英汉寓言小故事.doc

The fox and the stork
Once a fox invited a stork to dinner. He put nothing on the table except some soup in a very shallow dish.
The fox could easily lap up the soup, but the stork could only wet the end of her long bill in it.
When she left the meal, she was still very hungry. "I am sorry," said the fox, "the soup is not to your taste."
"Please do not apologize," said the stork. "I hope you e to my house, and dine with me soon."
A few days later the fox visited the stork. He found that his food was put in a long bottle, and the mouth of the bottle was very narrow.
He could not insert his big mouth into it, so he ate nothing. "I will not apologize," said the stork. "One bad turn deserves another."
●一次,狐狸请鹤来吃饭。他除了浅盘子中的一点汤以外,什么也没有准备。
●狐狸可以轻而易举地喝到汤,但是鹤只够蘸湿他长长的嘴尖。吃完饭后,鹤仍旧很饥饿。“很抱歉,”狐狸说,“这汤不合你的口味”。
●“别客气,”鹤说,“过几天请到我家来和我一起吃饭吧。”
●几天后,狐狸应邀而至,他发现食物都装在一个长长的瓶子里,而瓶口很细,他无法将他的大嘴伸进去,什么也吃不到。“我不想道歉,这是你应得的回报。”鹤说。
寓意: 如果我们故意去伤害别人,最终只会害了自己。
The fox and the goat
An unlucky fox fell into a well. It was quite deep, so he could not get out by himself..
A goat passed by. He asked the fox what he was doing in the well. "Oh, have you not heard?" said the fox. "There is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down to get some water. Why don’t e down here too?"
The goat believed his words, and jumped down into the well.
But the fox immediately jumped on the goat’s back and up to the edge of the well. "Good-bye, friend," said the fox. "Remember next time don’t trust the advice of a man in difficulties."
●一只不走运的狐狸,失足掉到了井里。井很深,他无法跳出来。
●一只山羊经过这里,便问狐狸在井下做什么。狐狸说:“哦,你没有听说吗?这里将要大旱,因此我跳进来取水,为什么你不下来一起喝呢?”
●山羊相信了狐狸的话,就真的跳进井里。狐狸立即跳上山羊的背,又一跳,跳上了井沿。
●“再见,朋友,”狐狸说,“记住,不要相信一个身陷麻烦的人的建议。”
寓意: 处于困境之中的人为了摆脱困境,往往不惜牺牲别人的利益,所以他们的建议常常是不可信的。
The fox without a tail
A fox’s tail was caught in a trap. When he was trying to release himself, he lost his whole tail except the stump.
At first he was ashamed to see the other foxes because he had no tail, but he was determin