勤勞的回饋
One hot summer day, a grasshopper rested on the grass.
一個炎熱的夏天，一隻蚱蜢在草地上休息。
rest(v.)休息
He enjoyed himself very much in the sunshine, singing and dancing all day long.
他整天在陽光下唱歌又跳舞，玩得很開心。
enjoy oneself玩得愉快
He saw an ant sweating and working hard.
他看到一隻螞蟻流著汗、辛苦地工作。
sweat(v.)流汗主詞+感官動詞+受詞+Ving：強調事件發生當下動作正在持續或進行主詞+感官動詞+受詞+原形動詞：強調事實，表達完整的動作和事件的過程
He didn’t understand why the ant worked so hard, and he called the ant a silly creature.
他不明白螞蟻為什麼要這麼努力，他說螞蟻是愚蠢的生物。
silly(adj.)愚蠢的creature(n.)生物、動物
The ant heard the grasshopper sing from summer to autumn.
從夏天到秋天，螞蟻聽到蚱蜢在唱歌。
autumn(n.)秋天
Time went by and winter came. The wind was cold and it was snowing.
時光飛逝，冬天來了，風很冷而且在下雪。
go by時間的消逝、過去snow(v.)下雪
The grasshopper felt his stomach rumbling, but there was no food for him.
蚱蜢感覺到他的肚子在咕咕叫，但是他沒有食物可以吃。
stomach(n.)肚子rumble(v.)發出低沉連續的聲響
Suddenly, he saw the ant’s nest, and he knocked on the door.
突然，他看到螞蟻窩，他敲了敲門。
suddenly(adv.)突然地nest(n.)巢穴、窩knock(v.)敲打
The ant took him in and gave him hot food.
螞蟻收留了他，還給他熱騰騰的食物。
take sb. in收留某人
The ant had plenty of food because he stored it up in advance.
螞蟻有足夠的食物，因為他事先儲存了起來。
store sth. up儲存in advance事先、預先
The grasshopper was sorry for laughing at the ant before and he promised that in the future, work comes first.
蚱蜢很抱歉之前嘲笑螞蟻，他保證之後會以工作為優先。
sorry for+Ving對⋯感到抱歉laugh at取笑promise(v.)保證、答應