中英文寓言故事_有中文翻译的英语寓言故事

寓言通常被认为是一种文学体裁,然而从寓言的创作初衷与实际应用来说,与其说是一种文学体裁,不如说是一种独特的教育方式。一些中英文的寓言故事能够让小朋友懂得更多关于人生的哲理。下面就是小编给大家整理的中英文寓言故事，希望大家喜欢。

中英文寓言故事篇1：惊弓之鸟

There was an archer named Geng Ying in the State of Wei. He went sightseeing with the King of Wei at Jingtai. At that time a bird was circling around in the sky, uttering sad and shrill cries now and then. The King of Wei looked up at it for a while and said to Geng Ying: "Do you see that bird? Can you shoot it down?"

"I can shoot it down without using an arrow," Geng Ying said.

After a while, the bird flew near. Geng Ying pulled his bow to the full, plucked the bowstring, and at the sound the bird fell to the ground before their feet.

The King of Wei said in surprise: "You can shoot down a bird without an arrow. Your skill in archery is really wonderful."

Geng Ying said: "Your Majesty, this is not due to my good skill, but because this is a bird of bad luck. You can hear how sadly and shrilly it wailed, and see how tiredly it flew. It was already wounded, and for a long time could not find its companion. Therefore it couldn't stand the least fright. As soon as I twanged my bow, it thought it had been shot and fell down of its own accord from the sky. What a pitiful bird frightened by the mere twang of a bowstring!"

魏国有位射手名叫更赢。他跟随魏王在京台游玩。这时有一只鸟在空中盘旋，还不时发出凄厉的叫声。魏王抬头