/ʤʌst/Just /ðɛn/then, /ðə/the /heə/Hare /wəʊk/woke /ʌp/up /wɪð/with /ə/a /stɑːt/start. /hiː/He /jɔːnd/yawned, /strɛʧt/stretched /hɪz/his /lɒŋ/long /lɛɡz/legs, /ænd/and /rʌbd/rubbed /hɪz/his /aɪz/eyes. "/ɑː/Ah, /wɒt/what /ə/a /ˈlʌvli/lovely /næp/nap!" /hiː/he /sɛd/said. /hiː/He /lʊkt/looked /ʌp/up /æt/at /ðə/the /skaɪ/sky. /ðə/The /sʌn/sun /wɒz/was /mʌʧ/much /ˈləʊə/lower /ðæn/than /hiː/he /ɪkˈspɛktɪd/expected. "/Hmm/Hmm, /aɪ/I /mʌst/must /hæv/have /slɛpt/slept /ə/a /ˈlɪtᵊl/little /ˈlɒŋɡə/longer /ðæn/than /aɪ/I /plænd/planned. /nəʊ/No /ˈmætə/matter. /aɪ/I /kæn/can /stɪl/still /wɪn/win /ðɪs/this /reɪs/race /ɪn/in /ə/a /fjuː/few /ˈsɛkᵊndz/seconds." /hiː/He /lʊkt/looked /daʊn/down /ðə/the /pɑːθ/path. /nəʊ/No /saɪn/sign /ɒv/of /ðə/the /ˈtɔːtəs/Tortoise. "/ʤʌst/Just /æz/as /aɪ/I /θɔːt/thought," /hiː/he /sɛd/said /ˈsmʌɡli/smugly. /ðɛn/Then /hiː/he /lʊkt/looked /təˈwɔːdz/towards /ðə/the /ˈfɪnɪʃ/finish /laɪn/line.
就在这时，兔子突然一下子醒了。他打了个哈欠，伸了伸那两条长腿，揉了揉眼睛。"啊，这小觉睡得真美！"他说。他抬头看了看天空，太阳比他预想的要低得多了。"唔，看来我睡得比计划的久了点。没关系。我几秒钟内照样能拿下这场比赛。"他朝小路那头望了望。没有乌龟的影子。"跟我想的一样。"他得意地说。接着他朝终点那边望了望。
/ænd/And /hɪz/his /hɑːt/heart /stɒpt/stopped.
他心里咯噔了一下。
/ðeə/There, /ʤʌst/just /ə/a /fjuː/few /stɛps/steps /frɒm/from /ðə/the /brɪʤ/bridge, /wɒz/was /ðə/the /ˈtɔːtəs/Tortoise. /ʃiː/She /wɒz/was /stɪl/still /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/walking, /sləʊ/slow /ænd/and /ˈstɛdi/steady, /stɛp/step /baɪ/by /stɛp/step. /ʃiː/She /wɒz/was /ˈɔːlməʊst/almost /æt/at /ðə/the /ˈfɪnɪʃ/finish /laɪn/line!
就在那儿，离桥只有几步之遥的地方，是乌龟。她还在走着，又慢又稳，一步一步。她快要到终点了！
"/nəʊ/NO!" /skriːmd/screamed /ðə/the /heə/Hare. /hiː/He /liːpt/leaped /tuː/to /hɪz/his /fiːt/feet /ænd/and /ræn/ran /ˈfɑːstə/faster /ðæn/than /hiː/he /hæd/had /ˈɛvə/ever /rʌn/run /ɪn/in /hɪz/his /laɪf/life. /hɪz/His /lɛɡz/legs /wɜː/were /ə/a /blɜː/blur. /hɪz/His /hɑːt/heart /ˈpaʊndɪd/pounded /ɪn/in /hɪz/his /ʧɛst/chest. /hɪz/His /brɛθ/breath /keɪm/came /ɪn/in /ˈdɛspᵊrət/desperate /ɡɑːsps/gasps. /hiː/He /ræn/ran /laɪk/like /ðə/the /wɪnd/wind. /hiː/He /ræn/ran /laɪk/like /ə/a /stɔːm/storm. /hiː/He /ræn/ran /laɪk/like /hɪz/his /həʊl/whole /laɪf/life /dɪˈpɛndɪd/depended /ɒn/on /ɪt/it.
"不！"兔子尖叫了起来。他跳起来就跑，跑得比这辈子任何时候都快。他的腿快得看不清了，心在胸膛里怦怦狂跳，气也喘不过来了。他跑得像风，跑得像风暴，跑得像命悬一线。
/ðə/The /kraʊd/crowd /wɒz/was /ɒn/on /ðeə/their /fiːt/feet, /ˈskriːmɪŋ/screaming /ænd/and /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/shouting. "/ɡəʊ/Go, /ˈtɔːtəs/Tortoise, /ɡəʊ/go!" "/rʌn/Run, /heə/Hare, /rʌn/run!"
观众全都站起来了，又喊又叫。"加油，乌龟，加油！""快跑，兔子，快跑！"
/ðə/The /ˈtɔːtəs/Tortoise /hɜːd/heard /ðə/the /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/pounding /ɒv/of /ðə/the /heəz/Hare's /fiːt/feet /bɪˈhaɪnd/behind /hɜː/her. /ʃiː/She /hɜːd/heard /ðə/the /kraʊd/crowd /ˈskriːmɪŋ/screaming. /bʌt/But /ʃiː/she /dɪd/did /nɒt/not /lʊk/look /bæk/back. /ʃiː/She /dɪd/did /nɒt/not /ˈpænɪk/panic. /ʃiː/She /dɪd/did /nɒt/not /traɪ/try /tuː/to /rʌn/run. /ʃiː/She /ˈsɪmpli/simply /kɛpt/kept /ˈduːɪŋ/doing /wɒt/what /ʃiː/she /hæd/had /biːn/been /ˈduːɪŋ/doing /ɔːl/all /əˈlɒŋ/along. /wʌn/One /mɔː/more /stɛp/step. /wʌn/One /mɔː/more /stɛp/step. /wʌn/One /mɔː/more /stɛp/step.
乌龟听到了身后兔子啪啪的脚步声，听到了观众们的尖叫。可她没有回头，没有慌张，也没有试图跑起来。她只是在做她一直在做的事情。再迈一步，再迈一步，再迈一步。
/ðə/The /heə/Hare /wɒz/was /ˈkləʊzɪŋ/closing /ɪn/in. /hiː/He /wɒz/was /ˈəʊnli/only /tɛn/ten /fiːt/feet /əˈweɪ/away /naʊ/now. /faɪv/Five /fiːt/feet. /θriː/Three /fiːt/feet.
兔子越来越近了。现在只差十英尺了，五英尺，三英尺。
/bʌt/But /ɪt/it /wɒz/was /tuː/too /leɪt/late. /ðə/The /ˈtɔːtəs/Tortoise /pleɪst/placed /hɜː/her /lɑːst/last /ˈstɛdi/steady /fʊt/foot /ˈəʊvə/over /ðə/the /ˈfɪnɪʃ/finish /laɪn/line.
可是来不及了。乌龟稳稳地迈过了终点线。
