英文寓言故事

2022-05-11 寓言

　　许多人让自己的孩子从幼儿园就开始接触英语,这个时候多阅读一些英语的寓言故事是很不错的。下面是小编整理分享的英语寓言故事，欢迎大家阅读与赏析。

　　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."

　　老猫

　　一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。所以，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。

　　于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，并且还愿意为你效劳，可是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”

　　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.

　　狼与鹭鸶

　　狼误吞下了一块骨头，十分难受，四处奔走，寻访医生。他遇见了鹭鸶，谈定酬金请他取出骨头，鹭鸶把自我的头伸进狼的喉咙里，叼出了骨头，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答说：“喂，朋友，你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来，难道还不满足，怎样还要讲报酬？”

　　这故事说明，对坏人行善的报酬，就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质。

　　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.

　　画蛇添足

　　古时几个人分一壶酒。他们都想独自喝完那壶酒，所以就定了一个规矩：每人在地上画一条蛇，谁画得最快，这壶酒就归谁。有一个人很快就把蛇画好了。他正打算喝这壶酒时，看见别人都还在忙着画，就决定给蛇再画上几只脚。结果，他的蛇脚还没加完，另一个人已经把蛇画好了。那人一下把酒壶夺了过去，说：“有谁见过长脚的蛇?”。这个故事告诉我们这样的道理：做得过分和做得不够都是不对的。

　　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.

　　狐狸和葡萄

　　饥饿的狐狸看见葡萄架上挂着一串串晶莹剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下来吃，但又

　　摘不到。看了一会儿，无可奈何地走了，他边走边自我安慰自我说：“这葡萄没有熟，肯定

　　是酸的。”

　　这就是说，有些人本事小，做不成事，就借口说时机未成熟。

　　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.

　　掩耳盗铃

　　从前，有一个人想偷邻居门上的铃，可是他明白一碰到铃，铃就会响起来，被人发现。他想啊想，最终他想出一个“妙极”，他把自我的耳朵用东西塞起来，就听不见铃声了。可是当他去偷铃时，铃声仍旧响起来，他被别人当场抓住。

　　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."

　　有一个樵夫来到森林里，要求树给他一跟斧柄，看来他的请求非常谦虚，立刻得到了树的首领的同意。他们决定由平凡而朴素的白杨树来提供所需要的东西。

　　樵夫刚按好斧柄，就开始到处乱砍，森林里最高的树都砍倒了，树林现在察觉大势已去，就小声对衫树说："第一次的让步已失去了一切，如果我们不牺牲我们的小小的邻居，我们自己还可以活无数年呢。"

　　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.

　　印度有一个挑水工，他有两个大罐子，分别挂在肩上的扁担两头。

　　One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.

　　其中一个罐子做工精细，从不漏水，另一个上面则有一道裂缝。

　　At the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

　　每当挑水工回到雇主家时，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.

　　这样过了整整两年，这个挑水工每天挑到雇主家的水仅有一罐半。

　　Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made.

　　当然，那个完好的罐子为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.

　　而那个可怜的有裂缝的罐子却因自身的瑕疵而羞愧不已，为自己只能装一半水而痛苦不堪。

　　After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream.

　　痛苦了两年后，一天，那个有裂缝的罐子在小溪边对挑水工说：

　　"I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you."

　　“我很惭愧，想向你道歉。”

　　"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"

　　“为什么?”挑水工问，“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.

　　“为这两年来只能让你挑回一半的水。因为我身上的这个裂缝，每次你回雇主家的路上，水都在漏，到家时就只剩下半罐了。

　　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.

　　正是我的裂缝，你不得不多挑几次水，这样就浪费了你的部分劳动价值。”罐子说道。

　　The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said,

　　挑水工对这个有裂痕的旧罐子感到很抱歉，他同情地说道：

　　"As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."

　　“当我们返回雇主家时，我希望你能留心路旁那些美丽的花朵。”

　　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`确如此，当他们上山时，这个有裂缝的旧罐子注意到了路旁的野花，它们沐浴在阳光中非常漂亮。

　　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.

　　它感到了一丝快乐，但到雇主家时，它又为自己漏了一半水而难过起来，于是，它再次为自己的失败向挑水工道歉。

　　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?

　　挑水工对罐子说：“你注意到了吗?你这边沿路都有花，而另一边就没有?

　　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缝，我就是利用这一点，在你这侧的路边种上花籽。

　　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，我们从小溪回来时，你就给它们浇了水。

　　For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table.

　　这两年，我就采这些漂亮的花朵来装点雇主的桌子。

　　Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."

　　倘若你不漏水，他就没有这么美丽的鲜花来装饰屋子了。”

　　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。

　　这并不是因为这只兔子可以分成一百份，每人可得一份，而是因为兔子的所有权没有确定。

　　当许多兔子堆积在市场上时，路过的行人之所以看也不看，也不是因为人们不愿意得到兔子，而是因为这种兔子已经有了主人，所有权已经确定。仅就治理天下和国家而言，关键在于制定法令，确定名份。

　　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."

　　魏文侯认为治理国家必须依靠一些人，便问孤卷子：“是否可以信赖有德有才的父亲、儿子、哥哥、弟弟、臣下?”

　　孤卷子一一给予否决并解释说：“尧是有名的闲父，可他的儿子丹珠却遭到流放，舜是有名的孝子，但他的父亲瞽膄却分不清善恶，他的弟弟也特别傲慢;周公是贤人，然而他的哥哥管叔却被他处死;商汤和周武王都属于能臣，他们的君主夏桀和商纣却被他们打翻。把希望寄托在别人身上的人绝不可能实现自己的目的，依赖别人的人也长久不了。君主要想治好国家，只能靠自己。”

　　英文寓言故事篇11

　　半斤八两

　　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，他年轻的时候，就成为一个鼎鼎有名的文学家，他的诗和文章在当时获得极高的评价。可是，当他年纪渐渐大了以后，他的文章不但没有以前写得好了，而且退步不少。他的诗写出来平淡无奇；而且提笔吟握好久，依旧写不出一个字来，偶尔灵感来了；诗写出来了，但文句枯涩，内容平淡得一无可取。于是就有人传说，有一次江淹乘船停在禅灵寺的河边，梦见一个自称叫张景阳的人；向他讨还一匹绸缎，他就从怀中拘出几尺绸缎还他。因此,他的文章以后便不精彩了。又有人传说；有一次江淹在冶亭中睡午觉；梦见一个自称郭璞的人，走到他的身边，向他索笔，对他说：“文通兄，我有一支笔在你那儿已经很久了，现在应该可以还给我了吧!” 江淹听了，就顺手从怀里取出一支五色笔来还他。据说从此以后，江淹就文思枯竭，再也写不出什么好的文章了。

　　其实并不是江淹的才华已经用完了，而是他当官以后，一方面由于政务繁忙，另一方面也由于仕途得意，无需自己动笔，劳心费力，就不再动笔了。久而久之，文章自然会逐渐逊色，缺乏才气。（节选自《应用写作》1995年第8期《但愿“江郎”才不尽》）

　　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，并请教有关的哲学问题。

　　商容告诉他在经过故乡时要下车，老子问道：“这是不是表示不忘记故乡的人?”

　　商容点点头，又说经过高大的老树要小步快走，老子回答说：“你的意思是说一定要尊敬老人?”

　　商容又点点头，然后张开口问道：“我的舌头还在吗?”老子说：“在”。商容又问：“我的牙齿还有吗?”老子说：“没有了。”商容说：“你知道这是什么意思吗?”老子说：“先生想告诉我牙齿因为刚硬而过早夭亡，舌头因柔软而长久存在这个道理吗?”商容说：“对!你已经明白天下的事理。”

　　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

　　男女有别

　　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”比喻把虚幻当作真实的恐惧心理。

　　In Jin Dynasty there was a man named Yue Guang who was fond of drinking alcohol.

　　晋朝有个叫乐(yuè)广的人，爱喝酒。

　　One day, he invited a friend to his house to drink together.

　　一天，他邀请朋友到家里来对斟（zhēn)对饮。

　　Suddenly, his friend saw the reflection of a snack swimming in the goblet.

　　忽然，朋友看见酒杯里有条蛇影在游动。

　　He got so much frightened that he took ill on bed after getting home.

　　他受了惊吓，回去便一病不起。

　　And neither any doctor or any medicine could cure his illness.

　　请医服药，都无起色。

　　Yue Guang came to see him and asked about the cause of his disease.

　　乐广跑来看他，问明起病的缘由。

　　When he got to know the cause, he pulled his friend from the bed immdiately and took him to his house.

　　乐广听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?"

　　他让朋友坐在原处，斟满酒问：“有蛇影吗？”

　　There was still a "snake reflection" in the goblet! Yue casually took away the bow hanging on the wall.

　　杯子里还有“蛇影”！乐广随手取下墙上的弓。

　　This time, the "snake reflection" disappeared.

　　这次，“蛇影”不见了！

　　"So it was the bow reflection that was in the goblet!" His friend at once got well from his illness.

　　“杯子里原来是弓影呀！”朋友的病情顿时好了！

　　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，有位客人为齐王作画。

　　One day, a guest was making drawings for the King of the State of Qi.

　　齐王问他:“你认为画什么东西最难?”

　　The King of Qi asked him: "What do you think is the most difficult thing to draw?"

　　客人回答说:“画狗、画马最难了。”

　　The guest answered: "Dogs and horses are the most difficult to draw."

　　“那么，画什么东西最容易呢?”齐王又问道。

　　"Then what is the easiest thing to draw?" the King of Qi asked again.

　　客人回答说: “画鬼最容易。

　　"Ghosts are the easiest to draw," the guest answered. "

　　因为狗、马人人都知道，天天都看见，所以最难画。

　　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，谁也没有见过，想怎么画就怎么画。

　　As to ghosts, no one has ever seen them, so one can draw them any way one likes.

　　所以最容易画。”

　　Therefore, ghosts are the easiest to draw."

　　英文寓言故事篇20

　　唐代有个读书人，名叫卢生。

　　In the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Lu Sheng.

　　一天，卢生赴京赶考，路过邯郸，住在一家客店里。一个姓吕的道士，也住在这家店里。卢生坐在屋里慨叹自己的穷困不得志，唉声叹气，愁眉苦脸。

　　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.

　　吕道士看见卢生这个样子，便从自己口袋里拿出一个枕头递给卢生，并且对他说:

　　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:

　　“你枕这个枕头睡一觉试试，可能会有好处的。”

　　“Try sleeping with this pillow under your head. It may be good for you.”

　　卢生照着道士的嘱咐去睡觉了。这时候，客店主人正在蒸小米饭，卢生枕着道士的枕头睡着了，做了一个梦。梦中，他娶了清河崔大官的女儿，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.

　　他官运亨通，不断提升，一次上阵杀敌又立了功。这样，他官越做越大，一直做到户部尚书兼御史大夫。

　　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.

　　后来，卢生遭人嫉妒。有人诬陷卢生谋反，皇帝下令抄家问罪。

　　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.

　　过了几年，皇帝又恢复了他的官职。他子孙满堂，继续享受着荣华富贵。晚年，他得了病，医治无效，终于死去.

　　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.

　　卢生一梦醒来，发现自己仍然睡在客店里，吕道士就坐在他的身旁，连店主人蒸的小米饭还没熟呢.

　　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.

　　过去，有个盲人一生下来就是失明的。他从来没有见过太阳，当然不知道太阳究竟是什么样子；

　　But he would like very much to know the shape ofthe sun, so he asked people with good eyes.

　　但是他很想知道太阳的模样。于是，他向眼睛好的人询问。

　　Someone told him:

　　有人告诉他:

　　“The sun is like a copper plate.”

　　“太阳的形状像个铜盘。”

　　The blind man was very glad to hear this.When he returned home, he struck the copper plateand heard a ding-dong sound.

　　盲人听了很高兴，回到家里，敲敲铜盘，发出叮叮当当的声音。

　　Later, when he heard the toll of a bell, he thought it was the sun.

　　后来，偶然听到钟声，他就以为是太阳。

　　Another man told him:

　　又有个人对他说:

　　“The sun can give out light like a candle.”

　　“太阳能发光，就像蜡烛一样。”

　　When the blind man returned home, he touched the candle, and remembered well its shape.

　　盲人回到家里，摸摸蜡烛，牢牢地记住了它的形状。

　　One day, he touched a yue (flute) and said happily:“This is the sun.”

　　有一天，他摸到一支篱，得意洋洋地说:“这是太阳!”

　　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 我与河马

　　河马住在动物园里，我非常喜欢他。他经常去看它，他也经常想我。

　　今天是星期日，是个好天气，我又一次去看望它。在我离开动物园之后，他跟随到我的家。我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。

　　当我唱歌是，它待在水池里，像兔子一样安静。

　　晚上，他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。

　　妈妈要它回家。它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。