The donkey and the horse 驢子和馬
　　A farmer wanted to bring ten bags of rice to the market and sell them. He put five bags of rice on his horse and five bags of rice on his donkey.
　　The bags were very heavy, and soon the donkey became tired. "Please," he said to the horse, "could you carry one of my bags for me? They're so heavy, and you are stronger than I am."
　　"No," said the horse. "I serve the farmer, not you. He gave me five bags to carry, not six! _
　　You must do your job, and I must do mine."
　　The farmer, the horse, and the donkey continued walking under the hot sun. The poor donkey became more and more tired. Suddenly, he fell over at the side of the road.
　　The farmer tried to pull the donkey to his feet, but the donkey was too tired to move. Then the farmer took the donkey's five bags of rice and put them on the horse.
　　The horse realized he had made a big mistake. "If I had agreed to help the donkey," he cried, "I'd only have to carry one extra bag. Now I must carry all ten!"
　　Vocabulary
　　1.heavy     adj  沉重的
　　2.soon   adv   很快地
　　3.serve    v  服務；服役
　　4.suddenly    adv   突然
　　5.realize   v   了解到；發現
　　6.mistake    n 錯誤
　　7.extra    adj   額外的

　　英語補給站
　　Language Notes
　　fall over 跌倒
　　解析
　　fall over在此指跌倒
　　Rachel became dizzy and fell over.
　　瑞秋感到都暈而跌倒。
　　fall over(something) 可指被（某物）絆倒
　　     Rick fell over the box and hurt his arm
　　     瑞克被箱子絆倒而傷到了手臂。
　　解析：相關片語fall over(oneself) + to V. 則是形容某人急著（做某事）；爭先恐后地要（做某事），好像不惜絆倒也要搶著做一樣。
　　Men fell over themselves to help the pretty actress with her luggage.
　　男人們爭先恐后地為那位漂亮的女演員提行李。

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