英语短篇小故事带翻译简单【10篇】

#能力训练# 导语英语是世界上通用的语言，而英语的学习是很枯燥的，想要学好英语不妨先从阅读英语故事开始。从英文故事中学习，提高英文水平。从故事中学习，学到人生的哲理。下面是 分享的英语短篇小故事带翻译简单10篇。欢迎阅读参考！

1英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　A wolf was almost dead with hunger A house-dog saw him, and asked, "Friend, your irregular life will soon ruin you

　"Why don't you work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly"

　"I would have no objection," said the wolf, "if I could only get a place" "I will help you," said the dog "Come with me to my master, and you shall share my work"

　So the wolf and the dog went to the town togetherOn the way the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog's neckHe felt quite surprised, and asked him why it was like that

　"Oh, it is nothing," said the dog "Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up You will soon get used to it"

　"Is that the only reason" said the wolf "Then good-bye to you, my friend I would rather be free"

　翻译：

　一只狼快要饿死了，一只狗看见后问他：“你现在的无规律的生活一定会毁掉你，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢”

　狼说：“如果我有个地方住，我没有意见。”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去，我们一起工作。”于是狼和狗一起回到了村子。

　在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。

　“噢，没有什么，”狗说，“我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。”“就是因为这个原因吗”狼说道，“那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选择自由。”

　寓意: 自由比安乐更重要。

2英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him This soon wakened the lion He was very angry, and caught the mouse in his paws

　"Forgive me, please" cried the little mouse "I may be able to help you someday" The lion was tickled at these words

　He thought, "How could this little mouse help me" However he lifted up his paws and let him go

　A few days later, the lion was caught in a trap

　The hunters wanted to take him alive to the king, so they tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon

　Just then the little mouse passed by, and saw the sad lion

　He went up to him, and soon gnawed away the ropes "Was I not right" asked the little mouse

　狮子与报恩的老鼠

　狮子睡着了，有只老鼠在他的周围爬上爬下，很快吵醒了狮子，狮子很生气，一把抓住了老鼠。

　“饶了我吧，”老鼠请求说，“也许有一天我能帮上你的忙呢。”狮子觉得很好笑，他想：“这只小老鼠怎么能帮上我的忙？”但他还是抬起爪子放他走了。

　不久，狮子被陷阱困住了。猎人们想将活狮子献给国王，就把他捆在一棵大树上，然后去找马车。

　这时，老鼠路过这里，看到了绝望中的狮子。他走过去，很快啃断了绳索，说：“我虽小，可是我也能帮上你的忙。”

　寓意: 有些朋友也许平时看似微不足道，但却有可能在我们身处困境的时候提供巨大的帮助。

3英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　an old woman had a cat the cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old one day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse but she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it

　then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse she began to hit the cat the cat said, "do not hit your old servant i have worked for you for many years, and i would work for you still, but i am too old do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young"

　翻译

　一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。

　于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”

4英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　A wild ass1 saw a pack-ass jogging along under a heavy load, and taunted2 him with the condition of slavery in which he lived, in these words: "What a vile3 lot is yours compared with mine! I am free as the air, and never do a stoke of work; and, as for fodder4, I have only to go to the hills and there I find far more than enough for my needs But you! You depend on your master for food, and he makes you carry heavy loads every day and beats you unmercifully" At that moment a lion appeared on the scene, and made no attempt to molest5 the pack-ass owing to the presence of the driver, but he fell upon the wild ass, who had no one to protect him, and without more ado made a meal of him

　It is no use being your own master unless you can stand up for yourself

　一头野驴看到一头家驴背负这沉重的货物一路小跑，便讥讽他过着奴隶般的生活：“和我相比，你过得多么卑微呀!我自由自在地享受着大自然，从不下苦力，说道食物，我只需要跑到山上去，就能发现大量吃的东西。再看看你!只能依靠主人施舍吃点，他不仅每天都让你驮重物，还无情地鞭打你。”这时，一只狮子出现在他们的视野中，由于驴夫的出现，狮子没有骚扰家驴，直接扑向了没有保护者的野驴，立即吃掉了野驴。

　除非能照顾好自己，否则做自己的主人一点用也没有。

5英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　A singing-bird was confined1 in a cage which hung outside a window, and had a way of singing at night when all other birds were asleep One night a bat came and clung2 to the bars of the cage, and asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night "I have a very good reason for doing so," said the bird: "it was once when I was singing in the daytime that a fowler was attracted by my voice, and set his nets for me and caught me Since then I have never sung except by night" But the bat replied, "It is no use your doing that now when you are a prisoner If only you had done so before you were caught, you might still have been free"

　Precautions3 are useless after the event

　一只画眉鸟被囚禁在窗外挂着的一个笼子里，当其他鸟儿都酣睡时，她却在夜里唱歌。有一个夜晚，蝙蝠飞过来，抓住鸟笼的栅栏，问她为什么白天默默无声，却在夜里放声歌唱。小鸟回答说：“我这样做是有道理的，曾经有一次，当我在白天唱歌时，一个捕鸟人被我的歌声吸引，就用鸟笼子捉住了我。从此我只在夜里歌唱。”可是，蝙蝠却说：“你现在这样做根本没用了，因为你已经成为阶下囚。若是在被捉住之前这样做就好了，那样或许你依然是自由之身!”

　待事情发生之后再预防，为时已晚。

6英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　Long ago,there was a big cat in the house He caught many mice while they were stealingfood

　One day the mice had a meetingto talk about the way to deal with their common enemy Some said this,, andsome said that

　At last a young mouse gotup, and said that he had a good idea

　"We could tie a bellaround the neck of the cat Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound ofthe bell, and run away"

　Everyone approved of thisproposal, 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, butnobody spoke

　从前，一所房子里面有一只大猫，他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠。

　一天，老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们奇特的敌人。会上大家各有各的主张，最后，一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。

　“咱们可能在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛，那么如果他来到附近，咱们听到铃声就能够立即逃跑。”

　大家都同意这个主意，这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说：“这确切是个绝妙的主意，然而谁来给猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢”老鼠们面面相觑，谁也不谈话。

　寓意：有些事件说起来容易，做起来却很难。

7英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it

　He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily He then addressed them in these words： “My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks”

　一位父亲有几个孩子，这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们，只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的，有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时，他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中，吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试，总是不能成功。

　然后他解开那捆柴，一根根地放在他们手里，如此一来，他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说：“孩子们!如果你们大家团结一致，互相帮助，你们就像这捆柴一样，不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行分 裂，你们就将和这些散柴一般，不堪一折了。”

8英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　A self-important lion in the jungle tried to make his mastery clear to all

　He was so confident that he paid no attention to the smaller animals and went right up to a bear He asked the bear, "Who is the king of the jungle" The bear replied, "Of course you are"

　Then the lion asked a tiger the same question The tiger replied with some reluctance1, "Of course you are" And then he went to ask an elephant But the elephant would not allow the lion to do so He suddenly took hold of the lion with his long nose and bounced2 the lion against a tree, leaving him bleeding3 and badly shaken up

　When the lion finally got up, he blamed the elephant and said: "Even if you couldn't answer my question, it's not necessary for you to act so rough4"

　热带丛林里的一个妄自菲薄的狮子试图使所有的动物都明白它的统治地位。

　它非常自信，对较小的动物不屑一顾，而是直接去问一只黑熊：“谁是丛林里的大王呀” 黑熊回答说：“当然是你呀。”

　于是它又去问一个老虎同样的问题。老虎有点勉强地回答说：“当然是你呀!”然后他又去问一头大象。可是大象不买它的账，突然用它的长鼻子把狮子抓起来向一棵树扔过去，让它鲜血淋漓和浑身发抖。

　狮子终于爬起来时，它责怪大象说：“即使你回答不了我的问题，也用不着这么粗鲁嘛。”

9英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　A Fine Match

　One day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor She was very afraid of mouse, so she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went to the shops There she bought a mousetrap The shopkeeper said to her, "Put some cheese in it and you will soon catch that mouse"

　The lady went home with her mousetrap, but when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in it She did not want to go back to the shop, because it was very late, so she cut a picture of some cheese out of a magazine and put that in the trap

　Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful! When the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning she found a picture of a mouse in the trap beside the picture of the cheese!

　势均力敌

　有一天某位女士看到一只老鼠在自家的厨房地板上窜过。她很害怕老鼠，所以她冲出屋子，搭上了公共汽车直奔商店。在那儿，她买了一只老鼠夹。店主告诉她：“放点奶酪在里面，很快你就会逮住那只老鼠的。”

　这位女士带着鼠夹回到家里，但她没有在碗橱里找到奶酪。她不想再回到商店里去，因为已经很晚了。于是，她就从一份杂志中剪下一幅奶酪的放进了夹子。

　令人称奇的是，这画有奶酪的竟然奏效了!第二天早上，这位女士下楼到厨房时，发现鼠夹里奶酪旁有一张画有老鼠的!

10英语短篇小故事带翻译简单

　　naughty Monkey

　It’s very hot An old man is asleep on the chair A fly comes and sits on the end of the man’s nose The old man has a naughty monkey He chases the fly The fly comes back again and sits on the old man’s nose again The monkey chases it away again and again This happens five or six times The monkey is very angry He jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone When the fly sits on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the stone He kills the fly and breaks the old man’s nose

　调皮的猴子

　天气很热。一位老人在椅子上睡着了。 一只苍蝇飞来落在老人的鼻子上。 老人有一只顽皮的猴子。猴子在追打苍蝇。 苍蝇再次飞落在老人的鼻子上，猴子一再追打苍蝇。 这样往返了五六次，猴子很生气。 他跳着跑到花园，捡起一块大石头。 当苍蝇再次落在老人的鼻子上时，猴子用石头击中老人的鼻子上的苍蝇。他砸死了苍蝇也打破了老人的鼻子。

#能力训练# 导语英语是世界上通用的语言，而英语的学习是很枯燥的，想要学好英语不妨先从阅读英语故事开始。从英文故事中学习，提高英文水平。从故事中学习，学到人生的哲理。下面是 考 网分享的英语小故事带翻译五篇。欢迎阅读参考！

1英语小故事带翻译

　　a man was going to the house 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 came 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 man‘s 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 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

　翻译

　一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。

　他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”

　他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。

　不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。

2英语小故事带翻译

　　Three Good Friends

　One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river This time he sees a lion under a tree The lion runs at him He is afraid and falls into the river He can’t swim He shouts The rabbit hears him He jumps into the river The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him Luckily, an elephant comes along He is very strong He helps the rabbit and monkey Three friends are very happy They go to the elephant’s home Then, three of them become good friends

　一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。

3英语小故事带翻译

　　Long ago a great mountain began to rumble and shake

　People came from far and near to see what would happen

　"A great river will be born" said one

　"Surely nothing less than a mighty dragon will e out" said another

　"A god himself will spring form these rocks" said a third

　Finally,after days of expectation a small crack appeared in the mountain And out popped-a mouse

　Just because someone makes a lot of fuss， it doesn't mean he is important

　很久以前，一座大山隆隆作响，摇晃起来。远近各处的人都来看是怎样回事。

　一个人说："要出现一条大河了。"

　另一个人说："准会出现一条巨龙。"

　第三个人说："从这些岩石中会出现一尊神来。"

　等了几天之后，山坡上最终裂开一条小缝，却蹦出来一只耗子。

　正因为某人大肆张扬，所以他没有什么了不起。

4英语小故事带翻译

　　Little boy and scorpion son

　There is a child in front of city wall to catch the grasshopper， and in a short while caught the lots of。Suddenly see a scorpion son， he to think is also grasshopper，

　Then two go to catch him。The scorpion son raises his poison to stab， say:" e， if you really dare to do like this， connect your grasshopper that catch to also would entirely lose。"

　This story warns people， and want to distinguish the pure good man with the bad person， and distinct to treat them。

　小男孩与蝎子

　有个小孩在城墙前捉蚱蜢，一会儿就捉了许多。忽然看见一只蝎子，他以为也是蚱蜢，

　便着两手去捕捉他。蝎子举起他的毒 刺，说道：“来吧，如果你真敢这样做，就连你捉的蚱蜢也会统统失掉。”

　这故事告诫人们，要分辨清好人和坏人，区别对待他们。

5英语小故事带翻译

　　Standing on the roof of a small goat and the Wolf

　Kid standing on the roof and saw the Wolf walked through the bottom and then abuse him, and laughed at him The Wolf said, "oh, buddy, scold me is not you, but your terrain "

　This story to illustrate, dili and cat often give a person the courage to fight against the strong

　翻译：站在屋顶的小山羊与狼

　小山羊站在屋顶上，看见狼从底下走过，便谩骂他，嘲笑他。狼说道：“啊，伙计，骂我的不是你，而是你所处的地势。”

　这故事说明，地利与天机常常给人勇气去与强者抗争。

way into the dust

He went on and came 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 man's 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 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

译文

一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。

他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”

他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。

不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Once 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 house 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 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 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"

译文

城里老鼠和乡下老鼠

从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”

乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。

过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”

#能力训练# 导语英语是世界上通用的语言，而英语的学习是很枯燥的，想要学好英语不妨先从阅读英语故事开始。从英文故事中学习，提高英文水平。从故事中学习，学到人生的哲理。下面是 分享的经典英语短文简单小故事十篇。欢迎阅读参考！

1经典英语短文简单小故事

　　Once upon a time, the animals living on the ground and those flying in the sky fought against each other However, a bat could not take part on either side because he was timid and had no courage

When the beasts seemed like winning, the bat went to them and said, "I would like to fight with you" They believed him

　Yet, the bat began to worry, as the birds started to move ahead So, the bat went to them and begged, "I am on your side because I am winged, too"

　They pleasantly accepted the bat "Sure Since you have wings, you are on our side" The fight between the birds and the beasts continued and the bat went back and forth to the winning side

　Then one day, peace was made in the woods The birds and the beasts learned that the bat went hither and thither between them All the animals determined to expel him Turned away from both sides, the bat started to live in a dark cave

　从前，地上的动物和天上的动物经常打架。然而，蝙蝠无法参加任何一方的队伍，因为他很胆小，缺乏勇气。

当野兽快要胜利的时候，蝙蝠赶过去说：“我要跟你并肩战斗。”他们相信了蝙蝠。

　然而，鸟儿们占上风的时候，蝙蝠又开始担心。于是，蝙蝠转而投靠他们恳求道：“我是你们这边，你们看我也有翅膀。”

　他们愉快地接受了蝙蝠。“当然。既然你有翅膀，你就是我们的战友。”鸟儿与野兽的打斗仍然没有停止，蝙蝠来来回回地投靠每次胜利的一方。

　一天，树林里终于迎来了和平。鸟和野兽得知蝙蝠在他们中间来回地欺骗。所有的动物都同意驱逐他。两方的队伍都不欢迎他，于是，蝙蝠开始在黑暗的洞穴里生活。

2经典英语短文简单小故事

　　When the fox first saw1 the lion he was2 terribly3 frightened4 He ran5 away, andhid6 himself7 in the woods

　The second time, however8, he came9 near the lion He stopped at a safe distance10, and watched him pass by

　The third time they came near one anotherThe fox went straight11 up to the lion, and stayed the whole12 day with him He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would13meet again

　They soon became good friends

　狐狸第一次见到狮子时非常害怕，赶紧藏到森林里。

　当他第二次遇到狮子时，则站在附近看狮子经过。

　第三次遇到狮子时，他竟有胆量，走了上去，与狮子进行十分亲切的谈话。

　不久，他们变成了好朋友。

3经典英语短文简单小故事

　　A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's 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 yard。 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 soon 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:

　"It's not always the big people who e off best。 Sometimes the small ones win， you know。"

　老鼠和公牛

　有一次，公牛躺着打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来，低着头追老鼠，一向追过院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，从容地钻到墙洞里去了。

　公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁，尽管头撞肿了，角撞裂了，老鼠却安然待在洞里。过了一会儿，公牛不撞了，倒下歇着。

　公牛刚睡着，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑过院子，又咬了公牛一口这回咬了鼻子又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时，老鼠吱吱叫道：

　"大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。"

4经典英语短文简单小故事

　　Stolen Turkey

　Ducking into confession with a turkey in his arms, Brian said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned I stole this turkey to feed my family Would you take it and settle my guilt"

　布莱恩抱着一只火鸡，非常苦恼，他说：“原谅我，神父，我有罪。我偷来这只火鸡给我家人吃。你能告慰我的罪吗”

　"Certainly not," said the Priest "As penance, you must return it to the one from whom you stole it"

　“当然不行，”神父说。“你必须把它还回去，这样才能赎罪。”

　"I tried," Brian sobbed, "but he refused Oh, Father, what should I do"

　“我试过了。”布莱恩抽泣着，“但是他拒绝了。神父，我到底该怎么办呢”

　"If what you say is true, then it is all right for you to keep it for your family"

　“如果你说的是真的，那你就留着它吧。”

　Thanking the Priest, Brian hurried off

　谢过了神父，布莱恩跑开了。

　When confession was over, the Priest returned to his residence When he walked into the kitchen, he found that someone had stolen his turkey

　告诫会结束后 ，神父回到住处。当他走到厨房的时候，他发现火鸡不见了。

5经典英语短文简单小故事

　　An ox and a dog serve for the same farmer

一头牛和一只狗同时为一个农夫工作

One day the dog arrogantly says: “How grand I am! In the daytime, I watch out for the cattle in the meadows; at night, I guard the house But you…”

一天， 狗骄傲地说着;‘我是多么重要啊!白天我在牧场看护家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…”

“Me How about me ” the ox says

“我我怎么啦“ 牛反问。

“You can only plough or draw a cart,” the dog slightly says　

“你只会犁地或是拉扯。”狗不懈地说。

“Yes It’s true,” the ox says “But if I don’t plough, what do you guard”

“是的。你说得没有错，”牛回答道。“但是如果没有我犁地，你看护什么呢”

6经典英语短文简单小故事

　　Jack is a little goose He has a lovely hat He likes wearing it very much But when he sits, his hat can’t stay on his head

　杰克是一只小鹅。它有一顶可爱的帽子，他非常喜欢戴它。当它坐着时，他的帽子总是戴着头上。

　He puts his hat down and begins to play game with the hat When he gets tired of the game, things are not the same

　它脱下它的帽子并开始用帽子玩游戏。当它玩累时，事情就不是那样了。

　He can’t find his hat Where is it Jack thinks hard He looks up and down, and walks here and there He can’t find his hat yet

　它没有找到他的帽子。它在哪里杰克仔细想。它上下看了看，到处找了找，还是没有找到它的帽子。

　At this time, his mother comes in As soon as she sees Jack, she cries, “Oh, my dear! Don’t be foolish Your hat is on your head”

　这时，它的母亲走进来，当她看到杰克就喊道：“啊!亲爱的，你真笨，帽子在你的头上。”

　Jack feels very foolish He doesn’t want to wear his hat on his head

　杰克感到自己很愚蠢。它不想戴那顶帽子了。

7经典英语短文简单小故事

　　One day an old man is selling a big elephant A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly The old man goes up to him and says in his ear,

　一天，一位老人正在卖一头大象。一位年轻人来到大象跟前慢慢的观察着。老人上前在年轻人耳边轻语，

　“Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it; then I will give you some meat”

　“在我把大象卖出去之前你一句话也不要说，那么我会给你一些肉。”

　“All right” says the young man

　“好的。”那位年轻人说。

　After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “How can you see the bad ears of the elephant”

　老人卖出大象之后，他给了年轻人一些肉然后说，“你是怎么看到大象的坏耳朵的”

　“I didn’t see the bad ears,” says the young man

　“我没有看到坏耳朵，”年轻人说。

　“Then why do you look at the elephant slowly” asks the old man

　“那你为什么要慢慢地看着大象”老人问。

　The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like”

　年轻人回答：“因为我之前从没见过大象，我想知道它长什么样子。”

8经典英语短文简单小故事

　　One morning when a vixen was taking her babies out of the lair, she saw a lioness and her cub

　Why do you have only one child, dear dame asked the vixen

　Look at my healthy and numerous children here, and imagine, if you are able, how a proud mother should feel

　The lioness said calmly, Yes, just look at that beautiful collection What are they Foxes! Ive only one, but remember, that one is a lion

　一天清早，雌狐狸带着她的孩子走出巢穴，看见了母狮子和她的孩子。

　为什么你只有一个孩子，夫人雌狐狸问，看我这群健康的孩子，如果有能力，一个骄傲的妈妈应该多养一些孩子。

　母狮平静地说：是呀，看看这漂亮的一大群，他们都是狐狸!我只有一个，可他毕竟是一头狮子。

　贵重的价值在于质，而不在于量。

9经典英语短文简单小故事

　　I Don’t Want to Walk Home

　我不想走回家

　Tom is a very old man After dinner, he likes walking in the street And he goes to bed at seven o’clock

汤姆是一位老人，他喜欢在晚饭后到大街上散步，在7点回来睡觉。

But tonight, a car stopped at his house A policeman helps him get out He tells Tom’s wife, “The old man couldn’t find his way in the street He asked me to take him in the car”

但是，今天晚上一辆小汽车停在他家门前，汤姆在一位警察的帮助下走下汽车。警察告诉汤姆的妻子：“这位老人在街上迷路了，他让我用汽车送他回来。”

After the policeman leaves there, his wife asks, “Tom, you go to the street every nightBut tonight you can’t find the way, what’s the matter”

警察走后：“汤姆，你每天都到那条街上散步，但是今天你迷路了，你怎么了？”

The old man smiles like a child and says, “I couldn’t find my way I didn’t want to walk home”

这位老人像孩子般的笑道：“我迷路了？我是不想走路回家。”

10经典英语短文简单小故事

　　After the rain， a difficult spider to the wall has been fragmented network， due to damp walls， it must climb the height， it will fall， which one to climb， repeatedly falling and… No a person to see， and he sighed to himself： "my life as this spider is not it busy and no income" Thus， he increasingly depressed See the second person， he said： this spider really stupid， why do not dry place from the next to climb up to look around I'll be as stupid as it can not Thus， he becomes wise up See the third person， he immediately spiders keep the spirit of war touched So he has become strong

　翻译：

　雨后，一只蜘蛛艰难地向墙上已经支离破碎的网爬去，由于墙壁潮湿，它爬到一定的高度，就会掉下来，它一次次地向上爬，一次次地又掉下来……第一个人看到了，他叹了一口气，自言自语：“我的一生不正如这只蜘蛛吗忙忙碌碌而无所得。”于是，他日渐消沉。第二个人看到了，他说：这只蜘蛛真愚蠢，为什么不从旁边干燥的地方绕一下爬上去我以后可不能像它那样愚蠢。于是，他变得聪明起来。第三个人看到了，他立刻被蜘蛛屡败屡战的精神感动了。于是，他变得坚强起来。

1、打破关住自己的门

一个木匠做得一手好门。他给自己家做了一扇门，他认为这门用料实在，做工精良，一定会经久耐用。

过了一段时间，门的钉子锈了，掉下一块板，木匠找出一颗钉子补上，门又完好如初。不久又掉了一颗钉子，木匠就换上一颗钉子。后来，又有一块板坏了，木匠就又找出一块板换上。再后来，门闩坏了，木匠又换了一个门闩……

若干年后，这扇门虽经无数次破损，但经过木匠的精心修理，仍坚固耐用。木匠对此甚是自豪：多亏有了这门手艺，不然门坏了还不知如何是好。

忽然有一天，邻居对他说：“你是木匠，你看看你家这门！”木匠仔细一看，才发觉邻居家的门一扇扇样式新颖、质地优良，而自己家的门又老又破，满是补丁。木匠明白了，是自己的这种门手艺阻碍了自家“门”的发展。

启示：学一门手艺很重要，但换一种思维更重要。行业上的造诣是一笔财富，但也是一扇门，会关住自己。面对全新变化全新的世界，要有勇气、有决心打破关住自己的这扇“无形门”，及时反思和提升自己的“手艺”，这样才能更多看到外面美丽的风景。

2、可怕的虚假安全

二战结束后，英国皇家空军统计了在战争中失事的战斗机和牺牲的飞行员以及飞机失事的原因和地点。其结果令人震惊——夺走生命最多的不是敌人猛烈的炮火，也不是大自然的急风暴雨，而是飞行员的操作失误。更令人费解的是，事故发生最频繁的时段，不是在激烈的交火中，也不是在紧急撤退时，而是在完成任务归来着陆前的几分钟。

心理学家对这个结果丝毫不惊讶，他们说这是典型的心理现象。在高度紧张过后，一旦外界刺激消失，人类心理会产生“几乎不可抑制的放松倾向”。飞行员在敌人的枪林弹雨里精神高度集中，虽然外界环境恶劣，但由于大脑正处于极度兴奋中，反而不容易出纰漏。

在返航途中，飞行员精神越来越放松，当他终于看到熟悉的基地，自己的飞机离跑道越来越近时，他顿时有了安全感。然而，恰恰是这一瞬间的放松，酿成大祸。因此人们管这种状态叫“虚假安全”。

在人生的路上，也有很多“虚假安全”。当你通过重重困难，成功近在咫尺的时候，千万别因放松警惕而放慢你的步伐。

启示：可怕的“虚假安全”事实告诉我们，人们的失败往往不是在最困难的时候，而是在人们精神最放松的时候。本来胜券在握，但精神松懈了，问题就接踵而至，甚至会导致彻底的失败。

3、把鸡蛋放在一个篮子里并看好它

19世纪美国著名的作家马克吐温写了很多文章。看到自己的作品出版后被读者抢购一空，他萌生了发财的念头。心想与其让这些出版商、书贩子赚钱不如自己写书、自己出版、自己卖书。于是他给自己定了一个目标：两年内变成百万富翁。这个念头一出现马上就付诸行动。这位大作家摇身一变成了“产、供、销”一条龙的大书商。然而，还不到两年，由于自己不具备经商的技能和素质便债台高筑，难以维持下去。不仅书商没有做好，就连自己的“主业”写作也被荒废了。眼看着放在不同篮子里的鸡蛋一个一个被打碎了，马克吐温果断放弃了书商的生意，回头专心致志地搞起了他的文学创作，一番努力终于取得了成功。

马克吐温在回顾他走过的路时说：“不要把鸡蛋放在一个篮子里。这句名言在告诫人们要分散风险、实施多元化策略时有一定的道理。因为把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里，如果这个篮子被打翻了，你就可能一无所获了，这对于某些人或事来说是对的。但对于我来说还是把所有的鸡蛋放在一个篮子里，然而认真地看好这个篮子是再合适不过的。”

启示：每个人的智力、爱好、兴趣、水平各不相同。有的适合经商，有的适合于文学的创作，有的适合于从政，有的适合于科研，有的适合于做工等等。别人在这个方面可能有特长，你可能在另个方面有一定的天赋。只有扬长避短发挥自己的优势才能取得成功。不管是把鸡蛋放在一个篮子里，还是把鸡蛋放在多个篮子里，怎样做最好，关键是要看是否适合自己，只有适合自己的才是最好的。

4、可怕的圆周运动

毛毛虫有一种天生的习性，就是第一只到什么地方去，其余的都会依次跟着走。它们整整齐齐排成一行，后边的一只跟着前面的一只，不论前一只怎样的打转或歪歪斜斜地走，后面的都会照它的样子做无一例外。这是因为第一只毛毛虫边走边吐一条细丝，第二只毛毛虫就踏着这条细丝前进，同样也会吐一条细丝加在上面，以此类推就成了一条毛毛虫大道。每一队毛毛虫不管队伍长短总有一只做首领。为什么能做首领这完全是偶然的，不是大家选举的，也不是由谁来指定的。今天可能是这只，明天可能是那只，没有一定的规则。

有一位生物学家做了个有趣的试验。他把十几条毛毛虫放到花盆的边上，花盆的四周布满了菜叶，花盆的中央是一株枝叶茂盛正在盛开的鲜花。毛毛虫队伍形成了一个封闭的圆环。它们自动地等距离分布，速度相同，步调一致，就像一支训练有素的士兵绕着花盆边沿做起了匀速圆周运动。

一小时过去了，二小时过去了，三小时过去了……它们的队伍还是那样严紧，没有一只掉队的，也没有一只偏离轨道的。它们走得那样认真，那样整齐真让人称奇。八个小时过去了，它们可能是太劳累了，先进的速度有些放慢，队伍开始走走停停。晚上天气逐渐变凉，又饥又渴的毛毛虫们只好停顿下来卷作一团昏昏欲睡。

第二天气温逐渐变暖，它们慢慢地苏醒过来，又自动排好队伍开始在那里绕圈子。就这样它们日复一日地重复着如此简单的运动，竟没有一只发现这是一个严重的错误，没有一只能离开这个可怕骗人的怪圈子而闯出一条新路。数天的奔波它们不吃不喝，这些可怜的毛毛虫最后无一幸免地累死在花盆的边沿上。

启示：其实很简单，只要它向里一拐就能吃到嫩绿的叶子和芬芳的鲜花；向外一拐掉在花盆下就能吃到丰盛的菜叶，应能逃脱这可悲的下场，但它们就是做不到。可能是生理原因或智商太低，这无可厚非。但做为万物之灵的人类也会上演如此循规蹈矩、盲目从众的闹剧，这就耐人寻味发人深思了。我国几千年的封建思想残余束缚了人们的头脑，使人们从众心理严重缺乏创新意识。我们建立一个具有高度精神文明高度物质文明的创新型国家。要大力发展生产力，要进行技术创新、文化创新、科技创新。作为新时代的青少年要善于打破常规，克服从众心理，勇于创新。只有这样社会才能前进，我们的祖国才能兴旺发达。

5、性格与命运

从前有三兄弟想知道自己的命运，于是他们便去找智者，智者听了他们的来意后说：“在遥远的天竺大国寺里，有一颗价值连城的夜明珠，如果叫你们去取，你们会怎么做呢？”大哥首先说：“我生性淡泊，夜明珠在我眼里只不过是一颗普通的珠子，所以我不会前往。”二弟挺着胸脯说：“不管有多大的艰难险阻，我一定把夜明珠取回来。”三弟则愁眉苦脸地说：“去天兰国路途遥远，诸多风险，恐怕还没取到夜明珠，人就没命了。”听完他们的回答，智者微笑着说：“你们的命运很明晓了。大哥生性淡泊，不求名利，将来自难以荣华富贵。但也正由于自己的淡泊，他会在无形中得到许多人的帮助和照顾。二弟性格坚定果断，意志刚强，不惧困难，预卜你的命运前途无量，也许会成大器。三弟性格懦弱胆怯，遇事犹豫不决，恐怕你命中注定难成大事。”

启示：的确，人的性格在很大程度上影响着人人成长。印度古谚云：“播种行为，收获习惯；播种习惯，收获性格；播种性格，收获命运。”我国古人也曾说过：“积行成习，积习成性，积性成命。”这些都说明了性格的重要。不同的性格决定了不同的命运。

因此，我们在学习和生活中，要注重培养自己性格中的特质。特别是中学生，正处在性格的形成期，就要从小处着手、从行为着手，养成积极向上的行为习惯，形成积极乐观的行为特质。无论我们属于何种性格类型，只要我们具有积极乐观的性格特质，就能够创造属于我们自己的成功的七彩人生。

6、妈妈的赞叹

一个全家企盼已久的孩子终于诞生了，但是孩子出生后大家都呆住了。“快！把他送进保温箱。”医生怕产妇受不了打击，匆匆忙忙地剪断脐带，包起来交给护士。之后的一个月，每天把婴儿抱给产妇喂奶时，每个“新妈妈”的怀里都有一个娃娃，只有“那个娃娃”的妈妈见不到她的孩子。“黄疸重症，现在不能看！”大家总是这样骗她，并私下商量，什么时候带她去看那个畸形的儿子。一个月过去了，不能再瞒了，医生、护士和家人都做了最坏的打算，想她会尖叫着晕倒，想她会转身离开，想她会痛哭失声，甚至为她准备了一张空着的病床。

她终于见到那个没有双臂，也没有双腿的孩子。“好可爱！”她居然笑着说。那天生重症残障的孩子，就是现在日本著名的作家，《五体不满足》的作者乙武洋匡。知道他是如何形容他的妈妈说他“好可爱”的那一刻吗？乙武洋匡说：“出生一个月，我终于诞生了。”

乙武洋匡，由于自传《五体不满足》而广为人知。他也生于日本东京，在家人与老师的帮助下（特别是母亲），克服了许多行动上的不便，一路完成学业教育，并读到早稻田大学经济学系。1997年出版的自传，叙述了他如何在电动轮椅上求学，和童年所接受的许多手术等等。他的事迹激励了许多日本民众，自传的销量达到380万本。之后又陆续出版了一此书籍，并接受日本电视台TBS的工作，负责“新闻的森林”节目的企划和播出。

启示：母爱给乙武洋匡和正常人一样的生活环境，更重要的是培养了乙武洋匡一颗平和的心、坚忍不拔的意志。乙武洋匡取得成功，成为著名作家。他的生命反射给我们：正面、积极、乐观的思考态度是多么重要啊！

7、想像的力量

拳王阿里在一场争夺重量级冠军的决赛中，前12个回合一直被对手压制，被打得很惨，他的眼角裂了，鼻孔流出了鲜血，观众都认为阿里输定了。他的教练在休息时问他：“要不要放弃比赛？”阿里说：“这样的问题你应该在拳赛结束后再问我。”

在短暂的休息中，他反复想像着自己打倒对手时候的情景，想像千万人为自己欢呼的情景，口中念念有词，不断告诉自己：“我最强。”

奇迹在第13个回合发生了，阿里又恢复了拳王的气势，把对手打得落花流水，最后，他一记重勾拳击倒了对手而获胜。

启示：想像有强大的力量，许多成大事的人都首先从自己描绘具体行动形象开始，然后为实现愿望竭尽全力去工作。他们都是平凡的人，但是他们能焕发出自己的潜能，所以成就了伟业。不断想像自己成功的场景，想像得越具体越好。成就伟大人生的最重要的法则是：人生将依照你自己的想像、所描绘的样子而实现。

8、别忘了谢谢

一位外国总统问一位活了104岁的老奶奶长寿的秘决时，老奶奶回答说，一是要幽默，二是学会感谢。从25岁结婚起，每天说得最多的两个字就是“谢谢”。她感谢丈夫、感谢父母、感谢儿女、感谢邻居、感谢大自然给予她的种种关怀和体贴，感谢每一个祥和、温暖、快乐的日子。别人每对她说一句亲切的话语，每为她做一件平凡的小事，每送她一张问候的笑脸，她都忘不了说声“谢谢”。八十年过去了，是“谢谢”二字使老奶奶快乐长大，使老奶奶幸福长久，使老奶奶生命长久。

一位教师患癌症死了。他在临死之前留给人世间的最后一句话“谢谢”：谢谢日夜照顾他的亲人，谢谢尽心为他治疗的大夫、护士，谢谢前来看望他的学生。

一位山区农民为了感谢收留他走失的孩子并将其送上回家汽车的好心人，竟在一座小县城里挨家挨户寻找了几千家，只是为了当面向那位好心人说一声“谢谢”。

一个盲女在妈妈的生日时送给他一份礼物，那是一点一点扎在生日贺卡上的盲文。妈妈看不懂，请别人给解释，没想到那段盲文竟让她泪流满面，并视为她一生中收到的是为珍贵的礼物。那段盲文是：“妈妈，谢谢您把我养大！虽然您没给我眼睛，但谢谢您给了我生命；虽然我看不见您，但我永远爱您，谢谢您。”

启示：有人总结出教育孩子最重要的十八个字，即：谢谢，您好，对不起，麻烦您，再见，我错了，请，我们。其中居首位的就是“谢谢”二字，英文中也有一个词使用率最高，人们几乎每天词不离口，那就是“THANK YOU”。有时，一千句、一万句的感谢之情，都凝聚在“谢谢”这两个字上了，常怀一颗感恩的心，也许是文明礼貌的基本要求，是我们应该做到的。

9、擦净你的“窗户”

一对年轻的夫妇对面搬来一户新邻居。第二天早上，当他们吃早饭的时候，年轻的妻子看到了新搬来的邻居正在外面洗衣服。

妻子对丈夫说道：“那些衣服洗得不干净，也许那个邻居不知道如何清洗。也许她需要好一点的洗衣粉。”

丈夫看了看了妻子，沉默不语。

就这样每次邻居洗衣服，妻子都会这样评论对方一番。

大概一个月后，年轻的妻子惊奇地发现，邻居的晾衣绳上居然悬挂着一件干净的衣服，她大叫着对丈夫说：“快看！她学会洗衣服了。我想知道是谁教会她这个的呢？”

她的丈夫却回答到：“我今天早上一大早起来，然后我把玻璃擦干净了。”

启示：在我们作出判断之前，首先要看一下你的“窗户”是否干净。我们所看到的东西取决于眼前窗户的纯净度。

在我们作出任何评判之前，我们应该检查自己是否客观，是否能看到对方好的一面，而不仅仅是找出问题审判对方。所以请务必擦净你的“窗户”。

10、不要和老鼠比赛

有一次，一只鼬鼠向狮子挑战，要同狮子决一雌雄。狮子果断地拒绝了。“怎么”，鼬鼠说，“你害怕吗？”“非常害怕”，狮子说，“如果答应你，你就可以得到曾与狮子比武的殊荣，而我呢？以后所有动物都会耻笑我竟然和鼬鼠打架。”

美国有一位年轻作家，早年创作了许多脍炙人口的作品，销量不错，得到了不少读者的好评。有一天，作家和当地一位市侩因生活琐事发生了矛盾，两人谁也不让谁——较上劲了。朋友劝作家不要和市侩理论，因为作家的时间宝贵，劝他把更多的时间用在写作上。但是作家却是难以释怀，他认为那位市侩破坏了他的声誉，污辱了他的人格，他要战胜他，要让他心悦诚服。从此，作家与这位“敌人”针锋相对，两人之间不断发生冲突和摩擦。作家从此再没心思去创作，也没有写出令人满意的作品。多年之后，许多人已记不得曾经有这样一位作家了。

启示：一个人追求的目标越高，他的才力就发展的越快，对社会就越有益，这是一个真理。

11、“功夫之王”也有先天缺陷

很多人都知道“功夫之王”李小龙的功夫十分了得，但很少有人知道，李小龙本来是有先天缺陷的。

中国功夫历来讲究“眼观六路，耳听八方”，眼睛不好为练武之大忌。可李小龙从小就是近视眼。李小龙曾十分坦诚地说：“因为我从小就近视，所以我从咏春拳学起，因为它最适合做贴身战斗。”

还有，他的两脚不一样长，右脚比左脚短5厘米。但也正因为如此，他左脚专事远踢、高踢，如狂风扫叶；右脚专事短促的阻击性踢法或隐蔽性踢法，近身发脚如发炮。同时，两脚的不一致使他摆出的格斗姿势优美别致、独具特点，成为一种武术流派的典型。

启示：事物的发展是内因和外因共同起作用的结果，内因是事物变化发展的根据，外因事物变化发展的条件，外因通过内因而起作用。李小龙的人生经历说明：只要充分发挥内因的积极作用，不悲观、不消沉，与逆境抗争，变不利为有利，同样能够成才，甚至做出通常情况做不出来的事情来。

矛盾是事物自身包含的既对立又统一的关系。矛盾着的双方，依据一定的条件，各向自己相反的方向转化。眼睛近视、两脚长短不一致对想要练武的来说是缺陷、劣势，是不利条件，但李小龙根据自身条件和特点，扬长避短，不利条件反而成了化被动为主动的有利条件。

该故事还启示我们，要在认识世界和改造世界的活动中有所建树，就必须发挥主观能动性。虽然客观条件制约着人的主观能动性，却又给人发挥主观能动性提供了广阔的空间。李小龙正是在分析了自身客观条件的基础上，发挥有利条件的作用，限制或排除了不利条件的影响，才形成了独具一格的武术风格，成为国内外都掀起了“中国功夫热”的“功夫之王”。

12、“官财”的故事

有两个秀才一起去赶考，路上他们遇到了一支出殡的队伍。看到那个黑乎乎的棺材，一个秀才心里立刻“咯噔”一下，凉了半截，心想完了，活见鬼，赶考卡子碰到这个倒霉的棺材。于是心情一落千丈，走进考场，那个“黑乎乎的棺材”一直挥之不去，考试时文思枯竭，最后果然名落孙山。

另一个秀才也同时看到了那个黑乎乎的棺材，一开始心里也“咯噔”一下，但转念一想：棺材，棺材，那不是既有“官”也有“财”吗？好兆头，看来今天我要红运当头了，一定会高中。于是心里十分兴奋，情绪十分高涨，走进考场，文思如泉涌，果然一举高中。

回到家里，两个人都对家里人说：“棺材”真得好灵。

启示：现实生活中，有些人因为一次挫折而一蹶不振，有的人因为一次成功而成就一番事业；有的人因为对手的强大而心生畏惧，有的人因为挑战巨人而使自己成为巨人。对事物的看法没有绝对的对错之分，但有积极和消极之分，而且每个人都要为自己的看法而承担最后的结果。消极思维者，对事物永远都会找到消极的解释，并总能为自己找到消极的借口，最终得到消极的结果。而积极思维者，从事物存在中总能找到其存在的积极意义，做出积极的反映，指导其做人、做事，从而成就其人生的巅峰。

13、迷失自我的虾

虾见到螃蟹身上有时呈现出好看的红色，很是羡慕，螃蟹告诉虾，它常常跑到陆地上晒太阳，当强烈的阳光照耀它时，身上便呈现出好看的红色。虾听后兴奋不已，一跃跳到了岸上，也学着晒起了太阳，结果却被太阳晒死了。

启示：虾没有充分认识到自身活动的规律和生活习性，盲目跳到岸上去晒太阳，可见，迷失自我的过程，也就是酿造悲剧的过程。存在之道其实很简单，只要不模仿别人就行了，适合自己的才是最好的。

14、天堂和地狱

两只老虎路过一片肥美的草地，其中一只老虎见这里的环境优美，便留恋起来。

另一只老虎劝说道：“这里虽然景色不错，便不见一只牛羊，它根本不适合我们的生存啊。”那只老虎不听，在草地上居住了下来，结果没几天就饿死了。

启示：联系是事物存在和发展的前提和基础，失去了与周围事物的联系，也就失去了自身存在和发展的条件。鹰击长空，鱼翔浅底，虎啸深山，驼走大漠，是因为它们选择了适合自己发展的位置才造就了生命的极致；任何事物只有选择了适合自己的方式，找准了自己的位置才是最好的，才能实现自己的价值。而这只饿死的老虎无视联系的客观性，割裂了自身生存与周围环境的联系，对本不属于自己的景色的留恋，对自己生存条件的漠视，带来了生存危机，决定了其生命的终结，也诠释了天堂与地狱间的逆转。这启示我们：别人的天堂也许就是自己的地狱。

15、专注是金

日本有一家只有7个人的企业，其产品是有些人看来不值一提的哨子。可你千万别小看这小玩意儿，一年竟创造了7000万元的利润。原来这家企业的产品特别“专一”——只生产哨子，他们聘用了300多名科技人才专门研发哨子，最贵的哨子卖了2万美元一个。在世界杯足球赛上，所有的哨子都是出自于该厂。更令人惊奇的是，他们哨子的种类达到上千种，有给美国警察生产的专用哨子，哨子让他们给做绝了。

麦当劳的创始人是雷克罗克，他以非凡的经营才能，把麦当劳兄弟的小餐馆变成了世界快餐第一品牌，自己也成为了美国乃至世界著名的企业家之一。

据说，当年从麦当劳兄弟手中买下特许经营权的除了克罗克，还有一个荷兰人。两人走的是完全不同的经营之路：克罗克只开麦当劳店，而加工牛肉、养牛的钱任由别人去赚；荷兰人却不仅开麦当劳店，而且投资开办了牛肉加工厂，使加工牛肉的钱了流入自己的腰包，后来，他又办了一个养牛场。多年过去了，克罗克把麦当劳开遍了全世界，而那个荷兰人却窝在荷兰的一个农场里养着200多头牛。

启示：“善始者众，善终者寡”，这执著专注坚持到最后的“善终者”，也就成为了人生事业的成功者。可见，人生要获得成功，就要明确目标，专心致志，顽强执著，不达目的决不放弃。也就是人们常说的“专注是金”，专注的确是成功的秘决。

16、对联人生

宋朝的苏东坡，年轻时就已是常识渊博，人见人夸的青年才俊。日子一久，不免自满起来。一天苏东坡在书房门上贴了一幅对联：

识遍天下字

读尽人间书

苏东坡的父亲苏洵看了，担心儿子自大，不知求进，又怕撕下对联伤了儿子的自尊心，于是提笔在对联上各加了两个字：

发愤识遍天下字

立志读尽人间书

苏东坡回来，看见父亲的字，心中十分惭愧，从此虚心学习，有了非凡的成就。

吾生有涯，而知无涯。

启示：这个小故事告诉我们，吾生有涯，而知无涯。掌握本领是无止境的，决不能轻易言满。这是因为，整个世界是无限的，是不断变化的，人们的认识也在实践的基础上不断深化、扩展、向前推移。我们不可能有足够的精力去掌握浩如烟海的知识，无数事实证明，知识永无止境。即使再退一步，如果当时掌握了某个方面的“绝对真理”，他的这项知识就满了吗？当然没有，因为世界是在变化的，在某一时刻是真理，而在其他时候也许就不再是真理了。我们应该在取得一定成绩后，继续向着更大目标前进，这样才能取得更大的、更多的成绩。

对学习不感兴趣，或是“忙得没功夫看书“的人，终会被时代的激流所淘汰。也就是学如逆水行舟，不进则退。

17、你是别人的一棵树

有个人一生碌碌无为，穷困潦倒。一天夜里，他实在没有活下去了勇气了，就来到一处悬崖边，准备跳崖自尽。自尽前，他号啕大哭，细数自己的种种遭遇和挫折。崖边岩上生有一棵低矮的树，听到它的种种经历，也禁不住地流下了眼泪。此人见树流泪，就问道：“看你流泪，难道你同我有相似的不幸吗？”

树说：“我怕是这世界上最苦命的树了。你看我，生在这岩石的缝隙之间，食无土壤，渴无水源，终年营养不足；环境恶劣，让我枝干不得伸展，形貌生得丑陋；根基浅薄，又使我风来欲坠，寒来欲僵。看我似坚强无比，其实我是生不如死呀！”

此人不禁与树同病相怜，就对树说：“既然如此，为何还要苟活于世，不如随我一同赴死吧！”

树说：“我死倒是极其容易，但这崖边便再无其他树了，所以不能死呀。”

此人不解。

树接着说：“你看我头上这个鸟巢没有？此巢为两只喜雀所筑，一直以来，它们在这里栖息生活，繁衍后代。我要是不在了，两只喜雀可咋办呀？”

此人听罢，忽有所悟，就从了悬崖边退了回去。

启示：人生的真正价值在于对社会的贡献。其实，每个人都不只是为了自己而活着，一个再渺小、再卑贱的人，对于他人来说都是一棵伟岸的树。

18、眼中只有野兔

一位总经理要从三个很优秀的人中选择一位做助手，他再三权衡，难下结论，最后索性带着他们去打猎。到达目的地，一切准备就绪，在开始行动之前，总经理问：“你们看到了什么？”甲说：“我看到了一望无际的草原、蓝天、白云，还有奔跑的野兔。”乙：“我看到了经理、同事、猎枪、眼前优美的景色，还有奔跑的野兔、水中的野鸭。”丙说：“我只看到了野兔。”回到公司，总经理就确定丙为经理助手，后来丙干得很出色，不久就获得了提升。

启示：我们在看问题、办事情时，要善于抓住主要矛盾，集中力量解决主要矛盾。如果不分主次，或抓不住中心，就不可能把事情办好。职员丙与职员甲、职员乙的不同之处，就在于善于抓住中心，这也正是他取胜的关键。两恶权重取其轻，两处权重取其重。人生处处都在选择，成功或失败就在于选择的重心不同。

19、心境

朋友小王爱好写作，总是埋怨没有好的环境，没有合适的时间。别人在单位说笑，他怕别人吵闹，又怕别人笑他迂腐。在家中租来的房间里，又嫌房间太小又阴暗，让人压抑。他说：“要是能有一个清洁的环境，我一定能写出好作品。”结果不久他搬了家，环境一切满意，但始终没有如愿。他又说：“太安静了，缺乏灵感。”

启示：唯物辩证法告诉我们，事物的变化发展是内外因共同起作用的结果，内因是根据，外因是条件，外因通过内因而起作用。其实，更多时候当我们埋怨一切不如意时，事实上不一定是外界环境的变化，问题的关键在于我们自身如何发挥主观能动性。

20、《昆虫记》的诞生

法国著名昆虫学家法布尔自幼爱好自然，经常观察昆虫和贝类的生活情况。他观察研究的热情，简直到了如醉如痴的地步。为了了解昆虫的生活，他有时在野外纹丝不动地伏在地上，从太阳升起一直观察到太阳下山。他为了捕捉一只昆虫，常常跟着昆虫跳来跳去。他观察雄槲蚕蛾“求婚”的过程，花了整整三年的时间。当快要取得成果的时候，槲蚕蛾“新娘”却不巧被一只螳螂吞食。法布尔毫不气馁，从头再来又整整观察了三年，才得到结果。

法布尔对观察是这样的热情，这样有耐心，正因为如此，他才取得了巨大的成就。他写的《昆虫记》共十卷，这部巨著在生物学界产生了极大的影响。

启示：马克思主义认识论认为，实践是认识的来源，实践出真知。通过实践，获得大量的感性材料，是实现由感性认识到理性认识的前提。正是由于法布尔多年耐心细致地观察，才有了《昆虫记》这部巨著的诞生。人们要在认识世界和改造世界的活动中有所建树，就必须充分发挥主观能动性。只有充分发挥主观能动性，才能够认识事物的本质和规律。人生道路的上不可能一帆风顺，成功的结果固然让我羡慕，赞叹，但面对成功路上的坎坷与磨难更需要我们百倍的信心和坚韧去面对。

　　the feast was celebrated with GREat splendor, and at its conclusion the wise women presented the child with their magic gifts The one gave her virtue, the second one beauty, the third one wealth, and so on with everything that one could wish for on earth盛大的宴会结束后，各位来宾都给这个小公主送上了的礼物。女巫师们一个送给她美德，另一个送给她美貌，还有一个送给她富有，她们把世人所希望的，世上所有的优点和期盼都送给了她。

the eleventh one had just pronounced her blessing when the thirteenth one suddenly walked in She wanted to avenge herself for not having been invited, and without GREeting anyone or even looking at them she cried out with a loud voice, "In the princess's fifteenth year she shall prick herself with a spindle and fall over dead" And without saying another word she turned around and left the hall当第十一个女巫师刚刚为她祝福之后，第十三个女巫师，也就是那个没有被邀请的女巫师走了进来，她对没有被邀请感到非常愤怒，她要对此进行报复，要献上她恶毒的咒语。所以她进来后就大声叫道：「国王的女儿在十五岁时会被一个纺锤弄伤，最后死去。」

Everyone was horrified, and the twelfth wise woman, who had not yet offered her wish, stepped foreward Because she was unable to undo the wicked wish, but only to soften it, she said, "It shall not be her death The princess will only fall into a hundred-year deep sleep"所有在场的人都大惊失色。可是第十二个女巫师还没有献上她的礼物，便走上前来说：「这个凶险的咒语的确会应验，但公主能够化险为夷。她不会死去，而只是昏睡过去，而且一睡就是一百年。」

the king, wanting to rescue his dear child, issued an order that all spindles in the entire kingdom should be burned The wise women's gifts were all fulfilled on the girl, for she was so beautiful, well behaved, friendly, and intelligent that everyone who saw her had to love her国王为了不使他的女儿遭到那种不幸，命令将王国里的所有纺锤都收上来，又把它们全部销毁。随着时间的流逝，女巫师们的所有祝福都在公主身上应验了：她聪明美丽，性格温柔，举止优雅，真是人见人爱。

Now it happened that on the day when she turned fifteen years of age the king and the queen were not at home, and the girl was all alone in the castle She walked around from one place to the next, looking into rooms and chambers as her heart desired Finally she came to an old tower She climbed up the narrow, winding stairs and arrived at a small door In the lock there was a rusty key, and when she turned it the door sprang open There in a small room sat an old woman with a spindle busily spinning her flax但恰恰在她十五岁的那一天，国王和王后都不在家，公主单独一个人被留在王宫里。她在宫里到处穿来穿去，大小房间都看完了，最后，她来到了一个古老的宫楼。宫楼里面有一座很狭窄的楼梯，楼梯尽头有一扇门，门上插着一把金钥匙。当她转动金钥匙时，门一下子就弹开了，一个老太婆坐在里面在忙着纺纱。

"Good day, old woman," said the princess "What are you doing there" 公主见了说道：「喂！老妈妈，您好！您这是在干甚么呀？」

"I am spinning," said the old woman, nodding her head

「纺纱。」老太婆回答说，接着又点了点头。

"What is that thing that is so merrily bouncing about" asked the girl, taking hold of the spindle, for she too wanted to spin「这小东西转起来真有意思！」说着，公主上前也想拿起纺锤纺纱。

She had no sooner touched the spindle when the magic curse was fulfilled, and she pricked herself in the finger The instant that she felt the prick she fell onto a bed that was standing there, and she lay there in a deep sleep但她刚一碰到它，立即就倒在地上失去了知觉，以前的咒语真的应验了。

And this sleep spread throughout the entire castle The king and queen, who had just returned home, walked into the hall and began falling asleep, and all of their attendants as well The horses fell asleep in their stalls, the dogs in the courtyard, the pigeons on the roof, the flies on the walls, and even the fire on the hearth flickered, stopped moving, and fell asleep The roast stopped sizzling The cook, who was about to pull kitchen boy's hair for having done something wrong, let him loose and fell asleep The wind stopped blowing, and outside the castle not a leaf was stirring in the trees然而，她并没有死，只是倒在那里沉沉地睡去了。国王和王后正在这时回来了，他们刚走进大厅也跟着睡着了；马厩里的马，院子里的狗，屋顶上的鸽子，墙上的苍蝇，也都跟着睡着了；甚至连火炉里的火也停止燃烧入睡了；烧烤的肉不炸响了；厨师此刻正抓住一个做错了事的童工的头发，要给他一耳光，让他滚出去，他们两个也定在那儿睡过去了。所有的一切都不动了，全都沉沉地睡去。

Round about the castle a thorn hedge began to grow, and every year it became higher, until it finally surrounded and covered the entire castle Finally nothing at all could be seen of it, not even the flag on the roof不久，王宫的四周长出了一道蒺藜组成的大篱笆，年复一年，它们越长越高，越长越茂密，最后竟将整座宫殿遮得严严实实，甚至连屋顶和烟囱也看不见了。

A legend circulated throughout the land about the beautiful sleeping Little Brier-Rose, for so the princess was called Legends also told that from time to time princes came, wanting to force their way through the hedge into the castle However, they did not succeed, for the thorns held firmly together, as though they had hands, and the young men became stuck in them, could not free themselves, and died miserably於是，关於这个王国流传开了这样一个传说，一个漂亮的正在睡觉的玫瑰公主的传说，人们所说的玫瑰公主其实就是国王的女儿。从那以后，有不少王子来探险，他们披荆斩棘想穿过树篱到王宫里去，但都没有成功，不是被蒺藜缠住就是被树丛跘倒在里面，就像是有无数只手牢牢地抓住他们难以脱身一样，他们最终都痛苦地死去。

Many long, long years later, once again a prince came to the country He heard an old man telling about the thorn hedge It was said that there was a castle behind it, in which a beautiful princess named Little Brier-Rose had been asleep for a hundred years, and with her the king and the queen and all the royal attendants were sleeping He also knew from his grandfather that many princes had come and tried to penetrate the thorn hedge, but they had become stuck in it and died a sorrowful death许多许多年过去了，一天，又有一位王子踏上了这块土地。一位老大爷向他讲起了蒺藜树丛的故事，说树篱之内有一座漂亮的王宫，王宫里有一位仙女般的公主，她的名字叫玫瑰公主，她和整座王宫及里面的人都在沉睡。他还说，他曾听他的爷爷谈起有许许多多的王子来过这儿，他们都想穿过树篱，但都被缠在里面死去了。

then the young man said, "I am not afraid I will go there and see the beautiful Little Brier-Rose" However much the good old man tried to dissuade him, the prince would not listen to his words听了这些，这位王子说：「所有这些都吓不倒我，我要看玫瑰公主去！」老人劝他不要去试，可他却坚持要去。

the hundred years had just passed, and the day had come when Little Brier-Rose was to awaken When the prince approached the thorn hedge, it was nothing but large, beautiful flowers that separated by themselves, allowing him to pass through without harm, but then behind him closed back into a hedge这天，时间正好过去了一百年，所以当王子来到树篱丛时，他看到的全是盛开着美丽花朵的灌木，他很轻松地就穿过了树篱。随着他在前面走，身后树篱又密密地合拢了。

In the courtyard he saw the horses and spotted hunting dogs lying there asleep, and on the roof the pigeons, perched with their little heads tucked under they wings When he walked inside the flies were asleep on the wall, the cook in the kitchen was still holding up his hand as if he wanted to grab the boy, and the maid was sitting in front of the black chicken that was supposed to be plucked最后，他到达了王宫，看见大院内狗躺在那儿沉睡，马厩里的马在沉睡，屋顶上的鸽子将头埋在翅膀下沉睡。他走进王宫内，看见墙上的苍蝇在沉睡，厨房里的厨师向上举着手，似乎是要打那童工一耳光，一个女仆手里抓着一只黑母鸡准备拔毛。

He walked on still further, and it was so quiet that he could hear his own breath Finally he came to the tower and opened the door to the little room where Little Brier-Rose was sleeping 他继续向里寻去，一切都静得出奇，连自己的呼吸都清晰可闻。终於，他来到古老的宫楼，推开了玫瑰公主在的那个小房间的门。

there she lay and was so beautiful that he could not take his eyes off her He bent over and gave her a kiss When he touched her with the kiss Little Brier-Rose opened her eyes, awoke, and looked at him kindly。玫瑰公主睡得正香，她是那么美丽动人，他瞪大眼睛，连眨也舍不得眨一下，看着看着，禁不住俯下身去吻了她一下。就这一吻，玫瑰**一下子苏醒过来，她张开双眼，微笑着充满深情地注视着他，王子抱着她一起走出了宫楼。

they went downstairs together, and the king awoke, and the queen, and all the royal attendants, and they looked at one another in amazement The horses in the courtyard stood up and shook themselves The hunting dogs jumped and wagged their tails The pigeons on the roof pulled their little heads out from beneath their wings, looked around, and flew into the field The flies on the walls crept about again The fire in the kitchen rose up, broke into flames, and cooked the food The roast began to sizzle once again The cook boxed the boy's ears, causing him to cry, and the maid finished plucking the chicken此刻，国王和王后也醒过来了，王宫里所有的人都醒过来了。他们怀着极大的好奇心互相凝视着，似乎还不明白到底发生了甚么事情。马站了起来，摇摆着身体；狗儿欢跳不止，汪汪吠叫；鸽子由翅膀下抬起了头，昂首四顾，振翅飞向田野；墙上的苍蝇嗡嗡地飞了开去；厨房里的火又窜起了火苗开始烧饭，烧烤的肉又吱吱作响；厨师怒吼着扇了童工一个耳光；女仆继续给鸡拔毛，一切都恢复了往日的模样。　

And then the prince's marriage to Little Brier-Rose was celebrated with GREat splendor, and they lived happily until they died 不久，王子和玫瑰公主举行了盛大的结婚典礼，他们幸福欢乐地生活在一起，一直白头到老。

love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you

我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。

2) No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won‘t make you cry

没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。

3) The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can‘t have them

失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。

4) Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile

纵然伤心，也不要愁眉不展，因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。

5) To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world

对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。

6) Don‘t waste your time on a man/woman, who isn‘t willing to waste their time on you

不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。

7) Just because someone doesn‘t love you the way you want them to, doesn‘t mean they don‘t love you with all they have

爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式来爱你，那并不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。

8) Don‘t try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to

不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。

9) Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful

在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别的人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。

10) Don‘t cry because it is over, smile because it happened

不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。