英文短篇故事（纽约）379 Be an Eagle or a Bug

 　　"What happens to us when we die?" Jude asked. His big brother Dylan said, "It depends on whether you're a good person or a bad person. If you're a good person, your spirit leaves your body and enters the body of an animal." Jude asked, "Which animal?" Dylan said, "Whichever animal you love most. For example, if you love eagles, you'll become an eagle. On the other hand, if you're a bad person, you'll become the animal you hate most. For example, if you hate cockroaches², you'll become a cockroach¹." Jude groaned³. He said, "I hate cockroaches!" He asked, "What if someone doesn't love or hate any animals?" Dylan said, "Their spirit will become part of the sky." Jude said, "Who wants to be part of the sky? I'm going to be a tiger when I die!" Dylan said, "Great! But remember, you have to be a good person first."

1 cockroach   

n.蟑螂

参考例句：

• A cockroach can live several weeks with its head off.蟑螂在头被切掉后仍能活好几个星期。
• She screamed when she found a cockroach in her bed.她在床上找到一只蟑螂时大声尖叫。

2 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

3 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》