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《英语趣味阅读系列：长寿的秘诀》精选了适合青少年学生心理、认知特点和知识架构的英文故事多则。难度依次递进，内容各有侧重。
《英语趣味阅读系列：长寿的秘诀》在保持原文原汁原味的前提下对影响股市整体理解的难点部分进行了改写活添加了简明的汉语注释。

    02 Fish and Cat Story
    One spring day， a fish was swimming about a foot below the surface of a lake and saw a fly hanging in the air just beyond his reach.The fish said to itself， "If that fly comes six inches closer， I'll jump up and have myself a meal. " Just then， a bear on the shore of the lake looked up and said to itself，  "If that fly gets any closer to that fish， the fish will jump up， and I'II catch the fish and have myself a meal. "
    As luck would have it，  a hunter saw what was happening. He thought to lumself， "If that fly moves closer to the fish， the fish will jump ，  the bear will lean over to grab the fish，  and I'II shoot the bear. "
    Just then， a rat was standing behind the hunter saying to itself，"If that fly moves closer to the fish，  the fish will jump，  the bear will lean over to grab the fish，  the hunter will lean over to shoot the bear，and ni grab the sandwich from the back pocket of the hunter. "
    However， not been noticed by the rat， a cat was observing everything and thinking，  "If that fly moves closer to the fish， thensh wiU jump， the bear will grab the fish， the hunter will shoot the bear，the rat will grab the sandwich， and l'II snatch the rat "At that very moment， t，he fly dropped a few inches， the fish grabbed the fly， the bear grabbed the fish， the hunter shot the bear，the rat grabbed the sandwich， the cat jumped， missed the rat and landed in the lake !
    03 How Mankind Earned Longevity
    God created the donkey and told him， " You will work tirelessly from sun up to sun down，  carrying heavy bags on your back，  you'll eat grass ，  you will not have inteUigence and you willlive 50 years. You will be a DONKEY ! "
    The donkey answered， "I'll be a donkey，  but living 50 years is too much， give me only 20 years. ，， And God gave lum 20 years.
    God created the dog and told him， "You will look after the man's house，  you will be his best friend.  you will eat whatever they give you and you will live 25 years. You will be a DOG ! "
    The dog answered， " God，  living 25 years is too much，  give me only 10. " God gave lum 10 years.
    God created the monkey and told him， "You will jump from branch to branch， you will do silly things， you will be amusing and you will live 20 years. "
    The monkey answered， "God， living 20 years is too much， give me only 10 years. " And God agreed.
    Finally， God created man， and told tum， "You will be Man， the only rational （理性的） being on this earth， you will use your intelligence to control other animals， you will dominate the world and you will live 20 years. "
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