导读： 英语故事：The Cock and the Pearl 公鸡和珍珠 A cock was once strutting1 up and down the farmyard among the hens w...
英语故事：The Cock and the Pearl 公鸡和珍珠
A cock was once strutting1 up and down the farmyard among the hens when
suddenly he espied2 something shinning amid the straw. "Ho! ho!" quoth he, "that's for me," and soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. What did it turn out to be but a pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard? "You may be a treasure," quoth master pock, "to men that prize you, but for me I would rather have a single barley-corn than a peck of pearls."
Precious things are for those that can prize them.
在农场的庭院里有一只公鸡正昂首阔步地在一群母鸡中间来来回回。突然他瞥到稻草中有什么东西在闪闪发光。“哈哈”他说“那是我的”。然后迅速把它从稻草中刨了出来。他刨出出来的是一颗不知什么时候遗落在庭院里的珍珠“你也许这是个宝贝”，公鸡大人说，“对于人类来说，他们会珍惜你，但在我看来，我宁可要一粒大麦也不想琢一粒珍珠。”
只有懂得价值的人才会珍惜宝物。
1 strutting
加固，支撑物
参考例句：
He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle. 他也是非常自大，在城堡里大摇大摆地走。
The pompous lecturer is strutting and forth across the stage. 这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。
2 espied
v.看到( espy的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
One day a youth espied her as he was hunting.She saw him and recognized him as her own son, mow grown a young man. 一日，她被一个正在行猎的小伙子看见了，
克雷洛夫寓言
《克雷洛夫寓言》考级试题
1、克雷洛夫寓言适合编排成短剧，是因为什么？（B）
A.文学性
B.戏剧性
C.趣味性
D.丰富性
2、俄国诗歌中从未有过的经典描写出自哪篇寓言中？（A）
A.《驴子和夜莺》
B.《猴子和眼镜》
C.《主人和老鼠》
D.《狗的友谊》
3、克雷洛夫是哪个国家的人？（C）
A.英国
B.法国
C.俄国
D.德国
4、哪篇寓言中揭穿了那些虚伪的慈善家卑鄙的面孔？（A）
A.《米隆》
B.《青蛙和公牛》
C.《金卢布》
D.《狼和杜鹃》
5、古希腊的伊索、法国的拉封丹和谁被并称为世界三大寓言作家？（
A.格林
B.克雷洛夫
C.安徒生
D.屠格涅夫
6、下面哪篇文章不出自《克雷洛夫寓言》？（A）
A.《皇帝的新装》
B.《狼和小羊》
C.《狮子和豹子》
D.《农夫和狐狸》
7、下面哪篇文章选自《克雷洛夫寓言》？（C）
A.《小红帽》
B.《白雪公主和七个小矮人》
C.《乌鸦和狐狸》
D.《灰姑娘》
8、《狼和小羊》这则寓言告诉我们：（A）
A.弱者在强者面前永远是有罪的，可别妄想争取任何权利。 B）
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伊索寓言 中英文
1The Lion and the Mouse狮和鼠
Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face.
Rising up in anger, 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 strong ropes to the ground.
The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed: "You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour; but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion."
Little friends may prove great friends.
一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。
狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：”只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我将来一定会报答你的大恩。”狮子便笑着放了它。
后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。
老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了牠，并大声说：”你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。”
强者不会永远是强者，强者也会有需要弱者帮助的时候。
2奔跑的小白兔A little rabbit is running
A little rabbit is happily running through the forest when he stumbles upon a giraffe rolling a joint. The rabbit looks at her and says, "Giraffe my friend, why do you do this? Come with me running through the forest, you'll feel so much better!" The giraffe looks at him, looks at the joint, tosses it and goes off running with the rabbit.3 m1
Then they come across an elephant doing coke, so the rabbit again says, "Elephant my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health. Come running with us through the pretty forest, you'll feel so good!" The elephant looks at them, looks at his coke, then tosses it and starts running
