寓言故事英文

篇一：英语寓言故事带翻译

英语寓言故事带翻译

一、站在屋顶的小山羊与狼

Standing on the roof of a small goat and the Wolf

Kid standing on the roof and saw the Wolf walked through the bottom and then abuse him, and laughed at him. The Wolf said, "oh, buddy, scold me is not you, but your terrain."

This story to illustrate, dili and cat often give a person the courage to fight against the strong.

翻译：站在屋顶的小山羊与狼

小山羊站在屋顶上，看见狼从底下走过，便谩骂他，嘲笑他。狼说道：“啊，伙计，骂 我的不是你，而是你所处的地势。”

这故事说明，地利与天机常常给人勇气去与强者抗争。

二、狗和狼

The simple English fable：The dog and the wolf

A wolf was almost dead with hunger. A house-dog saw him, and asked, "Friend, your irregular life will soon ruin you."Why don't you work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly?"

"I would have no objection," said the wolf, "if I could only get a place." "I will help you," said the dog. "Come with me to my master, and you shall share my work."

So the wolf and the dog went to the town together.On the way the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog's neck.

He felt quite surprised, and asked him why it was like that? １

"Oh, it is nothing," said the dog. "Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up. You will soon get used to it."

"Is that the only reason?" said the wolf. "Then good-bye to you, my friend. I would rather be free."

翻译：狗和狼

一只狼快要饿死了，一只狗看见后问他：“你现在的无规律的生活一定会毁掉你，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢?”

狼说：“如果我有个地方住，我没有意见。”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去，我们一起工作。”于是狼和狗一起回到了村子。

在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。

“噢，没有什么，”狗说，“我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。”“就是因为这个原因吗?”狼说道，“那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选择自由。”

狗和狼寓意: 自由比安乐更重要。

三、亡羊补牢

Better late than never

Once upon a time there lived a nomadic, raise dozens of sheep, grazing during the day, night into a with straw and wooden objects inside the shelter.

One morning, the herdsmen to the sheep, found little a sheep. Original pen broke a hole, night Wolf out of the hole drilled to come in, put a sheep diao away.

Neighbor advised him said: "the sheepfold quickly repaired, the hole plug."

He said: "the sheep have been lost, but also to repair the sheep pen do?" Didn't accept his neighbor's kind advice.２

The next morning, he went to sheep and found a sheep was missing. Originally the Wolf from the inside of the hole into the sheepfold, and walked a sheep diao.

The herdsmen regret not to recognize directly by the neighbor's advice, to take timely remedial measures. So he quickly plug that hole, again from the overall reinforcement, firmly and mend the sheepfold.

Since then, the sheep herders have never been Wolf diao has come.

Herdsmen's story tells us: make a mistake, suffer setbacks, it is a common phenomenon. As long as can learn seriously, to take remedial measures in time, can avoid continue to make mistakes, suffer greater losses.

翻译：亡羊补牢

从前有一个牧民，养了几十只羊，白天放牧，晚上赶进一个用柴草和木桩等物围起来的羊圈内。

一天早晨，这个牧民去放羊，发现羊少了一只。原来羊圈破了个窟窿，夜间有狼从窟窿里钻了进来，把一只羊叼走了。

邻居劝告他说：“赶快把羊圈修一修，堵上那个窟窿吧。”

他说：“羊已经丢了，还去修羊圈干什么呢？”没有接受邻居的好心劝告。

第二天早上，他去放羊，发现又少了一只羊。原来狼又从窟窿里钻进羊圈，又叼走了一只羊。

这位牧民很后悔没有认直接受邻居的劝告，去及时采取补救措施。于是，他赶紧堵上那个窟窿，又从整体进行加固，把羊圈修得牢牢实实的。

从此，这个牧民的羊就再也没有被野狼叼走过了。

牧民的故事告诉我们：犯了错误，遭到挫折，这是常见的现象。只要能认真吸取教训，及时采取补救措施，就可以避免继续犯错误，遭受更大的损失。

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篇二：寓言故事 英文阅读

B

Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party instead.

While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(凭证) in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet(床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game. It’s the following riddle…” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.

When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way. 56. The two girls and John were in the same _________. A. group B. family C. team D. class 57. John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage.

A. far

B. poor

C. rich

D. small

58. How did John get the prize during the party? A. By helping others.

B. By asking for help.

C. By getting good grades in study. D. By winning the math game. 59. John _________ with the shopping certificate after the party. A. watched a basketball match B. saw a movie C. bought something to wear D. made a phone call 60. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage? A. John wasn’t good at math.

B. The two girls helped John in a proper way.

C. The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize.D. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party.

C

Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.

More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 马拉维 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use

bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world. If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost. Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town. 28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

()58. In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere. A. carsB. bikes C. trains D. buses

()59. The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s________. A. on the side of the road B. popular and heavy C. all over the countryD. cheap and easy

()60. From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________. A. going shopping is easy B. making boats is difficult C. riding a bike taxi is cheap D. carrying heavy people is interesting ()61. The best title of the passage may be “________ ” . A. Bike RidersB. A Special Country C. Bike Taxis D. A Cheap Journey

The Magic Medicine

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.

“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”

The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineralfrom the Kun Lun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”

At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.

注释

1.monster怪物obey遵守mineral矿物princess公主

2.When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,她吃了你们的药之后一定要长成正常的个头还要长出头发和牙齿来。

3.The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order.医生们觉得这不可能做到，但又不敢违背国王的旨意。

4.The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years.山上的雪每六年才融化一次。

1.Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______. A.toothlessB.hairless C.unusual D.small

2.The doctors would be beaten if ______.

A.the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine B.they refused to obey the king’s order C.the baby daughter grew to the right size D.the baby daughter became a monster

3.The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.

A.they needed a lot of different plants B.they need a lot of different minerals

C.this would give the baby time to grow up

D.they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time 4.The doctors thought it impossible ______. A.for them to change the king’s order

B.for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years C.for the small baby to drink the medicine

D.for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once 5.______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents. A.Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl B.If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C.Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine D.If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later

A long time age, the monkey and the turtlewere good friends. One day, they saw a fallen banana tree and decided to plant it. They divided the tree into two parts. The monkey took the part with leaves, thinking that it would grow faster, then they went home and planted it.Many days passed, the monkey’s plant died but the turtle’s grew well and produced fruit. When the fruit was ripethe turtle asked the monkey to share it with him. The monkey climbed up the tree and ate all the fruit. So the turtle got angry. He found some sharp sticks and put them round the tree. When the monkey came down, he hurt himself. The turtle laughed and hid himself under a big shell. The monkey took the sharp sticks from his body. He sat on the big shell and the turtle pulled his tail. The monkey got very angry and caught the turtle.

“I’ll cut you into pieces.” Said the monkey. “Good, so there will be many turtles.”

“No, I’ll put you into the fire.”“That’s better, my skin will be red.” “No, I’ll throw you into the river.” “No,” said the turtle, “I’ll die.” The monkey threw the turtle into the river, and the turtles swam happily. 注释

1.turtle海龟divide分ripe成熟

2.The monkey took the part with leaves, thinking that it would grow faster, then they went home and planted it.猴子拿了有叶子的部分，心想一定长得更快，于是就回家栽了。

3.That’s better, my skin will be red.那更好，我的皮肤就会变成红色了。 1.Before the monkey and the turtle planted the tree, they ______. A.cut all the leaves off

B.cut it into an upper and a lower part C.cut it apart along the trunk

D.pulled it apart and each shared half of the roots 2.The turtle’s plant grew well because ______. A.he was in fact clever B.he worked harder

C.the monkey was cleverD.the monkey did not work 3.When the fruits ripened, the monkey came and ______. A.shared them with the turtle

B.admired the turtle for his success C.left nothing for the turtle D.ate up the bananas and went off

4.The monkey took advantage() of the turtle because he ______. A.knew he was right

B.knew the turtle liked him

C.thought the turtle wouldn’t mind

D.thought he was cleverer than the turtle

5.Which of these words would you use to describe the monkey? A.selfish B.simple—minded

C.honest D.short—tempered()

篇三：中英文寓言小故事

英语读物

一

Jonesie The Great Lion Hunter

A small village was troubled by a man-eating lion. So its leaders sent a message to the great hunter, Jonesie, to come and kill the beast.

For several nights the hunter lay in wait for the lion, but it never appeared. Finally, he told the village chief to kill a cow and give him its hide. Draping the skin over his shoulders, he went to the pasture to wait for the lion.

In the middle of the night, the villagers woke to the sound of blood-curdling shrieks coming from the pasture. As they carefully approached, they saw the hunter on the ground, groaning in pain. There was no sign of the lion.

"What happened, Jonesie? Where is the lion?" asked the chief. "Forget the damn lion!" he howled. "Which one of you idiots let the bull loose?" 伟大的猎手Jonesie 有个小村庄正为一只吃人的狮子而烦恼。于是，村长派人去请伟大的猎手Jonesie来杀死这只野兽。

猎手躺着等了几个晚上，但狮子一直没有出现。最后，他要求村长杀只羊然后把头皮给他。把羊皮披在身上后，猎人到草原上去等狮子。 半夜，村民被从草原传来的声嘶力竭的尖叫声惊醒。

他们小心地靠近后，看到猎手正躺在草地上痛苦地呻吟。没有狮子出没的蛛丝马迹。 “Jonesie，怎么了？狮子在哪？”村长问。 “哪有狮子！”猎人怒吼道，“哪个傻瓜把公牛放出来了？ 二

Weather Predict

A film crew was on location deep in the desert. One day an old Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow rain." The next day it rained.

A week later, the Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow storm." The next day there was a hailstorm.

"This Indian is incredible," said the director. He told his secretary to hire the Indian to predict the weather.

However, after several successful predictions, the old Indian didn't show up for two weeks. Finally the director sent for him. "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow," said the director, "and I'm depending on you. What will the weather be like?" The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know," he said. "Radio is broken."

天气预报

一个电影摄制组在沙漠深处工作.一天,一个印度老人到导演跟前告诉导演说"明天下雨."第二天果然下雨了.

一周后,印度人又来告诉导演说,"明天有风暴."果然,第二天下了雹暴. "印度人真神,"导演说.他告诉秘书雇佣该印度人来预报天气.

几次预报都很成功.然后,接下来的两周,印度人不见了.

最后,导演派人去把他叫来了."我明天必须拍一个很大的场景,"导演说,"这得靠你了.明天天气如何啊?"

印度人耸了耸肩."我不知道,"印度人说,"收音机坏了."

三

There was once a farmer who had a fine olive（橄榄树） orchard（果园） . He was very hardworking, and the farm always prospered under his care. But he knew that his three sons despised（轻视，看不起） the farm work, and were eager to make wealth, trough adventure.

When the farmer was old, and felt that his time had come to die, he called the three sons to him and said, "My sons, there is a pot of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it."

The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden; but he would tell them nothing more.

After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.

They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other, round the tree-roots and between them. But no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering（漫游，闲逛）in his wits. The three sons were bitterly disappointed to have all their work for nothing.

The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when it was sold, it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.

And when they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant when he said, "There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it."

从前有一个农民，他有一座漂亮的橄榄园。他非常勤劳，而且农场在他的照管下蒸蒸日上。可他知道自己的三个儿子瞧不起农活，都迫不及待的想通过冒险发家致富。

这个农民上了年岁，感到死期快要来临时，将三个儿子叫到身边说：“儿子们，橄榄园里藏有一罐金子。你们想要，就去挖吧。”

儿子们想让父亲告诉他们金子藏在果园的那一块地方，可他什么也没再给他们说。 那个农民死后，三个儿子就开始挖地，想找到那罐金子；因为他们不知道金子藏在什么地方，所以他们一致同意排成一行从果园的一头开始挖起，知道其中一人挖到金子为止.

他们挖啊挖，从果园的一头一直挖到了另一头，果树周围和果树之间也都挖到了，可还是没有找到那罐金子。看来一定是有人已经把那罐金子头走了，要么就是他们的父亲一直在异想天开。三个儿子对他们白干了一场，感到大失所望。

到了第二年的橄榄季节，果园里的橄榄树接出的果子比以往的都多；卖完果子后，三个儿子赚了整整一罐金子。

他们从果园里得到这么多钱后，突然明白了聪明的父亲所说的“果园里藏有金子，想要就去挖吧”这句话的含义。

四

The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. It was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. Whathappened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict

itself people went onworking and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on. America's War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern

influx of nations. One was Canada, which received its first large

English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomer -- the United States -- based itself squarely on republican principles.

Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament.

美国革命 美国革命其实并不算是一场革命，因为它并未导致完全的和彻底的变化。 这

次革命并不是对政治和社会框架的一次突然和猛烈的颠覆，象后来在已经是独立国家的法国 和俄国所爆发的革命那样。

革命带来了重大的变化，但并非翻天覆地，所发生的只是进化 的加速，而不是一场彻底的革命；在冲突期间，人们仍然上班、做礼拜、结婚、玩耍。 多数人并没有受到实际战斗的严重影响。 许多较闭塞的社区对这场战争几乎一无所知。美国 独立战争宣布了三个现代国家的诞生，其中一个是加拿大。

加拿大的第一大批讲英语的流 入人口来自于成千上万英王的效忠者， 这些人从美国逃到了加拿大。 另一个国家是澳大利 亚，因为美国不再是容纳罪犯和欠债者的国度了，澳大利亚就变成了一个惩治罪犯的殖民地(注：独立战争前，英国政府将罪犯流放到美国)。 第三个国家就是美国，它完全建立在共和原则基础

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