英语经典寓言故事
每一个寓言故事本身就是一个生动、鲜活的教育哲理,下面这些是小编为大家推荐的几篇英语经典寓言故事。
英语经典寓言故事1:A lazy horse
A man had two horses to carry loads for him. When they were working, the front horse went very well, but the rear one was very lazy.
The man began to transfer its load onto the front horse. When he had transferred it all, the rear horse said to the front one. "You see I'm easy going now. You toil(辛苦工作) and sweat, but the harder you work, the more you will suffer."
When they got to a pub, the owner said, "I don't need to raise two horses. I had better give all the food to the good one and kill the lazy one. Then I may have its skin at least." And so he did.
英语经典寓言故事2:I just lost two dollars
When the couple arrived in Los Angeles, the husband became fascinated by the plush(豪华的)casino and started betting on all the attractions. After four days, they had just two dollars left.
"Let me go to the casino alone," the man told his wife. "I ve got a feeling that I'll be luck today."
Once downstairs he went to the roulette(轮盘赌) table and put his last two dollars on . His number won. He continued betting and winning. Within an hour, he had acquired $50000. Feeling that his luck was about to change, he picked up his chips and walked toward the cashier.
Just before he reached her, he felt one final urge to bet. He went back to the roulette table and put everything on No. 10, black. The wheel spun round and round, and finally stopped on No.12. red. Heartbroken, the fellow returned to his room.
"Well," his wife asked anxiously, "How did you make out?"
"I lost two dollars."
英语经典寓言故事3:Four wives in our lives
There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes(长袍,礼服) and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.
Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious Life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, and owed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
Then a voice called out: "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered frommalnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!"
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives.
The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish(丰富的) in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.
Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament(哀悼,痛惜).
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