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有关于英语短文故事带翻译 天鹅 The Swan The Swan is said to sing but once in its life-when it knows that it is about to die. 据说，天鹅一生只唱一次歌，只有在他死期临近时才唱。 A certain man, who had heard of the song of the Swan, one day saw one of these birds for sale in the market, and bought it and took produced the Swan, and bade it sing for their entertainment: but the Swan remained silent, In course of time, when it was growing old, it became aware xiaogushi8 of its approaching end and broke into a sweet, sad song. 一只曾经听过天鹅那优美歌声的人，偶然在市场上看到几只天鹅正待出售，便买了一只带 。几天后，他邀请几个朋友来吃饭，并介绍了自己的天鹅，让他唱歌来助兴。可是，天鹅却始终保持沉默。 When its owner heard it, he said angrily, “If the creature only sings when it is about to die, what a fool I was that day I wanted to hear its song! I ought to have wrung its neck instead of merely inviting it to sing.” 后来，终于有一天，天鹅慢慢老了，他知道自己死期将至，便展开歌喉，唱出了一曲甜美哀婉的歌，主人听到后，生气地说：“如果你真是临死前才肯唱歌，那我多么愚蠢呀!我真应该在那天拧断你的脖子，而不仅仅是让你唱歌了。“ 狼群、羊群和公羊 The Wolves sent a deputation to the Sheep with proposals for a lasting peace between them, on condition of their giving up the sheepdogs to instant death. 狼群派了一个使者到羊群那里送去一份缔结永久和平的建议书，其中提出，只要羊群放弃牧羊犬的看护，并把他处死，狼群便愿意与羊群和平相处。 The foolish Sheep agreed to the terms; but an old Ram, whose years had brought him wisdom, interfered and said, “How can we expect to live at peace with you? Why, even with the dogs at hand to protect us, we are never secure from your murderous attacks.” 愚蠢的羊群同意了狼群的提议，但是，一只上了年纪的公羊因年长而颇具智慧，他说：“即使眼前有狗在保护我们，我们尚且不能平安地逃出你们的魔爪，还怎么敢期望着与你们和平相处呢?“ 人、马、牛、狗 One winter’s day, during a severe storm, a Horse; an Ox, and a Dog came and begged for shelter in the house of a Man. 冬日里的一天，一场强烈风暴过后，马、牛、狗纷纷来到人居住的房子里，乞求得到庇护。人爽快地接纳了他们。 He readily admitted them, and, as they were cold and wet, he lit a fire for their comfort: and he put oats before the Horse, and hay before the Ox, while he fed the Dog with the remains of his own dinner, When the storm abated, and they were about to depart, they determined to show their