寓言故事是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。下面小编为大家带来经典英语寓言故事三篇，欢迎大家阅读!

经典英语寓言故事：麻雀

An old Japanese man kept a sparrow of which he was very fond. One day it flew away and the old man became sad.

一位上了年纪的日本人养了一只麻雀，他非常喜欢它。一天，麻雀飞走了

He went out looking all over the place for his sparrow At last, near a certain mountain, he met his sparrow.

老人很伤心，到处寻找。最后，在某一座高山附近，他遇到了麻雀。

The old man said joyously, "I missed you very much, sparrow. Will you follow me home?"

老人高兴地说：Ⅱ麻雀啊，我很想你，跟我回家吧!¨

Though the sparrow was happy to see the old man, it shook its head.

尽管麻雀见到老人很高兴，但它还是摇了摇头。

"Take me to your home and let me see how you live."The old man pleaded. "I will go away happy to see if you are safe."

¨那把我带到你的新家，让我看看你生活得怎样?¨老人请求道，¨如果你很安全，那我就可以安心地回家了。¨

So the sparrow led the old man to his home. There were many other birds.

于是麻雀把老人领到它的家，那儿有好多其他乌儿，

They all looked healthy and enjoyed each other's company.

看起来都很健康，彼此相处得很愉快。

"I am glad you are well and have good companions, dear sparrow. I can go back in peace, " said the old man.

¨亲爱的麻雀，我很高兴你生活得很好，有那么多好同伴，我可以放心回去了。老人说。

When it was time for the old man to leave, the sparrow gave him a basket to take home with him as a present.

他正要离开时，麻雀给他一个篮子作为礼物让他带回家。

"Well," said the old man's wife angrily when he returned, "where have you been all day? And what have you here?"

¨喂!¨老人回家后，妻子生气地说：¨你一整天都跑到哪儿去了?你拿的是什么?”

"I have been to the home of my lost sparrow and received this basket as a present, replied he.

¨我到我们失踪的麻雀家里去了，这篮子是麻雀送我的礼物。¨他回答道。

When she opened the basket sh6 was amazed to find it was full of gold and silver.

她打开篮子，惊讶地发现里面装满了金子和银子。

The old woman, who was very greedy, decided that she would like a basket of gold, so she set out for the sparrow's home, Unlike the old man who was kind to the sparrow, the wife used to treat it very badly.

老妇人很贪心，觉得自己也应该有一篮子金子，于是她也到麻雀家去了。老妇人没有老人对麻雀那么好，她过去就一直虐待麻雀。

"Hello, sparrow, how are you? I missed you very much," cried the old woman hypocritically.

¨嗨，麻雀，你好吗?我很想你!”老妇人虚伪地叫道。

The sparrow said nothing and she finally decided to go home.

麻雀什么也没说。最后老妇人决定回去，

Still the sparrow did not give her any present she had hoped for.

麻雀也没给她想要的礼物。

Before she left, she unashamedly asked for a present. "My husband got a basket of gold and silver from you, " she reminded the bird.

但她离开前厚颜无耻地开口要礼物。 我家老头子以你这儿得到了一篮子金子和银子。"她提醒麻雀说。

"Alright, replied the sparrow, "for your husband's sake, I offer you two choices. One basket is light and the other is heavy.

“好吧!麻雀答道，看在你丈夫的面子上，我给你两个篮子供你选择，

Just choose one. But you can only open the basket when you reach home!"

一个篮子轻，一个篮子重，你只能选一个，而且只能回家后才能打开。

The greedy old woman cried out, I’ll take the heavy one, " as she thought its weight will contain more gold and silver. "Are you sure?" asked the sparrow.

贪心的老妇人叫道：“我要重的那一个。"因为她想重篮子里一定装了更多的金子和银子。 你确定要重的吗?¨麻雀问道。

"Yes. As sure as you see me standing before you! I'll take the heavy basket," she replied. So the old woman panted and puffed breathlessly as she carried the heavy basket all the way.

¨是的，确定无疑。我要重篮子。¨她答道。于是，老妇人一路上背着重重的篮子，累得气喘吁吁。

But when she arrived home and opened the basket, it was full of stones.

但是，当她回家打开一看，里面全是石头。

经典英语寓言故事：第一次尝试

Every girl dreams and Li Xie is no exception. She has read dozens of books on how to be a ballerina and Swam.

每一个女孩都有梦想，李协也不例外。她读了很多书，都是关于如何成为一个芭蕾舞演员的

Lake is her favorite. She hopes one day her dream will come true. She has taken ballet lessons and all her teachers confirm she is a good student.

她最喜欢的是天鹅湖。她希望有一天能梦想成真。她参加了芭蕾舞培训班，所有老师都认为她很优秀。

One day she saw an advertisement that a famous ballerina troupe will be performing in her hometown.

一天，有一则广告说一个著名的芭蕾舞团要在她的家乡演出

Her thoughts ran wild, "I must meet up with the leader of the troupe and show him my skills, " she murmured to herself.

她看到后顿时思绪纷杂，自言自语道：¨我必须要见见团长，展示一下我的才艺。¨

She dressed herself in her ballerina costume and managed to evade the guards and hid in the dressing room.

她穿上芭蕾服，尽量避开门卫躲进了化妆室。

To her luck the leader entered and she timidly knocked at the door.

很幸运，团长进来了，她胆怯地敲了敲门。

She bravely approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses and in her excitement the thorns pricked her hand but she did not make much ado about the pain.

她鼓足勇气走近他，送上一束红玫瑰。激动之余，玫瑰的刺戳到了她的手，但她根本没有在意。

The leader observed her action as she told him her dream. "Alright, you dance and I will give you my verdict."

在她给团才讲自己的梦想时，团长注意到了她的举止。“好吧，你先跳，我再说我的意见。"

But half way through the dance he stopped her and said, "I'm sorry you're not good enough!"

但是她只跳了一半，团长就让她停下来，说道： ¨我很抱歉你跳得还不。

On hearing this Li Xie ran as fast as her legs could carry her and was ashamed. She gave up her dream.

听到这话，李协非常羞愧，拼命地跑开了。从此，她放弃了梦想。

Many years later, she heard that the same ballet troupe was performing in her town again.

多年以后，她听说原来那个芭蕾舞团又一次来到她家乡演出。

Bitter memories of the leader's harsh words came flooding back to her.

团长尖刻的话语涌上心头，这是一次痛苦的记忆。

This time she was determined to find out Why the leader had told her she was not good enough when all her teachers thought otherwise.

这次她决定向团长问个究竟，为什么别的老师都认为她跳得很好，而他却不这样认为。

This was his reply, "I tell this to every student." She angrily shot back, "You've ruined my life!一 Then she got a further shock, "

团长回答道：u我对每个学生都这样说。¨她生气地反驳说：“可是你毁了我的一生!”团长的回话让她更震惊了：

I remember your gift of roses and how the thorns had pricked your fingers but you carried on bravery.

“我记得你送的玫瑰，刺戤到了你的手指，而你却勇敢地继续表演。

If you only had treated bal}et like that and did not give up so easily; therefore, you still deserve my verdict! "

如果你能以那种精神对待芭蕾舞，就不会轻易放弃了。因此，我的意见对你仍然受用。¨

经典英语寓言故事：家

An artist who had painted many pictures of great beauty found that he had not yet painted the one “real ” picture.

一位画过许多杰出精美画作的艺术家，发现自己甚至连幅¨真的画都没有画出来。

In his search along a dusty road, he met an aged priest who asked him where he was going .

他沿着一条布满尘土的路一路追寻，他遇到一位年老的牧师，牧师问他要去哪里。

“I do not know, ” said the artist, “I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world . Perhaps you can direct me to it. ”

艺术家回答：¨我不知道，我想画世界上最美好的东西。也许，你能给我指引。"

“How simple, ” replied the priest, “in any church or creed, you will find it——“faith”is the most beautiful thing in the world. ”

牧师说，“很简单，在任何教堂或者信条中，你会发现——世界上最美好的东西是¨信仰”

The artist traveled on . Later , he met a young bride who told him that the most beautifu thing in the world is :”love”.”love” makes the world go round.

艺术家继续前行。后来，他遇到一个年轻的新娘，她告诉他，“爱¨是世界上最美好的东西。

I builds poverty into riches. sweetens tears and makes much of little . Without love there is no beauty.

“爱”使世界运转，让贫穷变得富有，泪水变成甜蜜，渺小变成伟大。没有爱，也就没有美。

Still the artist continued his search and met a weary soldier.

艺术家继续他的追寻，他又遇到一个疲惫不堪的士兵。

The artist asked him the same question and the soldier answered, “Peace” is the most beautiful thing in the world.

艺术家问了他同样的问题，士兵说：“世界上最美好的东西是‘和平’。

War is ugly and wherever you find peace you’ll find beauty, faith and love.

战争丑恶无比，你在哪里能找到和平，也就找到了美、信仰和爱。¨

“How can I paint them- Faith, Love and Peace?” thought the artist.

¨信仰、爱与和平——我怎样才能把它们画出来呢?”艺术家想。

As he resumed his walk, his mind wondered on the “real ”picture he hoped to paint.He was surprised that without thinking where he was going,he had reached his familiar surrounding.

当他重新开始旅途时，脑子里想着自己希望画出来的¨真实¨之作。他惊讶地发现自己想都没想居然又走回熟悉的环境。

As he entered the doorway,light glistened in his eyes and he realized thet his search was over.

他走进房门，眼睛里发出一丝光芒，他知道自己的追寻结束了。

In the faces of his wife and children,he saw love and Faith."Not a minute passed by thet our children and l hod not thought of you.

在妻子和孩子们的脸上，他看到了¨爱”和¨信仰¨。¨我和孩子们时刻都在想你，为你的平安归来而祈祷。¨

We prayed that you would return to us safely,"his wife said as they embraced him.He sat on his pavorite old chair and hia heart was at peace.

他们相拥时，妻子这样说道，他坐在最喜欢的椅子上，内心一片安宁。

The artist painted the most beautiful thing in the wold and called it"HOME".

艺术家画出了世界上最美好的东西，它就是¨家¨。

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