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第一篇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,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.第二篇Little RobertLittle Robert asked his mother for two cents.What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered.Youre a good boy, said the mother proudly. Here are two centsmore. But why are you so interested in the old woman?She is the one who sells the candy.好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱.“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说. “你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说.“再给你两分钱.可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”“她是个卖糖果的.”第三篇Belling the catlong ago,there was a big cat in the house.He caught many mice while they were stealing food.One day the mice bad a meeting to talk about the way to deal withtheir common enemy.Some said this,and some said that.At last a young mouse got up,and said that he had a good idea.“We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat.Then when he comes near,we can hear the sound of the bell,and run away.”Everyone approved of this proposal,but an old wise mouse got up and said,“That is all very well,but who will tie the bell to the cat?”The mice looked at each other,but nobody spoke.给猫挂铃铛很久以前,房子里有只大猫.他抓住了许多偷吃粮食的老鼠.一天,老鼠们开会讨论对付猫的办法.有的说这样,有有的说那样.最后一只小老鼠站起来,说他有一个好办法：我们给猫的脖子上拴一个铃当,当猫走近的时候,我们就可以听到铃声,就可以逃跑了.每个老鼠都同意这个建议,但是一只老老鼠站起来说：那谁去给猫戴上铃当呢?老鼠们你看我,我看你,没人出声了.第四篇Steps To Happiness通往幸福的阶梯Everybody Knows:You cant be all things to all people.You cant do all things at once.You cant do all things equally well.You cant do all things better than everyone else.Your humanity is showing just like everyone Elises.每个人都知道：你无法为每个人办到每件事.你无法立刻完成所