There was a fly buzzing around a barn one day when he happened on a pile of fresh cow manure。Due to the fact that it had been hours since his last meal，he flew down and began to eat。He ate and ate and ate。Finally，he decided he had eaten enough and tried to fly away。He had eaten too much though and could not get off the ground。As he looked around wondering what to do now，he spotted a pitchfork leaning up against the wall。He climbed to the top of the handle and jumped off，thinking that once he got airborne，he would be able to take his flight。Unfortunately he was wrong and dropped like a rock，splatting when he hit the floor。
一天有只苍蝇正绕着仓谷嗡嗡飞叫，它碰巧停在了一堆新鲜的牛粪上。基于距离它上次进餐已数小时这个事实，它停在了牛粪上并开始享用它的“大餐”。它吃啊吃啊吃。终于，它觉得自己已经吃饱了并试着飞走。然而，它吃的实在是太饱了，以至于无法起飞。正当它环顾四周思考现在应该做什么时，它发现了靠在墙上的一把干草叉。它爬到了把手的顶部然后向下跳，心想一旦腾空，它就能够飞起来了。不幸的是，它错了，它像一块石头一样掉在了地上，当它着地的时候“啪”的一声。
1.manure n。肥料
Manure supplies what is deficient in the soil。（肥料供给土壤所缺乏的成分。）
2.pitchfork n。干草叉v。（用干草叉）叉起并抛出
He pitchforked the hay into the wagon。（他把干草叉上大车。）
3.airborne adj。空降的，空运的，空中的
The airborne troops are using parachute tower to practice parachuting。（空降兵战士们正在利用跳伞塔练习跳伞技术。）
1.due to 因为，由于
Her absence was due to the storm。（由于风雨交加她没来。）
2.get off 离开，动身，开始
They got off immediately after lunch。（他们吃过午饭马上就动身了。）