One hot summer day a fox was walking through an orchard. He stopped before a bunch of grapes.They were ripe and juicy.

在一个炎热的夏天，狐狸穿过一个果园，停在一大串熟透多汁的葡萄前。

"I'm just feeling thirsty," he thought.

狐狸想：我渴了。

So he backed up a few paces, got a running start, jumped up, but could not reach the grapes.

于是他后退了几步，向前冲，跳了起来，却够不到葡萄。

He walked back. One, two, three, he jumped up again, but still, he missed the grapes.

狐狸后退再试。一次，两次，三次，但都没有葡萄。

The fox tried again and again, but never succeeded.

狐狸一次又一次地尝试，没有成功。

At last he decided to give it up.

最后，他决定放弃。

He walked away with his nose in the air, and said“I am sure they are sour.”

他昂着头，边走边说：葡萄还不完美，我相信这是酸的。