英文经典寓言故事两篇

寓言故事是文学体裁的一种，含有讽喻或明显教训意义的故事。通常用借喻手法，使富有教训意义的主题或深刻的道理在简单短小的故事中体现。下面本站小编为大家带来英文经典寓言故事，欢迎大家阅读!

　英文经典寓言故事：贫富的差异

One day, an old beggar went to the village. He knocked at the door of a rich man to beg for food.

天，一个老乞丐来到一个村子里。他敲开了一个富人家的门，想跟他讨点儿吃的。

This was a big house and at the side was built a granary with a big padlock.

一这是一个大房子，旁边有一个很大的粮仓，粮仓门上挂着一把大铁锁。

The owner of the house was a miser and he was known for never helping anyone.

可是，这户人家的主人是个出了名的窖啬鬼，他从来不肯帮助别人。

The beggar was aware of his reputation but still pleaded.”Will you give me a bit of butter or milk "'

乞丐也知道这个吝啬鬼的狼藉名声，但还是乞求他：¨您能不能给我一点黄油或牛奶?”

The miser said impatiently, "No! Go away at once" "Perhaps you can sweep out for me a bit of grain or beans."

吝啬鬼不耐烦地说：¨不行快给我滚开!¨或许，您能给我扫出一把麦子或黄豆。¨

The hungry beggar continued. "There isn't anything in my house! " "How about a little bit of bread?"

饥饿的乞丐又说道。¨ 家里什么也没有!n¨那就请您给我一小块面包吧?”

The beggar insisted. "Only a mouthful of food and I will be very grateful. " "Go away! I don’t have bread! " "How about some water? t am thirsty, "

乞丐坚持到，¨哪怕是给我一口饭吃，我都会对您感激不尽的。”“我没有面包竹¨那给我一口水喝吧，我太渴了!”

'I don't have water.” The beggar then said sadly to him, My friend, why are you here? You should go to some kind-hearted folk to beg for food because you arc) poorer than anybody eIse. "

“我没有水!”然后，乞丐悲哀地对他说：¨我的朋友，那你还呆在这里干什么?你应该去找一些善良的人们讨些饭吃吧，因为你比谁都穷!”

英文经典寓言故事：秃鹫的视力

It was said that the eye of the vulture could see everything clearly as he gazed down from high above.

据说，秃鹫从高处向下俯视，一切都能清楚地尽收眼底。

A vulture once bragged to the crow, "No one's eyesight can be better than mine."

一次，秃鹫对乌鸦吹嘘：“谁的视力也不如我的好。”

"You're just boasting about your eyesight without any evidence," said the crow. "If it were so, then tell me what you can see in the wilderness."

乌鸦说："空口无凭，既然你夸耀自己的眼力，那请说说在旷野上你看到了什么东西? "

The vulture answered, "Don't mock me when I say this, that there is a wheat grain in the wasteland of the wilderness?"

秃鹫答：¨我若说出来你可别笑我，有一颗麦粒掉落在旷野的 土地上。"

The crow was skeptical over what the vulture said, so both of them flew down towards that place to have a look.

乌鸦听了心中置疑。于是它们一同往下飞去看个究竟。

As the vulture's position was just above the grain* a net was cast from above and he was trapped.

当秃鹫飞到那颗麦粒上方时，忽然背后有一张大网撒了下来，它被罩住了。

It never occurred to the vulture that he could be trapped as he prepared to peck at the grain.

秃鹫万万没想到就在它啄那颗麦粒的时候，却被罩住了。

The crow sighed and said, "Oh vulture, what is the use if you can see the small grain but could not see the trap set up by the enemy?"

乌鸦叹息道：“秃鹫啊，你看到麦粒有何用7你却看不到敌人 设置的陷阱。"

Trapped in the net, the vulture was resigned to his fate. He said, "One cannot escape losing his life in a vast and boundless ocean* no matter how good a swimmer he is.

而那落人猎入网中的秃鹫感叹着它的命运。它说：“在一片浩瀚无际的大海里，再高明的游泳者也在劫难逃"