英语讲中国成语故事11 亡羊补牢 Better Late Than Never.pdf

G2成语_BetterLateThanNever亡羊补牢，未为迟也

作者：JennyLamandSheilaHigginson

朗读者：MegannWither

Lexile:560L

难度：相当于美国小学二年级

从前，有一个人从叔叔那里继承了20只羊，他却因懒惰拒绝完善未建好

的篱笆。当20只羊逐渐消失，只剩下17只时，他幡然醒悟，终于修补

好了篱笆，及时改正了错误。让我们来看看这个故事吧！

WelcometoALO7sPowertoLearn!TodaysstoryisBetterLateThan

Never,retoldbyJennyLamandSheilaHigginson,andnarratedby

MegannWither.

AfarmernamedChienYeChaoandhiswife,YuQing,livedandworked

ontheirfamilyfarminaremotevillage.Farmingwashardwork.Ah

Chao,ashiswifeandneighborslikedtocallhim,wasnotfondofworkat

all!

Everyday,YuQinghadtoremindherhusbandtogettowork.

“AhChao,thechickensneedtobefed!”

“AhChao,thefieldneedstobetilled!”

Oneday,AhChaoreceivednewsthathehadinherited20sheepfrom

hisuncle.

“Whatgoodfortune!”YuQingshouted.Wecanearnmoremoneywith

20sheep.Butwedon’thaveafencetokeepthesheepsafefromfoxes.

You’dbetterbuildone,AhChao!”

AhChaowaslazy,buthewasn’tdumb.HeknewthatYuQingwasright.

Sohewentlookingforwoodtobuildafence.Hefoundapileofoldwood

nearby.Somepieceswereshorterthanothers.Luckilytherewas

enoughwoodtobuildafenced-inpen.Therewasjustoneproblem.In

thesectionofthefencewiththeshorterpieces,therewasagapatthe

bottom.

AhChaolookedathishandiworkandsaid,“Thefencegoesallaround.It

looksgoodtome.Timetocallitquits.”

Hetookanapunderashadytree.Andthenhewenthometoenjoy

dinnerandrestsomemore.

“AhChao!”YuQinghollered.“Thefenceisnotfinished.There’sagap

underthatsection!”Shepointedoutthewindow.

“It’sgoodenough,”AhChaoreplied.“Thefenceisclosedoff.It’sjusta

smallgap.I’mdonefortheday.”

“Thesheeparrivetomorrow!”YuQingcried,exasperated.“You’dbetter

fixthefence!”

Thenextday,20sheeparrivedatthefarm.AhChaoherdedallthe

sheepintothenewpen.Thenheenjoyeda