英语短篇寓言故事大全精选

英语短篇寓言故事大全精选

如果说童话是孩子对外在环境的幻想的话,那么寓言就是生活所要传达给孩子们的智慧,英语班的短篇寓言故事还可以锻炼孩子的语言天赋。下面这些是小编为大家推荐的几篇英语短篇寓言故事大全精选。

A man bought a Donkey at the market one day and took him home on approval.

Now the man owned several Donkeys already and he knew each one's character very well.

One of the Donkey was very strong and brave. Another was eager to please but quicklyexhausted.

One Donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.

The man led the new Donkey into the stable yard. For a moment he stood sniffing at his new companions. Then, without hesitation, he trotted up to the lazy Donkey and began feeding comfortably at his side.

Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new Donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.

"You cannot have given him a fair trial yet," said the merchant. "It is only ten minutes since you bought him."

"I don't need to try him any more," replied the man. "I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself.

Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without Donkeys like him."

A Brahmin, a member of the Hindu priest, had a great reputation for holiness, and received many presents so that he became rich.

One day, he took a fancy to dress himself as a poor peasant.

In this attire(服装), he went into the market place but no one saluted him and no one gave him any presents.

The Brahmin then returned to his house and, dressing himself in rich garments, once more set out for the market place.

This time, everybody saluted him and made way for him and many handed him presents.

This was the usual custom when a holy Brahmin happened to make his appearance in the market place. Once again, the Brahmin returned to his home and changed his clothes.

Then, taking the rich garments, he set them up on a shrine near the market.

As he prostrates himself before them, cried continually: "O mighty garments, you areesteemed above all else in this world."

The people gathered round in wonder. And in time came to worship the clothes as this Brahmin was doing.

This custom has spread farther and farther. Now in many countries around the world, trendy and fashionable people do the same thing, though not, perhaps in the way as the Brahmin did.

Both the fat foxes and the beautifully striped leopards inhabit in forests, and stay in caves having a tranquil(平静的) life.

They only come out at night and during the daytime they stay in caves vigilantly(警惕地). Even if they are very hungry and thirsty, they only go to unfrequented places to look for food. They never go beyond their bounds to compete with human.

But they still cannot survive the hunter's traps and snares. What fault do they have? It is just the misfortune brought by their beautiful furs and pelts.

出自《伊索寓言》(Aesop's Fables)，有一篇狗站马槽的故事，说的是一头狗躺在堆满稻草的马槽里，狗是不吃草的动物，而当马或牛一走进稻草时，这头狗却朝着马，牛狂哮，不准食草动物享用。

因此，“狗站马槽”就成了一个家喻户晓的成语而进入英语中，常用来比喻a person who prevents others from enjoying sth that is useless to himself; a churlish fellow who will neither use a thing himself nor let others use it，讽刺那些占据说职位或某些物质却不做事的人。

a dog in the manger是个名词性短语，常与系动词连用，充当表语(主语补足语)

eg:He borrowed a lot of books from the library,but he didn't read a book.He was really a dog in the manger.

There are some officials who are only the dogs in the manger.

Smith was a dog in the manger over that roll of wire;it was no use whatever to him,but he wouldn't let us have it.