英语寓言故事1

　　Fatherhadafamilyofsonswhowereperpetuallyquarrellingamongthemselves。whenhefailedtohealtheirdisputesbyhisexhortations，hedeterminedtogivethemapracticalillustrationoftheevilsofdisunion；andforthispurposeheonedaytoldthemtobringhimabundleofsticks。whentheyhaddoneso，heplacedthefaggotintothehandsofeachoftheminsuccession，andorderedthemtobreakitinpieces。theyeachtriedwithalltheirstrength，andwerenotabletodoit。

　　Henextunclosedthefaggot，andtookthesticksseparately，onebyone，andagainputthemintotheirhands，onwhichtheybrokethemeasily。Hethenaddressedtheminthesewords："mysons，ifyouareofonemind，andunitetoassisteachother，youwillbeasthisfaggot，uninjuredbyalltheattemptsofyourenemies；butifyouaredividedamongyourselves，youwillbebrokenaseasilyasthesesticks。"

英语寓言故事2

　　toforgiveistosetaprisonerfreeanddiscovertheprisonerwasyou.

　　原谅就是释放囚徒，然后发现那囚徒不是别人，正是自己。

　　onceuponatimetherelivedawomanwhohadabadtemper.Shescreamedatandscoldedeveryonearoundher.Formostofherlifeshebelievedthefieryrageinsideherwaseveryoneelse’sfault.

　　从前有个脾气很坏的女人，她总是对着身边的人大嚷大叫，认为她生气都是因为别人的错。

　　ShewenttoseeawellrespectedBuddhistmonktoaskforadvice.themonktoldhertotakealargeclayjugfromhiskitchen,fillitwithwater,andstandoutsideonthesidewalkinfrontofhishouse.“it’shotoutside,andthat’sabusysidewalkwithlotsofpedestrians,”themonktoldherashepointedoutthefrontwindowofhishouse.“whenapedestrianpasses,youmustofferthemaglassofwater.Dothisuntilthereisnorageleftinsideyou.”

　　于是，她去向一个德高望重的高僧寻求建议。高僧让她从厨房取了一个很大的装满水的陶壶，提着站在外面的人行道上。“外面很热，行人很多。”高僧指着窗户外说，“每一个行人经过你身边时，你都要给他们一杯水，直到你心中没有怒火为止。”

　　Soshestoodoutsidewithawaterjugandservedwatertopedestrianseverydayforthenextseveralweeks.andeverymorningsheaskedherselfifragestillpulsedthroughherveins.andeverymorningtheanswerwas,“yes.”Soshecontinuedservingwater.Untilthisafternoonwhenaburlymanwalkedup,snatchedthewaterjugoutofherhand,drankdirectlyoutofit,andthentossedthejugonthegroundashecontinuedonhisway.

　　所以在接下来的几周里，她都拿着陶壶站在外面，给过往行人提供水。每天，她都问自己：自己是否还有怒气，而每天她的回答都是肯定的。于是她继续这样做着，直到有一天下午，一个粗鲁的男人走过来，一把从她手里抢过陶壶，一口气喝完了里面的水，把壶扔再地上，径直离开。

　　theragewithinthewomanskyrocketedintoanirrepressiblefit.Unabletocontainherself,shepicked-uptheclayjugoffthegroundand,withallhermight,threwitattheburlymanashewalkedaway.itwasadirecthit.thejugshatteredintopiecesoverthebackofhisheadandhefelltotheground,unconsciousandbleeding.

　　女人怒火中烧，终于抑制不住怒气发作起来。她捡起地上的陶壶，用尽全力掷向那个男人。陶壶直接命中了男人的头部，碎成一片一片，男人也倒地昏迷流血不止。

　　asthewoman’sragesubsided,sherealizedthemagnitudeofwhatshehaddoneandbegantocry.Sheusedapayphonetocall911andreporttheincident.anambulanceandtwopolicecarsarrivedatthescenemomentslater.astheemtsstrappedtheburlymanintoastretcher,thepolicehandcuffedhisarmsandlegstothestretcher.thenoneofthepoliceofficerswalkedovertothewoman,whowasstillcrying,andsaid,“thecityowesyouabig‘thankyou.’thatmanhasbeenonourmostwantedlistforoverayearnow.Heisaprimarysuspectinmultiplemurdercasesandviolentrobberies.”

　　女人怒气平息了，同时也意识到自己犯了一个多么大的错，于是哭了起来。她用公用电话叫了911，报告了这起事故。不久，一辆救护车和两个警察来到现场。救护车把男人抬上了担架，同时警察也拷上了那名男子的手脚。然后其中一个警察走到哭泣的女人身边说：“这个城市欠你一声谢谢。”那个男人是一年多来我们最想抓到的'罪犯。他犯了很多抢劫杀人的勾当。

　　themoralofthestoryisthatwesimplydon’tknow.wewanttobelievethatifwecompletelyridourselvesofourinnerdarknessthenwewillalwaysmaketherightchoices,andbeofservicetoourselvesandthosearoundus.Butlifeisn’tsolinearandpredicable.Sometimesourdarknessinadvertentlyleadsustodothingsthatimpacttheworldinapositiveway,justasourunconditionallovesometimesforcesustooverlookthecriminalstandingbeforeus.

　　这个故事的寓意是我们无法简单得知的。我们总是愿意相信当我们完全摆脱内心的黑暗后我们能做出对的选择，对我们自己和身边的人都有好处。但是生活并不是这么线性及可预测的。有时我们内心的黑暗会毫无预警地指引我们去做一些影响世界的积极的事，就像我们无条件的爱时常会让我们忽略那些发生在我们面前的罪恶。

英语寓言故事3

　　alabourer'slittlesonwasbittenbyasnakeanddiedofthewound.

　　thefatherwasbesidehimselfwithgrief,andinhisangeragainstthesnakethecaughtupanaxeandwentandstoodclosetothesnake'shole,andwatchedforachanceofkillingit.

　　presentlythesnakecomeout,andthemanaimedablowatit,butonlysucceededincuttingofthetipofitstailbeforeitwriggledinagain.Hethentriedtogetittocomeoutasecondtime,pretendingthathewishedtomakeupthequarrel.

　　Butthesnakesaid,“icanneverbeyourfriendbecauseofmylosttail,noryouminebecauseofyourlostchild.”

　　injuriesareneverforgotteninthepresenceofthosewhocausedthem.

英语寓言故事4

　　狮子和小老鼠

　　onceuponatimetherelivedalioninaforest。onedayafteraheavymeal，itwassleepingunderatree。afterawhile，therecameamouseanditstartedtoplayonthelion。

　　从前，有一只狮子住在森林里。有一天，它在饱餐一顿之后，在一棵树下休息。过了一会儿，来了一只小老鼠，它跑到了狮子身上玩耍。

　　Suddenlytheliongotupwithangerandlookedforthosewhodisturbeditsnicesleep。thenitsawasmallmousestanding，tremblingwithfear。thelionjumpedonitandstartedtokillit。

　　突然，狮子醒了，它非常生气地看着这个打扰了自己美梦的小老鼠。它看到这个小老鼠害怕得站在那里颤抖着。狮子跳了起来，想要吃掉它。

　　themouserequestedtheliontoforgiveit。thelionfeltpityandleftit。themouseranaway。

　　小老鼠请求狮子原谅它，狮子起了怜悯之心，于是就走了。小老鼠跑走了。

　　onanotherday，thelionwascaughtinanetbyahunter。themousecamethereandcutthenet。thusitescaped。

　　又是一天，狮子被一个猎人用网抓住了。老鼠过去帮它把网弄开了。狮子逃了出来。

　　thereafter，themouseandthelionbecamefriends。theylivedhappilyintheforestafterwards。

　　从此以后，狮子和老鼠成了好朋友，它们快乐地一起生活在森林里。

　　moral：afriendinneedisafriendindeed。

　　俗语：患难见真情。

英语寓言故事5

　　原文：

　　indaysofyore,amightyrunmblingwasheardinamountain.itwassaidtobeinlabor,andmultitudesflockedtogether,fromfarandnear,toseewhatitwouldproduce.afterlongexpectationandmanywiseconjecturesfromtheby-standers--outpoppedamouse!

　　thestoryappliesthosemagnificentpromisesendinapaltryperformance.

　　译文：

　　古时候，在一座山里发出了一阵隆隆巨响，据说这是大山要临产了。人群从四面八方聚集起来，观看大山会生出什么后代。大家企盼了许久，并且作了许多聪明的推测，结果从那里跳出一只老鼠。

　　这个故事说的是，雷声大，雨点小。

　　词汇：

　　indaysofyore古时候

　　inlabor临产

　　multitudesflockedtogether人群聚集

　　by-standers旁观者

　　outpopped跳出

　　paltry微不足道的'

英语寓言故事6

　　Longlongago,severalpeoplehadajarofwineamongthemandallofthemwantedtodrinkitbyhimself.Sotheysetarulethateveryonewoulddrawasnakeonthegroundandthemanwhofinishedfirstwouldhavethewine.onemanfinishedhissnakeverysoonandhewasabouttodrinkthewinewhenhesawtheotherswerestillbusydrawing,sohedecidedtodrawthefeettothesnake.However,beforehecouldfinishthefeet,anothermanfinishedandgrabbedthejarfromhim,saying,"whohaseverseenasnakewithfeet?"thestoryof"Drawasnakeandaddfeettoit."tellsusgoingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough.amanfromthestateofChuwastakingaboatacrossariverwhenhedroppedhisswordintothewatercarelessly.immediatelyhemadeamarkonthesideoftheboatwherethesworddropped,hopingtofinditlater.whentheboatstoppedmoving,hewentintothewatertosearchforhisswordattheplacewherehehadmarkedtheboat.asweknow,theboathadmovedbuttheswordhadnot.isn'tthisaveryfoolishwaytolookforasword?onedayacrowstoodonabranchnearhisnestandfeltveryhappywiththemeatinhismouth.atthattime,afoxsawthecrowwiththemeat,soheswallowedandeagerlythoughtofaplantogetthemeat.However,whateverthefoxsaidtothecrow,thecrowjustkeptsilent.Untilthefoxthoughthighlyofthecrow'sbeautifulvoice,thecrowfeltflatteredandopenedhismouthtosing.assoonasthemeatfelldowntotheground,thefoxtookthemeatandwentintohishole.onceuponatime,therewasamanwhowantedtostealhisneighbor'sdoorbell.However,heknewclearlythatthebellwouldringandcatchtheotherpeople'sattentionaslongashetouchedthebell.Sohethoughthardandsuddenlyhitonaclever"idea".Hepluggedhisearswithsomething,thinkingthateverythingwouldgowellwhenhestolethebell.Unfortunatelytohisdisappointment,thebellstillrangloudlyandhewascaughtonthespotasathief.

英语寓言故事7

　　indaysofyore,amightyrunmblingwasheardinamountain.itwassaidtobeinlabor,andmultitudesflockedtogether,fromfarandnear,toseewhatitwouldproduce.afterlongexpectationandmanywiseconjecturesfromtheby-standers--outpoppedamouse!thestoryappliesthosemagnificentpromisesendinapaltryperformance.

英语寓言故事8

　　once,theKingoftheStateofwuwantedtoinvadetheStateofChu.

　　theKingofwuwarnedhisministers:"ifanyoneshoulddaretodissuade1mefrominvadingChuagain,iwillputhimtodeath."

　　oneyounghanger-onofhiswantedtodissuadehimbutdidn'tdare.Hecarriedaslingshot,andforthreeconsecutive2dayspacedupanddownintheKing'sbackgarden.thedewwettedhisclothesallthrough.

　　oneday,theKingofwucalledhim:"thedewhaswettedyourclothestosuchastate.whyshouldyoubearsuchhardship?"

　　theyoungmanreplied:"thereisacicadaonatreeinthisgarden.thecicadaishighabove,chirping3leisurely4andtakinginthedewfreely,notknowingthatamantis5isrightbehindit.themantis,pressingitsbodycloseinaconcealed6place,isintentoncatching7thecicada,notknowingthatasiskinishidingrightbehindit.thesiskinisstretchingoutitsnecktopeckatthemantis,notknowingthatamancarryingaslingshotisunderit.thesethreesmallcreaturesmakeeveryeffortonlytogetthebenefitbeforethembutignoreentirely8thedisasterbehind."

　　Havingheardtheyoungman'swords,theKingofwusuddenlysawthelightandsaid:"whatyousaidisright!"

　　Consequently,theKingofwudroppedhisplantoinvadetheStateofChu.

　　一次，吴王要进攻楚国。

　　吴王警告他的大臣们说：“有谁再敢来劝阻我进攻楚国，我就处死他。”

　　吴王的门客中有一个年青人，想去劝阻但又不敢。他怀里揣着弹弓，一连三个早晨在吴工的后花园里徘徊，露水湿透了他的衣服。

　　一天，吴王叫住他：“露水把你的衣服湿成这个样子，你何必吃这个苦呢?”

　　年青人回答说：“这个园子里，有一棵树，树上有一只蝉。蝉高高在上，悠闲地叫着，自由自在地吸着露水，却不知道有一只蝗螂在它身后呢!蝗螂把身子紧紧地贴在隐蔽的.地方，只想去捕蝉，却不知道有一只黄雀早已躲在它的身后呢!黄雀正伸长了脖子想去啄蝗螂，却不知道在它下面正有人拿着弹弓呢!这三只小生物，只是力求得到它们眼前的利益，却全不管它们身后隐伏着祸患啊!”

　　吴王听了年青人的话后，恍然大悟说：“你说得好啊!”

　　于是，吴王就不再进攻楚国了。

英语寓言故事9

　　theCitymouseandtheCountrymouse

　　oncethereweretwomice.theywerefriends.onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.aftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."

　　SotheCitymousewent.theCitymousesaid,"thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.

　　Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."

　　theCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.itwasaverygoodhouse.nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.theCitymousecried,"Run!Run!thecatiscoming!"theyranawayquicklyandhid.

　　aftersometimetheycameout.whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"idonotlikelivinginthecity.ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."

英语寓言故事10

　　awoLFwhohadabonestuckinhisthroathiredaCrane,foralargesum,toputherheadintohismouthanddrawoutthebone.whentheCranehadextractedtheboneanddemandedthepromisedpayment,thewolf,grinningandgrindinghisteeth,exclaimed:"why,youhavesurelyalreadyhadasufficientrecompense,inhavingbeenpermittedtodrawoutyourheadinsafetyfromthemouthandjawsofawolf."inservingthewicked,expectnothereward,andbethankfulifyouescapeinjuryforyourpains.

英语寓言故事11

　　onedayanopossumwhohadgonetosleephangingfromthehighestbranchofatreebythetail,awokeandsawalargeSnakewoundaboutthelimb,betweenhimandthetrunkofthetree.

　　"ifiholdon,"hesaidtohimself,"ishallbeswallowed;ifiletgoishallbreakmyneck."

　　Butsuddenlyhebethoughthimselftodissemble."myperfectedfriend,"hesaid,"myparentalinstinctrecognisesinyouanobleevidenceandillustrationofthetheoryofdevelopment.YouaretheopossumoftheFuture,theultimateFittestSurvivorofourspecies,theriperesultofprogressiveprehensility-alltail!"

　　ButtheSnake,proudofhisancienteminenceinScripturalhistory,wasstrictlyorthodox,anddidnotacceptthescientificview.

英语寓言故事12

　　SeVentY-FiVemenpresentedthemselvesbeforethepresidentoftheHumaneSocietyanddemandedthegreatgoldmedalforlife-saving.

　　"why,yes,"saidthepresident;"bydiligenteffortsomanymenmusthavesavedaconsiderablenumberoflives.Howmanydidyousave?"

　　"Seventy-five,sir,"repliedtheirSpokesman."ah,yes,thatisoneeach-verygoodwork-verygoodwork,indeed,"thepresidentsaid."YoushallnotonlyhavetheSociety'sgreatgoldmedal,butitsrecommendationforemploymentatthevariouslife-boatstationsalongthecoast.Buthowdidyousavesomanylives?"

　　theSpokesmanofthemenreplied:

　　"weareofficersofthelaw,andhavejustreturnedfromthepursuitoftwomurderousoutlaws."

英语寓言故事13

　　英语寓言故事：一颗小苹果树(中英对照)

　　amanwalkinginthenightslippedfromarock.afraidthathewouldfalldownthousandsoffeet,becauseheknewthatplacewasaverydeepvalley,hetookholdofabranchthatwashangingovertherock.inthenightallhecoulsseewasabottomlessabyss.Heshouted,hisownshoutreflectedback--therewasnobodytohear.

　　Youcanimaginethatmanandhiswholenightofscare.everymomenttherewasdeath,hishandswerebecomingcold,hewaslosinghisgrip......andasthesuncameouthelookeddownandhelaughed.therewasnoabyss.Justsixinchesdowntherewasarock.Hecouldhaverestedthewholenight,sleptwell---therockwasbigenough---butthewholenightwasanightmare.

　　Fearisonlysixinchesdeep.nowitisuptoyouwhetheryouwanttogoonclingtothebranchandturnyourlifeintoanightmare,orwhetheryouwouldlovetoleavethebranchandstandonyourfeet.

　　thereisnothingtofear.

　　一个人在赶夜路时，突然从岩石上跌了下去，吓得他赶紧抓住了岩石上的树枝，因为他知道这一带有个深谷，一不小心就会跌入上千英尺的深渊。一晚上，他唯一能看到的就是深不见底的峡谷。他大呼救命，但只听到了自己的回音---没有人能听到他呼救。

　　你可以想象一下他的处境和整晚的`恐惧。死神随时都可能降临。他的手开始发凉，渐渐地抓不住了...当太阳升起的时候，他朝下看了看，笑了。下面压根就没有什么深渊。在他下方六英尺的地方有一块大石头。岩石那么大，他本可以在那儿休息一个晚上，美美的睡上一觉，但昨晚他却在梦魇中度过。

　　恐惧只是六英尺的距离而已。接下来，到了你做决定的时候了：你是想要继续抓着树枝过梦魇一般的生活，还是更喜欢把手从树枝上松开，双脚着地？

　　真的没有什么好害怕的。

英语寓言故事14

　　theswallowsandsparrowsareverypleasedtofindaplaceontheroofofthehallfortheirnests.

　　themotherbirdsarefeedingtheirbabieswithpleasure,whichassumesasceneofpeaceandharmony.

　　Buttheyhaveneverthoughtofthefollowingscene:thechimneyatthetopofthekitchenmightbreak,thefiremightleapuptotheroofandtheburningpurlingmightdestroytheirnests.

　　Butthoseswallowsandsparrowsareunmindfulofthecomingdisaster.

　　theygoonwiththeirsuperficialhappinessbroughtbypeaceandcalm.

英语寓言故事15

　　英语寓言故事themilkmaidandherpail

　　themilkmaidandherpail

　　themilkmaidandherpail

　　amilkmaidwasgoingtothemarket.Shecarriedhermilkinapailonherhead.

　　asshewentalongshebegancalculatingwhatshewouldbuyaftershehadsoldthemilk.

　　"i'llbuyanewdress,andwhenigototheball,alltheyoungmenwilldancewithme!"

　　asshespokeshetossedherheadback.thepailimmediatelyfelloffherhead,andallthemilkwasspilt.

　　thegirlwentbackwithoutanything.Shefeltverysad."ah,mychild,"saidhermother."Donotcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched."

　　挤牛奶的姑娘

　　●一个农家挤奶姑娘头顶着一桶牛奶,前往集市。

　　●走了一会儿,她开始算计起卖完牛奶后要买的东西:“我要买一身新衣服,好去参加舞会,年轻的'小伙子都会邀请我跳舞。”

　　●想到这里,她真地摇起头来,牛奶桶随之倾倒在地,牛奶都流了出去。

　　●女孩很伤心,两手空空地回到家里,母亲对她说:“我的孩子,不要过早地打如意算盘。”

　　寓意:不要过早地打如意算盘。