經典英語成語故事帶翻譯

　　一些英語成語故事，能提高小孩閱讀英語的興趣，從而提高英語的閱讀能力，今天小編在這裡為大家分享一些，歡迎大家閱讀!

　　：葉公好龍

　　There is a young man, Lord Ye. He likes dragons vey much. He draws many dragons in his house. The house becomes a world of dragon.

　　A red dragon hears of Lord Ye, and is deeply moved. He wants to visit Lord Ye and makes a friend with him.

　　“Hi, Mr. Ye! Nice to meet you,” the real dragon comes to visit Mr. Ye runs away as fast he can. “Oh, my God! Help! Help!” he runs and shouts.”

　　有個年輕人，姓葉，非常喜歡龍.他在屋裡裡面了許多許多龍。這屋子都快成了龍的世界。

　　一龍真龍聽說了葉公的事，很受感動，就想去拜訪葉公，和他交個朋友。

　　“嘿。葉先生!很高興見到你。”這條真龍拜訪葉先生了。可是葉先生飛快地逃了。忒邊跑邊喊：“啊，我的天啊!救命!救命!”

　　：畫龍點睛

　　Mr. Li is a good painter. One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.

　　Mr. Zhou looks at the picture and says, “The dragon has no eyes. It isn’t a good picture.”

　　But Mr. Li smiles and says, “If I add eyes to the dragon, it will fly away.”

　　Mr. Zhou shakes head and says, “You are boasting. I don’t believe you.”

　　Mr. Li isn’t angry. He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to the dragon. Woe! The dragon really flies.

　　李先生是位很好的畫家。一天畫了一條栩栩如生的龍，但是這隻龍沒有眼睛。

　　周先生見了說：“這條龍沒有眼睛。這不算一張好畫。”

　　可是李先生笑著說：“如果我給它加上眼睛，它就會飛走了。”

　　周先生搖頭說：“你吹牛。我不相信。”

　　李先生也不生氣，只是拿起筆給龍點上眼睛。哇!龍真的飛走了。

　　：畫蛇添足

　　One day, Mr. Lion holds a party. Many animals come and drink a lot of wine. At last there is a pot of wine. Who can drink it? They drink out an idea and decide to have a match-Draw a snake. If you finish first, you can get it.

　　Soon Mr.Wolf finishes drawing. “Yeah, I’ve finished. I’m No.1,” he says. But he draws again and says, “Oh, let me add feet and my snake.” At the time, Mr. Gorilla also finishes. He takes away the pot of wine and drinks, then he says, “That isn’t a snake. Snakes have no feet. I get the wine.”

　　一天， 獅子先生舉行一場聚會，許多動物都來了，他們喝很多酒。最後只剩一壺酒了。讓誰喝呢?它們想了想，有個主意。它們比賽畫蛇，誰最快畫好，誰就喝這壺酒。

　　不一會，狼先生畫好了。“哈，我畫好了，我是第一個。”它說。可是它又畫了起來，它還說：“再給它加幾隻腳吧。”這是猩猩先生也畫好了。它拿起那酒壺喝起來。一邊喝一邊說：“那不是蛇，蛇是沒有腳的，我贏了這壺酒。”

　　：兩頭驢

　　A wild donkey once met a tame donkey feeding on a hillside. The wild donkey was thin and small.

　　有一次，一頭野驢看到一頭家驢正在山坡上吃草。生活在野外的野驢又瘦又小。

　　He spent his life out of doors, sheltering as best he could in the cold weather and eating the sparse hill grass all the year around.

　　天氣寒冷時，它還得努力找個較好的藏身之處，山上零星的小草就是它平日的食物。

　　He sometimes had to walk miles to find fresh water and at night there was always danger from prowling wolves.

　　有時，為了找到乾淨的水源解渴，它不得不跑到幾英里外的地方。晚上還要提防到處覓食的狼群。

　　The tame donkey was sleek and fat. During the summer he fed on the rich meadow grass while in winter he was given corn and hay to eat.

　　可那頭家驢卻肥肥壯壯的。夏天，牧場裡豐美的鮮草可以任它享用：冬天，有人為它準備了穀物和千草，

　　There was always a pail of fresh water for him to drink and at night he was shut safely in a stable. "How lucky you are," said the wild donkey, "I wish I could live like you.'

　　而且總有一桶它可以隨時飲用的乾淨水：晚上，它可以在牲口棚裡放心地過夜。怕你太幸運了，一野驢說，我真羨慕你那種生活。

　　A few days later the wild donkey was once more foraging on the hillside. Looking down he saw the tame donkey walking slowly along the road, carrying a heavy load of wood.

　　數天後，野驢又來到山坡上吃草。它俯身向山下望去，看到人家驢正馱著沉重的木頭，緩慢地沿著路邊走著。

　　As he watched, the tame donkey paused to enrich at a thistle growing by the roadside, immediately his driver began to shout and to beat him with a stick.

　　驢想停下來吃路邊的薊草，趕驢人馬上對它大吼，並用棍子抽打它。我不想過你那樣的生活了，"

　　I've changed my mind about your way of life, thought the wild donkey" .I see that you have to pay heavily for the corn and hay they gives you.'

　　野驢心想，我終於知道了，要得到主人的穀物和乾草，你必須付出沉重的代價。