英语经典典故(经典英语小故事)
1.经典英语小故事
The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young." 老猫 一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。
一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。
于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river." He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。
他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。” 他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。
他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。 不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city." The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid." 城里老鼠和乡下老鼠 从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。
很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。
乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。
城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。” 乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。
房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。
因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。” Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning? Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,"School-Go slow". 老师：为什么你每天早晨都迟到？ 汤姆：每当我经过学校的拐角处，就看见一个牌子上写着"学校----慢行". A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for 。
2.关于英语的小故事(成语、神话)
The Golden Touchmidas,son of the great goddess of ida,by a hero whosename is not remembered ,was a pleasureloving king of macedonian bromium,where he ruled over the brigians and planted his famous rose gardens.one day,the old hero silenus,dionysus'' former teacher,happened to straggle from the main body of the dionysian army as it marched out of thrace into boeotia,and was found sleeping and drunken in the rose gardens.the gardeners tied him and ledhim before midas,to whom he told wonderful tales of a big continent lying beyond the ocean''s stream ——altogether separatefrom the united mass of europe,asia,or africa——where gigantic,happy,and longlived people lived in splendid cities,enjoying a wonderful law system.midas,delighted with silenus'' fictions,entertained him for five days and nights,and then ordered a guide to lead him to dionysus'' headquarters.dionysus,who had been worrying about silenus,sent toask how midas wished to be rewarded.he replied without hesitation:'please turn all i touch into gold.'' however,not onlystones,flowers,and the furnishings of his house turned to gold but,when he sat down to table,so did the food he ate and the water he drank .midas soon begged to be freed from his wish,because he was fast dying of hunger and thirst.highlyamused ,dionysus told him to visit the source of the river pactolus and there wash himself.he obeyed,and was at oncefreed from the golden touch,but the sands of the river pactolusare bright with gold to this day.点金术弥达斯是伊达山大女神和一位姓名不详的英雄的儿子。
他是马其顿勃洛弥恩的好寻欢作乐的国王。他统治勃里癸亚人民，种植闻名遐迩的玫瑰花。
一天，狄俄尼索斯酒神和追随者从色雷斯出发去维奥蒂亚。狄俄尼索斯以前的老师森林之神老西勒诺斯不巧跟队伍走散了。
他喝得醉醺醺的，躺在弥达斯的花园里酣然大睡。园丁发现了他，把他捆起来领去见弥达斯。
他给弥达斯讲述有关大洋河彼岸的、与连成一片的欧罗巴、亚细亚或阿非利加完全脱离的一个大洲的奇妙的故事。大洲上座落着神奇的城市，居住着身材高大、幸福而长寿的人民，拥有值得赞颂的法律制度。
西勒诺斯的故事使弥达斯听得欣喜若狂。他盛情款待老山神五天五夜，然后派向导护送他回到狄俄尼索斯的大本营。
狄俄尼索斯一直在为西勒诺斯担心。现在，他派人问弥达斯有什么要求，他应该怎样报答他。
弥达斯毫不迟疑地回答说，“请恩准使我摸到的一切都变成金子。”然而，变成金子的不仅仅是石块、花朵和屋内的陈设。
他坐下吃饭时，他吃的食物和喝的水也都变成金子。过了不久，弥达斯恳求狄俄尼索斯使他从他那愿望中解脱开来，因为他饥渴交加，快死了。
狄俄尼索斯逗弄弥达斯，开心得很。他叫弥达斯前往帕克托罗斯河的源头，在河里洗个澡。
弥达斯依法行事，立即解除了点金术，但帕克托罗斯河的沙子至今因含金而闪闪发光。下面这个网站有许多，只列了一个比较通俗的出来，你可以自已去仔细选择一个.。
3.英语小故事10篇
1The winter vacation passed quickly. In those days, I have done some things. Playing, doing homework and so on. Sometimes I helped my mother doing some housework. She thanked to me. Though, I was proud of myself. I also went over my English learning. I think I have known more than before. In the new term, I will study hard. 2I like to eat meat that comes from any poultry, chicken, duck, geese as well as dairy meat. beef tastes really good. Not only are they delicious and fattening, they are full of nutrition. Also, meat can come in an almost infinite array of varieties, because they come from a whole range of animals and each can be prepared in many ways. There are many exotic types of meats around the world, hopefully, i will have the chance to sample my favourite food in many different ways. 3Today is natinal day.I went to the park with my family to celebrate this holiday.There are many people in the park.Some of them were taking photos ,and others were going sightseeing.How happily they looked. 2 This afternoon I went to the park which was built recently near my home.In the park,I saw many beautiful flowers and trees.The air was quite fresh and brids sang happyly.All the people there were singing,dancing and playing games.What a lovely place! 4Dear Mary, I have been living in Beijing for some time now and I find it very interesting here. There are so many similarities between Beijing and London. They are both the capital of the country and are both very important cities. Both places have huge populations. They are both the economical, political and cultural center. They both have many historical and cultrual I also found many differences in the two cities. In London we drive on the left side of the road, w。
4.谁有英文经典小故事?急需
SNOW WHITE CONTENTS SW---白雪公主 Q---皇后 M---魔镜 H---猎人 P---白马王子 D---小矮人 A---小动物 音乐起，旁白 A long time ago, In a beautiful kingdom, there lived a young king and queen, the people loved them so much; the queen died while giving birth to a girl, her name was Snow White, She was a beautiful princess. Year passed, the king got married again, The people didn't love the new queen, because she was cruel. One day, In the king's palace： ----白雪出场 S.w: My name is S.w , I am a beautiful princess, I miss my mother so much, Where is my mother? Where is my mother？ 音乐起，皇后、魔镜出场 Q: I am a queen, I'm very beautiful,Where is Mirror? Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the most beautiful? M: S.w is much more beautiful than you! Q: Hunter, go kill S.w. 猎人出场 H: Yes, my queen 音乐起，小动物出场，追赶猎人，公主惊慌出逃 S.w: Help me ,help me, please, please A: what's the matter with you? S.w: The hunter…hunter… A: bite you bite you … 小动物追赶猎人下场 S.w: I am tired and hungry, oh, there is a little house , I will eat a little and lie down. 音乐起，7个小矮人出场， D: 1\Look, somebody ate my food---- 2\somebody drank my water---- 3\someone is sleeping now---- 4\What a beautiful girl！---- 小矮人睡觉----音乐起公主先醒了----小矮人醒了----对话 5\How do you do? S.w: How do you do? My name is S.w … Nice to meet you! D： （齐说）Nice to meet you ,too---- 6\ welcome to our house!---- 7\Would you like to live here? S.w: My pleasure, thank you very much! D: Let's go out for our work, bye-bye, S.W 皇后、魔镜出场 Q: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most beautiful? M: S.w is much more beautiful than you! Q: What? S.w is not dead? Hahaha, I got a good idea！ 音乐起，皇后扮演老太太出场，对话 Q: Apple ,apple, beautiful apple, S.w: Hello, Good morning grandma! Q: pretty girl ,would you like a bite? S.w: Oh, yes ,thank you grandma！ 白雪公主咬一口后倒地 Q: The girl is dead! Hahaha… 小矮人出场、围着公主哭 S.w wake up, wake up… 音乐起，动物引着王子出场 P: A beautiful girl! She shall be my queen！ 王子吻公主，公主醒了 S.w: Thank you for your help! P: My pleasure 音乐起，小动物、小矮人、公主、王子跳起欢快的舞 Three Little Pigs 三只小猪 Storyteller: There are three little pigs living with 讲故事者：三只小猪和他们的妈妈 their mother. Ding-Ding and Dong- 住在一起。
丁丁和东东 Dong are brother pigs. They are very 是猪哥哥，他们很懒，他 Lazy. They eat and sleep all day. 们整天吃了就睡。龙龙是 Long-Long is the youngest pig. She 最小的，她整天帮着妈妈 works all day. She helps her mother 做家务。
to do the housework. Mother pig: You have grown up. You must make 猪妈妈：你们已经长大了，你们得 your own houses. 为自己盖间房。 Goodbye, little pigs. Build a house. 再见，孩子们。
去盖间房。 Be careful of the wolf. 小心狼。
Pigs: Yes, Mum. Goodbye. 三只小猪：好的，妈妈。再见。
Wolf: I'm hungry. Look! Three little pigs 狼：我饿了。看，三只小猪可 for dinner. Mmm. 以做我的美餐。
Sister pig: What are you doing, brothers？ 猪妹妹：哥哥，你们在干什么？ Ding-Ding: I'm building a house with leaves. 丁丁：我在用树叶盖房子。 Dong-Dong: I'm building a house with sticks. 东东：我在用树枝盖房子。
Sister pig: But leaves aren't strong. 猪妹妹：可是树叶不牢固。树枝也不 And sticks aren't strong. 牢固。
Brother pigs: Yes, we know. But it's easy. 猪哥哥：我们知道。但它很容易。
What are you doing, sister？ 你在干什么？ Sister pig: I'm building a house with bricks. 猪妹妹：我在用砖头盖房子。 Brother pigs: Bricks! That's very difficult. 猪哥哥：用砖头盖，那太难了。
Sister pig: I know. But bricks are strong. 猪妹妹：我知道，可是砖头很坚固。 …… Brother pigs: Oh, we're finished. Let's have 猪哥哥：噢，我们盖好了。
我们打 a nap. 个盹吧。 Sister pig: My house is finished. My house 猪妹妹：我的房子盖好了，我的房 is strong. 很坚固。
Wolf: Little pigs. Little pigs. Open your 狼： 小猪，小猪，快开门！ Doors! Brother pigs: No. No. Go away. 猪哥哥：不开，不开。快走开。
Wolf: This is very easy. Sticks and leaves 狼：这太容易了。树枝和树叶 aren't strong. 都不牢固。
Storyteller: The wolf blows the houses down. 讲故事者：狼吹倒了房屋。丁丁和东 Ding-Ding and Dong-Dong run 东跑到龙龙家。
to Long-Long's house. Brother pigs: Help! Help！ 猪哥哥：救命！ 救命！ Wolf: Stop, you two pigs. 狼： 站住，你这两只小猪。 Brother pigs: Open the door, sister. The wolf 猪哥哥：妹妹，快开门。
狼来了， is coming. Let me in. 让我们进去。 Long-Long: Come in, please. Don't worry. 龙龙：快进来。
别担心，我的 My house is strong. 房子很坚固。 。
5.集经典英语小故事,励志方面,带翻译
The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer.琼斯是个非常勤劳的铁匠，常常一整天都在店里工作。
他工作非常努力，他的铁锤下常常是火花飞舞。The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith everyday and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.邻居史密斯先生很有钱，他的儿子常常来看琼斯打铁。
他喜欢看这位工匠工作，常常一看就是几个小时。"Young man, why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks, even if it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you."“年轻人，为什么不亲自尝试一下如何制作鞋钉呢，哪怕只是为了消磨时间？”铁匠说，“没准，有一天它会对你有帮助。”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.懒懒的孩子开始想看看自己到底能做什么。然而，仅仅经过很短的练习，他便发现自己非常熟练起来，很快他就做出了最好的鞋钉。
Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country. It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.老史密斯先生去世了，而他的儿子则因为战争的缘故失去了所有的财产。他不得不离开家园，在另外一个国家住了下来。
巧的是，这个国家的这个地区，急需大量军鞋，所以这个村子里有很多鞋匠，他们总是花费很多钱购买鞋钉。有时，即使付了很高的价钱，也买不到他们想要的鞋钉。
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.在这食不果腹的困难时刻，年轻的史密斯记起自己曾学过制鞋钉这门手艺，便突发奇想，想和这些鞋匠们做一个交易。他对他们说，如果他们可以帮助他成立一个店铺，他就可以做鞋钉。
鞋匠们对他的这一提议欣喜若狂。很快，史密斯发现他做的鞋钉是村里面最好的。
"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune. My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."“这真是有趣，”他常常会说，“即便是做鞋钉也会带来财富。与我以前所有的财富相比，我现在做的事情对于我来说更有用。”
6.关于英语的小故事（成语、神话）
A poor pig
Danny is a little pig . He is unhappy because he wants to leave home to see the world .
It's a sunny day . Danny goes away when his parents are sleeping . on his way he meets an elephant , a peacock and a rabbit . At last , he gets to a lake . He looks at his reflection in the water and says, “I wish I have an elephant's nose , a peacock's tail and a rabbit's ears .” after a while , Danny's wish comes true . He runs back excitedly .
But his parents can't recognize Danny , “Go away , you're not our son .” Danny goes to the lake again . “ I just want to be a pig .” He says sadly .Danny waits and waits . He becomes a pig again .
Danny runs back quickly . His parents hug and say , “ This is our lovely baby .”
可怜的小猪
丹尼是只小猪，为此他很不开心，他希望自己能够拥有大象的鼻子、孔雀的尾巴、小兔的耳朵。可是，当他的愿望实现的时候，爸爸妈妈却不认他了。可怜的小猪决定，还是变回自己原来的样子吧。
很好的故事，祝愿你能有好成绩。
7.英语哲理小故事
1、The Lion, The Bear And The Fox（狮子、熊与狐狸）Long ago a lion and a bear saw a kid. They sprang upon it at the same time. The lion said to the bear, “I caught this kid first, and so this is mine.”"No, no," said the bear.“I found it earlier than you, so this is mine.” And they fought long and fiercely. At last both of them got very tired and could no longer fight.A fox who hid himself behind a tree not far away and was watching the fight between the lion and the bear, came out and walked in between them, and ran off with the kid. The lion and the bear both saw the fox, but they could not even catch the fox. The lion said to the bear, “We have fought for nothing. That sly fox has got the kid away.” 从前，一只狮子和一只熊看见一个孩子，它们同时向他扑去。
狮子对熊说，“我首先捉住的这个孩子， 因此这个孩子是我的。” “不，不！”熊说，“我比你早发现的，因此他是我的。”
它们激烈地争论了很久。最后它们两个感到非常疲乏，再也不能打斗了。
不远处，一只狐狸正掩藏在树后，观看着狮子和熊之间的战斗，这时它走了出来，站在它们之间，叼走了这个孩子。 狮子和熊看到这个情形，但它们却不能捉住狐狸。
狮子对熊说：“我们争斗了那么久却什么也没得到，而这只狡猾的狐狸却把孩子叼走了。”2、The Boys And The Frogs（男孩与青蛙）One spring day some naughty boys were playing near a pond. They began to throw stones into the water. In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys, for the stones hurt some of the frogs. At last an old frog lifted his head out of the water and said, “Boys, please don't throw stones at us.” The boys said, “We are only playing.” “I know that, but please stop throwing stones, my boys. What is play to you is death to us,” said the old frog. So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away.春天里的一天，一些顽皮的男孩在一个水塘边玩耍。
他们开始往水里扔石块。许多生活在水塘里的青蛙非常害怕这些男孩，因为石头曾弄伤了他们中的一些。
最后一只老青蛙把他的脑袋探出水面，他说：“孩子们，请别向我们扔石头。” 男孩说：“我们只是在玩耍。”
“我知道，但请别扔石头，孩子们。对你们而言的玩耍对我们可意味着死亡。”
老青蛙说。因此男孩们不再扔石头并且离开了。
3、Ye Gong was well-known for his fondness for dragons: In the house where he lived, dragons were painted on the walls and carved on the pillars and the four walls of his bedroom. There were dragons everywhere, up and down, front and back, with each dragon baring its teeth and brandishing1 its claws.In the heavens there was a real dragon. It was very happy to hear that Ye Gong was so fond of dragons.One day, the sky suddenly darkened, and then came wind, thunder and rain. The real dragon flew to Ye Gong's home. It poked2 its head into the window in the south and coiled its tail to the window in the north, rocking and rattling3 the whole house.At the sight of this real dragon, Ye Gong was frightened out of his wits. He trembled all over and hurriedly hid himself.So it turned out that what Ye Gong liked was painted and carved fake dragons but not real ones.叶公好龙 叶公喜欢龙，已经出了名了。他住的屋子里，墙上画着龙，柱子上雕着龙，卧室四面的墙壁上也刻着龙，上上下下，前前后后，到处都是龙，一条条张牙舞爪。
天上有一条真的龙，听说叶公这样喜欢龙，高兴极了。有一天，天空突然暗了下来，又是刮风，又是打雷，又是下雨，真龙飞到了叶公的家里。
它把头伸进了南面的窗口，把尾巴绕到了北面的窗口，把整个屋子摇得格格直响。叶公看到这条真龙，一下子吓得魂飞魄散，浑身发抖，急忙躲了起来。
原来，叶公喜欢的只是那些画着、雕着的假龙，而不是真龙！4、多言何益 Zi qin once asked Mohist, "Teacher, it is true that the more you say the more attention you will get from people?" Mohist answered, "The grog and hop1 toad2 never stop shouting from day to night, but they get little from people. The rooster only sings only for a few minutes in the morning and wakes up all the people. So, it is not necessarily advisable to speak a lot." It doesn't matte how much you say, what matters is whether you can hit the nail on the head.子禽问墨子：“老师，话说得多是否就会引起人们的重视？”墨子回答说：“青蛙和癞蛤蟆的叫声从早到晚没有停过，但是，却几乎没有引起人们的注意。公鸡仅仅只在黎明时分叫上几声，便能将天下的人都唤醒.”因此，话多不一定有好处。
话不在多，只要说到点子上就行了。5、An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because 。
8.英文励志故事及解释
A boy found an eagle's egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings. It was a dreary life. Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter. One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains."Oh, I wish I could fly like that!" said the eagle. The chicken replied, "Don't give it another thought. That's the mighty eagle, the king of all birds-you could never be like him!" And the eagle didn't give it another thought. He went on cackling and complaining about life. He died thinking he was a prairie chicken. My friends, you too were born an eagle. The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don't listen to the prairie chickens！ 一个小男孩发现了一只老鹰下的蛋，把它放进了一只山鸡的窝里。
鹰被孵出来了，但他以为自己是一只山鸡。渐渐的他长大了，却做着山鸡所做的事---从泥土里寻找食物，做短距离的飞翔，翅膀还啪啪作响。
生活非常沉闷，渐渐地鹰长大了，也越来越苦恼。有一天，他和他的山鸡朋友看见一只美丽的鸟在天空翱翔，飞的比山还高。
“哦，我要能飞的那么高该多好啊！”鹰说。山鸡回答说，“不要想了，那是凶猛无比的鹰，鸟中之王---你不可能像他一样！”于是鹰放弃了那个念头。
他继续咯咯地叫，不停的抱怨生活。最后他死了，依然认为自己是一只山鸡。
朋友们，你们天生就是雄鹰。造物主有意把你造就成一只雄鹰，所以不要听信山鸡的话！ As fruit needs not only sunshine but cold nights and chilling showers to ripen it, so character needs not only joy but trial and difficulty to mellow it. (Hugh Black, American writer) 水果不仅需要阳光，也需要凉夜。
寒冷的雨水能使其成熟。人的性格陶冶不仅需要欢乐，也需要考验和困难。
（美国作家 布莱克 H） Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the freedom to choose his attitude in any given set of circumstances. (Leonhard Frand , German novelist) 我可以拿走人的任何东西，但有一样东西不行，这就是在特定环境下选择自己的生活态度的自由。（德国小说家 弗兰克 L） Every tragedy makes heroes of common people. (Normna Stephens, American writer) 每场悲剧都会在平凡的人中造就出英雄来。
（美国作家 斯蒂芬斯 N） He who allows himself to be insulted, deserves to be. (F.C.Comford, British writer) 自己甘愿受辱的人，受污辱也活该。（英国作家 科福德 F C） I find life an exciting business and most exciting when it is lived for others. (Helen Keller,Ameican writer) 我发现生活是令人激动的事情，尤其是为别人活着时。
（美国作家 海伦·凯勒） I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.(Jack London, American novelist) 我一生下来就开始哭泣，而每一天都表明我哭泣的原因。（美国小说家 杰克·伦敦） If you want to live your whole life free from pain 如果你想一生摆脱苦难 You must become either a god or else a coupes 你就得是神或者是死尸 Consider other men''s troubles 想想他人的不幸 That will comfort yours 你就能坦然面对人生 Menander, Ancient Athenian playwriter 古雅典剧作家 米南德 In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it. (George Bernad Shaw, British dramastist) 对于害怕危险的人，这个世界上总是 危险的。
（英国剧作家 肖伯纳 G） It is not true suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive. (William Somerset Maugham, British novelist) 说苦难能使人格得到升华，这是不确切的；幸福有时倒能做到这一点，而苦难常会使人心胸狭窄，产生复仇的心理。（英国小说家 毛姆 W S）。
9.5篇英语小故事
6.Choosing a Bride Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm There was a young herdsman who wanted very much to marry, and was acquainted with three sisters. Each one was just as beautiful as the other, so it was difficult for him to make a choice, and he could not decide to give the preference to any one of them. Then he asked his mother for advice, and she said, "Invite all three, and set some cheese before them, and watch how they cut off a slice." The youth did so. The first one ate the cheese with the rind on. The second one hastily cut the rind off the cheese, but she cut it so quickly that she left much good cheese with it, and threw that away also. The third peeled the rind off carefully, and cut neither too much nor too little. The shepherd told all this to his mother, who said, "Take the third for your wife." This he did, and lived contentedly and happily with her. 从前，有个牧羊人急於想娶个老婆。
他一下子认识了三姐妹，发现个个貌美，哪个也不差。这下他可为难了，一时不知该选哪一个好。
他只好去问他母亲，母亲说：请她们三个一块儿来我们家，在她们面前摆些奶饼，看看她们怎么个吃法，年轻人照做了。第一个连皮把奶饼一口吞了下去；第二个想先削皮，但一时匆忙，削去的皮上还留有许多奶酪，就把它给扔了；第三个去皮时很仔细，切得不多也不少。
牧羊人把这一切都看在眼里，然后告诉了他母亲，母亲说：“就挑第三个做你的媳妇吧！”牧羊人照办了，从此他俩过着幸福美满的生活。
