英语小故事20字,带翻译,

TheThirstyPigeon口渴的鸽子

APIGEON,oppressedbyexcessivethirst,sawagobletofwaterpaintedonasignboard.Notsupposingittobeonlyapicture,sheflewtowardsitwithaloudwhirandunwittinglydashedagainstthesignboard,jarringherselfterribly.Havingbrokenherwingsbytheblow,shefelltotheground,andwascaughtbyoneofthebystanders.

Zealshouldnotoutrundiscretion.

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,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.

TheRavenandtheSwan乌鸦和天鹅

ARAVENsawaSwananddesiredtosecureforhimselfthesamebeautifulplumage.SupposingthattheSwan'ssplendidwhitecolorarosefromhiswashinginthewaterinwhichheswam,theRavenleftthealtarsintheneighborhoodwherehepickeduphisliving,andtookupresidenceinthelakesandpools.Butcleansinghisfeathersasoftenashewould,hecouldnotchangetheircolor,whilethroughwantoffoodheperished.

ChangeofhabitcannotalterNature.

乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛.他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡,羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕.于是,他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛,来到江湖边.他天天洗刷自己的羽毛,不但一点都没洗白,反而因缺少食物饥饿而死.

这故事是说,人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变.

TheGoatandtheGoatherd山羊与牧羊人

AGOATHERDhadsoughttobringbackastraygoattohisflock.Hewhistledandsoundedhishorninvain;thestragglerpaidnoattentiontothesummons.AtlasttheGoatherdthrewastone,andbreakingitshorn,beggedtheGoatnottotellhismaster.TheGoatreplied,Why,yousillyfellow,thehornwillspeakthoughIbesilent.

Donotattempttohidethingswhichcannotbehid.

很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里.有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西,单独落在后面.牧羊人拿起一块石头扔了过去,正巧打断了山羊的一只角.牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人,山羊说：“即使我不说,又怎能隐瞒下去呢?我的角已断了,这是十分明显的事实.”

这故事说明,明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的.