簡單易懂的英文哲理小故事
【1】
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.
He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."
He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.
Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
【譯文】
一個人正朝着一個富人的房子走去,當他沿着路走時,在路的一邊他發現一箱好蘋果,他說:“我不打算吃那些蘋果,因爲富人會給我更多的食物,他會給我很好吃的東西。”然後他拿起蘋果,一把扔到土裏去。
他繼續走,來到河邊,河漲水了,因此,他到不了河對岸,他等了一會兒,然後他說:“今天我去不了富人家了,因爲我不能渡過河。”
他開始回家,那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的,他找到蘋果,很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。
不要把好東西扔掉,換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。
【2】
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
【譯文】
一位老婦有隻貓,這隻貓很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了東西,因爲它年紀太大了。一天,老貓發現一隻老鼠,它跳過去抓這隻老鼠,然而,它咬不住這隻老鼠。因此,老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了,因爲老貓咬不了它。
於是,老婦很生氣,因爲老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這隻貓,貓說:“不要打你的老僕人,我已經爲你服務了很多年,而且還願意爲你效勞,但是,我實在太老了,對年紀大的`不要這麼無情,要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。
【3】
Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning?
Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,"School-Go slow".
【譯文】
老師:爲什麼你每天早晨都遲到?
湯姆:每當我經過學校的拐角處,就看見一個牌子上寫着"學校----慢行".
【4】
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
【譯文】
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
昨天給你的錢幹什麼了?我給了一個可憐的老太婆,他回答說。你真是個好孩子媽媽驕傲地說。再給你兩分錢。可你爲什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢?她是個賣糖果的。
【5】
One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk."
"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!"
【譯文】
一天,父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處於那種對什麼事都很感興趣的年齡,老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發問道:爸爸,醉字是什麼意思?唔,孩子,父親回答說,你瞧那兒站着兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個,那麼我就算醉了。可是,爸爸,孩子說,那兒只有一個警察呀!
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