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经典伊索寓言故事阅读 伊索寓言故事：挤牛奶的姑娘 A milkmaid was going to the market. She carried her milk in a pail on her head. 一个农家挤奶姑娘头顶着一桶牛奶，前往集市。 As she went along she began calculating what she would buy after she had sold the milk. 走了一会儿，她开始算计起卖完牛奶后要买的东西： I‘ll buy a new dress, and when I go to the ball, all the young men will dance with me! “我要买一身新衣服，好去参加舞会，年轻的小伙子都会邀请我跳舞。” As she spoke she tossed her head back. The pail immediately fell off her head, and all the milk was spilt. 想到这里，她真地摇起头来，牛奶桶随之倾倒在地，牛奶都流了出去。 The girl went back without anything. She felt very sad. Ah, my child, said her mother. Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. 女孩很伤心，两手空空地回到家里，母亲对她说：“我的孩子，不要过早地打如意算盘。” 伊索寓言故事：两口锅 There were two pots on the bank of a river. One was made of brass, and the other was made of clay. 河中漂流着一个瓦锅和一个铜锅。 When the water rose they both floated off down the river. The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one. 每当潮涨潮落时，瓦锅就尽量地远离铜锅。 So the brass pot cried out, Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you. 铜锅大叫：“别害怕，朋友，我不会撞你的。” But I may come in contact with you, said the earthen pot. If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it. “但是我有可能会和你接触，”瓦锅对铜锅说，“如果我离你太近，无论是你碰到我，或者是我自己不小心碰到你，我都会碎的。” After that the earthen pot floated away. 然后，瓦锅就漂走了。 伊索寓言故事：大力神与车夫 A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road. 一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行。 Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out. 突然，马车的轮子陷入了泥潭，马无法将它们拉出来。 The waggoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. “Hercules, help me,please,“ he said. 车夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出现，“大力神啊，请来帮助我。”他说。 But Hercules appeared to him, and said, “Man, don’t kneel there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel.“ 大力神出现了，却说：“朋友，用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来，再驱赶马拉车出来。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢?” 感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。