簡單的短篇英語美文摘抄帶翻譯

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　　簡單的短篇英語美文：A crooked tree 一棵彎曲的樹

　　There was a dense forest. And all the trees were straight and tall. Their trunks were broad and shapely. But, there was one tree which had a crooked and shapeless trunk.

　　The crooked trunk tree was sad. He thought, "How ugly I am! All the others are straight and shapely. I alone have a crooked trunk."

　　One day a wood-cutter came to the forest. He looked around and said, "I will cut all the trees here, except that crooked tree. That one is of no use to me."

　　And so, he cut away all the other trees. Now, the crooked tree understands that being different has its advantages.

　　從前有一片茂密的森林。裡面所有的樹都長得又直又高，他們的樹幹都長得又寬闊又有型。但是，也有一棵樹，樹幹彎彎曲曲，看上去不太好看。

　　這棵樹幹彎曲的樹很難過。他想，“ 我長得真醜!其他的樹都又直又有型，只有我，長得曲裡拐彎的。”

　　有一天，有一個伐木者來到這片森林。他環望四周，說道：“ 我要把這裡的樹砍光，除了那顆彎曲的樹。那棵樹沒啥用處。”

　　於是，他把其他的樹都砍光了。現在，這棵彎曲的樹明白了，和別人不同有時也有獨特的好處。

　　簡單的短篇英語美文：A bitter result 自食其果

　　A self-important lion in the jungle tried to make his mastery clear to all.

　　He was so confident that he paid no attention to the smaller animals and went right up to a bear. He asked the bear, "Who is the king of the jungle?" The bear replied, "Of course you are."

　　Then the lion asked a tiger the same question. The tiger replied with some reluctance, "Of course you are." And then he went to ask an elephant. But the elephant would not allow the lion to do so. He suddenly took hold of the lion with his long nose and bounced the lion against a tree, leaving him bleeding and badly shaken up.

　　When the lion finally got up, he blamed the elephant and said: "Even if you couldn't answer my question, it's not necessary for you to act so rough."

　　熱帶叢林裡的一個妄自菲薄的獅子試圖使所有的動物都明白它的統治地位。

　　它非常自信，對較小的動物不屑一顧，而是直接去問一隻黑熊：“誰是叢林裡的大王呀?” 黑熊回答說：“當然是你呀。”

　　於是它又去問一個老虎同樣的問題。老虎有點勉強地回答說：“當然是你呀!”然後他又去問一頭大象。可是大象不買它的賬，突然用它的長鼻子把獅子抓起來向一棵樹扔過去，讓它鮮血淋漓和渾身發抖。

　　獅子終於爬起來時，它責怪大象說：“即使你回答不了我的問題，也用不著這麼粗魯嘛。”

　　簡單的短篇英語美文：乘船失銀盆

　　Once upon a time there was a man who dropped a silver bowl into the sea while crossing it.

　　He pondered, "I'm going to make a mark on the water. I'm carrying on my journey now. But I'll come back for it later."

　　After two months' travel during which he visited Ceylon and many other countries. On seeing a river, he jumped into the water looking for the bowl he had lost before.

　　"What are you doing there?" people asked. He replied, "I have lost my bowl. Now I would like to get it back."

　　People went on, "Where did you lose it?" He answered, "I lost it crossing the sea."

　　Again people asked, "How long ago did you lose it?" He answered, "I lost it two months ago."

　　People asked, "Since you lost it two months ago in the sea, why are you looking for it here in the river?" He answered, "I made a mark on the water where I lost the bowl. This water looks the same as the other. There seems no difference. That's why I'm doing this."

　　People went on, "Though all waters are identical, the place that you have lost it is there. How can you find it here?" Everybody jeered at him.

　　從前有一乘船渡海的人，不慎把銀製的器皿掉到海里.

　　當時他想：“我現在就在水面上做個記號，以後再來打撈。”

　　過了兩個月，他到達師子國，看到一條河，就到水中尋找那隻丟失的銀盆。

　　旁邊的人問道：“你做什麼呢?”他回答：“我以前丟失了一隻銀盆，現在想找回來。”

　　旁人又問：“在什麼地方丟的?”回答說：“在剛渡海的時候。”

　　又接著問：“丟了多長時間?”回答說：“丟失了兩個多月了。”

　　又問：“丟失兩個月了，為何在這裡找呢?”他回答：“我丟失銀盆時，在水面做了記號，原來在水面劃的記號，與這裡沒有不同，所以在這裡尋找。”

　　旁人又接著再問：“水雖沒有不同，但你以前丟失是在別處，現在卻在這裡尋找，怎麼可以找到呢?”這時周圍的人都對此大笑不止。