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英文寓言故事（精選22篇）
許多人讓自己的孩子從幼兒園就開始接觸英語,這個時候多閱讀一些英語的寓言故事 是很不錯的。下面是小編整理分享的英語寓言故事，歡迎大家閱讀與賞析。
英文寓言故事 篇1
The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
老貓
一位老婦有只貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。一天，老貓發(fā)現(xiàn)一只老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。所以，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。
于是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：“不要打你的老仆人，我已經(jīng)為你服務(wù)了很多年，并且還愿意為你效勞，可是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時所做過的'有益的事情�！�
英文寓言故事 篇2
Wolf and egret
The wolf mistake swallowed a piece of bone, very suffered, running about, look for to visit the doctor everywhere.He met the egret, and talk to settle the service fees to invite him to take out the bone, egret to stretch in the wolfs throat the own head, and theouts bone, then toward to settle the good service fees wolfThe wolf answer says:" hello, friend, you can since the wolf嘴take back the head in the peace ground, and the difficult way return the dissatisfied foot, and how and still speak the guerdon?"
This story elucidation, guerdon badly person act charitably, and is a bad person of cognition and does not speak the reputations innate character.
狼與鷺鷥
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫(yī)生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自我的頭伸進狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的.酬金。狼回答說：“喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴里平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎樣還要講報酬？”
這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質(zhì)。
英文寓言故事 篇3
Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It
Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the 4 12 ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?” The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It.” tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
畫蛇添足
古時幾個人分一壺酒。他們都想獨自喝完那壺酒，所以就定了一個規(guī)矩：每人在地上畫一條蛇，誰畫得最快，這壺酒就歸誰。有一個人很快就把蛇畫好了。他正打算喝這壺酒時，看見別人都還在忙著畫，就決定給蛇再畫上幾只腳。結(jié)果，他的蛇腳還沒加完，另一個人已經(jīng)把蛇畫好了。那人一下把酒壺奪了過去，說：“有誰見過長腳的蛇?”。這個故事告訴我們這樣的道理：做得過分和做得不夠都是不對的.。
英文寓言故事 篇4
Fox is with the grape
Hungry of the fox see the grape to up hang the radiant and extremely keen grape of a string, saliva direct current, and want to pick to eat, but again
Can not take off.See in a short while, helplessly walked, and his side walk the side oneself to fort to by oneself say:" this grape have noes familiar, affirmative
Is sour."
This is to say, and the some persons ability is small, and do to not acplish anything, borrow to say the opportune moment immaturity.
狐貍和葡萄
饑餓的`狐貍看見葡萄架上掛著一串串晶瑩剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下來吃，但又
摘不到�？戳艘粫䞍�，無可奈何地走了，他邊走邊自我安慰自我說：“這葡萄沒有熟，肯定
是酸的。”
這就是說，有些人本事小，做不成事，就借口說時機未成熟。
英文寓言故事 篇5
Plugging One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor’s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people’s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever “idea”. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.
掩耳盜鈴
從前，有一個人想偷鄰居門上的鈴，可是他明白一碰到鈴，鈴就會響起來，被人發(fā)現(xiàn)。他想啊想，最終他想出一個“妙極”，他把自我的耳朵用東西塞起來，就聽不見鈴聲了�？墒钱斔ネ碘彆r，鈴聲仍舊響起來，他被別人當場抓住。
英文寓言故事 篇6
A Woodman came into a forest to ask the Trees to give him a handle for Ax. It seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once agreed to it, and it was settled among them that the plain, homely Ash should furnish what was wanted.
No sooner had the Woodman fitted the staff to his purpose ,then he began laying about him on all side.Felling the whole matter too late, whispered to the Cedar: "the first concession has lost all ;if we has not a sacrificed our humble neighbor, we might have yet stood for ages ourselves."
有一個樵夫來到森林里，要求樹給他一跟斧柄，看來他的請求非常謙虛，立刻得到了樹的首領(lǐng)的`同意。他們決定由平凡而樸素的白楊樹來提供所需要的東西。
樵夫剛按好斧柄，就開始到處亂砍，森林里最高的樹都砍倒了，樹林現(xiàn)在察覺大勢已去，就小聲對衫樹說："第一次的讓步已失去了一切，如果我們不犧牲我們的小小的鄰居，我們自己還可以活無數(shù)年呢。"
英文寓言故事 篇7
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck.
印度有一個挑水工，他有兩個大罐子，分別掛在肩上的扁擔(dān)兩頭。
One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
其中一個罐子做工精細，從不漏水，另一個上面則有一道裂縫。
At the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
每當挑水工回到雇主家時，罐子里的水就只剩一半了。
For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his master's house.
這樣過了整整兩年，這個挑水工每天挑到雇主家的水僅有一罐半。
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made.
當然，那個完好的罐子為自己的成就甚感自豪。
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
而那個可憐的有裂縫的罐子卻因自身的.瑕疵而羞愧不已，為自己只能裝一半水而痛苦不堪。
After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream.
痛苦了兩年后，一天，那個有裂縫的罐子在小溪邊對挑水工說：
"I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you."
“我很慚愧，想向你道歉�！�
"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"
“為什么?”挑水工問，“你羞愧什么呢?”
"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house.
“為這兩年來只能讓你挑回一半的水。因為我身上的這個裂縫，每次你回雇主家的路上，水都在漏，到家時就只剩下半罐了。
Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.
正是我的裂縫，你不得不多挑幾次水，這樣就浪費了你的部分勞動價值�！惫拮诱f道。
The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said,
挑水工對這個有裂痕的舊罐子感到很抱歉，他同情地說道：
"As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."
“當我們返回雇主家時，我希望你能留心路旁那些美麗的花朵�！�
Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some.
的確如此，當他們上山時，這個有裂縫的舊罐子注意到了路旁的野花，它們沐浴在陽光中非常漂亮。
But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the bearer for its failure.
它感到了一絲快樂，但到雇主家時，它又為自己漏了一半水而難過起來，于是，它再次為自己的失敗向挑水工道歉。
The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot's side?
挑水工對罐子說：“你注意到了嗎?你這邊沿路都有花，而另一邊就沒有?
That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it.
我早就注意到了你的裂縫，我就是利用這一點，在你這側(cè)的路邊種上花籽。
I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them.
每天，我們從小溪回來時，你就給它們澆了水。
For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table.
這兩年，我就采這些漂亮的花朵來裝點雇主的桌子。
Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."
倘若你不漏水，他就沒有這么美麗的鮮花來裝飾屋子了�！�
英文寓言故事 篇8
A MAN once kept a Goat and an Ass.The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, "How shamefully you are treated:at one time grinding in the mill, and at anothercarrying heavy burdens"; and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest.The Asslistened to his words, and falling into a ditch, was very muchbruised.His master, sending for a leech, asked his advice.Hebade him pour upon the wounds the lungs of a Goat.They at oncekilled the Goat, and so healed the Ass.
英文寓言故事 篇9
A wild hare was running in the field and behind it more than a hundred people were chasing it.
It was not because that the hare could be divided into a hundred portions but the ownership of the hare was not decided.
When a lot of hares were piled in the market, the passers -- by would not even loot at them. It was not because that people did not want to get them, but those hares already had their owner, and the ownership had been decided. As far as the administration of a country is concerned, the key is to make laws and regulations, establish clear ownership.
一只兔子在野地里跑，后面常有百多人追逐。
這并不是因為這只兔子可以分成一百份，每人可得一份，而是因為兔子的所有權(quán)沒有確定。
當許多兔子堆積在市場上時，路過的行人之所以看也不看，也不是因為人們不愿意得到兔子，而是因為這種兔子已經(jīng)有了主人，所有權(quán)已經(jīng)確定。僅就治理天下和國家而言，關(guān)鍵在于制定法令，確定名份。
英文寓言故事 篇10
Believing that to govern a country well you would have to depend on some people, Wei Wenhou asked Gu Juanzi, "Can I depend on my father, son, brother, and liegemen, who all have virtues and talents?"
Gu Juanzi gave him a negative answer and explained one by one, "Yao was noted for being a good father. But his son was exiled. Shun was noted for being a filial son, but his father Gu Shou could not tell evil from kind, and his younger brother was arrogant. Zhou Gong was a sage, but his elder brother was ordered to be executed by him. Shang Tang and Zhou Wuwang were able liegemen, but they overthrew their monarchs Xia Jie and Shang Zhou respectively. Those who depend on others can never achieve his goal and will not pervade long. If a monarch wants to govern his country well, he has to depend on himself."
魏文侯認為治理國家必須依靠一些人，便問孤卷子：“是否可以信賴有德有才的父親、兒子、哥哥、弟弟、臣下?”
孤卷子一一給予否決并解釋說：“堯是有名的閑父，可他的兒子丹珠卻遭到流放，舜是有名的孝子，但他的父親瞽膄卻分不清善惡，他的`弟弟也特別傲慢;周公是賢人，然而他的哥哥管叔卻被他處死;商湯和周武王都屬于能臣，他們的君主夏桀和商紂卻被他們打翻。把希望寄托在別人身上的人絕不可能實現(xiàn)自己的目的，依賴別人的人也長久不了。君主要想治好國家，只能靠自己�！�
英文寓言故事 篇11
半斤八兩
In the past, the grandson of a prime minister was a notorious spendthrift.
He squandered all the family property and couldn’t even afford his own meals, so he oftenborrowed rice from others.
Once he borrowed another bag of rice.He carried it half- way and couldn’t go any further, so herested by the roadside.
At this moment, a poor man in rags happened to pass by. He called this poor man, set the payand let the poor man carry the rice for him.
Unexpectedly, after carrying the rice for some distance, the poor man also panted and couldn’twalk any further.The grandson complained:
“I am the grandson of a prime minister. It is natural that I can neither lift with my hands norcarry on my shoulder anything heavy.
But you are from a poor family. Why are you also so useless?”
Unwilling to give in, the poor man glared and retorted:
“How can you blame me? I am not from a poor family. I am the grandson of a prime minister,too.”
英文寓言故事 篇12
Southern Dynasties of Jiang Yan, word Wen-tung, when he was young, became a Dingdingyouming writer, his poems and articles at the time received high acclaims. However, when he is getting older, he has not previously written an article good, but a lot of setbacks. His poems written in prosaic; and pick up a pen-yin grip for a long time, still can not write a word, the occasional inspiration came; poem written, but the textual Kuse, content, plain were completely useless. So some people to legend, once a boat parked in Chan Jiang Yan-Ling Monastery river and dream of a self-named Zhang Jingyang person; to his followers repay a silk, he would arrest a few feet from her, he is also silk. Thus, his article there will be no wonderful. It was also legend; once the rule of Jiang Yan in the booth sleeping too; dreamed that a person claiming to Guo Pu, walked over to his side, his claim to the pen, said to him: "Man Michie, I have a pen in your place has been a long time, and now should be able to give it to me the bar! "Jiang Yan heard, they dig out from his arms, he is also a five-color pen. Reportedly Since then, Jiang Yan on Evans exhausted and could not write the article in any good.
Jiang Yan's talent has not really run out, but he was an officer after the one hand, as the Chief busy, on the other hand also because of career proud of, without their own write, to sweat, they did not write the. Over time, the article will bring out less, lacking in talent. (Excerpt from "Practical Writing" 1995 No. 8 "I hope," Jiang "was not exactly")
南朝的江淹，字文通，他年輕的時候，就成為一個鼎鼎有名的文學(xué)家，他的詩和文章在當時獲得極高的評價。 可是，當他年紀漸漸大了以后，他的文章不但沒有以前寫得好了，而且退步不少。他的.詩寫出來平淡無奇；而且提筆吟握好久，依舊寫不出一個字來，偶爾靈感來了；詩寫出來了，但文句枯澀，內(nèi)容 平淡得一無可取。于是就有人傳說，有一次江淹乘船停在禪靈寺的河邊，夢見一 個自稱叫張景陽的人；向他討還一匹綢緞，他就從懷中拘出幾尺綢緞還他。因此,他的文章以后便不精彩了。又有人傳說；有一次江淹在冶亭中睡午覺；夢見一個自稱郭璞 的人，走到他的身邊，向他索筆，對他說：“文通兄，我有一支筆在你那兒已經(jīng)很久了，現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該可以還給我了吧!” 江淹聽了，就順手從懷里取出一支五色筆來還他。據(jù)說從此以后，江淹就文思枯竭，再也寫不出什么好的文章了。
其實并不是江淹的才華已經(jīng)用完了，而是他當官以后，一方面由于政務(wù)繁忙，另一方面也由于仕途得意，無需自己動筆，勞心費力，就不再動筆了。久而久之，文章自然會逐漸遜色，缺乏才氣。（節(jié)選自《應(yīng)用寫作》1995年第8期《但愿“江郎”才不盡》）
英文寓言故事 篇13
Laozi once went to visit the sick sage Shang Rong, and consulted him with somephilosophical problems.
Shang Rong told him that when he passed his hometown he should get off the chariot. Laozi asked, "Is this meant to show that I have not forget about the people in the hometown?"
Shang Rong nodded and added that when he passed an old tall tree he should walk fast in small paces. Laozi said, "Do you mean we should respect seniors?"
Shang Rong nodded again, and opened his mouth and asked, "Is my tongue still there?" "Yes", Laizi repled. "Is my tongue still there?" "No," Laozi answered, "Do you know what this mean?" Shang Rong said. Laozi answered, "You are telling me that the teeth fell off early because of their hardness while the tongue lasts long because of its softness?""Exactly! You already know all priciples and truths in the world."
老子去探望病重的哲人商容，并請教有關(guān)的哲學(xué)問題。
商容告訴他在經(jīng)過故鄉(xiāng)時要下車，老子問道：“這是不是表示不忘記故鄉(xiāng)的人?”
商容點點頭，又說經(jīng)過高大的老樹要小步快走，老子回答說：“你的意思是說一定要尊敬老人?”
商容又點點頭，然后張開口問道：“我的舌頭還在嗎?”老子說：“在”。商容又問：“我的.牙齒還有嗎?”老子說：“沒有了。”商容說：“你知道這是什么意思嗎?”老子說：“先生想告訴我牙齒因為剛硬而過早夭亡，舌頭因柔軟而長久存在這個道理嗎?”商容說：“對!你已經(jīng)明白天下的事理�！�
英文寓言故事 篇14
曲高和寡
Long, long ago, King Wei of the State of Chu trusted Song Yu very much, but he often heard others say bad things against Song Yu.
One day, King Wei of Chu asked Song Yu: "Have you ever done anything unfitting to your position? Otherwise, why do officials and people say bad things against you?"
Song Yu quickly kowtowed and said:"Yes, it may be so. I hope Your Majesty will forgive my wrongdoings and allow me to finish what I have to say."
Then he continued: "I hear that there is a singer who often sings in the capital. In the beginning, he always sings the "Song of the Rustic Poor", and several thousand people sing with him. When he sings the song "Picking Vetches at Yangling", several hundred people sing with him; when he sings the song "Spring Snow", only over ten people sing with him. Finally, when he sings an even more refined song, only very few people in the whole state can sing with him. Therefore, the more refined the song he sings, the fewer people can join him."
英文寓言故事 篇15
男女有別
A man named Fu Xian was fond of reading books. Though proficient in literature andetiquette, he was stubbornly adherent to outworn rules.
Being impractical and dull, he looked just like an old pedant.
One day, Fu Xian strolled on the street with measured strides and asked whomever he met:
“Have you seen Wei San?”
Someone pointed to the direction and he walked on unhurriedly with measured strides. Whenhe saw Wei San, he panted for a while, then said:
“I just saw your wife doing needlework under a tree. She was tired and taking a nap.
Your child was playing beside a well, only 3 to 5 chi away from it.It seemed to me that someaccident might happen.
As there is prudent reserve between men and women, it was not convenient for me toawaken your wife in person.
That's why I have come all the way here to tell you.”
Upon hearing this, Wei San was panic-stricken and hurried home. When he got home, his wifewas bending over the well, wailing bitterly for their son.
英文寓言故事 篇16
"An illusory snake in a goblet" is used to describe the psychological state of being frightened caused by taking illusions as reality.
“杯弓蛇影”比喻把虛幻當作真實的恐懼心理。
In Jin Dynasty there was a man named Yue Guang who was fond of drinking alcohol.
晉朝有個叫樂(yuè)廣的人，愛喝酒。
One day, he invited a friend to his house to drink together.
一天，他邀請朋友到家里來對斟（zhēn)對飲。
Suddenly, his friend saw the reflection of a snack swimming in the goblet.
忽然，朋友看見酒杯里有條蛇影在游動。
He got so much frightened that he took ill on bed after getting home.
他受了驚嚇，回去便一病不起。
And neither any doctor or any medicine could cure his illness.
請醫(yī)服藥，都無起色。
Yue Guang came to see him and asked about the cause of his disease.
樂廣跑來看他，問明起病的.緣由。
When he got to know the cause, he pulled his friend from the bed immdiately and took him to his house.
樂廣聽后一把拉起朋友往家走。
Yue Guang made his friend sit where he used to, pouring a goblet of alcohol for him, and asked him," Is there any snake reflection in the goblet?"
他讓朋友坐在原處，斟滿酒問：“有蛇影嗎？”
There was still a "snake reflection" in the goblet! Yue casually took away the bow hanging on the wall.
杯子里還有“蛇影”！樂廣隨手取下墻上的弓。
This time, the "snake reflection" disappeared.
這次，“蛇影”不見了！
"So it was the bow reflection that was in the goblet!" His friend at once got well from his illness.
“杯子里原來是弓影呀！”朋友的病情頓時好了！
英文寓言故事 篇17
In the forest, there is a lion king who likes to dress up. He often wants to make himself more powerful. He wants to be comparable with other lions. One day, he heard of a famous barber shop outside the forest, cut hair in this shop have praised the animal shop, where the hair stylist craft excellent. So the lion king immediately put down his work and ran out of the woods.
Welcome to our store! As soon as the Lion King arrived, the barber came out to greet him. The lion king said, "help me make a new song."! The barber immediately switched his hair for the lion king.
"It's done! Said the barber. What the lion Wang Like looked at his appearance, he saw, saw her was majestic-looking, he left the barber shop is pleased to return to the forest. When he entered the forest, come swaggeringly go, after the animal were all staring at him, one of them is playing a small lion stopped playing and went before the lion king said: "the lion king, your hair is very interesting! "The little lion chasing the high oil traders, carbonyl amide suddenly give gui,
The lion Wang Dahe loudly: "enough, you play with my hair, I hit you. The Lion King ran home angrily. After returning home, he was very pleased with his hair style, so he forbade other animals to get his hair, and from then on, the lion king did not comb his hair nor wash his hair. Three months later, the Lion King began to feel his head itches, and he immediately went to the river to wash his hair, but how to wash it was very itchy, so he went to the hospital to see a doctor. The doctor said: "you are the head lice, I have no medicine can help you, you have only to barber, let him clean the hair on the head! "
He went to the barber front, gently said: "would you please clean my all hair! "Clean the hair, the Lion King become dejected and despondent home. Along the way, the little lions said, "Lion King, Lion King" is a "hair removal lion". Kazakhstan! Kazakhstan! Wang Huai, the lion, went home in an unhappy mood. This story teaches us not to focus on beauty, but to do something reckless, to pay attention to personal hygiene and health.
One day, a wolf was going out to look for food, when a cute little sheep passed here, and the wolf thought, "ha ha, there's a good meal here."!" So the wolf went to the little sheep and said, "little sheep, where are you going?"" "I go to grandma's house," said the little sheep." The wolf thought that the opportunity had come, said: "you see how dangerous the road, or I accompany you to go."!" The clever little sheep had already seen the plot of the wolf, so he thought of a plan. So the little sheep agreed. The little sheep led the wolf to the edge of the cliff, and the little sheep shouted, "Oh, a big snake creeps up."! When the wolf went to see it, the little sheep gave a push. The wolf fell off the cliff and died. The little sheep saved his life by his own wisdom.
Fables about animals in English (two)
There is a talent competition in the forest. The participants have ants, monkeys, birds and peacocks. Although the game will be held next month, but they are busy practicing animal. No other animal is participating in all sorts of gossip talk about the game, we are eagerly looking forward to it.
Three weeks before the game, the peacock suddenly found himself in a mirror, very fat, danced quite ugly. So she went on a diet and practiced dancing.
On the day of the match, the participants show the best condition. First of all, one family of ants gamely in Taiwan on hold, then, nimble monkey gymnastics, then, "Gee" birds sing sweet songs, hear the audience very intoxicated. Finally, it was the peacock's performance, and everyone had great expectations for her. She walked up to the stage and danced with the rhythm of the music. Who would have danced for a while before she fell on the floor and fainted?. They all stood up in unison and wanted to see what happened to the peacock. The peacock had to go to hospital because of excessive dieting, leading to malnutrition! Champion? Originally belonged to the peacock, but in this case, it had to be sent to the birds. The peacock woke up, regret, because she not only failed to show the title given to others!
This story teaches us anything can not be too much, otherwise, should not overdo sth., can only lead to the opposite effect.
英文寓言故事 篇18
一天，有位客人為齊王作畫。
One day, a guest was making drawings for the King of the State of Qi.
齊王問他:“你認為畫什么東西最難?”
The King of Qi asked him: "What do you think is the most difficult thing to draw?"
客人回答說:“畫狗、畫馬最難了。”
The guest answered: "Dogs and horses are the most difficult to draw."
“那么，畫什么東西最容易呢?”齊王又問道。
"Then what is the easiest thing to draw?" the King of Qi asked again.
客人回答說: “畫鬼最容易。
"Ghosts are the easiest to draw," the guest answered. "
因為狗、馬人人都知道，天天都看見，所以最難畫。
People are familiar with dogs and horses, which they see every day, so dogs and horses are the most difficult to draw.
至于鬼呢，誰也沒有見過，想怎么畫就怎么畫。
As to ghosts, no one has ever seen them, so one can draw them any way one likes.
所以最容易畫�！�
Therefore, ghosts are the easiest to draw."
英文寓言故事 篇20
唐代有個讀書人，名叫盧生。
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Lu Sheng.
一天，盧生赴京趕考，路過邯鄲，住在一家客店里。一個姓呂的道士，也住在這家店里。盧生坐在屋里慨嘆自己的窮困不得志，唉聲嘆氣，愁眉苦臉。
One day, Lu Sheng went to the capital for the imperial examination On his way when he reached Handan, he stayed at an inn. A Taoist priest surnamed Lii was also staying there. Sitting in his room, Lu Sheng lamented over his poverty and unsuccessful career and sighed in grief with knitted brows and a long face.
呂道士看見盧生這個樣子，便從自己口袋里拿出一個枕頭遞給盧生，并且對他說:
As the Taoist priest Lu saw Lu Sheng in such a state, he took out a pillow from his pocket, gave it to him and said:
“你枕這個枕頭睡一覺試試，可能會有好處的。”
“Try sleeping with this pillow under your head. It may be good for you.”
盧生照著道士的囑咐去睡覺了。這時候，客店主人正在蒸小米飯，盧生枕著道士的枕頭睡著了，做了一個夢。夢中，他娶了清河崔大官的.女兒，自己也做了官。
Lu Sheng went to bed as told, while the owner of the inn was steaming millet. With the Taoist priest’s pillow, Lu Sheng fell asleep and had a dream. In his dream, he married the daughter of a high official surnamed Cui in Qinghe and he himself also became an official.
他官運亨通，不斷提升，一次上陣殺敵又立了功。這樣，他官越做越大，一直做到戶部尚書兼御史大夫。
He had a brilliant career as an official and often got promoted. Once he went to fight against the enemy and rendered outstanding service. Thus he rose higher and higher in officialdom till he became the Minister of Revenue and concurrently Imperial Law Enforcement Official.
后來，盧生遭人嫉妒。有人誣陷盧生謀反，皇帝下令抄家問罪。
Later, someone was jealous of him and framed a case of conspiracy against him. The emperor ordered to have his house ransacked, his property confiscated, and him condemned.
過了幾年，皇帝又恢復(fù)了他的官職。他子孫滿堂，繼續(xù)享受著榮華富貴。晚年，他得了病，醫(yī)治無效，終于死去.
After a few years, the emperor reinstated him to his original post. He had a large family with lots of children and grandchildren, and enjoyed great wealth and high position as before. In his old age, he fell ill, could not be cured, and eventually died.
盧生一夢醒來，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己仍然睡在客店里，呂道士就坐在他的身旁，連店主人蒸的小米飯還沒熟呢.
Lu Sheng woke up from his dream and found himself still sleeping at the inn, with the Taoist priest Lu sitting beside him. The millet which the owner of the inn had been steaming was not yet done.
英文寓言故事 篇21
In the past, a man was born blind. He had neverseen the sun, so of course he had no idea what thesun looked like.
過去，有個盲人一生下來就是失明的。他從來沒有見過太陽，當然不知道太陽究竟是什么樣子；
But he would like very much to know the shape ofthe sun, so he asked people with good eyes.
但是他很想知道太陽的`模樣。于是，他向眼睛好的人詢問。
Someone told him:
有人告訴他:
“The sun is like a copper plate.”
“太陽的形狀像個銅盤�！�
The blind man was very glad to hear this.When he returned home, he struck the copper plateand heard a ding-dong sound.
盲人聽了很高興，回到家里，敲敲銅盤，發(fā)出叮叮當當?shù)穆曇簟?/p>
Later, when he heard the toll of a bell, he thought it was the sun.
后來，偶然聽到鐘聲，他就以為是太陽。
Another man told him:
又有個人對他說:
“The sun can give out light like a candle.”
“太陽能發(fā)光，就像蠟燭一樣。”
When the blind man returned home, he touched the candle, and remembered well its shape.
盲人回到家里，摸摸蠟燭，牢牢地記住了它的形狀。
One day, he touched a yue (flute) and said happily:“This is the sun.”
有一天，他摸到一支籬，得意洋洋地說:“這是太陽!”
英文寓言故事 篇22
Story 2 The Hippo and I
A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me， too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo， he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce， cabbages， bananas， apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs， he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit.
In the evening， he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.
故事2 我與河馬
河馬住在動物園里，我非常喜歡他。他經(jīng)常去看它，他也經(jīng)常想我。
今天是星期日，是個好天氣，我又一次去看望它。在我離開動物園之后，他跟隨到我的家。我給他萵苣、生菜、香蕉、蘋果和其他食物。他都吃了。
當我唱歌是，它待在水池里，像兔子一樣安靜。
晚上，他跳到床上同我睡覺在一起睡。
媽媽要它回家。它不得不背起包回到動物園。媽媽允許我每周去看它。
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