一篇寓言,下面是全文的中英对照,可以看看:)~~ Belling the cat(系铃于猫) Long ago, there was a big cat in the house一分钟英语小故事简单。 He caught many mice while they were stealing food。
One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy。 Some said this, and some said that。
At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea。 “We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat。 Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away。
” Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, “That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?” The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke。
从前,一所房子里面有一只大猫,他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠。 一天,老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们共同的敌人。会上大家各有各的主张,最后,一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。 “我们可以在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛,那么如果他来到附近,我们听到铃声就可以马上逃跑。
” 大家都赞同这个建议,这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说:“这的确是个绝妙的主意,但是谁来给猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢?”老鼠们面面相觑,谁也没有说话。 寓意: 有些事情说起来容易,做起来却很难。
千镜之屋 The House of 1000 Mirrors
Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors。
A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit。 When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house。
He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could。 To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his。
He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles warmly and friendly。 As he left the House, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place。
I will come back and visit it often。”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house。
He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door。 When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he barked at them and was terrified to see 1000 little dogs barking back at him。
As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again。” All the faces in the world are mirrors。
很久以前的一个很远的小村庄里,有一个以”千镜屋”而著名的地方。一个乐观的小狗听说了这个地方并决定去参观。当来到这个地方,他蹦蹦跳欢恰快的上了台阶,来到房门口,他高高竖起耳朵,欢快地摇着尾巴,从门口往里张望,他惊奇地看到有1000只欢乐的小狗像他一样快的摇尾巴。
他灿烂地微笑着,回报他的是1000张热情,友好的灿烂笑脸。离开时他心想:”这是一个精彩的地主,我一定要经常来参观。”。