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The Adventures of Kathleen the Great and Mark the Meek
英勇凱薩琳與害羞馬克歷險記

Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventure, but Mark is very shy and scared of many things. But friends stay together, so Mark follows Kathleen wherever she goes. Sometimes they get into some very sticky situations.

見見老鼠凱薩琳和大象馬克。凱薩琳非常勇敢又喜歡冒險,但馬克的個性十分害羞,對許多事情都感到害怕。不過,朋友都喜歡黏在一塊兒,所以凱薩琳走到哪兒,馬克就會跟到哪兒。有時候,他們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...

"On your mark, get set, go!"

各就各位,預備,跑!

If you know anything about mice, you know that mice like cheese. Kathleen is just like other mice -- in fact, she probably loves cheese even more. So when she heard about a race being held with a grand-prize of five kilograms of the best cheese, she knew she had to win.

On the day of the race, Kathleen and Mark arrived at the track.

"Wow, look at all the people!" said Mark. "They look like they can run really fast. Are you nervous?"

"No way, all I can think about is the cheese!" Kathleen said, stretching and smiling.

"I would be nervous if I were you," Mark said. "Hey look, there are the medals they are going to give to the people who win first, second and third prize. Do you want to go take a look?" Mark asked. But Kathleen wasn't listening to Mark. She had spotted the five kilograms of cheese, and she was running toward it as fast as she could.

Since she was looking only at the cheese, she didn't notice the picnic table that was in her way, and she tripped over it and fell to the ground. "Ow!" she yelled. "Mark, I hurt my leg! I don't think I can run," she said, starting to cry. "But I have to get that cheese!" (Kayleen Hartman, staff writer)

假如你瞭解老鼠的習性,你一定知道老鼠喜歡起司。凱薩琳就跟其他的老鼠一樣?事實上,她可能比其他老鼠更喜愛起司。所以當她聽到賽跑的首獎是五公斤的頂極起司時,她知道自己務必要獲勝。

Today's Words 今天單字

1. prize n.

獎品(jiang3 pin3)

We're just playing this game for fun; there are no prizes.

我們參加比賽是為了好玩;這個比賽沒有獎品。

2. track n.

跑道(pao3 dao4)

Shannon likes running on the track, but Scott likes running in the park.

仙儂喜歡在跑道上跑步,但史卡特喜歡在公園裡跑步。

3. stretch v.i./v.t.

伸展(shen1 zhan3)

Before you exercise, it's important to stretch.

運動前先伸展身體很重要。


賽跑當天,凱薩琳和馬克抵達田徑場跑道。

「哇!好多人喔!」馬克說:「他們看起來好像真的跑得很快。你緊不緊張?」

凱薩琳伸展身體,微笑說:「一點也不,我腦袋裡只有起司!」

「假如我是你,我會很緊張,」馬克說。「嘿,看!這是他們要頒給前三名的獎章。你想看一看嗎?」馬克問。不過凱薩琳沒在聽馬克說話。她早已看到了五公斤的起司,使勁全力往那裡衝!

由於她眼裡只有起司,沒有注意到野餐桌擋到她的路。她被野餐桌絆倒,跌到地上。「噢!」她大叫:「馬克,我的腿受傷了!我想我不能跑了。」她開始哭泣說:「可是我一定要得到起司!」 (翻譯:賴美君)

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