There once was a proud heron. She thought she was the wisest and most beautiful heron in the world.

　　One morning, she stood a stream and looked into the water. She want to have a big, fat fish for breakfast. “There are a lot of fish here,” she said, “but they’re too small for me. I deserve only the biggest and the best!”

　　Just then, a bigger fish swam near the shore, but the heron still wasn’t interested. “I wouldn′t bother to open my mouth for such a small fish!” she said.

　　Then heron was that a big, fat fish would come soon. She waited beside the stream, but only small fish appeared.

　　As she waited, the sun rose into the sky. The water became warm and all the small fish swam away. The heron was hungry, but she could only find a tiny snail.

　　“I had so many choices before,” said the heron, “but I was too proud and hard to please. Now I have nothing to eat at all.”

　　Vocabulary

　　1. heron 苍鹭

　　2. stream 溪流，小河

　　3. deserve 应收，该得

　　4. interested 感兴趣的

　　5. bother 烦恼

　　1. appear 忽然出现、发生

　　2. rise 升起

　　3. snail 蜗牛

　　4. choice 选择

　　英语补给站

　　Language Notes

　　too…………….for……对(某人)来说太……了

　　解析：要形容[某件事对某人来说太过于…..]可用下面这个句型：

　　too + adj. + for +人

　　This shirt is too small for me.

　　这件衣服对我来说太小了。

　　解析：文中另一个类似的句型则用来形容/太……了而不能(做某事)/

　　too + adj. + to V.

　　He is too young to drive.

　　他年纪太小了，不能开车。

　　更多精彩内容 >> 新东方网英语频道 

　　全国新东方英语课程搜索

（实习编辑：高奕飞）