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1、经典英文寓言故事四篇:英语寓言故事小短文寓言故事是文学体裁的一种，含有讽喻或明显教训意义的故事。以下是WTT给大家整理的关于经典英文寓言故事，希望可以帮到大家关于经典英文寓言故事：农夫和儿子A Farmer being on the point of death,wished to insure from his sons the same attention to his farm as he had himself given it.一个农夫在临终时，希望他的儿子们和自己一样勤耕他的田地。He called them to his bedside, and said, “My sons,
2、there is a great treasure hidden in one of my vineyards.”他叫他们来到床前说：“孩子们，在我葡萄园里的某个地方，藏着一大笔的财物。”The sons after his death took their spades and mattocks, and carefully dug over every portion of their land.他的儿子们在他死后，都拿了铁锹和锄头，小心地在田地的各处翻掘着。They found no treasure, but the vines repaid their labour by an e_
3、traordinary and super abundant crop.但他们找不到任何财物，然而葡萄却因此生长得很茂盛，成为他们劳动的报酬。关于经典英文寓言故事：炼狱能成天堂A king was embarked on board a ship, which also carried a slave.国王带着一个奴隶乘坐在一条船上The boy had never been at sea, nor e_perienced the inconvenience of a ship.奴隶从未出过海，也从未经历过坐船之苦。He set up a weeping and wailing, and al
4、l his limbs were in a state of trepidation, and, however much they soothed him, he was not to be pacified.他开始哭泣、悲号，四肢不停地颤抖。人们想尽办法安抚他，但他仍无法平静。The kings pleasure party was disconcerted by him; but they offered no help.国王原本愉快的心情被他搅得不安起来，但人们却束手无策。On board that ship there was a physician.He said to the k
5、ing; “If you will order it, I can manage to silence him.”一个医师也在船上，他对国王说：“如果允许让我一试的话，我有办法让他平静。”The king replied, “It will be an act of great favor.”国王说道：“那就太好了。”The physician directed that they throw the boy into the sea, and after he had plunged repeatedly, they seized him by hair of the head and dr
6、ew him close to be ship,医师吩咐他们把奴隶扔到海里，让他反复沉浮几次后，才抓住他的头发把他拖到船边where he grabbed the rudder with both hands and, scrambling up on to the deck, slunk into a corner and sat down quiet.他双手紧紧抓住船舷，爬上甲板，缩到一个角落里坐下来，不再吭声了。The king, pleased with what he saw, said, “What art is there in this?”国王很满意，问道：“这是什么道理?”T
7、he physician replied, “Originally he had not e_perienced the danger of being drowned, and undervalued the safety of being in a ship;医师回答说：“先前他没有经历溺水的危险，所有不珍惜在船上的安全just as a person is aware of the preciousness of health only when he is overtaken with the calamity of sickness.”就象一个人只有感受到病痛的折磨时，方
8、知健康的可贵一样。”关于经典英文寓言故事：两口锅There were two pots on the bank of a river.One was made of brass, and the other was made of clay.河中漂流着一个瓦锅和一个铜锅。When the water rose they both floated off down the river.The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one.每当潮涨潮落时，瓦锅就尽量地远离铜锅。So the brass pot cried out, “Fear
9、nothing, friend, I will not hit you.”铜锅大叫：“别害怕，朋友，我不会撞你的。”“But I may e in contact with you,” said the earthen pot.“If I e too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it.”“但是我有可能会和你接触，”瓦锅对铜锅说，“如果我离你太近，无论是你碰到我，或者是我自己不小心碰到你，我都会碎的。”After that the earthen pot floated away.然后，瓦锅就漂走了。关于经
10、典英文寓言故事：大力神与车夫A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行。Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.突然，马车的轮子陷入了泥潭，马无法将它们拉出来。The waggoner threw down his whip.He knelt down and prayed to Hercules.“Hercules, help m
11、e,please,“ he said.车夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出现，“大力神啊，请来帮助我。”他说。But Hercules appeared to him, and said, “Man, dont kneel there.Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel.“大力神出现了，却说：“朋友，用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来，再驱赶马拉车出来。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢?”关于经典英文寓言故事：狮和鼠the lion and the mouselion was awakened from sleep b
12、y a mouse running over his face.rising up in anger, 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
13、by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground.the mouse, recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, e_claimed: “you ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not e_pecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour; but now you know that it is possible for even a mouse to confer benefits on a lion.”一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我将来一定会报答你的大恩。狮子便笑着放了它。后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了牠，并大声说：你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。 第 页 共 页
