英语谚语的小故事

[谚语俗语故事]一个铜钿逼煞英雄汉楚霸王项羽被汉军围困，好容易杀出重围。他清点了一下残兵仅剩下二十八骑,项羽气得钢须倒竖，吼声如雷：我项羽起兵八年屡战屡胜，今日岂能败北!他吼叫着又重新...+阅读

Plug one's ears while stealing a bell（掩耳盗铃）完整的英语，后面有中文意思：）~ In the Spring and Autumn period, a thief had stolen a bell and intended to carry it away on his back, but the bell was too bulky and heavy to be carried, so he tried to break it into pieces with a hammer to make it easier for carrying. On his first hit, however, the bell made a loud noise. He thus feared that the ringing sound might be heard by someone, who would come to rob him of his bell. His fright made him plug his own ears, while hitting the bell with the hammer. The bell sound was, nevertheless, audible to others and therefore to stuff his ears for the purpose of stealing a bell was a stupid action it is as foolish as burying one's head in the sand. from Huai Nanzi（淮南子著）掩耳盗铃在春秋战国时期，有一个小偷偷了一只钟。他准备把钟扛在背上带走。

可是钟又大又沉，很难扛走。因此他想用锤子把钟敲成碎片，这样运起来就能多了。可是，他敲了一下，那只钟发出巨大的响声。他怕别人听到了钟声会来抢他的钟，于是他在锤子敲钟时捂上了自己的耳朵。不过，即使他这样做，别人还是听得到钟声的。所以掩耳盗铃是非常愚蠢的行为，就像把头埋在沙子中一样。（淮南子著）...

英语谚语故事

有哪些英语谚语的典故

Playing the Lute to a Cow 对牛弹琴

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

有没有关于动物的英语谚语故事

The Big Leap Two frogs fell into a deep pit, and though they tried very hard they could not hop out. Their comrades peered down from the top and croaked in sympathy. “We feel for you,” they shouted, “ but there's no way you can get out from there!” On hearing this, one of the frogs lost heart, and died of fear. The other frog was deaf. He thought his comrades were shouting encouragement. Emboldened by their faith in him, he gathered up all his reserves of energy in one great jump that landed him out of the pit. ------------------------------------------------ Donkey who didn't help A dog and a donkey were going to the market with their master. It was a very long walk across a mountainous path. At noon, the master ate the little food he had brought along, unloaded the donkey, and settled down under a tree for a nap. The donkey began to eat the grass growing there, but there was nothing for the dog to eat. “There are some loaves among the load you were carrying,” said the dog to the donkey. “Let's take one and share it between ourselves.” “Wait till the master gets up!” said the donkey, tersely. “He'll feed you then.” Just then a ravenous wolf came into view. “Help me, help me, dog!” pleaded the donkey, quavering in fear. “I'm so hungry I don't have the strength to do anything,” replied the dog. “Wait till the master gets up. He'll certainly help you.” -------------------------------------------- The Boastful Crow A flock of geese flew down to a beach where a solitary crow was hopping around. The crow watched them with disdain. ＂How gracelessly you fly!＂ he said to the swans. ＂All you know is how to flap your wings. Can you glide? Can you somersault in the air? No, that's beyond you. Let's have a flying competition. I'll show you what flying really is!＂ One of the swans, a young, sturdy male, took up the challenge, whereupon the crow flew up and began to display his flying prowess. He flew in circles, swooped down like an arrow, and performed a variety of acrobatics in the air. Then he flew down, cawing triumphantly. Now it was the swan's turn. He launched himself into the air and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all sorts of derisive comments about his manner of flying. On and on they flew till finally the land was lost to sight. Water stretched endlessly on all sides. The crow's comments became less and less frequent and finally, stopped altogether. He had begun to tire. Eventually he became so tired that he found it hard to stay in the air. He had to struggle to keep from falling into the water. The swan, pretending to be unaware of his plight, said, ＂Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another flying manoeuvre?＂＂No,＂ squawked the crow, the fight completely gone out of him. ＂I'm in trouble... a curse on my boasting! If you do not come to my aid, I'll drown...＂ The swan had pity on him and taking him on his shoulders flew back to the shore.