伊索寓言双语故事

精品文档 1欢迎下载 伊索寓言双语故事伊索寓言双语故事 1 Hercules1 Hercules andand thethe waggonerwaggoner A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire and the horse could not pull them out The waggoner threw down his whip He knelt down and prayed to Hercules Hercules help me please he said But Hercules appeared to him and said Man dont kneel there Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel 大力神与车夫大力神与车夫 一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行 突然 马车的轮子陷 入了泥潭 马无法将它们拉出来 车夫扔下鞭子 跪在地上 祈求大力神出现 大力神啊 请来帮助我 他说 大力神出现了 却说 朋友 用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来 再驱赶马拉车 出来 跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢 2 The2 The twotwo potspots There were two pots on the bank of a river One was made of brass and the other was made of clay When the water rose they both floated off down the river The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one So the brass pot cried out Fear nothing friend I will not 精品文档 2欢迎下载 hit you But I may come in contact with you said the earthen pot If I come too close whether I hit you or you hit me I shall suffer for it After that the earthen pot floated away 两口锅两口锅 河中漂流着一个瓦锅和一个铜锅 每当潮涨潮落时 瓦锅就尽量地远离铜锅 铜锅大叫 别害怕 朋友 我不会撞你的 但是我有可能会和你接触 瓦锅对铜锅说 如果我离你太近 无论是 你碰到我 或者是我自己不小心碰到你 我都会碎的 然后 瓦锅就漂走了 3 The3 The milkmaidmilkmaid andand herher pailpail A milkmaid was going to the market She carried her milk in a pail on her head As she went along she began calculating what she would buy after she had sold the milk I ll buy a new dress and when I go to the ball all the young men will dance with me As she spoke she tossed her head back The pail immediately fell off her head and all the milk was spilt The girl went back without anything She felt very sad Ah my child said her mother Do not count your chickens before they are hatched 精品文档 3欢迎下载 挤牛奶的姑娘挤牛奶的姑娘 一个农家挤奶姑娘头顶着一桶牛奶 前往集市 走了一会儿 她开始算计起卖完牛奶后要买的东西 我要买一身新衣服 好去参加舞会 年轻的小伙子都会邀请我跳舞 想到这里 她真地摇起头来 牛奶桶随之倾倒在地 牛奶都流了出去 女孩很伤心 两手空空地回到家里 母亲对她说 我的孩子 不要过早 地打如意算盘 4 The4 The youngyoung thiefthief andand hishis mothermother A young man was caught stealing and sentenced to death three days later He wanted to speak with his mother before the execution Of course this was granted When his mother came to him he said I want to tell you something He said something but she could not hear He whispered again and when she came close to him she put her ear to his mouth He nearly bit off her ear All the bystanders were horrified It is to punish her he said When I was young I began stealing little things and brought them home to mother Instead of punishing me she laughed and said It will not be noticed It is because of her that I am here today 小偷和他的母亲小偷和他的母亲 一个小偷被抓住了 被判处死刑 三天后执行 精品文档 4欢迎下载 他想在行刑前与他的母亲话别 得到了允许 当他妈妈来到他的面前 他说 告诉你一件事 他轻轻说了一遍 但 是她听不到 等她走近些 小偷又轻声说了一遍 母亲将耳朵贴近时 儿子 突然咬住母亲的耳朵 差点撕下来 周围的人都惊呆了 这是对她的惩罚 小偷说 我小时候小偷小摸 把偷的东西带回家时 她不但不惩罚我 反而笑着说 别让人看见 就是因为她我才落个今天这样 的下场 5 The5 The eagleeagle andand thethe arrowarrow An eagle was flying in the sky As soon as it saw a rabbit it swooped down on its prey Suddenly it was hit by an arrow It fluttered slowly down to the earth and blood was pouring from the wound When the eagle looked down he found that the shaft of the arrow was feathered with one of its own plumes Alas it cried We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction 鹰和箭鹰和箭 鹰在天空中飞翔 当他看见一只野兔时 就俯冲下来捕捉猎物 突然 有人一箭射中了它 鹰扇着翅膀降落在地面上 鲜血从伤口中喷涌而出 它低头看到箭尾竟是由一根它自己的羽毛制成的 就痛苦地说 唉 我 们总是给敌人提供毁灭我们自己的工具 6 The6 The misermiser andand hishis goldgold 精品文档 5欢迎下载 Once upon a time there was a miser He hid his gold under a tree Every week he used to dig it up One night a robber stole all the gold When the miser came again he found nothing but an empty hole He was surprised and then burst into tears All the neighbors gathered around him He told them how he used to come and visit his gold Did you ever take any of it out asked one of them No he said I only came to look at it Then come again and look at the hole said the neighbor it will be the same as looking at the gold 守财奴守财奴 从前 有个守财奴将他的金块埋到一棵树下 每周他都去把他挖出来看 看 一天晚上 一个小偷挖走了所有的金块 守财奴再来查看时 发现除了 一个空洞什么都没有了 守财奴便捶胸痛哭 哭声引来了邻居 他告诉他们这里原来有他的金块 问明了原因后 一个邻居问 你使用过这些金块吗 没用过 他 说 我只是时常来看看 那么 以后再来看这个洞 邻居说 就像以前 有金块时一样 7 The7 The foxfox andand thethe lionlion When the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened He 精品文档 6欢迎下载 ran away and hid himself in the woods The second time however he came near the lion He stopped at a safe distance and watched him pass by The third time they came near one another The fox went straight up to the lion and stayed the whole day with him He asked the lion how his family was and when they would meet again They soon became good friends 狐狸和狮子狐狸和狮子 狐狸第一次见到狮子时非常害怕 赶紧藏到森林里 当他第二次遇到狮子时 则站在附近看狮子经过 第三次遇到狮子时 他竟有胆量 走了上去 与狮子进行十分亲切的谈 话 不久 他们变成了好朋友 8 The8 The goosegoose withwith thethe goldengolden eggseggs One morning a countryman went to his goose s nest and saw a yellow and glittering egg there He took the egg home To his delight he found that it was an egg of pure gold Every morning the same thing occurred and he soon became rich by selling his eggs The countryman became more and more greedy He wanted to get all the gold at once so he killed the goose when he looked inside he found nothing in its body 精品文档 7欢迎下载 生金蛋的鹅生金蛋的鹅 一天早晨 一位农夫发现自家的鹅窝中有一只金灿灿的蛋 他将蛋带回家 惊喜地发现这是一个金蛋 此后 农夫每天都能得到一个金蛋 从此 他靠卖他的金蛋变得富有起 来 农夫变得越来越贪婪 他想一下子得到鹅肚子中所有的金蛋 于是他杀 死了鹅 但是 鹅肚子中什么也没有 9 Belling9 Belling thethe catcat Long ago there was a big cat in the house He caught many mice while they were stealing food One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy Some said this and some said that At last a young mouse got up and said that he had a good idea We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat Then when he comes near we can hear the sound of the bell and run away Everyone approved of this proposal but an old wise mouse got up and said That is all very well but who will tie the bell to the cat The mice looked at each other but nobody spoke 老鼠开会老鼠开会 从前 一所房子里面有一只大猫 他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠 一天 老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们共同的敌人 会上大家各有各 的主张 最后 一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意 精品文档 8欢迎下载 我们可以在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛 那么如果他来到附近 我们听到铃 声就可以马上逃跑 大家都赞同这个建议 这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说 这的确是个绝 妙的主意 但是谁来给猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢 老鼠们面面相觑 谁也没有说 话 10 The10 The harehare andand thethe tortoisetortoise The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals I have never been beate