There once was a fisherman who lived in a little house by the ocean. He fished every day to feed his family. One day, he caught nothing except one small fish. "This isn't much," thought the fisherman, "but it's better than nothing."

　　The little fish hopped around in the net and cried out to the fisherman. "Please return me to the water!" he said. "I'm too small to be a good dinner. Someday, I'll be big and fat. You could catch me then and feed your family for a week!"

　　The fisherman listened as the fish spoke. He knew his family would love a big, fat fish.

　　But he also knew that the ocean was very big. If he threw the fish back, he would never find it again.

　　"Little fish," he said, "I would be a fool to put you back. You'll only be a small meal for my family, but at least they will have food. I cannot feed them with silly dreams!"

　　Appreciate the small things that you have. Don't give them up to chase impossible things.

　　Vocabulary

　　1. fisherman n. 渔夫

　　2. hop v. 跳跃

　　3. return v. 送回;归还

　　4. listen v. 听

　　5. fool n. 蠢蛋

　　6. food n. 食物

　　英语补给站

　　Language Notes

　　Fish的用法

　　解析

　　Fish这个字用法很多哦，我们一起来看看：

　　动词 钓鱼 *My father likes to fish on the weekend.我爸爸喜欢在周末去钓鱼。

　　可数名词 一条条的活鱼 *Russ caught a big fish.罗斯钓到一条大鱼。

　　不可数名词 加工过的鱼肉 *We’re going to have fish for dinner.我们晚餐要吃鱼

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