井底之蛙 The Frog at the Bottom of the Well

有一天，友友的爺爺在電話上和朋友談天。

One day, You-You’s grandfather was chatting with his friend on the phone.

友友聽見爺爺說：「…，整天在家没事做，

You-You overheard grandpa say: “…, I have nothing to do at home all day.

如果再不看報紙和電視，就快成『井底之蛙』了。

If I stop reading newspapers or watching TV, then I will soon become  “a frog at the bottom of the well”.

爺爺打完電話，After Grandpa hung up the phone,

友友問：「爺爺，什麼是井底之蛙？」

You-You asked: “Grandpa, what “The Frog at the Bottom of the Well” was?”

爺爺說：「我說個故事給你聽：

Grandpa said: “Let me tell you a story:

從前，有一隻青蛙住在井底，

Once upon a time, there was a frog living at the bottom of a well.
牠以為井口是天，井底是地，
It thought the opening of well was the heaven and the bottom of the well was the earth.

因此，天地之間的事牠全知道，牠非常自滿。

Therefore, He knows everything between heaven and earth, and it is very complacent.

有一天，有人來打水，把牠打上來了。

One day, someone came to fetch water and brought the frog up.

牠跳出來一看，才知道天地這麼大！」

When he jumped out and took a look, then realized that how big the world is! ”

友友問：「您是說，一個人知道的不多，

You-You asked: “You mean, one person doesn’t know much,

可是他很自滿，就叫『井底之蛙』，對嗎？」

But he is very complacent and is called the ” The Frog at the Bottom of the Well “, right? ”

爺爺說：「對極了！Grandpa said: “Absolutely! That’s right!

其實，任何人只要肯多用功學習，天天看新聞，

In fact, as long as anyone is willing to apply themselves learning and read the news every day,

就不會成為井底之蛙。」

You won’t become ” a frog at the bottom of the well “,