第 1 页 共 18 页 Why the bat comes out only at night？ （80 年代初中英语课本第五册第1 课） Long, long ago, there was a war between the birds and the beasts. No one knows what they fought about. The bat did not know whose side he should take. He thought and thought, then decided he must try to be on the side of the winners. So he watched from far away. After a while, it seemed that the birds were going to win. He flew over to join them. “What on earth are you doing here?” a bird shouted at him. “Can’t you see I’m a bird?” the bat said with a smile. “Look, I have swings, just like you.” “Come along, then,” said the bird. “Don’t hide behind others.” But things changed soon. Now it seemed that the beasts were winning. So the bat left the birds in a hurry and went over to the beasts. “What are you doing on our side?” and animal called out to him. “Are you spying on us?” “Don’t you know I’m one of you?” asked the bat, showing his teeth. “Look. Can’t you see I’ve got teeth, too?” “Who are trying to fool?” said the animals. “We saw you fighting on the side of the birds just now.” So the beasts drove him off. Of course the birds refused to take him back. When the beasts and the birds saw neither side could win, they decided to stop fighting. Neither beasts nor birds would have the bat as their friend, so he was afraid to leave his home. Ever since then, he comes out only at night. 第 2 页 共 18 页 Lesson 2 Nathan Hale （80 年代初中英语课本第五册第2 课） The young American stood quietly while the British guards searched his clothes. They found nothing. “If they don’t find the maps in my boot,” he thought, “maybe they will let me...
