In china, people believe that, at the beginning, the tiger and the cat were friends, and the cat was much smarter than the tiger .
在中国，人们相信在很久以前猫和老虎是好朋友，而且猫比老虎聪明的多。
The cat learned the physical skills quickly, and the tiger was always behind.
猫学习动作技巧很快，老虎却总是落后。
Gradually, the tiger had to learn from the cat, and the cat was patient to teach the tiger.
渐渐的，老虎不得不向猫学习了，猫也很有耐心的教老虎。
Day after day, month after month, finally, the tiger could also run, jump, roll, grasp, tear, and strike as well as the cat.
日复一日，月复一月，老虎终于也可以像猫一样，跑，跳，打滚，扑抓，撕咬，击打。
One summer afternoon, the cat was taking a nap as the tiger sitting nearby.
一个夏天的下午，猫在打盹，老虎在边上坐着。
Looking at the cat, the tiger suddenly thought, why should he keep befriending with such a small animal since he had already learnt all the skills from the cat?
老虎看着猫，忽然想到，既然自己已经学会了猫的所有本领，为什么还要和这么小的动物一直做朋友呢？
The evil tiger decided to kill the sleeping cat as a before dinner snack. The tiger stood up and approached the cat viciously.
邪恶的老虎决定杀死熟睡中的猫，当作晚餐前的点心。
Just as this moment, the cat woke up. Opening up her eyes, the smart cat immediately realized what the tiger was trying to do and swiftly jumped onto a nearby tall tree and climbed to the top branch.
老虎站起来，邪恶的一步步靠近猫。就在这时，猫醒来了。聪明的她睁开眼睛立刻意识到老虎要干什么，于是立刻灵活的跳到了附近的大树上，爬到树顶。
The tiger thought he had already learned every skill from the cat .
老虎以为他已经学到了猫的所有本领
But he never knew that the cat had hidden the tree climbing from him.
但他不知道猫还藏了一手爬树的本事。
“I kept the last technique of the tree climbing from you just because I suspected you might be can ungrateful friend.”
“我没有让你学这最后一个爬树的技巧，因为我怀疑你可能会是个不知感恩的朋友。”
The cat loudly told the tiger who watched under the tree helplessly.
猫高声告诉树下无奈的老虎。
本文选自ddfff-154的博客，点击查看原文。
更多信息请访问：新浪少儿英语频道
