英语小故事1一2分钟

The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上e799bee5baa6e79fa5e98193e59b9ee7ad94333，被人轻易地捉住了。

这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。

从前百有一位小孩，他的名字叫小珊迪，他把火柴卖给了一位先生，但是那位先生没度零钱，小珊迪就去换零钱，在回来的路上被马车撞了，后来，那位先生便以为上当受骗了，可是看小珊迪的眼神，他还是相信他。小珊迪叫问他的弟弟------小珊迪把钱给他，先生得知后，赶紧跑过来看小珊迪，从他弟弟的答口中知道他们两个是孤儿，回父母早死了，只见小珊迪坐在草堆上，激动地对小作者说谁来照顾答他弟弟，先生答应要照顾他弟弟，没过多久，小珊迪就死了

The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat.The cat was very old; she
could not run quickly,and she could not bite,because she was so old.One
day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse.But she
could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran
away,because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became
very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse.She began to hit the
cat.The cat said,"Do not hit your old servant.I have worked for you for
many years,and I would work for you still,but I am too old.Do not be
unkind to the old,but remember what good work the old did when they were
young."
【译文】
老猫
一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了.一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠.因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它.
于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死.她开始打这只猫,猫说：“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无e5a48de588b6e79fa5e98193331情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情.”