A boy was hunting locusts on a wall and had already caught a great number of them when he spied a scorpion and mistook it for another locust.Just as he was cupping his hand to catch it,the scorpion lifted up its sting and said,"Just you try,and you'll not only lose me but all your locusts in the bargain!"

【关键词】

locust[ˈləʊkəst]  n.蝗虫，蚱蜢

spied[spaɪd]  vt.看见，发现（ spy的过去式和过去分词 ）

scorpion[ˈskɔ:piən]  n.蝎子

cup  vt.使（手）窝成杯状

sting[stɪŋ]  n.(某些昆虫的）毒刺

【翻译】

一个小男孩在一堵墙上捕捉蚱蜢，他捕获了很多的蚱蜢，当他发现一只蝎子时，他误以为是另一只蚱蜢。正当他鞠着手准备抓它时，蝎子竖起它的毒刺说，“如果你敢试试，你将不仅抓不到我，而且你将以失去所有的蚱蜢作为代价。”