8个简短英语小故事-8个简短英语小故事

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The Thirsty Pigeon

口渴的鸽子

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.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

有只鸽子口渴得很难受，

看见画板 上画着一个水瓶，

以为是真的。

他立刻呼呼地猛飞过

去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，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需 的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，

就会身遭不幸。

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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.

Change of habit cannot alter Nature. < /p>

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。

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The Goat and the Goatherd

山羊与牧羊人

A

GOATHERD

had

sought

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

Goatherd

threw

a

stone,

and

breaking

its

horn,

begged

the

Goat not to

tell

his

master.

The

Goat

replied,

you

silly

fellow, the

horn will speak

though I be silent.

Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.

很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。

有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，

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 。

牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人，

山羊说：

“即使我不说，

又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了， 这是十分明显的事实。

”

这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。

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The Miser

守财奴

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 observed his

frequent

visits

to

the

spot

and

decided

to

watch

his

movements.

He

soon discovered the

secret

of the

hidden

treasure, and

digging

down,

came

to

the

lump

of

gold,

and

stole

it.

The

Miser,

on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his

hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him

overcome

with

grief and

learning

the

cause,

said,

do

not

grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole,

and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you

quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had

it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it.

有个 守财奴变卖了他所有的家产，换回了金块，并秘密地埋在一

个地方。他每天走去看

看他的宝藏。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

现洞中的金块没有了，

便捶胸痛哭。

有个人见他如此悲痛，问明原因

后，

说道：

“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

< /p>

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。

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