英文版四则寓言故事-叶公好龙,守株待兔,狼来了

英文版四则寓言故事-叶公好龙,守株待兔,狼来了LoveOfDragons叶公好龙OncetherewasamannamedLordYe.从前有一个人叫叶公。Hewaswellknownforhisloveofdragons.他因热爱龙而闻名。Everywhereinhishome,thereweredragons.他家里到处都是龙。Theywerecarvedonhisdoorsandwindows,paintedonhiswalls,andsewedonhisclothes.他把龙刻在门窗上，画在墙上，缝在衣服上。Wayupintheheavens,theDragonKinglearnedaboutthis.远在天庭里的龙王了解到了这一点。HedecidedtogodowntovisitLordYe.他决定下凡去会会叶公。Later,whenLordYewashavinghismiddaynap,athunderstormbegan.有一天，叶公午睡的时候，下起了雷雨。AhugedragonthrusthisheadthroughLordYe'swindow,histailblockingthedoorandhiseyesshininglikelanterns.一条巨龙把头伸进叶公的窗户，龙尾巴挡住了门，龙眼睛像灯笼一样闪闪发光。LordYewasfrightened.Hehidunderhisbed.Hecoveredhisheadwithhishandsandtrembledwithfear.叶公吓坏了。他赶紧藏在了床下。他用手捂住头，害怕得发抖。Hedidnotdareopenhiseyes.他也不敢睁开眼睛。TheDragonKingwasdisappointed.龙王有点点失望。Heleft,wonderingwhyLordYewassofrightenedbyhim.于是龙王只好离开，心里嘀咕着叶公为什么如此惧怕他。Fromthenon,LordYenolongerclaimedtolovedragons.从此以后，叶公不再声称喜爱龙了。PlayingInTheCrowd滥竽充数LongagoinChina,therelivedakingwhowasveryfondofmusic.很久以前在中国，有一位国王非常喜欢音乐。HisfavouritepastimewaslisteningtohismusiciansplayaChineseinstrumentcalledtheYu.他最喜欢的消遣是听音乐家演奏一种叫"竽"的中国乐器。Thekingoftenputhundredsofplayerstogethertoperformgrandmusic.国王经常把数百名演奏者集在一起演奏大场面的音乐。Andhetreatedhismusiciansverywell.他也把这些音乐家们招待得非常好。AmannamedNanguodidnotknowhowtoplaytheinstrument.一个叫南郭的人不知道如何演奏这种乐器。Buthereallywantedtobetreatedtotheking'sgrandmeals.但他真的很想吃到国王的大餐。Sohefoundawaytojointheking'sband.所以他想法混进了国王的乐队。Wheneverthebandplayedfortheking,Nanguojuststoodthereandpretendedtoplayliketheothers.每当乐队为国王演奏时，南郭就站在那里假装像其他人一样演奏。Nobodyknewthathewasmakingnosoundatall.没人知道他的演奏根本就没有声音。Aftertheconcerts,healwaysenjoyedeatinganddrinkingwitheveryoneelse.每当音乐会结束后，他总是和其他人一起享受着美酒佳肴。Eventually,thekingdiedandhissonbecamethenewking.最终，国王死了，他的儿子成为了新国王。Althoughthenewkingalsolikedmusic,hewantedsomethingdifferent.尽管新国王也喜欢音乐，但他想要的不太一样ThewolfiscomingThereisanaughtyboyinavillage.Helikestellinglies.Onedayhewantstomakefunofthefarmers.Soheshouts,"Wolf!Wolf!Wolfiscoming!"Thekindfarmersareworkinginthefield.Theyheartheshout,andhurrytohelptheboy.Butwhengetthere,theboysays:"Thereisn'tawolf.I'mjoking.Thefarersareangryandgobacktotheirfield.Afterawhilethebiyshoutsagain,"Wolf!Wolf!Wolfiscoming!"Andthefarmerscomeandarecheatedagain.Theboylaughsandlaughs.Theysay,"Youtelllies.Wewillnotbelieveyou."Laterawolfreallycomes.Theboyisveryscared."Wolf!Wolf!Wolfiscoming!"theboyshoutsandshouts."Help!Help!"Butnoonecomes.Andwolfeatsthenaughtyboy.从这个故事中，我们懂得不能撒谎，要实事求是。WaitingForHares守株待兔Thereoncewasafarmerwholabouredinhisfieldsallyearround.从前有一个农夫常年在他自己的地里劳作。Oneday,ashewasworking,aharecameoutofthebushes.一天，当他在劳作的时候，一只野兔从灌木丛中跑出来。Frightenedatthesightofthefarmer,theharestartedtorun.当它看到农夫时，惊吓得开始奔跑。Itransofastthatitsmashedintoatreeanddied.它跑得太快，撞到树上就死了。Thefarmerbroughttheharehome.农夫把野兔带回家。Heenjoyedawonderfulmealwithhiswife.农夫和妻子享受了一顿美餐。Thenextday,thefarmerdidnotworkashardasbefore.第二天，农夫没有以前那么辛苦劳作。Heturnedhiseyestothebushesfromtimetotime,hopingtoseeanotherhare.他不时地把眼睛转向灌木丛，期待能再看到一只野兔。Thewholedaypassedandthefarmerdidn'tseeanotherhare.一整天过去了，农夫也没看见兔子。Hedidn'tgetmuchworkdoneeither.他也没做多少农活。Thethirdday,thefarmerwasnotinthemoodtoworkinthefieldsanymore.第三天，农夫根本没有心情再在地里干活了。Heputhistoolsasideandsatnearthetree.他把农具放在一边，坐在树旁。There,hewaitedforanotherhare.他在那儿等着另一只野兔出现。Again,nohareappeared.再一次，没有任何兔子出现Fromthenon,everyday,thefarmerwaitedbesidethetree.从那时起，农夫每天都在树旁等着。Dayspassed,andnotasinglehareshowedup.日子一天天过去了，再也没有野兔出现。Meanwhile,hisfieldsbecamedesertedandnothinggrewonthem.与此同时，他的田地变得荒芜，上面什么作物也没有生长。前往百度app查看全文,体验更佳取消立即查看