伊索寓言英语故事四则

伊索寓言英语故事四那么篇一：伊索寓言中的经典故事__英汉对照TheFoxandtheGrapesOnehotsummer’sdayacertainFoxsawajuicybunchofGrapeshangingfromavine.Itcertainlywasveryhot,andtheFoxwasthirstyforsomethingtodrink.“TheseGrapesarejustwhatIneedtoquenchmythirst!”saidtheFox.ButthevineonwhichtheGrapeshungwastoohighforhimtoreachevenwithhislongeststretch.Sohedecidedtojump.Drawingbackafewpaces,herantowardsthevineandtookagreatbigleap,butmissedtheGrapes.Turingaround,hejumpedagain.Thistimetoo,withnosuccess.TheFoxtriedtojumpfortheGrapesagainandagainandyetagainandagain,invain.Sincehecouldnotreachthedelicious-lookingGrapes,theFoxfinallyconcluded,“TheseGrapesmustbesour!”andwalkedawaywithhisnoseintheair,throughhotterandeventhirstierthanbefore!狐狸与葡萄夏季炎热的一天，一只狐狸看见葡萄藤上挂着一串串晶莹剔透的葡萄。天确实特别热，狐狸渴得找东西喝。“这些葡萄正是我要解渴的东西！”狐狸说。但葡萄藤太高，即便狐狸伸长了颈项也够不着。因此他决定跳一跳。狐狸后退了几步，朝着葡萄藤跑过去并猛烈地跳起来，然而他没有够着葡萄。狐狸转过身又跳了一次，但同样没有成功。狐狸一次一次地跳起来够葡萄，然而一次一次地失败告终。既然他够不着可口的葡萄，狐狸最后道：“这些葡萄确信特别酸！”尽管他比刚刚更热更渴，但他特别傲慢地走开了！TheTwoPotsTherewereoncetwopotsfloatingdowntheriver.Oneshinedhappilyinthesunwhiletheotherlookeddullandunpleasantfrombeingwetinthewater.Thatbecauseonepotwasmadeofbrassandtheotherwasmadeofclay.“Pleasedonotcomenearme!”saidtheclaypottothebrassone.“Whynot?Wecouldbefriends,”saidthebrasspot.“No,”repliedtheclaypot,“Iamtofragile.IfyoutouchmeevenonceIwillbreakintopieces.Imuststayfarfromyouandcannotthinkofbeingyourfriend.Pleasegoaway,youwillfindsomeonedownstreamjustlikeyoutoplaywith!”Thebrasspot,disappointedandsad,thenfloatedawayastherivertookhimacrosstoanothercorneroftheriverbank,whiletheclaypotwetandcoldinthewind,seemedtosuddenlygrowashadegloomier.两只罐子从前，河中漂着两只罐子。一只在阳光下闪闪发光，另一只却因浸了河水儿显得沉闷、难看。这是由于一只罐子是用黄铜做成的，而另一只罐子由陶土做成的缘故。“请不要靠近我！”陶罐对铜罐说。“为什么?我们可以成为朋友。”铜罐说。“不行，”陶罐答复，“我太脆，你只要碰我一下，我就会成为碎片。我必须远离你，想都不敢想成为你的朋友。请离开我，你可以在下游找到跟你一样的人去玩！”铜罐又无望又伤心，随后被河水冲着，漂到了河岸的另一角；而陶罐在风中又冷又湿，看上去突然更加灰暗。TheFoxWhoHadLostHisTailAFoxwhowascaughtinatrapescaped,butinsodoing,helosthistail.Afterthat,hefelthislifeaburdenfromtheshameandridiculetowhichhewasexposed,soheplannedtomakealltheotherFoxesbelievethatbeingtaillesswasmuchmoreattractive.Inthisway,hecouldmakeupforhisownlossofthetail.HegatheredagoodmanyFoxesandpubliclyadvisedthemtocutofftheirtails.Hesaidthattheywouldnotonlylookmuchbetterwithoutthem,buttheywouldgetridoftheweightofthebrush,whichwasaverygreatinconvenience.Oneoftheminterruptedhimandsaid,“Ifyouhadnotyourselflostyourtail,myfriend,youwouldnotthusadviseus.”断尾的狐狸一只狐狸被捕兽器夹住，尽管成功地逃脱了，却因此丢掉了尾巴。有了这次奇耻大辱，他觉得本人脸上无光，生活得特别累，因此他说服其他的狐狸，让他们相信没有尾巴更有魅力，以此弥补本人失去的尾巴。他将许多狐狸召集到一起，公开建议大家砍掉尾巴。他说如此一来不仅更加雅观，而且使他们摆脱了那个一点儿也不方便的笨重刷子。有只狐狸打断他的话说：“朋友，假设你本人没有失去尾巴的话，你就不会如此奉劝我们了。”TheLionandtheMouse狮子与报恩的老鼠ALIONwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupangrily,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness.TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameandgnawedtheropewithhisteethandsethimfree,exclaiming:Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,expectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavor;nowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconbenefitsonaLion.狮子睡着了，有只老鼠跳到了他身上。狮子猛然站起来，把他抓住，预备吃掉。老鼠请求饶命，并说假设保住性命，必将报恩，狮子轻视地笑了笑，便把他放走了。不久，狮子真的被老鼠救了性命。原来狮子被一个猎人抓获，并用绳索把他捆在一棵树上。老鼠听到了他的哀嚎，走过去咬断绳索，放走了狮子，并说：“你当时嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的报答，现在可明晰了，老鼠也能报恩。”这故事说明，时运交替变更，强者也会有需要弱者的时候。TheWolfandtheLamb狼与小羊WOLF,meetingwithaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvednottolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustifytotheLambtheWolfsrighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim:Sirrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.Indeed,bleatedtheLambinamournfultoneofvoice,Iwasnotthenborn.ThensaidtheWolf,Youfeedinmypasture.No,goodsir,repliedtheLamb,Ihavenotyettastedgrass.AgainsaidtheWolf,Youdrinkofmywell.No,exclaimedtheLamb,Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmymothersmilkisbothfoodanddrinktome.UponwhichtheWolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,Well!Iwontremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations.Thetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny.一只小羊在河边喝水，狼见到后，便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。因此他跑到上游，恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了，使他喝不到清水。小羊答复说，他仅仅站在河边喝水，同时又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水搅浑。狼见此计不成，又说道：“我父亲去年被你骂过。”小羊说，那时他还没有出生。狼对他说：“不管你如何样辩白，反正我不会放过你。”这说明，对恶人做任何正当的辩白也是无效的。篇二：伊索寓言中的经典故事英汉对照TheFoxandtheGrapesOnehotsummer’sdayacertainFoxsawajuicybunchofGrapeshangingfromavine.Itcertainlywasveryhot,andtheFoxwasthirstyforsomethingtodrink.“TheseGrapesarejustwhatIneedtoquenchmythirst!”saidtheFox.ButthevineonwhichtheGrapeshungwastoohighforhimtoreachevenwithhislongeststretch.Sohedecidedtojump.Drawingbackafewpaces,herantowardsthevineandtookagreatbigleap,butmissedtheGrapes.Turingaround,hejumpedagain.Thistimetoo,withnosuccess.TheFoxtriedtojumpfortheGrapesagainandagainandyetagainandagain,invain.Sincehecouldnotreachthedelicious-lookingGrapes,theFoxfinallyconcluded,“TheseGrapesmustbesour!”andwalkedawaywithhisnoseintheair,throughhotterandeventhirstierthanbefore!狐狸与葡萄夏季炎热的一天，一只狐狸看见葡萄藤上挂着一串串晶莹剔透的葡萄。天确实特别热，狐狸渴得找东西喝。“这些葡萄正是我要解渴的东西！”狐狸说。但葡萄藤太高，即便狐狸伸长了颈项也够不着。因此他决定跳一跳。狐狸后退了几步，朝着葡萄藤跑过去并猛烈地跳起来，然而他没有够着葡萄。狐狸转过身又跳了一次，但同样没有成功。狐狸一次一次地跳起来够葡萄，然而一次一次地失败告终。既然他够不着可口的葡萄，狐狸最后总结道：“这些葡萄确信特别酸！”尽管他比刚刚更热更渴，但他特别傲慢地走开了！TheTwoPotsTherewereoncetwopotsfloatingdowntheriver.Oneshinedhappilyinthesunwhiletheotherlookeddullandunpleasantfrombeingwetinthewater.Thatbecauseonepotwasmadeofbrassandtheotherwasmadeofclay.“Pleasedonotcomenearme!”saidtheclaypottothebrassone.“Whynot?Wecouldbefriends,”saidthebrasspot.“No,”repliedtheclaypot,“Iamtofragile.IfyoutouchmeevenonceIwillbreakintopieces.Imuststayfarfromyouandcannotthinkofbeingyourfriend.Pleasegoaway,youwillfindsomeonedownstreamjustlikeyoutoplaywith!”Thebrasspot,disappointedandsad,thenfloatedawayastherivertookhimacrosstoanothercorneroftheriverbank,whiletheclaypotwetandcoldinthewind,seemedtosuddenlygrowashadegloomier.两只罐子从前，河中漂着两只罐子。一只在阳光下闪闪发光，另一只却因浸了河水儿显得沉闷、难看。这是由于一只罐子是用黄铜做成的，而另一只罐子由陶土做成的缘故。“请不要靠近我！”陶罐对铜罐说。“为什么?我们可以成为朋友。”铜罐说。“不行，”陶罐答复，“我太脆，你只要碰我一下，我就会成为碎片。我必须远离你，想都不敢想成为你的朋友。请离开我，你可以在下游找到跟你一样的人去玩！”铜罐又无望又伤心，随后被河水冲着，漂到了河岸的另一角；而陶罐在风中又冷又湿，看上去突然更加灰暗。TheFoxWhoHadLostHisTailAFoxwhowascaughtinatrapescaped,butinsodoing,helosthistail.Afterthat,hefelthislifeaburdenfromtheshameandridiculetowhichhewasexposed,soheplannedtomakealltheotherFoxesbelievethatbeingtaillesswasmuchmoreattractive.Inthisway,hecouldmakeupforhisownlossofthetail.HegatheredagoodmanyFoxesandpubliclyadvisedthemtocutofftheirtails.Hesaidthattheywouldnotonlylookmuchbetterwithoutthem,buttheywouldgetridoftheweightofthebrush,whichwasaverygreatinconvenience.Oneoftheminterruptedhimandsaid,“Ifyouhadnotyourselflostyourtail,myfriend,youwouldnotthusadviseus.”篇三：伊索寓言中英文1TheLionandtheMouse狮和鼠LionwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupinanger,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness.TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameup,andgnawedtheropewithhisteeth,andsettinghimfree,exclaimed:Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,notexpectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavour;butnowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconferbenefitsonaLion.Littlefriendsmayprovegreatfriends.一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：”只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我今后一定会报答你的大恩。”狮子便笑着放了它。后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了牛也，并大声说："你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不希望我有什么时机报答。但是你现在明白了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。”强者不会永远是强者，强者也会有需要弱者协助的时候。奔跑的小白兔AlittlerabbitisrunningAlittlerabbitishappilyrunningthroughtheforestwhenhestumblesuponagirafferollingajoint.Therabbitlooksatherandsays,Giraffemyfriend,whydoyoudothis?Comewithmerunningthroughtheforest,youllfeelsomuchbetter!Thegiraffelooksathim,looksatthejoint,tossesitandgoesoffrunningwiththerabbit.3m1Thentheycomeacrossanelephantdoingcoke,sotherabbitagainsays,Elephantmyfriend,whydoyoudothis?Thinkaboutyourhealth.Comerunningwithusthroughtheprettyforest,youllfeelsogood!Theelephantlooksatthem,looksathiscoke,thentossesitandstartsrunningwiththerabbitandgiraffe.Thethreeanimalsthencomeacrossalionabouttoshootupandtherabbitagainsays,Lionmyfriend,whydoyoudothis?Thinkaboutyourhealth!Comerunningwithusthroughthesunnyforest,youwillfeelsogood!Thelionlooksathim,putsdownhisneedle,andstartstobeatthehelloutoftherabbit.Asthegiraffeandelephantwatchinhorror,theylookathimandask,Lion,whydidyoudothis?Hewasmerelytryingtohelpusall!Thelionanswers,Hemakesmerunaroundtheforestlikeanidioteachtimehesonecstasy!有一只小白兔欢乐地奔跑在森林中,在路上它碰到一只正在卷大麻的长颈鹿。小白兔看着长颈鹿说道：“长颈鹿我的朋友，你为什么要做这种事呢?和我一起在森林中奔跑吧，你会感受心情舒适特别多!”长颈鹿看看小白兔，又看看手里的大麻烟，把大麻烟向身后一扔，跟着小白兔在森林中奔跑。后来它们遇到一只正预备吸食可卡因的大象，小白兔又对大象说：“大象我的朋友，你为什么要做这种事呢?想想本人的健康啊。跟我们一起在这片美丽的森林中奔跑吧，你会感受好特别多!”大象看看它们，又看看手中的可卡因，因此把可卡因向身后一扔，跟着小白兔和长颈鹿一起奔跑。后来它们遇到一只正预备注射毒品的狮子，小白兔又对狮子说：“狮子我的朋友，你为什么要做这种事呢?想想本人的健康啊!跟我们一起在这片阳光明丽的森林中奔跑吧，你会感受如此美妙!”狮子看看小白兔，放下手中的针筒，把小白兔猛揍了一顿。长颈鹿和大象被吓坏了，它们看着狮子征询它：“狮子，你为什么要打小白兔呢?它只是想要协助我们大家啊!”狮子答复：“这家伙每次嗑了摇头丸就拉着我像白痴一样在森林里乱跑!”狐狸和葡萄THEFOXANDGRAPESAhungryfoxsawsomefinebunchesofgrapeshangingfromavinethattrainedalongahightrellis,anddidhisbesttoreachthembyjumpingashighaihecouldintotheair.Butitwasallinvain,fortheywerejustoutofreach:sohegaveuptrying,andwalkedawaywithanairofdignityandunconcern,remarking,Ithoughtthosegrapeswereripe,butiseenowtheyarequitesour.英语小故事带翻译：一只饥肠辘辘的狐狸，看见缠绕在高架上的葡萄枝上挂着几串成熟的葡萄，就尽力向上跳，想要摘下那些葡萄。但不管他如何努力，也是徒劳无功，由于它不断够不着那些葡萄。因此他放弃了，反而带着不屑一顾的模样走开了，边走边说：“还以为那些葡萄已经熟透了呢，现在看起来根本确实是酸葡萄。”4TheCockandthePearl公鸡和珍珠Acockwasoncestruttingupanddownthefarmyardamongthehenswhensuddenlyheespiedsomethingshinningamidthestraw.‘Ho!ho!’quothhe,‘that’sforme,’andsoonrooteditoutfrombeneaththestraw.WhatdiditturnouttobebutaPearlthatbysomechancehadbeenlostintheyard?‘Youmaybeatreasure,’quothMasterCock,‘tomenthatprizeyou,butformeIwouldratherhaveasinglebarley-cornthanapeckofpearls.’Preciousthingsareforthosethatcanprizethem.英语小故事带翻译：在农场的庭院里有一只公鸡正仰头阔步地在一群母鸡中间来来回回。突然他瞥到稻草中有什么东西在闪闪发光。“哈哈”他说“那是我的”。然后迅速把它从稻草中刨了出来。他刨出出来的是一颗不知什么时候遗落在庭院里的珍珠“你也许这是个宝贝”，公鸡大人说，“关于人类来说，他们会珍惜你，但在我看来，我宁可要一粒大麦也不想琢一粒珍珠。”5下金蛋的鹅THEGOOSETHATLAIDTHEGOLDENEGGSAManandhisWifehadthegoodfortunetopossessaGoosewhichlaidaGoldenEggeveryday.Luckythoughtheywere,theysoonbegantothinktheywerenotgettingrichfastenough,andimaginingthebirdmustbemadeofgoldinside,theydecidedtokillitinordertosecurethewholestoreofpreciousmetalatonce.Butwhentheycutitopentheyfounditwasjustlikeanyothergoose.Thus,theyneithergotrichallatonce,astheyhadhoped,norenjoyedanylongerthedailyadditiontotheirwealth.Muchwantsmoreandlosesall.英语小故事带翻译：有一对夫妇特别幸运，他们有一只每天下一枚金蛋的母鸡。尽管特别幸运，可他们特别快就觉得财富增加得还不够快，不仅如此，他们还以为这只鹅的内脏确信也是金的。因此，他们决定杀掉它，如此就能立即得到全部珍宝了。然而，他们把鹅开膛破肚之后，却觉察和其他鹅没有什么两样。如此，他们既没有像当初希望得那样一夜暴富，也不能再享有日积月累的好运气了。猫和老鼠THECATANDMICETherewasonceahousethatwasoverrunwithMice.ACatheardofthis,andsaidtoherself,Thatstheplaceforme,andoffshewentandtookupherquartersinthehouse,andcaughttheMiceonebyoneandatethem.AtlasttheMicecouldstanditnolonger,andtheydeterminedtotaketotheirholesandstaythere.Thatsawkward,saidtheCattoherself:theonlythingtodoistocoaxthemoutbyatrick.Sosheconsideredawhile,andthenclimbedupthewallandletherselfhangdownbyherhindlegsfromapeg,andpretendedtobedead.Byandby