The terrible king went up to heaven, once more. God sent mosquitoes to the terrible king. The terrible king just laughed at the mosquitoes. "Go and bring me the best carpet."

The king made another command. He thought that if he wrapped the carpet around his body the mosquitoes would not be able to bite him. But one mosquito went inside of the carpet. Because of that one mosquito, the terrible king was rolling around screaming. The terrible king that couldn't even catch one mosquito was a laughingstock for his troops.

单词注释：

horrible adj. 可怕的;极讨厌的

例句：It was a horrible dirty room.

那是个差劲的肮脏房间。

magnificent adj. 高尚的;壮丽的;华丽的;宏伟的

例句：It is magnificent. It compares with other great buildings here in Europe.

真是宏伟壮丽，可以媲美欧洲其它伟大的建筑。

defeat vt. 击败，战胜;使…失败;挫败

例句：The news of the enemy's defeat quickly circulated round the town.

敌人被打败的消息很快地在整个城镇传播开来。

mosquito n. 蚊子

laughingstock n. 笑柄;嘲笑的对象

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