英語小故事 (2)

1、英語小故事1.父親和他的兒子 THE FATHER AND HIS SONSFather had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to b

2、ring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one,

3、and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words： “My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies； but if you are divided among yourselves, you will

4、be broken as easily as these sticks.”一位父親有幾個(gè)孩子，這些孩子時(shí)常發(fā)生口角。他絲毫沒有辦法來勸阻他們，只好讓他們看看不合群所帶來害處的例子。為了達(dá)到這個(gè)目的，有一天他叫他們替他拿一捆細(xì)柴來。當(dāng)他們把柴帶來時(shí)，他便先后地將那捆柴放在每一個(gè)孩子的手中，吩咐他們弄斷這捆柴。他們一個(gè)個(gè)盡力去試，總是不能成功。然后他解開那捆柴，一根根地放在他們手里，如此一來，他們便毫不費(fèi)力地折斷了。于是他就告訴他們說：“孩子們！如果你們大家團(tuán)結(jié)一致，互相幫助，你們就像這捆柴一樣，不能被你們的敵人折斷；但如果你們自行分裂，你們就將和這些散柴一般，不堪一折了?！?.獅子和老鼠 THE

5、 LION AND THE MOUSELion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying： “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion laughed and let him go. It ha

6、ppened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to

7、receive from me any repayment of your favor； but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”一只老鼠從一只獅子面前跑過去，將它從夢中吵醒。獅子生氣地跳起來，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求說：“只要你肯饒恕我這條小生命，我將來一定會(huì)報(bào)答你的大恩。”獅子便笑著放了它。 后來獅子被幾個(gè)獵人捉住，用粗繩捆綁倒在地上。老鼠聽出是獅子的吼聲，走來用牙齒咬斷繩索，釋放了他，并大聲說：“你當(dāng)時(shí)嘲笑我想幫你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么機(jī)會(huì)報(bào)答。但是你現(xiàn)

8、在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向獅子效勞的。”3.獅子和農(nóng)夫 The lion and the farmerAn Indian farmer and his child were toiling in the fields. It was almost dark by the time they had finished their work and the farmer said to the child, "Wow! Its getting dark! Quickly pack up the tools and run. Lets run quickly!" “Relax

9、. Were not far from home and we know the way home. Why are you in such a panic?” asked the child. “Theres something you dont know. Im generally fearless. Im not afraid of tigers or lions. Im only afraid of the night. When the night comes, Im completely powerless. The night is most terrifying to me.

10、Im really frightened of it. I cant stand it," answered the farmer. It so happened that a lion was hiding nearby and overheard their conversation. “Whats this thing called the night? How could it be more fearful than I am? I must find out about it,” the lion mused as it moved closer to the farme

11、r, hoping to learn more about this “night” that was even more frightening than itself. Then darkness fell and the farsighted farmer couldnt see nearby objects clearly. He only saw the vague outline of an animal approaching, thought it was the donkey he had recently lost, and beat the lion several ti

12、mes, saying, “Ive been looking for you all day. Where have you been? How dare you come back so late?”“This is the end of me,” the lion thought with regret. “How could I have been so stupid as to come so close to this thing called the night that beat me just now? Its really horrifying. What should I

13、do now?” As these thoughts flashed through the lions mind, the farmer again slapped it several times, urging it to go home with him. The petrified lion then obediently followed the farmer back to his house. It was even darker when they reached home. Since the farmer continued to mistake the lion for

14、 his donkey, he tied it in a corner outside his house before he went to bed. That night, the lion stayed out in the cold, starving, petrified and not knowing what to expect of “the night” when morning dawned. It believed that the farmer was “the night.”Early the next morning, before dawn broke, the

15、farmer got up and took his “donkey” to the fields. On the way, another lion passed by and found it hilarious to see a lion obediently following a farmer. It then approached the captive lion and asked, “What are you doing? Why are you walking behind this man?”“Shh! Keep your voice down and leave quic

16、kly. Dont you know that this being walking in front is something called the night? Hes very terrible. Last night, he beat me and shackled me, leaving me cold and starving the entire night. I have no idea where hes taking me now. Run along or your life will be in danger!”After hearing this story, the

17、 other lion said, “Youre incredible. You idiot! Youre a lion, the king of animals! Youve been deceived! Just roar at him now and youll know who is more terrifying.” The lion accepted his advice and roared loudly, so the farmer took a closer look. Now that the sky had become brighter, he saw that it

18、was a lion. Wow! He bolted like lightning, and the lion was free again. 有一個(gè)印度的農(nóng)夫跟他的小孩子出去耕田，耕完了地以后，天快要黑了，他就跟小孩說：“哇！天快黑了！不行、不行了！快收東西，快點(diǎn)走，我們趕快走吧！” 小孩說：“哎呀！你別緊張嘛！回家的路不遠(yuǎn)，而且我們也知道路，你干什么這么緊張呢？”農(nóng)夫說：“不行?。∧悴恢腊?！我什么都不怕，我不怕老虎、不怕獅子，我最怕那個(gè)晚上！只要晚上一來，我就軟趴趴。那個(gè)晚上最恐怖了，我好怕、好怕，我受不了！”剛好有一只獅子躲在旁邊聽到了，它就想：“這個(gè)晚上是什么東西？它怎么可能比我還恐

19、怖呢？我倒要試試看！”它就靠近農(nóng)夫，想查看晚上是什么種類的東西，竟然比獅子還要恐怖。 那個(gè)時(shí)候天已經(jīng)黑了，那個(gè)農(nóng)夫有老花眼，看不清楚，只看到一個(gè)動(dòng)物跑過來靠近他，認(rèn)為是他那頭剛走掉的驢子，就打它幾下，說：“找你整天找不到，去哪里了？現(xiàn)在才回來！” 這只獅子心想：“完了！我怎么那么笨，跑來靠近這個(gè)，剛剛打我就是叫晚上的東西吧！好恐怖?。‖F(xiàn)在怎么辦呢？”它在想的時(shí)候，農(nóng)夫又打了它好幾下，催它趕快回家去，這只獅子怕死了，就跟著農(nóng)夫走回去。 回家時(shí)天更黑了，因?yàn)檗r(nóng)夫認(rèn)為是他的驢子，就把獅子綁在屋外的角落邊，然后進(jìn)去睡覺。那只獅子在那邊又餓又冷整個(gè)晚上，又害怕，不曉得明天早上那個(gè)“晚上”會(huì)再對待它怎么樣

20、？它認(rèn)為農(nóng)夫就是所謂的“晚上”。 隔天一大早，天還不怎么亮的時(shí)候，農(nóng)夫已經(jīng)起來了，出門帶那頭“驢子”要去耕田。走到半路時(shí)，剛好有另外一只獅子經(jīng)過，它看到這只獅子乖乖地跟著農(nóng)夫走在后面，就感覺到好笑，它靠近這只獅子，問：“你做什么啦？為什么跟著那個(gè)人的后面走呢？” 被綁的獅子說：“噓！你不要那么吵，趕快離開！你不知道前面走的那個(gè)，就是叫晚上的東西，他很恐怖啊，昨天我被他打，然后被綁了整個(gè)晚上又餓又冷，現(xiàn)在不曉得要帶我到哪里去。你趕快跑，不然的話你生命難保??！” 另外那只獅子聽說這樣，就說：“你真好笑，你笨蛋！你是獅子、是動(dòng)物之王?。∧惚或_了！你現(xiàn)在吼他一聲，就知道誰才恐怖。”果然，這只獅子聽它的

21、話大吼一聲以后，那個(gè)農(nóng)夫就靠過來看，現(xiàn)在天亮了，一看是只獅子，哇！跑得要命。然后這只獅子就自由了。4.熟能生巧小故事 Skill comes from practiceDuring the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a skilled archer. One day he drew a big crowd while he was practicing on the drill ground. He shot so accurately that the on-lookers cheered with excitement. He became very

22、 proud of his skill. But among the crowd an old oil peddler only nodded his head indifferently. This hurt his Pride.“Can you do this?” he asked the old oil peddler.“No, I cant.”“What do you think of my skill?”“Just OK, but nothing special. Youve gained your accuracy from persistent practice. Thats all.”“What can you do, then?” the old man said nothing. He put a gourd bottle on the ground and covered its mouth with a copper coin. He th