經典哲理英語小故事

　　寓言故事是文學體裁的一種，含有諷喻或明顯教訓意義的故事，值得我們去閱讀品味其中的人生哲理。下面小編為大家帶來，歡迎大家閱讀!

　　：愚蠢的少年

　　A gay young spark I knew, who happened from his aunt great riches to inherit.

　　一個放蕩的紈絝少年從他姑媽那裡繼承了一大筆遺產

　　He started squandering and squandered with such spirit, that all his worldly wealth was I.O.U.

　　他開始大肆揮霍，直到所有的財富都成了欠條。

　　He had a fine fur coat, still new. It was winter at the time, and old Jack Frost was in his prime.

　　他有一件上好的皮大衣，還是嶄新的。當時正值嚴冬時節

　　One day a s wallow passed: what does our booby do. But pawn the fur as well!

　　有一天，天上飛過一隻燕子。這個傻瓜做了什麼?他把皮衣當掉了!

　　"Why, aren't we all aware, you'll never see a swallow in the air till spring insight!

　　“誰不知道只有到了春天,天空才會出現燕子呢,”浪子想，

　　So now,"thinks prodigal,"my fur is useless quite. Why wrap oneself in furs?

　　“所以，現在我的皮大衣沒用了，為何還要緊裹著它呢?

　　It is now the first spring breezes. To Nature's waking realm bring everything that pleases, andto the silent North the banished Frost takes wing."

　　第一縷春風已經吹過，甦醒的大自然一切都令人心曠神怡，嚴冬也跑到寂靜的北方了。”

　　Our friend is quick at reckoning. He only quite forgets—at least, until he sneezes, one swallowdoes not make the spring.

　　至少打噴嚏之前，這個少年很會盤算，只是他忘記了——一燕不成春。

　　And so it proves! The frosts return again. The carts go creaking through the crumbled snow, thechimneys puff their smoke, one very window pane, delightful fairy tracings show.

　　確實如此!寒冬又回來了!馬車咯吱咯吱地穿過冰天雪地，煙囪冒著煙，玻璃上結滿了形狀各異的冰花。

　　Poor rake! His eyes with rheumy moisture flow; the little bird that spoke of summer days tofollow, lies frozen in the snow.

　　可憐的浪子，他感冒了，淚流不止，而那隻代表夏季即將到來的燕子凍死在雪地裡。

　　He stands beside the swallow. And shakes, and holds his breath, and mumbles through histeeth, "You villain, any how you'refinished too!

　　浪子站在燕子旁邊，凍得發抖，他屏住呼吸，嘴裡喃喃地道：“壞蛋!不管怎麼說，你都完蛋了!

　　I thought that I could count on you! To pawn my fur just now—a pretty thing to do!"

　　我以為還能指望你呢!我剛剛把皮衣賣了——簡直太糟糕了!”

　　：雕像

　　Once there lived a man among the hills, who possessed a statue wrought by an ancient master,at lay at his door face downward and he was not mindful of it.

　　從前，一個住在山裡的人家有一座雕像，是古代的一位大師雕刻的。雕像臉朝下倒在門前，他根本沒在意。

　　One day there passed by his house a man from the city, a man of knowledge, and seeing thestatue he inquired of the owner if he would sell it.

　　一天，從城裡來了一位學識淵博的人，在經過他家門前時，看見了雕像，便問主人願不願意將它賣掉。

　　The owner laughed and said, "and pray who would want to buy that dull and dirty stone?"

　　主人笑著說：“請問是誰要買這塊又髒又硬的石頭呀?"

　　The man from the city said, "I will give you this piece of silver for it." And the other man wasastonished and delighted.

　　城裡人說：“我願意給你一塊銀元買下它。“

　　The statue was removed to the city, upon the back of an elephant.

　　山裡人驚訝之餘，不禁喜出望外

　　And after many months the man from the hills visited the city, and as he walked the streets hesaw a crowd before a shop, and a man with a loud voice was crying, "

　　雕像被一頭大象背到了城裡。幾個月後，山裡人迸城，當他在大街上閒逛時，看見一群入圍在一個小店前。有一個人大聲吆喝道：

　　Come in and behold the most beautiful, the most wonderful statue in all the world. Only twosilver pieces to look upon this most marvelous work of a master. "

　　“進來吧，請進來欣賞全世界最漂亮、最神奇的雕像。只需花兩塊銀元，就可以參觀大師手下最不可思議的傑作。”

　　There upon the man from the hills paid two silver pieces and entered the shop to see thestatue that he himself had sold for one piece of silver.

　　於是，山裡人付了兩塊銀元進店裡參觀，發現這個雕像正是他以一塊銀元賣掉的那個。