1.精選英語小故事簡(jiǎn)短 篇一
The Ass and the Grasshopperan
Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping， was highly enchanted; and， desiring to possess the same charms of melody， demanded what sort of food they lived on， to give them such beautiful voices。 They replied， "The dew。" The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew， and in a short time died of hunger。
驢和蚱蜢
一只驢聽到幾只蚱蜢在叫，便覺得很趣味;于是也想得到同樣趣味的音調(diào)，便問蚱蜢吃什么東西過活，以致于能有這樣優(yōu)美的聲音。蚱蜢說：「露水�！贵H子聽了，從此以后也單吃露水過活，不久便餓死了。
2.精選英語小故事簡(jiǎn)短 篇二
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.
一只畫眉鳥被囚禁在窗外掛著的一個(gè)籠子里，當(dāng)其他鳥兒都酣睡時(shí)，她卻在夜里唱歌。有一個(gè)夜晚，蝙蝠飛過來，抓住鳥籠的.柵欄，問她為什么白天默默無聲，卻在夜里放聲歌唱。小鳥回答說：“我這樣做是有道理的，曾經(jīng)有一次，當(dāng)我在白天唱歌時(shí)，一個(gè)捕鳥人被我的歌聲吸引，就用鳥籠子捉住了我。從此我只在夜里歌唱�！笨墒�，蝙蝠卻說：“你現(xiàn)在這樣做根本沒用了，因?yàn)槟阋呀?jīng)成為階下囚。若是在被捉住之前這樣做就好了，那樣或許你依然是自由之身!”
待事情發(fā)生之后再預(yù)防，為時(shí)已晚。
3.精選英語小故事簡(jiǎn)短 篇三
The Crow and The Pitcher
A crow felt very thirsty. He looked for water everywhere. Finally, he found a pitcher.
But there was not a lot of water in the pitcher. His beak could not reach it. He tried again and again, but still could not touch the water.
When he was about to give up, an idea came to him. He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher.
Then he took another and dropped it in.
Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water.
口渴的烏鴉
一只烏鴉口渴了，到處找水喝。終于，他找到了一個(gè)大水罐。
然而，水罐里面的水并不多，他的尖嘴夠不到水面，他試了一次又一次，都沒有成功。
就在他想放棄的時(shí)候，他突然想到一個(gè)主意。烏鴉叼來了一塊小石子投到水罐里，接著又叼了一塊又一塊石頭放進(jìn)去。
漸漸地，水面升高了。烏鴉高興地喝到了水。
寓意：有些東西雖然看起來微不足道，但如果積少成多，便會(huì)帶來很大變化。
4.精選英語小故事簡(jiǎn)短 篇四
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 another.The 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.
狐貍第一次見到獅子時(shí)非常害怕，趕緊藏到森林里。
當(dāng)他第二次遇到獅子時(shí)，則站在附近看獅子經(jīng)過。
第三次遇到獅子時(shí)，他竟有膽量，走了上去，與獅子進(jìn)行十分親切的談話。
不久，他們變成了好朋友。
5.精選英語小故事簡(jiǎn)短 篇五
The vixen and the lioness
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! I've only one, but remember, that one is a lion."
【參考譯文】
雌狐與母獅
一天清早，雌狐貍帶著她的孩子走出巢穴，看見了母獅子和她的孩子。
“為什么你只有一個(gè)孩子，夫人?”雌狐貍問.
“看我這群健康的孩子，如果有能力，一個(gè)驕傲的媽媽應(yīng)該多養(yǎng)一些孩子�！�
母獅平靜地說：“是呀，看看這漂亮的一大群，他們都是狐貍！我只有一個(gè)，可他畢竟是一頭獅子�！�
寓意: 貴重的價(jià)值在于質(zhì)，而不在于量。
