原文

The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs

A Man and his Wife had the good fortune to possess a Goose which laid a

Golden Egg everyday. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they

were not getting rich fast enough, and, imagining the bird must be made of gold

inside, they decided to kill it in order to secure the whole store of precious metal

at once. But when they cut it open they found it was just like any other goose.

Thus, they neither got rich all at once, as they had hoped, nor enjoyed any longer

the daily addition to their wealth.

Much wants more and loses all.

译文

下金蛋的鹅

一个男人和他的妻子很幸运，每天都有一只金蛋鹅。虽然他们很幸运，但他们很快就开始认为自己不够富有了。此外，他们认为鹅必须是黄金，所以他们决定杀死鹅来赚钱。 但是当他们把鹅切开的时候，他们发现这只鹅和其他鹅一样。因此，他们没有像他们希望的那样立即致富，他们的财富也不会增加。

许多人想要更多，却失去了一切。

单词短语

good fortune 好运，福气

possess v. 拥有，具有

secure v. 得到，实现

store n. 存储，储备

neither ... nor 既不...也不

巩固练习

The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs

A Man and his Wife had the ________ to _____ a Goose which laid a Golden Egg

everyday. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not

getting rich fast enough, and, imagining the bird must be made of gold inside,

they decided to kill it in order to ________ the whole ______ of precious metal at

once. But when they cut it open they found it was just like any other goose. Thus,

they ______ got rich all at once, as they had hoped, _______ enjoyed any longer

the daily addition to their wealth.

Much wants more and loses all.