双语译林

Do right things at the proper time，or it's too late to regret for what has passed．

A grasshopper （蚱蜢）was playing the violin when he saw some ants busy （41）___ food．"Why are you working on such a beautiful day？"he asked．

"We must collect food now，"said the queen of the ants．"If we don't，what will we do when （42）___comes？"

"Oh，winter is a long way off，"said the grasshopper．"You take life much too （43）___．"

"But you must （44）___today if you want to eat tomorrow，"said the little ant．"You can play your violin after you've finished your work．"

The grasshopper didn't want to follow her （45）___．He went away，singing． Spring soon passed and the warm summer came．All day long the grasshopper played the （46）___．Soon summer was over．And then autumn passed，too．One morning，the grasshopper woke up and was （47）___to find that snow had fallen during the night．"Why？Had the long winter come？"he said to himself．

The grasshopper wandered around looking for a place to keep （48）___but there was no such place．"How（49）___I was not to listen to the ants．While I am dying of cold and （50）___they are sitting in their warm nest with plenty to eat．"

The grasshopper was soon frozen stiff （冻僵的）．The ants picked him up and carried him to their nest．The grasshopper learned a lesson he would never forget．

41．A．planting B．collecting C．making D．producing

42．A．Spring B．Summer C．Autumn D．Winter

43．A．granted B．slow C．easy D．seriously

44．A．sleep B．play C．work D．relax

45．A．steps B．advice C．pattern D．request

46．A．violin B．drums C．chess D．guitar 47．A．glad B．surprised C．anxious D．shame

48．A．quiet B．clean C．silent D．warm

49．A．silly B．clever C．helpless D．useful

50．A．influence B．pride C．regret D．hunger．

A few years ago， my husband and I were on an island for a long week with our two little daughters． As we talked about what to do next， our daughters jumped in and told us exactly what hey wanted to do． We agreed．

As soon as we walked into the main area of the butterfly museum， we saw thousands of beautiful butterflies． They all flew with their colorful wings， y girls were jumping up and down and I knew we had made the right decision to the museum． They were having so much fun．

I turned to our guide and asked curiously （好奇地），" How long do butterflies live？"

She said， "about ten days．" "What can butterflies do in ten days？"

The guide stopped， looked at me， and said， " They make the world a more beautiful place"．

After we said goodbye， I couldn't stop thinking bout what the guide had said． She was right． We all have something to offer the world with the time we have． If we spend the time doing what we can for others． we all can make the world a better place．