英文典故(15個(gè)英語(yǔ)小故事含中文越短越好)
1.15個(gè)英語(yǔ)小故事（含中文 越短越好
1.The Ox and the Dog An ox and a dog serve for the same farmer.One day the dog arrogantly says: “How grand I am! In the daytime, I watch out for the cattle in the meadows; at night, I guard the house. But you…” “Me? How about me ?” the ox says “You can only plough or draw a cart,” the dog slightly says. “Yes. It's true,” the ox says. “But if I don't plough, what do you guard？” 一頭牛和一只狗同時(shí)為一個(gè)農夫工作。
狗驕傲地說(shuō)著(zhù)；'我是多么重要啊！白天我在牧場(chǎng)看護家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…..？” “我？我怎么啦？“ 牛反問(wèn)。
“你只會(huì )犁地或是拉扯。”狗不懈地說(shuō)。
“是的。你說(shuō)得沒(méi)有錯，”牛回答道。
“但是如果沒(méi)有我犁地，你看護什么呢？”2. A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I 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 sells the candy." 【中文譯文】 好孩子 小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢(qián)。“昨天給你的錢(qián)干什么了？” “我給了一個(gè)可憐的老太婆，”他回答說(shuō)。
“你真是個(gè)好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說(shuō)。“再給你兩分錢(qián)。
可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢？” “她是個(gè)賣(mài)糖果的。”3.tooth extraction “I'm sorry ,Madam ,but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth .” “Twenty d ollars! Why ,I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!” “Yes,but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .” 拔牙 “對不起，夫人，為您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”
“20美元！為什么？不是說(shuō)好只要4美元。” “是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四個(gè)病人嚇跑了。”
4. One morning a fox saw a cock.He thought,"This is my breakfast.'' He came up to the cock and said,"I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The cock was glad.He closes his eyes and began to sing.The fox saw that and caught him in his mouth and carried him away. The people in the field saw the fox.They cried,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.'' The cock said to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.'' The fox opened his mouth and said,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock ran away from the fox and fled into the tree. 一天早上，一只狐貍看到了一只公雞。他想：這是我的早餐。
他朝公雞走來(lái)，對他說(shuō)：“我知道，你能唱得非常好聽(tīng)，你能唱給我聽(tīng)么？”公雞很高興。他閉上眼睛開(kāi)始唱歌。
狐貍看到這些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。 在田地里的人們看到了狐貍。
大喊大叫：“看，看！狐貍抓住公雞逃走了。”公雞對狐貍說(shuō)：“狐貍先生，你能理解么？人們認為你叼走了公雞。
告訴他們這是你的，不是他們的。” 狐貍張開(kāi)她的嘴說(shuō)：“公雞是我的，不是你們的。”
就在那時(shí)，公雞逃離了狐貍的嘴巴，跑到了樹(shù)底下。5. Making His Mark “刻舟求劍” A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isn't this a very foolish way to look for a sword？楚國有個(gè)人坐船渡江時(shí)，他不小心把自己的一把寶劍掉落江中。
他馬上掏出一把小刀，在寶劍落水的船舷上刻上一個(gè)記號。船靠岸后，那楚人立即從船上刻記號的地方跳下水去撈取掉落的寶劍。
他怎么找得到 寶劍呢？船繼續行駛，而寶劍卻不會(huì )再移動(dòng)。像他這樣去找劍，真是太愚蠢可笑了。
6. 狗屋 The Dog' House 英語(yǔ)小故事大道理：It's easy to put off today what can be done tomorrow. 人們總是今天吧今天應做的事拖到明天 In the wintertime, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house. However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size. Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.英語(yǔ)小故事帶翻譯： 冬天時(shí)，有一只狗由于寒冷，盡可能地把身子蜷成一團，他下決心一定要為自己建一所房子。可是夏天到來(lái)的時(shí)候，狗伸直了身子躺著(zhù)睡覺(jué)，把身體盡可能伸展開(kāi)。
現在 他覺(jué)得為自己建個(gè)適合自己的房子來(lái)住實(shí)在不容易，也沒(méi)有那個(gè)必要。7.Sleeping Pills Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills. Sunday night Bob 。
2.英語(yǔ)故事有哪些
It is the day of a big race.All the animals in the forestare watching the race,look at the two runners,Mr rabbit and Mr Turtle.Mr Rabbit says,"In the forest,no one is faster than me."
When the race begins,Mr Rabbit runs faster.In a minute Mr Rabbit can't see Mr Turtle,so he stops and have a rest.Mr Turtle runs slowly,But he doesn't stop.When Mr rabbit is sleeping,Mr Turtle runs by.
When Mr Rabbit wakes up,Mr Turtle is touching the finishing line.Mr Rabbit loses the race,and Mr Turtlewins the race.
今天是盛大的比賽日，小動(dòng)物們都聚集在森林觀(guān)看比賽，接下來(lái)要上場(chǎng)的是兔子和烏龜，兔子口出狂言聲稱(chēng)林里沒(méi)人比他跑得快。
比賽開(kāi)始了，兔子跑得非常快，很快就把烏龜甩在身后了，過(guò)了一會(huì )兒，兔子看不見(jiàn)烏龜了，就停下來(lái)睡了一覺(jué)。烏龜跑的非常慢，但他一刻也不停。當烏龜爬過(guò)兔子身邊時(shí)，他還在睡覺(jué)呢！
兔子醒來(lái)的時(shí)候，烏龜已經(jīng)抵達終點(diǎn)了，兔子輸掉了比賽，烏龜贏(yíng)得了冠軍！
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3.15個(gè)英語(yǔ)小故事（含中文 越短越好
1.The Ox and the DogAn ox and a dog serve for the same farmer.One day the dog arrogantly says: “How grand I am! In the daytime, I watch out for the cattle in the meadows; at night, I guard the house. But you…” “Me? How about me ?” the ox says“You can only plough or draw a cart,” the dog slightly says. “Yes. It's true,” the ox says. “But if I don't plough, what do you guard？”一頭牛和一只狗同時(shí)為一個(gè)農夫工作。
狗驕傲地說(shuō)著(zhù)；'我是多么重要啊！白天我在牧場(chǎng)看護家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…..？” “我？我怎么啦？“ 牛反問(wèn)。
“你只會(huì )犁地或是拉扯。”狗不懈地說(shuō)。
“是的。你說(shuō)得沒(méi)有錯，”牛回答道。
“但是如果沒(méi)有我犁地，你看護什么呢？”2. A Good BoyLittle Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I 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 sells the candy."【中文譯文】好孩子小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢(qián)。“昨天給你的錢(qián)干什么了？”“我給了一個(gè)可憐的老太婆，”他回答說(shuō)。
“你真是個(gè)好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說(shuō)。“再給你兩分錢(qián)。
可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢？”“她是個(gè)賣(mài)糖果的。”3.tooth extraction“I'm sorry ,Madam ,but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth .”“Twenty d ollars! Why ,I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!”“Yes,but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .”拔牙“對不起，夫人，為您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”
“20美元！為什么？不是說(shuō)好只要4美元。”“是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四個(gè)病人嚇跑了。”
4. One morning a fox saw a cock.He thought,"This is my breakfast.'' He came up to the cock and said,"I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The cock was glad.He closes his eyes and began to sing.The fox saw that and caught him in his mouth and carried him away. The people in the field saw the fox.They cried,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.'' The cock said to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.'' The fox opened his mouth and said,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock ran away from the fox and fled into the tree. 一天早上，一只狐貍看到了一只公雞。他想：這是我的早餐。
他朝公雞走來(lái)，對他說(shuō)：“我知道，你能唱得非常好聽(tīng)，你能唱給我聽(tīng)么？”公雞很高興。他閉上眼睛開(kāi)始唱歌。
狐貍看到這些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。 在田地里的人們看到了狐貍。
大喊大叫：“看，看！狐貍抓住公雞逃走了。”公雞對狐貍說(shuō)：“狐貍先生，你能理解么？人們認為你叼走了公雞。
告訴他們這是你的，不是他們的。” 狐貍張開(kāi)她的嘴說(shuō)：“公雞是我的，不是你們的。”
就在那時(shí)，公雞逃離了狐貍的嘴巴，跑到了樹(shù)底下。5. Making His Mark “刻舟求劍”A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isn't this a very foolish way to look for a sword？楚國有個(gè)人坐船渡江時(shí)，他不小心把自己的一把寶劍掉落江中。
他馬上掏出一把小刀，在寶劍落水的船舷上刻上一個(gè)記號。船靠岸后，那楚人立即從船上刻記號的地方跳下水去撈取掉落的寶劍。
他怎么找得到 寶劍呢？船繼續行駛，而寶劍卻不會(huì )再移動(dòng)。像他這樣去找劍，真是太愚蠢可笑了。
6. 狗屋 The Dog' House英語(yǔ)小故事大道理：It's easy to put off today what can be done tomorrow. 人們總是今天吧今天應做的事拖到明天 In the wintertime, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house. However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size. Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.英語(yǔ)小故事帶翻譯： 冬天時(shí)，有一只狗由于寒冷，盡可能地把身子蜷成一團，他下決心一定要為自己建一所房子。可是夏天到來(lái)的時(shí)候，狗伸直了身子躺著(zhù)睡覺(jué)，把身體盡可能伸展開(kāi)。
現在 他覺(jué)得為自己建個(gè)適合自己的房子來(lái)住實(shí)在不容易，也沒(méi)有那個(gè)必要。7.Sleeping PillsBob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleep。
4.10個(gè)英文小故事越短越好
1、The fox and the grapes Hungry fox saw the vine hanging from a string of crystal clear grapes, slobber DC, want to eat off, but also Can't reach. At the moment, feel helpless to go, he said while walking his own comfort:" this has not cooked grape, sure Are sour." That is to say, some capacity is small, do not a thing, on the pretext that premature.狐貍和葡萄 饑餓的狐貍看見(jiàn)葡萄架上掛著(zhù)一串串晶瑩剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下來(lái)吃，但又 摘不到。
看了一會(huì )兒，無(wú)可奈何地走了，他邊走邊自己安慰自己說(shuō)：“這葡萄沒(méi)有熟，肯定 是酸的。” 這就是說(shuō)，有些人能力小，做不成事，就借口說(shuō)時(shí)機未成熟。
2、The little boy and the Scorpion There is a child in the front wall to catch the grasshopper, while to catch a lot. Suddenly he saw a scorpion, he thought that is the grasshopper,Then two go to catch him. The scorpion his sting, said: "come, if you really dare to do like this, even you catch a grasshopper Grasshopper will completely lose." This story warns people, to distinguish good and bad, to treat them differently.小男孩與蝎子 有個(gè)小孩在城墻前捉蚱蜢，一會(huì )兒就捉了許多。忽然看見(jiàn)一只蝎子，他以為也是蚱蜢， 便著(zhù)兩手去捕捉他。
蝎子舉起他的毒刺，說(shuō)道：“來(lái)吧，如果你真敢這樣做，就連你捉的蚱 蜢也會(huì )統統失掉。” 這故事告誡人們，要分辨清好人和壞人，區別對待他們。
3、The wolf and the crane Wolf mistakenly swallow a piece of bone, very hard, running around, looking for a doctor. He met the egret, stipulated fees to invite him Bone removed, Lusi their head into the wolf's throat, and drew out the bone, so the wolf to be a good reward. The wolf answered Say:" Hey, friend, you can wolf mouth all is well. Withdraws head, can not meet, how to speak reward?" This story illustrates, the bad guys do no reward, and be thankful if you say the essence of credit.狼與鷺鷥 狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪(fǎng)醫生。他遇見(jiàn)了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他 取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進(jìn)狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。
狼回答 說(shuō)：“喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴里平安無(wú)事地收回頭來(lái)，難道還不滿(mǎn)足，怎么還要講報酬？” 這故事說(shuō)明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質(zhì)。 4、The widow and the hen A widow woman kept a hen, hen lays an egg every day. She thought some more chicken feed barley, a day will be two Egg. Therefore, such a day to feed her, the result looks more and more fat hen, an egg a day is not even under the.This story explained that, some people because of greed, want more benefits, the results are even deprived of the existing.寡婦與母雞 有個(gè)寡婦養著(zhù)一只母雞，母雞每天下一個(gè)蛋。
她以為多給雞喂些大麥，就會(huì )每天下兩個(gè) 蛋。于是，她就每天這樣喂，結果母雞長(cháng)得越來(lái)越肥，每天連一個(gè)蛋也不下了。
這故事說(shuō)明，有些人因為貪婪，想得到更多的利益，結果連現有的都失掉了。5、Standing on the roof of the goat and Wolf The little goats on the roof, saw a wolf from the pass underneath, and cursed him, laughing at him. The wolf said:" Oh, man, scold I is not you, but you are in the ground." This story illustrates the advantages and the secret, often give a person with strong courage to fight.站在屋頂的小山羊與狼 小山羊站在屋頂上，看見(jiàn)狼從底下走過(guò)，便謾罵他，嘲笑他。
狼說(shuō)道：“啊，伙計，罵 我的不是你，而是你所處的地勢。” 這故事說(shuō)明，地利與天機常常給人勇氣去與強者抗爭。
6、Mountain Earthquake One time, a mountain happened a big earthquake, vibration sounds like a loud moan and shout. Many people gathered At the foot of the mountain to watch, do not know what had happened. While they were assembled in anxious, worried about seeing something bad omen, only Saw a mouse running from the mountain.Don't make much ado about nothing.山 震 有一次，一座大山發(fā)生了大震動(dòng)，震動(dòng)發(fā)出的聲音就像大聲的呻吟和喧鬧。許多人云集 在山下觀(guān)看，不知發(fā)生了什么事。
當他們焦急地聚集在那里，擔心看到什么不祥之兆時(shí)，僅 看見(jiàn)從山里跑出一只老鼠。 這是說(shuō)庸人多自憂(yōu)。
7、Good and evil Weak forces of good, evil away to heaven by. Asked Zeus is good at, how can we return to earth to. Zeus told He, you don't go, one of the world's visit. Evil and people very close, so continuously to find him Are. Good because down from the sky, on the very slow to very slow.That is to say, people is not easy to meet good, but every day of the injury or harm.善 與 惡 力量弱小的善，被惡趕走到了天上。善于是問(wèn)宙斯，怎樣才能回到人間去。
宙斯告訴 他，大家不要一起去，一個(gè)一個(gè)的去訪(fǎng)問(wèn)人間吧。惡與人很相近，所以接連不斷地去找他 們。
善因為從天上下來(lái)，所以就來(lái)得很慢很慢。 這就是說(shuō)，人很不容易遇到善，卻每日為惡所傷害。
8、Two pockets Prometheus 。
5.英語(yǔ)中常用的典故
1. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2. God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者
3. Easier said than done.說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)難。
4. Slow and steady wins the race.穩扎穩打無(wú)往而不勝。
5. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長(cháng)一智。
6. Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
7. One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，謬之千里。
8. It's never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。
9. All that glitters is not gold.閃光的未必都是金子。
10. Experience is the mother of wisdom.實(shí)踐出真知。
11. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不休息，聰明孩子也變傻。
12. Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.無(wú)德之美猶如沒(méi)有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
13. More hasty,less speed.欲速則不達。
14. Rome was not built in a day.偉業(yè)非一日之功。
15. Great minds think alike.英雄所見(jiàn)略同。
16. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
17. Look before you leap.三思而后行。
18. Facts speak plainer than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。
19. Call back white and white back.顛倒黑白。
20. well begun,half done.好的開(kāi)始等于成功的一半。
21. It is hard to please all.眾口難調。
22. Ill news travels fast.壞事傳千里。
23. Out of sight,out of mind.眼不見(jiàn)，心不念。
24. Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當飯吃。
25. Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
26. First things first.凡事有輕重緩急。
27. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見(jiàn)真情。
28. To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活著(zhù)為了學(xué)習，學(xué)習為了更好的活著(zhù)。
29. live not to eat,but eat to live.活著(zhù)不是為了吃飯，吃飯為了活著(zhù)。
30. Action speaks louder than words.行動(dòng)勝過(guò)語(yǔ)言。
31. East or west,home is the best.金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。
32. It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。
33. An idle youth,a needy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
34. As the tree,so the fruit.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
35. The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
6.英語(yǔ)短篇小故事故事
第一篇： The wolf and the sheep A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair. He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream. "If you bring me the water," he said, "I will find means to get some food." "Yes," said the sheep, "if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly make me your food." 狼和羊 ●狼被狗所咬，傷勢很?chē)乐兀纯嗟靥稍诔惭ɡ铮荒芡獬鲆捠场?/p>
●他感到又餓又渴，這時(shí)，他看見(jiàn)一只羊，便請求他到附近的小河里為他取一點(diǎn)水來(lái)。 ●“你給我一點(diǎn)水解渴”，他說(shuō)，“我就能自己去尋找食物了。”
●“是呀”，羊回答說(shuō)，“如果我給你送水喝，那么我就會(huì )成為你的食物。” 寓意： 謊言是經(jīng)不起推敲的，它很容易被人們識破。
第二篇： 狐貍和葡萄 One hot summer day a fox was walking through an orchard. He stopped before a bunch of grapes. They were ripe and juicy. "I'm just feeling thirsty," he thought. So he backed up a few paces, got a running start, jumped up, but could not reach the grapes. He walked back. One, two, three, he jumped up again, but still, he missed the grapes. The fox tried again and again, but never succeeded. At last he decided to give it up. He walked away with his nose in the air, and said“I am sure they are sour.” ●一個(gè)炎熱的夏日，狐貍走過(guò)一個(gè)果園，他停在一大串熟透而多汁的葡萄前。 ●狐貍想：“我正口渴呢。”
于是他后退了幾步，向前一沖，跳起來(lái)，卻無(wú)法夠到葡萄。 ●狐貍后退又試。
一次，兩次，三次，但是都沒(méi)有得到葡萄。 ●狐貍試了一次又一次，都沒(méi)有成功。
最后，他決定放棄，他昂起頭，邊走邊說(shuō)：“葡萄還沒(méi)有成熟，我敢肯定它是酸的。” 寓意： 在經(jīng)歷了許多嘗試而不能獲得成功的時(shí)候，有些人往往故意輕視成功，以此來(lái)尋求心理安慰。
第三篇 The crow and the pitcher A crow felt very thirsty. He looked for water everywhere. Finally, he found a pitcher. But there was not a lot of water in the pitcher. His beak could not reach it. He tried again and again, but still could not touch the water. When he was about to give up, an idea came to him. He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another and dropped it in. Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water. 口渴的烏鴉 ●一只烏鴉口渴了，到處找水喝。終于，他找到了一個(gè)大水罐。
●然而，水罐里面的水并不多，他的尖嘴夠不到水面，他試了一次又一次，都沒(méi)有成功。 ●就在他想放棄的時(shí)候，他突然想到一個(gè)主意。
烏鴉叼來(lái)了一塊小石子投到水罐里，接著(zhù)又叼了一塊又一塊石頭放進(jìn)去。 ●漸漸地，水面升高了。
烏鴉高興地喝到了水。 寓意： 有些東西雖然看起來(lái)微不足道，但如果積少成多，便會(huì )帶來(lái)很大變化。
第四篇：青蛙和井 ●兩只青蛙住在沼澤里。在一個(gè)炎熱的夏季，沼澤干涸了，因此他們不得不離開(kāi)去尋找新的濕地。
●他們很快發(fā)現一口深井。 ●其中一只向下看了看對另一只說(shuō)：“這是個(gè)涼爽的好地方，就住這里吧。”
●而另一只較明智，它說(shuō)：“別著(zhù)急，朋友，如果這口井也干了的話(huà)，我們怎么出來(lái)呢？” 寓意： 凡事應該首先考慮周到，然后再付諸行動(dòng)。 第五篇： The cage bird and the bat A bird was confined in a cage outside a window. She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep. One night a bat came. He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night. The bird answered, “Last year when I was singing in the daytime, a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.Since then I have never sung by day.” The bat replied, "But it is useless to do this now that you have become a prisoner." Then he flew away. 金絲雀與蝙蝠 ●掛在窗口籠里的金絲雀，經(jīng)常在鳥(niǎo)兒睡著(zhù)的夜里歌唱。
●一天晚上，蝙蝠來(lái)了，飛過(guò)來(lái)問(wèn)她為什么白天安靜無(wú)聲，夜里卻要歌唱。 ●金絲雀回答說(shuō)：“去年我在白天唱歌時(shí)，捕鳥(niǎo)人聽(tīng)到我的歌聲抓住了我。
從此，我再也不在白天唱歌了。” ●蝙蝠說(shuō)：“你現在才懂得謹慎已沒(méi)用了，你若在變?yōu)榍敉街熬投茫窃摱嗪醚剑 闭f(shuō)完就飛走了。
寓意： 我們應該在危險發(fā)生之前就提高警覺(jué)，因為危險一旦發(fā)生，我們再怎樣小心也沒(méi)有用了。
7.英語(yǔ)小故事40篇
1\\Mrs Black was eighty, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturday and bought her food. She did not drive fast because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her,"Please don't drive your car, Grandmother. We can take you to the shops." But she always said,"No, I like driving.I began to drive fifty years ago, and I'm not going to stop now." Last Saturday she stopped her car at the traffic lights because they were red, and then she couldn't start the car again. The lights were green,then yellow, then red , then green again, but her car did not start. 2. A young woman went to her doctor complaining of pain. " Where are you hurting?" asked the doctor. " You have to help me, I hurt all over" , said the woman. " What do you mean, all over?" asked the doctor, " be a little more specific." The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled, " Ow, that hurts." Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled, " Ouch! That hurts, too." Then she touched her right earlobe, " Ow, even that hurts" , she cried. The doctor checked her thoughtfully for a moment and told her his diagnosis, " You have a broken finger." 2\\Once upon a time, there was a mouse father. （很久很久以前，有一個(gè)老鼠爸爸） He wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest person in the world. （他想要將他的女兒嫁給世界上最偉大的人） But, who was the greatest person in the world？ （但是，誰(shuí)是世界上最偉大的人呢？） Oh! The sun! He must be the greatest person in the world. （啊！是太陽(yáng)！他一定是世界上最偉大的人） The mouse father went to talk to the sun. （老鼠爸爸就去找太陽(yáng)說(shuō)話(huà)） “Hello! Mr. Sun. I know you are the greatest person in the world. （哈啰！太陽(yáng)先生，我知道你是世界上最偉大的人） Would you marry my daughter？” （你愿意娶我的女兒?jiǎn)幔浚?“What? I'm not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the cloud. （什么？我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢！最偉大的應該是云） If he comes out, I'll be covered.” （只要他一出現，我就被遮住了） The mouse father went to talk to the cloud. （老鼠爸爸就去找云） “Hello! Mr. Cloud. I know you are the greatest person in the world. （哈啰！云先生，我知道你是世界上最偉大的人） Would you marry my daughter？” （你愿意娶我的女兒?jiǎn)幔浚?“What? I'm not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wind. （什么？我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢！最偉大的應該是風(fēng)） If he comes out, I'll be blown away.” （只要他一出現，我就被吹的遠遠的） The mouse father went to talk to the wind. （老鼠爸爸就去找風(fēng)） “Hello! Mr. Wind. I know you are the greatest person in the world. （哈啰！風(fēng)先生，我知道你是世界上最偉大的人） Would you marry my daughter？” （你愿意娶我的女兒?jiǎn)幔浚?“What? I'm not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wall. （什么？我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢！最偉大的應該是墻） If he comes out, I'll be stopped.” （只要他一出現，我就被擋住了） The mouse father went to talk to the wall. （老鼠爸爸就去找墻） “Hello! Mr. Wall. I know you are the greatest person in the world. （哈啰！墻先生，我知道你是世界上最偉大的人） Would you marry my daughter？” （你愿意娶我的女兒?jiǎn)幔浚?“What? I'm not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is YOU, the mouse.” （什么？我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢！最偉大的其實(shí)是你們！是老鼠！） “The greatest person in the world is … mouse？” （世界上最偉大的人…是老鼠？） “Yes, the greatest person in the world is mouse. See? If mouse comes out, I'll be bit！” （沒(méi)錯！世界上最偉大的就是老鼠，你看，只要你們一出現，我就被挖洞了！） The mouse father was very happy. （老鼠爸爸好開(kāi)心！） He finally knew mouse was the greatest person in the world. （他終于知道世界上最偉大的人了，就是老鼠。）
He would marry his daughter to the handsome mouse next door. （他決定要將自己的女兒嫁給隔壁英俊的鼠小弟。）。
8.急需10個(gè)英語(yǔ)小故事（短點(diǎn)的 最好是寓言）
1、The fox and the grapes Hungry fox saw the vine hanging from a string of crystal clear grapes, slobber DC, want to eat off, but also Can't reach. At the moment, feel helpless to go, he said while walking his own comfort:" this has not cooked grape, sure Are sour." That is to say, some capacity is small, do not a thing, on the pretext that premature.狐貍和葡萄 饑餓的狐貍看見(jiàn)葡萄架上掛著(zhù)一串串晶瑩剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下來(lái)吃，但又 摘不到。
看了一會(huì )兒，無(wú)可奈何地走了，他邊走邊自己安慰自己說(shuō)：“這葡萄沒(méi)有熟，肯定 是酸的。” 這就是說(shuō)，有些人能力小，做不成事，就借口說(shuō)時(shí)機未成熟。
2、The little boy and the Scorpion There is a child in the front wall to catch the grasshopper, while to catch a lot. Suddenly he saw a scorpion, he thought that is the grasshopper,Then two go to catch him. The scorpion his sting, said: "come, if you really dare to do like this, even you catch a grasshopper Grasshopper will completely lose." This story warns people, to distinguish good and bad, to treat them differently.小男孩與蝎子 有個(gè)小孩在城墻前捉蚱蜢，一會(huì )兒就捉了許多。忽然看見(jiàn)一只蝎子，他以為也是蚱蜢， 便著(zhù)兩手去捕捉他。
蝎子舉起他的毒刺，說(shuō)道：“來(lái)吧，如果你真敢這樣做，就連你捉的蚱 蜢也會(huì )統統失掉。” 這故事告誡人們，要分辨清好人和壞人，區別對待他們。
3、The wolf and the crane Wolf mistakenly swallow a piece of bone, very hard, running around, looking for a doctor. He met the egret, stipulated fees to invite him Bone removed, Lusi their head into the wolf's throat, and drew out the bone, so the wolf to be a good reward. The wolf answered Say:" Hey, friend, you can wolf mouth all is well. Withdraws head, can not meet, how to speak reward?" This story illustrates, the bad guys do no reward, and be thankful if you say the essence of credit.狼與鷺鷥 狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪(fǎng)醫生。他遇見(jiàn)了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他 取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進(jìn)狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。
狼回答 說(shuō)：“喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴里平安無(wú)事地收回頭來(lái)，難道還不滿(mǎn)足，怎么還要講報酬？” 這故事說(shuō)明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質(zhì)。 4、The widow and the hen A widow woman kept a hen, hen lays an egg every day. She thought some more chicken feed barley, a day will be two Egg. Therefore, such a day to feed her, the result looks more and more fat hen, an egg a day is not even under the.This story explained that, some people because of greed, want more benefits, the results are even deprived of the existing.寡婦與母雞 有個(gè)寡婦養著(zhù)一只母雞，母雞每天下一個(gè)蛋。
她以為多給雞喂些大麥，就會(huì )每天下兩個(gè) 蛋。于是，她就每天這樣喂，結果母雞長(cháng)得越來(lái)越肥，每天連一個(gè)蛋也不下了。
這故事說(shuō)明，有些人因為貪婪，想得到更多的利益，結果連現有的都失掉了。5、Standing on the roof of the goat and Wolf The little goats on the roof, saw a wolf from the pass underneath, and cursed him, laughing at him. The wolf said:" Oh, man, scold I is not you, but you are in the ground." This story illustrates the advantages and the secret, often give a person with strong courage to fight.站在屋頂的小山羊與狼 小山羊站在屋頂上，看見(jiàn)狼從底下走過(guò)，便謾罵他，嘲笑他。
狼說(shuō)道：“啊，伙計，罵 我的不是你，而是你所處的地勢。” 這故事說(shuō)明，地利與天機常常給人勇氣去與強者抗爭。
6、Mountain Earthquake One time, a mountain happened a big earthquake, vibration sounds like a loud moan and shout. Many people gathered At the foot of the mountain to watch, do not know what had happened. While they were assembled in anxious, worried about seeing something bad omen, only Saw a mouse running from the mountain.Don't make much ado about nothing.山 震 有一次，一座大山發(fā)生了大震動(dòng)，震動(dòng)發(fā)出的聲音就像大聲的呻吟和喧鬧。許多人云集 在山下觀(guān)看，不知發(fā)生了什么事。
當他們焦急地聚集在那里，擔心看到什么不祥之兆時(shí)，僅 看見(jiàn)從山里跑出一只老鼠。 這是說(shuō)庸人多自憂(yōu)。
7、Good and evil Weak forces of good, evil away to heaven by. Asked Zeus is good at, how can we return to earth to. Zeus told He, you don't go, one of the world's visit. Evil and people very close, so continuously to find him Are. Good because down from the sky, on the very slow to very slow.That is to say, people is not easy to meet good, but every day of the injury or harm.善 與 惡 力量弱小的善，被惡趕走到了天上。善于是問(wèn)宙斯，怎樣才能回到人間去。
宙斯告訴 他，大家不要一起去，一個(gè)一個(gè)的去訪(fǎng)問(wèn)人間吧。惡與人很相近，所以接連不斷地去找他 們。
善因為從天上下來(lái)，所以就來(lái)得很慢很慢。 這就是說(shuō)，人很不容易遇到善，卻每日。
9.求英語(yǔ)小故事,短點(diǎn)
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鴿子 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. 有只鴿子口渴得很難受，看見(jiàn)畫(huà)板上畫(huà)著(zhù)一個(gè)水瓶，以為是真的。
他立刻呼呼地猛飛過(guò) 去，不料一頭碰撞在畫(huà)板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。 這是說(shuō)，有些人想急于得到所需的東西，一時(shí)沖動(dòng)，草率從事，就會(huì )身遭不幸。
The Raven and the Swan烏鴉和天鵝 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. 烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經(jīng)常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無(wú) 瑕。
于是，他毅然離開(kāi)了他賴(lài)以生存的祭壇，來(lái)到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 點(diǎn)都沒(méi)洗白，反而因缺少食物饑餓而死。
這故事是說(shuō)，人的本性不會(huì )隨著(zhù)生活方式的改變而改變。 The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊與牧羊人 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, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent." Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid. 很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈里。
有一只山羊不知在吃什么好東西，單獨落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過(guò)去，正巧打斷了山羊的一只角。
牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人， 山羊說(shuō)：“即使我不說(shuō)，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實(shí)。” 這故事說(shuō)明，明顯的罪狀是無(wú)法隱瞞的。
The Miser守財奴 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, "Pray 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." 有個(gè)守財奴變賣(mài)了他所有的家產(chǎn)，換回了金塊，并秘密地埋在一個(gè)地方。他每天走去看 看他的寶藏。
有個(gè)在附近放羊的牧人留心觀(guān)察，知道了真情，趁他走后，挖出金塊拿走了。 守財奴再來(lái)時(shí)，發(fā)現洞中的金塊沒(méi)有了，便捶胸痛哭。
有個(gè)人見(jiàn)他如此悲痛，問(wèn)明原因后， 說(shuō)道：“喂，朋友，別再難過(guò)了，那塊金子雖是你買(mǎi)來(lái)的，但并不是你真正擁有的。去拿一 塊石頭來(lái)，代替金塊放在洞里，只要你心里想著(zhù)那是塊金子，你就會(huì )很高興。
這樣與你擁有 真正的金塊效果沒(méi)什么不同。依我之見(jiàn)，你擁有那金塊時(shí)，也從沒(méi)用過(guò)。”
這故事說(shuō)明，一切財物如不使用等于沒(méi)有。 The Wolf and the Lamb 狼與小羊 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 Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I 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 seized 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. 一只小羊在河邊喝水，狼見(jiàn)到后，便想找一個(gè)名正言順的借口吃掉他。
于是他跑到上游，惡狠狠地說(shuō)小羊把河水攪渾濁了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答說(shuō)，他僅僅站在河邊喝水，并且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水攪渾。
狼見(jiàn)此計不成，又說(shuō)道：“我父親去年被。
10.簡(jiǎn)單的6個(gè)英語(yǔ)故事（帶翻譯）
1.The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young." 【譯文】 老貓 一位老婦有只貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。
一天，老貓發(fā)現一只老鼠，它跳過(guò)去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。
于是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒(méi)有把老鼠咬死。她開(kāi)始打這只貓，貓說(shuō)：“不要打你的老仆人，我已經(jīng)為你服務(wù)了很多年，而且還愿意為你效勞，但是，我實(shí)在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無(wú)情，要記住老年人在年青時(shí)所做過(guò)的有益的事情。”
2.The Raven and the Swan烏鴉和天鵝 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. 烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經(jīng)常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無(wú) 瑕。
于是，他毅然離開(kāi)了他賴(lài)以生存的祭壇，來(lái)到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 點(diǎn)都沒(méi)洗白，反而因缺少食物饑餓而死。
3.Belling the cat（系鈴于貓） Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food. One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that. At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea. "We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away." Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke. 從前，一所房子里面有一只大貓，他抓住了很多偷東西的老鼠。 一天，老鼠在一起開(kāi)會(huì )商量如何對付他們共同的敵人。
會(huì )上大家各有各的主張，最后，一只小老鼠站出來(lái)說(shuō)他有一個(gè)好主意。 “我們可以在貓的脖子上綁一個(gè)鈴鐺，那么如果他來(lái)到附近，我們聽(tīng)到鈴聲就可以馬上逃跑。”
大家都贊同這個(gè)建議，這時(shí)一只聰明的老耗子站出來(lái)說(shuō)：“這的確是個(gè)絕妙的主意，但是誰(shuí)來(lái)給貓的脖子上綁鈴鐺呢？”老鼠們面面相覷，誰(shuí)也沒(méi)有說(shuō)話(huà)。4.The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊與牧羊人 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, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent." Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid. 很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈里。
有一只山羊不知在吃什么好東西，單獨落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過(guò)去，正巧打斷了山羊的一只角。
牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人， 山羊說(shuō)：“即使我不說(shuō)，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實(shí)。” 5.AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger. 驢子聽(tīng)見(jiàn)蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙動(dòng)聽(tīng)的歌聲所打動(dòng)，自己也想能發(fā)出同樣悅耳動(dòng)聽(tīng)的聲音，便 羨慕地問(wèn)他們吃些什么，才能發(fā)出如此美妙的聲音來(lái)。
蚱蜢答道：“吃露水。”驢子便也只吃露水，沒(méi)多久就餓死了。
6.The Lion and the Mouse 獅子與報恩的老鼠 A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his 。
