寓言故事是文学体裁的一种。指含有讽喻或明显教训意义的故事。它的结构简短,多用借喻手法,使富有教训意义的主题或深刻的道理在简单的故事中体现。让我们来看一看英语阅读中有哪些寓言故事。
One fine day it occurred to the Members of the Body that they were doing all the work and the Belly was having all the food. So they held a meeting, and after a long discussion, decided to strike work till the Belly consented to take its proper share of the work. So for a day or two, the Hands refused to take the food, the Mouth refused to receive it, and the Teeth had no work to do. But after a day or two the Members began to find that they themselves were not in a very active condition: the Hands could hardly move, and the Mouth was all parched and dry, while the Legs were unable to support the rest. So thus they found that even the
Belly in its dull quiet way was doing necessary work for the Body, and that all must work together or the Body will go to pieces.
一天,身体器官意识到他们整天工作,而肚子却成天吃。于是,他们开了个会,经过长时间的讨论,他们决定罢工直到肚子同意干适当份额的工作。接下来的一两天,手、嘴巴和牙齿都拒绝吃饭。一两天后,他们开始发现他们自己状态不是很好:手活动起来困难,嘴巴焦渴得很,腿也不能支撑身体了。这时他们才发现,即使那个不动的肚子也是在为身体工作呢,大家需要一起合作,否则身体会垮的。摘自:快速学英语的方法