武太白·白话英语2016-2021文章总目录
上图是用Word 2019检测出来的本故事文本适用年级信息，其中Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level=4.3。一般来说，中国学生的阅读能力比英美学生落后4-6年。按照中位值，4.3+5=9年级，相当于国内使用人教版统编英语教材的八九年级学生。上海地区的小朋友六七年级即可试读本故事。
内容提要 : 一群想吃芝士的老鼠和看守芝士的猫发生的故事。
On the kitchen table was a smelly cheese. The smell wafted through the kitchen. The smell spiralled down the hole in the skirting board.
The smell drifted into the noses of three little mice.
'I love ch...ch.. .cheese!' whined Mini-Mouse, hungrily.
'So do I!' squeaked Mildred-Mouse.
Mighty-Mouse narrowed his eyes,'Mission required to steal cheese!' he said.
In the kitchen lived a cat.
'I'm a Terrible-Tiger-Cat!' said the cat, prowling across the floor.
And this Terrible-Tiger-Cat had the important job of guarding the cheese from pesky mice.
Under the skirting boards, the smell of cheese was too much for the mice.
'Right,'said Mighty-Mouse, 'Mini-Mouse you go on my right side,
Mildred-Mouse goes on my left and we'll rush out, steal the cheese and get back quick.OK?'
'What makes you think this plan will work? ' said Mildred-Mouse.
'Trust me!'said Mighty-Mouse confidently. 'We have the element of surprise!
Let’s GO!'
Under the kitchen table sat the Terrible-Tiger-Cat. He watched as three little mice shot out of the hole in the skirting board.
'Mice? I'll catch'em! I'll snatch them!'
The Terrible-Tiger-Cat opened his terrible mouth and showed his terrible teeth.
'Wait for me!' yelled Mighty-Mouse.
In the hole under the skirting boards, three little mice panted for breath.
'N...n...now what?' asked Mini-Mouse.
'NOW,' said Mildred-Mouse, with grim determination.'We forget the cheese! We don’t need it!'
And she marched off, leaving Mighty-Mouse looking embarrassed.
In the kitchen,the Terrible-Tiger-Cat waited.There was no sign of mice. The Terrible-Tiger-Cat was bored.
'Mice? I'll catch 'em! I'll snatch them!...if I can see them!' Humm…maybe if I wasn’t here, the mice would come out! Maybe, if I pretend to not be here… '
Terrible-Tiger-Cat looked up at a sack that hung from the wall. The sack was grey. Terrible-Tiger-Cat looked at his fur. His fur was grey also.
'Now,' he said thoughtfully. 'If I take this sack down from the wall…and if I climb up and hang myself there instead…I would look like a sack and not like a cat!
Clever, eh?'
So Terrible-Tiger-Cat hung himself from the wall and waited.
Down the hole Mini-Mouse groaned.
'The smell of ch...cheese is killing me! If I could have one taste…'
'Get back here!' said Mildred, grabbing Mini-Mouse’s tail and pulling him back. 'B...b...but NO CAT!' said Mini-Mouse excitedly.
'Humm,' said Mildred.'NEVER trust a cat!'
She poked her snout out cautiously.
Mildred looked up at the sack hang-ing on the wall. The sack with the two bright eyes.
'No cat?' Mildred smiled wryly.
'THEN WHAT’S THAT HANGING ON THE WALL?'
And the Terrible-Tiger-Cat replied,
'Waaaoow! I’m only an old sack!'
'C...c...cat!' stuttered Mini-Mouse.
'Abandon plan!' said Mighty-Mouse.
'Come on!' laughed Mildred,'Let's get back to the mousehole.'
And there was silence in the kitchen.
'Ooopth!' said the Terrible-Tiger-Cat.' I wonder what gave me away?'
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