Lazy Harry英汉对照Harry was so lazy that although he had nothing else to do but drive his goat out to graze every day, he still heaved many a sigh when he...
1.a dog in the manger占着茅坑不拉屎的人出自《伊索寓言》(Aesop's Fables)，有一篇狗站马槽的故事，说的是一头狗躺在堆满稻草的马槽里，狗是不吃草的动物，而当马或牛一走进稻草时，这头狗却朝着马，牛狂哮，不准食草动物享用。 因此，狗站马槽”就成了一个家...
The Emperor's New ClothesLong ago and far away, there lived an Emperor. This Emperor was very vain and could think about nothing but his clothes. ...
A Rose from Homer's GraveBy Hans Christian Andersen(1842)All the songs of the east speak of the love of the nightingale for the rose in the silent...
The Three Army-surgeonsThere were once three army-surgeons who reckoned that they had nothing more to learn about the art of surgery. They were on the...
Snow-whiteOnce there was a Queen. She was sitting at the window. There was snow outside in the garden-snow on the hill and in the lane, snow on the hu...
Blue BeardOnce there was a very rich man. He lived in a beautiful house, and had a beautiful garden. The rich man had a blue beard: so he was calledBl...
The Clever Little TailorOnce upon a time there was a princess who was ever so proud: if any man came to woo her she would set him a riddle, and if he ...
After killing the local tyrant Zhen Guanxi， for fear of being jailed， Lu Zhishen fled to Mount Wutai where he stayed in a temple as a monk. After brea...
There was a handful of clay in the bank of a river. It was only common clay, coarse and heavy; but it had high thoughts of its own value, and wonderfu...