The Grasshopper and the Ants

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One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn, which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain. Presently up came a grasshopper and begged them to spare her a few grains, "For," she said, "I'm simply starving." The ants stopped work for a moment, though this was against their principles. "May we ask," said they, "what you were doing with yourself all last summer? Why did't you collect a store of food for the winter?" "The fact is," replied the grasshopper, "I was so busy singing that I hadn't the time." "If you spent the summer singing," replied the ants, "you can't do better than spend the winter dancing." And they chuckled and went on with their work.  

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部分单词解释

than 来自五年级上学期	比
them 来自五年级上学期	他们
winter 来自二年级下学期	冬天
their 来自五年级上学期	他们的
day 来自二年级下学期	白天
last 来自五年级下学期	最后的
store 来自四年级上学期	商店
her 来自五年级上学期	她
with 来自四年级上学期	具有
long 来自五年级上学期	长的

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