作者简介：
伊索（公元前620-公元前560），是公元前6世纪古希腊的伟大寓言家，生活在小亚细亚。他与克雷洛夫、拉·封丹和莱辛并称世界四大寓言家。他出身奴隶，曾被转卖多次，但因知识渊博，聪颖过人，最后获得自由。自由后，伊索开始环游世界，为人们讲述他的寓言故事，深受古希腊人民的喜爱。当时的古希腊寓言都归在他的名下。，现在常见的《伊索寓言》是后人根据中世纪一位作家搜集的寓言以及后来陆陆续续发现的古希腊寓言传抄本编订而成的。
内容简介
《伊索寓言》是世界上最古老、最伟大的寓言集，被誉为西方寓言的始祖，它的出现奠定了寓言作为一种文学体裁的基石，对后世寓言大师诸如法国的拉封丹、德国的莱辛、俄国的克雷洛夫等产生了深远的影响。它所展示的是一个活生生的古希腊世界，故事涉及社会生活、生产劳动等方方面面。本文《乡下老鼠和城里老鼠》就是其中很有名的一篇。
Birds were singing in the trees. The sun was shining through the leaves.
Country Mouse said to a parrot① in the tree, "What a beautiful day！ It's sunny and bright in the month of May."He asked the parrot, "How are you today? Isn't it another beautiful day?" He added, "Please send this letter to City Mouse. He lives in the city in a brand new house."
Two Weeks Later, City Mouse came to visit Country Mouse. "Hello, City Mouse, I'm so happy to see you. I'm glad you got my letter. I'm glad you come to visit me too." said Country Mouse.
City Mouse looked handsome ② in a suit and tie. He always looked so handsome, you cannot deny ③City Mouse and Country Mouse took a seat. They sat down to have a bite to eat. Country Mouse served fruits and grain. City Mouse looked at them again and again. City Mouse frowned and said, "Berries and grain are a bore！ We in the city eat a lot more！ Let's go to the city, and I'll show you around.I'll show you my new home that Ijust found. "
On the way to city , he hardly saw a tree. Only trains, cars, and buildings as could see. Country Mouse's eyes were big and round. He looked left and right. He kept looking around.
He had never seen anything so strange. He was nervous ④ and excited seeing the change.
When they got to City Mouse's house Country Mouse was glad. He had seen more in a day than he ever had .City Mouse had lots of food, sausages, cheese, and ham ⑤. Country Mouse tasted everything,still hoping for some jam ⑥ . These were the thing Country Mouse never eaten before.
Suddenly Country Mouse screamed ⑦ ,"Yikes！ What is that?" City Mouse screamed, "It is a catjumping from the mat. "Country Mouse got out just in time. He jumped on the table where the cat couldn't climb.
Suddenly a woman shouted, "get out of here, you dirty mouse！ I'll squash⑧ you flat if you don't get out of my house."Country Mouse screamed, "Yikes！ What is that? It's even scarier than the cat." He ran like mad to City Mouse as scared as can be, and almost didn't make it.
Country Mouse started packing. He had enough.Life in the city was way too tough.
He said, "I miss the berries and the grain. I want to be outside in the rain."Country Mouse is back in the country and happy as can be. Country Mouse is now safe and free.
鸟儿们在树上欢唱；阳光透过树叶洒落下来。
乡下老鼠说：“多么美好的一天！阳光明媚的五月天。”他问树卜的鹦鹉：“你今天过得怎么样？是不是又过了美好的一天？”他接着说：“请帮我把这封信送给城里老鼠吧，他就住在崭新的房子里。”
两个星期后，城里老鼠来拜访乡下老鼠。“你好啊，城里老鼠，见到你真是太好了，很高兴你收到了我的信，并且．来探望我。”乡下老鼠说。
城里老鼠穿着帅气的西装，打着领带。不得不承认，他看上去总是那么帅。
城里老鼠和乡下老鼠一起坐下来吃东西。乡下老鼠摆出了水果和谷物，城里老鼠对着食物看了又看，皱着眉头说：“我讨厌吃浆果和粮食！我们在城里吃得比这里丰富多了！我们去城里吧，我带你转转，也让你见识见识我刚找到的新家。”
在去城里的路上，乡下老鼠几乎没看见一棵树。他看到的只有火车、汽车和建筑。乡下老鼠的眼睛瞪得又人又圆。他左看看，右看看，不停地东张西望。
他从没见过这么多陌生的东西。眼前的这些变化让他即紧张又兴奋。
他们来到城里老鼠的家，乡下老鼠很高兴。他从来没有在一天里见识过这么多新东西。城里老鼠有很多食物：香肠、奶酪和火腿。乡下老鼠品尝了每样食物之后，还想再来点果酱。这些都是乡下老鼠从来没有吃过的东西。
突然，乡下老鼠尖叫道：“哎呀，那是什么？”
城里老鼠尖叫道：“是一只从垫子上跳起的猫！”
幸好乡下老鼠逃跑得及时，他跳到了一张桌子上，正巧猫爬不上来。突然，一个女人大喊道：“快走开，你这脏老鼠，再不滚出我的房子，我就打扁你！”
乡下老鼠尖叫道：“哎呀！那是什么啊？简直比猫更可怕！”乡下老鼠害怕得要命，他像疯了一样跑向城里老鼠，差点就跑不动被抓住了。
乡下老鼠开始收拾行李，他受够了！生活在城里真是太艰难了。
他说：“我很想念我的浆果和谷物。我想在外面淋淋雨。”
回到乡下后，乡下老鼠欢乐无比，他现在又安全又自由。
阅读小贴士
①parrot n．鹦鹉
②handsome adj．（男子）英俊的；大方的
③den y v．否认；拒绝
④nervous adj．紧张不安的；神经的
⑤ham n．火腿
⑥jam n．果酱；拥挤；困境
⑦scream v．尖叫；呼啸
⑧squash v．把……压扁；镇压
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