风和太阳(TheWindAndTheSun)Onedaythewindsaidtothesun,“Lookatthatmanwalkingalongtheroad.Icangethiscloakoffmorequicklythanyoucan.”“Wewillseeaboutthat,”saidthesun.“Iwillletyoutryfirst.”Sothewindtriedtomakethemantakeoffhiscloak.Heblewandblew,butthemanonlypulledhiscloakmorecloselyaroundhimself.“Igiveup,”saidthewindatlast.“Icannotgethiscloakoff.”Thenthesuntried.Heshoneashardashecould.Themansoonbecamehotandtookoffhiscloak.(有一天风跟太阳说:“看看那个沿着路上走的人.我可以比你快让他把披风脱下来.)(“我们等着看吧,”太阳说,“我让你先试.)(因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来.他用力地吹,可是那个人把披风拉得更紧.)(“我放弃了,”风最后说,“我无法让他把披风脱下来.”然后由太阳试试看.他尽可能地晒他.不久,那个人很热就把披风脱下来了.)thelionandthefoxtheliononcesaidthathewassickonhisdeathbed.Soheaskedalltheanimalstocomeandlistentohislastwishes.thegoatcametothelion’scave.Hestoodthereandlistenedforalongtime.thenasheepwentin.Beforeshecameout,arabbitenteredtohearthelastwishesofthekingofbeasts.Butsoonthelionseemedtorecover,andwenttothemouthofhiscave.Hesawafoxwaitingoutside.“Whydon’tyoucomein?“askedtheliontothefox.“IbegYourMajesty’spardon,“saidthefox,“Ihaveseenmanyanimalsenteryourcave,butnoneofthemcomeout.Tilltheycomeoutagain,Iprefertowaitoutside.“
老狮子与狐狸一头年老的狮子声称自己病得要死了,他告诉所有的动物来听他的临终遗言。一只山羊进入狮子的洞穴,并一直留在那里,接着一只绵羊也进去了。之前,一只兔子也曾进去听这兽中之王的临终遗言。但是不久,狮子好像康复了,能走到洞口了,他看到狐狸站在洞口,就问:“你为什么不进来呢?”“尊敬的殿下,”狐狸回答说,“如果我没发现只有进去的脚印,没有一个出来的脚印,我也许会进洞去。”
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TheOldCatAnoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."
老猫一位老妇有只猫,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。”回答人的补充2009-05-0907:12
Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver."Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsomeothertime.
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。
IFYOUWANTDOINGNOHTINGYOUMUSTBESITTINGVERYHIGHUPThecrowwassittingonthetreedoingnothingalladay.Asmallrabbitsawthecrow,andaskedhim:"CanIalsositlikeyouanddonothingalldaylong?"thecrowanswered:"sure,whynot?"Sotherabbitsatonthegroundbelowthecrow,andrested.Allofasudden.Afoxappeared,jumpedontherabbitandateit.moralofthestoryis:Tobesittinganddoingnothing,youmustbesittingveryveryhighup!如果你想什么都不做,你就必须做得很高。有一只乌鸦整天坐在树上什么事也不做。一只小兔子看见了,就问它:“我能像你一样整天坐着什么事也不做吗?”这只乌鸦回答道:“当然可以。为什么不呢?”于是小兔子坐在树底下开始休息。突然一只狐狸出现,跳起抓住小兔子就把它给吃了。这个故事的寓意是:如果你想什么也不做,就必须坐得很高。
Thewolfinsheep''sclothingAwolfwantedtoeatthesheep,buthewasafraidofthevigilantshepherdandhisdogs.Onedaythewolffoundtheskinofasheep.Heputitonandwalkedamongthesheep.Alambthoughtthatthewolfwasitsmotherbecausehisskinlookedlikehers.Soitfollowedthewolf.Soonaftertheyhadleftthedogs,thewolfcameatthelambandateitup.Forsometimehesucceededindeceivingthesheep,andenjoyingheartymeals.参考译文:披着羊皮的狼狼想吃羊,但是他害怕警惕的牧羊人和牧羊犬。有一天狼发现了一块羊皮,便披着它混入羊群。一只小羊羔把这只披着羊皮的狼误认为自己的妈妈,被领出了羊群。狼成功地欺骗了羊群,吃掉了小羊羔。寓意:事物的外表有时候会掩盖它的本质,所以我们不能只凭表面现象就作判断。
ParkThereisaparknearmyhome.Therearealotofbeautifultrees,flowersandbirdsinthepark.Somanypeoplegototheparktoenjoytheirweekends.Theylikewalkingorhavingapicnicinthepark.ButIlikeflyingakitewithmysisiterthere.我家附近有一个公园。哪里有很多美丽的树、花和小鸟。所以很多人都喜欢到那里去度周末。他们喜欢在公园里散步或是野餐.但是我喜欢和我姐姐在那里放风筝。
BedroomIhaveasmallbedroom.Thereareonlyasmallbed,asmalldeskandasmallchairintheroom.Andthereisabeautifuldollonmybluebed.EverydayIdomyhomework,readbooksandplaygameswiththedollinmybedroom.Itissmall,butitgivesmemuchhappiness.我有一间小小的卧室。那里有一张小小的床、小小桌子和一把小小的椅子。而且还有一个漂亮的娃娃在我那张蓝色的小床上。我每天都在房间里写作业,看书和与我的娃娃玩。虽然房间很小,但是他给了我很多欢乐。
MyfatherMyfatherisatallandhandsomeman.Heisapoliceman.Everydayhecomesbackhomeverylate,becausehemusthelptheothers.Hedoesn'thavetimetoexaminemyhomeworkandtakemetothepark.ButIlikemyfather,becauseheisagoodpoliceman.我的爸爸是一个高大帅气的男人。他是一个警察。他每天都很晚才回家,因为他要帮助其他的人。他没有时间给我检查作业和带我去公园。但是我仍然很喜欢我的爸爸,因为他是一个好警察。
YesterdayitwasFathers'Day.Ididn'tgotoschool,Iwentshoppingwithmyfriend.Iusedmypocketmoneytoboughtanicegiftformyfather.AssoonasIgothome,Icleanedthehouseanddidsomehousework.Whenmyfathercamebackhome,hesawthehousewasclean.Hefeltveryhappy.昨天是父亲节,我没有去上学,我和我的朋友们一起去购物,我用我的零花钱给我爸爸买了一份漂亮的礼物,我一回家,我就打扫房间和做家务.当我爸爸回到家的时候,他看见屋子很干净,他感到非常开心.
onJune15,Sunday,Iwenttoplayfootballwithmyfriendsintheafternoon.Wewenttotheplaygroundwhereweusuallywent.Wewereplayinghappily.Suddenly,Ifelloverandmyleghurt.Mybestfriend,LiHua,tookmetoahospital.Thedoctorlookedovermylegforawhile.Attheend,therearen'tanybigproblemsonmylegandmyfriendswenthomewithmeincaseiwouldfalldownagain.6月15号,星期天下午,我和我的朋友们去踢足球,我们去我们去过的操场玩,我们玩得很开心,突然,我摔倒了,脚也受伤了,我最好的朋友李华,送我去医院,医生看了我的脚一会儿,最后,医生说我脚没有什么大问题,然后我的朋友就送我回家,
EverybodyKnows:Youcan'tbeallthingstoallpeople.Youcan'tdoallthingsatonce.Youcan'tdoallthingsequallywell.Youcan'tdoallthingsbetterthaneveryoneelse.Yourhumanityisshowingjustlikeeveryoneelse's.每个人都知道:你无法为每个人办到每件事。你无法立刻完成所有的事。你无法把所有的事都做的尽善尽美。你无法把每件事都做的比别人好,你只是和其他人一样。
Q:What'sthedifferencebetweenamonkeyandaflea?A:Amonkeycanhavefleas,butafleacan'thavemonkeys.猴子会和跳蚤有什么不同呢?你可能会直接的想到它们俩是一大一小。但除此之外呢,那就是猴子身上可以长跳蚤,而跳蚤身上却不能有猴子。这个答案很有意思吧?Q:Howcanyoumostirritateafarmer?A:Bytreadingonhiscorn?如果你踩了农夫的玉米或是谷物,他肯定会生气的;而如果你踩了农夫脚底的鸡眼,他会更生气。Corn既可以表示“玉米/谷物”,也有“鸡眼”的意思。Q:Whichisthestrongestcreatureintheworld?A:Thesnail.Itcarriesitshouseonitsback.因为snail(蜗牛)的后背上总是背着一所房子,所以说蜗牛是世界上最强壮的生物是不足为奇的。你说呢?Q:Whatdopeopledoinaclockfactory?A:Theymakefacesallday.一看到makefaces这个短语,你可千万别以为是在钟表厂工作的人整天都做鬼脸呀!因为除了这个意思以外,它还可以从字面上解释为制造钟面。Q:Howdoyoustopasleepwalkerfromwalkinginhissleep?A:Keephimawake.怎样才能不让梦游者(sleepwalker)梦游(walkinhissleep)呢?最简单的方法就是不让他睡觉。虽然这不是治疗方法,但如果让梦游者醒着呢,他的确就不会去梦游了。
Heisreallysomebody--Myunclehas1000menunderhim.--Heisreallysomebody.Whatdoeshedo?--Amaintenancemaninacemetery.他真是一个大人物--我叔叔下面有1000个人。--他真是一个大人物。干什么的?--墓地守墓人。
)NotlongafteranoldChinesewomancamebacktoChinafromhervisittoherdaughterintheStates,shewenttoacitybanktodeposittheUSdollarsherdaughtergaveher.Atthebankcounter,theclerkcheckedeachnotecarefullytoseeifthemoneywasreal.Itmadetheoldladyoutofpatience.Atlastshecouldnotholdanymore,uttering."Trustme,Sir,andtrustthemoney.TheyarerealUSdollars.TheyaredirectlyfromAmerica."它们是从美国直接带来的一位中国老妇人在美国看望女儿回来不久,到一家市银行存女儿送给她的美元。在银行柜台,银行职员认真检查了每一张钞票,看是否有假。这种做法让老妇人很不耐烦,最后实在忍耐不住说:“相信我,先生,也请你相信这些钞票。这都是真正的美元,它们是从美国直接带来的。”
mylittledogcan'treadMrs.Brown:Oh,mydear,Ihavelostmypreciouslittledog!Mrs.Smith:Butyoumustputanadvertisementinthepapers!Mrs.Brown:It'snouse,mylittledogcan'tread.
我的狗不识字布朗夫人:哦,亲爱的,我把珍爱的小狗给丢了!史密斯夫人:可是你该在报纸上登广告啊!布朗夫人:没有用的,我的小狗不认识字。”
)Bringmethewinner--Waiter,thislobsterhasonlyoneclaw.--I'msorry,sir.Itmusthavebeeninafight.--Well,bringmethewinnerthen.给我那个打赢的吧--服务员,这个龙虾只有一只爪。--对不起,先生,这只肯定打过架了。--哦,那给我那个打赢的吧。