Who was the first man？ 谁是世界上第一个男人
A teacher said to her class:”Who was the first man?”
一个老师问她的学生：“谁是世界上第一个男人”
“George Washington,” a little boy shouted promptly．
一个小男孩立刻大声说：“乔治.华盛顿。”
“How do you make out that George Washington was the first man？”asked the teacher，smiling indulgently．
老师带着宠溺的笑容问这个男生：“你如何证明乔治华盛顿是世界上第一个男人呢。”
“Because,” said the little boy, “he was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
这个男孩子说：“因为，他是第一个挑起战争，第一个主张和平，并且是第一个深得民心的人。”
But at this point a larger boy held up his hand. “Well,” said the teacher to him, “who do you think was the first man?”
这时，有一个年龄稍大的男孩子举起手来，老师问他，“你认为谁是世界第一个男人？”
“I don’t know what his name was, ” said the larger boy, “but I know it wasn’t George Washington, ma’am, because the history book says George Washington married a widow, so, of course, there must have been a man ahead of him.”
男孩回答说：“我不知道他的名字，但是我肯定他不是乔治华盛顿，因为历史书上说，乔治华盛顿和一个寡妇结婚了，所以在他之前，当然还有一个男的啦。”

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　　 the lion and the mouse

lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face. rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the mouse piteously

entreated, saying： “if you would only spare my life, i would be sure to repay your kindness.” the lion laughed and let him go.

it happened shortly after this that the lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. the mouse, recognizing his roar,

came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed： “you ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to

receive from me any repayment of your favour； but now you know that it is possible for even a mouse to confer benefits on a lion.”
1．狮和鼠
一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。

狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：「只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我将来一定会报答你的大恩。」狮子便笑着放了它。

后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了它，并大声说：「你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会

报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。」