经典短文
中国故事英语版15篇
第一篇Kong Rong Rang Pear
When Kong Rong was a child, he was smart, studious, quick-witted and tactful. Everyone praised him as a wonder boy. At the age of 4, he was able to recite many poems and verses, and knew the etiquette. His parents loved him very much.
One day, my father bought some pears, and specially chose the biggest pear for Kong Rong. Kong Rong shook his head, but chose the smallest pear, saying, "I am the youngest, I should eat a small pear. Give your pear to my brother." Father was very surprised after hearing this and asked again, "Is that younger brother younger than you? "Kong Rong said," My younger brother is younger than me, and I should give it to him. "The story of Kong Rong's giving pears quickly spread all over Qufu, and it has been handed down all the time, becoming a good example for many parents to educate their children.
When Kong Rong was a child, he not only studied hard, but also was good at thinking. Fath
er always takes him when he goes out to visit guests. At the age of 10, he came to Luoyang with his father. As Luoyang satrap Ying Li mansion. At this time, the gatekeeper was busy pulling, and asked, "Which child are you? Go and play!" Kong Rong replied seriously, "Please go in and announce that Kong Rong, Shandong Province is visiting." The gatekeeper saw that he was serious, and he didn't know what it was. Ask with a smile: "Little childe, can there be a red sticker?" Kong Rong said, "My family has been in contact with your master for generations, and there is a friendship between teachers and students. You don't need to post it, just report it." The gatekeeper was afraid of turning away the guests, so he had to go in and report. At this time, Ying Li was talking with many scholars and scholars. After listening to the briefing, he couldn't remember the relationship between Kong Rong and his family for a moment, so he had to laugh: "Please come in!" Little Kong Rong excitedly walked into the hall, greeting the host and greeting the guests, with a humble attitude. As Ying Li offered his seat, he looked at the talented young man, wondering: this child has never met before, and why does he claim to be a master? So, Ying Li asked, "Little childe, you said that our two families have been friends for generation
s, why can't I remember!" Kong Rong said with a smile, "500 years ago, Confucius asked Lao Tzu for courtesy. Confucius' surname was Kong, and Lao Tzu's surname was Li, which shows that Confucius and Li had a friendship between teachers and students for 500 years. Your last name is Li, my last name is Kong, and it's also a teacher-student relationship. Aren't our two families family members? "
Kong Rong's words are amazing, and all the guests here are secretly amazed. Ying Li, the satrap, couldn't help laughing: "Little childe is a prodigy." Only taizhong doctor Chen Jie didn't agree, and said coldly, "smart people when they were young may not make a difference when they grow up." Facing the challenge, Kong Rong said with a smile, "In this way, Mr. Wang must be very smart when he was a child." This clever answer made Chen Wei blush and speechless, and secretly sat there angry. Kong Rong was else, pretending to be an adult, drinking tea solemnly, which caused everyone to laugh.
第二篇As long as the determination, willing to work, how difficult things can be successful
Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty, didn't like studying when he was a child, so he often
played truant and wandered the streets.
One day, Li Bai didn't go to school again. He wandered around in the street and looked around, but he arrived outside the city unconsciously. Warm sunshine, cheerful birds and flowers swaying in the wind made Li Bai sigh, "How boring is it to study in the house all day in such a fine weather?"
Walking, at the door of a shabby hut, there sat an old woman with white hair, grinding an iron pestle as thick as a stick. Li Bai walked over. "Old woman, what are you doing?"
"I want to grind this iron pestle into an embroidery needle." The old woman looked up, smiled at Li Bai, and then lowered her head to continue grinding.
"Embroidery needle?" Li Bai asked again, "Is it an embroidery needle for sewing clothes?"
"Of course!"
"But the iron pestle is so thick, when can it be ground into a thin embroidery needle?"
The old woman asked Li Bai, "Drops of water can wear stones, Yugong can move mountains, why can't iron pestle be ground into embroidery needles?"
"But, are you so old?"
"As long as I work harder than others, there is nothing I can't do."
The old woman's words made Li Bai very ashamed, so after returning home, he never skipped school again.Every day, I study very hard, and finally I become an immortal of poetry.
第三篇keep oneself awake by tying one's hair to a beam and prodding one's thigh with an awl ― be painstaking/diligent in one's studies
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Sun Jing was a famous politician. At first, because his knowledge was not reused, even his family looked down on him, which greatly stimulated him. He made up his mind to study hard, often closed the door and kept reading alone. Reading from morning till night, I often forget all about eating and sleeping. Reading
for a long time, tired, still don't rest. After a long time, I was so tired that I dozed off. Afraid of affecting his study, he came up with a special way. In ancient times, men had long hair. He just found a rope and tied it firmly to the beam. When he is tired of reading, he dozes off. When his head is lowered, the rope will hold his hair, which will hurt his scalp. He will wake up immediately and continue to study. This is the story of Sun Jing's "hanging beam".