英语成语俗语和寓言故事

1、Idioms the other is a Chinese one. 1.What are the names of the fables? 2.What lessons can we draw from the fables?,The Fox and the Grapes,The Fox and the Grapes,One day a fox passed under a vine. From the vine a lot of grapes were hanging. He was very hungry and thirsty. He said, “What a fine vine i

2、t is! The grapes on the vine look very nice and sweet.” The color of the grapes was green. The grapes were very big. And the grapes were so big and beautiful that the fox wanted to eat them. The fox said, “I am thirsty and hungry. I want to eat the grapes now.” The fox jumped. The grapes were too hi

3、gh. He tried everything to get the grapes. But it was in vain. At last the fox said, “The grapes are too sour to eat. I dont want to get the poor grapes.”,Making His Mark,Making His Mark,A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water. Immediately he made

4、 a mark on the boat. “This is where my sword fell off,” he said. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to look for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. The boat had moved but the sword had not. Is this not a very foolish way to look for a sword?,Here are some famous sa

5、yings in English. You are required to answer the following questions and then tell each fables as briefly as possible. 1.What are the Chinese equivalents of these sayings? 2.From which fable does each saying come?,Sour grapes.,Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.,One good turn deserves anoth

6、er.,Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.,Some Famous English Sayings from Fables,It means “酸葡萄” in Chinese. This saying comes from the fable The Fox and the Grapes. In it the fox cannot reach the grapes. Disappointed, the animal says that the grapes are sour and that they are “not fit for

7、 a gentlemans eating.”,Sour grapes.,It means “杀鸡取蛋” in Chinese. This saying comes from the fable The Goose with the Golden Eggs. In it the owner of the goose is not satisfied with one golden egg a day. He cuts the goose open to see if there is gold inside.,Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs

8、.,It means “善有善报” in Chinese. This saying comes from the fable The Dove and the Ant. In it a dove saves an ant from drowning in a river. Later the ant saves the doves life by stinging a hunter in the foot, making him miss his aim at the dove.,One good turn deserves another.,It means “鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡” in

9、 Chinese. This saying comes from the fable The Maid and the Pail桶 of Milk. In it a girl carries a pail of milk on her head. She dreams about the eggs she will buy when she sells the milk. The eggs will hatch; then she will sell the chickens. With the money she has earned, she will buy fine clothes f

10、or herself. Thinking about the new clothes, the girl becomes so happy that she merrily高兴地 tosses her head and spills the milk.,Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.,The Hare and the Tortoise,Tell the fable with the help of the words in the box below. What lesson we can draw from this fable

11、?,A Hare jeered at a Tortoise for the slowness of his pace. But he laughed, and said that he would run against her and beat her any day she would name. “Come on,” said the Hare, “you will soon see what my feet are made of . ”,So it was agreed that they should start at once. The Tortoise went off jog

12、ging along, without a moments stopping, at his usual steady pace. The Hare, treating the whole matter very lightly, said she would first take a little nap, and that she should soon overtake the Tortoise. Meanwhile, the Tortoise plodded on and the Hare, oversleeping herself, arrived at the goal, only

13、 to see that the Tortoise had got in before her. Slow and steady wins the race.,The Hare and the Tortoise,The Lion and the Mouse,Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw (爪子) upon him, and opened his big jaws

14、to swallow him. “Pardon, O King,” cried the little Mouse, “ forgive me this time, I shall never forget it. Who knows but I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?” The Lion was so tickled (被逗笑的) at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go.,The Li

15、on and the Mouse,Now it happened no long time after that some hunters, who desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by and saw the Lion was in trouble. He went up to the Lion and soon

16、gnawed（啃）away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. “Was I not right?” said the little Mouse. Little friends may prove great friends.,Do you know these fables ?,Try to tell the story in English/Chinese! Whats the meaning contained here? 愚公移山 画蛇添足 南辕北辙 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利 揠苗助长 东施效颦 自相矛盾,Do you know thes

17、e fables ?,Try to tell the story in English/Chinese! Whats the meaning contained here? 守株待兔 杞人忧天 塞翁失马，焉知非福 叶公好龙 黄粱美梦 黔驴技穷 画龙点睛,Voc. Brushing up,Satire 讽刺 Figurative 比喻的 Perseverance 毅力，忍耐，不屈不挠，坚定不移 Strategies of the Warring States 战国策 Anecdote 奇闻，轶事 superfluous 多余的 Snipe, clam, grapple, - 鹬蚌相争 Beak鸟

18、嘴，喙 ripost敏捷的回刺 make concession 让步 Spear, shield 矛，盾Self-contradiction, Inconsistent 不一致，不协调，矛盾的 Disguise 伪装 Profess 声称，冒称 Pipe dream 白日梦，幻想 Nullity 无效（的行为、证书） Tether （能耐、财力、忍耐的）极限，范围,Figurative meanings,Spirit of perseverance To ruin the effect by superfluous work，spoiling the effect by doing sth entirely unnecessary To act in a way that defeats ones purpose When two sides are locked in a fight with neither side making cincession, the third party profits. Haste makes waste.,