英語(yǔ)寓言小故事15則(中英文對(duì)照)

4/12英語(yǔ)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(zhǎng)” 23. PluggingOne’sEarsWhileStealingaBell“掩耳盜鈴” 34. TheFoxandtheCrow“狐貍和烏鴉” 35. DrawaSnakeandAddFeettoIt“畫(huà)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(shù)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(guó)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(zhǎng)”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(jué)那些稻苗長(zhǎng)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(lái)，低著頭追老鼠，一直追過(guò)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(guò)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(guò)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(wú)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(guò)輕輕地碰了它一下，"他說(shuō)，"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(shuō)，"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(mǎi)了一只毛色鮮艷的鸚鵡。他沒(méi)有把鸚鵡關(guān)在籠子里，也沒(méi)有用鏈條把他拴在棲木上，而讓他在家里自由自在地飛來(lái)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(shuí)？"從下面?zhèn)鱽?lái)怒氣沖沖的說(shuō)話(huà)聲，"馬上住嘴，別發(fā)出那難聽(tīng)的聲音。"

鸚鵡看見(jiàn)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(shuō)。

"那你就一聲不響吧，"鸚鵡歡快地說(shuō)，"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(mǎi)我，我一定得讓他聽(tīng)到。"不同的人因有不同的特點(diǎn)而受重視。一捆樹(shù)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(zhēng)吵。他一再告誡他們說(shuō)，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(jiàn)。有一天，他決定通過(guò)示范把自己的意思告訴他們。

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

"你能折斷這個(gè)嗎？"他問(wèn)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(shù)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(shù)枝折斷，但誰(shuí)也做不到。

然后，他解開(kāi)繩子，把樹(shù)枝撒開(kāi)。

"試試吧。"他說(shuō)。四個(gè)小伙子用手輕輕一撅，樹(shù)枝就斷了。

"你們明白我的意思了嗎？"父親問(wèn)，"只要你們聯(lián)合起來(lái)，誰(shuí)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(jiàn)驢。

"我要把你吃掉。"狼說(shuō)。

"當(dāng)然可以，"驢靈機(jī)一動(dòng)，回答說(shuō)，"但請(qǐng)不要在這條路上吃，人人都會(huì)看見(jiàn)的，我會(huì)感到難為情。把我?guī)У缴掷锶グ?。別擔(dān)心我們會(huì)逃跑。喏，把這根繩子一頭饒?jiān)谀悴弊由?，一頭拴在我的韁繩上，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?，把另一頭牢牢系在驢韁繩上。

"現(xiàn)在你說(shuō)到什么地方去，我就到什么地方去。"驢說(shuō)。

"帶我到你說(shuō)的那個(gè)安靜的地方去。"狼吩咐道。

"很好。"驢說(shuō)著，就沿通向村子的路走去。他們來(lái)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(shuō)，"這條路是到村子里去的。"

"別著急，"驢高興地說(shuō)，"這是一條近路。"驢加快了步子，接著跑起來(lái)。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(mén)口。

驢的主人、主人的妻子和三個(gè)兒子都跑出來(lái)救驢。他們非常生氣，要立即就地把狼打死。不過(guò)，狼很幸運(yùn)，主人的一個(gè)兒子拿刀砍狼，沒(méi)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(shù)林里去了。

保持鎮(zhèn)靜，就沒(méi)問(wèn)題。野豬和狐貍

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

有一天，野豬在樹(shù)上磨牙齒，狐貍走過(guò)來(lái)。

"你為什么干這個(gè)呀？"狐貍問(wèn)，"附近又沒(méi)有獵人，我覺(jué)得平安無(wú)事。"

"不錯(cuò)，"野豬說(shuō)，"但是，如果獵人真的帶著獵狗來(lái)了，我只能逃走，就沒(méi)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(wú)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(niǎo)用叼來(lái)的食物喂養(yǎng)啁啾鳴叫的幼鳥(niǎo)，整個(gè)兒是一派歡樂(lè)自得的祥和景象。

它們完全沒(méi)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?jìng)冋诎踩蛔匀舻仄肺哆@表面上的安寧所帶來(lái)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(lái)。遠(yuǎn)近各處的人都來(lái)看是怎么回事。

一個(gè)人說(shuō)："要出現(xiàn)一條大河了。"

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