那些励志的英文故事总能让我们懂得很多人生道理，那么励志的英文故事都有哪些呢?一起来看看吧。

励志的英文故事：恋爱中的狮子

The lion in love

A lion once fell in love with a beautiful girl, so he went to her parents and asked them to marry her to him.

The old parents did not know what to say.

They did not like the idea of giving their daughter to the lion, but they did not want to enrage the king of beasts.

At last the father said, "We are glad to marry our daughter to you, but we fear that you might possibly hurt her. So if you remove your claws and teeth, we will give her to you."

The lion loved the girl very much, so he trimmed his claws and took out his big teeth. When he came to the parents again, they simply laughed in his face, and beat him out of their house.

恋爱中的狮子

一只狮子爱上了一位美丽的女孩儿，便找到她的父母向她求婚。

女孩儿的父亲不知道该如何回答，他不忍将女儿许配给野兽，但又害怕激怒这兽中之王。

于是父亲说：“我们很乐意将女儿嫁给你，但又怕你不小心伤害她，如果你拔去牙齿，剁掉利爪，我们就将女儿嫁给你。”

狮子非常爱这个女孩儿，于是他修剪了爪子，拔掉了尖牙后又去找女孩的父母。可是这时，他们嘲笑他，并把他赶了出去。

寓意: 有些人轻易相信别人的话，抛弃自己的长处，结果轻而易举地被原来害怕他们的人击败了。

励志的英文故事：赫尔克里斯与雅典娜

Hercules and Pallas

When Hercules was walking in the forest, he saw a ball lying on the ground. He kicked it because it blocked his way.

To his surprise, the ball did not roll away, but grew much bigger than before. So he kicked it again much harder.

The harder he kicked, the bigger the ball grew. At last it completely filled up the road.

Pallas then appeared. "Stop, Hercules," she said. "Stop kicking. The ball’s name is Strife.

Let it alone and it will soon become small again."

赫尔克里斯与雅典娜

赫尔克里斯在森林里漫步时，看到前面地上有一个球挡住了路，他就一脚把它踢开了。

令他惊讶的是，球不但没有滚开，反而越来越大，于是他更用力地踢它。

他越用力地踢，球变得越大，后来球竟将路完全堵住了。

这时，雅典娜出现了，她对他说：“不要再踢了，赫尔克里斯，这个球叫冲突，不去管它，它很快就变小了。”

寓意: 生活中需要和平共处，争斗与对抗往往会带来更大的危害。

励志的英文故事：蝙蝠、鸟和野兽

The bat, the birds,and the beasts

There was a big fight between the birds and the beasts. The bat did not join in the fight.

Some birds said to the bat, "Come with us." But he replied, "I am a beast."

Later on, some beasts said to him, "Come with us." But he replied, "I am a bird."

At last the fighting ended peacefully. The bat first went to the birds, and wanted to join in the celebration, but they all turned against him. He then went to the beasts, but was also driven away.

蝙蝠、鸟和野兽

鸟与野兽宣战，蝙蝠没有参战。

鸟对蝙蝠说：“加入我们吧。”蝙蝠回答说：“我是野兽。”

后来，一些野兽对蝙蝠说：“加入我们吧。”但是蝙蝠回答说：“我是鸟。”

当鸟和野兽宣告停战和平时，交战双方明白了蝙蝠的欺骗行为。蝙蝠来到鸟类当中，他们都敌视他，蝙蝠去野兽那里，也被赶走。

寓意: 两面三刀的人，最终不会有好的下场。

励志的英文故事：龟兔赛跑

The hare and the tortoise

The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never been beaten," he said, "when I run at full speed, no one is faster than me."

The tortoise said quietly, "I will race with you." "That is a good joke," said the hare. "I could dance around you the whole way."

The race started. The hare darted almost out of sight at once. He soon stopped and lay down to have a nap.

The tortoise plodded on and on. When the hare awoke from his nap, he saw the tortoise was near the finish line, and that he had lost the race.

龟兔赛跑

兔子向动物们夸耀他的速度，“我从来没有失败过，”他说，“当我奔跑时，没有人比我更快。”

乌龟平静地说：“我要与你比赛。”“真是笑话，我可以边玩边和你赛跑。”兔子说。

比赛开始了，一眨眼工夫，兔子已经跑得不见了踪影，但是他觉得自己跑得快，对比赛掉以轻心，躺在路边睡着了。

乌龟慢腾腾地却持续不停地走，当兔子一觉醒来，他看到乌龟已经快到终点线了。兔子输了比赛。

寓意: 骄兵必败;只有持之以恒，才能实现目标。

励志的英文故事：金丝雀与蝙蝠

The cage bird and the bat

A bird was confined in a cage outside a window. She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep.

One night a bat came. He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night.

The bird answered, “Last year when I was singing in the daytime, a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.Since then I have never sung by day.”

The bat replied, "But it is useless to do this now that you have become a prisoner." Then he flew away.

金丝雀与蝙蝠

挂在窗口笼里的金丝雀，经常在鸟儿睡着的夜里歌唱。

一天晚上，蝙蝠来了，飞过来问她为什么白天安静无声，夜里却要歌唱。

金丝雀回答说：“去年我在白天唱歌时，捕鸟人听到我的歌声抓住了我。从此，我再也不在白天唱歌了。”

蝙蝠说：“你现在才懂得谨慎已没用了，你若在变为囚徒之前就懂得，那该多好呀!”说完就飞走了。

寓意: 我们应该在危险发生之前就提高警觉，因为危险一旦发生，我们再怎样小心也没有用了。

励志的英文故事：白发男人与他的太太们

The man and his two wives

A middle-aged man had two wives. One was old, and the other was young. They both loved him very much.

Now the man's hair was turning grey. The young wife felt unhappy about this because it made him look too old.

So every night she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones.

But the elder wife was glad to see her husband growing grey, for she did not want to be mistaken for his mother. So every morning she used to comb his hair and pick out the black ones.

The consequence was the man soon found himself entirely bald.

白发男人与他的太太们

一个中年男人有两个妻子，一个年轻，一个年老，她们都非常地爱他。

当男人的头发渐渐变得灰白时，年轻太太感到很不高兴，因为这使他看起来显得很老。于是，她每晚帮他梳头时都拔去一些白发。

但是，年老的太太很高兴他的男人变老，因为这样自己就不会被错认为是他的妈妈了。于是，每天早晨帮他梳头时都拔去一些黑发。

结果，不久后男人发现自己变成了秃子。

寓意: 遇到压力的时候，我们不能一味地退让，否则很快会无处可退。

励志的英文故事：老人与死神

The old man and Death

An old man was gathering 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," replied 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。

励志的英文故事：狐狸和狮子

The fox and the lion

When the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened. He ran away, and hid himself in the woods.

The second time, however, he came near the lion. He stopped at a safe distance, and watched him pass by.

The third time they came near one another.

The fox went straight up to the lion, and stayed the whole day with him. He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would meet again.

They soon became good friends.

狐狸和狮子

狐狸第一次见到狮子时非常害怕，赶紧藏到森林里。

当他第二次遇到狮子时，则站在附近看狮子经过。

第三次遇到狮子时，他竟有胆量，走了上去，与狮子进行十分亲切的谈话。

不久，他们变成了好朋友。

寓意: 不要害怕不了解的事物，接近它，就会觉得没什么可怕的。

励志的英文故事：守财奴

The miser and his gold

Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.

One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.

He was surprised, and then burst into tears.All the neighbors gathered around him.

He told them how he used to come and visit his gold.

"Did you ever take any of it out?" asked one of them. "No," he said, "I only came to look at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said the neighbor, "it will be the same as looking at the gold."

守财奴

从前，有个守财奴将他的金块埋到一棵树下，每周他都去把他挖出来看看。

一天晚上，一个小偷挖走了所有的金块。 守财奴再来查看时，发现除了一个空洞什么都没有了。

守财奴便捶胸痛哭。哭声引来了邻居，他告诉他们这里原来有他的金块。

问明了原因后，一个邻居问：“你使用过这些金块吗?” “没用过，” 他说，“我只是时常来看看。”“那么，以后再来看这个洞，”邻居说，“就像以前有金块时一样。”

寓意: 即使是再珍贵的东西，如果不善加使用，也不会带来任何好处。

励志的英文故事：老鼠开会

Belling the cat

Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.

One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.

At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had

a good idea.

"We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away."

Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.

老鼠开会

从前，一所房子里面有一只大猫，他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠。

一天，老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们共同的敌人。会上大家各有各的主张，最后，一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。

“我们可以在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛，那么如果他来到附近，我们听到铃声就可以马上逃跑。”

大家都赞同这个建议，这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说：“这的确是个绝妙的主意，但是谁来给猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢?”老鼠们面面相觑，谁也没有说话。

寓意: 有些事情说起来容易，做起来却很难。