G2成语_BetterLateThanNever亡羊补牢，未为迟也
作者：JennyLamandSheilaHigginson
朗读者：MegannWither
Lexile:560L
难度：相当于美国小学二年级
从前，有一个人从叔叔那里继承了20只羊，他却因懒惰拒绝完善未建好
的篱笆。当20只羊逐渐消失，只剩下17只时，他幡然醒悟，终于修补
好了篱笆，及时改正了错误。让我们来看看这个故事吧！
WelcometoALO7sPowertoLearn!TodaysstoryisBetterLateThan
Never,retoldbyJennyLamandSheilaHigginson,andnarratedby
MegannWither.
AfarmernamedChienYeChaoandhiswife,YuQing,livedandworked
ontheirfamilyfarminaremotevillage.Farmingwashardwork.Ah
Chao,ashiswifeandneighborslikedtocallhim,wasnotfondofworkat
all!
Everyday,YuQinghadtoremindherhusbandtogettowork.
“AhChao,thechickensneedtobefed!”
“AhChao,thefieldneedstobetilled!”
Oneday,AhChaoreceivednewsthathehadinherited20sheepfrom
hisuncle.
“Whatgoodfortune!”YuQingshouted.Wecanearnmoremoneywith
20sheep.Butwedon’thaveafencetokeepthesheepsafefromfoxes.
You’dbetterbuildone,AhChao!”
AhChaowaslazy,buthewasn’tdumb.HeknewthatYuQingwasright.
Sohewentlookingforwoodtobuildafence.Hefoundapileofoldwood
nearby.Somepieceswereshorterthanothers.Luckilytherewas
enoughwoodtobuildafenced-inpen.Therewasjustoneproblem.In
thesectionofthefencewiththeshorterpieces,therewasagapatthe
bottom.
AhChaolookedathishandiworkandsaid,“Thefencegoesallaround.It
looksgoodtome.Timetocallitquits.”
Hetookanapunderashadytree.Andthenhewenthometoenjoy
dinnerandrestsomemore.
“AhChao!”YuQinghollered.“Thefenceisnotfinished.There’sagap
underthatsection!”Shepointedoutthewindow.
“It’sgoodenough,”AhChaoreplied.“Thefenceisclosedoff.It’sjusta
smallgap.I’mdonefortheday.”
“Thesheeparrivetomorrow!”YuQingcried,exasperated.“You’dbetter
fixthefence!”
Thenextday,20sheeparrivedatthefarm.AhChaoherdedallthe
sheepintothenewpen.Thenheenjoyeda