The Ants and the Grasshopper

 　　The Ants and the GrasshopperTHE ANTS were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collectedin the summertime.

　　A Grasshopper¹, perishing with famine, passedby and earnestly begged for a little food.

　　The Ants inquired ofhim, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?'

　　Hereplied, "I had not leisure enough.

　　I passed the days insinging."They then said in derision:

　　"If you were foolish enoughto sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in thewinter."It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow

1 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
• The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。