㈠ 英文小故事有哪些
一、英语寓言小故事:老鼠和公牛
第一段:
A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing.
译文:有一次,公牛躺着打盹,一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。
The bull jumped up in a rage and, with his head low to the ground, chased the
mouse right across the yard.
译文:公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来,低着头追老鼠,一向追过院子。
The mouse was too quick for him, however, and slipped easily into a hole in the wall.
译文:然而,老鼠跑得比他快多了,从容地钻到墙洞里去了。
第二段:
The bull charged the wall furiously again and again, but although he bruised his head
and chipped his horns, the mouse stayed safely inside his hole。
译文:公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁,尽管头撞肿了,角撞裂了,老鼠却安然待在洞里。
After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again。
译文:过了一会儿,公牛不撞了,倒下歇着。
第三段:
As soon as the bull was asleep, the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole, pattered across the yard, bit the bull again?
译文: 公牛刚睡着,小老鼠就爬到洞口,嗒嗒地跑过院子,又咬了公牛一口?
this time on the nose?
译文:这回咬了鼻子?
and rushed back to safety。 As the bull roared helplessly the mouse squeaked:"It's
not always the big people who e off best。 Sometimes the small ones win, you know。"
译文:又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时,老鼠吱吱叫道:"大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。"
二、英语寓言小故事:郭氏之墟
第一段:
On a vacation trip, Duke Huan of the state of Qi came to the ruin of the capital of Guo
Shi , which perished long ago.
译文:齐桓公出游途中,来到已经灭亡许久的郭氏都城的废墟。
第二段:
Seeing the desolate and bleak prospects of broken tiles, collapsed walls, and clusters
of weeds, he could not help asking the local people about the reason of the ruin of Guo Shi.
译文:看到瓦砾残垣、杂草丛生的萧条景象,忍不住问当地百姓郭氏灭亡的原因。
第三段:
They replied,"Guo Shi was fond of doing good deeds, and averse to evildoing, which led to the perdition."
译文:百姓们回答说:"郭氏由于喜爱善行善事。厌恶邪恶丑行而导致灭亡。"
第四段:
When the Duke could not understand the answer, people explained ," Though he
liked doing good, he had never been able to do so; though he hated
evildoing, never could he help not participating.That caused the ruin of his capital."
译文:齐桓公不能理解这种回答,百姓们便解释说:"郭氏虽然喜爱善行善事,但从来都不能做到;尽管厌恶邪恶丑行,却总是忍不住参与其中。这就是他的都城变成废墟的原因。"
三、英语寓言小故事:三个好朋友
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river.
译文:一天,一只猴子在河边骑车。
This time he sees a lion under a tree, The lion runs at him.
译文:这时他看见树下有一只狮子,狮子向他跑来。
He is afraid and falls into the river.
译文:他十分的害怕,掉进河里。
He can’t swim, He shouts.
译文:他不会游泳,大叫起来。
The rabbit hears him, He jumps into the river, The rabbit swims to the monkey, but
he can’t help him.
译文:兔子听见了,跳进水里,但他却没有办法救猴子。
Luckily, an elephant es along.
译文:幸运的是,一只大象过来了。
He is very strong, He helps the rabbit and monkey.
译文:大象十分强壮,救出了兔子和猴子。
Three friends are very happy, They go to the elephant’s home.
译文:他们来到大象的家,在那里吃了一顿大餐。
Then, three of them bee good friends.
译文:从此他们成了好朋友。
四、英语寓言小故事:
A Man and a Satyr having struck up an acquaintance, sat down together to eat.
译文:一个人与赛特偶然相识,坐在一齐吃东西。
The day being wintry and cold, the Man put his fingers to his mouse and blew opon them.
译文:正值冬季,天气很冷,那人把手放在嘴边哈气。
"What's that for, my friend?" asked the Satyr.
译文:赛特问道“我的朋友,那是干吗?”
" My hands are so cold," said the Man, "I do it to warm them."
译文:这人说“我的手太冷了,这是为了取暖”。
In a little while some hot food was placed before them, and the Man, raising the dish to his mouse, again blew opon it.
译文:过了一会儿,热腾腾的食物端上来了,那人把碟子举到嘴边又吹了起来。
"And what's the meaning of that, now?" said the Satyr.
译文:赛特问“这又是干吗?”
"Oh," replied the Man, "my porridge is so hot, I do it to cool it."
译文:那人说“哦,我的粥太烫了,我把他吹凉些”。
"Nay, then," said the Satyr, "from this moment I renounce your friendship, for I
will have nothing to do with one who blows hot and cold with the same mouse."
译文:赛特说“从此刻起,我要与你绝交,因为我不想和一个反复无常的人做朋友”。
五、英语小故事:驴和蚱蜢
Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring
to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived
on, to give them such beautiful voices.
译文:一只驴听到几只蚱蜢在叫,便觉得很趣味;于是也想得到同样趣味的音调,便问蚱蜢吃什么东西过活,以至于能有这样优美的声音。
They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew, and in
a short time died of hunger.
译文:蚱蜢说:“露水。”驴子听了,从此以后也单吃露水过活,不久便饿死了。
㈡ 英文故事有哪些呢
英文故事有如下:
1、A PIGEON(鸽子)
A pigeon, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly.
Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
Moral:Zeal should not outrun discretion.
翻译:一只鸽子口渴缓森得很难受,看见画板上画着一只水杯。她并不以为那只是一幅画,而是发出一声响亮的呼噜声,朝画飞去,无意中撞在了招牌上,把自己撞得很不稳。她的翅膀被风吹断了,摔在地上,被一个旁观者抓住。
2、The Raven and the Swan(乌鸦和天鹅)
A raven saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam,
the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.
Moral:Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
翻译:一只乌鸦看到了一只天鹅,想要得到同样美丽的羽毛。假如天鹅的美丽的白色是由于它在水里游泳时洗过澡而产生的,那么乌鸦就离开它生活的地方,到湖手冲里和水潭毕哪歼里去住下来。但是,尽管他经常清洗自己的羽毛,却无法改变它们的颜色,而由于缺乏食物,他就死了。
3、The Bat and the Weasels(蝙蝠与黄鼠狼)
Abat who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free.
Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice.
The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.
Moral:It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
翻译:一只蝙蝠坠落到地上,被黄鼠狼叼去,他请求饶命。黄鼠狼拒绝了,说他生来就是鸟类的天敌。蝙蝠向他保证他不是一只鸟,而是一只老鼠,于是就被放了出来。
不一会儿,蝙蝠又掉到地上,被另一只黄鼠狼捉住了,他请求讨饶。黄鼠狼说他特别恨老鼠。蝙蝠向他保证自己不是老鼠,而是一只蝙蝠,因此第二次逃走了。
4、The Ass and the Grasshopper(驴子与蚱蜢)
An ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
Moral:People should not expect anything out of proportion.
翻译:驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌,被美妙动听的歌声所打动,自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音,便羡慕地问他们吃些什么,才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道:“吃露水。”驴子便也只吃露水,没多久就饿死了。
5、The Dog and the Shadow(狗和影子)
It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now, on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.
Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.
Moral:Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
翻译:一只狗嘴里衔着一块肉,走过一条河上面的桥,看见他自己在水里的影子,以为是另一只狗,那时狗衔着的肉,比他自己的还要大一倍。
因此他仍掉自己的那一块,狠狠地扑向那只狗,想夺到那一块较大的肉。结果两头都落了空,因为他想要抓取在水中的那一块,只不过是一个影子,而原来的那一块,也被水冲走了。