小故事

King of the Jungle
森林之王
A lion woke up one morning in the jungle.
丛林里一只狮子在早上醒来。
He went out and cornered a small monkey and roared, "Who is mightiest of all jungle animals?"
他走出去，逼住一只小猴子吼道：“谁是丛林中最强大的动物？”
The trembling monkey says, "You are, mighty lion!"
小猴子哆哩哆嗦地答道：“是您，伟大的狮子！”
Later, the lion confornts a ox and fiercely bellows, "Who is the mightiest of all jungle animals?"
一会儿，猴子又遇到一头牛，它狂暴地吼道：“谁是丛林中最强大的动物？”
The terrified ox stammers, "Oh great lion, you are the mightest animal in the jungle!"
牛吓坏了，结结巴巴地答道：“啊，伟大的狮子，您是丛林中最强大的动物！”
On a roll now, the lion swaggers up to an elephant and roars, "Who is the mightiest of all jungle animals?"
狮子得意忘形了，它大摇大摆地走到一头大象跟前吼道：“谁是丛林中最强大的动物？”
Fast as lightning, the elephant snatches up the lion with his trunk, slams him against a tree half a dozen times leaving the lion feeling like it'd been run over by a tractor.
大象飞快地用鼻子抓过狮子，把它甩到一棵树上撞了几次。狮子感觉就好像被拖拉机碾过一样。
The elephant then stomps on the lion till it looks like corn tortilla and ambles away.
大象又在狮子身上踩了几下，把它踩扁在地，然后踱着步子走开了。
The lion lets out a moan of pain, lifts his head weakly and hollers after the elephant, "Just because you don't know the answer, you don't have to get so upset about it!"
狮子痛苦地呻吟着，虚弱地抬起头，对着大象叫道：“就算你不知道答案，也用不着这么烦躁嘛！”

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. on a roll
连连成功；连交好运；
eg. I made a name for myself and I was on a roll, I couldn't see anything going wrong.
我靠自己的能力成名了，接二连三地获得成功，我觉得一切似乎一帆风顺。
eg. Things are going great now! I'm on a roll!
事情进行得很顺利！我好运正旺！
2. run over
（车辆）撞倒，碾过，轧过；
eg. He narrowly missed being run over by a car.
他差点儿被汽车压死。
eg. This box looks as if it's been run over by a bus.
这个箱子好像被公共汽车撞翻过似的。
3. let out
发出（声音）；
eg. When she saw him, she let out a cry of horror.
她看见他时吓得大叫一声。
eg. When the land was seen, the sailor let out a whoop of joy.
当看见陆地时，那水手发出一声欢呼。