英語(yǔ)寓言故事

　　寓言故事是含有諷喻或明顯教訓(xùn)意義的故事，是文學(xué)體裁的一種。它的結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)短，多用借喻手法，使富有教訓(xùn)意義的主題或深刻的道理在簡(jiǎn)單的故事中體現(xiàn)。寓言的故事情節(jié)設(shè)置的好壞關(guān)系到寓言的未來(lái)。下面是小編整理的英語(yǔ)寓言故事，歡迎大家閱讀！

　　英語(yǔ)寓言：披著羊皮的狼

　　伊索寓言：風(fēng)和太陽(yáng)（The wind and the sun）

　　The wind and the sun were disputing who was the stronger.

　　Suddenly they saw a traveler coming down the road. The sun said, "Whoever can make the traveler take off his coat will be the stronger."

　　So the sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow as hard as it could. As the wind blew harder, the traveler wrapped his coat more closely around himself.

　　Then the sun came out. He shone on the traveler. The traveler soon felt quite hot, and took off his coat.

　　英語(yǔ)寓言：風(fēng)和太陽(yáng)

　　●風(fēng)和太陽(yáng)兩方為誰(shuí)的能量大相互爭(zhēng)論不休。

　　●突然，他們看到一個(gè)行人走在路上，太陽(yáng)說(shuō)：“誰(shuí)能使行人脫下衣服，誰(shuí)就更強(qiáng)大。”

　　●太陽(yáng)藏在烏云后面，風(fēng)開(kāi)始拼命地吹，風(fēng)刮得越猛烈，行人越是裹緊自己的衣服。

　　●太陽(yáng)出來(lái)了，暖暖地曬著行人，行人感到很熱，很快就把外套脫了下來(lái)。

　　寓意: 勸說(shuō)往往比強(qiáng)迫更為有效。

　　英語(yǔ)寓言：：The Little Prince （小王子）

　　Oh, little prince! Bit by bit I came to understand the secrets of your only entertainment in the quiet pleasure of looking at the sunset. I learned that new detail on the morning of the fourth day, when you said to me:

　　"I am very fond of sunsets. Come, let us go look at a sunset now."

　　"But we must wait," I said.

　　"Wait? For what?"

　　"For the sunset. We must wait until it is time."

　　At first you seemed to be very much surprised. And then you laughed to yourself. You said to me:

　　"I am always thinking that I am at home!"

　　Just so. Everybody knows that when it is noon in the United States the sun is setting over France.

　　If you could fly to France in one minute, you could go straight into the sunset, right from noon. Unfortunately, France is too far away for that. But on your tiny planet, my little price, all you need do is move your chair a few steps. You can see the day end and the twilight falling whenever you like…

　　"One day," you said to me, "I saw the sunset forty-four times!"

　　And a little later you added:

　　"You knowone loves the sunset, when one is so sad…"

　　"Were you so sad, then?" I asked, "on the day of the forty-four sunset?"

　　But the little prince made no reply.

　　On the fifth dayagain, as always, it was thanks to the sheepthe secret of the little princes life was revealed to me. Abruptly, without anything to lead up to it, and as if the question had been born of long and silent meditation on his problem, he demanded:

　　"A sheepif it eats little bushes, does it eat flowers, too?"

　　"A sheep," I answered, "eats anything it finds in its reach."

　　"Even flowers that have thorns?"

　　"Yes, even flowers that have thorns."

　　"Then the thornswhat use are they?"

　　I did not know. At that moment I was very busy trying to unscrew a bolt that had got stuck in my engine. I was very much worried, for it was becoming clear to me that the breakdown of my plane was extremely serious. And I had so little drinking-water left that I had to fear for the worst.

　　"The thornswhat use are they?"

　　The little prince never let go of a question, once he had asked it. As for me, I was upset over that bolt. And I answered with the first thing that came into my head:

　　"The thorns are of no use at all. Flowers have thorns just for spite."

　　"Oh!"

　　There was a moment of complete silence. Then the little prince flashed back at me, with a kind of resentfulness:

　　"I dont believe you! Flowers are weak creature. They are native. They reassure themselves at best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons…"

　　I did not answer. At that instant I was saying to myself: "If this bolt still wont turn, I am going to knock it out with the hammer." Again the little price disturbed my thoughts.

　　"And you actually believe that the flowers"

　　"Oh, no!" I cried. "No, no, no! I dont believe anything. I answered you the first thing that came into my head. Dont you seeI am very busy with matters of consequence!"

　　He stared at me, thunderstruck.

　　"Matters of consequence!"

　　He looked at me there, with my hammer in my hand, my fingers black with engine-grease, bending over an object which seemed to him extremely ugly…

　　"You talk just like the grown-ups!"

　　That made me a little ashamed. But he went on, relentlessly:

　　"You mix everything up together…You confuse everything…"

　　He was really very angry. He tossed his golden curls in the breeze.

　　The little prince was now white with rage.

　　"The flowers have been growing thorns for millions of years. For millions of years the sheep have been eating them just the same. And is it not a matter of consequence to try to understand why the flowers go to so much trouble to grow thorns which are never of any use to them? Is the warfare between the sheep and the flowers not important? And if I knowI, myselfone flower which is unique in the world, which grows nowhere but on my planet, but which one little sheep can destroy in a single bite some morning, without even noticing what he is doingOh! You think that is not important!"

　　His face turned from white to red as he continued:

　　"If some one loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars. He can say to himself, Somewhere, my flower is there… But if the sheep eats the flower, in one moment all his stars will be darkened…And you think that is not important!"

　　He could not say anything more. His words were choked by sobbing.

　　The night had fallen. I had let my tools drop from my hands. Of what moment now was my hammer, my bolt, or thirst, or death? On one star, one planet, my planet, the Earth, there was a little prince to be comforted, I took him in my arms and rocked him. I said to him:

　　"The flower that you love is not in danger. I will draw you a muzzle for your sheep. I will draw you a railing to put around your flower. I will"

　　I did not know what to say to him. I felt awkward and blundering. I did not know how I could reach him, where I could overtake him and go on hand in hand with him once more.

　　It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

　　經(jīng)典：The Little Prince 小王子

　　啊！我的小王子……就這樣，一點(diǎn)一滴地，我逐漸懂得了你那憂郁的小生命。長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)，你惟一的樂(lè)趣只是欣賞落日。這是我在第四天早晨知道的，當(dāng)你說(shuō)出：

　　“我喜歡看夕陽(yáng)。我們一起去看太陽(yáng)下山吧……”

　　“可以，我們必須要等……”

　　“等什么？”

　　“等太陽(yáng)落山哪！”

　　起初，你看起來(lái)好象很驚訝，然后，又自我解嘲地說(shuō)：

　　“我總以為自己還在家里。”

　　確實(shí)，大家都知道，美國(guó)的正午時(shí)分，正是法國(guó)夕陽(yáng)落下的時(shí)候。如果能在一分鐘內(nèi)趕到法國(guó)，你就可以看到落日了，可惜法國(guó)太遠(yuǎn)了。但是，在你的小行星上，只要把椅子向后挪幾步，就可以隨時(shí)隨地地看到落日的余輝了。

　　“有一天，我看了43次落日！”

　　過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，你又說(shuō)：

　　“你知道當(dāng)你感到悲傷的時(shí)候，就會(huì)喜歡看落日……”

　　“你那時(shí)很悲傷嗎？就是你看了43次落日的那天？”

　　小王子沒(méi)有回答。

　　第五天，我發(fā)現(xiàn)小王子身世的另一個(gè)秘密再次感謝那只羊。好象默默地思索了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以后，得出了什么結(jié)果一樣，他突然沒(méi)頭沒(méi)腦地問(wèn)我：

　　“羊會(huì)吃花嗎？就像吃灌木叢一樣？”

　　“它碰到什么吃什么。”

　　“連有刺的花都吃嗎？”

　　“有刺的花也吃。”

　　“那刺還有什么用呢？”

　　我不知道該怎么回答。那時(shí)候，我正忙著將一個(gè)卡在引擎上的螺絲拆下來(lái)。我發(fā)現(xiàn)，飛機(jī)損壞的情形很嚴(yán)重，而且，更讓我擔(dān)心的是飲用水已經(jīng)所剩不多了。

　　“那刺還有什么作用呢？”

　　小王子一旦提出了問(wèn)題，就絕不放棄，而我正為了螺絲生氣，于是不假思索地回答他

　　“那些刺兒毫無(wú)用處，花兒長(zhǎng)刺只能害人！”

　　“噢！”

　　沉默了一會(huì)兒，他悻悻地說(shuō)：“我不信你說(shuō)的話！花兒弱不禁風(fēng)，花兒天真無(wú)邪，她們自顧不暇呢。她們身上長(zhǎng)了刺，是為了給自己壯膽，為了保護(hù)自己……”

　　我沒(méi)有答話，當(dāng)時(shí)我在想：“如果螺絲還不松動(dòng)的話，我就一錘子敲碎它。”

　　小王子的話再次打斷了我的思路：

　　“你真的認(rèn)為花兒……”

　　“算了吧，算了吧！我什么也不認(rèn)為！我是隨便說(shuō)說(shuō)。你沒(méi)看到我正在忙著要緊的事嗎？”

　　他瞪著我，愣住了。

　　“要緊的事！？”

　　他看著我，蹲在那個(gè)在他眼中看來(lái)丑得要命的東西前面，手握著錘子，手指上沾滿了油圬……

　　“你跟那些大人沒(méi)什么兩樣！”

　　聽(tīng)了這話，我覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)慚愧。然而，他又毫不留情地說(shuō)：

　　“你什么都分不清，你把什么都混在一起！”

　　他生氣地?fù)u晃著腦袋，金黃色的頭發(fā)隨風(fēng)飄動(dòng)著。

　　小王子氣得臉色發(fā)白。

　　“幾百萬(wàn)年來(lái)，花兒生來(lái)就有刺，就像幾百萬(wàn)年來(lái)羊都在吃花一樣。難道了解花的身上為什么會(huì)有這些沒(méi)用的刺不重要的嗎？難道羊和花之間的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)不重要？如果我知道一朵花人世間惟一的花，只長(zhǎng)在我的小行星上，別的地方都不存在，在一天早晨，被一只小羊糊里糊涂地毀掉了，難道這樣的事也不重要嗎？”

　　他臉色漸漸轉(zhuǎn)紅，然后又接著說(shuō)：

　　“如果有人鐘愛(ài)著一朵獨(dú)一無(wú)二，盛開(kāi)在浩瀚星海里的花，那么，當(dāng)他抬頭仰望繁星時(shí)，便會(huì)心滿意足。他會(huì)告訴自己：‘我心愛(ài)的花在那里，在那遙遠(yuǎn)的星星上。’可以，如果羊把花吃掉了，那么，對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)，所有的星光便會(huì)在剎那間暗淡無(wú)光！而你卻認(rèn)為這不重要！”

　　他突然泣不成聲，無(wú)法再說(shuō)下去了。

　　夜幕降臨，黑暗翩然而至。我把手中的工具，錘子、螺絲以及饑餓和死亡全拋在腦后，一切對(duì)我都已不再重要。在地球上，在我的行星上，有一位需要安慰的小王子。我將他抱在懷里，輕輕地?fù)u著他，對(duì)他說(shuō)：“你心愛(ài)的那朵花不會(huì)有危險(xiǎn)的，我給你的小羊畫(huà)一個(gè)口罩；我給你的花畫(huà)個(gè)護(hù)欄……我……”

　　我不知道該對(duì)他說(shuō)些什么，只覺(jué)得自己很笨拙，不懂得怎樣撫慰打動(dòng)他，不知道該如何才能再次回到與他心靈相通的地方。眼淚就是這么奇妙的東西。

　　英語(yǔ)故事：The Love letter（遲到的情書(shū)）

　　I was always a little in awe of Great-aunt Stephina Roos. Indeed, as children we were all frankly terrified of her. The fact that she did not live with the family, preferring her tiny cottage and solitude to the comfortable but rather noisy household where we were brought up-added to the respectful fear in which she was held.

　　我對(duì)斯蒂菲娜老姑總是懷著敬畏之情。說(shuō)實(shí)在話，我們幾個(gè)孩子對(duì)她都怕得要死。她不和家人一塊生活，寧愿住在她的小屋子里，而不愿住在舒舒服服、熱熱鬧鬧的家里--我們六個(gè)孩子都是在家里帶大的--這更加重了我們對(duì)她的敬畏之情。

　　We used to take it in turn to carry small delicacies which my mother had made down from the big house to the little cottage where Aunt Stephia and an old colored maid spent their days. Old Tnate Sanna would open the door to the rather frightened little messenger and would usher him-or her - into the dark voor-kamer, where the shutters were always closed to keep out the heat and the flies. There we would wait, in trembling but not altogether unpleasant.

　　我們經(jīng)常輪替著從我們住的大房子里帶些母親為她做的可口的食品到她和一名黑人女仆一塊過(guò)活的那間小屋里去。桑娜老姨總是為每一個(gè)上門來(lái)的怯生生的小使者打開(kāi)房門，將他或她領(lǐng)進(jìn)昏暗的客廳。那里的百葉窗長(zhǎng)年關(guān)閉著，以防熱氣和蒼蠅進(jìn)去。我們總是在那里哆哆嗦嗦、但又不是完全不高興地等著斯蒂菲娜老姑出來(lái)。

　　She was a tiny little woman to inspire so much veneration. She was always dressed in black, and her dark clothes melted into the shadows of the voor-kamer and made her look smaller than ever. But you felt. The moment she entered. That something vital and strong and somehow indestructible had come in with her, although she moved slowly, and her voice was sweet and soft.

　　一個(gè)像她那樣身材纖細(xì)的女人居然能贏得我們?nèi)绱俗鹁础Ｋ�總是身穿黑色衣服，與客廳里的陰暗背景融成一體，將她的身材襯托得更加?jì)尚　５�她一進(jìn)門，我們就感到有一種說(shuō)不清道不明、充滿活力和剛強(qiáng)的氣氛，盡管她的步子慢悠、聲調(diào)甜柔。

　　She never embraced us. She would greet us and take out hot little hands in her own beautiful cool one, with blue veins standing out on the back of it, as though the white skin were almost too delicate to contain them.

　　她從不擁抱我們，但總是和我們寒暄，將我們熱乎乎的小手握在她那雙秀美清爽的手里，她的手背上露出一些青筋，就像手上白嫩的皮膚細(xì)薄得遮不住它們似的。

　　Tante Sanna would bring in dishes of sweet, sweet, sticky candy, or a great bowl of grapes or peaches, and Great-aunt Stephina would converse gravely about happenings on the farm ,and, more rarely, of the outer world.

　　桑娜阿姨每次都要端出幾碟粘乎乎的南非糖果和一缽葡萄或桃子給我們吃。斯蒂菲娜老姑總是一本正經(jīng)他說(shuō)些農(nóng)場(chǎng)里的事，偶爾也談些外邊世界發(fā)生的事。

　　When we had finished our sweetmeats or fruit she would accompany us to the stoep, bidding us thank our mother for her gift and sending quaint, old-fashioned messages to her and the Father. Then she would turn and enter the house, closing the door behind, so that it became once more a place of mystery.

　　待我們吃完糖果或水果，她總要將我們送到屋前的門廊，叮囑我們要多謝母親給她送食品，要我們對(duì)父母親轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)一些稀奇古怪的老式祝愿，然后就轉(zhuǎn)身回到屋里，隨手關(guān)上門，使那里再次成為神秘世界。

　　As I grew older I found, rather to my surprise, that I had become genuinely fond of my aloof old great-aunt. But to this day I do not know what strange impulse made me take George to see her and to tell her, before I had confided in another living soul, of our engagement. To my astonishment, she was delighted.

　　讓我感到吃驚的是，隨著我逐漸長(zhǎng)大，我發(fā)現(xiàn)打心眼里喜歡起我那位孤伶伶的老姑姑來(lái)。至今我仍不知道那是一種什么樣的奇異動(dòng)力，使我在還沒(méi)有透露給別人之前就把喬治領(lǐng)去看望姑姑，告訴她我們已經(jīng)訂婚的消息。不成想，聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息以后，她竟非常高興。 "An Englishman,"she exclaimed."But that is splendid, splendid. And you,"she turned to George,"you are making your home in this country? You do not intend to return to England just yet?"

　　"是英國(guó)人！"她驚訝地大聲說(shuō)道，"好極了。你，"她轉(zhuǎn)向喬治，"你要在南非安家嗎？你現(xiàn)在不打算回國(guó)吧？"

　　She seemed relieved when she heard that George had bought a farm near our own farm and intended to settle in South Africa. She became quite animated, and chattered away to him.

　　當(dāng)她聽(tīng)說(shuō)喬治已經(jīng)在我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)附近購(gòu)置了一片農(nóng)場(chǎng)并打算定居下來(lái)時(shí)，好像松了一口氣。她興致勃勃地和喬治攀談起來(lái)。

　　After that I would often slip away to the little cottage by the mealie lands. Once she was somewhat disappointed on hearing that we had decided to wait for two years before getting married, but when she learned that my father and mother were both pleased with the match she seemed reassured.

　　從那以后，我常常到那所位于玉米地邊的小屋。有一次，當(dāng)斯蒂菲娜老姑聽(tīng)說(shuō)我們決定再過(guò)兩年結(jié)婚時(shí)，露出了失望的神色，但一聽(tīng)說(shuō)我的父母親都對(duì)這門親事滿意時(shí)，她又放寬了心。

　　Still, she often appeared anxious about my love affair, and would ask questions that seemed to me strange, almost as though she feared that something would happen to destroy my romance. But I was quite unprepared for her outburst when I mentioned that George thought of paying a lightning visit to England before we were married."He must not do it,"she cried."Ina, you must not let him go. Promise me you will prevent him."she was trembling all over. I did what I could to console her, but she looked so tired and pale that I persuaded her to go to her room and rest, promising to return the next day.

　　但她對(duì)我的婚姻大事還是經(jīng)常掛在嘴邊。她常常問(wèn)一些怪怪的問(wèn)題，幾乎像擔(dān)心我的婚事會(huì)告吹一樣。當(dāng)我提到喬治打算在婚前匆匆回一趟國(guó)時(shí)，她竟激動(dòng)了起來(lái)。只見(jiàn)她渾身哆嗦著大聲嚷道："他不能回去！愛(ài)娜！你不能放他走，你得答應(yīng)我不放他走！"我盡力安慰她，但她還是顯得萎靡不振。我只得勸她回屋休息，并答應(yīng)第二天再去看她。

　　When I arrived I found her sitting on the stoep. She looked lonely and pathetic, and for the first time I wondered why no man had ever taken her and looked after her and loved her. Mother had told me that Great-aunt Stephina had been lovely as a young girl, and although no trace of that beauty remained, except perhaps in her brown eyes, yet she looked so small and appealing that any man, one felt, would have wanted to protect her.

　　我第二天去看她時(shí)，她正坐在屋前的門廊上，流露出抑郁孤寂的神情。我第一次感到納悶：以前怎么沒(méi)有人娶她、照料和愛(ài)撫她呢？記得母親曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)，斯蒂菲娜老姑以前曾是一個(gè)楚楚可愛(ài)的小姑娘。盡管除了她那褐色的眼睛尚能保留一點(diǎn)昔日的風(fēng)韻之外，她的美貌早已蕩然無(wú)存。但她看上去還是那樣小巧玲瓏、惹人愛(ài)憐，引起男人們的惜香憐玉之情。

　　She paused, as though she did not quite know how to begin.

　　Then she seemed to give herself, mentally, a little shake. "You must have wondered ", she said, "why I was so upset at the thought of young Georges going to England without you. I am an old woman, and perhaps I have the silly fancies of the old, but I should like to tell you my own love story, and then you can decide whether it is wise for your man to leave you before you are married."

　　我走到她的跟前。她拍著身邊的椅子，淡淡一笑。"坐下吧，親愛(ài)的，"她說(shuō)，"我有話要告訴你。"她欲言又止，好像不知道話從何說(shuō)起似的。接著，她仿佛振作了起來(lái)。她說(shuō)："我聽(tīng)你說(shuō)喬治要回國(guó)，又不帶你走，心里非常不安。我這份心事你是不明白的。我是一個(gè)老婆子了，大概還懷著老人們的那顆癡心吧。不過(guò)，我想把自己的愛(ài)情故事講給你聽(tīng)。這樣你就能明白在你們結(jié)婚之前讓你的未婚夫離開(kāi)你，是不是一個(gè)明智之舉。"

　　"I was quite a young girl when I first met Richard Weston. He was an Englishman who boarded with the Van Rensburgs on the next farm, four or five miles from us. Richard was not strong. He had a weak chest, and the doctors had sent him to South Africa so that the dry air could cure him. He taught the Van Rensburg children, who were younger than I was, though we often played together, but he did this for pleasure and not because he needed money.

　　"我第一次遇見(jiàn)理查德威斯頓時(shí)還是一個(gè)年輕姑娘。他是一個(gè)英國(guó)人，寄宿在我家附近四、五英里一個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)上的范倫斯堡家里。他身體不好，胸悶氣短。醫(yī)生讓他去南非讓干燥的氣候治好他的病。他教倫斯堡的孩子們念書(shū)，他們都比我小，盡管我們經(jīng)常在一塊玩。理查德是以教書(shū)為樂(lè)，并不是為了賺錢。

　　"We loved one another from the first moment we met, though we did not speak of our love until the evening of my eighteenth birthday. All our friends and relatives had come to my party, and in the evening we danced on the big old carpet which we had laid down in the barn. Richard had come with the Van Rensburgs, and we danced together as often as we dared, which was not very often, for my father hated the Uitlanders. Indeed, for a time he had quarreled with Mynheer Van Rensburg for allowing Richard to board with him, but afterwards he got used to the idea, and was always polite to the Englishman, though he never liked him.

　　"我和理查德是一見(jiàn)鐘情，盡管直到我18歲生日那天我們才表示彼此的愛(ài)慕之情。那天晚上的舞會(huì)上，我們的親友都來(lái)了。我們?cè)趥}(cāng)房里鋪上一條寬大的舊毛毯，翩翩起舞。我和他壯起膽子頻頻起舞。但事實(shí)上，沒(méi)有多少次，因?yàn)槲业母赣H很討厭洋人。有一次，他曾抱怨說(shuō)倫斯堡先生不應(yīng)該讓理查德寄住在他的家里，為此還跟他吵過(guò)一場(chǎng)，他后來(lái)就習(xí)以為常了。雖談不上喜歡，但對(duì)這個(gè)英國(guó)人以禮相待。"那是我一生中最快樂(lè)的一個(gè)生日，因?yàn)槔聿榈略谔�舞間歇將我領(lǐng)到外面清涼的月光中，在點(diǎn)點(diǎn)繁星之下對(duì)我傾訴愛(ài)慕之情，并向我求婚。我二話沒(méi)說(shuō)答應(yīng)了他的要求，因?yàn)槲以缫研淖砩衩裕�想不到父母親會(huì)說(shuō)什么。我的心中除了理查德和他的愛(ài)情，什么也顧不上了。 "That was the happiest birthday of my life, for while we were resting between dances Richard took me outside into the cool, moonlit night, and there, under the stars ,he told me he loved me and asked me to marry him. Of course I promised I would, for I was too happy to think of what my parents would say, or indeed of anything except Richard was not at our meeting place as he had arranged. I was disappointed but not alarmed, for so many things could happen to either of us to prevent out keeping our tryst. I thought that next time we visited the Van Ransburgs, I should hear what had kept him and we could plan further meetings…

　　"從那以后，我們就盡可能多地見(jiàn)面，但往往是秘密進(jìn)行。我們就這樣度過(guò)了將近1年時(shí)間。后來(lái)有一天，在他安排的約會(huì)處，理查德爽約沒(méi)有來(lái)。失望之際，我沒(méi)有大驚小怪，因?yàn)槲覀儌z誰(shuí)碰到形形色色的事都可能使我們無(wú)法幽會(huì)。我想我們以后去范倫斯堡家看望之時(shí)，我就會(huì)明白理查德未能赴約的原因，再安排以后的約會(huì)……

　　"So when my father asked if I would drive with him to Driefontein I was delighted. But when we reached the homestead and were sitting on the stoep drinking our coffee, we heard that Richard had left quite suddenly and had gone back to England. His father had died, and now he was the heir and must go back to look after his estates.

　　"所以，當(dāng)父親問(wèn)我是否愿意和他一塊開(kāi)車去德里方丹時(shí)，我就高興地答應(yīng)了。但待我們趕到范倫斯堡家，坐在他們家屋前的門廊上喝咖啡時(shí)，卻聽(tīng)說(shuō)理查德已經(jīng)不辭而別回英國(guó)去了。他的父親死了，他是繼承人，不得不回去料理遺產(chǎn)。

　　"I do not remember very much more about that day, except that the sun seemed to have stopped shining and the country no longer looked beautiful and full of promise, but bleak and desolate as it sometimes does in winter or in times of drought. Late that afternoon, Jantje, the little Hottentot herd boy, came up to me and handed me a letter , which he said the English baas had left for me. It was the only love letter I ever received, but it turned all my bitterness and grief into a peacefulness which was the nearest I could get, then, to happiness. I knew Richard still loved me, and somehow, as long as I had his letter, I felt that we could never be really parted, even if he were in England and I had to remain on the farm. I have it yet, and though I am an old, tired woman, it still gives me hope and courage."

　　"那天的事我記不大清楚了，只記得當(dāng)時(shí)陽(yáng)光慘淡，田野也失去了美麗的豐采和欣欣向榮的景象，蕭瑟凄涼得跟冬天或大旱時(shí)一樣。那天傍晚，在我和父親動(dòng)身回家之前，霍但托特族的小牧童詹杰交給我一封信，他說(shuō)是那位英國(guó)老爺留給我的。這可是我有生以來(lái)收到的唯一的情書(shū)！它將我的憂傷一掃而光，使我的心情變得平靜--當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)幾乎類似幸福的平靜。我知道理查德仍在愛(ài)著我。不知怎么回事，有了這封信，我便覺(jué)得我們不可能真正分開(kāi)，哪怕他到了英國(guó)、我還留在南非的農(nóng)場(chǎng)。這封信我至今仍保留著，盡管我已經(jīng)年邁體衰，但它仍能帶給我希望和勇氣。"

　　"I must have been a wonderful letter, Aunt Stephia,"I said.

　　"斯蒂菲娜老姑，那封信一定美極了吧，"我說(shuō)。

　　英語(yǔ)故事9：堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的海倫凱勒（Helen Keller）

　　In 1882 a baby girl caught a fever that was so fierce she nearly died. She survived but the fever left its mark she could no longer see or hear. Because she could not hear she also found it very difficult to speak.

　　1882年，一名女?huà)胍蚋甙l(fā)燒差點(diǎn)喪命。她雖幸免于難，但發(fā)燒給她留下了后遺癥 她再也看不見(jiàn)、聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)。因?yàn)槁?tīng)不見(jiàn)，她想講話也變得很困難。

　　So how did this child, blinded and deafened at 19 months old, grow up to become a world-famous author and public speaker?

　　那么這樣一個(gè)在19個(gè)月時(shí)就既盲又聾的孩子，是如何成長(zhǎng)為享譽(yù)世界的作家和演說(shuō)家的呢？

　　The fever cut her off from the outside world, depriving her of sight and sound. It was as if she had been thrown into a dark prison cell from which there could be no release.

　　高燒將她與外界隔開(kāi)，使她失去了視力和聲音。她仿佛置身在黑暗的牢籠中無(wú)法擺脫。

　　Luckily Helen was not someone who gave up easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other senses. She followed her mother wherever she went, hanging onto her skirts, She touched and smelled everything she came across. She copied their actions and was soon able to do certain jobs herself, like milking the cows or kneading dough, She even learnt to recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes. She could also tell where she was in the garden by the smell of the different plants and the feel of the ground under her feet.

　　萬(wàn)幸的是海倫并不是個(gè)輕易認(rèn)輸?shù)娜恕２痪盟�就開(kāi)始利用其它的感官來(lái)探查這個(gè)世界了。她跟著母親，拉著母親的衣角，形影不離。她去觸摸，去嗅各種她碰到的物品。她模仿別人的動(dòng)作且很快就能自己做一些事情，例如擠牛奶或揉面。她甚至學(xué)會(huì)*摸別人的臉或衣服來(lái)識(shí)別對(duì)方。她還能*聞不同的植物和觸摸地面來(lái)辨別自己在花園的位置。

　　By the age of seven she had invented over 60 different signs by which she could talk to her family, If she wanted bread for example, she would pretend to cut a loaf and butter the slices. If she wanted ice cream she wrapped her arms around herself and pretended to shiver.

　　七歲的時(shí)候她發(fā)明了60多種不同的手勢(shì)，*此得以和家里人交流。比如她若想要面包，就會(huì)做出切面包和涂黃油的動(dòng)作。想要冰淇淋時(shí)她會(huì)用手裹住自己裝出發(fā)抖的樣子。

　　Helen was unusual in that she was extremely intelligent and also remarkably sensitive. By her own efforts she had managed to make some sense of an alien and confusing world. But even so she had limitations.

　　海倫在這方面非比一般，她絕頂?shù)穆斆饔窒喈?dāng)敏感。通過(guò)努力她對(duì)這個(gè)陌生且迷惑的世界有了一些知識(shí)。但她仍有一些有足。

　　At the age of five Helen began to realize she was different from other people. She noticed that her family did not use signs like she did but talked with their mouths. Sometimes she stood between two people and touched their lips. She could not understand what they said and she could not make any meaningful sounds herself. She wanted to talk but no matter how she tried she could not make herself understood. This make her so angry that she used to hurl herself around the room, kicking and screaming in frustration. 海倫五歲時(shí)開(kāi)始意識(shí)到她與別人不同。她發(fā)現(xiàn)家里的其他人不用象她那樣做手勢(shì)而是用嘴交談。有時(shí)她站在兩人中間觸摸他們的嘴唇。她不知道他們?cè)谡f(shuō)什么，而她自己不能發(fā)出帶有含義的聲音。她想講話，可無(wú)論費(fèi)多大的勁兒也無(wú)法使別人明白自己。這使她異常懊惱以至于常常在屋子里亂跑亂撞，灰心地又踢又喊。

　　As she got older her frustration grew and her rages became worse and worse. She became wild and unruly . If she didnt get what she wanted she would throw tantrums until her family gave in. Her favourite tricks included grabbing other peoples food from their plates and hurling fragile objects to the floor. Once she even managed to lock her mother into the pantry. Eventually it became clear that something had to be done. So, just before her seventh birthday, the family hired a private tutor Anne Sullivan.

　　隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)她的怒氣越為越大。她變得狂野不馴。倘若她得不到想要的東西就會(huì)大發(fā)脾氣直到家人順從。她慣用的手段包括抓別人盤里的食物以及將易碎的東西猛扔在地。有一次她甚至將母親鎖在廚房里。這樣一來(lái)就得想個(gè)辦法了。于是，在她快到七歲生日時(shí)，家里便雇了一名家庭教師 安尼沙利文。

　　Anne was careful to teach Helen especially those subjects in which she was interested. As a result Helen became gentler and she soon learnt to read and write in Braille. She also learnt to read peoples lips by pressing her finger-tips against them and feeling the movement and vibrations. This method is called Tadoma and it is a skill that very, very few people manage to acquire. She also learnt to speak, a major achievement for someone who could not hear at all. 安尼悉心地教授海倫，特別是她感興趣的東西。這樣海倫變得溫和了而且很快學(xué)會(huì)了用布萊葉盲文朗讀和寫作。*用手指接觸說(shuō)話人的嘴唇去感受運(yùn)動(dòng)和震動(dòng)，她又學(xué)會(huì)了觸唇意識(shí)。這種方法被稱作泰德馬，是一種很少有人掌握的技能。她也學(xué)會(huì)了講話，這對(duì)失聰?shù)娜藖?lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)巨大的成就。

　　Helen proved to be a remarkable scholar, graduating with honours from Radcliffe College in 1904. She had phenomenal powers of concentration and memory, as well as a dogged determination to succeed. While she was still at college she wrote ‘The Story of My Life. This was an immediate success and earned her enough money to buy her own house.

　　海倫證明了自己是個(gè)出色的學(xué)者，1904年她以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)從拉德克利夫?qū)W院畢業(yè)。她有驚人的注意力和記憶力，同時(shí)她還具有不達(dá)目的誓不罷休的毅力。上大學(xué)時(shí)她就寫了《我的生命》。這使她取得了巨大的成功從而有能力為自己購(gòu)買一套住房。

　　She toured the country, giving lecture after lecture. Many books were written about her and several plays and films were made about her life. Eventually she became so famous that she was invited abroad and received many honours from foreign universities and monarchs. In 1932 she became a vice-president of the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the United Kingdom. 她周游全國(guó)，不斷地舉行講座。她的事跡為許多人著書(shū)立說(shuō)而且還上演了關(guān)于她的生平的戲劇和電影。最終她聲名顯赫，應(yīng)邀出國(guó)并受到外國(guó)大學(xué)和國(guó)王授予的榮譽(yù)。1932年，她成為英國(guó)皇家國(guó)立盲人學(xué)院的副校長(zhǎng)。

　　After her death in 1968 an organization was set up in her name to combat blindness in the developing world. Today that agency, Helen Keller International, is one of the biggest organizations working with blind people overseas. 1968年她去世后，一個(gè)以她的名字命名的組織建立起來(lái)，該組織旨在與發(fā)展中國(guó)家存在的失明缺陷做斗爭(zhēng)。如今這所機(jī)構(gòu)，“國(guó)際海倫凱勒”，是海外向盲人提供幫助的最大組織之一。

　　英語(yǔ)故事：貓和老鼠合伙

　　Mouse and Cat in Partnership

　　英漢對(duì)照

　　A certain cat had made the acquaintance of a mouse, and had said so much to her about the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at length the mouse agreed that they should live and keep house together. But we must make a provision for winter, or else we shall suffer from hunger, said the cat, and you, little mouse, cannot venture everywhere, or you will be caught in a trap some day. The good advice was followed, and a pot of fat was bought, but they did not know where to put it. At length, after much consideration, the cat said, I know no place where it will be better stored up than in the church, for no one dares take anything away from there. We will set it beneath the altar, and not touch it until we are really in need of it. So the pot was placed in safety, but it was not long before the cat had a great yearning for it, and said to the mouse, I want to tell you something, little mouse, my cousin has brought a little son into the world, and has asked me to be godmother, he is white with brown spots, and I am to hold him over the font at the christening. Let me go out to-day, and you look after the house by yourself. Yes, yes, answered the mouse, by all means go, and if you get anything very good to eat, think of me, I should like a drop of sweet red christening wine myself. All this, however, was untrue, the cat had no cousin, and had not been asked to be godmother. She went straight to the church, stole to the pot of fat, began to lick at it, and licked the top of the fat off. Then she took a walk upon the roofs of the town, looked out for opportunities, and then stretched herself in the sun, and licked her lips whenever she thought of the pot of fat, and not until it was evening did she return home. Well, here you are again, said the mouse, no doubt you have had a merry day. All went off well, answered the cat. What name did they give the child. Top off, said the cat quite coolly. Top off, cried the mouse, that is a very odd and uncommon name, is it a usual one in your family. What does that matter, said the cat, it is no worse than crumb-stealer, as your God-children are called.

　　Before long the cat was seized by another fit of yearning. She said to the mouse, you must do me a favor, and once more manage the house for a day alone. I am again asked to be godmother, and, as the child has a white ring round its neck, I cannot refuse. The good mouse consented, but the cat crept behind the town walls to the church, and devoured half the pot of fat. Nothing ever seems so good as what one keeps to oneself, said she, and was quite satisfied with her days work. When she went home the mouse inquired, and what was this child christened. Half-done, answered the cat. Half-done. What are you saying. I never heard the name in my life, Ill wager anything it is not in the calendar.

　　The cats mouth soon began to water for some more licking. All good things go in threes, said she, I am asked to stand godmother again. The child is quite black, only it has white paws, but with that exception, it has not a single white hair on its whole body, this only happens once every few years, you will let me go, wont you. Top-off. Half-done, answered the mouse, they are such odd names, they make me very thoughtful. You sit at home, said the cat, in your dark-gray fur coat and long tail, and are filled with fancies, thats because you do not go out in the daytime. During the cats absence the mouse cleaned the house, and put it in order but the greedy cat entirely emptied the pot of fat. When everything is eaten up one has some peace, said she to herself, and well filled and fat she did not return home till night. The mouse at once asked what name had been given to the third child. It will not please you more than the others, said the cat. He is called all-gone. All-gone, cried the mouse, that is the most suspicious name of all. I have never seen it in print. All-gone, what can that mean, and she shook her head, curled herself up, and lay down to sleep.

　　From this time forth no one invited the cat to be godmother, but when the winter had come and there was no longer anything to be found outside, the mouse thought of their provision, and said, come cat, we will go to our pot of fat which we have stored up for ourselves - we shall enjoy that. Yes, answered the cat, you will enjoy it as much as you would enjoy sticking that dainty tongue of yours out of the window. They set out on their way, but when they arrived, the pot of fat certainly was still in its place, but it was empty. Alas, said the mouse, now I see what has happened, now it comes to light. You are a true friend. You have devoured all when you were standing godmother. First top off then half done, then -. Will you hold your tongue, cried the cat, one word more and I will eat you too. All gone was already on the poor mouses lips, scarcely had she spoken it before the cat sprang on her, seized her, and swallowed her down. Verily, that is the way of the world.

　　有一只貓認(rèn)識(shí)了一只老鼠，便對(duì)它大談特談自己是多么喜歡老鼠，原意和它交朋友，弄得老鼠終于同意和貓住在一起，共同生活。“我們得準(zhǔn)備過(guò)冬的東西了，不然我們到冬天會(huì)挨餓的，”貓說(shuō)，“至于你嘛，我的小老鼠，哪里也不要去，我真怕你會(huì)被什么老鼠夾子夾住。”老鼠接受了貓的好建議，于是它們買來(lái)了一罐豬油，然而兩個(gè)人都不知道該把豬油放在什么地方。它們左思考右思考，最后貓說(shuō)：“我覺(jué)得這豬油放在教堂里是再合適不過(guò)的了，因?yàn)檎l(shuí)也不敢偷教堂里的東西。我們把豬油藏在祭壇下，不到萬(wàn)不得已的時(shí)候決不動(dòng)它。”豬油罐就這樣被放到了安全的地方。可是沒(méi)過(guò)多久，貓開(kāi)始想吃豬油了，便對(duì)老鼠說(shuō)：“小老鼠，我想跟你說(shuō)點(diǎn)事。我的表姐剛剛生了一個(gè)小寶寶，還請(qǐng)我當(dāng)小寶貝的教母。那小寶貝全身雪白，帶著一些褐色的斑點(diǎn)。我要抱著它去接受洗禮，所以今天要出去一下，你一個(gè)人在家看家，好嗎？”“好的，好的，”老鼠說(shuō)，“你盡管去吧。要是有什么好吃的東西，千萬(wàn)要記著我。我很想嘗一點(diǎn)洗禮時(shí)用的紅葡萄酒。”這一切當(dāng)然都不是真的，因?yàn)樨埐�沒(méi)有表姐，也沒(méi)有被請(qǐng)去當(dāng)教母。它直接去了教堂，偷偷爬到豬油罐那里，開(kāi)始舔呀舔，把頂上一層豬油舔得精光。然后，它在城里的屋頂上散了散步，想碰碰別的運(yùn)氣；接著便躺下來(lái)曬太陽(yáng)。每當(dāng)想起那罐豬油，它都情不自禁地舔舔自己的嘴唇。它一直等到天黑才回家。“啊，你終于回來(lái)了，”老鼠說(shuō)，“這一天肯定過(guò)得很開(kāi)心吧？”“一切順利。”貓答道。“你們給那孩子起了什么名字？”“沒(méi)了頂層！”貓冷淡地說(shuō)。“沒(méi)了頂層！”老鼠叫了起來(lái)，“這個(gè)古怪的名字可不多見(jiàn)。你們家常取這樣的名字嗎？”“那有什么？”貓說(shuō),“不比你的那些教子叫什么偷面包屑的更糟吧？”

　　沒(méi)過(guò)多久，貓又想吃豬油了。它對(duì)老鼠說(shuō)：“你得幫我一個(gè)忙，再一個(gè)人看一次家。又有人請(qǐng)我當(dāng)教母了，而且這個(gè)孩子的脖子上有一道白圈，我實(shí)在無(wú)法推辭。”好心的老鼠同意了。貓從城墻后面溜進(jìn)教堂，一口氣吃掉了半罐豬油。“什么東西也沒(méi)有比吃到自己的嘴里更好，”它說(shuō)，心里對(duì)這一天的收獲感到很滿意。等它到家時(shí)，老鼠問(wèn)道：“這個(gè)孩子起的什么名字呀？”“吃了一半，”貓回答。“吃了一半！你在說(shuō)什么呀？我長(zhǎng)這么大了還從來(lái)沒(méi)有聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)這樣的名字。我敢打賭，就是年歷上也不會(huì)有這樣的名字！”

　　不久，貓的嘴巴又開(kāi)始流口水了，想再去舔一舔豬油。“好事成三嘛，”它說(shuō)，“又有人請(qǐng)我去當(dāng)教母了。這個(gè)孩子除了爪子是白色的，渾身黑黝黝的，連一根白毛都沒(méi)有。這是好幾年才會(huì)碰上的事情，你當(dāng)然會(huì)同意我去的，是嗎？”“沒(méi)了頂層！吃了一半！”老鼠回答，“這些名字真怪！我實(shí)在弄不明白。”“你白天又不出門，”貓說(shuō)，“整天穿著深灰色的皮襖，拖著長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的尾巴，坐在家里胡思亂想，當(dāng)然弄不明白啦！”趁著貓不在家，老鼠把屋子打掃了一下，把東西放得整整齊齊。可是那只饞貓把剩下的豬油吃得干干凈凈。“人只有把東西吃得干干凈凈才能放心，”它自言自語(yǔ)地說(shuō)。它吃得飽飽的，直到天黑了才挺著圓圓的肚子回家。老鼠看到它回來(lái)，立刻問(wèn)它這第三個(gè)孩子起的什么名字。“你也不會(huì)喜歡這個(gè)名字，”貓說(shuō)，“它叫吃得精光。”“吃得精光！”老鼠叫了起來(lái)，“這個(gè)名字太令人費(fèi)解了！我從來(lái)沒(méi)有在書(shū)上見(jiàn)過(guò)。吃得精光！這是什么意思呢？”它搖搖頭，蜷縮起身子，躺下睡著了。

　　從此，貓?jiān)僖矝](méi)有被邀請(qǐng)去當(dāng)教母。可是冬天來(lái)到了，外面再也找不到任何吃的東西。老鼠想到了它們準(zhǔn)備的過(guò)冬的東西，便說(shuō)：“走吧，貓！我們?nèi)ト��?chǔ)存的豬油吧。我們可以美美吃上一頓。”“是的，”貓回答，“那準(zhǔn)會(huì)把你美得就像把你那尖尖的舌頭伸到窗外去喝西北風(fēng)一樣。”它們動(dòng)身去教堂，可它們到達(dá)那里后，看到豬油罐倒是還在那里，里面卻是空的。“天哪！”老鼠說(shuō)，“我現(xiàn)在終于明白是怎么回事了！你可真是個(gè)好朋友！你在去當(dāng)什么教母的時(shí)候，把這豬油全吃光了！先是吃了頂上一層，然后吃了一半，最后……”“你給我住嘴！”貓嚷道，“你要是再羅嗦，我連你也吃了！”“……吃得精光，”可憐的老鼠脫口而出。它剛把話說(shuō)完，貓就撲到了它的身上，抓住它，把它吞進(jìn)了肚子。這世界就是這樣！

　　New Words and Expressions 生詞和詞組

　　1. acquaintance n. 認(rèn)識(shí)

　　2. provision n. 準(zhǔn)備，供應(yīng)品

　　3. yearning n. 渴望，懷念

　　4. consent v. 同意，許可

　　5. calendar n. 日歷，日程表

　　6. suspicious a. 可疑的，令人費(fèi)解的

　　7. curl up 卷起

　　8. dainty a. 優(yōu)美的，講究的

　　9. verily ad. 真正的，真實(shí)的

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