中英双语小故事

A milkmaid was going to the market.She carried her milk in a pail on her head. As she went along she began calculating what she would buy after she had sold the milk. "I'll buy a new dress, and when i go to the ball,all the young men will dance with me!" As she spoke she tossed her head back.the pail immediately fell off her head,and all the milk was spolt. The girl went back without anything.she felt very sad."ah,my child,"said her mother. "do not count your chickens before they are batched 送牛奶的女孩和她的桶 一个送牛乃的女孩去市场。她手里拎着一桶奶。 在她进去时候，她考虑到：卖了奶，她该买什么呢？ “我要买条新裙子，然后去参加误会，年轻的先生们将全和我跳舞。” 说着说着，她摇了摇头。提桶从手中打翻，牛奶全洒了。 女孩什么都没买就回去了。她觉得很沮丧。“啊，我的孩子，”她的妈妈说，“不要过于乐观。”

The Fisherman and The Little Barracuda 　　渔夫和小梭鱼 　　The fisherman casts the net into the sea and catches a little barracuda. The pitiful fish asks the fisherman to release it。 　　渔夫把网撒到海里，捕到了一条小梭鱼。那可怜的小鱼求渔夫放了它。 　　"I am still young." He says:" If you catch me after I am an adult, it is better for you." 　　他说：“我还太小。”他又说：“如果你把我放了，等我长大后再来抓我，那对你会有更大的好处！” 　　The fisherman says: "If I give up the present small profit to seek an uncertain future large one, am I not a fool?" 　　渔夫说：“如果我现在放弃手上已经得到的小利而去追求那些虚无渺茫的大利，那我岂不成了傻子了吗？” 　　This story means: Only a foolish man will give up the litter profit which he has and seek uncertain future large profits。 　　这个故事说明，愚蠢的人才会放弃已到手的小利，而去追求那些虚无的大利。