英语寓言小故事
Plugging One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal his neighbor’s doorbell. However, he knew clearly that the bell would ring and catch the other people’s attention as long as he touched the bell. So he thought hard and suddenly hit on a clever “idea”. He plugged his ears with something, thinking that everything would go well when he stole the bell. Unfortunately to his disappointment, the bell still rang loudly and he was caught on the spot as a thief.
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“掩耳盗铃”
从前，有一个人想偷邻居门上的铃，但是他知道一碰到铃，铃就会响起来，被人发现。他想啊想，终于他想出一个“妙极”，他把自己的耳朵用东西塞起来，就听不见铃声了。但是当他去偷铃时，铃声仍旧响起来，他被别人当场抓住 。
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."
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老猫
一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。
于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It
Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the 4 / 12 ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?” The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It.” tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
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“画蛇添足”
古时几个人分一壶酒。他们都想独自喝完那壶酒，所以就定了一个规矩：每人在地上画一条蛇，谁画得最快，这壶酒就归谁。有一个人很快就把蛇画好了。他正打算喝这壶酒时，看见别人都还在忙着画，就决定给蛇再画上几只脚。结果，他的蛇脚还没加完，另一个人已经把蛇画好了。那人一下把酒壶夺了过去，说：“有谁见过长脚的蛇?”。这个故事告诉我们这样的道理：做得过分和做得不够都是不对的。
Drunk
One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk."
"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!"
醉酒
一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思?” “唔，孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸， ”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀!”
拓展阅读
1、少儿英语小故事学英语趣味不断!
篇一：儿童英语故事演讲稿范文
儿童英语故事演讲稿范文
儿童英语故事演讲稿范文：
在寒冷的冬天里,一只青蛙发现一个装有沸水的杯子很暖和、马上跳了进去,但用更快的速度跳了出来,他很是为自己的机敏感到骄傲。不久,青蛙又发现了一个装水的杯子,这回他接受了教训,先试了试水温,水不烫而且很暖和,青蛙满意地跳了进去,舒适地享受起来,全然没有想到这是一个正在加热的杯子。水不断升温,当青蛙发现太热时,已失去了跳出来的力量,最后,青蛙再也跳不出来了。
篇二：儿童英语演讲小故事—小马过河
我要自由 i want be free good afternoon,everyone.today,my topic is “i want to be free.”it’s a story about a wolf and a dog. a wolf was almost dead with hunger.a house-dog saw him,and asked,”friend,it’s bad for you.” so the wolf and the dog went to the town together. on the way ,the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog’neck. he felt quite surprised,and asked him why it was like that? “oh,it is nothing.”said the dog.”every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up.you will soon get used to it.”
“is that the only reason.”said the wolf.”then good bye to you,my friend.i would like to be free.” do you like to be free?every.thank you for listening. 下午好。今天，我的话题是“我要自由”。这是一个关于一只狗和一只狼的故事。
一只狼快要饿*，一只狗看见后问他，“这对你是不好的，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢？”
狼说：“如果我有个地方住，我没有意见。”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去，我们一起工作。”于是狼和狗一起回到村子。
在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。
“噢，没有什么。”狗说，“我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。”“就是因为这个原因吗？”狼说道，“那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选择自由。”
你想要自由吗？谢谢大家。
2、少儿英语小故事学英语趣味不断!
Wolf Is Coming
There is a naughty boy in a village. He likes telling lies. One day he wants to make fun of the farmers. So he shouts, “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” The kind farmers are working in the field. They hear the shout, and hurry to help the boy. But when get there, the boy says: “There isn’t a wolf. I’m joking. The farers are angry and go back to their field. After a while the biy shouts again, “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” And the farmers come and are cheated again. The boy laughs and laughs. They say, “You tell lies. We will not believe you.”
Later a wolf really comes. The boy is very scared. “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” the boy shouts and shouts. “Help! Help!” But no one comes. And wolf eats the naughty boy.
狼来了
村子里有个淘气的小男孩，他喜欢撒谎。一天，他想捉弄村名，就大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！” 善良的村民们正在地里干活，听到喊声，赶快去救他。俄式他们到了那里，男孩说：“没有狼。我跟你们开完先的。”村民很生气，回到田里。不一会，那孩子大喊：狼来了！狼来了！”村民来了，却再次被欺骗。男孩开心地大笑，村民们说：“你说谎。我们再也不会相信你了。”后来狼真的来了。男孩十分害怕。 “狼来了！狼来了！”他大声呼喊，“救命啊！救命！”但是没人来。结果这个淘气的男孩被狼吃了。
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a lovely girl. She likes red hats. So her mother calls her little Red Riding Hood.
Her grandma loves her very much. But now she is ill. Her mother is busy. So she asks little Riding Hood to see her grandma.
In the forest, a wolf sees little Red Riding Hood, “Look, little Riding Hood. I have children for lunch, the path goes to her grandma’s house.”
The wolf comes to grandma’s house and eats grandma. Then he wears grandma’s glasses and clothes, and in her bed.
After a while, little Red Riding Hood comes to grandma’s bed. To her surprise, grandma’s mouth is very big. So she asks: “Grandma, why is your mouth so big?” “I eat little girls with this mouth.” And he rushed at little Red Riding Hood.
“Help! Help!” The wolf runs after little Red Riding Hood. At this time, a hunter passes through the house. He shoots the wolf and saves little Red Riding Hood. Then he cuts the wolf and grandma comes out.
小红帽
小红帽是一个可爱的女孩。她喜欢红帽子，于是她妈妈就叫她小红帽。
她的祖母很爱小红帽，但现在她生病了。小红帽的妈妈非常忙，所有她让小红帽去看望祖母。在森林里，一只狼看见了小红帽。“瞧啊！小红帽。午餐有小孩子可以吃啦！这是一条去她祖母家的路。”
狼来到了祖母家并吃掉了祖母。然后他戴上祖母的眼镜，并穿上祖母的衣服并睡在祖母的床上。过了一段时间，小红帽来到了祖母的床前，使她吃惊的是祖母的嘴巴非常大。于是她问：“祖母，为什么你的嘴巴这么大？”“用它来吃小女孩。”狼说这就扑向小红帽。
“救命，救命！狼追着小红帽。正在此时，一个猎人路过这儿，他用枪打*狼并救出小红帽；然后他剥开狼的兔子，救出祖母。”
3、叶公好龙成语寓言故事
鲁哀公经常向别人说自己是多么地渴望人才，多么喜欢有知识才干的人。有个叫子张的人听说鲁哀公这么欢迎贤才，便从很远的地方风尘仆仆地来到鲁国，请求拜见鲁哀公。
子张在鲁国一直住了七天，也没等到鲁哀公的影子。原来鲁哀公说自己喜欢有知识的人只是赶时髦，学着别的国君说说而已，对前来求见的子张根本没当一回事，早已忘到脑后去了。子张很是失望，也十分生气。他给鲁哀公的车夫讲了一个故事，并让车夫把这个故事转述给鲁哀公听。然后，子张悄然离去了。
终于有一天，鲁哀公记起子张求见的事情，准备叫自己的车夫去把子张请来。车夫对鲁哀公说：他早已走了。
鲁哀公很是不明白，他问车夫道：他不是投奔我而来的吗？为什么又走掉了呢？
于是，车夫向鲁哀公转述了子张留下的故事。那故事是这样的：
4、少儿英语小故事学英语趣味不断!
PIE IN THE SKY 中国人常说“天上不会掉馅饼”，美国也有类似的说法--pie in the sky，形容不可能实现的事情。下次如果有人跟你说“如果我有500万的话......”，你就可以说，“forget it, it's a pie in the sky”。
此短语直译为『天国（上）的馅饼』，源自美国流行作曲家、世界产业工人联盟的组织者 Joe Hill 于 1911年所作的一首着名歌曲《传教士与奴隶》。他在歌中写道：
You will eat, bye and bye, In the glorious land above the sky! Work and pray, live on hay,
You'll get PIE IN THE SKY when you die! 这几句歌词是 Joe Hill 从美国救世军军歌中引用过来的，意在讽刺这个*组织，揭露其欺骗性和虚伪性，唤醒广大被压迫的奴隶。后来人们就用 pie in the sky 比喻『渺茫的希望』和『不能保证实现的允诺』等意思。
好，这次大家就翻译一下上面那两句歌词吧
----------------- 不久你将在天上的圣地就餐。劳动吧！祈祷吧！靠干草过活吧！死后你就会得到天国的馅饼！
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Rain cats and dogs。
可能你已经知道了rain cats and dogs 的含意为『下倾盆大雨』，但你知道这个短语是怎样衍生而来的吗？下雨就下雨，怎可能从天上掉下来猫和狗呢？下雨同猫及狗又是怎样扯上关系的呢？原来，据说这个短语最早出现于17世纪，不过关于它的起源已经无从考证。但是现在人们普遍认为，它的起源可能同17世纪使用的地下排水系统有关，当时人们使用的排水系统非常简陋，排水能力极其有限。一旦下起暴雨，地下排水沟里的污水便四处横流。随着污水流出来的不仅有垃圾，各种污秽物，有时甚至还有死猫死狗之类的小动物死尸随污水蔓延出来。如此狗和猫便与瓢泼大雨扯上了关系，人们也据此杜撰了 rain cats and dogs 这一短语。由此可以看出，rain cats and dogs 并不是指天上真的掉下猫和狗（要真是如此，还不让那些喜欢猫和狗的西方人笑歪了鼻子乐歪了嘴？），而是由于大雨引起地下排水不畅，结果阴沟里的死猫死狗便随污水漂浮到地面。
另外，也有人认为，这个短语可能起源于这样的事实：每当下起暴风雨，风大雨急，看上去就好像是猫和狗在打架。还有人认为它来自北欧神话传说，在北欧，人们都认为猫影响天气的变化，而狗则代表风，所以一旦下起暴雨，猫和狗自然脱不了干系（不过我们还是有点替阿猫阿狗们叫屈！不是吗？^-^）。
另外再列举一些与阿猫阿狗有关系的词组吧，比如：cat and dog production 指多规格生产，杂乱生产
(3)继续狗的话题
A DOG IN THE MANGER 因为文化传统的关系，狗在英语语言中都被当作忠实、可爱、聪敏的象征，因此与之有关的短语也大多为褒义之词，但 a dog in the manger 则属例外。从字面来看，A dog in the manger 是指『马厩里的狗』，大家可能觉得奇怪了，狗怎么跑到马厩里去了呢？要解释清楚这个短语的实际含义，还得追根溯源。
这个短语最早出现于《伊索预言》，故事的梗概是：一匹马和一条牛正在马厩里吃草。这时，一条狗闯进来了，它十分霸道地要马和牛都走开。马和牛十分温和地对它说：可是你是不吃草的呀！这条狗却蛮不讲理地说：我是不吃草，可是我不吃的东西也不能让你们白吃！这样，这条狗霸占了盛满稻草的马槽，却赶走了以草为生的马和牛。而它自己呢，也只能看着稻草而不能吃。
《美国韦氏大词典》将其解释为：The dog who would not allow a horse or ox to eat the hay in a manger, even though he himself did not want it. 并且在这一基本意义的基础上又将该片语引申为：A person who selfishly withholds from others something that he himself can not use or does not need. 讲到这里，大家可能已经想到了汉语中的一个俗语：『占着茅坑不拉屎』，两者在语意上倒也确实十分贴近。根据具体的语境，这个短语还可以理解为『自私自利的人』，『一毛不拔的人』等。例如：
Don't be such a dog in the manger. Lend your bicycle to him since you will not go out this afternoon. 还记得上一期带有阿狗的其他谚语和习语吗，我来考察一下大家记住了没
If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate up the frying-pan.
let sleeping dogs lie.
Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 1 别这么不够朋友。既然你今天下午不出去就把自行车借给他用一用。
2 欲加之罪, 何患无辞 3 别多事, 别惹麻烦。 4 急不暇择, 饥不择食。
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