超简单的英语小故事
二十六个26个字母A Good Boy
Little Roben asked his mother for two cents. What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
一gave it to a poor old woman." he answered.
"You're a good boy." said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so
interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who lls the candy."
好孩子
小罗们特向妈妈要两分钱.
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?
“找给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说。“你真是个好孩了,”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两
分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?’
因为她是个卖糖果的。”
The Thirsty Pigeon 饥渴的鸽
A PIGEON, oppresd 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 herlf terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the
ground, and was caught by one of the hystan山rs.
Zeal should not outrun discretion
有只鸽子口渴得很难受,看见画板上几画着一个水瓶,以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去
不料一头碰掩在画板上,折断了翅膀,摔在地上,被人轻易地捉住了.
这是说,有些人想急于得到所斋的东西,一时冲动,草率从事,就会身遭不幸。
vcamThe Raven and the Swan乌鸦和大鹅
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to cure for himlf the same beautiful plumage. Supposing
that the Swan's splendid white color aro 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 chang
e their
color, while through want of food he perished.
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡。羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕。
于是,他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛,来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛,不但一点都没洗白,反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。
这故事是说.人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变.
The Goat and the Goatherd ti山羊与牧羊人
A goatherd had sough to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his
horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goathcrd threw a stone,
and tweaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied. "Why, you silly
fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent."
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot he hid.
很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里.有一只山羊不知it吃什么好东西,单独落在后面.牧羊人
拿起一块石头扔了过去,正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓M请求山羊不要告诉主人.山
hgnc羊说:“即使找不说.又怎能隐瞒卜去昵?找的角已断了.这是十分明显的事实。”
这故事说明.明显的罪状是无法险眺的。
The Mir守则奴
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold. which he buried in a hole in the ground
by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen obrved his frequent
strike
visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the cret of the hidden
treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Mir, on his next visit.
found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor. eing
詹姆斯布朗特him overcome with grief and learning the cau, said. "Pray do not grieve so: but go and take a
amp
stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the
same rvice; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest u of it.
有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产,换网了金块,并秘密地埋在一个地方。他t天走去行行
他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察,知道了真情,趁他走后.挖出金块拿走了。守
财奴再来时,发现洞的金块没有了,便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛,问明原因后,说:“喂,朋友,别再难过了,那块金子虽是你买来的,但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一块
戴尔国际少儿英语石头来,代替金块放在洞里,只要你心里想着那是块金子,你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有真
正的金块效果没什么不同。依我之见,你拥有那金块时,也从没用过。”
这故事说明,一切财物如不使用等于没有。
The Wolf and the Lamb狼与小羊
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to
find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolfs right to eat him. He thus addresd him:"Sirrah,
美国大选2016last year you grossly insulted me." 'Indeed." bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "1 was
not then born." Then said the Wolf,"You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I
have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the
Lamb, 'I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon
which the Wolf ized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though
you refute every one of my imputations."
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
一只小羊在河边喝水,狼见到后,便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到_L游,恶
狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了,使他喝不到洁水。小羊回答说,他仅仅站在河边喝水,并且
又在下游,根本不可能把上游的水搅浑。狼见此计不成,又说通:“我父亲去年被你骂过。”少儿英语单词大全
小羊说,那时他还没有出生。狠对他说:“不管你怎样辩解,反正我不会放过你。”
walt disney这说明,对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。
The Bat and the Weals蝙蚜与黄鼠狼
A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weal pleaded to be spared his life. The