When the fox first saw¹ the lion he was² terribly³ frightened⁴. He ran⁵ away, and hid⁶ himself⁷ in the woods. 
 
The second time, however⁸, he came⁹ near the lion. He stopped at a safe distance¹⁰, and watched him pass by. 
 
The third time they came near one another.The fox went straight¹¹ up to the lion, and stayed the whole¹² day with him. He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would¹³ meet again.
 
They soon became¹⁴ good friends. 
 
狐狸第一次见到狮子时非常害怕，赶紧藏到森林里。
 
当他第二次遇到狮子时，则站在附近看狮子经过。
 
第三次遇到狮子时，他竟有胆量，走了上去，与狮子进行十分亲切的谈话。
 
不久，他们变成了好朋友。 



  

1 saw
vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯
参考例句：
Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？ The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

2 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 terribly
adv.可怕地，甚为，非常地
参考例句：
It's terribly hot here.这里热得厉害。 After her husband's death she felt terribly alone.丈夫死后，她感到非常地孤独。

4 frightened
adj.受惊的，受恐吓的
参考例句：
I was frightened of him when I saw him first.我第一次见他时怕他。 You frightened me to death,staying out all night!你整夜不回家，把我急死了！

5 ran
vbl.run的过去式
参考例句：
He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。 As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

6 hid
hide 的过去式(分词)
参考例句：
He hid the letter in a drawer. 他把信藏在抽屉里。 She hid her worries behind an air of insouciance. 她掩饰着自己的烦恼，表现得无忧无虑。

7 himself
pron.他自己
参考例句：
He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。 He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

8 however
adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过
参考例句：
It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。 However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

9 came
v.动词come的过去式
参考例句：
I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。 The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

10 distance
n.距离；路程
参考例句：
A very small distance or space.非常小的距离或空间。 It depends on traffic and distance.这要看交通和路程的远近。

11 straight
adv.一直；直接；adj.直的，笔直的；正值的
参考例句：
His hair is dark and straight.他是黑色直头发。 Just go straight forward and you'll find the post office.邮局就在前边。

12 whole
adj.整整的；全部的；完整的
参考例句：
It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。 The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

13 would
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？ Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

14 became
v.(become的过去式)成为
参考例句：
He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。 He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。