經典勵志英文小故事精選

　　在我們有時間的時候，不妨找一些經典勵志英文小故事來給孩子們看看，那麼經典勵志英文小故事都有哪些呢?一起來看看吧。

　　經典勵志英文小故事：守財奴

　　The miser and his gold

　　Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.

　　One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole.

　　He was surprised, and then burst into tears.All the neighbors gathered around him.

　　He told them how he used to come and visit his gold.

　　"Did you ever take any of it out?" asked one of them. "No," he said, "I only came to look at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said the neighbor, "it will be the same as looking at the gold."

　　守財奴

　　從前，有個守財奴將他的金塊埋到一棵樹下，每週他都去把他挖出來看看。

　　一天晚上，一個小偷挖走了所有的金塊。守財奴再來檢視時，發現除了一個空洞什麼都沒有了。

　　守財奴便捶胸痛哭。哭聲引來了鄰居，他告訴他們這裡原來有他的金塊。

　　問明瞭原因後，一個鄰居問：“你使用過這些金塊嗎?” “沒用過，” 他說，“我只是時常來看看。”“那麼，以後再來看這個洞，”鄰居說，“就像以前有金塊時一樣。”

　　寓意: 即使是再珍貴的東西，如果不善加使用，也不會帶來任何好處。

　　經典勵志英文小故事：狐狸和獅子

　　The fox and the lion

　　When the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened. He ran away, and hid himself in the woods.

　　The second time, however, he came near the lion. He stopped at a safe distance, and watched him pass by.

　　The third time they came near one another.

　　The fox went straight up to the lion, and stayed the whole day with him. He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would meet again.

　　They soon became good friends.

　　狐狸和獅子

　　狐狸第一次見到獅子時非常害怕，趕緊藏到森林裡。

　　當他第二次遇到獅子時，則站在附近看獅子經過。

　　第三次遇到獅子時，他竟有膽量，走了上去，與獅子進行十分親切的談話。

　　不久，他們變成了好朋友。

　　寓意: 不要害怕不瞭解的事物，接近它，就會覺得沒什麼可怕的。

　　經典勵志英文小故事：老人與死神

　　The old man and Death

　　An old man was gathering sticks in a forest.

　　At last he grew very tired and hopeless. He threw down all the sticks and cried out, "I cannot bear this life any longer. Ah, I wish Death would come and take me!"

　　As he spoke, Death appeared, and said to him, "What would you do, old man? I heard you call me."

　　"Please, sir," replied the old man, "would you help me lift this bundle of sticks up to my shoulder?"

　　老人與死神

　　有個老人在森林中砍了不少柴，十分吃力地挑著走了很遠的路。

　　一路上他累極了，實在挑不動了，便扔下柴擔，叫喊起來：“這種日子我受不了了，死神啊，帶我走吧。”

　　這時，死神來了，對他說：“老頭，你想做什麼，我聽見你叫我?”

　　“先生，”老人說，“您能幫忙將那擔子放在我的肩上嗎?”

　　寓意: 即使生活不幸，人們仍需愛惜生命。