The Hare and the Tortoise

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Thỏ nhanh chân vượt trước

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Thỏ nghĩ: vội gì đâu

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Thỏ nằm khểnh nghỉ chút

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One day a hare was making fun of a tortoise for being so slow. “You think I am slow?” said the tortoise, “Let’s run a race, and I bet that I will win.” “Oh, really?” answered the hare. “Let’s try and see. Soon the hare and the tortoise agreed that the fox would be the judge for the race. One race day both the hare and the tortoise met the fox at the starting line. Both started off together. Soon the hare was far ahead off the slow tortoise. The hare thought she could stop and take a rest.

She found some nice, comfortable grass rest in and was soon sleeping deeply.

Meanwhile the tortoise kept going and going. He was slow, but never stopped.

After a nice long sleep the hare woke up. But there was a problem! She slept for too long. She jumped up and ran as fast as she could, but it was too late.

The tortoise had already crossed the finished line.

Key words:

hare (n) con thỏ

tortoise (n) con rùa

make fun of (v) chế nhạo

run a race (v) chạy đua

bet (v) đánh cuộc , cá độ

race (n) cuộc chạy đua

starting line (n) Vạch xuất phát

far (adj) xa

ahead of đằng trước

take a rest (v) nghỉ ngơi

comfortable (adj) thoải mái

grass (n) cỏ

deeply (adv) sâu

meanwhile (adv) trong lúc ấy

keep – ing: tiếp tục làm gì

cross (v) vượt qua

finish line (n) đích