英文的短篇勵志小故事

　　很多朋友都喜歡是不是的找一些來看，那麼英文的短篇勵志小故事都有哪些呢?一起來看看吧。

　　：畫餅充飢

　　Relieving Hunger with Pictures of Cakes

　　Once in the Three Kingdoms Period 220-280, the duke of the Wei, Cao Rui, planed to select a very capable man to work for him. He said to his ministers: 'When choosing a talented person, always beware of one with a false reputation. A false reputation is just like a picture of a cake; it can' t ease hunger.'

　　Later, this idiom came to be used to mean comforting oneself with unrealistic thoughts, without solving practical problems.

　　畫餅充飢

　　三國時代魏國的皇帝曹睿，準備選拔一個有才能的人到朝廷來做關。曹睿兌他的大臣說：“選擇人才，不能光找有虛名的人。虛名好像是畫的一塊餅，只能看，不能解決肚子飢餓的問題啊!”

　　後來人們就用“畫餅充飢”這個成語比喻用空想安慰自己，不能解決實際問題。

　　：枕戈待旦

　　Lying with one's Head Pillowed on a Spear,Waiting for Day to Break

　　In the Western Jin Dynasty there were two young men.One of them was Zu Ti and the other was Liu Kun.Both of them were men of ideals and integrity who were chivalrous and of a sanguine disposition.They not only wrote excellent articles but also were fond of practising martial arts to keep fit, in order to render meritorious service to the country.Both of them were chief clerks responsible for document administration in Luoyang.Although in appearance the Jin Dynasty had jurisdiction of the Central Plains comprising the middle and lower reaches of the Haunch and threatened by foreign invasion.Zu Ti and Liu Kun often talked about the country's situation till late into the night,and each time they talking very excitedly again.Liu Kun fell asleep without knowing it,but Zu Ti was too excited to fall asleep." Cock-a-doodle-doo,"came the crow of rooster in the wasteland.Zu Ti jumped up and kicked Liu Kun awake:"Listen.How inspiring the rooster's crow is.Let's get up and practised on a slope.From then on,they kept practising sword playing vigorously and energetically in the wasteland every day when they heard the first crow in the morning.Deeply moved by Zu Ti's patriotic passion,Liu Kun was determined to devote himself to his homeland.Once he wrote to his family:"At the time when the country is in dire peril,I am resolved to dedicate myselt to the service of my country.I often fear that I might lag behind Zu Ti in rendering service to the country,and,in fact,I am behind him..." The words" sleep with my head pillowed on a spear,waiting for the day to break"vividly described Liu Kun's determination to dedicate himself to the service of the country and to fight the enemy at any time.Later,this set phrase is used to mean maintaining sharp vigilance and being ready to fight at any time."

　　西晉人祖逖和劉琨，都是性格開朗、仗義好俠的志士。年輕時不但文章寫得好，而且都喜歡練武健身，決心報效祖國。當時，晉朝表面上還管轄著中原大地，但實際上已是內憂外患，風雨飄搖了。祖逖和劉琨一談起國家局勢，總是慷慨萬分，常常聊到深夜。

　　一天，祖逖又和劉琨談得十分興奮，劉琨不知什麼時候睡著了，祖逖卻久久沉浸在談話的興奮之中，不能入睡。“喔，喔，喔--”荒原上的雄雞叫了起來，祖逖一躍而起，踢醒了劉琨：“聽，這雄雞啼鳴多麼振奮人心呀，快起來練劍吧!”於是，兩人操起劍來，在高坡上對舞。從此，他倆每天清早聽到頭一聲鳴叫，一定來到荒原上抖擻神練起劍來。

　　劉琨被祖逖的愛國熱情深深感動，決心獻身於祖。一次他給家人的信中寫道：“在國家危難時刻，我經常‘枕戈待旦’枕著兵器睡覺一直到天明，立志報國，常擔心落在祖逖後邊，不想他到底走到我的前頭了!……”

　　故事出自《晉書·祖逖傳》。“枕戈待旦”出自劉琨《與親故書》，形象地寫出了劉琨隨時準備殺敵報國的決心。後來用作成語，形容時刻警惕敵人，準備作戰。

　　：桃李不言，下自成蹊

　　Peaches and Plums Do Not Have to Talk, Yet the World Beats a Path to Them--Natural Attraction

　　Duing the Western Han Dynasty206 B.C.- A.D.24Period, there was a very famous general whose name was Li Guang. He was very brave and skillful in battle, and had fought more than seventy battles with the Huns, an ancient nationality in China.Having made brilliant achievements in war, he was deeply loved and esteemed by the officers and men as well as the common people. However,he did not claim credit for himself and become arrogant,although he held a high post,commanding a big army,and had rendered outstanding service in defending the county. He was not only polite and amiable, but also shared weal and woe with the soldiers. He always had the troops under his commandat heart,and whenever gifts were bestowed to him by the imperial government,he distributed the gifts to his officers and men. When marching, he endured the torments of hunger and thirst as the soldiers did when food and water were in short supply. When fighting, he charged at the head of his men,and ,when he gave the order,every soldier advanced bravely to engage in fighting,not fearing death.

　　When the sad news of the heath of General Li Guang reached the militaty camp,the officers and men of the whole army wept bitterly.

　　西漢時候，有一位勇猛善戰的將軍，名叫李廣，一生跟匈奴打過七十多次仗，戰功卓著，深受官兵和百姓的愛戴。李廣雖然身居高位，統領千軍萬馬，而且是保衛國家的功臣，但他一點也不居功自傲。他不僅待人和氣，還能和士兵同甘共苦。每次朝廷給他的賞賜，他首先想到的是他的部下，就把那些賞賜統統分給官兵們;行軍打仗時，遇到糧食或水供應不上的情況，他自己也同士兵們一樣忍飢挨餓;打起仗來，他身先士卒，英勇頑強，只要他一聲令下，大家個個奮勇殺敵，不握犧牲。這是一位多麼讓人崇敬的大將軍啊!

　　後來，當李廣將軍去世的噩耗傳到軍營時，全軍將士無不痛哭流涕，連許多與大將軍平時並不熟悉的百姓也紛紛悼念他。在人們心目中，李廣將軍就是他們崇拜的大英雄。

　　漢朝偉大的史學家司馬遷在為李廣立傳時稱讚道：“桃李不言，下自成蹊。”意思是說，桃李有著芬芳的花朵，甜美的果實，雖然它們不會說話，但仍然會吸引人們到樹下賞花嘗果，以至樹下都走出一條小路，李廣將軍就是以他的真誠和高尚的品質贏得了人們的崇敬。

　　“桃李不言，下自成蹊”這則成語出自《史記·李將軍列傳》,比喻為人真誠,嚴於律已,自然會感動別人,自然會受到人們的敬仰。