【篇一】
The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
【譯文】
《老貓》
一位老婦有只貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。一天，老貓發(fā)現(xiàn)一只老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。
于是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：“不要打你的老仆人，我已經為你服務了很多年，而且還愿意為你效勞，但是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情�！�
【篇二】
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Hare was once boasting of his speed before other animals. “I have never been beaten，” said he， “when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me.”
The Tortoise said quietly， “I accept your challenge.” “That is a good joke，” said the Hare； “I could dance round you all the way.” “Keep your boasting till you‘ve won，” answered the Tortoise. “Shall we race？”
So a course was fixed and a start was made. The Hare darted almost out of sight at once， but soon stopped and， to show his contempt for the Tortoise， lay down to have a nap. The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on， and when the Hare awoke from his nap， he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race.
Then the Tortoise said： “Slow but steady progress wins the race.”
【譯文】
《烏龜與兔子》
從前有一只兔子，他在其它動物面前吹噓自己跑得是如何如何的快。
“當我全速奔跑的時候，我從來沒有被打敗過，”他說，“誰敢跟我比一比？” “我來跟你跑一場”，一只烏龜沉著地說。
“快笑死我了，” 兔子說，“我一邊跑一邊圍著你跳舞都能贏你”。 “你跑贏了再吹牛吧”，烏龜說，“我們可以開始比賽了嗎？”
于是，他們確定了一條比賽路線和起點。比賽開始，兔子是嗖的一聲就跑得沒影了，但他很快就停了下來。 為了讓烏龜知道他并沒把烏龜放在眼里，兔子決定睡上一覺再接著跑。 這時，烏龜正一點一點艱難地向前爬著。 當兔子一覺醒來，發(fā)現(xiàn)烏龜離終點已經很近了，要追已經趕不上了。
這時，烏龜說：“踏踏實實、一步步前進，你就會贏得比賽”。
【篇三】
The Miser
A miser sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold， which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure， and digging down， came to the lump of gold， and stole it. The Miser， on his next visit， found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor， seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause， said， “Pray do not grieve so； but go and take a stone， and place it in the hole， and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service； for when the gold was there， you had it not， as you did not make the slightest use of it.”
【譯文】
《吝嗇鬼》
一個吝嗇鬼把自己所有的東西都賣掉了，換來一大塊金子。他把金子埋在一堵舊墻邊上一個洞里面面，然后，每天都過去看一看那塊金子。 后來，吝嗇鬼的一個工人發(fā)現(xiàn)他老是跑到一個地方，于是留心觀察，很快就發(fā)現(xiàn)了地下藏寶的秘密，于是，挖開了那個洞，把金子偷走了。 當吝嗇鬼再一次去看他的金子的時候，他發(fā)現(xiàn)金子沒了。吝嗇鬼傷心得捶胸頓足。 一個鄰居看到吝嗇鬼傷心得快不行了，在了解了事情的原由后對吝嗇鬼說，“求你別那樣傷心了，去找塊石頭放到那洞里面吧，就把石頭當成你的金子吧，這能有什么區(qū)別呢，反正金子躺在那里，對你一點用都沒有，跟一塊石頭一樣”。
