经典少儿英语故事带翻译.docxVIP

经典少儿英语故事带翻译 In the past, a man bragged about his bow: There is no bow better than mine. It doesnt need any arrow! 从前，有个人自夸他的弓，说:“我的弓嘛，没有比这更好的了，好得不需要用什么箭的!” Another man bragged about his arrow:There is no arrow better than mine. It doesnt need any bow! 也有人在自夸他的箭，说:“我的箭，没有比这更好的了，好得用不着什么弓了!” At that time, a man good at archery happened to pass by and heard their dialogue. 这时候，恰好有一个会射箭的人从他们身边走过，听到他们的这段对话。 He said:You are both wrong. 就说:“你们两人的话都不对。 One cannot shoot an arrow without a bow; and without an arrow, how can one hit the target? 没有弓，发不出箭;没有箭，怎么能射中目标呢?” Thereupon, the man good at archery asked them to take out their bow and arrow. 说完后，会射箭的人还叫他们把弓和箭都拿出来。 Then he showed them how to shoot at the target with a bow and an arrow. 射箭给他们看。 Now they understood: A bow wont do without an arrow; nor an arrow without a bow. 他们这才明白:弓不能离开箭，箭也离不开弓。 They complement each other. 两者相辅相成。 There was a man of the State of Song who liked to curry favour with others. 宋国有一个人，喜欢奉承别人。 One day, he got a piece of uncarved jade and went to present it to Zi Han, a minister of the State of Song, 有一天，他得到了一块未经雕琢的玉石，便去献给宋国大臣子罕， with the intention to ingratiate himself with the official. 想讨好一番。 Zi Han adamantly refused to accept it. 子罕执意不受。 Thereupon, this man said in honeyed words:This is a piece of rare jade. 于是，那人便花言巧语地说:“这是一块珍奇的玉石啊! I regard it as a treasure suitable for a gentlemans utensil. 我把它当做宝贝，适宜于做君子的器皿。 If it gets into the hands of an old gentleman like you, to be worn by you or put on your dining table, that would be most suitable and fitting. 要是落在老先生你的手中，挂在你的身上，放在你的餐桌上，是最相称、最适合的。 I am an unrefined man, not deserving such a valuable treasure. 我是一个粗人，不配使用这种贵重的宝物。” You may regard this piece of jade as a treasure, said Zi Han, 子罕回答说:“你把这块玉石当做宝贝， but I do not accept others fawning, nor do I regard this kind of conduct a treasure. 我却不接受