1、编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。最全经典英语故事阅读带翻译全集寓言成语故事（1-30 页） 幽默故事（30-65 页） 普通小故事（ 65-120 页）能力提高篇（121-180 页） 英语阅读（181-243 页） 通过阅读英语笑话、故事等趣味英语，可以激发小朋友们学英语的兴趣，提高单词量，帮助他们提高成绩。最好每天背一篇，会有不错的效果的 O(_)O儿童寓言故事及寓意A child was careless Ramie stabbed, he rushed home and told his moth
2、er: “I only lightly Pengyi what, it was my painful thorns.“ Mom said: “Because of this, it will thorn you. if the next time you met Ramie, to acourageous and seize it, it will be in your hands become soft as silk, you will no longer be stabbed. “一个小孩不小心被苎麻刺了，他急忙跑回家，告诉妈妈说：“我只轻轻地碰它一下，它就刺得我很痛。”妈妈说：“正因为
3、如此，它才会刺你。下次你如果再碰到苎麻，要勇敢地一把抓住它，它就会在你的手中变得柔软如丝，不再会刺伤你了。A build Carpenter to come forward to advocate the use of bricks as a resist material; a carpenter decided to propose to the enemy using wood is the best method; a cobbler, stood up and said: “Gentlemen, I do not agree with your views and I think t
4、hat as resist material, as no better than what Paper. “这是说，人们都习惯于从自身角度考虑问题，总认为自己所熟悉的东西是最好的。编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。It is said that people are accustomed to from their own point of view, the view that they are familiar with what is the best. An old man was gatheri
5、ng sticks in a forest.At last he grew very tired and hopeless. He threw down all the sticks and cried out, “I cannot bear this life any longer. Ah, I wish Death would come and take me!“As he spoke, Death appeared, and said to him, “What would you do, old man? I heard you call me.“Please, sir,“ repli
6、ed the old man, “would you help me lift this bundle of sticks up to my shoulder?“老人与死神有个老人在森林中砍了不少柴，十分吃力地挑着走了很远的路。一路上他累极了，实在挑不动了，便扔下柴担，叫喊起来：“这种日子我受不了了，死神啊，带我走吧。”这时，死神来了，对他说：“老头，你想做什么，我听见你叫我?”“先生”，老人说，“您能帮忙将那担子放在我的肩上吗?”寓意即使生活不幸，人们仍需爱惜生命。编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。In
7、the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.B., the qin army launched another attack upon the State of Wei with a momentum more vigor
8、ous than ever. 战国末期，秦国向魏国接连发动大规模的进攻，魏国无力抵抗，大片土地都被秦军占领了。到公元前 273 年，秦国又一次向魏国出兵，势头空前猛烈。The king of the State of Wei summoned his officials,and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars,the officials trembled when fighting was
9、 mentioned, and no one dared to speak ofresistance. At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the offinials persuaded the king to sue for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south
10、of the Taihang Mountain.魏王把大臣们召来，愁眉苦脸地问大家有没有使秦国退兵的办法。大臣们由于经过多年的战乱，提起打仗就吓得哆嗦，谁也不敢谈“抵抗”二字。在这大兵压境的危急时刻，多数大臣都劝魏王，用黄河以北和太行山以南的大片土地为代价，向秦王求和。However Su Dai, a counsellor, did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said:“Your Majesty, they dont think about the interests of the country at all.It is just b
11、ecause they are cowardly and afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temperarily satisfy the ambition of the king of the State of Qin is insatiably greedy. It will never stop assaulting us until our land is totally given away.谋士苏代听了这些话，很不以为然，忙上前
12、对魏王说：“大王，他们是因为自己胆小怕死，才让您去卖国求和，根本不为国家着想。您想，把大片土地割让给秦国虽然暂时满足了秦王的野心，但秦国的欲望是无止境的，只要魏国的土地没割完，秦军就不会停止进攻我们。”“Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. Instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer
13、. That was because he didnt know that,instead of putting out the fire, faggots could only make it 编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。burning more vigorously. Isnt it equivalent to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of th
14、e State of Wei?“ 说到这里，苏代讲了一个故事：从前有一个人，他的房子起火了，别人劝他快用水去浇灭大火，但他不听，偏抱起一捆柴草去救火，是因为他不懂得柴草不但不能灭火反而能助长火势的道理。大王若同意拿着魏国土地去求和，不就等于抱着柴草救火吗?”Though Su Dais argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of
15、 Wei. For the king of the State of Wei was cowardly and only cared for peace at the moment.As might be expected,the Qin army assaulted the State of Wei on a large scale in 225 B.C.,surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes of the Huanghe River.The State of Wei wa
16、s finally destroyed by the State of Qin.This story appears in the Historical Records Written by Sima Qian.尽管苏代讲得头头是道，但是胆小的魏王只顾眼前的太平，还是依大臣们的意见把魏国大片土地割让给秦国。到公元 225 年，果然秦军又向魏国大举进攻，包围了国都大梁，掘开黄河大堤让洪水淹没了大梁城，魏国终于被秦国灭掉了。寓 意The set phrase“carrying faggots to put out a fire“is used to mean adopting a wrong me
17、thod to save a situation and ending up by making it worse.成语“抱薪救火”比喻用错误的方法去消灭祸害，结果反而使祸害扩大。Once in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), the duke of the Wei, Cao Rui, planed to select a very capable man to work for him. He said to his ministers: When choosing a talented person, always beware of one wi
18、th a false reputation. A false reputation is just like a picture of a cake; it can t ease hunger.编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。三国时代魏国的皇帝曹睿，准备选拔一个有才能的人到朝廷来做官。曹睿对他的大臣说：“选择人才，不能光找有虚名的人。虚名好像是画的一块饼，只能看，不能解决肚子饥饿的问题啊!”寓意后来人们就用“画饼充饥”这个成语比喻用空想安慰自己，不能解决实际问题。Later, this idiom cam
19、e to be used to mean comforting oneself with unrealistic thoughts, without solving practical problems.Fisherman who dragnet, feel very heavy, they danced for joy, thinking that this suddenly catch a lot of fish.渔夫们拉网时,觉得很沉重,他们高兴得手舞足蹈,以为这一下子捕到了许多的鱼。the network pulled the shore, network full of stones
20、 and other things, not a fish.哪知把网拉到岸边,网里却满是石头和别的东西,没有一条鱼。They are very Yusang, did not catch fish inverted worth mentioning at all uncomfortable with the fact that they expected the opposite is true.他们十分懊丧,没捕到鱼倒也罢,难受的是事实与他们所预想的正好相反。One of them elderly fisherman said: “friends, not sadness, joy and
21、pain together total, they like a sister. Advance happy we have, and now had to endure the pain a little bit.“他们中一个年老的渔夫说道:“朋友们,别难过,快乐总与痛苦在一起,她们如同一对姐妹。我们预先快乐过了,现在不得不忍受到一点点痛苦。”编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。寓 意The story is that life is happening, as sometimes sunnyskies w
22、ill suddenly urmoil, not because of setbacks and frustration.这故事是说,人生变化万千,正如有时晴朗的天空会突然发生风暴, 不要因挫折而苦恼。The Fawn and His Father 小鹿与他的父亲A young fawn once said to his Father, “You are larger than adog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns as a defense; why, then, O Father! do th
23、e hounds frighten有一天，小鹿对公鹿说道，“父亲，你怎么还怕狗呢?你比他高大，比他跑得更快，而 且还有很大的角用于自卫。”you so?“He smiled, and said: “I know full well, my son, that all you say is true. I have the advantages you mention, but when I hear even the bark of a single dog I feel ready to faint, and fly away as fast as I can.“公鹿笑着说：“孩儿，你说得都
24、对，可我只知道一点，一听到狗的叫声，我就会不由自主地立刻逃跑。”寓 意激励那些天生胆小、软弱的人毫无用处。No arguments will give courage to the coward.编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。Story 1 Three Good FriendsOne 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
25、 afraid and falls into the river. He cant swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he cant 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 elephants
26、home. Then, three of them become good friends.故事一 三个好朋友一天，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。Story 2 A Good BoyLittle Robert asked his mother for two cents. “What did you do with the money I gave you ye
27、sterday?“ “I gave it to a poor old woman,“ he answered. 编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。“Youre a good boy,“ said the mother proudly. “Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?“ “She is the one who sells the candy.“ 故事二 好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你
28、的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子， ”妈妈骄傲地说。“ 再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。” Story 3 Spring in the Green SeasonSpring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and longer
29、. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season.编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。故事三春天来了，春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国，春天二月来临，那时候还是很冷，但是会运来月暖和，白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿，沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽。春天也播种的季节。Story
30、4 Look for a Friend Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesnt look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens
31、 his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”Sam thinks and says, “Yo
32、u are right. Lets be friends.” They become good friends.故事四： 找朋友塞姆是一条小鱼，他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独，想要找一个朋友，那个朋友看起来要想他。 塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有 8 条腿，看上去不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴，塞姆有迅速地逃走了。塞姆又累又饿，他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼，圆鱼对他说：“你好！你愿意做我的朋友吗？”塞姆回答：“好哇！可你是圆形的，我是扁的。 ”圆鱼说：“但是我们俩都是鱼啊！”编者按 吸引力法则：你当下的思想正在创造你的未来。你最常想的、或最常把焦点放在
33、上头的，将会出现在你的生命中，成为你的人生。塞姆思考后说：“你讲得对，让我们做朋友吧。 ”他们就成为好朋友了。Story 5 The Hippo and I A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house. I give him lettu
34、ce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit.In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.故事 5 我与河马河马住在动物园里，我很喜欢他。他经常去看它，他也经常想我。今天是星期日，是个好天气，我又一次去看望它。在我离开动物园之后，他跟随到我的家。我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。当我唱歌是，它待在水池里，像兔子一样安静。晚上，他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。妈妈要它回家。它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。
