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易懂的英語哲理故事
一句話,就如一盞明燈。一個故事,就能啟迪心靈。播種一種習(xí)慣,收獲一種性格,播種一種性格,收獲一生成功。一個哲理故事,就能教會人們懂得其中的人生哲理。對此陽光網(wǎng)小編給大家準(zhǔn)備了易懂的英語哲理故事,以供參閱。
易懂的英語哲理故事篇(1)
An old man was walking along the beach one evening at low tide.
一位老人獨(dú)自在退潮的海邊散步。
He noticed that thousands of starfish had been stranded on the sand by the receding waters.In the course of his walk he came upon a young man who was picking up some of the starfish and throwing them back into the sea.
他注意到數(shù)不清的.海星在潮水退去是活生生地被困在沙灘上。這是他遇到了一個年輕人,他正在撿起一些海星并將它們?nèi)踊睾V小?/p>
"What are you doing?"the old man asked.
“你在做什么呢?”老人問。
"Oh,just saving some starfish,"the young man replied.
“呃,在救活這些海星。”年輕人回答說。
"Well,you're a fool,"the old man told him.
“哦,你有點(diǎn)犯傻。”老人告訴她。
"Really?"replied the young man,"What makes you say so?"
“是嗎?”年輕人問,“您為什么會這樣認(rèn)為?”
"Well,just look at all the starfish on this beach.There are thousands of them."
“哦,只要看看岸邊的所有這些海星就知道了。它們可有成千上萬只。”
The old man looked around and then at the young man.
老人四周看了看,又轉(zhuǎn)過來看著年輕人。
"You don't have the time nor the energy to save all of them.Your saving a few starfish is nice,but in the larger scheme of things,it's ridiculous.What difference could you possibly make?"
“你根本沒有時間也沒有精力去拯救這所有的海星,你救活了一些海星當(dāng)然很好,可是你想要救活全部則完全不切實(shí)際。你的努力能改變什么呢?”
The young man looked at the old man for a moment. Then wordlessly,he bent down, picked up a starfish, and threw it far out into the water.
年輕人看了老人一會兒。然后他沒有說話,彎下腰,撿起一只海星遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地扔到水中。
"Well,"he said,putting his hands on his hips in satisfactory,"I made a big difference to that one."
“唔”,年輕人很滿意地把手貼在腰后,說:“對那只海星來說,一切都改變了。”
And he tossed another into the ocean,"and this one",tossed,"and this one..."
他又將另外一只海星扔到海里,“這只也是”,又扔出,“還有這只……”
易懂的英語哲理故事篇(2)
A man bought a Donkey at the market one day and took himhome on approval.
一天,有個人在集市上買了一頭驢,把驢牽回家先試用一下。
Now the man owned several Donkeys already and he kneweach one's character very well.這人已經(jīng)有好幾頭驢了,深知每頭驢的習(xí)性。
One of the Donkey was very strong and brave. Another waseager to please but quickly exhausted.
有頭驢又強(qiáng)壯、又勇敢;還有頭驢急于討人喜歡,可一會兒就累了;
One Donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in themorning and he did as little as he possibly could all day long. When the otheranimals were being loaded up he always tried to be the last so that he wouldget the lightest load.
另有頭驢非常懶,它不愿意一大早就去干活,一整天它都盡可能地少干點(diǎn)活,別的驢載東西時,它總是盡量排最后一個,這樣載的東西就會最輕。
The man led the new Donkey into the stable yard. For amoment he stood sniffing at his new companions. Then, without hesitation, hetrotted up to the lazy Donkey and began feeding comfortably at his side.
這個人把新買的驢牽進(jìn)牲口棚的`院子里。驢站了一會兒,聞了聞它的新伙伴們,然后,毫不猶豫地跑到懶驢跟前,在它旁邊悠閑自得地吃起草來。
Though it was late in the day, the man immediately ledthe new Donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.
天色已經(jīng)很晚了,這個人還是馬上把新買的驢牽出了院子,徑直回到集市上。
"You cannot have given him a fair trial yet, "said themerchant. "It is only ten minutes since you bought him."
“你不可能已經(jīng)好好試過了,”賣驢的人說,“你買了它才十幾分鐘。”
"I don't need to try him anymore," replied the man."I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take himaway and give me my money back. I can do without Donkeys like him."
“我不用再試了,”這個人回答道。“從它自己挑選的朋友,我就知道它是頭什么樣的驢了。把它牽走,把錢還給我。我沒有這樣的驢也能過日子。”
易懂的英語哲理故事篇(3)
Do You Know My Work?
One night a hotel caught fire, and the people who were staying in it ran out in their nigh clothes,Two men stood outside and looked at the fire.
“Before Icame out,” said one,“I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of money. People don'tthink of money when they're afraid. When anyone leaves paper money in a fire, thefire burns it. So I took all the bills that I could find.No one willbe poorer because I took them.”
“You don'tknow my work?”said the other.
“What is yourwork?”
“I’m apoliceman.”
“Oh!”cried thefirst man. He thought quickly and said:“And do you know mywork?”
“No”said thepoliceman.
“I'm awriter, I'm always telling stories about things that never happened.”
譯文:你知道我是干什么的嗎?
一天晚上,一家旅館失火,住在這家旅館里的人穿著睡衣就跑了出來,有兩個人站在外面,看著大火。
“在我出來之前,”其中一個說:“我跑進(jìn)一些房間,找到了一大筆錢。人在恐懼中是不會想到錢的。如果有人把紙幣留在火里,火就會把它燒成灰燼。所以我把我所能找到的'鈔票都拿走了。沒有人會因?yàn)槲夷米咚鼈兌兊酶F。”
“你不知道我是干什么的?”另一個人說。
“你是干什么的?”
“我是警察。”
“噢!”第一個人喊了一聲。他靈機(jī)一動,說:“那你知道我是干什么的?”
“不知道。”警察說。
“我是個作家,我總是愛編一些從未發(fā)生過的故事。”
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