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小学英语短故事 It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢 Once upon a time, there was a shepherd who kept several sheep. 从前有个人，养了几只羊。 One morning, the shepherd discovered that one of his sheep was missing.It turned out that, during the night, a wolf had stolen his sheep through a hole in the sheep pen. 一天早上，他发现少了一只羊。原来羊圈破了个窟窿，夜间狼从窟窿里钻进来把羊叼走了。 His neighbor suggested to him: You should fix the pen and cover the hole right away. 邻居劝告他说：“赶快把羊圈修一修，堵上那个窟窿吧。” But the shepherd said: The sheep is already lost, so I dont need to repair it. And so he rejected the neighbors suggestion. 他说：“羊已经丢了，还修羊圈干什么呢?”他没接受邻居的劝告。 The next morning, he discovered that another sheep was missing.Once again, the wolf stole the sheep through the hole in the fence. 第二天早上，他去放羊，发现又少了一只羊。原来狼又从窟窿里钻进来把羊叼走了。 The shepherd regretted not taking the neighbors advice.So he plugged the hole to secure the sheep pen. 他很后悔没有接受邻居的劝告，他赶快堵上那个窟窿，把羊圈修得结结实实的。 From then on, no more sheep was stolen by the wolf. 从此，他的羊再没有被狼叼走了。 to feel just like a fish in water 如鱼得水 In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the country was in confusion. 东汉末年，天下大乱。 In order to reunite the country, Liu Bei paid a visit to Zhu Geliang who had hidden himself in the countryside. 刘备为统一天下，特意拜访隐居的诸葛亮寻求帮助。 He went there twice but didnt see Zhu Geliang. Then the third time he finally met him. 他连去了两次都没见到诸葛亮，第三次才见到了他。 Liu Bei explained why he came and explained his noble ambition to Zhu Geliang.Zhu Geliang also proposed some very good strategies. 刘备说明来意，并畅谈了自己的宏图大志。诸葛亮也提出了周详的战略方针。 After listening, Liu Bei was so happy, he appointed Zhu Geliang as his military advisor.He said: Zhu Geliang to me is as water is to fish. 刘备听后大喜，于是立诸葛亮为军师。他说：“我刘备有了诸葛亮，就好像鱼儿有了水一样。” With the assistance of Zhu Geliang, Liu Beis power expanded rapidly, and finally he realized his goal. 刘备在诸葛亮的帮助下，势力不断扩大，最终实现了目标。 Nowadays, this phrase is often used to describe the person who st