英语黑布林课外阅读睡前故事（斯密读英语晚读）

动物界号称沙漠方舟的骆驼，因为它突出的耐旱耐饥饿能力被称为耐力之王。骆驼可以在没有水的条件下生存3周，没有食物也能活一个月。但是很少有人注意到，骆驼也很通人性。在知道主人要出发的前一天，骆驼会吃大量的干草。干草虽然生涩，但是比青草更加耐饿。骆驼告诉我一个道理，在沙漠里远行，不是靠幸运，而是靠积攒。作为人呢，得学会等待与忍耐。根养得深，才能枝繁叶茂。

哪有什么孤注一掷，那都是胸有成竹的谦辞。

Survive as Camels

像骆驼那样生存

Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But strangely camels always keep looking for dry grass until stomachs are filled up.

骆驼肯定喜欢吃青草，而不是枯涩的干草。但令人奇怪的是，骆驼总是不断寻找干草，直到把它的胃装满。

A classmate of mine whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you couldn’t imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay.

家住新疆吐鲁番盆地边缘的一位同学就告诉我，他家有两头骆驼。他说你根本无法想象骆驼的胃口，它可以慢慢咽下几十公斤干草。

I asked the classmate why camels eat hay, not grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with a very strong sense of suffering, fearing its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistant than green grass.

我问同学为什么骆驼不吃青草而吃干草。他说骆驼是一种忧患心理很强的动物，它害怕主人第二天就让它穿越沙漠，而胃中的干草要比青草更耐饥。

The camel has the best endurance whereas the people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its preparation for this.

骆驼的耐力是一流的，人们只看到骆驼的出色表现，却很少了解骆驼为此所做的准备。

My classmate said the camel has the human conscience while an old camel will be aware of its master’s mind. Before the journey, it will swallow the hay all the night and drink enough water, and then wait for the first light of morning.

同学说，骆驼是通人性的，老骆驼会觉察到主人的意思。在跋涉前，它一晚上都会在吞咽干草，饮满足够的水，然后等着晨光出现。

Life, like a camel traveling through the desert, needs the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.

人生，就像骆驼穿越沙漠那样，需要足够的积累，但并不是每个人都能领会。