几句英语的学习

几句英语的学习   （11－13－15）      每当午餐过后，只要有一点点的时间，自己都会读点书。或者记几个单词。比较好的句子自己就会写下来，在没事的时候就会学一点。尽管象蜗牛一样在原地打转，但是只要坚持不懈，久而久之，还始会学到一点东西。   “千里之行，始于足下”，“学似逆水行舟，不进则退。”     “ A cicaca sitting high in a tree. It chirps and drinks in dew, to the praying mantis behind it. The mantis arches up its front leg to stab the cicada, but it doesn't know an oriole perches behind it. The bird stretches out its neck to snap up the mantis for a midday meal, but it's unware of the boy who's come into the garden with a net. Three creatures--the cicada, the mantis, and the oriole--all coveted gains without being aware of the greater and inescapable danger that was coming..."    cicada: n.蝉 mantis: n.螳螂 oriole: n. 黄鹂 perch : n. 鸟类的栖息处 oblivious: adj.未觉察 midday: n. 正午 covet: v,贪求     一次在一篇文章里读到了这个片断，说的是一个很有名的成语：“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”。。。