關於英語故事短文聽力材料

　　通過調查發現,小學生對英語故事有濃厚的興趣,老師對故事教學的作用也很肯定。本文是，希望對大家有幫助!

　　：自相矛盾

　　A man of the state of Chu ***chǔ guó 楚國*** had a spear and a shield for sale.

　　楚國有個賣兵器的人，在市場上賣矛和盾。

　　He was loud in praises of his shield."My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through."

　　為了讓人家願意買他的貨，他先舉起盾向人們誇口道：“你們看，我的盾是世上最堅固的盾，任何鋒利的東西都不能刺穿它。”

　　He also sang praises of his spear."My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything."

　　接著又舉起他的矛，向人吹噓說：“你們再看看我的矛，它鋒利無比，無堅不摧，無論多麼堅硬的盾，都擋不住它，一刺就穿!”

　　"What would happen," he was asked, "if your spear is used to pierce your shield?"

　　人群中有人問道：“如果用你的矛去刺你的盾，結果怎麼樣?”

　　It is impossible for an impenetrable shield to coexist with a spear that finds nothing impenetrable.

　　這世界上一樣無堅不摧的東西永遠不會與一樣什麼都能摧毀的東西共存。

　　：班門弄斧

　　Lu Ban ***魯班*** was supposed to be a consummate carpenter in ancient times.

　　古代有一個建築和雕刻技術非常高超的人，名叫魯班。

　　It is said that he once carved a wooden phoenix that was so lifelike that it actually flew in the sky for three days.

　　傳說他曾用木頭製作了一隻五彩斑斕的鳳凰，能夠在空中飛翔三天不掉下來。

　　Thus it was considered the height of folly to show off one's skill with an axe in front of Lu Ban.

　　誰敢在魯班門前賣弄使用斧子的技術，也就是說，想在大行家面前顯示自的本領，這種太不謙虛的可笑行為，就叫做“班門弄斧”*** 這句成語有時也用作自謙之詞，表示自己不敢在行家面前賣弄自己的小本領***。

　　：江郎才盡

　　Jiang Yan lived during the Liang dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties Period, in the area now known as Henan province.

　　南北朝時，有一位名叫江淹的人，居住在現在的河南省。

　　Although he came from a poor family, he as extremely hard working, and so became a high-level civil official.

　　江淹出身貧寒，但他十分刻苦，所以後來便當上了一位本地的高官。

　　Jiang Yan was very talented in the area of literature. Both his poems and his essays wereoutstanding, and he was known by nearly all the scholars of his time.

　　江淹十分有文采，在詩詞歌賦都十分優秀，在當時的學者中都極富盛名。

　　Jiang Yan once had a dream that a man came to him and said, "My name is Guo Pu. One of my pens has been here with your for several years. Please give it back to me now."

　　有一天，江淹在涼亭裡睡覺，做了一個夢，夢中有一個叫郭璞的人對他說：“我有一支筆放在你那裡已經很多年了，現在應該是還給我的時候了。”

　　In his pocket, Jiang Yan found a multi-colored pen, which he returned to Guo Po.

　　江淹摸了摸懷裡，果然掏出一支五色筆來，於是他就把筆還給郭璞。

　　As Jiang Yan grew older,the poems and essays that he wrote were not as good as those he had written when he was younger.

　　從此以後，江淹就再也寫不出如同年少時寫的美妙的文章了。

　　Everyone said that when Jiang Yan gave away his multi-colored pen, he used up the last of his talent.

　　因此，人們都說江郎自從放棄了他的五色筆之後，他的才華已經用盡了。