经典的英语寓言故事小短文
寓言作为文学作品的一种体裁,用有所隐含的语言,以比喻性的故事寄寓意味深长的道理。小编整理了经典的英语寓言故事小短文，欢迎阅读!
经典的英语寓言故事小短文篇一
天帝赐酒
One day, deities from various places came to pay homage to the Emperor of Heaven.
一天，各路神仙都来朝拜天帝。
The emperor gave his minister in charge of wine cups the following order:
天帝命令司筋大臣说:
"Register the names of the deities first, then bestow wine upon them."
“先把他们的名字登记好，再赐给他们酒喝。”
The minister registered the names of the deities on bamboo slips, and prepared to bestow wine.
司筋大臣拿着竹简，登记各路神仙的姓名，准备赐酒，
But he kept on working for 3, 000 years and had not finished the registration yet.
可是登记了三千年，还没登记完。
The emperor inquired:"Why haven't you finished registering?"
天帝查问:“你为什么还没有登记完?"
The minister reported:"All the deities have brought their sedan-chair carriers."
司筋大臣报告说:“各路神仙都带着轿夫。”
The emperor ordered:"Then register the sedan-chair carriers as well."
天帝下令:“轿夫，也登记上吧!”
7, 000 years passed and the registration was still not done.
结果，又登记了七千年，还是没有登记完。
When the emperor inquired again, the minister had no way out but reported:
当天帝再次查问的时候，司筋大臣无可奈何地报告说:
"The sedan-chair carriers of the deities have brought their own carriers too."
“各路神仙的轿夫，又都带着自己的轿夫啊!”
So the wine was not bestowed after all.
赐酒一事，最终还是没有成功。
The Emperor of Heaven remained silent for a long time and then heaved a deep sigh.
天帝沉默了半天，长长地叹息了一声。
经典的英语寓言故事小短文篇二
戴高帽子
The Chinese people call flattery to someone's face "presenting a tall hat" to someone.
中国人把当面说奉承话叫做给某人“戴高帽子”。
In the past, an official in the imperial court in Beijing was appointed to an official post outsidethe capital.
在古代，有一个在京城朝廷里做官的人，奉命去外地做官。
Before departure, he went to his teacher's home to bid farewell. His teacher warned him:
临行前，他去老师家告别。老师叮嘱说:
"It is not easy to be an official outside the capital. You should be prudent and careful."
“外地的官不容易做，应当谨慎小心些才好。”
The official replied:
那个做官的人回答说:
"Please don't worry. I have prepared 100 tall hats’,and will present one to each and everyperson I meet.I'm sure all the local people will be pleased."
“请老师放心，我准备了一百顶高帽子，逢人便送他一顶，管叫地方上人人高兴。”
The teacher said reproachingly:
老师生气地说:
"We are all honest gentlemen. How can you do that?"
“我们都是正人君子，怎么可以这样做呢?”
The official pretended he had no way out and said:
那个做官的人装着无可奈何的样子说:
"Very few people under heaven are like you who dislike being flattered or presented with tallhats."
“天下不喜欢戴高帽子的人实在太少了啊!像老师您这样的又能有几个呢!”
Hearing this, the teacher was very much pleased. He nodded and said:
老师听了很高兴，点点头说:
"What you said is true, too."
“你讲的也不错!”
After the official said farewell to his teacher and went out, he said to his friend:
那个做官的人告别老师出来后，对朋友说:
"Of my 100 `tall hats'，now only 99 are left."
“我的一百顶高帽子，现在只剩下九十九顶了!”
经典的英语寓言故事小短文篇三
A New Story About Near-sightedness
近视新编
In the past, there were two near-sighted men, Mr. A and Mr.B.They didn't admit they werenear-sighted, but boasted about their good eyesight instead.
从前，有甲乙两个近视眼。他们不但不肯承认自己近视，还要夸耀自己的眼力。
One day, they heard that a new inscribed board was to be hung up in a temple,
有一天，他们听说有一座庙要挂新匾，
so they made an appointment with each other to have a contest of their eyesight.
于是便相约去比一比各自的眼力。
In order to win, both of them stealthily inquired beforehand about the characters inscribed onthe board.
为了取胜，甲乙两人都事先悄悄地去探听匾上所写的字。
When the day came, they went to the temple early in the morning.
日期到了，两人一大早就来到庙里。
Mr. A looked up at the place for the board, wagged his head and said:
甲抬头朝准备挂匾的地方