4/12英語寓言小故事15則（中英文對(duì)照）目錄1. MakingHisMark“刻舟求劍” 22. ToPulluptheSeedlingstoHelpThemGrow“拔苗助長” 23. PluggingOne’sEarsWhileStealingaBell“掩耳盜鈴” 34. TheFoxandtheCrow“狐貍和烏鴉” 35. DrawaSnakeandAddFeettoIt“畫蛇添足” 36. 郭氏之墟 47. 老鼠和公牛 58. 男孩和蕁麻 59. 鸚鵡和貓 610. 一捆樹枝 711. 狼和驢 812. 野豬和狐貍 913. 燕雀處室 1014. 山 1015. A

SmartTortoise聰明的烏龜 11MakingHisMark“刻舟求劍”AmanfromthestateofChuwastakingaboatacrossariverwhenhedroppedhisswordintothewatercarelessly.Immediatelyhemadeamarkonthesideoftheboatwherethesworddropped,hopingtofinditlater.Whentheboatstoppedmoving,hewentintothewatertosearchforhisswordattheplacewherehehadmarkedtheboat.Asweknow,theboathadmovedbuttheswordhadnot.Isn’tthisaveryfoolishwaytolookforasword?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(hào)。船靠岸后，那楚人立即從船上刻記號(hào)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(xù)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。ToPulluptheSeedlingstoHelpThemGrow“拔苗助長”O(jiān)nceuponatime,therewasanoldfarmerwhoplantedaplotofrice.Afterheplantedtheseedlings,everydayhewenttothefieldtowatchtheseedlingsgrow.Hesawtheyoungshootsbreakthroughthesoilandgrowtallereachday,butstill,hethoughttheyweregrowingtooslowly.Eventuallyhegotimpatientwiththeyoungplantsandsuddenlyhehituponanideathatonebyone,hepulleduptheyoungplantsbyhalfaninch.Thenextearlymorning,theyoungmancouldn’twaittocheckhis“achievement”,buthewasheart-brokentoseeallthepulled-upyoungplantsdying.從前，有個(gè)農(nóng)夫，種了稻苗（seedlings）后，便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田時(shí)，都發(fā)覺那些稻苗長得非常慢。他等得很不耐煩。想了又想，他終于想到一個(gè)“最佳方法”，他將稻苗全都拔高了幾分。第二天，一早起身，他迫不及待地去稻田看他的“成果”。哪知，卻看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。老鼠和公牛Amouseoncetookabiteoutofabull'stailashelaydozing.Thebulljumpedupinarageand,withhisheadlowtotheground,chasedthemouserightacrosstheyard.Themousewastooquickforhim,however,andslippedeasilyintoaholeinthewall.

Thebullchargedthewallfuriouslyagainandagain,butalthoughhebruisedhisheadandchippedhishorns,themousestayedsafelyinsidehishole.Afteratimethebullgaveupandsankdowntorestagain.

Assoonasthebullwasasleep,thelittlemousecrepttothemouthofthehole,patteredacrosstheyard,bitthebullagain--thistimeonthenose--andrushedbacktosafety.Asthebullroaredhelplesslythemousesqueaked:

"It'snotalwaysthebigpeoplewhocomeoffbest.Sometimesthesmalloneswin,youknow."

有一次，公牛躺著打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒氣沖沖地跳起來，低著頭追老鼠，一直追過院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，從容地鉆到墻洞里去了。

公牛一次又一次地猛撞墻壁，盡管頭撞腫了，角撞裂了，老鼠卻安然待在洞里。過了一會(huì)兒，公牛不撞了，倒下歇著。

公牛剛睡著，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑過院子，又咬了公牛一口??這回咬了鼻子??又跑回安全的地方去。當(dāng)公牛毫無辦法地吼叫時(shí)，老鼠吱吱叫道：

"大人物并不總占上風(fēng)。有時(shí)小人物也會(huì)取勝。"男孩和蕁麻Aboywasplayinginthefieldswhenhewasstungbyanettle.Heranhometotellhismotherwhathadhappened.

"Ionlytoucheditlightly,"hesaid,"andthenastythingstungme."

"Itstungyoubecauseyouonlytoucheditlightly,"hismothertoldhim."Nexttimeyoutouchanettlegraspitastightlyasyoucan.Thenitwon'tstingyouatall."

Facedangerboldly.

有個(gè)男孩子在地里玩耍，被蕁麻刺痛了。他跑回家去，告訴媽媽出了什么事。

"我不過輕輕地碰了它一下，"他說，"那討厭的東西就把我刺痛了。"

"你只輕輕地碰了它一下，所以它才刺痛你，"媽媽對(duì)他說，"下一回你再碰到蕁麻，就盡量緊緊地抓住它。那它就根本不會(huì)刺痛你了。"

要敢于面對(duì)危險(xiǎn)。

鸚鵡和貓

Amanonceboughtabrilliantly-colouredparrot.Insteadoflockingitupinacageorchainingittoaperch,heallowedittoflyfreealloverthehouse.Theparrotwasdelightedatthisandflappedfromroomtoroom,shriekingandscreamingwithhappiness.Atlasthesettledontheedgeofarichcurtain.

"Whoonearthareyou?"saidacrossvoicefrombelow."Stopthatterriblenoiseatonce."

Theparrotsawacatstaringupathimfromthecarpet.

"I'maparrot.I'vejustarrivedandI'mtomakeasmuchnoiseasIcan,"hesaid.

"Well,I'velivedhereallmylife,"repliedthecat."IwasborninthisveryhouseandIlearnedfrommymotherthatitisbesttokeepquiethere."

"Keepquietthen,"saidtheparrotcheerfully."Idon'tknowwhatyoudoaroundhere,butIknowmyjob.MymasterboughtmeformyvoiceandI'mgoingtomakesurehehearsit."

Differentpeoplearevaluedfordifferentthings.

從前，有人買了一只毛色鮮艷的鸚鵡。他沒有把鸚鵡關(guān)在籠子里，也沒有用鏈條把他拴在棲木上，而讓他在家里自由自在地飛來飛去。鸚鵡對(duì)此非常高興，撲動(dòng)翅膀，從一間屋子飛到另一間屋子，愉快地尖聲叫著，最后停在華麗的帷幔的邊上。

"你到底是誰？"從下面?zhèn)鱽砼瓪鉀_沖的說話聲，"馬上住嘴，別發(fā)出那難聽的聲音。"

鸚鵡看見地毯上有一只貓?zhí)ь^看著他。

"我是鸚鵡。我剛到，我要使勁地吵吵。"他說。

"那你就一聲不響吧，"鸚鵡歡快地說，"我不知道你在這兒干什么，可我知道我的活兒。主人為了我的聲音才買我，我一定得讓他聽到。"不同的人因有不同的特點(diǎn)而受重視。一捆樹枝

Amanoncehadfoursonswhoneverstoppedquarrellingwithoneanother.Hewasalwaystellingthemhowmucheasierlifewouldbeiftheyworkedtogetherbuttheytookabsolutelynonoticeofhim.Onedayhedecidedtoshowthemwhathemeant.

Hecalledallthesonstogetherandputatightlytiedbundleofsticksonthefloorinfrontofthem.

"Canyoubreakthat?"heaskedtheyoungestson.Theboyputhiskneeonthebundlebutthoughhepressedandpulledwithhisarmshecouldnotbendthewood.Thefatheraskedeachsoninturntotrytobreakthebundle,butnoneofthemcoulddoit.

Thenheuntiedthestringandscatteredthesticks.

"Nowtry,"hesaid.Theboysbrokethestickseasilyintheirhands.

"DoyouseewhatImean?"askedthefather."ifonlyyoustandtogethernoonecanhurtyou.Ifyoualldisagreethewholetimeandinsistongoingyourseparateways,thefirstenemyyoumeetwillbeabletodestroyyou."

Unitedwestand;dividedwefall.

從前有一個(gè)人，他有四個(gè)兒子。兒子們不斷地爭吵。他一再告誡他們說，如果他們一起干活兒，生活會(huì)舒適得多，但他們絲毫不理會(huì)他的意見。有一天，他決定通過示范把自己的意思告訴他們。

他把四個(gè)兒子都叫來，又把一捆扎得很緊的細(xì)樹枝放在他們面前的地上。

"你能折斷這個(gè)嗎？"他問最小的兒子。小伙子用膝蓋頂住，兩只手又壓又拉，都不能把那捆樹枝弄彎。父親讓別的兒子挨個(gè)兒試試，看他們是否能把那捆樹枝折斷，但誰也做不到。

然后，他解開繩子，把樹枝撒開。

"試試吧。"他說。四個(gè)小伙子用手輕輕一撅，樹枝就斷了。

"你們明白我的意思了嗎？"父親問，"只要你們聯(lián)合起來，誰也不能傷害你們。如果你們老吵架，一定要各行其是，那么你們一遇到敵人，就會(huì)被打敗。"合則存，分則敗。

狼和驢

Awolfoncemetadonkeyontheroadoutsidethevillage."I'mgoingtoeatyouup,"saidthewolf."Certainly,"repliedthedonkey,thinkingfast."Butpleasedon'teatmeouthereontheroadwhereeveryonecansee.Ishallbesoashamed.Takemeintotheforest.Don'tbeafraidthatIshalltrytoescape.Here,tiethisroperoundyourneckandfastenittomybridle.ThenIwillleadyoutoaquietspotIknow."Thewolfthoughtthiswasagoodideasohefastenedtheroperoundhisneckandknotteditfirmlytothedonkey'sbridle."NowIwillgowhereveryousay,"saidthedonkey."Showmethewaytoyourquietspot,"orderedthewolf."Verywell,"saidthedonkey,settingoffdowntheroadtowardsthevillage.Astheycametothefirsthousesthewolfbegantosuspectthathehadbeentricked."Thisisnotthewaytotheforest,"hesaid,tuggingathisendoftherope."Thisroadgoestothevillage.""Don'tworry,"saidthedonkeycheerfully,"Thisisashortcut."Thedonkeybegantotrotfaster,thentogallop.Theroperoundthewolf'sneckdrewtight;inaveryshorttimehewasdraggedrightuptothedonkey'sdoor.Themaster,hiswifeandtheirthreesonsallcamerunningouttorescuethedonkey.Theyweresoangrythattheywouldhavekilledthewolfthereandthen.Fortunatelyforthewolf,however,oneofthesonsthrewaknifeathim.Theknifemissed,butitcuttheroperoundhisneck.Thenextmomentallthefamilycouldseewasacloudofdustintheroadasthewolffledtosafetyinthedarkforest.Ifyoukeepyourheadyouwillbeallright.

有一回，狼在村外的路上碰見驢。

"我要把你吃掉。"狼說。

"當(dāng)然可以，"驢靈機(jī)一動(dòng)，回答說，"但請(qǐng)不要在這條路上吃，人人都會(huì)看見的，我會(huì)感到難為情。把我?guī)У缴掷锶グ伞e擔(dān)心我們會(huì)逃跑。喏，把這根繩子一頭饒?jiān)谀悴弊由希活^拴在我的韁繩上，然后我把你帶到一個(gè)我熟悉的安靜的地方去。"

狼認(rèn)為這是個(gè)好主意，于是把繩子饒?jiān)诓弊由希蚜硪活^牢牢系在驢韁繩上。

"現(xiàn)在你說到什么地方去，我就到什么地方去。"驢說。

"帶我到你說的那個(gè)安靜的地方去。"狼吩咐道。

"很好。"驢說著，就沿通向村子的路走去。他們來到頭幾所房子附近時(shí)，狼懷疑自己受騙上當(dāng)了。

"這不是到森林去的路，"他使勁拉繩子的一頭說，"這條路是到村子里去的。"

"別著急，"驢高興地說，"這是一條近路。"驢加快了步子，接著跑起來。套在狼脖子上的繩子抽緊了；一會(huì)兒功夫，就把狼拉到驢的家門口。

驢的主人、主人的妻子和三個(gè)兒子都跑出來救驢。他們非常生氣，要立即就地把狼打死。不過，狼很幸運(yùn)，主人的一個(gè)兒子拿刀砍狼，沒砍著，卻把套在狼脖子上的繩子砍斷了。轉(zhuǎn)眼之間，這一家子看到路上塵土飛揚(yáng)，狼安然逃向黑暗的樹林里去了。

保持鎮(zhèn)靜，就沒問題。野豬和狐貍

Awildboarwassharpeninghistusksagainstatreeonedaywhenafoxcameby."Whatareyoudoingthatfor?"askedthefox."Therearenohuntersaround.Everythinglooksverypeacefultome.""Quitetrue,"saidtheboar,"butwhenthehunterdoescomewithhisdogsIshallbetoobusyrunningawaytohavetimeforthis.SoletmesharpenmytuskswhileIcan."Beprepared.

有一天，野豬在樹上磨牙齒，狐貍走過來。

"你為什么干這個(gè)呀？"狐貍問，"附近又沒有獵人，我覺得平安無事。"

"不錯(cuò)，"野豬說，"但是，如果獵人真的帶著獵狗來了，我只能逃走，就沒工夫干這個(gè)了。趁我現(xiàn)在可以磨，就讓我磨磨牙齒吧。"時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備著（有備無患）燕雀處室

Theswallowsandsparrowsareverypleasedtofindaplaceontheroofofthehallfortheirnests.Themotherbirdsarefeedingtheirbabieswithpleasure,whichassumesasceneofpeaceandharmony.Buttheyhaveneverthoughtofthefollowingscene:thechimneyatthetopofthekitchenmightbreak,thefiremightleapuptotheroofandtheburningpurlingmightdestroytheirnests.Butthoseswallowsandsparrowsareunmindfulofthecomingdisaster.Theygoonwiththeirsuperficialhappinessbroughtbypeaceandcalm.

燕雀為擁有屋頂下面的一個(gè)位置而欣慰不已。

母鳥用叼來的食物喂養(yǎng)啁啾鳴叫的幼鳥，整個(gè)兒是一派歡樂自得的祥和景象。

它們完全沒有考慮到：爐灶上的煙囪有可能會(huì)炸裂，火苗將會(huì)竄上屋梁，燒著的椽將會(huì)摧毀它們的巢穴。

不知大禍將要降臨到自己頭上的燕雀們正在安然自若地品味這表面上的安寧所帶來的幸福。

山Longagoagreatmountainbegantorumbleandshake.Peoplecamefromfarandneartoseewhatwouldhappen."Agreatriverwillbeborn."saidone."Surelynothinglessthanamightydragonwillcomeout."saidanother."Agodhimselfwillspringformtheserocks."saidathird.Finally,afterdaysofexpectationasmallcrackappearedinthemountain.Andoutpoppedamouse.Justbecausesomeonemakesalotoffuss,itdoesn'tmeanheisimportant.

很久以前，一座大山隆隆作響，搖晃起來。遠(yuǎn)近各處的人都來看是怎么回事。

一個(gè)人說："要出現(xiàn)一條大河了。"

另一個(gè)人說："準(zhǔn)會(huì)出現(xiàn)一條巨龍。"