谚语小故事英文

1.英语谚语的小故事

Plug one's ears while stealing a bell（掩耳盗铃）完整的英语，后面有中文意思：）~

In the Spring and Autumn period, a thief had stolen a bell and intended to carry it away on his back, but the bell was too bulky and heavy to be carried, so he tried to break it into pieces with a hammer to make it easier for carrying. On his first hit, however, the bell made a loud noise. He thus feared that the ringing sound might be heard by someone, who would come to rob him of his bell. His fright made him plug his own ears, while hitting the bell with the hammer. The bell sound was, nevertheless, audible to others and therefore to stuff his ears for the purpose of stealing a bell was a stupid action it is as foolish as burying one's head in the sand.

from Huai Nanzi（淮南子著）

掩耳盗铃

在春秋战国时期，有一个小偷偷了一只钟。他准备把钟扛在背上带走。可是钟又大又沉，很难扛走。因此他想用锤子把钟敲成碎片，这样运起来就能多了。可是，他敲了一下，那只钟发出巨大的响声。他怕别人听到了钟声会来抢他的钟，于是他在锤子敲钟时捂上了自己的耳朵。不过，即使他这样做，别人还是听得到钟声的。所以掩耳盗铃是非常愚蠢的行为，就像把头埋在沙子中一样。

（淮南子著）

2.谚语、成语小故事英文翻译,

To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow

once upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice. Everyday he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day. But still, he thought they were growing too slowly. He got impatient with the young plants. "How could the plants grow faster?" He tossed in bed during the night and could not sleep. Suddenly he hit upon an idea. He had an idea not wait for daybreak. He jumped out of the bed and dashed to the field. By the moonlight, he began working on the rice seedlings. One by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch. When he finished pulling, it was already morning. Straightening his back, he said to himself, "What a wonderful idea! Look, how much taller the plants have grown one night!" With great satisfaction, he went back home. He told his son what he had done in a triumphant tone. His son was shocked. Now the sun had risen. The young man was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.

People now use " Ba Miao Zhu Zhang" to describe the behavior of those who are too eager to get something done only to make it worse. The idiom is a bit like the English proverb "Haste makes waste" ------to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm.

从前，有个农夫，种了稻苗后，便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田时，发觉那些稻苗长得非常慢。

他等得不耐烦，心想：“怎么样才能使稻苗长得高，长很快呢？

想了又想，他终了想到一个“最佳方法”，就是将稻苗拨高几分。

经过一番辛劳后，他满意地扛锄头回家休息。心想：明天稻苗长得一定更高了。

隔天早晨.一早起身，他迫不及待地起去稻田看他的“成果”。

哪知，他跑到稻田时，却看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了

3.求英语格言,谚语,小故事

Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺，诺必果。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。 Better an empty purse than an empty head. 宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 远亲不如近邻。

Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. 功亏一篑。 Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两头要落空。

Beware beginnings. 慎始为上。 Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 贪多嚼不烂。

Bind the sack before it be full. 做事应适可而止。 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

Birth is much, but breeding is more. 出身固然重要，教养更且重要。 Bite off more than one can chew. 贪多咽不下。

Bite the hand that feeds one. 恩将仇报。 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利於病。

Blind men can judge no colours. 不宜问道於盲。 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。

Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。 Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵。

Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes. 养虎贻患。 Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse. 投鼠忌器。

Burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 Business before pleasure. 事业在先，享乐在后。

Business is business. 公事公办。 By doing we learn. 经一事，长一智。

By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一堑，长一智。 By other's faults, wise men correct their own. 他山之石，可以攻玉。

By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。Leave behind a clean world for future generations. 留给下一代一个清洁的地球。

. You can do it too！你也做得到！ . Get to another summit in your career. 开创职业生涯的另一个高峰 Pursue breakthroughs in your life. 追求自我的突破。 Never say die. 永不放弃。）

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。 Never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 Go for it! = Just do it！加油！向前冲！做了再说！ No pain, no gain. 天下事没有不劳而获的东西 Everyday and in every way I''m getting better. 每天每个方面我的生活都正在好转。

Time is money. （时间就是金钱。） Last week, Mrs Black went to London. She didn't know London very well, and she lost her way. Suddenly she saw a man near a bus stop. She went up to the man and said, “Excuse me! Can you tell me the way to the hospital, please?” The man smiled. He didn't know English! He came from Germany. But then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out an English dictionary. He looked up some words. Then he said slowly, “I'm sorry I can't understand you.” 上周，布莱克夫人去了一趟伦敦。

她不太熟悉伦敦，结果她迷路了。突然她在一个公共汽车站附近看见一位男子。

她急忙向这位男子走去，说道：“劳驾您一下！请您告诉我去医院的路，好吗？”这位男子笑了。他听不懂英语。

他来自德国。但是他将手伸进了自己的衣袋里，从里面掏出了一本英语词典。

他查找到了一些单词。然后他一字一句地说：“我很抱歉我听不懂你说的话。”

4.求英语格言,谚语,小故事

Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺，诺必果。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。 Better an empty purse than an empty head. 宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 远亲不如近邻。

Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. 功亏一篑。 Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两头要落空。

Beware beginnings. 慎始为上。 Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 贪多嚼不烂。

Bind the sack before it be full. 做事应适可而止。 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

Birth is much, but breeding is more. 出身固然重要，教养更且重要。 Bite off more than one can chew. 贪多咽不下。

Bite the hand that feeds one. 恩将仇报。 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利於病。

Blind men can judge no colours. 不宜问道於盲。 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。

Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。 Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵。

Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes. 养虎贻患。 Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse. 投鼠忌器。

Burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 Business before pleasure. 事业在先，享乐在后。

Business is business. 公事公办。 By doing we learn. 经一事，长一智。

By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一堑，长一智。 By other's faults, wise men correct their own. 他山之石，可以攻玉。

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。 Never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

她不太熟悉伦敦，结果她迷路了。突然她在一个公共汽车站附近看见一位男子。

她急忙向这位男子走去，说道：“劳驾您一下！请您告诉我去医院的路，好吗？”这位男子笑了。他听不懂英语。

他来自德国。但是他将手伸进了自己的衣袋里，从里面掏出了一本英语词典。

他查找到了一些单词。然后他一字一句地说：“我很抱歉我听不懂你说的话。”

5.急需英语小故事,或英语小谚语

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.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。 6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

7.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。 10.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。

11.More haste,less speed. 欲速则不达。 12.It's never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。 14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。 18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。 20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。 24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。 28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。 30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。 32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。 34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35.AS the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 36.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 The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子 A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders. Zeal should not outrun discretion. 有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。

他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。

The Raven and the Swan乌鸦和天鹅 A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature. 乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕。

于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。

这故事是说，人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。 The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人 A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent." Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid. 很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。

有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。

牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人，山羊说：“即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了，这是十分明显的事实。” 这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。

The Miser守财奴 A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him 。

6.英语的谚语故事

1、The Wolf and the Lamb A WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf, "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying,"Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute everyone of my imputations." The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny. 2、The Bat and the Weasels A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped. It is wise to turn circumstances to good account. 3、The Lion and the Mouse A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by st ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaim "You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; I now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion." 4、The Father and His Sons A FATHER had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it. He next opened the faggot, took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into his sons' hands, upon which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks." 5、A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened. The Fuller replied, "The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned, for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal." Like will draw like.。

7.英语谚语故事50字儿童

谚语可以在五十个字以内，但是故事就不行了，我试一下：先说谚语： ”一切财物如不使用等于没有。

“ 再说故事（也就是这则谚语的来源）3.The Miser 守财奴 A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, " raydo not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it." 有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产，换回了金块，并秘密地埋在一个地方。他每天走去看看他的宝藏。

有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察，知道了真情，趁他走后，挖出金块拿走了。守财奴再来时，发现洞中的金块没有了，便捶胸痛哭。

有个人见他如此悲痛，问明原因后，说道：“喂，朋友，别再难过了，那块金子虽是你买来的，但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一块石头来，代替金块放在洞里，只要你心里想着那是块金子，你就会很高兴。

这样与你拥有真正的金块效果没什么不同。依我之见，你拥有那金块时，也从没用过。

不知道可否？敬请参考。

8.英语的谚语故事

9.英语谚语故事

一只猫的生命哲学：The Zen of Cat原来很大的道理不一定需要很难的语言去解释，本文简单地一问一答告诉我们，当身边的人离去时，他们其实活在我们的心里；告诉我们，生命原本是一个无所谓开始更无所谓结束的圆圈；告诉我们，每一段生命的结束都意味着新生命的开始。

只要心中还有爱，有思念，我们就可以笑对生死，珍惜人生。——题记 The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat's days were numbered.The doctor had said there wasn't anything more that could be done,that he should take the Cat home and make him as comfortable as possible. The man stroked the Cat on his lap and sighed.The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man. A tear rolled down the Man's cheek and landed on the Cat's forehead.The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look. “Why do you cry, Man?”the Cat asded.“Because you can't bear the thought of losing me? Because you think you can never replace me?”The Man nodded “yes.” “And where do you think I'll be when I leave you?”the Cat asked. The Man shrugged helplessly. “Close your eyes, Man,” the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told. “What color are my eyes and fur?” the Cat asked. “Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown,” the Man replied. “And where is it that you most often see me?”asked the Cat. “I see you…on the kitchen windowsill watching the birds…on my favorite chair…on my desk lying on the papers I need…on the pillow next to my head at night.” “Then, whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes,” said the Cat. “Pick up that piece of string from the floor——there, my 'toy.'” The Man opened his eyes, then reached over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to entertain himself for hours with it. “Now take each end of the string in one hand,” the Cat ordered. The Man did so. “The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my death. Now bring the two ends together,” the Cat said. The Man complied. “You have made a continuous circle,” said the cat.“Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?” The Man inspected the string and then shook his head “no.” “Close your eyes again,” the Cat said.“Now lick your hand.” The Man widened his eyes in surprise. “Just do it,” the Cat said.“Lick your hand,think of me in all my familiar places, think about all the pieces of string.” The Man felt foolish, licking his hand, but he did as he was told. He discovered what a cat must know, that licking a paw is very calming and allows one to think more clearly. He continued licking and the corners of his mouth turned upward into the first smile he had shown in days. He waited for the Cat to tell him to stop,and when he didn't, he opened his eyes. The Cat's eyes were closed.The Man stroked the warm, brown fur, but the Cat was gone. The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the windowsill, then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and ears. He opened his eyes and through his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held clutched in his hand. One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was a lovely calico and white…very different from his earlier beloved Cat and very much the same. 男人非常伤心。

他知道猫余下的日子不多了。医生说已经没得治了，他只能把猫带回家，并尽可能地让他在剩下的时间里过得舒服些。

男人把猫放在腿上，叹了口气。猫睁开眼睛，呼噜呼噜地叫着，抬眼看了看男人。

一滴眼泪从男人的脸颊边滑落，落在了猫的额头上。猫有点不高兴地看了他一眼。

“你哭个什么啊，伙计？”猫问道，“因为你无法承受将要失去我的念头？因为你认为永远都没有什么能代替我？”男人点了点头。“是啊。”

“那么你认为我离开你以后，会到什么地方去了呢？”猫问道。男人无望地耸了耸肩。

“闭上眼睛吧，伙计，”猫说。男人疑惑地看了他一眼，但还是听话地闭上了眼睛。

“我的眼睛和毛皮是什么颜色的？”猫问。“你的眼睛是金色的，你的毛皮是浓郁而温暖的褐色的。”

男人回答道。 “那你最常在什么地方见到我呢？”猫问。

“我经常见到你……在厨房地窗台上看鸟……在我最喜欢的椅子上……躺在桌子上我需要用的文件上……晚上睡在我脑袋边的枕头上。”“那么，无论什么时候你想见我，你只要闭上你的眼睛就可以了。”

猫说。 “把地上的那段绳子捡起来——那里，我的‘玩具’。”

男人睁开眼睛，伸手捡起了绳子。绳子大约有两英尺（约0.6米）。

10.关于新年的英语谚语、小故事

Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happy New Year.

祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。

With best wishes for a happy New Year!

祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。

I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.

谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。

With best wishes for a happy New Year!

祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。

Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year. I hope you will continue,

to enjoy good health.

请接受我诚挚的新年祝福，顺祝身体健康。

Season's greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year!,

献上节日的问候与祝福，愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。

如果需要更多的话就来问我哈