张亚荣
[英语原文]
The value of a second language
A mother mouse was out for a stroll with her babies when she spotted a cat crouched behind a bush. She watched the cat， and the cat watched the mice.
Mother mouse barked fiercely， “Woof， woof， woof！”The cat was so terrified that it ran for its life.
Mother mouse turned to her babies and said， “Now， do you understand the value of a second language？”
[汉语翻译]
外语的重要性
一只母老鼠带着孩子出来散步，突然她看见一只猫正在灌木丛中虎视耽耽。母老鼠向着猫凶猛地叫道：“汪，汪，汪”，猫听了非常害怕，拼命地跑了。母老鼠回过头对孩子们说：“现在你们知道外语的重要性了吧。”
[小幽默大智慧]
母老鼠在危机时刻挺身而出，机智地学狗叫，赶走了猫，保护了自己和孩子们的安全。
母老鼠把狗的叫声当作外语，自我解嘲，幽默地化解了尴尬的局面。
（小淘气）
