寓意:讽刺那些无情无义、恩将仇报的人。The vegetable grower's dog fell into the well. He wanted to save the dog from the well, so he went down into the well himself, but the dog thought that the owner came down to press it into the water and drown it as soon as possible. So when the vegetable grower approached the dog, the dog turned and bit him. The vegetable grower climbed up with great pain and said, “I deserve it!Why should I be so enthusiastic to save it?”
A dispute arose between the North wind and the Sun, each claiming that he was stronger than the other. At last they agreed to try their powers upon a traveller, to see which could soonest strip him of his cloak. The North wind had the first try, and gathering up all his force for the attack, he came whirling furiously down upon the man, and caught up his cloak as though he would wrest it from him by one single effort, but the harder he blew, the more closely the man wrapped it round himself. Then the turn of the Sun. At first he beamed gently upon the traveller, who soon unclasped his cloak and walked on with it hanging loosely about his shoulders, then he shone forth in his full strength, and the man, before he had gone many steps, was glad to throw his cloak right off and complete his journey more lightly clad.
asked the fox. The farmer told the fox to hide inside his barn. When the hunters found the farmer, they asked if he had seen the fox. The farmer answered,“No,” but at the same time, he pointed award the barn. But the hunters did not see the farmer point so they continuedon their way. Seeing the hunters leave, the fox ran out of the barn. As the fox began running away, the farmer yelled,“Aren't you going to thank me?”
亡羊补牢"Better Late Than Never"很久以前,在一个小村庄里,住着一个农夫。他有一个很大的羊圈,里面养了很多羊。羊圈原本是由坚固的木头和竹子建造的,但是由于时间久了,一个角落的木头开始腐烂,留下了一个洞。
A crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak when a fox observed her and set his wits to work to discover some ways of getting the cheese. Coming and standing under the tree he looked up and said, “what a noble bird I see above me!
The Bear's whisper熊的耳语(上)Two travelers, John and Bob, are walking through a forest.两个旅行者,约翰和鲍伯正走在一片森林里。They are best friends.他们是最好的朋友。
The Frog and the Ox青蛙和牛(下)The Mother Frog puffs up her belly.于是青蛙妈妈鼓起她的肚子。Mother Frog: Was it this big?青蛙妈妈:有这么大吗?
从前,有个人看见人家大门上挂着一只门铃,就想把它偷来。If he were discovered, not only he couldn't get the bell, but he himself might also be caught.
《龟兔赛跑》是经典伊索寓言,今天让我们一起来听听这个故事,品读故事中的人生智慧。The Tortoise and the Hare龟兔赛跑Once upon a time, there was a very fast hare.
收录于话题一则神回复,却也惟妙惟肖地反映了中国家长对孩子学英语的重视。看原版书、听英文歌、过圣诞节甚至花大价钱送孩子去国外参加夏令营……为了打造一个纯英文环境,中国家长可谓是不遗余力、乐在其中。但很多人都忽略了一个问题:语言本质上是一种沟通工具,应当融合在学习者的生活中。