英文(15个英语小故事含中文越短越好)
1.15个英语小故事（含中文 越短越好
1.The Ox and the Dog An ox and a dog serve for the same farmer.One day the dog arrogantly says: “How grand I am! In the daytime, I watch out for the cattle in the meadows; at night, I guard the house. But you…” “Me? How about me ?” the ox says “You can only plough or draw a cart,” the dog slightly says. “Yes. It's true,” the ox says. “But if I don't plough, what do you guard？” 一头牛和一只狗同时为一个农夫工作。
狗骄傲地说着；'我是多么重要啊！白天我在牧场看护家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…..？” “我？我怎么啦？“ 牛反问。
“你只会犁地或是拉扯。”狗不懈地说。
“是的。你说得没有错，”牛回答道。
“但是如果没有我犁地，你看护什么呢？”2. A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 【中文译文】 好孩子 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。
“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。
可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。”3.tooth extraction “I'm sorry ,Madam ,but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth .” “Twenty d ollars! Why ,I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!” “Yes,but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .” 拔牙 “对不起，夫人，为您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”
“20美元！为什么？不是说好只要4美元。” “是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四个病人吓跑了。”
4. One morning a fox saw a cock.He thought,"This is my breakfast.'' He came up to the cock and said,"I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The cock was glad.He closes his eyes and began to sing.The fox saw that and caught him in his mouth and carried him away. The people in the field saw the fox.They cried,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.'' The cock said to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.'' The fox opened his mouth and said,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock ran away from the fox and fled into the tree. 一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。
他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得非常好听，你能唱给我听么？”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。
狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。 在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。
大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。
告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。” 狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”
就在那时，公鸡逃离了狐狸的嘴巴，跑到了树底下。5. Making His Mark “刻舟求剑” A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isn't this a very foolish way to look for a sword？楚国有个人坐船渡江时，他不小心把自己的一把宝剑掉落江中。
他马上掏出一把小刀，在宝剑落水的船舷上刻上一个记号。船靠岸后，那楚人立即从船上刻记号的地方跳下水去捞取掉落的宝剑。
他怎么找得到 宝剑呢？船继续行驶，而宝剑却不会再移动。像他这样去找剑，真是太愚蠢可笑了。
6. 狗屋 The Dog' House 英语小故事大道理：It's easy to put off today what can be done tomorrow. 人们总是今天吧今天应做的事拖到明天 In the wintertime, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house. However when the summer returned again, he lay asleep stretched at his full length and appeared to himself to be of a great size. Now he considered that it would be neither an easy nor a necessary work to make himself such a house as would accommodate him.英语小故事带翻译： 冬天时，有一只狗由于寒冷，尽可能地把身子蜷成一团，他下决心一定要为自己建一所房子。可是夏天到来的时候，狗伸直了身子躺着睡觉，把身体尽可能伸展开。
现在 他觉得为自己建个适合自己的房子来住实在不容易，也没有那个必要。7.Sleeping Pills Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills. Sunday night Bob 。
2.英语中常用的典故
1. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2. God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者
3. Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。
4. Slow and steady wins the race.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
5. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
6. Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
7. One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。
8. It's never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
9. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的未必都是金子。
10. Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。
11. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。
12. Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
13. More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。
14. Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。
15. Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
16. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
17. Look before you leap.三思而后行。
18. Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。
19. Call back white and white back.颠倒黑白。
20. well begun,half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。
21. It is hard to please all.众口难调。
22. Ill news travels fast.坏事传千里。
23. Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不念。
24. Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能当饭吃。
25. Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
26. First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。
27. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
28. To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。
29. live not to eat,but eat to live.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。
30. Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。
31. East or west,home is the best.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
32. It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。
33. An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
34. As the tree,so the fruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
35. The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
3.10个英文小故事越短越好
1、The fox and the grapes Hungry fox saw the vine hanging from a string of crystal clear grapes, slobber DC, want to eat off, but also Can't reach. At the moment, feel helpless to go, he said while walking his own comfort:" this has not cooked grape, sure Are sour." That is to say, some capacity is small, do not a thing, on the pretext that premature.狐狸和葡萄 饥饿的狐狸看见葡萄架上挂着一串串晶莹剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下来吃，但又 摘不到。
看了一会儿，无可奈何地走了，他边走边自己安慰自己说：“这葡萄没有熟，肯定 是酸的。” 这就是说，有些人能力小，做不成事，就借口说时机未成熟。
2、The little boy and the Scorpion There is a child in the front wall to catch the grasshopper, while to catch a lot. Suddenly he saw a scorpion, he thought that is the grasshopper,Then two go to catch him. The scorpion his sting, said: "come, if you really dare to do like this, even you catch a grasshopper Grasshopper will completely lose." This story warns people, to distinguish good and bad, to treat them differently.小男孩与蝎子 有个小孩在城墙前捉蚱蜢，一会儿就捉了许多。忽然看见一只蝎子，他以为也是蚱蜢， 便着两手去捕捉他。
蝎子举起他的毒刺，说道：“来吧，如果你真敢这样做，就连你捉的蚱 蜢也会统统失掉。” 这故事告诫人们，要分辨清好人和坏人，区别对待他们。
3、The wolf and the crane Wolf mistakenly swallow a piece of bone, very hard, running around, looking for a doctor. He met the egret, stipulated fees to invite him Bone removed, Lusi their head into the wolf's throat, and drew out the bone, so the wolf to be a good reward. The wolf answered Say:" Hey, friend, you can wolf mouth all is well. Withdraws head, can not meet, how to speak reward?" This story illustrates, the bad guys do no reward, and be thankful if you say the essence of credit.狼与鹭鸶 狼误吞下了一块骨头，十分难受，四处奔走，寻访医生。他遇见了鹭鸶，谈定酬金请他 取出骨头，鹭鸶把自己的头伸进狼的喉咙里，叼出了骨头，便向狼要定好的酬金。
狼回答 说：“喂，朋友，你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来，难道还不满足，怎么还要讲报酬？” 这故事说明，对坏人行善的报酬，就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质。 4、The widow and the hen A widow woman kept a hen, hen lays an egg every day. She thought some more chicken feed barley, a day will be two Egg. Therefore, such a day to feed her, the result looks more and more fat hen, an egg a day is not even under the.This story explained that, some people because of greed, want more benefits, the results are even deprived of the existing.寡妇与母鸡 有个寡妇养着一只母鸡，母鸡每天下一个蛋。
她以为多给鸡喂些大麦，就会每天下两个 蛋。于是，她就每天这样喂，结果母鸡长得越来越肥，每天连一个蛋也不下了。
这故事说明，有些人因为贪婪，想得到更多的利益，结果连现有的都失掉了。5、Standing on the roof of the goat and Wolf The little goats on the roof, saw a wolf from the pass underneath, and cursed him, laughing at him. The wolf said:" Oh, man, scold I is not you, but you are in the ground." This story illustrates the advantages and the secret, often give a person with strong courage to fight.站在屋顶的小山羊与狼 小山羊站在屋顶上，看见狼从底下走过，便谩骂他，嘲笑他。
狼说道：“啊，伙计，骂 我的不是你，而是你所处的地势。” 这故事说明，地利与天机常常给人勇气去与强者抗争。
6、Mountain Earthquake One time, a mountain happened a big earthquake, vibration sounds like a loud moan and shout. Many people gathered At the foot of the mountain to watch, do not know what had happened. While they were assembled in anxious, worried about seeing something bad omen, only Saw a mouse running from the mountain.Don't make much ado about nothing.山 震 有一次，一座大山发生了大震动，震动发出的声音就像大声的呻吟和喧闹。许多人云集 在山下观看，不知发生了什么事。
当他们焦急地聚集在那里，担心看到什么不祥之兆时，仅 看见从山里跑出一只老鼠。 这是说庸人多自忧。
7、Good and evil Weak forces of good, evil away to heaven by. Asked Zeus is good at, how can we return to earth to. Zeus told He, you don't go, one of the world's visit. Evil and people very close, so continuously to find him Are. Good because down from the sky, on the very slow to very slow.That is to say, people is not easy to meet good, but every day of the injury or harm.善 与 恶 力量弱小的善，被恶赶走到了天上。善于是问宙斯，怎样才能回到人间去。
宙斯告诉 他，大家不要一起去，一个一个的去访问人间吧。恶与人很相近，所以接连不断地去找他 们。
善因为从天上下来，所以就来得很慢很慢。 这就是说，人很不容易遇到善，却每日为恶所伤害。
8、Two pockets Prometheus 。
4.英语短篇小故事故事
第一篇： The wolf and the sheep A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair. He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream. "If you bring me the water," he said, "I will find means to get some food." "Yes," said the sheep, "if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly make me your food." 狼和羊 ●狼被狗所咬，伤势很严重，痛苦地躺在巢穴里，不能外出觅食。
●他感到又饿又渴，这时，他看见一只羊，便请求他到附近的小河里为他取一点水来。 ●“你给我一点水解渴”，他说，“我就能自己去寻找食物了。”
●“是呀”，羊回答说，“如果我给你送水喝，那么我就会成为你的食物。” 寓意： 谎言是经不起推敲的，它很容易被人们识破。
第二篇： 狐狸和葡萄 One hot summer day a fox was walking through an orchard. He stopped before a bunch of grapes. They were ripe and juicy. "I'm just feeling thirsty," he thought. So he backed up a few paces, got a running start, jumped up, but could not reach the grapes. He walked back. One, two, three, he jumped up again, but still, he missed the grapes. The fox tried again and again, but never succeeded. At last he decided to give it up. He walked away with his nose in the air, and said“I am sure they are sour.” ●一个炎热的夏日，狐狸走过一个果园，他停在一大串熟透而多汁的葡萄前。 ●狐狸想：“我正口渴呢。”
于是他后退了几步，向前一冲，跳起来，却无法够到葡萄。 ●狐狸后退又试。
一次，两次，三次，但是都没有得到葡萄。 ●狐狸试了一次又一次，都没有成功。
最后，他决定放弃，他昂起头，边走边说：“葡萄还没有成熟，我敢肯定它是酸的。” 寓意： 在经历了许多尝试而不能获得成功的时候，有些人往往故意轻视成功，以此来寻求心理安慰。
第三篇 The crow and the pitcher A crow felt very thirsty. He looked for water everywhere. Finally, he found a pitcher. But there was not a lot of water in the pitcher. His beak could not reach it. He tried again and again, but still could not touch the water. When he was about to give up, an idea came to him. He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another and dropped it in. Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water. 口渴的乌鸦 ●一只乌鸦口渴了，到处找水喝。终于，他找到了一个大水罐。
●然而，水罐里面的水并不多，他的尖嘴够不到水面，他试了一次又一次，都没有成功。 ●就在他想放弃的时候，他突然想到一个主意。
乌鸦叼来了一块小石子投到水罐里，接着又叼了一块又一块石头放进去。 ●渐渐地，水面升高了。
乌鸦高兴地喝到了水。 寓意： 有些东西虽然看起来微不足道，但如果积少成多，便会带来很大变化。
第四篇：青蛙和井 ●两只青蛙住在沼泽里。在一个炎热的夏季，沼泽干涸了，因此他们不得不离开去寻找新的湿地。
●他们很快发现一口深井。 ●其中一只向下看了看对另一只说：“这是个凉爽的好地方，就住这里吧。”
●而另一只较明智，它说：“别着急，朋友，如果这口井也干了的话，我们怎么出来呢？” 寓意： 凡事应该首先考虑周到，然后再付诸行动。 第五篇： The cage bird and the bat A bird was confined in a cage outside a window. She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep. One night a bat came. He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night. The bird answered, “Last year when I was singing in the daytime, a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.Since then I have never sung by day.” The bat replied, "But it is useless to do this now that you have become a prisoner." Then he flew away. 金丝雀与蝙蝠 ●挂在窗口笼里的金丝雀，经常在鸟儿睡着的夜里歌唱。
●一天晚上，蝙蝠来了，飞过来问她为什么白天安静无声，夜里却要歌唱。 ●金丝雀回答说：“去年我在白天唱歌时，捕鸟人听到我的歌声抓住了我。
从此，我再也不在白天唱歌了。” ●蝙蝠说：“你现在才懂得谨慎已没用了，你若在变为囚徒之前就懂得，那该多好呀！”说完就飞走了。
寓意： 我们应该在危险发生之前就提高警觉，因为危险一旦发生，我们再怎样小心也没有用了。
5.英语的成语故事
亡羊补牢------Mend the fold after the sheep have been stolen
守株待兔------Wait every day under the tree, in the hope that a hare would kill itself by crashing into a tree trunk
坐井观天------Limited outlook
程门立雪------Stand in the snow to wait upon Master Cheng respectfully
入木三分------Penetrating
完璧归赵------To return a thing intact to its owner
负荆请罪------To offer a humble apology
凿壁借光------Bore a hole on the wall in order to get some light from the neighbour's house
乐不思蜀------Have much enjoyment and forget to go back home
草木皆兵------State of extreme nervousness
马革裹尸------Die on the battlefield
闻鸡起舞------Rise up upon hearing the crow of a rooster and practise with the sword
买椟还珠------Show lack of judgment
南辕北辙------Act in a way that defeats one 's purpose
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6.我想搜集一些英文典故方面的资料
没有很多，我知道的有这么一些，希望能帮到你。
1,The Heel of Achilles 亦作 The Achilles' Heel 唯一弱点；薄弱环节；要害 = deadly / fatal/ mortalThe Heel of Achilles 直译是"阿基里斯的脚踵"，是个在欧洲广泛流行的国际性成语.阿基里斯是希腊 联军里最英勇善战的骁将，传说他是希腊密耳弥多涅斯人的国王珀琉斯和海神的女儿西蒂斯所生的儿子. 阿基里斯呱呱坠地以后，母亲想使儿子健壮永生，把他放在火里锻炼，又捏着他的脚踵倒浸在冥河（Styx） 圣水里浸泡.因此阿基里斯浑身象钢筋铁骨，刀枪不入，只有脚踵部位被母亲的手捏住，没有沾到冥河圣 水，成为他的唯一要害.在特洛伊战争中，太阳神阿波罗（Apollo）把阿基里斯的弱点告诉了特洛伊王子帕里 斯，阿基里斯终于被帕里斯诱到城门口，用暗箭射中他的脚踵，负伤而死.因此， the Achilles' heel，常用以表示 a weak point in something that is otherwise without fault; the weakest spot 等意思.E.g.:His Achilles' heel was his pride--he would get very angry if anyone criticized his work.2,Helen of Troy "特洛伊的海伦"，"红颜祸水".Helen 是希腊的绝世佳人，美艳无比，嫁给希腊南部邦城斯巴达国王墨涅俄斯（Menelaus）为妻.后来， 特洛伊王子帕里斯奉命出事希腊，在斯巴达国王那里做客，他在爱与美之神阿芙罗狄蒂的帮助下，趁着墨 涅俄斯外出之际，诱走海伦，还带走了很多财宝此事激起了希腊各部族的公愤，墨涅俄斯发誓说，宁死也要夺回海伦，报仇雪恨.为此，在希腊各城 邦英雄的赞助下，调集十万大军和 1180 条战船，组成了希腊联军，公推墨涅俄斯的哥哥阿枷门农（Agame mnon）为联军统帅，浩浩荡荡，跨海东征，攻打特洛伊城，企图用武力夺回海轮.双方大战 10 年，死伤无 数，许多英雄战死在沙场.甚至连奥林匹斯山的众神也分成 2 个阵营，有些支持希腊人，有些帮助特洛伊 人，彼此展开了一场持久的恶斗.最后希腊联军采用足智多谋的奥德修斯（Odusseus）的"木马计"，里应外合 才攻陷了特洛伊.希腊人进城后，大肆杀戮，帕里斯王子也被杀死，特洛伊的妇女，儿童全部沦为奴隶. 特洛伊城被掠夺一空，烧成了一片灰烬.战争结实后，希腊将士带着大量战利品回到希腊，墨涅俄斯抢回 了美貌的海伦重返故土.这就是特洛伊战争的起因和结局.正是由于海轮，使特洛伊遭到毁灭的悲剧，真 所谓"倾国倾城"，由此产生了 Helen of Troy 这个成语.所谓"特洛伊的海伦"，实质上是财富和商业霸权的化身.中国历史上也有过"妲己亡商"，"西施沼吴" 等传说，以及唐明皇因宠杨贵妃而招致"安史之乱"，吴三桂"冲冠一怒为红颜"等说法.汉语中有个"倾国倾 城"的成语（语出《汉书外戚传》：'一顾倾人城，再顾倾人国'.）这里的"倾"字一语双光，既可指美艳非 凡，令人倾倒；也可纸倾覆邦国.其含义与 Helen of troy 十分近似.在现代英语中，Helen of Troy 这个成语，除了表示 a beautiful girl or woman; a beauty who ruins he r country 等意义外，还可以用来表示 a terrible disaster brought by sb or sth you like best 的意思.3,Adam's apple 喉结根据《圣经》记载，上帝造人之初，亚当和夏娃无忧无虑地生活在伊甸园里.园里有一棵树，结着许 多令人垂涎欲滴的果实——苹果.上帝告诫两人不要偷吃果实，可是他们听信了蛇的谗言而抵挡不住诱惑， 偷吃了禁果.亚当在惊慌失措中将一个苹果核卡在喉咙里，留下一个疙瘩.作为惩罚，上帝就让这个苹果 核永远留在他的喉咙里，成为男性的喉结.这个故事伴随《圣经》代代相传，家喻户晓.后来人们就用 Ad am's apple 表示"男人的喉结".来源考试365例句：I find that your Adam's apple isn't apparent. 我发现你的喉结不明显.4,Narcissus从前有个男孩，他的名字叫做"Narcissus"（水仙）.身为一名天神的儿子他长得十分英俊.有许多爱 慕着他的少女向他示爱却都被他拒绝了.在爱慕着他的众多少女中有位美丽的仙女做做"Echo"（回音），由于 Echo 不能正常得说出想说的话而只能不断得重复别人的言语所以她并不能清楚的告诉 Narcissus 她对他的 爱意.有天当 Narcissus 和他的几个朋友在森林中漫步时和其他的朋友走失了.他喊到"有人在吗？"Echo 也 说"有人在吗？"Echo 上前想抱住 Narcissus 却被 Narcissus 拒绝了 Echo 非常得伤心， 她跑到一个无人的山洞， 一直待到她的外形完全消失只剩下她的声音能被人们所听到.一名女神听说了这件事.她非常得愤怒，并用神力使 Narcissus 爱上了他自己.当 Narcissus 在湖泊的 水边看到自己的影子时，他顿时爱上了水中的人.他一直待在那湖边，直到渐渐死去，在他死的地方长出 许多的野花，这种花被人们取名叫做 Narcissus（水仙花）.。
7.有哪些英语谚语的典故
Playing the Lute to a Cow 对牛弹琴 In ancient times was a man who played the zither very well. Once, he played a tune in front of a cow, hoping that the cow would appreciate it. The tune was melodious ,but the cow showed no reaction, and just kept on eating grass. The man sighed, and went away. This idiom is used to indicate[5IndIket]reasoning with stubborn[5stQbLn]people or talking to the wrong audience。
8.求：英文单词方面的典故
cry wolf 虚发警报；慌报险情；危言耸听 bell the cat 自告奋勇去冒险；老虎头上拍苍蝇a dog in the manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人 Fish in Troubled Waters浑水摸鱼；趁火打劫；陷于混乱cat's paw 被他人利用的人；受人愚弄者Pull the chestnuts out of the fire火中取栗；替别人冒险attic salt优雅的俏皮话；妙语john bull(s)约翰牛；英国佬Grin like a cheshire cat咧嘴傻笑；露齿嬉笑A storm in a Teacup杯水风波；小题大做；大惊小怪a tower of ivory 或an ivory tower象牙之塔；世外桃源have an axe to grind别有用心；另有企图；怀有私心separate the sheep from the goats区别好坏，分清良莠 a Cleopatra（克娄巴特拉），指绝代佳人——这是莎士比亚戏剧《安东尼和克娄巴特拉》中的人物。
a Shylock（夏洛克），指贪婪、残忍、追求钱财、不择手段的守财权——这是另一个莎士比亚戏剧《威尼斯商人》中的人物。a Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde（吉基尔医生和海德先生），指有双重性格的人；一方面善良、温和（吉基尔医生），另一方面凶恶、残暴（海德先生）——这是史蒂文生的小说《吉基尔医生和海德先生传》中的人物。
a Frankenstein（弗兰金斯坦；人们常说“制造一个弗兰金斯坦”），指杀伤原制造者的怪物或东西，也指制造这种东西的人以及可伯的怪物或人——这是玛丽·雪莱的小说《弗兰金斯坦》中的人物。这本书的主人公是医学院的学生。
他把尸体中的骨头取来，制造了一个似人的怪物，最后自己被这个怪物杀害。a Sherlock Holmes（歇洛克·福尔摩斯），指有非凡才能的侦探或敏锐精明的人，这种人善于通过仔细观察、科学分析和逻辑推理，进行追捕或解决疑难问题——歇洛克·福尔摩斯是阿瑟·柯南道尔著名侦探。
1. an apple of discordany subject of disagreement and contention, the root of the trouble, dispute不和之因；祸根eg: he throwing us an apple of discord, we soon quarreled again.The dispute about inheriting estate formed an apple of discord between themThis problem seem to be an apple of discord between the Soviet Union and the USA. 2. The heel of Achilles/the Achilles' heela week point in sth that is otherwise without fault; the weakest spoteg: The shortage of fortitude is his heel of Achilles.His Achilles' heel was his pride—he would get very angry if anyone criticized his work.English might be his Achilles' heel.3.Helen of Troy:a beauty who ruins her country. A terrible disaster brought by somebody or sth you like best.eg: It is unfair that historians always attribute the fall of kingdoms to Helen of Troy.She didn't think of the beautiful umbrella bought the day before should become a Helen of Troy in her family. Because of this she and her husband quarreled for a long time.4.The Trojan horse: the hidden danger; the covert wreckers; to engage in underhand activitiesThe superpowers are always sending the Trojan Horses to many countries in the world.They are defeated only because of the Trojan horse to many countries in the world.They are defeated only because of the Trojan horse in their country.5.Greek Gifts:a gift with some sinister purpose of the enemy. A gift sent in order to murder somebody. = when the fox preaches, take care of your geese.1.he is always buying you expensive clothes, I'm afraid they are Greek gifts for you.2.Comrades, be on guard against the Greek gifts.6.A Penelope's web, the web of Penelope:a chaste woman, a Penelope's web, the tactics of delaying sth on purpose; the task that can never be finished.1. Mr. Jones made a long speech at the meeting. Everyone else though it a Penelope's web.7.Swan Song: black swan. A last or fare well appearance; the last work before death.1. all the tickets have been sold for the singer's performance in London this week----the public clearly believes that this will be her swan song.2. The Tempest was Shakespeare's swan song in 1612.3. before turning over the gavel, he delivered the swan song as chairman of the board.4. this building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture.8.Win/gain laurels: to win reputation; to acquire honor.9.To look to one's laurels: to beware of losing one's reputation; to keep one's record from being beaten by others. 卫冕。
9.10个英文小故事越短越好
1.《Love 》爱情He typed 50 words,Then he deleted it.He typed a joke,Then he deleted it.He typed the latest news.Then he deleted it.Finally he typed “Hello” and send it out.“He's such a boring person.”The girl at the other side of the phone complained.2.《Revenge》报复She saw scars and bruises on her body.Tears fell on the wounds.This wasn't the 1st time he abused and hit her.She decided to end life.Took a knife and went to the bedroom.She came outside with blood all over her face,But this is the 1st time it wasn't her blood.3.《Wedding》婚礼He was invited to her wedding,as an old best friend.But she'd never knownHow many times he'd practiced taking her awayEver since he got the invitationJust as he'd never noticedthe tiny handwriting on the invitation's edge.It said “Let's escape.”4.《Denial》否认He awoke to an old photo,Fade by the tears of sleepless nights.He made breakfast for two.He pulled her shoes out and left it in the entrance before he left.He went back,Having to clean up everything.That's okay.As long as she was with him.5.《Love and Hate》爱与恨Let's exchange dads.My dad says he loves me very much,But he never buys me anything I need.My dad buys me everything I need,But he says he hates me very much.So, let's exchange indeed.6.《Talk》谈话"Dad, what is sex?""Hmmm….""Well what is it?""Err, you know, when a man and a woman fall in love and get married and they wanna have a baby and …….""Dad, cut the long story. I just need to fill up this form. SEX : Male of Female.""Ohhh… That … It's male."7.《Mother's worry 》妈妈的担忧"Eat garlic before your blind date!""No! The girl will dislike my breathe mixing the garlic smell.""No, the garlic price skyrocketed recently. Without garlic smell, she may suspect the BMW you are driving is borrowed."8.《His flip side》他的另一面She discovered a lipstick in his car.“He is seeing another woman.”She thought.He saw her discovering of the lipstick.“Little does she knows that the lipstick belongs to me.”He thought.9.《Parent》亲人1000 followers in Mircoblog,500 friends on Wechat,200 contacts in cell phone,Yet, just one waited outside the ICU.The one she had unfriended and blocked.10.《Wonderful》妙不可言I always hate to spend time with others when I can be alone.I always hate to walk along the street aimlessly.I always hate to have to keep track of someone.I always hate to share inner fellings.But if it's you, everything seems perfectly wonderful.。
