1、精品文檔英語小故事：A bundle of sticksA man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another. He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him. One day he decided to show them what he meant.He called all the sons togeth

2、er and put a tightly tied bundle of sticks on the floor in front of them.Can you break that ? he asked the youngest son. The boy put his knee on the bundle but though he pressed and pulled with his arms he could not bend the wood. The father asked each son in turn to try to break the bundle, but non

3、e of them could do it . Then he untied the string and scattered the sticks. Now try, he said . The boys broke the sticks easily in their hands.Do you see what I mean ? asked the father. if only you stand together no one can hurt you . If you all disagree the whole time and insist on going your separ

4、ate ways, the first enemy you meet will be able to destroy you. United we stand divided we fall.【譯文】一捆樹枝從前有一個人，他有四個兒子。兒子們不斷地爭吵。他一再告誡他們說，如果他們一起干活兒，生活會舒適得多，但他們絲毫不理會他的意見。有一天，他決定通過示范把自己的意思告訴他們。他把四個兒子都叫來，又把一捆扎得很緊的細樹枝放在他們面前的地上。你能折斷這個嗎?他問最小的兒子。小伙子用膝蓋頂住，兩只手又壓又拉，都不能把那捆樹枝弄彎。父親讓別的兒子挨個兒試試，看他們是否能把那捆樹枝折斷，但誰也做不到。然

5、后，他解開繩子，把樹枝撒開。試試吧。他說。四個小伙子用手輕輕一撅，樹枝就斷了。你們明白我的意思了嗎? 父親問，只要你們聯合起來，誰也不能傷害你們。 如果你們老吵架，一定要各行其是，那么你們一遇到敵人，就會被打敗。合則存，分則敗。英語小故事：Mice and bullA mouse once took a bite out of a bulls tail as he lay dozing. The bull jumped up in a rage and, with his head low to the ground, chased the mouse right across the yar

6、d. The mouse was too quick for him, however, and slipped easily into a hole in the wall.The bull charged the wall furiously again and again, but although he bruised his head and chipped his horns, the mouse stayed safely inside his hole. After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again.As s

7、oon as the bull was asleep, the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole, pattered across the yard, bit the bull again - this time on the nose - and rushed back to safety. As the bull roared helplessly the mouse squeaked:Its not always the big people who come off best. Sometimes the small ones wi

8、n, you know.【譯文】老鼠和公牛有一次，公牛躺著打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒氣沖沖地跳起來，低著頭追老鼠，一直追過院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，從容地鉆到墻洞里去了。公牛一次又一次地猛撞墻壁，盡管頭撞腫了，角撞裂了，老鼠卻安然待在洞里。過了一會兒，公牛不撞了，倒下歇著。公牛剛睡著，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑過院子，又咬了公牛一口?這回咬了鼻子? 又跑回安全的地方去。當公牛毫無辦法地吼叫時，老鼠吱吱叫道：大人物并不總占上風。有時小人物也會取勝。小故事：Better late than neverOnce upon a time there lived a nomadic, ra

9、ise dozens of sheep, grazing during the day, night into a with straw and wooden objects inside the shelter.One morning, the herdsmen to the sheep, found little a sheep. Original pen broke a hole, night Wolf out of the hole drilled to come in, put a sheep diao away.Neighbor advised him said: the shee

10、pfold quickly repaired, the hole plug.He said: the sheep have been lost, but also to repair the sheep pen do? Didnt accept his neighbors kind advice.The next morning, he went to sheep and found a sheep was missing. Originally the Wolf from the inside of the hole into the sheepfold, and walked a shee

11、p diao.The herdsmen regret not to recognize directly by the neighbors advice, to take timely remedial measures. So he quickly plug that hole, again from the overall reinforcement, firmly and mend the sheepfold.Since then, the sheep herders have never been Wolf diao has come.Herdsmens story tells us:

12、 make a mistake, suffer setbacks, it is a common phenomenon. As long as can learn seriously, to take remedial measures in time, can avoid continue to make mistakes, suffer greater losses.【譯文】亡羊補牢從前有一個牧民，養了幾十只羊，白天放牧，晚上趕進一個用柴草和木樁等物圍起來的羊圈內。一天早晨，這個牧民去放羊，發現羊少了一只。原來羊圈破了個窟窿，夜間有狼從窟窿里鉆了進來，把一只羊叼走了。鄰居勸告他說：“趕快把

13、羊圈修一修，堵上那個窟窿吧。 ” 他說： “羊已經丟了，還去修羊圈干什么呢?”沒有接受鄰居的好心勸告。第二天早上，他去放羊，發現又少了一只羊。原來狼又從窟窿里鉆進羊圈，又叼走了一只羊。這位牧民很后悔沒有認直接受鄰居的勸告，去及時采取補救措施。于是，他趕緊堵上那個窟窿，又從整體進行加固，把羊圈修得牢牢實實的。從此，這個牧民的羊就再也沒有被野狼叼走過了。牧民的故事告訴我們：犯了錯誤，遭到挫折，這是常見的現象。只要能認真吸取教訓，及時采取補救措施，就可以避免繼續犯錯誤，遭受更大的損 失。英語小故事：The poor and the appleA man was going to the house

14、of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat. Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.He went on and ca

15、me to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, I cannot go to the rich mans house today, for I cannot get over the river.He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad

16、 to take them out of the dust and eat them.Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.【譯文】窮人和蘋果一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去，當他沿著路走時，在路的一邊他發現一箱好蘋果，他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西。”然后他拿起蘋果，一把扔到土里去。他繼續走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河。 ”他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。

17、他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處英語小故事：The City Mouse and the Country MouseOnce there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, Do come and see me at my ho

18、use in the country.So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at

19、my house in the city.The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise.The City mouse cried, Run! Run! The cat is coming! They ran away quickly and hid.After some time they

20、came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field.For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid.【譯文】城里老鼠和鄉下老鼠從前，有兩只老鼠，它們是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在鄉村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，鄉下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它說：“你一定要來我鄉下的家看看。 ”于是，城里老鼠就去了。鄉下老鼠領著它到了一塊田地上它

21、自己的家里。 它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城里老鼠。城里老鼠說：“這東西不好吃，你的家也不好，你為什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你應該搬到城里去住，你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子，還會吃上美味佳肴，你應該到我城里的家看看。”鄉下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的東西也為他們擺好了。可是正當他們要開始吃的時候，聽見很大的一陣響聲，城里的老鼠叫喊起來： “快跑 !快跑 !貓來了 ! ”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來。過了一會兒，他們出來了。當他們出來時，鄉下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里，我喜歡住在田野我的洞里。因為這樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在，比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說，要好些。”英語小故事：The hare and the tortoise The hare was once boasting of his speed before t