英文(15個英語小故事含中文越短越好)
1.15個英語小故事（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？” 一頭牛和一只狗同時為一個農(nóng)夫工作。
狗驕傲地說著；'我是多么重要??！白天我在牧場看護(hù)家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…..？” “我？我怎么啦？“ 牛反問。
“你只會犁地或是拉扯。”狗不懈地說。
“是的。你說得沒有錯，”牛回答道。
“但是如果沒有我犁地，你看護(hù)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." 【中文譯文】 好孩子 小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。“昨天給你的錢干什么了？” “我給了一個可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。
“你真是個好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說?！霸俳o你兩分錢。
可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢？” “她是個賣糖果的?！?.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 “對不起，夫人，為您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元?！?/p>
“20美元！為什么？不是說好只要4美元。” “是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四個病人嚇跑了?！?/p>
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，一只狐貍看到了一只公雞。他想：這是我的早餐。
他朝公雞走來，對他說：“我知道，你能唱得非常好聽，你能唱給我聽么？”公雞很高興。他閉上眼睛開始唱歌。
狐貍看到這些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。 在田地里的人們看到了狐貍。
大喊大叫：“看，看！狐貍抓住公雞逃走了?！惫u對狐貍說：“狐貍先生，你能理解么？人們認(rèn)為你叼走了公雞。
告訴他們這是你的，不是他們的?！? 狐貍張開她的嘴說：“公雞是我的，不是你們的。”
就在那時，公雞逃離了狐貍的嘴巴，跑到了樹底下。5. Making His Mark “刻舟求劍” 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？楚國有個人坐船渡江時，他不小心把自己的一把寶劍掉落江中。
他馬上掏出一把小刀，在寶劍落水的船舷上刻上一個記號。船靠岸后，那楚人立即從船上刻記號的地方跳下水去撈取掉落的寶劍。
他怎么找得到 寶劍呢？船繼續(xù)行駛，而寶劍卻不會再移動。像他這樣去找劍，真是太愚蠢可笑了。
6. 狗屋 The Dog' House 英語小故事大道理：It's easy to put off today what can be done tomorrow. 人們總是今天吧今天應(yīng)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.英語小故事帶翻譯： 冬天時，有一只狗由于寒冷，盡可能地把身子蜷成一團(tuán)，他下決心一定要為自己建一所房子。可是夏天到來的時候，狗伸直了身子躺著睡覺，把身體盡可能伸展開。
現(xiàn)在 他覺得為自己建個適合自己的房子來住實在不容易，也沒有那個必要。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.英語中常用的典故
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.說起來容易做起來難。
4. Slow and steady wins the race.穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打無往而不勝。
5. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。
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，謬之千里。
8. It's never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。
9. All that glitters is not gold.閃光的未必都是金子。
10. Experience is the mother of wisdom.實踐出真知。
11. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不休息，聰明孩子也變傻。
12. Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.無德之美猶如沒有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
13. More hasty,less speed.欲速則不達(dá)。
14. Rome was not built in a day.偉業(yè)非一日之功。
15. Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。
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.事實勝于雄辯。
19. Call back white and white back.顛倒黑白。
20. well begun,half done.好的開始等于成功的一半。
21. It is hard to please all.眾口難調(diào)。
22. Ill news travels fast.壞事傳千里。
23. Out of sight,out of mind.眼不見，心不念。
24. Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當(dāng)飯吃。
25. Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
26. First things first.凡事有輕重緩急。
27. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。
28. To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活著為了學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)習(xí)為了更好的活著。
29. live not to eat,but eat to live.活著不是為了吃飯，吃飯為了活著。
30. Action speaks louder than words.行動勝過語言。
31. East or west,home is the best.金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。
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.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
34. As the tree,so the fruit.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
35. The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
3.10個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.狐貍和葡萄 饑餓的狐貍看見葡萄架上掛著一串串晶瑩剔透的葡萄，口水直流，想要摘下來吃，但又 摘不到。
看了一會兒，無可奈何地走了，他邊走邊自己安慰自己說：“這葡萄沒有熟，肯定 是酸的。” 這就是說，有些人能力小，做不成事，就借口說時機未成熟。
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.小男孩與蝎子 有個小孩在城墻前捉蚱蜢，一會兒就捉了許多。忽然看見一只蝎子，他以為也是蚱蜢， 便著兩手去捕捉他。
蝎子舉起他的毒刺，說道：“來吧，如果你真敢這樣做，就連你捉的蚱 蜢也會統(tǒng)統(tǒng)失掉。” 這故事告誡人們，要分辨清好人和壞人，區(qū)別對待他們。
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.狼與鷺鷥 狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫(yī)生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他 取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進(jìn)狼的喉嚨里，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。
狼回答 說：“喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴里平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎么還要講報酬？” 這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認(rèn)識壞人不講信用的本質(zhì)。 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.寡婦與母雞 有個寡婦養(yǎng)著一只母雞，母雞每天下一個蛋。
她以為多給雞喂些大麥，就會每天下兩個 蛋。于是，她就每天這樣喂，結(jié)果母雞長得越來越肥，每天連一個蛋也不下了。
這故事說明，有些人因為貪婪，想得到更多的利益，結(jié)果連現(xiàn)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.站在屋頂?shù)男∩窖蚺c狼 小山羊站在屋頂上，看見狼從底下走過，便謾罵他，嘲笑他。
狼說道：“啊，伙計，罵 我的不是你，而是你所處的地勢?！?這故事說明，地利與天機常常給人勇氣去與強者抗?fàn)帯?/p>
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，一座大山發(fā)生了大震動，震動發(fā)出的聲音就像大聲的呻吟和喧鬧。許多人云集 在山下觀看，不知發(fā)生了什么事。
當(dāng)他們焦急地聚集在那里，擔(dān)心看到什么不祥之兆時，僅 看見從山里跑出一只老鼠。 這是說庸人多自憂。
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 與 惡 力量弱小的善，被惡趕走到了天上。善于是問宙斯，怎樣才能回到人間去。
宙斯告訴 他，大家不要一起去，一個一個的去訪問人間吧。惡與人很相近，所以接連不斷地去找他 們。
善因為從天上下來，所以就來得很慢很慢。 這就是說，人很不容易遇到善，卻每日為惡所傷害。
8、Two pockets Prometheus 。
4.英語短篇小故事故事
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，傷勢很嚴(yán)重，痛苦地躺在巢穴里，不能外出覓食。
●他感到又餓又渴，這時，他看見一只羊，便請求他到附近的小河里為他取一點水來。 ●“你給我一點水解渴”，他說，“我就能自己去尋找食物了。”
●“是呀”，羊回答說，“如果我給你送水喝，那么我就會成為你的食物?！?寓意： 謊言是經(jīng)不起推敲的，它很容易被人們識破。
第二篇： 狐貍和葡萄 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.” ●一個炎熱的夏日，狐貍走過一個果園，他停在一大串熟透而多汁的葡萄前。 ●狐貍想：“我正口渴呢?！?/p>
于是他后退了幾步，向前一沖，跳起來，卻無法夠到葡萄。 ●狐貍后退又試。
一次，兩次，三次，但是都沒有得到葡萄。 ●狐貍試了一次又一次，都沒有成功。
最后，他決定放棄，他昂起頭，邊走邊說：“葡萄還沒有成熟，我敢肯定它是酸的?！?寓意： 在經(jīng)歷了許多嘗試而不能獲得成功的時候，有些人往往故意輕視成功，以此來尋求心理安慰。
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. 口渴的烏鴉 ●一只烏鴉口渴了，到處找水喝。終于，他找到了一個大水罐。
●然而，水罐里面的水并不多，他的尖嘴夠不到水面，他試了一次又一次，都沒有成功。 ●就在他想放棄的時候，他突然想到一個主意。
烏鴉叼來了一塊小石子投到水罐里，接著又叼了一塊又一塊石頭放進(jìn)去。 ●漸漸地，水面升高了。
烏鴉高興地喝到了水。 寓意： 有些東西雖然看起來微不足道，但如果積少成多，便會帶來很大變化。
第四篇：青蛙和井 ●兩只青蛙住在沼澤里。在一個炎熱的夏季，沼澤干涸了，因此他們不得不離開去尋找新的濕地。
●他們很快發(fā)現(xiàn)一口深井。 ●其中一只向下看了看對另一只說：“這是個涼爽的好地方，就住這里吧。”
●而另一只較明智，它說：“別著急，朋友，如果這口井也干了的話，我們怎么出來呢？” 寓意： 凡事應(yīng)該首先考慮周到，然后再付諸行動。 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. 金絲雀與蝙蝠 ●掛在窗口籠里的金絲雀，經(jīng)常在鳥兒睡著的夜里歌唱。
●一天晚上，蝙蝠來了，飛過來問她為什么白天安靜無聲，夜里卻要歌唱。 ●金絲雀回答說：“去年我在白天唱歌時，捕鳥人聽到我的歌聲抓住了我。
從此，我再也不在白天唱歌了?！?●蝙蝠說：“你現(xiàn)在才懂得謹(jǐn)慎已沒用了，你若在變?yōu)榍敉街熬投茫窃摱嗪醚?！”說完就飛走了。
寓意： 我們應(yīng)該在危險發(fā)生之前就提高警覺，因為危險一旦發(fā)生，我們再怎樣小心也沒有用了。
5.英語的成語故事
亡羊補牢------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
坐井觀天------Limited outlook
程門立雪------Stand in the snow to wait upon Master Cheng respectfully
入木三分------Penetrating
完璧歸趙------To return a thing intact to its owner
負(fù)荊請罪------To offer a humble apology
鑿壁借光------Bore a hole on the wall in order to get some light from the neighbour's house
樂不思蜀------Have much enjoyment and forget to go back home
草木皆兵------State of extreme nervousness
馬革裹尸------Die on the battlefield
聞雞起舞------Rise up upon hearing the crow of a rooster and practise with the sword
買櫝還珠------Show lack of judgment
南轅北轍------Act in a way that defeats one 's purpose
樓主夠了吧！不夠跟我說哦?。?/p>
6.我想搜集一些英文典故方面的資料
沒有很多，我知道的有這么一些，希望能幫到你。
1,The Heel of Achilles 亦作 The Achilles' Heel 唯一弱點；薄弱環(huán)節(jié)；要害 = deadly / fatal/ mortalThe Heel of Achilles 直譯是"阿基里斯的腳踵"，是個在歐洲廣泛流行的國際性成語.阿基里斯是希臘 聯(lián)軍里最英勇善戰(zhàn)的驍將，傳說他是希臘密耳彌多涅斯人的國王珀琉斯和海神的女兒西蒂斯所生的兒子. 阿基里斯呱呱墜地以后，母親想使兒子健壯永生，把他放在火里鍛煉，又捏著他的腳踵倒浸在冥河（Styx） 圣水里浸泡.因此阿基里斯渾身象鋼筋鐵骨，刀槍不入，只有腳踵部位被母親的手捏住，沒有沾到冥河圣 水，成為他的唯一要害.在特洛伊戰(zhàn)爭中，太陽神阿波羅（Apollo）把阿基里斯的弱點告訴了特洛伊王子帕里 斯，阿基里斯終于被帕里斯誘到城門口，用暗箭射中他的腳踵，負(fù)傷而死.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 "特洛伊的海倫"，"紅顏禍水".Helen 是希臘的絕世佳人，美艷無比，嫁給希臘南部邦城斯巴達(dá)國王墨涅俄斯（Menelaus）為妻.后來， 特洛伊王子帕里斯奉命出事希臘，在斯巴達(dá)國王那里做客，他在愛與美之神阿芙羅狄蒂的幫助下，趁著墨 涅俄斯外出之際，誘走海倫，還帶走了很多財寶此事激起了希臘各部族的公憤，墨涅俄斯發(fā)誓說，寧死也要奪回海倫，報仇雪恨.為此，在希臘各城 邦英雄的贊助下，調(diào)集十萬大軍和 1180 條戰(zhàn)船，組成了希臘聯(lián)軍，公推墨涅俄斯的哥哥阿枷門農(nóng)（Agame mnon）為聯(lián)軍統(tǒng)帥，浩浩蕩蕩，跨海東征，攻打特洛伊城，企圖用武力奪回海輪.雙方大戰(zhàn) 10 年，死傷無 數(shù)，許多英雄戰(zhàn)死在沙場.甚至連奧林匹斯山的眾神也分成 2 個陣營，有些支持希臘人，有些幫助特洛伊 人，彼此展開了一場持久的惡斗.最后希臘聯(lián)軍采用足智多謀的奧德修斯（Odusseus）的"木馬計"，里應(yīng)外合 才攻陷了特洛伊.希臘人進(jìn)城后，大肆殺戮，帕里斯王子也被殺死，特洛伊的婦女，兒童全部淪為奴隸. 特洛伊城被掠奪一空，燒成了一片灰燼.戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)實后，希臘將士帶著大量戰(zhàn)利品回到希臘，墨涅俄斯搶回 了美貌的海倫重返故土.這就是特洛伊戰(zhàn)爭的起因和結(jié)局.正是由于海輪，使特洛伊遭到毀滅的悲劇，真 所謂"傾國傾城"，由此產(chǎn)生了 Helen of Troy 這個成語.所謂"特洛伊的海倫"，實質(zhì)上是財富和商業(yè)霸權(quán)的化身.中國歷史上也有過"妲己亡商"，"西施沼吳" 等傳說，以及唐明皇因?qū)櫁钯F妃而招致"安史之亂"，吳三桂"沖冠一怒為紅顏"等說法.漢語中有個"傾國傾 城"的成語（語出《漢書外戚傳》：'一顧傾人城，再顧傾人國'.）這里的"傾"字一語雙光，既可指美艷非 凡，令人傾倒；也可紙傾覆邦國.其含義與 Helen of troy 十分近似.在現(xiàn)代英語中，Helen of Troy 這個成語，除了表示 a beautiful girl or woman; a beauty who ruins he r country 等意義外，還可以用來表示 a terrible disaster brought by sb or sth you like best 的意思.3,Adam's apple 喉結(jié)根據(jù)《圣經(jīng)》記載，上帝造人之初，亞當(dāng)和夏娃無憂無慮地生活在伊甸園里.園里有一棵樹，結(jié)著許 多令人垂涎欲滴的果實——蘋果.上帝告誡兩人不要偷吃果實，可是他們聽信了蛇的讒言而抵擋不住誘惑， 偷吃了禁果.亞當(dāng)在驚慌失措中將一個蘋果核卡在喉嚨里，留下一個疙瘩.作為懲罰，上帝就讓這個蘋果 核永遠(yuǎn)留在他的喉嚨里，成為男性的喉結(jié).這個故事伴隨《圣經(jīng)》代代相傳，家喻戶曉.后來人們就用 Ad am's apple 表示"男人的喉結(jié)".來源考試365例句：I find that your Adam's apple isn't apparent. 我發(fā)現(xiàn)你的喉結(jié)不明顯.4,Narcissus從前有個男孩，他的名字叫做"Narcissus"（水仙）.身為一名天神的兒子他長得十分英俊.有許多愛 慕著他的少女向他示愛卻都被他拒絕了.在愛慕著他的眾多少女中有位美麗的仙女做做"Echo"（回音），由于 Echo 不能正常得說出想說的話而只能不斷得重復(fù)別人的言語所以她并不能清楚的告訴 Narcissus 她對他的 愛意.有天當(dāng) Narcissus 和他的幾個朋友在森林中漫步時和其他的朋友走失了.他喊到"有人在嗎？"Echo 也 說"有人在嗎？"Echo 上前想抱住 Narcissus 卻被 Narcissus 拒絕了 Echo 非常得傷心， 她跑到一個無人的山洞， 一直待到她的外形完全消失只剩下她的聲音能被人們所聽到.一名女神聽說了這件事.她非常得憤怒，并用神力使 Narcissus 愛上了他自己.當(dāng) Narcissus 在湖泊的 水邊看到自己的影子時，他頓時愛上了水中的人.他一直待在那湖邊，直到漸漸死去，在他死的地方長出 許多的野花，這種花被人們?nèi)∶凶?Narcissus（水仙花）.。
7.有哪些英語諺語的典故
Playing the Lute to a Cow 對牛彈琴 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：英文單詞方面的典故
cry wolf 虛發(fā)警報；慌報險情；危言聳聽 bell the cat 自告奮勇去冒險；老虎頭上拍蒼蠅a dog in the manger 占著茅坑不拉屎的人 Fish in Troubled Waters渾水摸魚；趁火打劫；陷于混亂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；替別人冒險attic salt優(yōu)雅的俏皮話；妙語john bull(s)約翰牛；英國佬Grin like a cheshire cat咧嘴傻笑；露齒嬉笑A storm in a Teacup杯水風(fēng)波；小題大做；大驚小怪a tower of ivory 或an ivory tower象牙之塔；世外桃源have an axe to grind別有用心；另有企圖；懷有私心separate the sheep from the goats區(qū)別好壞，分清良莠 a Cleopatra（克婁巴特拉），指絕代佳人——這是莎士比亞戲劇《安東尼和克婁巴特拉》中的人物。
a Shylock（夏洛克），指貪婪、殘忍、追求錢財、不擇手段的守財權(quán)——這是另一個莎士比亞戲劇《威尼斯商人》中的人物。a Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde（吉基爾醫(yī)生和海德先生），指有雙重性格的人；一方面善良、溫和（吉基爾醫(yī)生），另一方面兇惡、殘暴（海德先生）——這是史蒂文生的小說《吉基爾醫(yī)生和海德先生傳》中的人物。
a Frankenstein（弗蘭金斯坦；人們常說“制造一個弗蘭金斯坦”），指殺傷原制造者的怪物或東西，也指制造這種東西的人以及可伯的怪物或人——這是瑪麗·雪萊的小說《弗蘭金斯坦》中的人物。這本書的主人公是醫(yī)學(xué)院的學(xué)生。
他把尸體中的骨頭取來，制造了一個似人的怪物，最后自己被這個怪物殺害。a Sherlock Holmes（歇洛克·福爾摩斯），指有非凡才能的偵探或敏銳精明的人，這種人善于通過仔細(xì)觀察、科學(xué)分析和邏輯推理，進(jìn)行追捕或解決疑難問題——歇洛克·福爾摩斯是阿瑟·柯南道爾著名偵探。
1. an apple of discordany subject of disagreement and contention, the root of the trouble, dispute不和之因；禍根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. 衛(wèi)冕。
9.10個英文小故事越短越好
1.《Love 》愛情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》報復(fù)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》婚禮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》否認(rèn)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》愛與恨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》談話"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 》媽媽的擔(dān)憂"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》親人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.。
