口水了。
The fox’s mouth watered. (名詞: mouth 就是嘴)
他跳起來想要摘葡萄，卻沒夠到。
He jumped up to reach them but he missed. (動詞: reach 就是伸手去抓或去碰)
他不斷地嘗試，心裡想着：“我不會放棄的！”
“I will not give up.” (片語動詞: give up 就是放棄)
到後來，他都累了，還是沒夠到葡萄。
於是心裡就想：“這葡萄可能很酸，不吃也罷。”
Those grapes are probably sour. (形容詞: sour 就是酸的)
所以他最後還是放棄了。
這就是“吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸”吧。
The Fox and the Grapes
Once upon a time, a hungry fox was walking around the forest.
“Where can I find something to eat?” he thought as he was walking.
He saw some big purple grapes. They were hanging from a vine.
The vine was growing high up in a tree. The grapes looked delicious, and the fox’s mouth watered.
“I want those grapes,” the fox thought.
So, our story begins. Once upon a time, a very hungry fox was walking around the forest. A fox is a kind of animal. I know you can find lots of them in England, maybe some other places too. They look kind of like a small dog, and they’re sort of reddish in color, right?
Foxes can jump high, and they like to eat meat and fruit. Now, this fox was walking around the forest. Sonia, can you help us with how to use this word around?
很久很久以前，一隻饑餓的狐狸正在森林裡到處走。
Once upon a time, a hungry fox was walking around the forest. (介詞: around 在這裡表示到處四處的意思)
常見用法是動詞加 around 加名詞。
來看例句：
The kids are running around the house.
這些小孩在房子裡到處跑。
或是：
Would you like to look around the studio?
你要在工作室裡到處看看嗎？
再一句：
Let’s ask around for directions.
我們四處打聽一下該怎麼走。
Thank you, Sonia. Well, this hungry fox wants to find some food to eat, yeah, but where can the fox go?
As the fox was walking, he saw some big purple grapes.
Grapes are a wonderful fruit. You get a bunch of grapes with lots of small grapes you can pick off.
Grapes are often purple. They can also be green or even light, almost like a white color.
And these grapes were hanging from a vine. A vine is the kind of plant that grapes grow on. It’s long and thin. Now the vine was growing high up in a tree.
But foxes walk on the ground with their four legs.
Friends, did you find the answer to our Find It question?
Our question was: Why did the fox want the grapes?
He was hungry, and they looked delicious, so the fox’s mouth watered.
This is your mouth when you’re hungry. There might be lots of water or saliva in there, right?
And when you are talking, words come out from your mouth.
Now, this fox thought, Hmm, I want those grapes.
Now, this sound, mmm, is something people make when something sounds good or tastes good.
Exactly. Let’s go to the next part of our story.
He jumped up to reach them, but he missed. Then he jumped again and again, but he could not reach the grapes.
“I will not give up,” he backed up, ran fast, and jumped into the air.
But he still could not reach the grapes. With each jump, the fox grew more tired and upset.
Finally, he sat down and looked up at the grapes.
Now, this fox jumps up and tries to reach the grapes. When you reach something, it means you try to go for it, you try to grab it.
But the fox missed the grapes. He did not catch them in his mouth.
So the fox jumped again and again, but it didn’t work, right? He just couldn’t jump high enough.
And probably, the grapes were growing too high.
But the fox tells himself, “I will not give up.” When you give up, you stop trying at something.
Maybe you feel it’s too hard or you don’t think you can do it.
So what does the fox do? He backs up, and then he runs very fast, and he jumps into the air again.
When you back up, it means you move your body in the other direction, so it goes back.
The opposite of that would be to go forward.
Go forward and back up.
But this fox still could not reach the grapes as he was jumping.
The fox grew or became more tired and upset.
Exactly, there’s that word grew again. Yes, the fox was more and more tired.
So he’s probably not jumping as high as the first time, right?
And when you’re upset, it means you’re a little angry and you’re not happy about what is happening.
He really wanted those grapes.
Finally, the fox sat down and looked up at the grapes.
What is he going to do?
Will he continue to jump and reach for the grapes, or will he give up?
Let’s find out in just a minute after this break. We’ll be right back.
Let’s talk in English every day. That’s the way, friends.
Have you ever really wanted something or wanted to reach a goal, but you just couldn’t do it or reach your goal?
How did you feel? You might feel upset or frustrated.
When I was in high school, I really wanted to be on the baseball team, but after trying out two times, I still couldn’t make it.
That’s okay. I found other sports that I enjoyed, right?
I hope the fox will be okay.
Let’s continue our story and see what the fox does.
You know, those grapes are probably sour. I don’t really want them.
He turned and walked away.
The fox really wanted the grapes, but he couldn’t get them, so he tried to make himself feel better.
“I don’t really want those sour grapes,” he kept telling himself.
Sometimes we want things, but if we can’t have them, we no longer want them, and we think bad things about them.
Friends, remember, this fox has been jumping and reaching for those grapes, but he hasn’t been able to get them. Yeah, and I think the fox wants to make himself feel better.
He wants to say those grapes are no good anyway. They’re probably sour.
If something is sour, it means when you taste it, it tastes like what lemons taste like. Lemons are often sour.
Many fruits are often sour, though they don’t always taste the best. But some of us like sour flavors.
Well, the fox says, “I don’t really want them.” And friends, that’s today’s calendar phrase:
I don’t really want them. I don’t really want them. 我不太想要。
Do you want potatoes?
No thanks. I don’t really want them.
Do you want tomatoes?
No thanks. I don’t really want them.
Do you want carrots?
No thanks. I don’t really want them.
How about cookies?
Yes, please! I really want them. I love cookies.
Of course, you do! Yay!
I don’t really want them. I don’t really want them. 我不太想要。
Right, the fox wants to tell himself that he doesn’t really want the grapes, but he really did want the grapes because he tried again and again to reach them. Yeah, sounds like he’s just trying to make himself feel better. He says, “I don’t really want those sour grapes.” He keeps telling this to himself.
Right, this word keep means you do something again and again. Sonia, can you help us with this?
故事繼續。
狐狸因為夠不到，就一再對自己說：“我其實不想要那些酸葡萄。”
I don’t really want those sour grapes.
He kept telling himself. (動詞: keep 表示持續不斷，它的動詞三態是 keep, kept, kept.)
常見用法：keep doing something 表示持續一直做某件事。
我們來看例句：
Why do you keep asking me the same question?
你為什麼一直問我相同的問題？
或是：
Henry kept talking during math class.
Henry 在數學課一直講話。
再一句：
Keep trying, don’t give up.
繼續努力，不要放棄。
Thank you, Sonia.
Well, this story seems to have a moral or a lesson that we can learn.
Sometimes we want things, but if we can’t have them, we no longer want them, and people sometimes think bad things about them. Yeah, maybe that can be helpful.
It can help you to move on and stop thinking about those things too much, right?
But you know, the fox could have said, “Those grapes are too high. I couldn’t reach them,” instead of thinking that those grapes were sour.
Or maybe he could have looked for a friend to help out—that’s a great idea!
Now, let’s go and review today’s keywords.
Here’s your first keyword for today: fox.
Fox. Did you see the fox under the tree?
Mouth. The baby put his hand in his mouth.
Reach. The shelf is too high. I can’t reach it.
Give up. Don’t give up. Keep trying.
Sour. I don’t like sour fruit, friends.
Those are your keywords for today. You’re doing a great job, and now it’s your turn.
Today’s keywords are fox, mouth, reach, give up, and sour.
Now, it’s your turn to use them in a sentence.
First, put all the candy in your…
Correct, put all the candy in your mouth.
Next, this drink is very…
Good job! This drink is very sour.
Next, you’re almost there. You can’t…
Great job! You’re almost there. You can’t give up.
Next, the… has a big tail.
You’re right, the fox has a big tail.
Last, can you… those books?
Good job! Can you reach those books?
That was fun! Will you come again for your turn?
The Fox and the Grapes
Once upon a time, a hungry fox was walking around the forest.
“Where can I find something to eat?” he thought as he was walking.
He saw some big purple grapes. They were hanging from a vine.
The vine was growing high up in a tree. The grapes looked delicious, and the fox’s mouth watered.
“Mmm, I want those grapes,” the fox thought.
He jumped up to reach them, but he missed. Then he jumped again and again, but he could not reach the grapes.
“I will not give up,” he backed up, ran fast, and jumped into the air.
But he still could not reach the grapes. With each jump, the fox grew more tired and upset. Finally, he sat down and looked up at the grapes.
You know, those grapes are probably sour.
“I don’t really want them,” he turned and walked away.
The fox really wanted the grapes, but he couldn’t get them, so he tried to make himself feel better.
“I don’t really want those sour grapes,” he kept telling himself.
Sometimes we want things, but if we can’t have them, we no longer want them, and we think bad things about them.
One, two… Let’s review. How do you feel about today’s story, David?
I feel bad for the fox.
Me too. He was hungry, his mouth was watering, and the grapes looked so delicious. But he couldn’t reach them. They were too high up for the fox to reach. Poor fox. In the end, he told himself, “Those grapes are probably sour,” and he walked away. But that probably wasn’t true. The fox only said that to make himself feel better.
I agree. If you were the fox, Hazel, how would you make yourself feel better?
I would look on the bright side. Maybe I can find a ladder and come back later.
Good thinking! Then you can share the grapes with me.
Maybe so. Friends, remember to look on the bright side and enjoy your day.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, ready here?
Get ready, let’s go!
Here, one more time...
Future, capture each moment.
You know, in today’s story, the fox could not reach the grapes. He got upset and said the grapes were sour.
But Garrett, you said that maybe he could ask a friend for help. That’s a great idea.
Right! Sometimes we’re not able to do something on our own, even though we really want to. It’s okay to ask for help.
Though, I wonder if the fox asked a friend for help. Maybe his friend, the bird or another animal, could have helped him get those grapes.
And then, he would have probably said that they were sweet and not sour.
Yeah, maybe. If it were real animals, though, the fox would probably eat those animals.
True.
Friends, did you enjoy today’s story?
Aesop has many more fables or stories that you can read. Enjoy them and join us again tomorrow, right here on Let’s Talk in English. Goodbye!
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