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1、英语小故事1.父亲和他的儿子 THE FATHER AND HIS SONSFather had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to b
2、ring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one,
3、and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words： “My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies； but if you are divided among yourselves, you will
4、be broken as easily as these sticks.”一位父亲有几个孩子，这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们，只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的，有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时，他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中，吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试，总是不能成功。然后他解开那捆柴，一根根地放在他们手里，如此一来，他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说：“孩子们！如果你们大家团结一致，互相帮助，你们就像这捆柴一样，不能被你们的敌人折断；但如果你们自行分裂，你们就将和这些散柴一般，不堪一折了。”2.狮子和老鼠 THE
5、 LION AND THE MOUSELion was awakened from sleep by 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 ha
6、ppened 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 up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to
7、receive from me any repayment of your favor； 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，释放了他，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
8、在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。”3.狮子和农夫 The lion and the farmerAn Indian farmer and his child were toiling in the fields. It was almost dark by the time they had finished their work and the farmer said to the child, Wow! Its getting dark! Quickly pack up the tools and run. Lets run quickly! “Relax. Were not f
9、ar from home and we know the way home. Why are you in such a panic?” asked the child. “Theres something you dont know. Im generally fearless. Im not afraid of tigers or lions. Im only afraid of the night. When the night comes, Im completely powerless. The night is most terrifying to me. Im really fr
10、ightened of it. I cant stand it, answered the farmer. It so happened that a lion was hiding nearby and overheard their conversation. “Whats this thing called the night? How could it be more fearful than I am? I must find out about it,” the lion mused as it moved closer to the farmer, hoping to learn
11、 more about this “night” that was even more frightening than itself. Then darkness fell and the farsighted farmer couldnt see nearby objects clearly. He only saw the vague outline of an animal approaching, thought it was the donkey he had recently lost, and beat the lion several times, saying, “Ive
12、been looking for you all day. Where have you been? How dare you come back so late?”“This is the end of me,” the lion thought with regret. “How could I have been so stupid as to come so close to this thing called the night that beat me just now? Its really horrifying. What should I do now?” As these
13、thoughts flashed through the lions mind, the farmer again slapped it several times, urging it to go home with him. The petrified lion then obediently followed the farmer back to his house. It was even darker when they reached home. Since the farmer continued to mistake the lion for his donkey, he ti
14、ed it in a corner outside his house before he went to bed. That night, the lion stayed out in the cold, starving, petrified and not knowing what to expect of “the night” when morning dawned. It believed that the farmer was “the night.”Early the next morning, before dawn broke, the farmer got up and
15、took his “donkey” to the fields. On the way, another lion passed by and found it hilarious to see a lion obediently following a farmer. It then approached the captive lion and asked, “What are you doing? Why are you walking behind this man?”“Shh! Keep your voice down and leave quickly. Dont you know
16、 that this being walking in front is something called the night? Hes very terrible. Last night, he beat me and shackled me, leaving me cold and starving the entire night. I have no idea where hes taking me now. Run along or your life will be in danger!”After hearing this story, the other lion said, “Youre incredible. You idiot! Youre a lion, the king of animals! Youve been deceived! Just roar at him now and youll kno
