Lesson 14
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse

Guidance

There is asaying,“East or west,home is best.”What do the mice think of their homes?Let’s share.有一句諺語說：金窩銀窩，不如自己的狗窩。小老鼠們覺得他們的家怎么樣？我們一起去看看吧！

Once there were two mice.They were friends.One mouse lived in the country;the other mouse lived in the city.After many years,the Country Mouse invited the City Mouse to his house.The City Mouse said,“This food is not good,and your house is not good.Why do you live in a hole in the field?You should come and live in the city!”

The Country Mouse went to the house of the City Mouse.The house is good,the food is nice.But suddenly they heard agreat noise.The City Mouse cried,

“Run!Run!The cat is coming!”So they began to run.When they came out,the Country Mouse said,“I do not like living in the city.I like living in my hole in the field.For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”^①

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Notes

①When they came out,the Country Mouse said,“I do not like living in the city.I like living in my hole in the field.For it is nicer to be poor and happy,than to be rich and afraid.”當他們跑出來的時候，鄉下老鼠說：“我不喜歡生活在城市。我喜歡生活在地洞里。因為我認為和富有與恐懼相比，貧窮和快樂更好。”

it is nicer…than為比較級形式；for在本句中表示原因。

Practice

Ⅰ.Read for comprehension

1.Does the City Mouse like living in the country?Why or why not?

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2.Does the Country Mouse want to live in the city?

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3.The house in the city is____,and the food is____than that in the country.

4.What’s the meaning of“For it is nicer to be poor and happy,than to be rich and afraid”?

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Choose the correct words.

5.The old man doesn’t have any money,so he is really rich/poor.

6.Though he had little money and lived in asmall house,he felt afraid/happy to be with his family.

Ⅱ.Read for writing

Where would you like to live if you were amouse,city or country?Why?

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