英语是世界上通用的语言，而英语的学习是很枯燥的，想要学好英语不妨先从阅读英语故事开始。

从英文故事中学习，提高英文水平。从故事中学习，学到人生的哲理。

今天为大家推荐的英语故事是：鹰和箭

An eagle was flying in the sky. As soon as it saw a rabbit, it swooped down on its prey.

鹰在天空中飞翔，当他看见一只野兔时，就俯冲下来捕捉猎物。

Suddenly it was hit by an arrow.

突然，有人一箭射中了它。

It fluttered slowly down to the earth, and blood was pouring from the wound.

鹰扇着翅膀降落在地面上。鲜血从伤口中喷涌而出。

When the eagle looked down, he found that the shaft of the arrow was feathered with one of its own plumes.“Alas!”it cried.“We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.”

它低头看到箭尾竟是由一根它自己的羽毛制成的，就痛苦地说：“唉，我们总是给敌人提供毁灭我们自己的工具！”

词汇学习：

in the sky空中；空际；上空
As soon as一…就…； 一经
swooped俯冲，猛冲（ swoop的过去式和过去分词）
down on瞧不起，歧视，对…有偏见
fluttered飘动（flutter的过去式和过去分词）； 快速跳动；振翼，拍翅膀
down to下至；以至
plumes羽毛（plume的名词复数 ）； 羽毛饰；羽毛状物；升上空中的羽状物