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经典英语寓言故事两篇 经典英语寓言故事：在沙漠中的小花 This happened many many summers ago. 这个故事发生在很多很多个夏天以前。 There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad looking...It was growing by itself...enjoying every day... 在一个周围充满着干燥与衰落景象的沙漠中，有一朵小花正绽放着……她孤单地生长着……快乐地过着每一天…… and saying to the sun When shall I be grown up? And the sun would say Be patient---Each time I touch you, you grow a little... 太阳回答说：“不要着急——我的光芒每接触你一次，你就会长大一点儿……”她对太阳说：“我什么时候才能长大呀?” And she was so pleased. Because she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand... 小花听了非常高兴。因为她有机会为这片沙漠增添一处绚丽的景色了…… And this is all she wanted to do---bring a little bit of beauty to this world. 这就是她梦寐以求的——为这个世界带来一点儿美丽。 One day the hunter came by---and stepped on her.--- 一天，一个猎人经过这里——并从她身上踏了过去。—— She was going to die---and she felt so sad. Not because she was dying ---but because she would not have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert. 她即将死了——她感到十分悲伤。她悲伤的原因，并不是因为她将要死去，而是因为她再也没有机会为这片沙漠增添一处绚丽的景色了。 The great spirit saw her, and was listening.---Indeed, he said ...She should be living...And he reached down and touched her---and gave her life. 一个伟大的精灵看到了她，并听到了她的哭诉。——事实上，他说……她应该活下去……于是，他来到沙漠上抚摸着她，并赋予了她生命。 And she grew up to be a beautiful flower...and this corner of the desert became so beautiful because of her. 后来，她终于长大成了一朵美丽的花儿……这片沙漠也因她的存在而变得格外美丽。 经典英语寓言故事：有裂痕的罐子 A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. 印度有一个挑水工，他有两个大罐子，分别挂在肩上的扁担两头。 One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. 其中一个罐子做工精细，从不漏水，另一个上面则有一道裂缝。 At the end of the long walk from the stream to the masters house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. 每当挑水工回到雇主家时，罐子里的水就只剩一半了。 For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to