Comprehension:
a. Read the story:
The Competition.
比賽。
A long, long time ago
all the animals
lived in the jungle.
很久很久以前，所有的動物都住在叢林裡。
They were all friends
and lived together happily.
牠們都是朋友，並且快樂地生活在一起。
Nobody had enemies.
All the animals
could talk, too.
沒有任何敵人，所有的動物也都會說話。
One day,
some people
came to the jungle.
有一天，一些人來到了叢林。
The rhinoceros
heard the people talking.
犀牛聽到了人們在說話。
They said that
he was the strongest animal
they had ever seen.
他們說他是他們見過最強壯的動物。
This made
the rhinoceros
very proud.
這讓犀牛非常驕傲。
He went to the elephant
and said,
“I am stronger
than you.”
他走到大象那裡說：「我比你強壯。」
The elephant
became very angry.
大象變得非常生氣。
He ran
to the bear
and told the bear.
他跑去找熊，並告訴了熊。
The bear said,
“I am stronger
than you, too.”
熊說：「我也比你強壯。」
The elephant
became even angrier.
大象變得更加生氣。
He made
a very big noise.
他發出了非常大的聲音。
All the other animals
came running
to see
what was happening.
所有其他的動物都跑了過來看看發生了什麼事。
They were running
so fast
that they couldn’t see
where they were going.
牠們跑得太快了，
以至於看不清自己要往哪裡去。
The giraffe
stepped on
the lion’s foot
and broke
his toe.
長頸鹿踩到了獅子的腳，弄斷了他的腳趾。
The lion
became angry
and bit
the giraffe’s tail.
獅子生氣了，咬了長頸鹿的尾巴。
The tail
tasted very good,
so the lion
started to eat meat.
那條尾巴嚐起來很好吃，所以獅子開始吃肉。
The owl
saw
what was going on.
貓頭鷹看到了正在發生的事情。
He said,
“Let’s have
a competition
to see
who is the strongest
of all.”
他說：「我們來辦一場比賽，
看看誰是最強壯的。」
The elephant
won the competition.
大象贏得了比賽。
The bear
was so angry
that he ran away
to the forest.
熊非常生氣，所以他跑走了，跑進了森林。
He took
the fox
and the jaguar
with him.
他帶著狐狸和美洲豹一起離開。
The camel
was scared,
so he went
to the desert.
駱駝感到害怕，所以他去了沙漠。
All the other animals
stopped talking
to each other.
所有其他的動物都停止彼此交談。
One more time!
The Competition.
A long, long time ago
all the animals
lived in the jungle.
They were all friends
and lived together happily.
Nobody had enemies.
All the animals could talk, too.
One day,
some people
came to the jungle.
The rhinoceros
heard the people talking.
They said that
he was the strongest animal
they had ever seen.
This made the rhinoceros very proud.
He went to the elephant and said, “I am stronger than you.” The elephant became very angry. He ran to the bear and told the bear. The bear said, “I am stronger than you, too.”
The elephant became even angrier. He made a very big noise. All the other animals came running to see what was happening. They were running so fast that they couldn’t see where they were going.
The giraffe stepped on the lion’s foot and broke his toe.
The lion became angry and bit the giraffe’s tail.
The tail tasted very good, so the lion started to eat meat.
The owl saw what was going on. He said, “Let’s have a competition to see who is the strongest of all.”
The elephant won the competition. The bear was so angry that he ran away to the forest. He took the fox and the jaguar with him.
The camel was scared, so he went to the desert. All the other animals stopped talking to each other.