吉姆斯迈利和他的跳蛙

美国著名作家马克吐温百多年前发表过一篇小说，讲述了一个名为吉姆斯迈利和他训练有素的跳蛙丹尼尔韦伯斯特的故事。加拉弗拉斯县的跳蛙从此名声大噪。该县每年都要举行一次蛙跳比赛，来自美国各地的众多跳蛙爱好者带着他们的选手在这里云集，各显身手。据说，跳得最远的一次记录是1986年由一只名为罗西里比特的青蛙创下的，当时它一下子跳了近3米。

主要内容：１．斯迈利和牧师赌一块钱，她妻子的病不会好．　２．斯迈利有一匹马（人们叫它十五分钟老爷马，fifteen-minute nag ),他还有一条斗狗，他用安德鲁．杰克逊（Andrew Jackson)的名字给它取名　３．Smiley worked with that frog for about three months .Smiley named his frog Daniel Webster 他在这只青蛙身上花了三个月的功夫，给青蛙起名叫丹尼尔．韦伯斯特．　４．斯迈利提出与陌生人赌四十块钱．　５．陌生人赢钱走后，斯迈利用手拎起丹尼尔，它能有五磅重(he weights five pounds) 6.In The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,Smiley went off to the swamp to find a frog to serve as Daniel''s opponent for a jumping contest.While he was waiting for Smiley to return,the stranger took Daniel out of the box and fed him a few teaspoons of whisky.