10首英语寓言故事(带翻译)

The cock and the precious stone

A COCK，scratching for food for himself and his hens，found a precious stone and exclaimed：“If your owner had found thee，and not I，he would have taken thee up，and have set thee in thy first estate；but I have found thee for no purpose. I would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world.”

公鸡和宝玉

一只公鸡在田野里为自己和母鸡们寻找食物。他发现了一块宝玉，便对宝玉说：“若不是我，而是你的主人找到了你，他会非常珍惜地把你捡起来；但我发现了你却毫无用处。我与其得到世界上一切宝玉，倒不如得到一颗麦子好。”

这是说自己需要的东西才是真正珍贵的。

The Ox and the Dog

An ox and a dog serve for the same farmer.

One day the dog arrogantly says：“How grand I am！In the daytime，I watch out for the cattle in the meadows；at night，I guard the house. But you…”

“Me？How about me ？” the ox says

“You can only plough or draw a cart，” the dog slightly says.

“Yes. It’s true，” the ox says. “But if I don’t plough，what do you guard？”

牛和狗

一头牛和一只狗同时为一个农夫工作。

一天，狗骄傲地说着；‘我是多么重要啊！白天我在牧场看护家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…..？”

“我？我怎么啦？“ 牛反问。

“你只会犁地或是拉扯。”狗不懈地说。

“是的。你说得没有错，”牛回答道。“但是如果没有我犁地，你看护什么呢？”

Adding Feet to a Snake

One day，Mr. Lion holds a party. Many animals come and drink a lot of wine. At last there is a pot of wine. Who can drink it？They drink out an idea and decide to have a match-Draw a snake. If you finish first，you can get it.

Soon Mr.W olf finishes drawing. “Yeah，I’ve finished. I’m No.1，” he says. But he draws again and says，“Oh，let me add feet and my snake.” At the time，Mr. Gorilla also finishes. He takes away the pot of wine and drinks，then he says，“That isn’t a snake. Snakes hav e no feet. I get the wine.”

画蛇添足

一天，狮子先生举行一场聚会，许多动物都来了，他们喝很多酒。最后只剩一壶酒了。让谁喝呢？它们想了想，有个主意。它们比赛画蛇，谁最快画好，谁就喝这壶酒。

不一会，狼先生画好了。“哈，我画好了，我是第一个。”它说。可是它又画了起来，它还说：“再给它加几只脚吧。”这是猩猩先生也画好了。它拿起那酒壶喝起来。一边喝一边说：“那不是蛇，蛇是没有脚的，我赢了这壶酒。”

My “Clever” Dog

Bobby is my dog. I love him. He can roll on the floor. He can play balls with me. He can look after my house when I am out. Bobby is very clever. But sometimes he isn’t.

One day Bobby runs away. He is out for three days. After he comes back，I tie him to a tree and give him some food. Bobby begins to eat. But then he stops. He sees a fox. The fox is looking at his food. Bobby barks and barks. He wants to catch the fox. But he can’t. The fox runs round the tree. Bobby runs after the fox. So the rope goes ground the tree. Of course Bobby can’t run. The doc can eat the food. Quickly she eats up the food and runs away.

我“聪明“的狗

巴比是我的狗。我很爱他。他会在地板上打滚。他会和我玩球。他能在外出的时候帮我看家。巴比很聪明，可是有些时候他也不聪明。

一天，巴比跑了出去，3天没回家。他回来后，我把他拴在一棵树上，给他一些食物。巴比吃着食物，但是又停了下来。他看见一只狐狸。这只狐狸正盯着他的食物。巴比朝狐狸一个劲地叫。他想抓住狐狸。但是他办不到。狐狸喀什绕着树跑，巴比就追着它跑。于是绳子就绕在了数上。当然巴比就跑不开了。那只狐狸跑去吃他的食物。很快就吃光了所有食物，而后跑走了。

That Is Not My Dog！

A woman walks into a pet shop and sees a cute little dog. She asks the shopkeeper，“Does your dog bite？”

The shopkeeper says，“No，my dog does not bit.”

The woman tries to pet the dog and the dog bites her.

“Ouch！” She says，“I thought you said your dog does not bite！”

The shopkeeper replies，“That is not my dog！”

那不是我的狗

一个妇人走进一家宠物店，看见一只很可爱的小狗。她问店主：“你的狗咬人吗？”

店主说：“不，我的狗不咬人。”

于是这个妇人试着抚摸小狗，可是小狗却咬了她。

“哎哟！”妇人说，“我想你刚才还说你的狗不咬人。”

店主人回答说：“那不是我的狗。”