A Snake's Travel一条蛇的旅程

There once lived a snake on one side of a lake and he wanted to go tothe other side of the lake.

从前在湖的一边住着一条蛇，它想去湖的另一边。

The snake always saw dolphins playing in the lake. This time， however，for the first time ever， he asked a dolphin to come over. The snake said thathe wanted to climb on the dolphin’s back to get to the other side of the lakeas soon as possible. Because his mother was ill and had to have someone byher side.

蛇总是看到一些海豚在湖里玩耍。然而，这一次，它第一次叫一只海豚过来。蛇说它想爬到海豚的背上，以便尽快到达湖的另一边。因为它的母亲生病了，必须有人陪伴在她身边。

The dolphin agreed1 to give the snake a ride and carry him to the otherside of the lake. By the time the dolphin and the snake together reached theother side， there was a feeling of something burning2 on the dolphin’s back.

海豚同意载蛇一程，把它带到湖的另一边。当海豚和蛇一起到达另一边时，海豚感觉背上有东西在灼烧。

The dolphin asked the snake whether he saw anything bad happening onhis back. The snake said that it was the sun’s rays3 that had burnt thedolphin’s back. The dolphin had been playing too much in the lake while lotsof sunshine made sunburns4.

海豚问蛇有没有看到自己背上发生了不好的事。蛇说是太阳光晒伤了海豚的背部。这只海豚在湖里玩得太久了，大量的阳光晒伤了它的皮肤。

The snake said that he even protected5 the dolphin’s back. He shielded6him against too much sunlight with scales7 and a wide open mouth. Theyprovided8 shade9 for the dolphin’s back against sunlight.

蛇说其实它保护了海豚的背部，它用鳞片和张开的嘴挡住了大量的阳光，为海豚的背部遮阴，使其免受阳光的照射。

The dolphin thanked the snake for the protection， and the snake thankedthe dolphin for the enjoyable journey.

海豚感谢蛇的保护，蛇感谢海豚给了它一次愉快的旅程。

▏Notes

1. agree . 同意；赞成

2. burn. 燃烧；晒伤；火辣辣地发痛；发烫

3. ray. 光束；光线

4. sunburn . 晒伤；日灼

5. protect. 保护；防护

6. shield. 保护；保卫；遮挡

7. scale. 鳞；鳞片

8. provide. 提供；供给

9. shade. 背阴处；阴凉处