英语已成为很多学习外语的人必学的科目之一，你的英语学得怎样了呢？

不妨来做个检查，看看看看你的英语水平是不是处于哪种阶段。好了，下面是小编为大家整理的我们在生活中耳熟能详的英语故事：龟兔赛跑。

在中国，龟兔赛跑的故事可谓是家喻户晓，可你知道它的英文版是怎样讲述的吗?

你会用英语讲述龟兔赛跑的故事吗？

下面和小编一起读读吧；

There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.

The Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at the tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"

The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."
The Tortoise walked and walked; never ever stopping until he came to the finish line.

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, that they woke up Hare. The Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was already over the line.

词汇学习：

speedy [ˈspiːdɪ] 迅速的，敏捷的

brag [bræg] 吹牛，自夸

Hare 野兔

Tortoise [ˈtɔːtəs] 陆龟，龟

challenge [ˈtʃæləndʒ] 挑战；怀疑

animal [ˈænɪməl] 动物

gathered [ˈɡæðə] 聚集；收拢 （gathered是gather的过去分词形式,过去式形式）

pause [pɔːz] 暂停；踌躇 （paused是pause的过去分词形式,过去式形式）

cry out大声呼喊，大声抱怨 （cried out是cry out的过去式形式,过去分词形式）

expect [ɪkˈspɛkt] 预期，预料

alongside [əˈlɒŋˌsaɪd] 在…的侧面；在…旁边

asleep [əˈsliːp]睡着的；麻木的

好了，以上就是关于“龟兔赛跑”英文版的故事，这则故事很简单，实则是告诉我们：人不能原地踏步，也不要像兔子那样看不起别人。乌龟虽然天赋不足，但虚心、诚恳和坚持也能助他成功。