简短英语小故事音频

1、30 / 32简短英语小故事音频简短英语小故事音频篇一：超简单的英语小故事英语小故事the moneymore. ButAGoodBoyLittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents."WhatdidyoudowithIgaveyouyesterday?"b5E2RGbCAP"Igaveittoapooroldwoman,"heanswered."You'reagoodboy,"saidthemotherproudly."Herearetwocentswhyareyousointerest

2、edintheoldwoman?"p1EanqFDPw"Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy."好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了，”“我给了一个可怜的老太婆”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢，”“她是个卖糖果的。”TheThirstyPigeon口渴的鸽子APIGEON,oppressedbyexcessivethirst,sawagobletofwaterpaintedonasignboard.Notsupposingittobeonlyapicture,shefl

3、ewtowardsitwithaloudwhirandunwittinglydashedagainstthesignboard,jarringherselfterribly.Havingbrokenherwingsbytheblow,shefelltotheground,andwascaughtbyoneofthebystanders.DXDiTa9E3dZealshouldnotoutrundiscretion.有只鸽子口渴得很难受看见画板上画着一个水瓶以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去不料一头碰撞在画板上折断了翅膀摔在地上被人轻易地捉住了。这是说有些人想急于得到所需的东西一时冲动草率从事就会

4、身遭不幸。TheRavenandtheSwan乌鸦和天鹅ARAVENsawaSwananddesiredtosecureforhimselfthesamebeautifulplumage.SupposingthattheSwan'ssplendidwhitecolorarosefromhiswashinginthewaterinwhichheswam,theRavenleftthealtarsintheneighborhoodwherehepickeduphisliving,andtookupresidenceinthelakesandpools.Butcleansinghisfeat

5、hersasoftenashewould,hecouldnotchangetheircolor,whilethroughwantoffoodheperished.RTCrpUDGiTChangeofhabitcannotalterNature.乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕。于是他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛不但一点都没洗白反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。这故事是说人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。山羊与牧羊人TheGoatandtheGoatherdAGOATHERDhadsoughttobringbackastraygo

6、attohisflock.Hewhistledandsoundedhishorninvain;thestragglerpaidnoattentiontothesummons.AtlasttheGoatherdthrewastone,andbreakingitshorn,beggedtheGoatnottotellhismaster.TheGoatreplied,"Why,yousillyfellow,thehornwillspeakthoughIbesilent."5PCzVD7HxADonotattempttohidethingswhichcannotbehid.很多山羊

7、被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西单独落在后面。牧羊人拿起一块石头扔了过去正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人山羊说：“即使我不说又怎能隐瞒下去呢，我的角已断了这是十分明显的事实。”这故事说明明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。TheMiser守财奴AMISERsoldallthathehadandboughtalumpofgold,whichheburiedinaholeinthegroundbythesideofanoldwallandwenttolookatdaily.Oneofhisworkmenobservedhisfrequentvisitstothespota

8、nddecidedtowatchhismovements.Hesoondiscoveredthesecretofthehiddentreasure,anddiggingdown,cametothelumpofgold,andstoleit.TheMiser,onhisnextvisit,foundtheholeemptyandbegantotearhishairandtomakeloudlamentations.Aneighbor,seeinghimovercomewithgriefandlearningthecause,said,"Praydonotgrieveso;butgoan

9、dtakeastone,andplaceitinthehole,andfancythatthegoldisstilllyingthere.Itwilldoyouquitethesameservice;forwhenthegoldwasthere,youhaditnot,asyoudidnotmaketheslightestuseofit."jLBHrnAILg有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产换回了金块并秘密地埋在一个地方。他每天走去看看他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察知道了真情趁他走后挖出金块拿走了。守财奴再来时发现洞中的金块没有了便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛问明原因后说道：“喂

10、朋友别再难过了那块金子虽是你买来的但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一块石头来代替金块放在洞里只要你心里想着那是块金子你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有真正的金块效果没什么不同。依我之见你拥有那金块时也从没用过。”这故事说明一切财物如不使用等于没有。TheWolfandtheLamb狼与小羊WOLF,meetingwithaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvednottolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustifytotheLambtheWolf'srighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim:"Si

11、rrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.""Indeed,"bleatedtheLambinamournfultoneofvoice,"Iwasnotthenborn."ThensaidtheWolf,"Youfeedinmypasture.""No,goodsir,"repliedtheLamb,"Ihavenotyettastedgrass."AgainsaidtheWolf,"Youdrinkofmywell.""No,&

12、quot;exclaimedtheLamb,"Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmymother'smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome."UponwhichtheWolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,Well!Iwon'tremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations."Thetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny.xHAQX74J0X一只小羊在河边喝水狼见到后便想找一

13、个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是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。小羊回答说他仅仅站在河边喝水并且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：“不管你怎样辩解反正我不会放过你。”这说明对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。TheBatandtheWeasels蝙蝠与黄鼠狼ABATwhofelluponthegroundandwascaughtbyaWeaselpleadedtobesparedhislife.TheWeaselrefused,sayingthathewasbynaturetheenemyofallb

14、irds.TheBatassuredhimthathewasnotabird,butamouse,andthuswassetfree.ShortlyafterwardstheBatagainfelltothegroundandwascaughtbyanotherWeasel,whomhelikewiseentreatednottoeathim.TheWeaselsaidthathehadaspecialhostilitytomice.TheBatassuredhimthathewasnotamouse,butabat,andthusasecondtimeescaped.LDAYtRyKfEIt

15、iswisetoturncircumstancestogoodaccount.蝙蝠掉落在地上被黄鼠狼叼去他请求饶命。黄鼠狼说绝不会放过他自己生来痛恨鸟类。蝙蝠说他是老鼠不是鸟便被放了。后来蝙蝠又掉落了下来被另一只黄鼠狼叼住他再三请求不要吃他。这只黄鼠狼说他恨一切鼠类。蝙蝠改口说自己是鸟类并非老鼠又被放了。这样蝙蝠两次改变了自己的名字终于死里逃生。这故事说明我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。TheAssandtheGrasshopper驴子与蚱蜢ANASShavingheardsomeGrasshopperschirping,washighlyenchanted;and,desiringtopos

16、sessthesamecharmsofmelody,demandedwhatsortoffoodtheylivedontogivethemsuchbeautifulvoices.Theyreplied,"Thedew."TheAssresolvedthathewouldliveonlyupondew,andinashorttimediedofhunger.Zzz6ZB2Ltk驴子听见蚱蚯唱歌被美妙动听的歌声所打动自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音便羡慕地问他们吃些什么才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道:“吃露水。”驴子便也只吃露水没多久就饿死了。这个故事告诉人们不要企望非份之

17、物。TheLionandtheMouse狮子与报恩的老鼠ALIONwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupangrily,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:"Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness."TheLionlaugheddvzfvkwMI1andlethimgo.Ithappenedshortlyafterthisth

18、attheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameandgnawedtheropewithhisteethandsethimfree,exclaiming:rqyn14ZNXI"Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,expectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavor;nowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMou

19、setoconbenefitsonaLion."EmxvxOtOco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准备吃掉。老鼠请求饶命并说如果保住性命必将报恩狮子轻蔑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清楚了老鼠也能报恩。”这故事说明时运交替变更强者也会有需要弱者的时候。I'mTryingtoStopItSixE2yXPq56ewMyirQFL"Boy,whyhaveyougotcotton-woolinyo

20、urear?Isitinfected?""No,sir,butyousaidyesterdaythateverythingyoutoldmewentinoneearandouttheother,soIamtryingtostopit."“孩子你为什么用棉花塞住耳朵，它感染了吗，”“没有老师。可是你昨天说你告诉我的知识都是一个耳朵里进一个耳朵里出所以我要把它堵在里面。”I'msorryMadambutIshallhavetochargeyoutwentydollarsforpullingyourboy'stooth.”kavU42VRUs“Twent

21、ydollars!WhyIunderstandyoutosaythatyouchargedonlyfourdollarsforsuchwork!”y6v3ALoS89“Yesbutthisyoungsteryelledsoterriblythathescaredfourotherpatientsoutoftheoffice.”M2ub6vSTnP“对不起夫人为您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”“20美元:为什么,不是说好只要4美元。”“是的但是你的孩子大喊大叫把另外四个病人吓跑了。”TWO:Teacher:Weallknowthatbeatcausesanobjecttoexpandancoldc

22、aueseitto0YujCfmUCwcontract.Nowcananyonegivemeagoodexample?John:Wellinthesummerthedaysarelongandinthewinterthedaysareshort.老师:我们都知道热胀冷缩的道理。现在谁给我举个例子，约翰：嗯在夏天天都长在冬天天都短。TheOldCatAnoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;sheju

23、mpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.eUts8ZQVRdThentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,but

24、Iamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."sQsAEJkW5T【译文】老猫一位老妇有只猫这只猫很老它跑不快了也咬不了东西因为它年纪太大了。一天老猫发现一只老鼠它跳过去抓这只老鼠然而它咬不住这只老鼠。因此老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了因为老猫咬不了它。于是老妇很生气因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫猫说：“不要打你的老仆人我已经为你服务了很多年而且还愿意为你效劳但是我实在太老了对年纪大的不要这么无情要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”Amanwasgoingtot

25、hehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.GMsIasNXkAHewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomeverybig;s

26、ohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"IcannotgototherichTIrRGchYzgman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver.Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.7EqZcWLZNXDonotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladt

27、ohavethematsomeothertime.lzq7IGf02E【译文】一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去当他沿着路走时在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果因为富人会给我更多的食物他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果一把扔到土里去。他继续走来到河边河涨水了因此他到不了河对岸他等了一会儿然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了因为我不能渡过河。”他开始回家那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的他找到苹果很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。不要把好东西扔掉换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouseOncethereweretwomice.The

28、ywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCity mouse; he said,zvpgeqJ1hk"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshoul

29、dcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."NrpoJac3v1TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.1nowfTG4KIItwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymouse

30、cried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.fjnFLDa5ZoAftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."tfnNhnE6e5【译文】城里老鼠和乡下老鼠从前有两只老鼠它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在

31、乡村另一只住在城里。很多年以后乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说:“这东西不好吃你的家也不好你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢，你应该搬到城里去住你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子还会吃上美味佳肴你应该到我城里的家看看。"乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候听见很大的一阵响声城里的老鼠叫喊起来:“快跑:快跑:猫来了:”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。过了一会儿他们出来了。当他们出来时乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里我喜欢住在

32、田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说要好些。”Teacher:Whyareyoulateforschooleverymorning?Tom:EverytimeIcometothecorner,asignsays,"School-Goslow".老师:为什么你每天早晨都迟到?汤姆:每当我经过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着"学校慢行".AGoodBoyLittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents."WhatdidyoudowithIgaveyouyesterday?&qu

33、ot;V7l4jRB8Hs"Igaveittoapooroldwoman,"heanswered."You'reagoodboy,"saidthemotherproudly."Herearetwocentswhyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?"83lcPA59W9"Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy."好孩子HbmVN777sLthe moneymore. But小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了,”“我给了一个可怜的老太婆”他回答说。“你真

34、是个好孩子”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢,”“她是个卖糖果的。”DrunkOneday,afatherandhislittlesonweregoinghome.Atthisage,theboywasinterestedinallkindsofthingsandwasalwaysaskingquestions.Now,heasked,"What'sthemeaningofthewordmZkklkzaaP'Drunk',dad?""Well,myson,"hisfatherreplied,&quo

35、t;look,therearestandingtwoAVktR43bpw篇二:简单幽默英语小故事及翻译1IDon?tLikeHerBobgoestoanewschool.Onedayhecomesback,“Bob,doyoulikeyournewteacher?”hismotherasks.“Idon?tlikeher,Mother.ORjBnOwcEdBecausefirstshesaysthatthreeandthreeissix,andthenshesaysthattwoandfourissix,too.”2MiJTy0dTT我不喜欢她鲍勃的去了所新学校。一天他回到家他妈妈问他：“你喜

36、欢你的新老师吗，”“不我不喜欢她妈妈。因为她先说3加3等于6然后她又说2加4等于6.”2TenCandiesMotherasksherson,“Jim,ifyouhavetencandies,andyoueatfour,thenhowmanycandlesdoyouhave?”gIiSpiue7A“Ten.”Jimsays.“Ten,”Motherasks.Yes,Mum.Fourcandiesareinmystomachandsixcandiesareoutofmystomach.Fourandsixisten,isn?tuEh0U1Yfmhitright?”十块糖妈妈问儿子：“吉姆如果你有

37、10块糖吃了4块那你还有几块糖,”“10块。”吉姆说。“10块,”妈妈问。“是的妈妈。因为4块在我的肚子里面6块在肚子外面4加6等于10不对吗，”3Whereistheegg?Teacher:Canyoumakeasentencewiththeword"egg"?Student:Yes.Iateapieceofcakeyesterday.egg"?Teacher:ThenwhereistheStudent:Inthecake,sir.鸡蛋在哪里,老师:你能用“鸡蛋”一词造句吗,学生:可以。我昨天吃了一块蛋糕。老师:“鸡蛋”在哪,学生：在蛋糕里先生4CountTom

38、orrowMorningIt?sanight.Johnislookingatthesky.IAg9qLsgBXTomisJohn?syoungerbrother.HeasksJohn“Whatareyoudoing?Johnsays,“I?mcountingstars.”Tomlaughsandsays,“It?sreallydarknow.WhynotWwghWvVhPEcountthemtomorrowmorning?”明天早上数一个晚上,约翰抬头看着天空。汤姆是约翰的弟弟。他问约翰:“你在干什么,”约翰说:“我在数星星。”汤姆笑着说:“现在天空太黑了。你为什么不等到明天早上再数呢,”5I

39、tMustBeCrowdedAteacheristellinghisstudents,“Themoonisverylarge.Severalmillionsofpeoplecanlivethere.asfpsfpi4kAndaboylaughsandsays,“Itmustgetcrowdedwhenit?sacrescentmoon.”一定很拥挤ooeyYZTjj1一位老师告诉学生们：“月亮非常大上面能住几百万人。”一个男孩笑着说：“当月亮变成月牙的时候住在上面的人该多拥挤啊:6AreFliesYummy?Tonyandhisfatherareeatingdinner.SuddenlyTon

40、yaskshisfather,“Dad,arefliesyummy?”BkeGuInkxIDadfrownsandsays,“No,Ithinkit?syucky.Whydoyouaskmethisquestion?It?sasillyquestion.”PgdO0sRlMoButTonysays,“Therewasoneflyinyourplate.”苍蝇好吃吗,托尼正和他爸爸一起吃晚餐。突然托尼问他的爸爸：“爸爸苍蝇好吃吗，”爸爸皱眉说:“我想不好吃。你怎么会问这个问题,这可是一个愚蠢的问题。”可是托尼说:“刚才你盘子里有一只苍蝇。”7I'msorry,Madam,butIshal

41、lhavetochargeyoutwentydollarsforpullingyour boy's tooth .3cdXwckm15Twenty dollars! Why, you charged only four dollars for such work before! ”“ Yes but your boy yelled soh8c52WOngMterribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .v4bdyGious20 美元。”20 美元 : 为什么 , 你之前只收4 美元的 : ”“是的但是你的孩子

42、大喊大叫把另外四个病人吓跑了。”A Good BoyLittle Robert asks his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the moneyI gave you yesterday?" J0bm4qMpJ9"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answers."You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. Butwhy are

43、 you so interested in the old woman?"XVauA9grYP"She is the one who sells the candy."好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。,”“我给了一个可怜的老太太，他回答说。“你真是个好孩子”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢,”“她是个卖糖果的。”9IMadeGrannyGladAteacheristellingherstudentstheimportanceofbR9C6TJscwmakingothersglad.“Now,children,”shesays“Didy

44、oumakesomeoneelseglad?”“Please,teacher,”saysasmallboy,“Imadesomeonegladyesterday.”“Welldone.Whowasthat?”Theteachersays.“Mygranny.”Theboysays.“Goodboy.NowtellushowyoumadeyourgrandmotherpN9LBDdtrdglad.”Theteachersays.“Iwenttoseeheryesterday,andstayedwithherforthreehours.ThenIsaidtoDJ8T7nHuGTher,?Grann

45、y,I?mgoinghome.?Andshesaid,“well.I?mglad!”我让奶奶高兴了一位教师正在对学生将使人高兴的重要性。“听着孩子们”他说：“你们曾让别人高兴过吗,”“我老师”一个男孩子说“昨天我就使别人高兴过。”,”老师说。“我奶奶。”小男孩说。“好孩子。现在告诉我们你是怎样使你奶奶高兴的，”老师问道。篇三:超简单的英语小故事超简单的英语小故事AGoodBoyLittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents."WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveyouyesterday?"QF81D7bvUA"Ig

46、aveittoapooroldwoman,"heanswered."You'reagoodboy,"saidthemotherproudly."Herearetwocentsmore.Butwhyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?"4B7a9QFw9h"Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy."好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了,”“我给了一个可怜的老太婆”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢,”“

47、她是个卖糖果的。”TheThirstyPigeon口渴的鸽子APIGEON,oppressedbyexcessivethirst,sawagobletofwaterpaintedonasignboard.Notsupposingittobeonlyapicture,sheflewtowardsitwithaloudwhirandunwittinglydashedagaix6iFA8xoXinstthesignboard,jarringherselfterribly.Havingbrokenherwingsbytheblow,shefelltotheground,andwascaughtbyon

48、eofthebystanders.wt6qbkCyDEZealshouldnotoutrundiscretion.有只鸽子口渴得很难受看见画板上画着一个水瓶以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去不料一头碰撞在画板上折断了翅膀摔在地上被人轻易地捉住了。这是说有些人想急于得到所需的东西一时冲动草率从事就会身遭不幸。TheRavenandtheSwan乌鸦和天鹅ARAVENsawaSwananddesiredtosecureforhimselfthesamebeautifulplumage.SupposingthattheKp5zH46zRkSwan'ssplendidwhitecoloraros

49、efromhiswashinginthewaterinwhichheswam,theRavenleftthealtarsintheneighborhoodwherehepickeduphisliving,andtookupresidenceinthelakesandpools.Butcleansinghisfeathersasoftenashewould,hecouldnotchangetheircolor,whilethroughwantoffoodheperished.ChangeofhabitcannotalterNature.乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡羽毛才变

50、得如此洁白无瑕。于是他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛不但一点都没洗白反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。这故事是说人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。TheGoatandtheGoatherd山羊与牧羊人AGOATHERDhadsoughttobringbackastraygoattohisflock.Hewhistledandsoundedhishorninvain;thestragglerpaidnoattentiontothesummons.AtlasttheGoatherdthrewastone,andbreakingitshorn,beggedtheGoatnott

51、otellhismaster.TheGoatreplied,"Why,yousillyfellow,thehornwillspeakthoughIbesilent."ch4PJx4BlIDonotattempttohidethingswhichcannotbehid.很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西单独落在后面。牧羊人拿起一块石头扔了过去正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人山羊说：“即使我不说又怎能隐瞒下去呢，我的角已断了这是十分明显的事实。”这故事说明明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。TheMiser守财奴AMISERsoldallthat

52、hehadandboughtalumpofgold,whichheburiedinaholeinthegroundbythesideofanoldwallandwenttolookatdaily.Oneofhisworkmenobservedhisfrequentvisitstothespotanddecidedtowatchhismovements.Hesoondiscoveredthesecretofthehiddentreasure,anddiggingdown,cametothelumpofgold,andstoleit.TheMiser,onhisnextvisit,foundthe

53、holeemptyandbegantotearhishairandtomakeloudlamentations.Aneighbor,seeinghimovercomewithgriefandlearningthecause,said,"Praydonotgrieveso;butgoandtakeastone,andplaceitinthehole,andfancythatthegoldisstilllyingthere.Itwilldoyouquitethesameservice;forwhenthegoldwasthere,youhaditnot,asyoudidnotmaketh

54、eslightestuseofit."qd3YfhxCzo有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产换回了金块并秘密地埋在一个地方。他每天走去看看他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察知道了真情趁他走后挖出金块拿走了。守财奴再来时发现洞中的金块没有了便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛问明原因后说道：“喂朋友别再难过了那块金子虽是你买来的但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一块石头来代替金块放在洞里只要你心里想着那是块金子你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有真正的金块效果没什么不同。依我之见你拥有那金块时也从没用过。”这故事说明一切财物如不使用等于没有。TheWolfandtheLamb狼与小羊WOLF,meetingwi

55、thaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvednottolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustifytotheLambtheWolf'srighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim:"Sirrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.""Indeed,"bleatedtheLambinamournfultoneofvoice,"Iwasnotthenborn."ThensaidtheWolf,"Youfee

56、dinmypasture.""No,goodsir,"repliedtheLamb,Ihavenotyettastedgrass."AgainsaidtheWolf,"Youdrinkofmywell.""No,exclaimedtheLamb,"Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmyE836L11DO5mother'smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome."UponwhichtheWolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,"W

57、ell!Iwon'tremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations."S42ehLvE3MThetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny.501nNvZFis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。于是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。小羊回答说他仅仅站在河边喝水并且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：“不管你怎样辩解反正我不会放过你。”这说明对恶人做

58、任何正当的辩解也是无效的。TheBatandtheWeasels蝙蝠与黄鼠狼ABATwhofelluponthegroundandwascaughtbyaWeaselpleadedtobesparedhislife.TheWeaselrefused,sayingthathewasbynaturetheenemyofallbirds.TheBatassuredhimthathewasnotabird,butamouse,andthuswassetfree.ShortlyafterwardstheBatagainfelltothegroundandwascaughtbyanotherWeasel,whomhelikewiseentreatednottoeathim.TheWeaselsaidthathehadaspecialhostilitytomice.TheBatassuredhimthathewasnotamouse,butabat,jW1viftGw9andthusasec