英语谚语小故事

乌鸦和天鹅
The Raven and the Swan A RAVEN saw a Swa n and desired tosecure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan‘s splendid white color arose from his washing i n the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he pick ed up his living, and took up residence in thel akes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as hewould, he could not change their color, while through wantof food he perished.
理想谚语
All things in their being are good for something.天生我才 必有用。
Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
Failure is the mother of success.失败乃成功之母。 For man is man and master of his fate.人就是人，是自己
足下。 You have to believe in yourself. That is the secret of success.必
须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀。 A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.燕雀安
知鸿鹄之志. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.世上无难事,只要肯登
英语谚语一百句
励志，友谊，理想
励志谚语
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。 Nothing is impossible பைடு நூலகம்o a willing heart. 有志者,事竟成。 The longest journey begins with the first step.千里之行,始于
命运的主人。
掩耳盗铃
In the Spring and Autumn period, a thief had stolen a bell and intended to carry it away on his back, but the bell was too bulky and heavy to be carried, so he tried to break it into pieces with a hammer to make it easier for carrying. On his first hit, however, the bell made a loud noise. He thus feared that the ringing sound might be heard by someone, who would come to rob him of his bell. His fright made him plug his own ears, while
守财奴
The Miser A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a ho le in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen o bserved his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon disco vered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and s tole 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 caus e, said, "ray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy th at the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was t here, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it."
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友谊谚语
A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。 A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a
friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼 而有之。 A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy hiscrimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪 过。 A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.曩中 有钱，不如朝中有友。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真 朋友。
山羊与牧羊人
The Goat and the Goatherd A GOATHERD ha d sought to bring back a stray goat to his floc k. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; t he straggler paid no attention to the summon s. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and bre aking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fell ow, the horn will speak though I be silent." D o not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.