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- 1、英语趣味小故事简短大全
- 2、儿童趣味简单英语小谜语
- 3、趣味儿童英语谜语大全
- 4、儿童动物趣味英语谜语
- 5、有哪些适合七八岁儿童学习英语的趣味软件或app
- 6、英语小知识英文版(英语趣味小知识)
- 7、有哪些适合小孩学习英语的趣味软件?
- 8、求助优谁能推荐几个儿童英文小故事,要表现力强,表情丰富的
- 9、请问谁有儿童趣味英语故事(加翻译)
英语趣味小故事简短大全
【 #能力训练# 导语】大多数小朋友都喜欢听故事,如果是英语故事的话,可以在听故事的同时学习英语知识。下面是 分享的英语趣味小故事简短大全。欢迎阅读参考!
1.英语趣味小故事简短
A crow feit very thirsty.He looked for water in the pitcher.His beak could not reach it.He tired again and again,but still could not touch the water.
When he was about to give up,an idea came to him.He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher.Then he took another and dropped it in.
Gradually,the water rose,and the crow was able to drink the water.
一只乌鸦口渴了,到处找水喝。终于,他找到了一个大水罐。但是,水罐里面的水并不多,他的尖嘴够不到水面,他试了一次又一次,都没有成功。就在他想放弃的时候,他突然想到一个主意。乌鸦叼来了一块小石子投到水罐里,接着又叼了一块又一块石头放进去。渐渐地,水面升高了。乌鸦高兴地喝到了水。
2.英语趣味小故事简短
A Blacksmith had a little Dog, which used to sleep when his master was at work, but was very wide awake indeed when it was time for meals. One day his master pretended to be disgusted at this, and then he had thrown him a bone as usual, he said, “What on earth is the good of a lazy cur like you?” When I am hammering away at my anvil, you just curl up and go to sleep: but no sooner do I stop for a mouthful of food than you wake up and wag your tail to be fed.
铁匠家有一条小狗,小狗常常在主人打铁时睡觉,但是一到了吃饭时间,便异常清醒起来。有一天,铁匠假装对此很生气,一边像往常一样扔给小狗一块骨头,一边说:“地球上还有像你一样懒惰的坏蛋吗?”你这家伙,总是在我卖力工作时,蜷缩起来睡觉,可是,只要我一停下来吃点东西,你就清醒地摇着尾巴过来讨饭吃。“
3.英语趣味小故事简短
One day he was practicing in his own field, and eight or nine times out of ten he hit the target. He became quite complacent.
一天,他在自家的场地上演习,中靶率高达百分之八 九十,心中大为得意。
Looking around, he found an old man who sells oil standing nearby. And the old man only nodded slightly towards his skills, not amazed. Angered by this, he called the old man to come over and asked him, “Do you also know archery? Aren’t my skills brilliant?” The old man took out a gourd from the wicker-basket and placed it on the ground. He covered the opening of the gourd with a copper coin. And then he scooped a spoon of oil and began to pour the oil into the gourd through the hole in the coin drop by drop without wetting the coin.
四周一看,发现旁边站了很久的一位卖油的老头对此只是微微点点头,并不特别惊讶,顿时无名火起,将老头叫过来,问道:“你也懂射箭吗?我的技术难道不高明吗?”老头从筐里取出一只葫芦,放在地上,用一枚铜钱盖住葫芦口,舀出一勺油,通过钱眼,一滴一滴倒进葫芦里,铜钱上一星油迹也没有。
The old man said to Chen Yaozi, “This is only practice makes perfect, nothing so brilliant.” Chen Yaozi laughed and sent him away.
老头对陈尧说:“我这不过是熟能生巧,谈不上什么高明。”陈尧咨笑笑,将老头打发走了。
4.英语趣味小故事简短
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was an old fisherman in Wuling. One day, he took his boat out to go fishing. As the boat floated downstream, the fisherman lost his way. Suddenly, a beautiful forest of peach trees with flowers in full bloom caught his eyes. He carried on sailing to the end of the forest where he found a mountain with a small cave at its foot. After the fisherman walked through the cave, a new world opened up before him. The people seemed happy and gentle, and lived peaceful lives with no arguments or disputes. The old rested quietly while the young played happily.
东晋年间,武陵有一个老渔夫。一天,他驾着渔船出去打鱼。船沿着溪水行驶,老渔夫不知怎么迷了路。忽然,一片美丽的桃花林出现在他眼前。渔夫觉得很奇怪,继续往前寻找桃花林的尽头。树林的尽头是一座山,山脚下有个小洞。渔夫穿过了山洞,竟然看到了另外一个世界。
Unlike the world outside the cave, there was no conflict or turbulence. When they saw the fisherman, the people asked him not to tell others what he had seen there.
那里的人们过着幸福安宁的生活,大家和睦相处,没有纷争,老人们安静地休息,儿童愉快地玩耍,没有外界那样动荡不安。大家看见了老渔夫,嘱咐他不要把在那儿看到的一切告诉别人。
But when he got home the fisherman told the other villagers about his experiences. They did not really believe him but followed him back to the cave out of curiosity. But he never found the place again.
渔夫回到了家,把整件事告诉了村庄里的人。大家都不相信,于是跟着他去看看到底有没有这个地方。可是,这次去他们再也找不到桃花林尽头的这个世界了。
5.英语趣味小故事简短
A peasant in the state of Song led an extremely hard life for he was destitute, depending on worn sackcloth to defense the chill of winter.
宋国的一个农民,因家境贫寒,生活极为清苦,全靠一件烂麻 衣抵御冬天的严寒。
After the spring arrived, the peasant ploughed in the field. When he got tired and rested on the ridge of the field he felt the sunshine to be warmer and more comfortable than the worn sackcloth.
春天来后,农夫在田里耕地,累了坐在田头休息时,觉得太阳暖融融的,舒服而惬意,远比烂麻 衣温暖。
He knew neither spacious nor comfortable houses to live in, nor silk, cotton and fur clothes to keep warm. He was very excited at his discovery, and he said to his wife, “Sun bath is so pleasant, but people do not know it. I will present this secret to the king, and he is sure to bestow many presents to me to reward my loyalty.”
这农民不知道人间宽敞舒适的房子都可居住,也不清楚绵绸和皮衣可以保暖。农民为自己的这一新发现激动不已,兴奋地对妻子说:“晒太阳是如此令人愉快,而人们却还不知道。我要把这一秘密献给国王,国王为了表彰我的忠诚,一定会给我很多赏赐物品。“
儿童趣味简单英语小谜语
1.儿童趣味简单英语小谜语
1、What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 什么东西干净的时候是黑的,脏的时候却是白的呢? blackboard 黑板
2、What has a round face and two thin hands, one hand short, one hand long?
什么东西有个圆圆的脸,两只瘦瘦的手,一只手长,一只长短呢?a clock 闹钟
3、What is big and bright during the day and we can’t see it at night?
什么东西白天的时候有大又亮,晚上我们却看不见呢? the sun 太阳
4、I am small. I can fly. I like singing in the sky. What am I? 我很小,我会飞,我喜欢在天空中唱歌。我是谁?
a bird 鸟
5、Which letter is a drink? 哪个字母读起来是一种饮料呢? T(tea) T-茶
6、Which letter is around an island? 哪个字母代表的东西能包围一座岛屿呢?C(sea) C-海洋
7、Which letter is an animal?哪个字母读起来是一种动物? B(bee)B-蜜蜂
8、Which letter is a kind of vegetable?哪个字母是一种蔬菜 P(pea)
9、Which is the longest English word? Why?如个单词是世界上最长的单词?为什么 smiles(There’s a mile between the first and the last letter.)
10、Which letter is a question?哪个字母是一个问题? Y(why)
2.儿童趣味简单英语小谜语
1、what is the longest word in the world?
key:smile. 谜语解析:因为两个S隔了一里(mile)
2、what letter is an animal? key --B(Bee)
哪个字母是一个动物 答案:B
3、What letter stands for the ocean? key:C(sea)
哪个字母坐落在海边?答案:C(sea)
4、what letter is a question? key:Y
哪个字母是一个问题? 英语谜语答案:Y(why)
5、what letter is your eye? key:I
哪个字母是你的眼睛? 答案:I(eye)
6、what letter is a vegetable? key:P
哪个字母是一种蔬菜 答案:P(pea)豌豆
7、what stays hot even if put it in a fridge? key:pepper
什么东西即使放到冰箱中也是热的? 答案:pepper(胡椒粉) 谜语解析:hot也有辣的意思
8、what fruit is never found singly? key:pear
什么水果永远都不会是单数? 答案:pear(梨) 谜语解析:pear和pair(一双)读音相同
9、With which hand do you write? key:neither,i use a pen!
你用哪只手写字呢? 谜语答案:都不用,我用笔
10、what man cannot live in a house?
什么人不能住在房子里?
3.儿童趣味简单英语小谜语
英语谜语题目:what has two legs but cann't walk? key:compass
什么东西有两条腿却不能走路
【答案】:圆规
英语谜语题目: what is pronounced like one letter,written with three letters,and belongs to all animals? key:eye
什么东西读起来像是一个字母,写起来是三个字母,并且所有动画都有它呢?
【答案】eye(眼睛)
英语谜语题目: what bird lifts heavy things? key:crane
什么鸟可以举起来很重的东西?
【答案】crane(鹤,另外一个意思是举重机)
英语谜语题目:what always goes up and never goes down? key:your age
什么东西永远只升不降
英语谜语题目: A mouse has a large pocket. What is it?
一种鼠有一个大袋子,它是什么?
【答案】a kangaroo(袋鼠)
英语谜语题目:It has a head ,but no neck.It has a body,but no warmth.NO feet,but can travel?
它有头,但没有脖子,有身体,但不温暖,没有脚,却能旅行。
【答案】a car(汽车)
英语谜语题目:what will you break once you say it? key:silence
什么东西你说出来就打破了它?
【答案】沉默
英语谜语题目:why is the libray the highest building? key:it has the most stories?
为什么图书馆是的建筑?
【答案】因为它有所有的楼层 (story有两层意思,一个是故事,一个是楼层)
4.儿童趣味简单英语小谜语
1、What's the poorest bank in the world? 世界上最贫穷的银行是什么?
key: the river bank 答案:河岸。bank还有河岸的意思
2、What is heavier in summer than in winter? 什么东西夏天比冬天重? key:Traffic to the beach
答案:去海滩的车流 解释:heavy除了重的意思,还有“交通量大的,繁忙的”意思。
3、What bird lifts heavy things? 什么鸟可以举起来很重的东西?
key: crane 答案:crane(鹤,另外一个意思是举重机)
4、What is yours but is used by others more than by yourself?
什么东西是你的但是别人却用的比你多?
key: your name 答案:你的名字
5、What always goes up and never goes down? 什么东西永远只升不降 key: your age 答案:你的年龄
6、What will you break once you say it? 什么东西你说出来就打破了它? key: silence 答案:沉默
7、Why is the library the highest building? 为什么图书馆是的建筑? key: it has the most stories?
5.儿童趣味简单英语小谜语
游子(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: use
爸爸去世(打一英文) —— 谜底: bus.
What's a skeleton?(骨架) —— 谜底: It's a lot of bones without the person on them!
乐百氏(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: robust精力充沛的;坚定的;粗野的,粗鲁的;需要体力的。
忘得(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: wonder
What is that which has no leg but a body and a long neck? —— 谜底: A bottle
因死抓客神(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: instruction
该死(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: Guess(推测;猜测,臆测)
我死(打一英语单词) —— 谜底: voice
扑来个男的(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: pregnant怀孕
三克油(打一英文短语) —— 谜底: thank you谢谢你
Why don’t babies need glasses? —— 谜底: Because they like bottles better.
抬若爆(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: terrible
绝食(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: dress
四围泼一泼(打一英语单词) —— 谜底: sweep
What do workers do in a clock factory? —— 谜底: They make faces all day.
一个团体一共多少个人? —— 谜底: 20个,因为团体就是twenty
凌迟(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: lynch私刑处死
依靠农民(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: economy经济
拍死它(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: pest害虫
腻的(打一英语单词) —— 谜底: need
4个手指是four,那么4个弯的手指 —— 谜底: wonderful(弯的four)
入了(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: ruler
欧尼(打一英语单词) —— 谜底: only
What person does every man take his hat off to? —— 谜底: A barber
What has a soft bed but never sleeps, a big mouth but never speaks?—— 谜底: A river.
施耐德(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: schneider裁缝
What is smaller than an insect’s mouth? —— 谜底: Anything it eats
Why did Mickey Mouse go to outer space? —— 谜底: To find Pluto
What has cities with no houses, rivers without water and forests without trees?—— 谜底: A map.
戴尔(打一英语单词) —— 谜底: die
How did the hangman get married?(绞刑吏是怎么结婚的?)—— 谜底: He tied a knot. 他打了一个结。
围棋(打一英语单词) —— 谜底: which
美若(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: mirror
背噢(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: bale灾祸
偶三思(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: assess评定;估价;对
四拐哦(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: square
跑我腿(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: poverty
What is black when it's clean and white when it's dirty? —— 谜底: a blackboard
太蠢(打一英文单词) —— 谜底: tantrum脾气发作
趣味儿童英语谜语大全
导语:英语谜语考验的是大家对英语的熟悉程度,下面是我收集整理的关于猜英语大家那次的谜语,欢迎大家阅读参考! What is higher without a head than with a head? [答案]a pillow(枕头) What is dark but made by light? [答 案]a shadow(影子) What a room has no walls no doors no windows and no floors? [答 案]a mushroom(蘑菇) What large instrument do you carry in your ears? [答 案]drums(鼓) What person tried to make you *** ile most of the time? [答案]a photographer(摄影师) What has hands but no feet a face but no eyes tells but not talk? [答 案]a clock(钟) What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty? [答 案]a blackboard(黑板) What has a soft bed but never sleeps a big mouth but never speaks? [答 案]a river(河) What is easy to get into but hard to get out of? [答 案]trouble(麻烦) 1. What room has no walls no doors no windows and no floors? A mushroom.(蘑菇) 2. What is *** aller than an insect's mouth? Anything it eats. 3. What large instrument do you carry in your ears? Drums that is eardrums.(鼓膜) 4. What's too much for one just right for o but nothing at all for three? A secret. 5. What person tried to make you *** ile most of the time? A photographer. 6. What animal has a head like a cat eyes like a cat a tail like a cat but isn't a cat? A kitten.(小猫) 7. What surprising things happen every 24 hours? Day breaks but doesn't fall; night falls but doesn't break. 8. What can hear you without ears and can answer you without a mouth? An echo.(回声) 9. What do you know about the kings of France? They are all dead. 10. What question can you never answer 'yes" to" Are you asleep? 11. Why do some old people never use glasses? They must prefer bottles to glasses. 12. Why is the person wearing o coats while painting the house? Because the instructions on the paint can say "Put on o coats for best results." 13. What o words have thousands of letters in them? Post office. 14. What do workers do in a clock factory? They make faces all day. 15. What 5-letter word has 6 left when you take 2 letters away? Sixty.
儿童动物趣味英语谜语
儿童动物趣味英语谜语 Questions:
1. What letter is a part of the head?
2. Which letter makes her hear?
3. Which four letters is the thief afraid of?
4. What part of a clock is always old?
5. What is white when it is dirty?
6. I jump into the water, what do I do?
7. What person tried to make you smile most of the time?
8. What is dark but made by light?
9. Why is six afraid of seven?
10. Why do lions eat raw meat?
11. I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be.
12. What animal eats with its tail?
13. I have a tree in my hand.What kind of tree is it?
14. What fruit is never found singly?
15. What changes a pear into a pearl?
16. What question can never be answered by 'Yes'?
17. When do 2 and 2 make more than 4?
18. I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, rivers without water. What am I?
19. I am something that has teeth but can't eat. What am I?
20. What is the smallest room in the world?
21. What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?
22. What is the only thing you can break when you say its name?
Keys:
1.I (eye)
2.a
3.O I C U (Oh, I see you).
4.second-hand.(秒针;二手货)
5.blackboard
6.Waiter
7.A photographer
8.A shadow
9.Because seven eight nine.
10.Because they never learn to cook.
11.'few'
12.All animals do. No one takes off its tail while eating.
13.It's a palm.
14.pear梨,音似 pair,一对
15.the letter “l”
16.Are you asleep?
17.When they make 22.
18.A map
19.A comb
20.Mushroom.
21.Hot dog
22.silence
有哪些适合七八岁儿童学习英语的趣味软件或app
这类的很少,因为少儿用APP的很少,也少有少儿会用,所以大部分的App都是成人类的!
1、123 Color
这款APP与其它的最大区别在于它提供了一张张空白的worksheet,小朋友可以选择色块进行创作。有些worksheet上,不同的区块会有数字和语音提示(但是都是英文),小朋友通过对数字的认识选择正确的颜色,完成作品的小孩可以获得不同的“星星”,这些奖励星星可以用来redeem更多的worksheet。
2、 Jiliguala 叽里呱啦
这款APP最大的特点是母语环境,它不是那种“香蕉是banana”“苹果是apple”生硬的apps,它让学英语的过程是无意识的,但是却在耳濡目染。这等于就给孩子创造了一个英语母语的环境。
3、Shape-O ABC’s for iPhone:玩拼图学单词
这款APP可以学形状和学单词的手机拼图游戏,比如用基本形状拼成一个熊,在拼成功以后,它还会教孩子图片所对应的英文单词。
4、说说英语APP
这款APP就在英语的口语这一块设计得格外周全,应标一对一教学,外教音标配合口型,有教读,还有跟读,还有趣味音标课,全方位给孩子提供地道的口语教学,让孩子告别哑巴式英语。
5、Monkey Preschool lunchbox
这款app是由一只小猴子的午餐盒来串。它教会孩子颜色、字母、数数、相同和区别等等英语表达,通过小猴子的生活场景来吸引孩子学习。
一站式出国留学攻略 http://www.offercoming.com
英语小知识英文版(英语趣味小知识)
1.英语趣味小知识
趣味英语小知识 a)Ten animals I slam in a . 我把十只动物一网打尽 你注意到这句话有什么特别之处吗?对了,无论从左到右,还是从右到左,字母排列顺序都是一样的,英语把这叫做Palindromes 回文(指顺读和倒读都一样的词语),关于动物的回文还有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. (奥托看见了小狗,小狗的名字叫奥托) Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ? (我刚才看见的是条老鼠?) b)the bee's knees 又来形容最好的至高无上的东西。
[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. (她五音不全却自认为是高高在上的一流歌手。) 该表现起源于20年代的美国,仅仅因为bee's 和 knees押韵,琅琅上口,迅速得到流传,直到现在, 还在日常生活非正式场合的对话中经常使用。
和时间有关的英语趣味小知识(一)时间是金,其值无价 Time is money.(时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金) Time flies.(光阴似箭,日月如梭) Time has wings.(光阴去如飞) Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.(光阴如锉,细磨无声) Time stays not the fool's leisure.(时间不等闲逛的傻瓜) Time and I against any two.(和时间携起手来,一人抵两人) Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.(时间就是生命,懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命,节省时间,就是延长生命) Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.(消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失) (二)时间是风,去而不返 Time undermines us.(光阴暗中催人才。
或莫说年纪小人生容易老) Time and tide wait for no man.(岁月不待人) Time cannot be won again.(时间一去不再来) Time is , time was , and time is past.(现在有时间,过去有时间,时间一去不复返) Time lost can not be recalled.(光阴一去不复返) Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.(光阴似箭,一去不返) (三)时间是尺,万物皆检 Time tries friends as fire tries gold.(时间考验朋友,烈火考验黄金) Time tries truth.(时间检验真理) Time is the father of truth.(时间是真理之父) Time will tell.(时间能说明问题) Time brings the truth to light.(时间使真相大白。或时间一到,真理自明。)
Time and chance reveal all secrets.(时间与机会能提示一切秘密) Time consecrates: what is gray with age bees religion.(时间考验一切,经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰) Time reveals(discloses) all things.(万事日久自明) Time tries all.(时间检验一切) (四)时间是秤,衡量权质 There is no time like the present.(现在正是时候) Take time by the forelock.(把握目前的时机) To choose time is to save time.(选择时间就是节省时间) Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.(今日事,今日毕) Procrastination is the thief of time.(拖延为时间之窃贼) One of these days is none of these days.(拖延时日,终难实现。或:改天改天,不知哪天) Tomorrow never es.(明天无尽头,明日何其多) What may be done at any time will be done at no time.(常将今日推明日,推到后来无踪迹) (五)时间是水,淘金流沙 Time works wonders.(时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议) Time works great changes.(时间可以产生巨大的变化) Times change.(时代正在改变) 英语趣味小知识(2)——你会犯这样的错误吗? 你会犯这样的错误吗? 英语有时候真是莫名其妙,你觉得你明明懂了,可实际上你又没有懂。
所以,今天我想讲几件轶事,都是因为没有理解听到看到的东西而闹出的笑话。也许,从他们的经验中,你也可以学到一些东西。
第一个故事发生在秘鲁,一位美国妇女在餐馆里用餐。她问服务员: Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands? 服务员把她带到洗手间,可不巧,正有一些工人在粉刷洗手间的墙壁。
工人们一看有人要用洗手间,就准备离开。服务员拦住他们,说: That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英语里,wash my hands实际上是上厕所的委婉说法。
那个服务员按照字面意思理解,结果闹了笑话。 还有一次,一个留学生在国外的学校第一天上学,心里又兴奋又紧张。
一个美国人见到一张新面孔,为了表示友好,就问: Hi! What's the good word? 留学生一听到这个,立刻傻眼了,他想, My God! I don't know the good word. I've studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word! 他犹豫再三,想,反正我也不知道,就问问他好了。于是他吞吞吐吐地问: Hello. What's the good word? 老美听了,很随意地说: Oh, not much. 这下,这个留学生就更吃惊了! 原来,What's the good word? 在美语里,是一句问候语,意思是“你还好吗?”但问话的人并不指望你把遇到的高兴的事情都一一告诉他,只是打个招呼而已。
但这个留学生以为对方真的在问什么是Good word,所以闹了笑话,不过还好,也算给他歪打正着了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。
一次,一个美国公司的管理人员给公司一个驻外分部发了一份。
2.英语小常识
sporting house 妓院(不是“体育室”)
dead president 美钞(上印有总统头像)(并非“死了的总统”)
lover 情人(不是“爱人”)
bu *** oy 餐馆勤杂工(不是“公汽售票员”)
busybody 爱管闲事的人(不是“大忙人”)
dry goods (美)纺织品;(英)谷物(不是“干货”)
heartman 换心人(不是“有心人”)
mad doctor 精神病科医生(不是“发疯的医生”)
eleventh hour 最后时刻(不是“十一点”)
blind date (由第三者安排的)男女初次会面(并非“盲目约会”或“瞎约会”)
personal remark 人身攻击(不是“个人评论”)
sweet water 淡水(不是“糖水”或“甜水”)
confidence man 骗子(不是“信得过的人”)
criminal lawyer 刑事律师(不是“犯罪的律师”)
service station 加油站(不是“服务站”)
rest room 厕所(不是“休息室”)
dressing room 化妆室(不是“试衣室”或“更衣室”)
horse sense 常识(不是“马的感觉”)
capital idea 好主意(不是“资本主义思想”)
familiar talk 庸俗的交谈(不是“熟悉的谈话”)
black tea 红茶(不是“黑茶”)
black art 妖术(不是“黑色艺术”)
black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是“陌生的黑人”)
white coal (作动力来源用的)水(不是“白煤”)
white man 忠实可靠的人(不是“皮肤白的人”)
yellow book 黄皮书(法国 *** 报告书,以黄纸为封)(不是“黄色书籍”)
red tape 官僚习气(不是“红色带子”)
green hand 新手(不是“绿手”)
blue stocking 女学者、女才子(不是“蓝色长统袜”)
China policy 对华政策(不是“中国政策”)
Chinese dragon 麒麟(不是“中国龙”)
American beauty 一种玫瑰,名为“美国丽人”(不是“美国美女”)
English disease 软骨病(不是“英国病”)
Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年(不是“印度的夏日”)
Greek t 害人的礼品(不是“希腊礼物”)
Spanish athlete 吹牛的人(不是“西班牙运动员”)
French chalk 滑石粉(不是“法国粉笔”)
3.20条有趣的英语小知识
1、According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, it doesn't matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter。
剑桥大学的研究表明:单词中字母的顺序如何不重要,重要的是第一个和最后一个字母的位置。这是因为大脑在阅读时不会读到所有字母。
2、'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence。 (我看到的是一辆车还是一只猫)这是英语中唯一一句反过来念还是一样的句子。
3、"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"。 英语单词“Goodbye”来自于“God bye”,原意是“上帝与你同在”。
4、The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet! (这只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒狗)这句话用到了字母表中的所有字母! 5、"Go", is the shortest plete sentence in the English language。 “Go”是英语中最短的完整句子。
6、The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。 单词“onion”(洋葱)来自于拉丁词“unio”,意思是大珍珠。
7、The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'。 单词“tips”(小费)实际上是“To Insure Prompt Service”(保障快捷的服务)的首字母缩写! 8、The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb。
词组“rule of thumb”(经验法则),是从一条古老的英国法律中来的,即:不能用超过大拇指粗细的东西打老婆。 9、The longest word in the English language ! 英语中最长的单词是“”(硅酸盐沉着病)! 10、More people in China speak English than in the United States。
会说英语的中国人比会说英语的美国人还多。 11、The word "listen" contains the same letters as"silent"。
单词“listen”(听)和“silent”(安静的)用到了一样的字母。 12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。
胡佛真空吸尘器在英国曾经非常流行,到现在很多人还把“vacuuming”(吸尘)说成“hoovering”(胡佛ing…)。 13、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。
“Stressed”(压力)倒过来拼就是“Desserts”(点心)。 14、The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and'Q' is the least used! 英语中使用最多的字母是“E”,用得最少的是“Q”。
15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gad *** y", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!。
4.求一些(英语)生活小知识
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before, and shame es after.骄傲使人落后。 Promise is debt.一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。 Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。 Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。 Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑,运动强身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必须自重。 Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。 Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。 Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him. 智者当差,不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。 Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。 Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快,忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,烂得快。 Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银,沉默是金。
Still water run deep.静水常深。 Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。
Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。 Take things as they e.既来之,则安之。
Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。 Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操,曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。 Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。
The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。 The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。 The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。 The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。 The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
5.急求,三十道英文版生活小知识
1月1日元旦(New Year's Day) 2月2日世界湿地日(World Wetlands Day) 2月14日情人节(Valentine's Day) 3月3日全国爱耳日3月5日青年志愿者服务日3月8日国际妇女节(International Women' Day) 3月9日保护母亲河日3月12日中国植树节(China Arbor Day) 3月14日白色情人节(White Day) 3月14日国际警察日(International Policemen' Day) 3月15日世界消费者权益日(World Consumer Right Day)3月21日世界森林日(World Forest Day) 3月21日世界睡眠日(World Sleep Day) 3月22日世界水日(World Water Day) 3月23日世界气象日(World Meteorological Day) 3月24日世界防治结核病日(World Tuberculosis Day) 4月1日愚人节(April Fools' Day) 4月5日清明节(Tomb-sweeping Day) 4月7日世界卫生日(World Health Day)4月22日世界地球日(World Earth Day) 4月26日世界知识产权日(World Intellectual Property Day) 5月1日国际劳动节(International Labour Day) 5月3日世界哮喘日(World Asthma Day) 5月4日中国青年节(Chinese Youth Day) 5月8日世界红十字日(World Red-Cross Day) 5月12日国际护士节(International Nurse Day) 5月15日国际家庭日(International Family Day)5月17日世界电信日(World Telemunications Day) 5月20日全国学生营养日5月23日国际牛奶日(International Milk Day) 5月31日世界无烟日(World No-Smoking Day) 6月1日国际儿童节(International Children's Day) 6月5日世界环境日(International Environment Day) 6月6日全国爱眼日6月17日世界防治荒漠化和干旱日(World Day to bat desertification) 6月23日国际奥林匹克日(International Olympic Day) 6月25日全国土地日6月26日国际禁毒日(International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking) 7月1日中国 *** 诞生日(Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese munist Party)。
6.想要一些生活小常识,要简短一点,还要有英文版,望各位帮忙,先谢
1.Eyes into the dust, close your eyes and cough , the dust will run out.
眼睛进了小灰尘,闭上眼睛用力咳嗽几下,灰尘就会自己出来。
2.If you have a *** all area of skin have beed damage or burn,you can wipe a few toothpaste ,it will be able to reduce pain and stop bleeding
若有小面积皮肤损伤或者烧伤、抹上少许牙膏,可立即止血止痛
3. you have been bitten by a mosquito just, Soap coated in the somewhere and won't itch after a while.
刚刚被蚊子咬完时,涂上肥皂就不会痒了
4.When you play hiccup ,then ,drink some vinegar, the effect is very good.
打打嗝时就喝点醋,效果很好.
7.英语小常识有那些
1、早上醒来.先喝一杯水. 预防结石(Woke up this morning . Drink a glass of water. Prevention of stone)
2、鸡 *** 含有致癌物, 不要吃较好(Chicken butt contains carcinogens , do not eat well)
3、喝豆浆时不要加鸡蛋及糖. 也不要喝太多(Do not drink milk and sugar , add eggs . Do not drink too much)
4、空腹时不要吃蕃茄, 最好饭后吃(Do not eat tomatoes fasting , the best meal to eat)
5、抽烟,关系最大的是 肺癌,唇癌,舌癌,喉癌,食道癌,也与膀胱癌有关 (Smoking , the relationship is the largest lung cancer, lip cancer , tongue cancer , laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, but also with bladder cancer)
6、饮酒导致肝硬化 .引发肝癌(Drinking leading to cirrhosis. Cause liver cancer)
先给这几个,不够再给你,给我留言。
8.有趣的英语小知识
英语趣味测试:成语对对碰 俚语和谚语是英语学习中的一大绊脚石。
这些英语句子一反常态,我们不明白这些俗语的含义,是因为我们和英语国家的文化背景不同。如果能在汉语中为这些俗语找到对应的说法,问题就解决了。
看看下面的句子你能翻译对几个来。 1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or fortis given when it is too late。
Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor。 2.After praising the wine they sell us vinegar Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be。
Example: that fellow pletely misled us about what he was capableof doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar。 3.All is over but the shouting Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not ableto be changed。
Example: after Bill's touch down, the game is all over butshouting。 4.All lay load on the willing horse Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim。
Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much。 5.anger and haste hinder good counsel Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry。
Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move.Anger and haste hinder good counsel。 6.As poor as a church mouse Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to liveupon。
Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a churchmouse。 Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain nofood。
7.A word spoken is past recalling Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo。 Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness。
8.World is but a little place, after all Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so。 Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall。
9.When in Rome, do as the Romans do Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live。 Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls。
10.What you lose on the swings you get back on theroundabouts Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you havebad luck on one day you have good on another; if one ventureresults in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed。 Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything;if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts。
11.What are the odds so long as you are happy Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy。 Example: you plain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What's the odd so long as you're happy。
12.Entertain an angel unawares Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest withoutknowing his merits。 Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a poser of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day Explanation: fortune es to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time ing。
14.every potter praises his own pot Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in theirpossessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant,but I would rather hear it from his teacher's own mouth. Everypotter praises his own pot 答案: 1.雨后送伞 2. 挂羊头卖狗肉 3. 大势已去 4.人善被人欺,马善被人骑 5. 小不忍则乱大谋 6. 一贫如洗 7. 一言既出,驷马难追 8. 天涯原咫尺,到处可逢君 9. 入乡随俗 10. 失之东隅,收之桑榆 11. 知足者常乐 12. 有眼不识泰山 13.是人皆有出头日 14.王婆买瓜,自卖自夸 送花须知:十二星座的幸运花 Aries: Thistle, wild rose, gorse, nasturtium, woodbine 白羊:蓟、野玫瑰、金雀花、旱金莲花、忍冬 Taurus: Lily of the valley, violet, red rose, myrtle 金牛:铃兰、紫罗兰、红玫瑰、桃金娘 Gemini: Snapdragon, iris 双子:金鱼草、爱丽丝 Cancer: Poppy, water lily, white rose 巨蟹:罂粟、荷花、白玫瑰 Leo: Marigold, sunflower, cowslip, heliotrope, 。
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求助优谁能推荐几个儿童英文小故事,要表现力强,表情丰富的
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儿童英语故事
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儿童寓言故事
Story 1 Three Good Friends
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant’s home. Then, three of them become good friends.
故事一 三个好朋友
一天,一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子,狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕,掉进河里。他不会游泳,大叫起来。兔子听见了,跳进水里,但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是,一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮,救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家,在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。
Story 2 A Good Boy
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."
故事二 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。”
Story 3 Spring in the Green Season
Spring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season.
故事三
春天来了,春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国,春天二月来临,那时候还是很冷,但是会运来月暖和,白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿,沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽。春天也播种的季节。
Story 4 Look for a Friend
Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn’t look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”
Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Let’s be friends.” They become good friends.
故事四: 找朋友
塞姆是一条小鱼,他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独,想要找一个朋友,那个朋友看起来要想他。 塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8条腿,看上去不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴,塞姆有迅速地逃走了。
塞姆又累又饿,他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼,圆鱼对他说:“你好!你愿意做我的朋友吗?”
塞姆回答:“好哇!可你是圆形的,我是扁的。”圆鱼说:“但是我们俩都是鱼啊!”
塞姆思考后说:“你讲得对,让我们做朋友吧。”他们就成为好朋友了。
Story 5 The Hippo and I
A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit.
In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.
故事5 我与河马
河马住在动物园里,我很喜欢他。他经常去看它,他也经常想我。
今天是星期日,是个好天气,我又一次去看望它。在我离开动物园之后,他跟随到我的家。我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。
当我唱歌是,它待在水池里,像兔子一样安静。
晚上,他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。
妈妈要它回家。它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。
Story 6 What Animals are the sea?
There are all kinds of animals in the sea. Look!
They are coming.
This is an octopus. The octopus is spraying ink.
This is a shark. The shark has sharp teeth.
This is a whale. The whale shoots water into the air.
This is a sea turtle. The sea turtle has a hard shell.
These are starfishes. The starfishes have five legs.
These are angelfishes. The angelfishes have beautiful colors.
This is a lobster. The lobster has strong claws.
This is a jellyfish. The jellyfish has a soft body.
They are different. But all of them live in the sea.
故事6 海里有什么动物
在海洋里有各种各样的动物。
看!他们过来了。
这时一条章鱼,章鱼在喷墨。
这是一条鲨鱼,鲨鱼有锐利的牙齿。
这是一只鲸鱼,鲸把水喷射到空中。
这时一直海龟,海龟有坚硬的壳。
这些是海星,海星有五条腿。
这些是扁蛟鱼,扁姣鱼有美丽的花纹。
这是一只龙虾,龙虾有强壮的爪子。
这是一个水母,水母有一个柔软的身体。
他们各不相同,但他们都居住在海洋里。
Story 7 naughty Monkey
It’s very hot.. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of the man’s nose.
The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases the fly.
The fly comes back again and sits on the old man’s nose again. The monkey chases it away again and again.
This happens five or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone.
When the fly sits on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the stone.
He kills the fly and breaks the old man’s nose.
故事7 调皮的猴子
天气很热。一位老人在椅子上睡着了。
一只苍蝇飞来落在老人的鼻子上。
老人有一只顽皮的猴子。猴子在追打苍蝇。
苍蝇再次飞落在老人的鼻子上,猴子一再追打苍蝇。
这样往返了五六次,猴子很生气。
他跳着跑到花园,捡起一块大石头。
当苍蝇再次落在老人的鼻子上时,猴子用石头击中老人的鼻子上的苍蝇。
他砸死了苍蝇也打破了老人的鼻子。
Story 8 A Beautiful Doll
Tina is a lovely girl. She has a lot of dolls. One of these dolls is very beautiful. She has long blond hair and wears a white dress. The little girl likes her very much. She called her “Sandy”. You would forget all the sad things and become happy when you see her.
Tina tried to teach Sandy to speak, but she failed. When she is free, Tina always made clothed for her. When she is unhappy or met with some difficulties, Tina talked to her, because they are close friends. What a lovely girl she is!
Do you like it, too?
故事8 漂亮的洋娃娃
缇娜是一个可爱的女孩, 她有许多洋娃娃。其中有个是很没得:她有着金色的长发,穿着一件白色的连衣裙。小女孩非常喜欢它,因此, 小女孩叫她“桑迪”。当你看到它的时候就会高兴,会忘记所有不开心的事。
缇娜试着教桑迪说话,可她失败了。 当缇娜空闲时,她时常会桑迪缝衣服。当她遇到不快乐的事或碰倒困难的时候,缇娜中哦你对它倾述,因为他们是亲密的朋友。多么可爱的一个女孩啊!
你也喜欢它吗?
Story 9 It’s Good to Walk
A group of penguins at a zoo in Japan take a walk to lose weight. Every day, 15 king penguins there walk 500 meters twice. “Just like human, penguins don’t exercise much during winter. They become fat easily,” says a zookeeper.
故事9 散步有益
在日本的一个动物园里一群企鹅在散步减肥。哪里的15只金企鹅媒体散步两次,每次500米。 动物园工作人员说:“和人类一样,企鹅冬天不怎么运动,容易发胖。”
Story 10 The Panda in China
A panda looks like a little bear. It has black and white fur. It lives only in China, so it is called the national treasure of China and protected by the law.
We all see panda on TV or in the zoo. They look stupid and walk slowly, but they are lovely and everyone likes them.
A panda is lucky animal. We Chinese like it, and people of the world like it, too. Now there are China’s pandas in many other countries, such as Japan and the USA…
A panda isn’t a common animal, it is bridge of friendship.
故事10 中国熊猫
熊猫看起来好像一只小熊。它的皮毛是黑白相间。 它只居住在中国,因此,它是中国的国宝,受到国家法律的保护。
我们在电视上或在动物园里能看到熊猫。他们看起来显得很笨的样子,走起来很缓慢,但很可爱,大家都很喜欢它们。
熊猫是个吉祥的动物。中国人民喜欢它,世界人民也喜欢它。现在许多国家都有中国的熊猫,如,日本、美国……
熊猫不是一种普通的动物,而是一座友谊的桥梁。
请问谁有儿童趣味英语故事(加翻译)
Fox and cock
One morning a fox sees a cock.He
think,"This is my breakfast.''
He comes up to the cock and says,"I know
you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The
cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins
to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.
The people in the field see the fox.They cry,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.''The cock says to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.''
The fox opens his mouth and says,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.
狐狸和公鸡
一天早上,一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想:这是我的早餐。
他朝公鸡走来,对他说:“我知道,你能唱得非常好听,你能唱给我听么?濑户早妃”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。
在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫:“看,看!狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说:“狐狸先生,你能理解么?人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的,不是他们的。”
狐狸张开她的嘴说:“公鸡是我的,不是你们的。”就在那时,。公鸡跑到了树底下。
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
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。
The Raven and the Swan乌鸦和天鹅
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
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。
The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人
A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent."
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.
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。
The Miser守财奴
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it."
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。
The Wolf and the Lamb 狼与小羊
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf , "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations."
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
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,对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。
The Bat and the Weasels蝙蝠与黄鼠狼
A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.
It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
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。
The Ass and the Grasshopper 驴子与蚱蜢
AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌,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物。
The Lion and the Mouse 狮子与报恩的老鼠
A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free, exclaiming:
"You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion."
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。