简短英文成语故事.docx

1、简短英文成语故事简短英文成语故事1.简约的成语故事（英文版） 郑人买履（A man from the State of Zheng bought shoes）Once upon a time , a man in the State of Zheng went to the market to buy a pair of shoes. Before he left for the market, he had measured his feet with a piece me straw. However , he couldnt find the measurement because he

2、 had left it at home . So he had to say sorry to the owner that he had to go home for it, which confused the owner why he didnt try the shoes on with his own feet . The man smiled to the owner , I would rather believe in the measuremens than my own feet.。 2.用英文简洁写一个成语故事 成语故事黔驴技穷带翻译 In ancient times

3、there were no donkeys in Guizhou province. Somebody brought a donkey from somewhere and tied it to a tree at the foot of a mountain. A tiger saw the donkey, and thought that it must be a fearsome（可怕的） monster. It hide behind a tree and spied on the donkey. When the donkey brayed（叫） ， the tiger was f

4、rightened, thinking that the donkey was about to devour（吞食，毁灭） it. After a while, seeing that the donkey had not moved, the tiger approached it and teased it. The donkey became angry, and kicked the tiger. The tiger thought to itself: Its then all it is capable of? It then jumped on the donkey and a

5、te it. This idiom is used to mean that one has exhauseted ones skills. 过去贵州（黔）这个地方没有驴。有个多事的人用船运来了一头驴，运来后却没有什么用处，就把驴放到山脚下。 一只老虎观察了驴，以为这个躯体高大的家伙肯定很奇妙，就躲在树林里偷偷观看着，后来又静静走出来，当心翼翼地接近驴，不晓得驴子的底细。 有一天，驴叫了一声，大虎大吃一惊，远远躲开，以为驴要咬本人了，特别恐惊。然而，老虎反复观看以后，觉得驴并没有什么特别本事，而且越来越熟识驴的叫声了。老虎开头走到驴的前后，转来转去，还不敢上去攻击驴。以后，老虎渐渐靠近驴，越来

6、越放纵，或者碰它一下，或者靠它一下，不断冒犯它。驴特别愤怒，就用蹄子去踢老虎。 老虎心里盘算着：“你的本领也不过如此罢了！”特别兴奋。于是老虎腾空扑去，大吼一声，咬断了驴的喉管，啃完了驴的肉，才离去了。 唉！那驴的躯体高大，似乎有德行；声音嘹亮，似乎有本领。假如不显出那有限的本领，老虎虽然凶狠，也会存有疑虑畏惧的心理，终究不敢攻击它。现在落得如此下场，不是很可悲吗？ 3.谁有简洁的英文成语故事 成语故事，中英文对比 惊弓之鸟 Birds Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bowstring 战国时期（公元前403221年中国中原地区各诸侯国连年争战的时代）魏国有个

7、名叫更羸的人。一天，他对国王说：“我只需拉开弓，空射一下，就能把天上的鸟射下来。”国王不信任。更羸便对准天上飞来的一只雁射去，果真那只雁听到拉弦的声音就掉了下来。国王感到很惊奇。更羸说，“那是一只受过伤的雁。它一听到我拉开弓弦的声响，就慌张得支持不住，自然要掉下来了。” In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstri

8、ng. When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground. Geng Lei said, This goose has been hurt in the past. Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed. So it simply gave up trying

9、to live. “惊弓之鸟”这个成语比方受过惊恐之后，有一点动静就特殊可怕。 This idiom means that if one has been frightened in the past ones will may become paralysed in a similar situation. 4.简洁英语成语小故事 英语故事：破镜重圆 A Broken Mirror Joined Together This set phrase metaphorically means the reunion of husband and wife after an enforced sep

10、aration or a rupture. At the end of Southern Dynasties,when the Chen Dynasty was about to be overthrown. X Dyn felt very worried.He foreknew that his wife Princess L Chng was destined to separate from him. His wife is the last Emperor Chn Shbos younger sister. Hence he broke a round bronze mirror in

11、to halves. One half is given to the Princess,the other half left with himself. The couple agreed on it that the wife would pretend to sell the broked mirror in the street of Chngn,the capital of the Su Dynasty,on the Lantern Festival. After the fall of Chn Dynasty,Princess L Chng was captured and se

12、nt to Changan and forced to be a concubine-servant in the mansion of Yng S. X Dyn missed his wife very much and went to the captial to look for her. On the 15th day of the first lunar month,he found a man selling half the mirror. After asking the man,he knew that his wife had been a concubine-servan

13、t of Yng S. Thinking that he could not see her again,he sighed a great sorrow. Having known the matter,Yng S felt much sympathy for the couple.He sent for X Dyn and told him to take wife away.Thus the husband and the wife were reunited into a happy couple. 自相冲突 - His Spear Against His Shield (Zi Xia

14、ng Maodun) A man of the state of Chu had a spear and a shield for sale. He was loud in praises of his shield.My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through. He also sang praises of his spear.My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything.What would happen, he was asked, if your

15、 spear is used to pierce your shield? It is impossible for an impenetrable shield to coexist with a spear that finds nothing impenetrable. 刻舟求剑 Making His Mark (Ke Zhou Qiu Jian) A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water. Immediately he made a mark

16、on the boat.This is where my sword fell off, he said.When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to look for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat.The boat had moved but the sword had not. Is this not a very foolish way to look for a sword？ 井底之蛙 The Frog in the Shallow Well (J

17、ing Di Zhi Wa) Have you not heard of the frog that lived in a shallow well? It said to a turtle that lived in the East Sea, I am so happy! When I go out, I jump about on the railing beside the mouth of the well. When I come home, I rest in the holes on the broken wall of the well. If I jump into the

18、 water, it comes up to my armpits and holds up my cheeks. If I walk in the mud, it covers up my feet. I look around at the wriggly worms, crabs and tadpoles, and none of them can compare with me. Moreover, I am lord of this trough of water and I stand up tall in this shallow well. My happiness is fu

19、ll. My dear sir, why dont you come often and look around my place? Before the turtle from the East Sea could get its left foot in the well, its right knee got stuck. It hesitated and retreated. The turtle told the frog about the East Sea.Even a distance of a thousand li cannot give you an idea of th

20、e seas width; even a height of a thousand ren cannot give you an idea of its depth. In the time of King Yu of the Xia dynasty, there were floods nine years out of ten, but the waters in the sea did not increase. ln the time of King Tang of the Shang dynasty there were droughts seven years out of eig

21、ht, but the waters in the sea did not decrease. The sea does not change along with the passage of time and its level does not rise or fall according to the amount of rain that falls. The greatest happiness is to live in the East Sea. After listening to these words, the frog of the shallow well was s

22、hocked into realization of his own insignificance and became very ill at ease.。 5.用英语简洁写一个中国成语故事 郑人买履（A man from the State of Zheng bought shoes）Once upon a time , a man in the State of Zheng went to the market to buy a pair of shoes. Before he left for the market, he had measured his feet with a pi

23、ece me straw. However , he couldnt find the measurement because he had left it at home . So he had to say sorry to the owner that he had to go home for it, which confused the owner why he didnt try the shoes on with his own feet . The man smiled to the owner , I would rather believe in the measureme

24、ns than my own feet.。 6.谁能给俺来两篇最简洁的英语版成语故事 英语成语故事-井底之蛙 The Frog in the Shallow Well (Jing Di Zhi Wa) Have you not heard of the frog that lived in a shallow well? It said to a turtle that lived in the East Sea, I am so happy! When I go out, I jump about on the railing beside the mouth of the well. Wh

25、en I come home, I rest in the holes on the broken wall of the well. If I jump into the water, it comes up to my armpits and holds up my cheeks. If I walk in the mud, it covers up my feet. I look around at the wriggly worms, crabs and tadpoles, and none of them can compare with me. Moreover, I am lor

26、d of this trough of water and I stand up tall in this shallow well. My happiness is full. My dear sir, why dont you come often and look around my place? Before the turtle from the East Sea could get its left foot in the well, its right knee got stuck. It hesitated and retreated. The turtle told the

27、frog about the East Sea.Even a distance of a thousand li cannot give you an idea of the seas width; even a height of a thousand ren cannot give you an idea of its depth. In the time of King Yu of the Xia dynasty, there were floods nine years out of ten, but the waters in the sea did not increase. ln

28、 the time of King Tang of the Shang dynasty there were droughts seven years out of eight, but the waters in the sea did not decrease. The sea does not change along with the passage of time and its level does not rise or fall according to the amount of rain that falls. The greatest happiness is to li

29、ve in the East Sea. After listening to these words, the frog of the shallow well was shocked into realization of his own insignificance and became very ill at ease.= 英语故事：惊弓之鸟 A Bird Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bow-String This set phrase figuratively denotes those who have suffered disasters and

30、 so have a lingering fear when anything happen. During the War Period ,in the Wi State there lived a famous archer named Gng li. One day,Gng li and the King of Wei standing on a high terrace saw some birds flying past. At this Gng li said to the King:Ill shoot a flying bird down for YourMajesty by d

31、rawing a bow with no arrow. The King asked,Is it possible that ones archery can attain such a level? A little later,a wild goose was flying from the east. Gng li just drew his bow but didnt shoot an arrow. As expected,the wild goose fell to the ground with the twang. The King asked in surprise,How c

32、an your archery reach such a high level? Gng li replied ,This wild goose has been wounded. The King got more surprised,asking,How do you know it,sir? Gng li esplained,This wild goose flew slowly and cried sadly.Its flying slowly suggested that it was still aching with the old wound; its crying sadly suggested that it had strayed long from its flock.When it heard the twang the wild goose had to flutter hard