英文小故事

1 A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: "I am sure than I can see, Mother!" In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, "What is it?' The young Mole said, "It is a pebble." His Mother exclaimed: "My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell.2 The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers（后来居上）Ji An lived at the time of Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24). He was respected for being upright and just and for daring to speak the truth. He did not bother about small matters in personal behavior and in being an official. He was particular about actual effects and, although he did not cause a stir, he could keep the prefecture he governed in perfect order. Because of this， the imperial court transferred him to the central government from being the perfect of the Donghai Prefecture to being a commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officials.3 Don’t lose your temperWhen someone disagrees with you or offends you, don’t lose your temper. Why? Because it is of no use to do so. You ought to (should) be patient and keep calm lest you should quarrel with him. You must know that patience is not cowardice, but a virtue. I hope that everybody practices it.In addition, patience will also bring us success. When you meet with difficulties in your work, it is no use losing heart. You must keep on fighting until (till) the final victory belongs to you.4，Get a thorough understanding of oneself悟透“自己”In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.人生在世，和“自己”相处最多，打交道最多，但是往往悟不透“自己”。When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach; luck and opportunities will come your way and you are overjoyed that they constitute part of your worth. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, mistaking difficulties and adversities for your own incompetence. It's likely that you think it wise for yourself to know our place and stay aloof from worldly wearing a mask of cowardice, behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded5 Love is in the AirDo you think a donkey is a romantic present?As Valentine’s Day approaches, lovers everywhere are preparing for the most romantic day of the year.On February 14 loving couples exchange cards and gifts while singletons can send anonymous love letters to people they fancy.The most common presents given at this time of year are flowers, especially red roses, and chocolates or even sexy lingerie. But sometimes people in the UK give each other more original, not to say unusual, gifts.6 Me with the keys to youAwareness of women and men, the men moved to a woman's house, they live together.Woman's house is very old, red brick wall crawling vines, the growth of spring green, autumn red leaves.Male moved, the woman started to become very busy. Each morning to do a good job, she put bread, milk boiling hot, so hot Man eating breakfast. She was always behind with the keys in a Man locks put in jail, go to work before their own. Evening after work, women always hastily rushes home, only because the house keys from her run, she opened the door for a Man.Open the door, the back door of their sweet home, the warmth of a corner in a disorderly manner, the table three seasons, women are always hard to manage with. Men very satisfied with this life, he will open the door in the woman after 10 minutes back in time7 love storyAround you, to hold fast to you! I was obsessed with how, in your embrace. No one in a night, one more than the street, you put my mind to try the fragrance on your body quietly into my nostrils, into my Heart, but you also know nothing about when I have lost! Your lips are so soft, so I can not help but greedy, your body is so small Sophie ah, I did not dare to relax you, I am afraid, afraid of opening up after you will be blown away, so I forced in with you that I treasure! I have been intoxicated, had been secretly sucking your beauty, this is how I envy ah, let me also become part of your body now, as I always have you, will never be lonely! In this small world, you are my all, embrace you and I will have the entire world. "Cold?" Your words are so gentle, Do not you know, you are my sun, with you, I will be cold?8Greece Myth -DionysusDionysus was the god of wine．He was the son of Zeus by Semele． When his mother was burnt to death in the glory of Zeus ．He was still a helpless infant．His father trusted his upbringing to some mountain fairy maidens ．They tookthe greatest care of him． Under the tutorship of Silennus，the Satyr， he was introduced to all the secrets of nature and the culture of the wine．He travelled far and wide in his carriage drawn by wild beasts． He was said to have been to India and Ethiopia ．Wherever he went， there was music and song and revelling．Hisattendants，known asthe Bacchantes，were noted for their noiseand disorder．A most wild，noisy crow，they drank，danced andsang in a careless way．The women Bacchantes were infamous for their excessive immodesty and disgraceful excitement ．9Greece Myth -PhilomelaKing Pandion of Athens had two daughters，Procne and Philomela．When Athens was threatened by the wild men，King Tereus of Thrace came to its help．Out of gratitudeKing Pandion offered Tereus either of his daughters in marriage and the Thracian king chose Procne as wife．For yearsthey lived in Thrace and had one son，Itylus by name．Then Procne became homesick and longed to see her dear sister Philomela．At her repeated requests Tereus sailed to Athens tofetch Philomela．On the way back his evil heart took flame at the sight of Philomela who was then in her beauty of maidenhood．(如果需要更多见：http://www.oc66.com/default.asp?page=5)

英语寓言小故事（一）： A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing。 The bull jumped up in a rage and， with his head low to the ground， chased the mouse right across the yard。 The mouse was too quick for him， however， and slipped easily into a hole in the wall。 The bull charged the wall furiously again and again， but although he bruised his head and chipped his horns， the mouse stayed safely inside his hole。 After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again。 As soon as the bull was asleep， the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole， pattered across the yard， bit the bull again -- this time on the nose -- and rushed back to safety。 As the bull roared helplessly the mouse squeaked: It's not always the big people who e off best。 Sometimes the small ones win， you know。 老鼠和公牛 有一次，公牛躺着打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来，低着头追老鼠，一向追过院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，从容地钻到墙洞里去了。 公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁，尽管头撞肿了，角撞裂了，老鼠却安然待在洞里。过了一会儿，公牛不撞了，倒下歇着。 公牛刚睡着，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑过院子，又咬了公牛一口??这回咬了鼻子??又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时，老鼠吱吱叫道： 大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。 英语寓言小故事（二）： On a vacation trip， Duke Huan of the state of Qi came to the ruin of the capital of Guo Shi ， which perished long ago。 Seeing the desolate and bleak prospects of broken tiles， collapsed walls， and clusters of weeds， he could not help asking the local people about the reason of the ruin of Guo Shi。 They replied，Guo Shi was fond of doing good deeds， and averse to evildoing， which led to the perdition。 When the Duke could not understand the answer， people explained ， Though he liked doing good， he had never been able to do so; though he hated evildoing， never could he help not participating。 That caused the ruin of his capital。 郭氏之墟 齐桓公出游途中，来到已经灭亡许久的郭氏都城的废墟。 看到瓦砾残垣、杂草丛生的萧条景象，忍不住问当地百姓郭氏灭亡的原因。 百姓们回答说：郭氏由于喜爱善行善事。厌恶邪恶丑行而导致灭亡。 齐桓公不能理解这种回答，百姓们便解释说：郭氏虽然喜爱善行善事，但从来都不能做到;尽管厌恶邪恶丑行，却总是忍不住参与其中。这就是他的都城变成废墟的原因。 英语寓言小故事（三）： Making His Mark A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly。 Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped， hoping to find it later。 When the boat stopped moving， he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat。 As we know， the boat had moved but the sword had not。 Isn't this a very foolish way to look for a sword? 刻舟求剑 楚国有个人坐船渡江时，他不细心把自我的一把宝剑掉落江中。他立刻掏出一把小刀，在宝剑落水的船舷上刻上一个记号。船靠岸后，那楚人立即从船上刻记号的地方跳下水去捞取掉落的宝剑。他怎样找得到宝剑呢？船继续行驶，而宝剑却不会再移动。像他这样去找剑，真是太愚蠢可笑了。 英语寓言小故事（四）： The miser and his gold 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 e 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 e again and look at the hole， said the neighbor， it will be the same as looking at the gold。 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 他告诉他们那里原先有他的金块。 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。