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The Prettiest Cat最漂亮的貓 They did not like such quarrelling.
But after a while the noise stopped and the very old man and the very old woman peeped out of the window to see what had happened.
They could not see a single cat!

I think they must have eaten each other all up, said the very old woman, s too bad!
But look! said the very old man, and he pointed to a bunch of high grass.
In it sat one little frightened kitten.
They went out and picked it up. It was thin and scraggly.

Poor little kitty, said the very old woman.
Dear little kitty, said the very old man,
how does it happen that you were not eaten up with all those hundreds and thousands and millions and billions and trillions of cats?
Oh, Im just a very homely little cat, said the kitten,
So when you asked who was the prettiest, I didnt say anything. So Nobody bothered about me.

They took the kitten into the house, where the very old woman gave it a warm bath and Brushed its
fur until it was soft and shiny.

Every day they gave it plenty of milk,

and soon it grew nice and plump.

And it is a very pretty cat, after all! said the very old woman.
It is the most beautiful cat in the whole world, said the very old man.
I ought to know, for Ive seen —
Hundreds of cats,
Thousands of cats,
Millions and billions and trillions of cats —
and not one was as pretty as this one.

【寓意】
該書表達了“夫唯不争,故天下莫能與之争”的生活智慧。
不介入任何争端,也就是夫唯不争,就不會有成功或失敗之說,也就是天下莫能與之争,圍棋高手能赢得過不會下棋之人嗎?
所以不管你對一件事抱以什麼樣的看法和心态,參與争奪也好,選擇順其自然也罷,隻要你去做,就會有50%的失敗幾率,導緻失敗的原因部分是必然的,部分是我們無法預料的,而成功,不過是你去做這件事所帶來的的副産品而已。
【譯文】
他們不喜歡這樣的争吵聲。
但是過了一會兒喧嚣聲就消失了,老爺爺和老奶奶從窗戶往外窺探,想看看發生了什麼。
他們一隻貓也沒看到!
“我想它們肯定是把對方給吃了,”老奶奶說“這太糟糕了!”
“但是你看!”老爺爺說,他指向了一片高高的草叢。
那上面坐着一隻受到驚吓的小貓。
他們出去把它抱了起來。它很瘦,身上的毛也亂糟糟的。
“可憐的小貓咪呀,”老奶奶說。
“親愛的小貓咪呀,”老爺爺說。
“你為什麼沒有被那些貓給吃掉呢?”
“哦,我隻是一隻普普通通的小貓,”小貓咪說。
“所以當你問誰是最漂亮的貓時,我什麼也沒說。因此也沒有貓找我的麻煩。”
他們把小貓抱進屋裡,老奶奶給它洗了個熱水澡,把它的毛刷的又軟又亮。
他們每天都給小貓喝很多的牛奶,所以他很快就變得漂亮豐滿起來。
“最終,它才是最漂亮的貓!”老奶奶說。
“這是世界上最漂亮的貓了,”老爺爺說。
“我就知道,在我見過的成百隻,上千隻,成百萬,上千萬甚至上百億的貓中——這隻貓是最漂亮的!”
【單詞解釋】
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1.after a while 過了一會兒
They must get pretty cold after a while.
過一段時間後他們一定很冷。
2.Peep /piːp/ v. 窺視,偷看
peep at 偷看,偷窺
3.Happen /ˈhæpən/ vi. 發生;碰巧;偶然遇到
4.Single /ˈsɪŋɡl/ adj. 單一的;單身的
single room n. 單人房,單人間; single parent 單親家庭
5.Eaten up 吃完;耗盡
And I have eaten up all the food.
然後我把所有的食物都吃光了。
6.Point /pɔɪnt/ n. 要點;得分;vt. 指向;
point out 指出,指明;view point 觀點
7.a bunch of 一群;一束;一堆
A bunch of red roses drip their golden scent.
一束紅玫瑰花散發出濃郁的芳香。
8.Frightened /ˈfraɪtnd/ adj. 害怕的;受驚的;受恐吓的
9.pick up 撿起;獲得;收拾;
Where (When) do I pick up the ticket?
我在什麼地方(時候)拿機票?
10.Thin /θɪn/ adj. 薄的;瘦的;
11.Scraggly /ˈskræɡli/ adj. 凸凹不平的;鋸齒狀的;散亂的
a. scraggy 瘦弱的;凸凹不平的;皮包骨的 n. scrag n. 骨瘦如柴的人(或動物)
12.Homely /ˈhəʊmli/ adj. 家庭的;平凡的;不好看的
13.Nobody /ˈnəʊbədi/ pron. 無人,沒有人
14.Bother /ˈbɒðə(r)/ vt. 煩擾,打擾;
bother with 為…而費心,為…操心;用…打擾
a. bothersome 麻煩的;令人讨厭的
15.Warm /wɔːm/ adj. 溫暖的;熱情的
keep warm 保暖; warm welcome 熱烈歡迎
16.Bath /bɑːθ/ n. 沐浴;浴室;浴盆 vt. 洗澡
take a bath 洗個澡
17.Brush /brʌʃ/ n. 刷子;畫筆; vt. 刷;畫;
brush teeth 刷牙
18.Fur /ɜː(r)/ n. 皮,皮子
fake fur 人造革;假裘皮;
19.Soft /sɒft/ adj. 軟的,柔軟的;
20.Shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ adj. 光滑的,有光澤的
a. shining 光亮的;華麗的
21.plenty of 大量;許多=lots of
22.Milk /mɪlk/ n. 牛奶;
23.Plump /plʌmp/ adj. 飽滿的;胖乎乎的
plump up v. 變豐滿;鼓起
24.after all 畢竟;終究
After all, I am defeated by him.
我畢竟打不過他。
25.ought to 應該= should
Teachers ought to be patient with students.
教師對學生應該耐心。

——The End——
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