The horse sleeps in the stable

The horse sleeps in the stable The pig sleeps in the pen The squirrel sleeps in the tree hole The parrot sleeps in the cage The cat sleeps in the basket The goldfish sleeps in the fish bowl The moon sleeps in the sky Where do you sleep I sleep in my bed 在夜晚 马儿睡在马厩里面 猪儿睡在围圈里面 松鼠睡在树洞里面 鹦鹉睡在笼子里面 猫儿睡在篮子里面 金鱼睡在鱼缸里面 月亮睡在天空中 你睡在哪里 我睡在我的床上 The crow rabbit and fox The crow was sitting on the tree doing nothing all a day A small rabbit saw the crow and asked him Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long the crow answered sure why not So the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow and rested All of a sudden A fox appeared jumped on the rabbit and ate it moral of the story is To be sitting and doing nothing you must be sitting very very high up 译文 乌鸦 兔子和狐狸 有一只乌鸦整天坐在树上什么事也不做 一只小兔子看见了 就问它 我能像你一样整天坐着什么事也不做吗 这只乌鸦回答道 当然可以 为什么 不呢 于是小兔子坐在树底下开始休息 突然一只狐狸出现 跳起抓住小兔子 就把它给吃了 这个故事的寓意是 如果你想什么也不做 就必须坐得很高 A Wolf in sheep s clothing A wolf wanted to eat the sheep but he was afraid of the vigilant shepherd and his dogs One day the wolf found the skin of a sheep He put it on and walked among the sheep A lamb thought that the wolf was its mother because his skin looked like hers So it followed the wolf Soon after they had left the dogs the wolf came at the lamb and ate it up For some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep and enjoying hearty meals 译文 披着羊皮的狼 狼想吃羊 但是他害怕警惕的牧羊人和牧羊犬 有一天狼发现了一块 羊皮 便披着它混入羊群 一只小羊羔把这只披着羊皮的狼误认为自己的妈妈 被领出了羊群 狼成功地欺骗了羊群 吃掉了小羊羔 寓意 事物的外表有时候会掩盖它的本质 所以我们不能只凭表面现象 就作判断 Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well 坐井观天 There is a frog He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well 有一只青蛙住在井底 他从来没有去过井外面 他以为天空就和井口一样大 One day a crow comes to the well He sees the frog and says Frog let s have a talk 一天 一只乌鸦飞到井边 看见青蛙 就对它说 青蛙 咱们聊聊吧 Then the frog asks Where are you from 青蛙就问他 你从哪里来 I fly from the sky the crow says 我从天上上来 乌鸦说 The frog feels surprised and says The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well How do you fly from the sky 青蛙惊讶地说 天空就只有这井口这么大 你怎么会从天上来 The crow says The sky is very big You always stay in the well so you don t know the world is big 乌鸦说 天空很大 只不过你一直呆在井里 所有不知道世界很大 The frog says I don t believe 青蛙说 我不相信 But the crow says You can come out and have a look by yourself 乌鸦说 你可以出来 自己看看嘛 So the frog comes out from the well He is very surprised How big the world is 于是青蛙来到井外 他十分惊讶 原来世界这么大 A Clever Farmer Uncle Sam doesn t like farmer He thinks they are very foolish and only know work on the farm One winter morning the sun is shining Uncle Sam sits on the step of his house At that moment a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him Farmer Excuse me Uncle Can you tell me know to get to the hospital please Uncle Sam Lie down in the middle of the street and you ll soon be at a hospital Farmer Please set an example to me Uncle Sam I think you come to our city at the first time It s much more beautiful than the field Is that right Farmer Yes uncle But it is built on the field Uncle Sam s face turns red 聪明的农民 山姆大叔不喜欢农民 他认为他们很愚蠢只会在农场干活 一个冬天的 早晨 阳光明媚 山姆大叔坐在门前的石阶上 这时 一个农民手拿地图向他 走来 农民 请问 大叔 去医院的路怎么走 山姆大叔 你躺在街当中 很快 就会在医院的 农民 请你做一个示范 山姆大叔 我想你是第一次进城吧 城市比你那块地漂亮多了 是吧 农民 是的 大叔 但城市是建在地之上的 山姆大叔脸红了 The fox without a tail A fox s tail was caught in a trap When he was trying to release himself he lost his whole tail except the stump At first he was ashamed to see the other foxes because he had no tail but he was determined to face his misfortune He called all the foxes to a meeting When they had gotten together the fox said that they should all do away with their tails He said that their tails were very inconvenient when they met with their enemies He did not talk about any advantages of the tail You are right said one of the older foxes but I don t think you would advise us to do away with our tails if you hadn t lost it yourself first 没有尾巴的狐狸 一只狐狸的尾巴被夹住了 当他试着脱身的时候 挣断了整条尾巴 开始时 他看到其他狐狸的时候感到很羞愧 后来 他决定面对这种不 幸 就召集了所有的狐狸开会 大家到齐后 他极力劝说其他狐狸也割掉尾巴 说尾巴在遭遇敌人时很 不方便 尾巴一点儿作用也没有 可他没有说有尾巴的任何好处 一只老狐狸站出来说 如果你没有失去 你的尾巴 你是不会来劝大家都割去尾巴的 The Wind And The Sun One day the wind said to the sun Look at that man walking along the road I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can We will see about that said the sun I will let you try first So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak He blew and blew but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself I give up said the wind at last I cannot get his cloak off Then the sun tried He shone as hard as he could The man soon became hot and took off his cloak 译文 风和太阳 有一天风跟太阳说 看看那个沿着路上走的人 我可以比你快让他把披风 脱下来 我们等着看吧 太阳说 我让你先试 因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下 来 他用力地吹 可是那个人把披风拉得更紧 我放弃了 风最后说 我无法让他把 披风脱下来 然后由太阳试试看 他尽可能地晒他 不久 那个人很热就把披风脱下 来了 The lion and the fox The lion once said that he was sick on his death bed So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes the goat came to the lion s cave He stood there and listened for a long time then a sheep went in Before she came out a rabbit entered to hear the last wishes of the king of beasts But soon the lion seemed to recover and went to the mouth of his cave He saw a fox waiting outside Why don t you come in asked the lion to the fox I beg Your Majesty s pardon said the fox I have seen many animals enter your cave but none of them come out Till they come out again I prefer to wait outside 译文 老狮子与狐狸 一头年老的狮子声称自己病得要死了 他告诉所有的动物来听他的临终 遗言 一只山羊进入狮子的洞穴 并一直留在那里 接着一只绵羊也进去了 之前 一只兔子也曾进去听这兽中之王的临终遗言 但是不久 狮子好像康复 了 能走到洞口了 他看到狐狸站在洞口 就问 你为什么不进来呢 尊敬 Look for a Friend Sam is a little fish He lives in the sea He is very lonely He wants to have a friend The friend looks like him Sam sees an ink fish The ink fish has eight legs He doesn t look like Sam So Sam goes away Sam meets a shark He wants to say hello to the shark The shark opens his big mouth Sam runs away quickly Sam is tired and hungry He wants to have a rest Then he sees a round fish She says to him Hello Would you like to be my friend Sam answers Of course But you are round I am flat The round fish days But we are both fishes Sam thinks and says You are right Let s be friends They become good friends 找朋友 塞姆是一条小鱼 他在海里 他生在海里 他很孤独 想要找一个朋友 那个朋友看 起来要想他 塞姆看见一条墨鱼 墨鱼有 8 条腿 看上去不像塞姆 因此塞姆游走 了 塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼 他想跟鲨鱼问好 鲨鱼张开大嘴 塞姆有迅速地逃走了 塞姆又累又饿 他要休息一会儿 这时他看见一条圆鱼 圆鱼对他说 你好 你愿意做我的朋友吗 塞姆回答 好哇 可你是圆形的 我是扁的 圆鱼说 但是我们俩都是鱼啊 塞姆思考后说 你讲得对 让我们做朋友吧 他们就成为好朋友了 The dog and the wolf A wolf was almost dead with hunger A house dog saw him and asked Friend your irregular life will soon ruin you Why don t you work steadily as I do and get your food regularly I would have no objection said the wolf if I could only get