APIGEON,oppressedbyexcessivethirst,sawagobletofwaterpaintedonasignboard.Notsupposingittobeonlyapicture,sheflewtowardsitwithaloudwhirandunwittinglydashedagainstthesignboard,jarringherselfterribly.Havingbrokenherwingsbytheblow,shefelltotheground,andwascaughtbyoneofthebystanders.
Zealshouldnotoutrundiscretion.
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。
2、TheBoysAndTheFrogs男孩和青蛙Onespringdaysomenaughtyboyswereplayingnearapond.Theybegantothrowstonesintothewater.Inthepondlivedmanyfrogsweremuchafraidoftheboys,forthestoneshurtsomeofthefrogs.Atlastanoldfrogliftedhisheadoutofthewaterandsaid,¨Boys,pleasedon’tthrowstonesatus.〃Theboyssaid,¨Weareonlyplaying.〃¨Iknowthat,butpleasestopthrowingstones,myboys.Whatisplaytoyouisdeathtous,〃saidtheoldfrog.Sotheboysstoppedthrowingstonesandwentaway.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、ApplaudedTwice
TheHeadofthebureauaddressdethemeeting:\"Ihavealwaysfeltstrangewhytheaudiencealwaysapplaudedtwice.NowIhavemadeclear.Thosewholistenedattentivelywokeupthosewhoweredozingoff.Thatiswhyweheardtheappluasetwice.
Themomenthisvoicedieddown,anoutburstofuproarofnoiseandlaughterarouse,Againtwooutburstsofnoiseandlaughter.4.
Difference\"Icanalwaystellagraduateclassfromanundergraduateclass,\"observedtheinstructorinoneofmygraduateengineeringcoursesat
CaliforniaStateUniversityinLosAngeles.\"WhenIsay,'Goodafternoon,'theundergraduatesrespond,'Goodafternoon.\"Butthegraduatestudentsjustwriteitdown.\"
\"Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy.\"5.AGoodBoy
LittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents.\"WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveyouyestrday?\"
\"Igaveittoapooroldwoman,\"heanswered.
\"You'reagoodboy,\"saidthemotherproudly.\"Herearetwocentsmore.Butwhyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?\"
6.TheFox.andtheCrow
AFoxoncesawaCrowflyoffwithapieceofcheeseinitsbeakandsettleonabranchofatree.‘That’sforme,asIamaFox,’saidMasterReynard,andhewalkeduptothefootofthetree.‘Good-day,MistressCrow,’hecried.‘Howwellyouarelookingto-day:howglossyyourfeathers;howbrightyoureye.Ifeelsureyourvoicemustsurpassthatofotherbirds,justasyourfiguredoes;letmehearbutonesongfromyouthatImaygreetyouastheQueenofBirds.’TheCrowliftedupherheadandbegantocawherbest,butthemomentsheopenedhermouththepieceofcheesefelltotheground,onlytobesnappedupbyMasterFox.‘Thatwilldo,’saidhe.‘ThatwasallIwanted.InexchangeforyourcheeseIwillgiveyouapieceofadviceforthefuture.’Donottrustflatterers.’7.Camels
骆驼的故事
Atthesmallzoocamelask:\"MotherMother,whydoweeyelas
hessolong?\"Camelmothersaid:\"Whenthewindcame,thelongeyelasheswillenableustobeabletoseethedirectionofthestorm.\"smallcamelasked:\"MotherMother,whydowecamelsbackthen,thedieugly!\"camelmother,said:\"Thisiscalledhump,youcanhelpusstorealotofwaterandnutrients,sothatwecantoleratemorethanadozeninthedesertdayofpotablewaterwithoutconditions.\"smallcamelasked:\"MotherMother,whydowesothickthesolesofthefeet?\"camelmothersaid:\"Thatwillenableustomanyofthebodyisnotstuckinsoftsand,tofacilitatelong-distanceahjourney.\"smallcamelpleasedbad:\"Wow,sousefulthatweah!!Butmother,whywearestillinzoos,donotdeserthiking?\"
Mytalentstobeuseful,butnownooneused.Agoodattitude
+asuccessfulteaching+aninfinitestage=success.Eachpotentialisunlimited,thekeyistofindastagefortheirfullpotential.
以下为中文翻译
骆驼
在动物园里的小骆驼问妈妈：“妈妈妈妈，为什么我们的睫毛那么地长?”
骆驼妈妈说：“当风沙来的时候，长长的睫毛可以让我们在风暴中都能看得到方向。”小骆驼又问：“妈妈妈妈，为什么我们的背那么驼，丑死了!”骆驼妈妈说：“这个叫驼峰，可以帮我们储存大量的水和养分，让我们能在沙漠里耐受十几天的无水无食条件。”小骆驼又问：“妈妈妈妈，为什么我们的脚掌那么厚?”骆驼妈妈说：“那可以让我们重重的身子不至于陷在软软的沙子里，便于长途跋涉啊。”小骆驼高兴坏了：“哗，原来我们这么有用啊!!可是妈妈，为什么我们还在动物园里，不去沙漠远足呢?”
我的才华必有用，可惜现在没人用。一个好的心态+一本成功的教材+
一个无限的舞台=成功。每人的潜能是无限的，关键是要找到一个能充分发挥潜能的舞台。
8.Anoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,
andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,\"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung.\"
【译文】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。”
9.Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,\"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat.\"Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.
Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,\"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver.\"
Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.
Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsomeothertime.【译文】
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。10.TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouse
Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,\"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry.\"SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,\"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity.\"
TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,\"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!\"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.
Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,\"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid.\"【译文】
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:Whyareyoulateforschooleverymorning?
Tom:EverytimeIcometothecorner,asignsays,\"School-Goslow\".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\".11.AGoodBoy
LittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents.\"WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveyouyesterday?\"
\"Igaveittoapooroldwoman,\"heanswered.
\"You'reagoodboy,\"saidthemotherproudly.\"Herearetwocentsmore.Butwhyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?\"\"Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy.\"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。”12.Drunk
Oneday,afatherandhislittlesonweregoinghome.Atthisage,theboywasinterestedinallkindsofthingsandwasalwaysaskingquestions.Now,heasked,\"What'sthemeaningoftheword'Drunk',dad?\"\"Well,myson,\"his
fatherreplied,\"look,therearestandingtwopolicemen.IfIregardthetwopolicemenasfourthenIamdrunk.\"
\"But,dad,\"theboysaid,\"there'sonlyONEpoliceman!\"醉酒
一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，
“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？”“唔，”老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：孩子，
父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。”“可是，爸爸，”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！
13.Therewasamanwhohadsevensons,buthehadnodaughter,greatlythoughhelongedforone.Atlasthiswifetoldhimthattheycouldagainexpectachildand,sureenough,whenitwasbornitwasababygirl.Therewasgreatrejoicing,butthechildwasweakandpuny,soweakthatithadtobechristenedatonce.Thefathertoldoneoftheboystogoquicklytothespringandfetchchristeningwater;theothersixranalongwithhim,andbecauseeachofthemwantedtobethefirsttodipthejugintothewell,itfellinandsank.Sotheretheystoodanddidn‘tknowwhattodo,andnoneofthemdaredgohome.Whentheydidn‘tcomebacktheirfathergotimpatientandsaid:“I‘llwagerthey‘vebeenplayingsomegameagainandforgottenallaboutit,thegodlessbrats.“Hewasafraidthelittlegirlwouldhavetodieunbaptized,andinhisragehecriedout:“Iwishthoseboyswouldallturnintoravens.“He‘dscarcelyspokenthewordswhenheheardawhirringofwingsintheairoverhead,lookedupandsawsevencoal-blackravensflyingaway.
有个人，他有七个儿子，他很希望有个女儿，可是怎么盼也没有。好不容易，妻子又怀孕了。生下来一看，果然是个女孩。他们非常高兴。但是孩子太小，又非常虚弱，非得马上急救洗礼不可。父亲打发一个男孩立即到井台去打洗礼水，其余六个也跟着去了。在井台旁，他们都争着先打水，结果罐子掉进井里，沉了下去。他们不知道该怎么办才好，都真楞楞地站在那儿，谁也不敢回家了。父亲在家里等得不耐烦了，就说：“我敢说这些无法无天的孩子一定是贪玩，把打水的事给忘了。”他担心女孩子不经洗礼会死，就生气地大声喊起来：“淘气鬼，都变成乌鸦才好呢！”这话刚出口，就听到头顶有“吧哒吧哒”鸟儿拍打翅膀的声音。他抬头一看，只见空中有七只漆黑漆黑的乌鸦飞过去了。
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