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英语寓言小故事15则(中英文对照)
目录
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.
MakingHisMark“刻舟求剑”................................................................................................2ToPulluptheSeedlingstoHelpThemGrow“拔苗助长”.....................................................2PluggingOne’sEarsWhileStealingaBell“掩耳盗铃”..........................................................2TheFoxandtheCrow“狐狸和乌鸦”..................................................................................3DrawaSnakeandAddFeettoIt“画蛇添足”........................................................................3郭氏之墟...................................................................................................................................4老鼠和公牛...............................................................................................................................4男孩和荨麻...............................................................................................................................5鹦鹉和猫...................................................................................................................................6一捆树枝...............................................................................................................................7狼和驴...................................................................................................................................8野猪和狐狸...........................................................................................................................9燕雀处室.............................................................................................................................10山........................................................................................................................................10ASmartTortoise聪明的乌龟............................................................................................11
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1.MakingHisMark“刻舟求剑”
AmanfromthestateofChuwastakingaboatacrossariverwhenhedroppedhisswordintothewatercarelessly.Immediatelyhemadeamarkonthesideoftheboatwherethesworddropped,hopingtofinditlater.Whentheboatstoppedmoving,hewentintothewatertosearchforhisswordattheplacewherehehadmarkedtheboat.Asweknow,theboathadmovedbuttheswordhadnot.Isn’tthisaveryfoolishwaytolookforasword?
楚国有个人坐船渡江时,他不小心把自己的一把宝剑掉落江中。他马上掏出一把小刀,在宝剑落水的船舷上刻上一个记号。船靠岸后,那楚人立即从船上刻记号的地方跳下水去捞取掉落的宝剑。他怎么找得到宝剑呢?船继续行驶,而宝剑却不会再移动。像他这样去找剑,真是太愚蠢可笑了。
2.ToPulluptheSeedlingstoHelpThemGrow“拔苗助长”
Onceuponatime,therewasanoldfarmerwhoplantedaplotofrice.Afterheplantedtheseedlings,everydayhewenttothefieldtowatchtheseedlingsgrow.Hesawtheyoungshootsbreakthroughthesoilandgrowtallereachday,butstill,hethoughttheyweregrowingtooslowly.Eventuallyhegotimpatientwiththeyoungplantsandsuddenlyhehituponanideathatonebyone,hepulleduptheyoungplantsbyhalfaninch.Thenextearlymorning,theyoungmancouldn’twaittocheckhis“achievement”,buthewasheart-brokentoseeallthepulled-upyoungplantsdying.从前,有个农夫,种了稻苗(seedlings)后,便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田时,都发觉那些稻苗长得非常慢。他等得很不耐烦。想了又想,他终于想到一个“最佳方法”,他将稻苗全都拔高了几分。第二天,一早起身,他迫不及待地去稻田看他的“成果”。哪知,却看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。
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3.PluggingOne’sEarsWhileStealingaBell“掩耳盗铃”