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经典英语故事
The Sole
The fishes had for a long time been discontented because no order prevailed in their kingdom. None of them turned aside for the others, but all swam to the right or the left as they fancied, or darted between those who wanted to stay together, or got into their way; and a strong one gave a weak one a blow with its tail, which drove it away, or else swallowed it up without more ado. "How delightful it would be," said they, "if we had a king who enforced law and justice among us!" and they met together to choose for their ruler, the one who could cleave through the water most quickly, and give help to the weak ones.
They placed themselves in rank and file by the shore, and the pike gave the signal with his tail, on which they all started. Like an arrow, the pike darted away, and with him the herring, the gudgeon, the perch, the carp, and all the rest of them. Even the sole swam with them, and hoped to reach the winning-place. All at once, the cry was heard, "The herring is first!" "Who is first?" screamed angrily the flat envious sole, who had been left far behind, "who is first?" "The herring! The herring," was the answer. "The naked herring?" cried the jealous creature, "the naked herring?" Since that time the sole's mouth has been at one side for a punishment.
经典英语故事
聪明鸟和愚蠢鸟
One day the leader bird saw two branches rubbing against each other. They were making wood powder come falling down. Then he noticed a tiny wisp of smoke rising from the rubbing branches. He thought， “There is no doubt a fire is starting that may burn down the whole forest.”
So the wise old leader called a meeting of all the birds living in the great tree. He told them， “My dear friends， the tree we are living in is beginning to make a fi re. This fire may destroy the whole forest. Therefore it is dangerous to stay here. Let us leave this forest at once!”
The wise birds agreed to follow his advice. So they flew away to another forest in a different land. But the birds who were not so wise said， “That old leader panics so easily. He imagines crocodiles in a drop of water! Why should we leave our comfortable homes that have always been safe? Let the scared ones go. We will brave and trust in our trees!”
Lo and behold， in a little while the wise leader's warning came true. The rubbing branches made sparks that fell in the dry leaves under the tree. Those sparks became flames that grew and grew. Soon the giant tree itself caught fire. The foolish birds who still lived there were blinded and choked by the smoke. Many， who could not escape， were trapped and burned to death.
The moral is： Those who ignore the advice of the wise， do so at their own risk.
经典英语故事
猴子王的小故事
The Monkey King
猴子王
All the animals are gathered in the forest. There is going to be a dance contest to pick the king.
一天森林里所有的动物都聚集在一起。他们想通过一场跳舞比赛来挑选‘森林’。
Fox: Everyone gets a chance to dance. The best dancer will become the king.
狐狸：每个人都有跳舞的机会，谁的舞跳得，谁就可以当上‘森林’。
Rabbit: Who will be the judge?
兔子：谁来做裁判呢?
Fox: All of us, of course. We will pick the best dancer.
狐狸：当然使我们大家啦。我们要选出跳舞跳得的动物。
Bear: That sounds interesting. I hope I get picked. I want to become the king.
熊：听上去蛮有意思的。我希望我能被选上。我想当‘森林’。
Rabbit: Not a chance! You’re a terrible dancer. I saw you dance before. Forget it.
兔子：别做梦了!你的舞跳得糟透了。我见过你跳舞，你算了吧!
Bear: Oh, yeah! Well, you’ll be surprised. I have been practicing.
熊：是吗?那一会大吃一惊的。我一直在练习。
Rabbit: Okay. We’ll see about that later.
兔子：好吧，我们等着瞧。
Fox: Quiet, ladies and gentlemen! Everybody ready? Let’s start then. Mr. Duck, you go first. Go ahead. Dance!
狐狸：大家安静!女士们，先生们!大家都准备好了吗?我们开始啦!鸭子先生，你先来。请上台来跳舞!
Duck: Okay. Let’s go!
鸭子：好啦，我开始跳啦!
Mr. Duck dances to the disco. He shakes his bottom from left to right. It looks so funny. All the animals laugh. 鸭子先生跳的是迪斯科。他左右摇摆着屁股。样子看上去滑稽极了。所有的动物都哈哈大笑。
Rabbit: Look at Mr. Duck! Look at him dance! Oh, my, my…
兔子：看看鸭子先生!看他跳舞的样子!哦，我的天啊…
Bear: What is he doing? It is so funny. I can’t help laughing. Ah ha ha.
熊：他干嘛呢?太好玩了。笑死我了，哈哈哈…
Fox： Thank you, Mr. Duck. You did well. You may sit down now. Next is Mr. Turtle. Go ahead.
狐狸：谢谢你，鸭子先生，你跳的很好。现在你可以坐下了。下一位是乌龟先生。请上台。
The music is played and Mr. Turtle starts to dance. The music is slow just like Mr. Turtle. Mr. Turtle just moves back and forth. 音乐声响起，乌龟先生开始跳舞。音乐的节奏和乌龟先生的动作一样缓慢。乌龟先生只是随着音乐前后摇摆着。
Rabbit: What is Mr. Turtle doing? It’s too boring. He is no good.
兔子：乌龟先生在干什么?真无聊。不行，他跳得一点也不好。
Bear: The music is too slow. It’s no fun.
熊：音乐的节奏太慢了。一点儿也不好玩。
Fox： Thank you, Mr. Turtle. You may go in now. Who’s next? Oh yes, Mr. Bear. It’s your turn.
狐狸：谢谢你，乌龟先生。你可以下来了。下一个是谁?哦，对了，是熊先生。轮到你啦。
Bear: Thank you, Mr. Fox. I’ll try my best. Music please! One, two, cha, cha, cha. Three, four, cha, cha, cha.
熊：谢谢你，狐狸先生，我会努力的。放音乐!一、二，恰恰恰。三、四，恰恰恰。
All of the animals are surprised. Mr. Bear dances the Cha Cha. It seems like Mr. Bear has been practicing a lot.
所有的动物都很吃惊。熊先生居然会跳恰恰舞。看样子他是有备而来的。
Fox: Bravo, Mr. Bear! That was great! Next is Miss Rabbit. Give a big hand for Miss Rabbit.
狐狸：太棒了，熊先生!真是太精彩了!下面有请兔子小姐。让我们为兔子小姐热烈鼓掌。
Everyone claps their hands. Miss Rabbit starts dancing to a cheery tune. Her dance is very cute.
动物们都在鼓掌。兔子小姐随着轻快地节奏翩翩起舞。她跳舞的样子非常可爱。
Fox: Thank you, Miss Rabbit. That was really cute.
狐狸：谢谢你，兔子小姐。你跳得美极了。
Bear: You were very good, Miss Rabbit. You’ll win for sure.
熊：你跳得真好，兔子小姐。你赢定了。
Rabbit: I don’t think so, Mr. Bear. You were better.
兔子：我不这么想，熊先生。我觉得还是你跳得好。
Fox: Our final dancer is Mr. Monkey. Okay. Go ahead.
狐狸：最后一位参赛选手是猴子先生。好的，请猴子先生上场。
Mr. Monkey dances to techno music. He is better than Miss Rabbit and Mr. Bear. He is the best dancer. Everyone picks Mr. Monkey. 猴子先生选择的是电子音乐。他的表演比兔子小姐和熊先生还要精彩。他跳得。所有的动物都选猴子先生做‘森林’。
Fox: Gather around everyone. A new king is born! Congratulations to Mr. Monkey! You are our NEW KING!
狐狸：请大家围成一圈，新的‘森林’诞生了!恭喜你猴子先生，你就是我们的新国王。
Monkey: I knew it!!! I am the KING! You must all obey me from now on!
猴子：我就知道，我是国王!从现在开始你们都要听从我的命令。
All the animals are shocked at Mr. Monkey’s words.
猴子的话令所有的动物都感到震惊。
Rabbit: What’s wrong with him?
兔子：他怎么了?
Bear: I don’t know. He must be crazy.
熊：不知道。我想他一定是疯了。
The Monkey King starts ordering the other animals around.
猴子国王开始对周围的动物发号施令。
Monkey: Hey there, Bear. Get me something to eat. Rabbit, get me a drink. Turtle, fan me. Hey Fox, wash my feet.
猴子：喂，你这只熊，给我拿点吃的来。兔子，帮我弄点喝的来。乌龟，你给我扇扇子。嘿，狐狸，给我洗脚。
Every day, the Monkey King becomes more and more haughty. The other animals finally can’t take it anymore.
一天天，猴子国王变得越来越傲慢了。其他的动物再也无法忍受了。
Fox: Mr. Monkey wasn’t like this before. He used to be nice and humble. He has changed. We should teach him a lesson.
狐狸：猴子先生以前不是这样的。他待人和气又谦逊。现在他变了，我们该给他点教训。
Bear: How do we do that?
熊：我们该怎么做呢?
Rabbit: I have an idea.
兔子：我有一个主意。
Bear: What is it?
熊：什么主意?
The animals hear Miss Rabbit’s plan. They agree to go ahead with the plan. The next morning, Mr. Fox goes to the Monkey King.
动物们听了兔子小姐的计划，都表示愿意参加。 第二天，狐狸先生来到猴子国王的住处。
Fox: Monkey King, how are you today?
狐狸：猴子国王，你今天还好吗?
Monkey: Not bad.
猴子：不错。
Fox: Are you busy right now?
狐狸：你现在忙吗?
Monkey: No, I’m not. Why?
猴子：不忙。怎么啦?
Fox: Well, I’ll take you to a nice place.
狐狸：噢，我想带你去一个好地方。
Monkey: Really? Where is that?
猴子：真的吗?在哪儿?
Fox: It’s a secret. But there’s lots of delicious food there. Just follow me. All of the other animals are waiting for you.
狐狸：这是个秘密。不过那儿有好多好吃的东西。你只管跟着我。其他所有的动物都在那儿等你呢。
Monkey: Well then, let’s go.
猴子：好吧，我们走吧。
The Monkey King follows Mr. Fox to a cave.
猴子国王跟着狐狸先生来到了一个山洞前。
Monkey: Where is the food?
猴子：哪有吃的啊?
Fox: It’s inside the cave, sir. You go inside first.
狐狸：在山洞里，大王。你先进去。
Monkey: Where is the food? Where is everyone? It’s so dark in here.
猴子：食物在哪里?其他人在哪儿?这里好黑啊!
As soon as the Monkey King goes into the cave, the other animals cover the cave door with rocks. The cave is closed. The Monkey King is locked inside. 猴子国王刚一走进山洞，其他的动物就用石头把洞口给堵了起来。洞口被封死了。猴子国王被关在了里面。
Monkey: Let me out! Let me out! Right now!
猴子：放我出去!立刻放我出去!
Rabbit: No way, Mr. Monkey. You have been a bad king! We don’t like you!
兔子：没门儿，猴子先生!你是个坏国王!我们不喜欢你!
Monkey: But I am the king! Do as I say! Open the cave door.
猴子：但是我是国王!我命令你们!赶快把洞口打开!
Fox: Do it yourself. Farewell.
狐狸：你自己打开吧。再见。
Monkey: No, don’t go! Wait! I’ll be a good king from now on. Please, let me out!!!
猴子：不，别走!等一等!从现在开始我要做个好国王。求求你们，放我出去吧!
Bear: it’s too late, Mr. Monkey.
熊：一切都太迟了，猴子先生。
MORAL： If you act haughty because of your position, no one will like you.
寓意：若因权贵而傲慢，没有人会喜欢你
经典英语故事
报恩的山雀
THE TITMOUSE'S REWARD
山雀的报答
During the Han dynasty， about two thousand years ago， to the north of Huayin Mountain， there lived a family called Yang. They were farmers， and had only one child， who was so precious to him that they named him Treasure Pao.
两千年前的汉代，华阴山北面，住着一姓杨的农户。他们全家都是农民，他们非常珍爱他们的独子，并给他起名叫做宝——财宝的意思。
Yang Pao was not only clever， kind， and quick-witted， but he was also very good looking with his clear eyebrows and bright eyes. His parent shaved all of his hair off except for two locks on the top， which they tied into two knots. Everybody agreed that he was very cute.
杨宝不仅聪明、善良、机敏，而且眉清目秀，一表人材。他的父母剃光他的头， 只留下头顶的两撮头发，扎成两个发髻 .每个人都 承认他很聪明 .
Yang Pao loved nature. He spent a lot of time playing in the forests of Huayin Mountain. One day when he was nine years old， he was playing outdoors as usual. All of a sudden he heard a cry above him. He looked up and saw a hunting owl had just snatched a little bird， a titmouse， out of the air. The owl was so startled to discover someone watching it hunt that it dropped the titmouse， which fell to the ground. It was so dazed it just lay there without moving.
杨宝热爱自然。他时常在华阴山的森林里玩。九岁的时候，一天他跟往常一样在外边玩。忽然他听到上方传来一阵惊叫声。他抬头一看，见一只猫头鹰刚在空中抓住了一只山雀 .发现有人在看见它捕猎，猫头鹰受到惊吓，丢下了山雀。那只山雀被摔昏了，躺在地上一动不动。
Ants then came to take it away for food， but the titmouse had been hurt by the owl's claws and the fall to the ground， so it couldn't move. Yang Pao ran over and picked the titmouse up， brushing away the ants. He took the titmouse home and raised it in a bamboo cage.
蚂蚁们想搬走山雀当食物。山雀先被猫头鹰的利爪所伤，又从空中跌下，因此已经动弹不得。杨宝跑过去，拾起山雀，掸去蚂蚁。他把山雀带回家，放在一个竹笼里饲养。
He loved his little bird. He fed it chrysanthemum petals and tended to its wounds until it was strong enough to fly. Then he took it to the forest and let it go.
他很珍爱这只小鸟。他用菊花的花瓣来喂它，还照料它的伤口， 直到它康复能够飞翔 .之后他把它带到树林里放生了。
"You're free now! Watch out for owls! Goodbye!!"
"你现在自由了! 小心猫头鹰 !再见了!"
Not long afterwards， he had a strange dream. A child dressed in brown clothes came to thank him for saving his life. He presented Pao with four priceless white jade bracelets， saying， "Sir， I am an envoy of the Heavenly Queen. You have saved my life. I would like to show my gratitude by presenting these four immaculate jade bracelets to you， with my blessing that your children and grandchildren be as spotless as pure jade， and hold posts in the top ranks of the government."
之后不久，杨宝做了一个奇怪的梦。一个穿着褐色衣服的小孩过来感谢他的救命之恩。他送给杨宝四个贵重的玉镯，说："你好，我是王母娘娘的使者。你救了我的命，我要把这四个无暇的玉镯送给你来表达我的谢意。我还祝愿你的子孙后代都像纯洁的玉一样无暇，官运亨通."
Yang Pao did not want to take the gift， but the little boy dressed in brown insisted， so he finally took the bracelets. As soon as he did， he woke up and found that it had just been a dream.
杨宝并不想接受这些礼物，但那个褐衣男孩一再坚持，他最后收下了镯子。刚收下，他就醒了，发现刚才只是个梦。
"That sure was a strange dream，" he thought， shaking his head.
"这个梦真奇怪。"他边想边晃脑袋。
Yang Pao's sons， grandsons， great-grandsons， and great- grandsons were as spotless as pure jade. For four generations， his descendants all held posts in the top ranks of the government.
杨宝的儿子、孙子 、曾孙……，都像纯洁的玉一样无暇。他的四代子孙都是高官。
经典英语故事
The Jay and the Peacock
A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, found
there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when
they were moulting. He tied them all to his tail and strutted
down towards the Peacocks. When he came near them they soon
discovered the cheat, and striding up to him pecked at him and
plucked away his borrowed plumes. So the Jay could do no better
than go back to the other Jays, who had watched his behaviour from
a distance; but they were equally annoyed with him, and told him:
"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."
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