經典智慧英語故事

　　少兒故事是開啟兒童智慧大門的一把鑰匙。聽故事可以豐富兒童知識，同時提升思維能力和想象能力，促進兒童的思維更加細微準確，想象更加斑斕、開闊。下面小編為大家帶來，歡迎大家閱讀!

　　1：

　　A man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another.

　　從前有一個人，他有四個兒子，但兒子們不斷地爭吵。

　　He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together but they tookabsolutely no notice of him.

　　他一再告誡他們說，如果他們一起幹活兒，生活會舒適得多，但他們絲毫不理會他的意見。

　　One day he decided to show them what he meant.

　　有一天，他決定通過示範把自己的意思告訴他們。

　　He called all the sons together and put a tightly tied bundle of sticks on the floor in front ofthem.

　　他把四個兒子都叫來，又把一捆紮得很緊的樹枝放在他們面前。

　　"Can you break that?" he asked the youngest son. The boy put his knee on the bundle butthough he pressed and pulled with his arms he could not bend the wood.

　　“你能折斷這個嗎?H他問最小的兒子。小兒子用膝蓋頂住，兩隻手又壓又拉，都不能把那捆樹枝弄彎。

　　The father asked each son in turn to try to break the bundle, but none of them could do it .

　　父親讓另外三個兒子挨個兒試了試，但他們誰也做不到。

　　Then he untied the string and scattered the sticks.

　　然後，他解開繩子，把樹枝撒開。

　　"Now try,"he said. The boys broke the sticks easily in their hands.

　　¨現在試試吧。¨他說。四個小夥子用手輕輕一撅，樹枝就斷了。

　　"Do you see what I mean?" asked the father. "If only you stand together no one can hurt you. Ifyou all disagree the whole time and insist on going your separate ways, the first enemy youmeet will be able to destroy you.'

　　“你們明白我的意思了嗎?”父親問，“只要你們聯合起來，誰也不能傷害你們。如果你們老吵架，堅持各行其是，那麼你們一遇到敵人，就會被打敗。”

　　2：

　　Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.

　　很久以前的一個很遠的小村莊裡，有一個以“千鏡屋”而著名的地方。

　　A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he houncedhappily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.

　　一個樂觀的小狗聽說了這個地方並決定去參觀。當來到這個地方，他蹦蹦跳歡恰快的上了臺階，來到房門口。

　　He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as itcould.

　　他高高豎起耳朵，歡快地搖著尾巴，從門口往裡張望，

　　To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tailswagging just as fast as his.

　　他驚奇地看到有1000只歡樂的小狗像他一樣快的搖尾巴。

　　He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly.

　　他燦爛地微笑著，回報他的是 1000張熱情，友好的燦爛笑臉。

　　As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back andvisit it often."

　　離開時他心想："這是一個精彩的地主，我一定要經常來參觀。"

　　In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided tovisit the house.

　　在這個村裡還有另一隻想參觀"千鏡屋"的小狗，他不及第一隻小狗樂觀。

　　He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door.

　　他慢吞吞地爬上臺階，然後耷拉著腦袋往屋子裡看。

　　When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them andwas horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.

　　一看到有1000只小狗不友好地盯著他，他便開始衝他們狂吠，鏡中的1000只小狗也衝著他狂吠。

　　As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."

　　把他給嚇壞了，他在離開時心想："這是一個恐怖的地方，我再也不會來了。"

　　All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of thepeople you meet?

　　世界上所有的臉都是鏡子，在你所遇見的人的臉上你看到反射出來的是什麼?

　　3：

　　A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.

　　一個窮困的農夫有一個朋友，這個朋友因為種了神奇的蘋果樹而遠近聞名。

　　One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plantit.

　　有一天，農夫的這個朋友送給他一棵小蘋果樹。

　　The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.

　　農夫對這個禮物非常高興。但當他回到家時，卻不知道將它栽在什麼地方。

　　He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If heplanted the tree in one of his field, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of theapples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

　　他擔心他把蘋果樹栽在路邊，陌生人會偷樹上的蘋果，他把樹種在自己的一塊地裡，鄰居們夜裡就會過來偷蘋果。他把樹栽在自己的房子邊，他的孩子們就會摘蘋果。

　　Finally he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and goodsoil, the tree soon died.

　　最後，他把那棵樹栽在了林子裡，那裡沒人能看見。但沒有陽光和泥土，樹不久就死了。

　　Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place."What's thedifference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers wouldhave stolen the fruit.

　　後來，朋友問農夫他為什麼把樹栽在那樣貧瘠的地方。“那有什麼不一樣?”農夫生氣地說， “我把蘋果樹栽在路邊，陌生人就會偷樹上的蘋果。

　　If I had planted the tree in one of my field, my neighbors would have come at night and stolensome of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken thefruit."

　　我把樹栽在自己的一塊地裡，鄰居們夜裡就會來偷蘋果。我把樹栽在自己的房邊，我自己的孩子們就會摘蘋果。”

　　"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not onlyhave robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!"

　　“是的，”他的朋友說. “但至少可能有人來分享這些果實。現在你不僅剝奪了每個人的果實，也毀了一棵好蘋果樹!”