The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鴿子
A PIGEON,oppressed by excessive thirst,saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.Not supposing it to be only a picture,she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard,jarring herself terribly.Having broken her wings by the blow,she fell to the ground,and was caught by one of the bystanders.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
有只鴿子口渴得很難受,看見畫板上畫著一個(gè)水瓶,以為是真的.他立刻呼呼地猛飛過 去,不料一頭碰撞在畫板上,折斷了翅膀,摔在地上,被人輕易地捉住了.
這是說,有些人想急于得到所需的東西,一時(shí)沖動(dòng),草率從事,就會身遭不幸.
風(fēng)和太陽(The Wind And The Sun)
One day the wind said to the sun,“Look at that man walking along the road.I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.”
“We will see about that,” said the sun.“I will let you try first.”
So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak.He blew and blew,but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself.
“I give up,” said the wind at last.“I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried.He shone as hard as he could.The man soon became hot and took off his cloak.
(有一天風(fēng)跟太陽說:“看看那個(gè)沿著路上走的人.我可以比你快讓他把披風(fēng)脫下來.)
(“我們等著看吧,”太陽說,“我讓你先試.)
(因此風(fēng)嘗試讓那個(gè)人把披風(fēng)脫下來.他用力地吹,可是那個(gè)人把披風(fēng)拉得更緊.)
(“我放棄了,”風(fēng)最后說,“我無法讓他把披風(fēng)脫下來.”然后由太陽試試看.他盡可能地曬他.不久,那個(gè)人很熱就把披風(fēng)脫下來了.)
Little Robert
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.
"What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly."Here are two cents
more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
好孩子
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢.
“昨天給你的錢干什么了?”
“我給了一個(gè)可憐的老太婆,”他回答說.“你真是個(gè)好孩子,”媽媽驕傲地說.“再給你兩分錢.可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢?”
“她是個(gè)賣糖果的.”
Belling the cat
long ago,there was a big cat in the house.He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
One day the mice bad a meeting to talk about the way to deal with
their common enemy.Some said this,andsome said that.
At last a young mouse got up,and said that he had a good idea.
“We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat.Then when he comes near,we can hear the sound of the bell,and run away.”
Everyone approved of this proposal,but an old wise mouse got up and said,“That is all very well,but who will tie the bell to the cat?”The mice looked at each other,but nobody spoke.
給貓掛鈴鐺
很久以前,房子里有只大貓.他抓住了許多偷吃糧食的老鼠.一天,老鼠們開會討論對付貓的辦法.有的說這樣,有有的說那樣.最后一只小老鼠站起來,說他有一個(gè)好辦法：我們給貓的脖子上拴一個(gè)鈴當(dāng),當(dāng)貓走近的時(shí)候,我們就可以聽到鈴聲,就可以逃跑了.每個(gè)老鼠都同意這個(gè)建議,但是一只老老鼠站起來說：那誰去給貓戴上鈴當(dāng)呢?老鼠們你看我,我看你,沒人出聲了.