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有关于动物的英语故事:Jupiter and the Sheep
丘比特和绵羊
A Sheep was once forced to submit to much harm from the other animals. He therefore appeared before Jupiter, and begged him to lessen his misery. Jupiter appeared willing, and said to the Sheep, "I see plainly, my pious creature, that I have created you too defenseless . Now choose how I had best remedy this fault. Shall I arm your jaws with terrible fangs and your feet with claws?"
绵羊曾经一度被迫忍受别的动物对它造成的诸多伤害。终于,它来见丘比特,恳求他为自己减轻痛苦。丘比特看上去乐意帮忙,他对绵羊说:“我和清楚,我虔诚的小东西,我创造的你太没有防御能力了。现在你可以选择让我怎样来弥补自己的过失。我让你的上下颚长上尖牙,脚上长出利爪,好吗?”
"O, no! " exclaimed the Sheep, " I will have nothing in common with the beasts of prey."
“噢,不!”绵羊惊叫道,“我不愿意和掠食的野兽有任何相同之处。”
"Or," said Jupiter, " Shall I make your bite poisonous?"
“要不然,”丘比特说,“让你被咬的动物中毒?
"Alas!" replied the Sheep, " the poisonous snakes are so sadly detested."
“哎呀!”绵羊回答说,“毒蛇可是让人深恶痛绝的。”
"Well, what shall I do ? Shall I plant horns on your forehead, and give strength to your neck?"
“那么,怎么办呢?我让你的头上长出角来,让你的脖颈变得有劲儿,行吗?”
"Nor that, gracious father; I should then butt like the goat."
“那也不行,我的天父,那样我就会像山羊一样用头去抵撞别人的。”
"At the same time you would be able to injure others, if I gave you the means of defending yourself."
“一旦我给了你自卫的武器,你就具有了伤害别人的能力。”
"Should I, indeed? "sighed the Sheep. "Oh! Then leave me, merciful father, as I am. For the power of injuring would, I am fearful, awake the desire of doing so; and it is better to suffer harm, than to inflict it."
“真的会那样吗?”绵羊叹息道,“唉!那么仁慈的天父,你就让我保持原样吧。因为,我担心有了伤害别人的能力,就会引发起那样去做的念头。自己忍受伤害总比给别人造成伤害要好呀。”
Jupiter blessed the pious Sheep, who ceased from that moment his complaints.
丘比特为这只虔诚的绵羊祝福,绵羊此后再也不抱怨了。
有关于动物的英语故事:An old horse knows the way
老马识途
One spring, Guan Zhong and xi peng followed Huan Gong, King of the State of Qi, in an expedition against the State of Gu back. They lost their way, Guan Zhong said:
有一年春天,管仲、xi朋跟随齐桓公讨伐竹国。战争持续到冬天才结束。返回时,他们迷路了。管仲说:
“Old horses are wise animals who know their way. Let them duanwenw.com lead the way for us!”
“老马说一种智慧的动物,能认路,让老马来给我们带路吧!”
Thereupon, they let several old horses lead in front and the army followed behind. Finally they found their way home.
于是,他们就让几匹老马走在前面,军队尾随在后,终于踏上了归途。
When the army entered the hills, they ran out of water. Then Xi Peng said:” In duanwenw.com winter, the ants stay on the south side of a hill, and in summer, on the north side. There is sure to be water source under their nest. ”
军队走近山里,水没有了。这时xi朋说:“蚂蚁冬天住在向阳坡,夏天住在背阴坡,蚂蚁窝的下面一定有水源。”
Thereupon, the soldiers exerted strenuous efforts to dig the ground. Sure enough, they found water under the ants’ nest.
于是,士兵们奋力挖土,果然在蚂蚁窝的下面挖到了水。
Men of great learning like Guan Zhong and Xi Peng, when duanwenw.com coming across difficulties, would also seek help from horses and ants of lower intelligence than human beings to find a way out.
像管仲,xi朋这样学识渊博的人,在遇到困难时,也会求助于智慧不及人类的马和蚂蚁来解决问题。
有关于动物的英语故事:The dancing bear跳舞的熊
A bear, who had made his living by dancing for a long time, at length escaped from his master, and returned to his former companions in the woods.
有只熊以跳舞谋生很有一段日子了,最后逃离了他的主人,回到从林中,回到了从前的老朋友们的身边。
His brothers welcomed him with most friendly growls. The traveler now told what he had seen foreign countries, told a long history of his adventures, and, to exhibit his wonderful feats, began, in an erect position, to dance the Polonaise. His brothers, who were watching the performance, were astonished at his grace, and tried to imitate his ballet steps. It was in vain, hardly were they raised on two legs when they fell again upon all fours. Seeing their awkwardness, the bear went on exhibiting some higher displays of his art, which, at length, aroused the envy of the others, and so they drove him from their society.
他的同胞兄弟们发出亲昵的嚎叫,欢迎他落难归来。这只走南闯北的熊向兄弟们讲述了在国外的所见所闻,讲述了自己的漂流历险记,接着又展示了他那令人眼花缭乱的技艺—直立起来跳波兰舞。观看表演的大熊小熊们看着他那优美的舞姿,竟惊诧得目瞪口呆。又都想模仿他的波兰舞步,可一个个都心有余而力不足。他们两腿一直立就摔个嘴啃泥。看见他们刚刚面露尴尬之色,熊先生继续表演更高难的动作,这一下可撩发了同伴们的一腔妒火,嫉妒他非凡的技艺,于是就将他赶出了熊群。