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小学英语寓言故事阅读 The old man and Death 老人与死神 An old man was gathering sticks in a forest. 有个老人在森林中砍了不少柴，十分吃力地挑着走了很远的路。 At last he grew very tired and hopeless. He threw down all the sticks and cried out, I cannotbear this life any longer. Ah, I wish Death would come and take me! 一路上他累极了，实在挑不动了，便扔下柴担，叫喊起来：“这种日子我受不了了，死神啊，带我走吧。” As he spoke, Death appeared, and said to him, What would you do, old man? I heard you call me. 这时，死神来了，对他说：“老头，你想做什么，我听见你叫我?” Please, sir, replied the old man, would you help me lift this bundle of sticks up to myshoulder? “先生，”老人说，“您能帮忙将那担子放在我的肩上吗?” The wind and the sun 风和太阳 The wind and the sun were disputing who was the stronger. 风和太阳两方为谁的能量大相互争论不休。 Suddenly they saw a traveler coming down the road. The sun said, Whoever can make the traveler take off his coat will be the stronger. 突然，他们看到一个行人走在路上，太阳说：“谁能使行人脱下衣服，谁就更强大。” So the sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow as hard as it could. As the wind blew harder, the traveler wrapped his coat more closely around himself. 太阳藏在乌云后面，风开始拼命地吹，风刮得越猛烈，行人越是裹紧自己的衣服。 Then the sun came out. He shone on the traveler. The traveler soon felt quite hot, and took off his coat. 太阳出来了，暖暖地晒着行人，行人感到很热，很快就把外套脱了下来。 The eagle and the arrow 鹰和箭 An eagle was flying in the sky. As soon as it saw a rabbit, it swoopeddown on its prey. 鹰在天空中飞翔，当他看见一只野兔时，就俯冲下来捕捉猎物。 Suddenly it was hit by an arrow. 突然，有人一箭射中了它。 It fluttered slowly down to the earth, and blood was pouring from the wound. 鹰扇着翅膀降落在地面上。鲜血从伤口中喷涌而出。 When the eagle looked down, he found that the shaft of the arrow was feathered with one of its own plumes.“Alas!”it cried.“We often give our enemies the means for our owndestruction.” 它低头看到箭尾竟是由一根它自己的羽毛制成的，就痛苦地说：“唉，我们总是给敌人提供毁灭我们自己的工具! 感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。