英语成语故事（30个经典成语故事英语）

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• 30个经典成语故事英语
• 成语故事英语版短篇（五篇）
• 成语故事英语版短篇【10篇】
• 经典英语成语故事及翻译（五篇）
• 英语成语故事大全（5篇）
• 英语成语故事及翻译三篇
• 英语成语故事【精选5篇】
• 有趣的英语成语故事集锦
• 英语成语故事精选及翻译五篇
• 小学生英语成语故事带翻译

30个经典成语故事英语

经典成语故事英语有凿壁偷光、悬梁刺股、掩耳盗铃等等。

一、凿壁偷光

Kuang Heng was born in a poor family. He liked reading books very much. He needed to work at daytime, so he had to read books during night. But he was too poor to buy a candle.One day, he found his neighbour had candles, but the light couldn’t go through his room. 

So he dug a small hole on the wall so that he could use the light to read books. From that day, he read books every night until the light went out.

However, he finished reading all his books and there were no books for him to read. Then he went to a rich man’s house and worked for him without payment.

The rich man asked: “ Why don’t you want the money?” Kuang Heng said: “ Because I only want to borrow your books.” The rich man agreed. Kuang Heng read the books one by one.

Finally, he became a great scholar.

二、悬梁刺股

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Sun Jing was a famous politician. As a young man, he was diligent in study and often forgot eating and sleeping. When he was reading, he tied his hair to the roof beam with a rope. 

Therefore, when he dozed, he would feel pain and wake up as his hair was pulled upward by the rope, so that he would go on studying.

Su Qin in the Warring States Period was another example like Sun Jing. He felt sleepy when he was reading, so he took an awl and stabbed it into his own legs. Thus, the sudden pain would wake him up, and he could continue reading.

三、掩耳盗铃

Mr. Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does foolish things.

One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door. “Oh! How nice! I will take it home.”He thinks, “What can I do?” After a while he has a “good” idea. “Aha! I have an idea now. I can plug my ears. Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bell.”

Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, the owner opens the door. “What ate you doing?” the owner says angrily.

成语故事英语版短篇（五篇）

【 #能力训练# 导语】成语故事的语言生动、通俗易懂，能够帮助孩子了解历史、学习知识，感受到中华传统文化的独特魅力。下面是 无 分享的成语故事英语版短篇（五篇）。欢迎阅读参考！

1.成语故事英语版短篇 篇一

　　Making His Mark

　　刻舟求剑

　　A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isnt this a very foolish way to look for a sword?

　　楚国有个人坐船渡江时，他不小心把自己的一把宝剑掉落江中。他马上掏出一把小刀，在宝剑落水的船舷上刻上一个记号。船靠岸后，那楚人立即从船上刻记号的地方跳下水去捞取掉落的宝剑。他怎么找得到宝剑呢?船继续行驶，而宝剑却不会再移动。像他这样去找剑，真是太愚蠢可笑了。

2.成语故事英语版短篇 篇二

　　蛙臂挡车

　　One day, Zhuang Gong, King of the State of Qi, went out in a chariot to hunt.

　　一天，齐庄公乘车外出打猎。

　　On the way, he saw a small insect raise both its arms, trying to stop the wheels of the chariot. Zhuang Gong of Qi was curious and asked the driver:

　　路上，他看见一只小虫举起双臂，想阻挡车轮前进。齐庄公很好奇，就问车夫:

　　"What kind of insect is it?"

　　“这是什么虫子?”

　　"It is a mantis," the driver replied promptly. "This kind of insect only knows how to advance but not retreat, blindly underrating its enemies and overrating its own abilities."

　　车夫连忙回答:“这是蝗螂。这种虫子只知前进，不知后退，盲目轻敌，不自量力。”

　　Hearing the driver’s reply, Zhuang Gong smiled to himself and remained silent.

　　听了车夫的回答，庄公暗自发笑，默默无语。

3.成语故事英语版短篇 篇三

　　掩耳盗铃

　　Once upon a time, there was a thief saw a doorbell hanging on the neighbour’s door. He wanted to steal it.

　　But he knew that bell would ring as soon as he touched it. And then he would be discovered.

　　He thought: Only using ears can hear the sound. What if I cover my ears? Then the sound would not be heard anymore.

　　Whereupon he covered his own ears and tried to steal the bell. However, he was discovered immediately when he touched the bell.

　　从前有一个人，看见人家大门上挂着一个铃铛，想把它偷走。

　　他知道，那个铃铛只要用手一碰，就会丁零丁零地响起来，被人发觉。他想：“响声要用耳朵才能听见，如果把耳朵掩起来，不是就听不见了吗？”

　　于是，他掩住了自己的耳朵，伸手去偷那个铃铛。谁知手刚碰到铃铛，他就被人发觉了。

4.成语故事英语版短篇 篇四

　　悬梁刺股

　　In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Sun Jing was a famous politician. As a young man, he was diligent in study and often forgot eating and sleeping. When he was reading, he tied his hair to the roof beam with a rope. Therefore, when he dozed, he would feel pain and wake up as his hair was pulled upward by the rope, so that he would go on studying.

　　Su Qin in the Warring States Period was another example like Sun Jing. He felt sleepy when he was reading, so he took an awl and stabbed it into his own legs. Thus, the sudden pain would wake him up, and he could continue reading.

　　【故事翻译】

　　东汉时，有一个叫孙敬的年轻人，孜孜不倦勤奋好学，从早读到晚很少休息，有时候到了三更半夜的时候很容易打盹，为了不影响学习，孙敬想出一个办法，他找来一根绳子，一头绑在自己的头发上，另一头绑在房子的房梁上，这样读书疲劳打瞌睡的时候只要头一低，绳子牵住头发扯痛头皮，他就会因疼痛而清醒起来再继续读书。

　　战国时期的苏秦是一个有名的政治家，但是他在年轻的时候学问并不多，到了好多地方都没有人关注，即使有雄心壮志也得不到重用，于是他下定决心发奋图强努力读书。由于他经常读书读到深夜，疲倦到想要打盹的时候就用事先准备好的锥子往大腿上刺一下，这样突然的痛感使他猛然清醒起来，振作精神继续读书。

　　古有孙敬头悬梁，苏秦锥刺股，来告诫后人要认真读书学习。

5.成语故事英语版短篇 篇五

　　凿壁偷光

　　Kuang Heng was born in a poor family. He liked reading books very much. He needed to work at daytime, so he had to read books during night. But he was too poor to buy a candle.One day, he found his neighbour had candles, but the light couldn’t go through his room. So he dug a small hole on the wall so that he could use the light to read books. From that day, he read books every night until the light went out.

　　However, he finished reading all his books and there were no books for him to read. Then he went to a rich man’s house and worked for him without payment.

　　The rich man asked: “ Why don’t you want the money?” Kuang Heng said: “ Because I only want to borrow your books.” The rich man agreed. Kuang Heng read the books one by one.

　　Finally, he became a great scholar.

　　【故事翻译】

　　匡衡勤奋好学，但家中没有蜡烛。邻家有蜡烛，但光亮照不到他家，匡衡就在墙壁上凿了洞引来邻家的光亮，让光亮照在书上读书。

　　但很快，匡衡就把他仅有的书看完了，他无书可看了。县里有个大户人家不怎么识字，但家中富有，有很多书。匡衡就到他家去做雇工，但不要报酬。

　　主人感到很奇怪，问他为什么这样，他说：“我希望读遍主人家的书。”主人听了，深为感叹，就借给匡衡书。

　　最终，匡衡成了一位伟大的学者。

成语故事英语版短篇【10篇】

【 #能力训练# 导语】成语故事的语言生动、通俗易懂，能够帮助孩子了解历史、学习知识，感受到中华传统文化的独特魅力。下面是 考 网分享的成语故事英语版短篇【10篇】。欢迎阅读参考！ 1.成语故事英语版短篇 　　同舟共济 　　In the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Wu and the State of Yue didn’t get along well. They had been fighting against each other for years. 　　People in each country also didn’t have a good relationship. One day, the people of Wu and the people of Yue happened to be on the same boat to cross a river. 　　At the beginning, they didn’t say a word with each other. When the boat sailed to the center of the river, a strong wind came. In no time, huge waves hit people’s faces. 　　It seemed that the boat would sink at any time. Just then, they forgot all the hatred between two countries and began to help each other just like they were family. In the end, they safely got to the river bank under everyone’s effort. 　　春秋战国时，吴、越两国连年交兵，两国百姓彼此在感情上也很难共容。 　　有一次，吴国人和越国人碰巧共乘一条船渡河。开始时，他们都不理睬对方。 　　船至河心，狂风骤起，霎时惊涛骇浪迎面扑来，船随时有可能覆没。 　　此时，他们忘记了仇恨，相互救济，好像一家人一样。由于全船人的齐心协力，终于安全到达对岸。2.成语故事英语版短篇 　　凿壁偷光 　　Kuang Heng was born in a poor family. He liked reading books very much. He needed to work at daytime, so he had to read books during night. But he was too poor to buy a candle. 　　One day, he found his neighbour had candles, but the light couldn’t go through his room. So he dug a small hole on the wall so that he could use the light to read books. From that day, he read books every night until the light went out. 　　However, he finished reading all his books and there were no books for him to read. Then he went to a rich man’s house and worked for him without payment. The rich man asked: “ Why don’t you want the money?” Kuang Heng said: “ Because I only want to borrow your books.” The rich man agreed. Kuang Heng read the books one by one. 　　Finally, he became a great scholar. 　　匡衡勤奋好学，但家中没有蜡烛。邻家有蜡烛，但光亮照不到他家，匡衡就在墙壁上凿了洞引来邻家的光亮，让光亮照在书上读书。 　　县里有个大户人家不怎么识字，但家中富有，有很多书。匡衡就到他家去做雇工，但不要报酬。 　　主人感到很奇怪，问他为什么这样，他说：“我希望读遍主人家的书。”主人听了，深为感叹，就借给匡衡书。 　　最后，他成了一位伟大的学者。3.成语故事英语版短篇 　　掩耳盗铃 　　Once upon a time, there was a thief saw a doorbell hanging on the neighbour’s door. He wanted to steal it. 　　But he knew that bell would ring as soon as he touched it. And then he would be discovered. 　　He thought: Only using ears can hear the sound. What if I cover my ears? Then the sound would not be heard anymore. 　　Whereupon he covered his own ears and tried to steal the bell. However, he was discovered immediately when he touched the bell. 　　从前有一个人，看见人家大门上挂着一个铃铛，想把它偷走。 　　他知道，那个铃铛只要用手一碰，就会丁零丁零地响起来，被人发觉。他想：“响声要用耳朵才能听见，如果把耳朵掩起来，不是就听不见了吗？” 　　于是，他掩住了自己的耳朵，伸手去偷那个铃铛。谁知手刚碰到铃铛，他就被人发觉了。4.成语故事英语版短篇 　　班门弄斧 　　During the Warring States period, there wasa carpenter named Lu Ban. He was good at making woody tools. 　　One day, a youngman passed by a red gate. He held up an axe with his hand and said: “This axeis really good. 　　I can make the greatest tools in the world with it.” Hearingthis, people around here all laughed. One person asked: “So, can you make amore beautiful gate than this one?” 　　“That’s so easy! I was a student of Lu Ban before!Making a similar gate is like a piece of cake!” The young man said arrogantly. 　　“But the gate was made by Lu Ban!” Allpeople said. 　　鲁班是战国时代的鲁国人。他是一个善于制作精巧器具的能手，人们叫他“巧人”，民间历来把他奉为木匠的始祖。 　　有一天，一个年轻的木匠漫不经心地走到一个大红门的房子前，举起自己手里的斧子，说：“我这把斧子，别看它不起眼，可不管是什么木料，只要到了我的手里，用我的斧头这么一弄，就会做出漂亮无比的东西来。” 　　旁边的人听了，觉得他太夸口，就指着身后的大红门说：“小师傅，那你能做出比这扇还好的门吗？”年轻的木匠傲慢地说：“不是我吹牛，告诉你们，我曾经当过鲁班的学生，难道还做不出这样一扇简单的大门来，简直是笑话。” 　　众人听了，忍不住大笑起来，说：“这就是鲁班先生的家，这扇就是他亲手做的，你真的能做出比这扇还好的门吗？”那位年轻的木匠不好意思地跑掉了。5.成语故事英语版短篇 　　按图索骥 　　 　　In the Spring and Autumn Period, a man named Bo Le is an expert in identifying a good horse. 　　He put his experiences in this area into his book Physiognomy Of Horses, which illustrated all kinds of horses with rich pictures and words. 　　His son wanted to learn his skill about identifying a good horse. Then he read the book carefully over and over again. 　　He thought he had mastered the skill. 　　Once he saw a toad along the road, whose forehead was in accord with the features of a good horse. 　　Then he rushed to his father and told him he had found a good steed. 　　Hearing this, Bo Le didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. He had to reply jokingly: “ This horse does too well in jumping, so it’s hard for us to rein it. ” 　　春秋时期，有个人叫伯乐，他非常善于鉴别马匹，他将自己这方面的经验写成了一本书《相马经》，书中图文并茂地介绍了各类马匹。 　　他的儿子想学到识马的本领。于是就把父亲的这本书反复诵读，之后，他就以为自己已经掌握了这个本领。 　　有一次他在路上看到了一只癞蛤 蟆，前额刚好与《相马经》上的好马特征相符，便以为找到了一匹千里马，马上跑去告诉父亲。 　　伯乐被儿子弄得哭笑不得，就开玩笑的回答说：“这匹马太会跳了，不好驾驭。”6.成语故事英语版短篇 　　惊弓之鸟 　　In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: ’I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring.’ When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground. Geng Lei said, ’This goose has been hurt in the past. Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed. So it simply gave up trying to live. 　　战国时期（公元前403―221年中国中原地区各诸侯国连年争战的时代）魏国有个名叫更羸的人。一天，他对国王说：“我只要拉开弓，空射一下，就能把天上的鸟射下来。”国王不相信。更羸便对准天上飞来的一只雁射去，果真那只雁听到拉弦的声音就掉了下来。国王感到很奇怪。更羸说，“那是一只受过伤的雁。它一听到我拉开弓弦的声响，就惊慌得支持不住，自然要掉下来了。” 　　This idiom means that if one has been frightened in the past one’s will may become paralysed in a similar situation. 　　“惊弓之鸟”这个成语比喻受过惊恐之后，有一点动静就特别害怕。7.成语故事英语版短篇 　　蛙臂挡车 　　One day, Zhuang Gong, King of the State of Qi, went out in a chariot to hunt. 　　一天，齐庄公乘车外出打猎。 　　On the way, he saw a small insect raise both its arms, trying to stop the wheels of the chariot. Zhuang Gong of Qi was curious and asked the driver: 　　路上，他看见一只小虫举起双臂，想阻挡车轮前进。齐庄公很好奇，就问车夫: 　　"What kind of insect is it?" 　　“这是什么虫子?” 　　"It is a mantis," the driver replied promptly. "This kind of insect only knows how to advance but not retreat, blindly underrating its enemies and overrating its own abilities." 　　车夫连忙回答:“这是蝗螂。这种虫子只知前进，不知后退，盲目轻敌，不自量力。” 　　Hearing the driver’s reply, Zhuang Gong smiled to himself and remained silent. 　　听了车夫的回答，庄公暗自发笑，默默无语。8.成语故事英语版短篇 　　东施效颦 　　in the spring and autumn period (春秋时期,770-476 bc), there was a beauty in the state of yue called xishi (西施). 　　传说春秋时期，越国有一美女，名唤西施。 　　she often suffered from pains in her chest, and so she would often walk around doubled over and with her brows knitted. 　　但是西施有心口疼的毛病，所以她经常手捂胸口，皱着眉头走着。 　　there was an ugly girl in the village called dongshi who envied xishi. 　　村子里还住着一位丑姑娘，叫做东施，她十分嫉妒西施。 　　striving to emulate xishi, she imitated her stoop, knitting her brows at the same time. 　　于是东施时常效仿西施，手捂胸口，紧皱眉头。 　　she thought that this made her elegant, but in fact, it only made her more ugly. 　　东施觉得她效仿西施就会变得很美丽，但是实际上，只会使她变得更难看而已。 　　later, this idiom came to be used to indicate improper imitation that produces the reverse effect. 　　这个典故比喻不恰当的模仿，带来相反的效果。9.成语故事英语版短篇 　　南辕北辙 　　Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him: “If you are going to the south, why is your chariot heading north? ” The man answered, “My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I have enough money. ” The man didn’t consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was away from his destination. 　　从前有个人要到南方去，他坐的车子却向北方行驶。过路人说：“你去南方，车子怎么向北行驶呢？”他回答说：“我的马很能跑路，我的车夫驾车的技术也很高明，加上我又带了充足的路费。”这个人没有考虑到，方向弄反了，他的条件越好，离他要去的地方就越远。 　　The idiom derived from this story indicates that one’s action was the opposite effect to one’s intention. 　　后来人们就把这个故事概括为“南辕北辙”，比喻一个人的行为和他的目的正好相反。10.成语故事英语版短篇 　　fail the exam 　　名落孙山 　　In the Song Dynasty (宋朝) there was a joker called Sun Shan(孙山). 　　宋朝有一个很幽默的人，他叫孙山。 　　One year he went to take the imperialexamination, and came bottomof the listof successfulcandidates. 　　有一年他去参加考试，公布名单时他是最后一名。 　　Back in his hometown, one of his neighbor asked him whetherthe neighbor’s son had also passed. 　　回到家，他的邻居向他打听自己的儿子考得怎么样。 　　Sun Shan said, with a smile:"Sun Shan was the last on the list. Your son came after Sun Shan." 　　孙山笑着对邻居说：“孙山考了最后一名，你儿子的名字还在孙山的后面呢。” 　　The peopleused this idiom to indicatefailing in an examination or competition. 　　人们用“名落孙山”来比喻考试没有考上或者选拔没有被录取。

经典英语成语故事及翻译（五篇）

【 #能力训练# 导语】成语在古代汉语与现代汉语的传承上占有重要的地位,它是汉语词汇系统中重要而又极富特色的组成部分。下面是 无 分享的经典英语成语故事及翻译经典英语成语故事及翻译（五篇）。欢迎阅读参考！ 1.经典英语成语故事及翻译 　　卧薪尝胆 　　During the Spring and Autumn period （770－476BC）, the State of Wu launched an attack against the State of Yue. The King of Wu was seriously wounded and soon died. His son Fu Chai became the new King. Fu was determined to get revenge. He drilled his army rigidly until it was a perfect fighting force. Three years later, he led his army against the State of Yue and caught its king Gou Jian. Fu took him to the State of Wu. 　　春秋时期，吴国和越国之间进行了一场战争，吴王不幸受了重伤，不久就死了。他的儿子夫差作了吴国的新国王，他发誓要替父亲报仇。于是，他严格的操练他的士兵，把他们训练成了一支非常厉害的军队。三年以后，他对越国发动了战争，抓住了越王勾践，把他带回了吴国。 　　In order to avenge his father’s death, Fu let him live in a shabby stone house by his father’s tomb and ordered him to raise horses for him. Gou pretended to be loyal to Fu but he never forgot his humiliation. Many years later, he was set free. Gou secretly accumulated a military force after he went back to his own state. In order to make himself tougher he slept on firewood and ate a gall-bladder before having dinner and going to bed every night. At the same time he administered his state carefully, developing agriculture and educating the people. After a few years, his country became strong. Then Gou seized a favorable opportunity to wipe out the State of Wu. 　　为了复仇，夫差让勾践住在他父亲墓旁的破石屋里天天看墓、喂马。勾践表面上服从，心里面却想着复仇。几年以后，勾践被放回越国。他立刻开始秘密聚集一支军队。为了提醒自己不要忘了报仇，他睡在柴上，还每天在吃饭睡觉前尝一尝苦胆。同时，他专心治理国家，大力发展农业，加强民众教育。几年后，越国又变得强大起来，然后，勾践抓住一个适当的机会消灭了吴国。 　　Later, people use it to describe one who endures self-imposed hardships to strengthen one’s resolve to realize one’s ambition. 　　后来，人们用它来形容人刻苦自励以达到自己定下的目标。 2.经典英语成语故事及翻译 　　望梅止渴 　　Quenching Thirst by Watching Plums 　　One summer, Cao Cao was leading his troops in a punitive expedition against Zhang Xiu. It was extraordinarily hot. The burning sun was like a fire, and the sky was cloudless. The soldiers were walking on the winding mountain paths. The dense forest and the hot rocks exposed to the sun on both sides of the paths made the soldiers feel suffocated. By noontime the soldiers’ clothes were wet through with sweat, and the marching speed slowed down. Some solders of weak physique even fainted on the roadside. 　　Seeing that the marching speed was slower and slower, Cao Cao was very worried because he feared that he might bungle the chance of winning the battle. But how could they quicken their speed? Cao Cao at once callde the guide and asked him on the quiet whether there was a source of water nearby. The guide shook his head, saying that the spring water was on the other side of the mountain, which was very far to have to make a detour to reach. Cao Cao realized that time didn’t permit them to make such a detour. After thinking for a moment, he said to the guide, "Keep quiet. I’ll find a way out." He knew that it would be to no avail to order his troops to quicken the steps. He had a brain wave and found a good solution. He spurred his horse and came to the head of the column. Pointing his horsewhip to the front, Cao Cao said, "Soldiers, I know there is a big forest of plums ahead. The plums there are both big and delicious. let’s hurry along, and we will reach the forest of plums after bypassing this hill." When the solders heard this, they immediately slobbered. Picturing in their minds the sweet and sour flavour of the plums, the soldiers felt as if they were actually eating the plums, the soldiers felt as if they were actually eating the plums themselves. The morale greatly boosted, the soldiers quickened their steps a great deal automatically. 　　This story comes from "The Fake Tangery" in Anecdotes of This World by Liu Yiqing of the Southern Dynasties period (420-589). From this story, people have derived the set phrase "quenching thirst by watching plums" to refer to trying to comfort oneself of others by idle dreams. 　　有一年夏天，曹操率领部队去讨伐张绣，天气热得出奇，骄阳似火，天上一丝云彩也没有，部队在弯弯曲曲的山道上行走，两边密密的树木和被阳光晒得滚烫的山石，让人透不过气来。到了中午时分，士兵的衣服都湿透了，行军的速度也慢下来，有几个体弱的士兵竟晕倒在路边。 　　曹操看行军的速度越来越慢，担心贻误战机，心里很是着急。可是，眼下几万人马连水都喝不上，又怎么能加快速度呢？他立刻叫来向导，悄悄问他：“这附近可有水源？”向导摇摇头说：“泉水在山谷的那一边，要绕道过去还有很远的路程。”曹操想了一下说，“不行，时间来不及。”他看了看前边的树林，沉思了一会儿，对向导说：“你什么也别说，我来想办法。”他知道此刻即使下命令要求部队加快速度也无济于事。脑筋一转，办法来了，他一夹马肚子，快速赶到队伍前面，用马鞭指着前方说：“士兵们，我知道前面有一大片梅林，那里的梅子又大又好吃，我们快点赶路，绕过这个山丘就到梅林了！”士兵们一听，仿佛已经吃到嘴里，精神大振，步伐不由得加快了许多。 　　故事出自《世说新语•假谲》。成语“望梅止渴”，比喻用空想安慰自己或他人。 3.经典英语成语故事及翻译 　　一鸣惊人 　　In the Warring States Period, Duke Wei of Qi neglected state affairs, for the first three years of his reign, giving himself over to dissipation. One of his ministers, Chun Yukun who had a good sense of humour, said to him: ’There is a big bird which has neither taken wing nor sung for three years.’ The duke answered, ’Once that bird starts to fly and sing, it will astonish the world.’ The duke thereupon devoted himself to his duties and built his state up into a powerful one. 　　战国时代，齐威王即位后做了三年国君，只顾享乐，不理政事。有个善于说笑话的人叫淳于髡，一天对齐威王说：“城里有一只大鸟，三年不飞也不叫，你知道这是什么道理?”齐威王说：“这鸟不飞则罢，一飞就冲天;不鸣则罢，一鸣就惊人。”在淳于髡的激发下，齐威王开始治理国家，取得很大成绩，齐国的声威一直保持了几十年。 4.经典英语成语故事及翻译 　　精卫填海 　　Once upon a time, the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan, legendary ruler of primitive China, went boating on the Eastern Sea. While she was enjoying herself, a strong wind rose on the sea and her boat capsized. Just before she was buried by the surging waves, her spirit turned into a beautiful bird. As it flew over the roaring sea, it cried sadly in the sound "jinwei, jingwei". That was why people called it "Jingwei". 　　The bird lived on a mountain near the sea. It hated the sea so much that it decided to fill it up. Every day, it flew to and fro between the mountain and the sea, carrying in a twig or a pebble from the mountain and dropping it into the sea. 　　One day, the roaring sea said to Jingwei, "Poor little bird, stop doing that meaningless thing! You’ll never fill me up." Jingwei replied, "I’ll fill you up no doubt! I will, even if it’ll take me thousands of years! I’ll fight on until doomsday!" 　　The brave little bird kept carrying twigs and pebbles from the mountain to the Eastern Sea without taking a rest. 　　From this fable comes the idiom "The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea". We use it to describe people who are firm and indomitable and will not stop until they reach their goal. 　　从前，炎帝(传说中中国原始社会的统治者)的小女儿在东海上划船。正当她划得高兴时，海面上突然升起一阵大风，把她的小船弄翻了。就在她要被汹涌的波浪吞 没时，她的灵魂变成了一只美丽的小鸟。它飞过那咆哮的海面，伤心的叫着"精卫，精卫"的声音。所以人们就叫她"精卫"。 　　精卫鸟住在靠海的一座山上。它非常恨大海，所以决心要把它填平。它每天来回于山海之间，把从山上衔来的小树枝和小石子扔在大海里。 　　一天，咆哮的大海对精卫说："可怜的小鸟，停止你那无谓的举动吧!你是永远都填不平我的。" 精卫回答说："我当然会把你填平的!即使这需要千千万万年的时间，我也一定会斗争到底，直到你的末日来临!" 　　这只勇敢的小鸟继续从山上衔来小树枝和小石子，扔到东海中，从未有片刻休息。 　　"精卫填海"这个成语就是由这个传说而来的，形容那些坚定不移，不屈不挠，不到目的决不罢休的人。 5.经典英语成语故事及翻译 　　fail the exam 　　名落孙山 　　In the Song Dynasty (宋朝) there was a joker called Sun Shan(孙山). 　　宋朝有一个很幽默的人，他叫孙山。 　　One year he went to take the imperialexamination, and came bottomof the listof successfulcandidates. 　　有一年他去参加考试，公布名单时他是最后一名。 　　Back in his hometown, one of his neighbor asked him whetherthe neighbor’s son had also passed. 　　回到家，他的邻居向他打听自己的儿子考得怎么样。 　　Sun Shan said, with a smile:"Sun Shan was the last on the list. Your son came after Sun Shan." 　　孙山笑着对邻居说：“孙山考了最后一名，你儿子的名字还在孙山的后面呢。” 　　The peopleused this idiom to indicatefailing in an examination or competition. 　　人们用“名落孙山”来比喻考试没有考上或者选拔没有被录取。

英语成语故事大全（5篇）

【 #儿童故事# 导语】成语是古代语和事的高度凝练和浓缩，往往文言色彩浓厚，保留着许多古汉语词汇的痕迹，现代人可以借以了解当时的社会、文化、语言等面貌。下面是 整理分享的英语成语故事大全，欢迎阅读与借鉴，希望对你们有帮助！

1.英语成语故事：highly talented才高八斗

tsau pi and tsau jr were sons of tsau tsau. both were very gifted writers, and tsau jr was especially quick-witted.

曹丕与曹植都是曹操的儿子，二者均有才华，特别是曹植更具文采。

after tsau tsau’s death, tsau pi took over the throne of the kingdom of wei. jealous of tsau jr’s literary ability, and afraid that he might cause problems, tsau pi was always looking for a way to kill his brother.

在曹操死后，曹丕继任大统，但他嫉妒曹植的才华，同时也惧怕曹植回谋反，所以一直在伺机杀害曹植。

one day, tsau pi called tsau jr into see him.he ordered his brother to make up a poem within the time it took to walk seven steps, adding that if he could not, his life would be in danger.

有一天，曹丕要求接见曹植，他要求曹植在他七步之内作诗一首，如果做不到，就会有生命危险。

greatly saddened, tsau jr began to walk and to think. before he had taken the seven steps, he had already finished his poem, the meaning of which was: "brothers are of the same family, so why should the oppress each other?"

悲愤之下，曹植急中生智，作出七步诗，是的意思就是“本来就是亲兄弟，为什么要这样步步紧逼，伤及感情?”

tsau jr was very intelligent and loved to study. he wrote many outstanding articles which showed his artistic talent and earned him the admiration of many people. one scholar said of him: "heaven gave the world ten decalitres of talent, and tsau jr alone has eight of them."

曹植文采俱佳，热爱学习，他曾做过不少才华横溢的文赋，均令世人感叹不已。曾有一位学者说道：“如若天下文采共有十斗，曹植一人独占八斗。”

2.英语成语故事：a drop in the bucket九牛一毛

li ling was a great general during the time of emperor han wu-di (hàn wǔ dì汉武帝). he was a very good fighter, and he won every battle.

西汉时代有个很有名的大将军名叫李陵，他骁勇善战，百战百赢。

one time, however, li ling’s troops were so hopelessly outnumbered by the huns that although they fought bravely, the whole army was soon taken captive.

有一次，虽然李陵的军队奋勇杀敌，因为兵力不足而战败投降。

li ling shamefully surrendered for the moment, planning to wait for an opportunity to strike back.

李陵打算暂时先忍辱投降，以便伺机等待机会反击。

but when news of the surrender reached the capital, the emperor’s jealous ministers began to degrade li ling in front of the emperor.

但当李陵投降的消息传到首都，皇上身边嫉妒的大臣们都开始指责李陵。

what he heard made the emperor so angry that he had li ling’s wife and mother put to death.

皇上十分气愤，他将李陵的妻子与母亲都赐死了。

ze-ma chian, who had always respected li ling, believed that he wouldn’t surrender without a reason, and urged the emperor not to believe rumors.

司马迁一直很敬重李陵，他不信李陵会无缘无故投降，便谏言皇上不要听信谣言。

this time, the emperor grew angry at sz-ma chian, and locking him up, punished him severely.

但就因为这样，皇上便迁怒司马迁，并将他囚禁，进行严惩。

sz-ma chian then wrote a long letter to a friend, saying, "i am now in the middle of writing a history book. if i die, it will be as if one ox in a group on nine were to lose a single hair. i am willing to withstand punishment in order to complete this book." sz-ma chian finally did finish his book - the very famous shr-ji.

司马迁随后写了一封长信给他的朋友，说道：“我现在在写一部历史长篇，如果我死了，就如同九牛一毛般微不足道，但我愿意承受住这般的惩罚，来完成这部书。”最终，司马迁完成了这部名流千古的史学著作——《史记》。

3.英语成语故事：be afraid of one’s own shadow草木皆兵

in ad 383, the king of former qin (秦朝), fu jian (fú jiān 苻坚), led a huge army to attack eastern jin.

公元383年，秦王苻坚率领步兵、骑兵90万，攻打江南的晋朝。

after losing the first round of fighting, fu jian looked down from a city wall, and was terrified when he saw the formidable battle array of the eastern jin army.

在一轮战败后，苻坚从城墙俯视周遭，当他看到势不可破的东晋部队，他感到很害怕。

and then looking at the mountains around, he mistook the grass and trees for enemy soldiers.

此时，苻坚在寿春城上望见晋军队伍严整，士气高昂，再北望八公山，只见山上一草一木都像晋军的士兵一样，于是更加恐慌。

as a result, when the nervous fu jian led his army into battle, it suffered a crushing defeat.

后来苻坚全军覆没，带着少数残余的队伍逃回去了。

4.英语成语故事：within an ace of winning功亏一篑

Once a man planned to build a terrace.

古时，有一个人要筑一座九仞(八尺=一仞)高的山。

He worked very hard and spent a lot of time digging and carrying earth.

他十分努力的建造这座山，并且花了很多时间挖土、搬运泥土。

When the mound was almost completed and only one more basket of earth was needed, the man gave up.

终于当山快要建成的时候，几乎只差最后一篮子的泥土就行了的时候，他放弃了。

The terrace was never completed.

这座山便永远无法完工。

5.英语成语故事：To have an image of bamboo in one’s mind入木三分

Wang Xi-zhi is one of the most famous calligraphers during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China. When he was very young, he practiced his art every day and never stopped.

王羲之是中国东晋时代一个很有名的书法家，他从小就刻苦练字，从不间断。Later he absorbed the strong points of all the other schools of calligraphy, and developed his own unique style of writing. Because of his achievements, he has been honored as one of China’s sages of calligraphy.

以后又吸取了各个不同书法派的优点，形成他自己独特的个性。因为他在书法上的成就，人们都尊称他为中国书法界的“圣人”。

One time, Wang Xi-zhi sketched in wood for an engraver to cut. Then the engraver found the ink had penetrated one centimeter into the wood.

有一次，王羲之在木板上刻字，后来刻字的人发现墨汁渗入木板有三尺深。

"Ru Mu San Fen" is got from this story, which means the calligraphy is penetrating.

“入木三分”就是从这个故事中得出来的，用来形容书法有力。

Now it is often used to describe expressing sharp ideas or profound views.

英语成语故事及翻译三篇

　　【后来居上】 　　 Ji Anlived at the time of Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24). He was respected for being upright and just and for daring to speak the truth. He did not bother about amall matters in personal behaviour and in being an official. He was particular about actual effects and ,although he did not cause a stir ,he could keep the prefecture he governed in perfect order. Because of this. the imperial court transferred him to the central government from being the perfect of the Donghai Prefecture to being a commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officals. 　　汲黯是西汉武帝时代人，以刚直正义、敢讲真话而受人尊重。他为人和做官都不拘小节，讲求实效。虽然表面上不那么轰轰烈烈，却能把一个郡治理得井井有条，因此，朝廷把他从东海太守调到朝廷当主爵都尉——一种主管地方吏任免的官职。 　　Once,Emperor Wudi said that he would implement the policy of benevolence and justice of Confucianism and would do good turns to the people.Emperor Wudi Had hardly finished his remards when Ji An said that there was no need for the emperor to say so.Why should the emperor bother,Ji An said, about pretending to implement the policy of benevolence and justice since he was so greedy and avaricious within himself? This choked the emperor off. The emperor suddenly Changed his countenance and declared the meeting over. All the civilian and military officers at court were breathless with anxiety for fear that Ji An might bring disaster upon himself because of this. After returning, Emperor Wudi said to the people around him that Ji An was a little too rude and too straightforward. 　　有一次，汉武帝说要实行儒家的仁义之政，为老百姓办好事了。没等皇帝把话说完，汲黯就说：“陛下内心里那么贪婪多欲，表面上却要装得实行仁政，这是何苦呢？”一句话把皇帝噎了回去。汉武帝登时脸色大变，宣布罢朝，满朝文武都为汲黯捏着一把汗，担心他会因此招来大祸。武帝回到宫里以后，对身边的人说，汲黯这个人也未免太粗太直了。 　　For this reason ,Ji An was never promoted again. When he was the commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officials, both Gongsun Hong and Zhang Tang were low -ranking lfficials of little importance. Later ,they were promoted continuously. Gongsun Hong became the prime minister and Zhang Tang became the imperial censor. However, JiAn’s post remained thesame. One day, Ji An said to Emperor Wudi that the way the emperor used his ministers was just like piling up firewood, which meant that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers. Of course, Emperor Wudi could see that Ji An was complaining. So,turning to his ministers, Emperor Wudi said, "It is true that no one can stop learning.You see, Ji An is making more and more indiscreet remarks." 　　从此以后，汲黯的官职再也没有提升。他当主爵都尉的时候，公孙弘、张汤都还是不起眼的小官，后来，他们一个劲儿住上升，公孙弘当上了丞相，张汤做上了御史大夫，可他汲黯还蹲在原地没动窝。有一天，汲黯对武帝说，陛下使用群臣，跟码劈柴一样，是“后来者居上”啊！汉武帝当然听得出这是发牢骚。于是，转脸对臣下们说：“人真是不能不学习啊！你们听汲黯说话，越来越离谱了！”　　【指鹿为马】 　　In Qin dynasty, there was a powerful and evil counselor named Zhao Gao。 　　在秦朝，有个很得势的*臣叫赵高。 　　Zhao Gao wanted to rebel, but he didn’t know how many people in the court would stand by his side。 　　赵高想造反，但是又不知道群臣中有多少人会支持他。 　　So he worked out a way to test the people。 　　于是他想了个办法来测试。 　　He presented a deer as a tribute to the emperor in front of the court, and said that it was a swift horse。 　　他在群臣面前送了一头鹿给皇上，并说这是一匹千里马。 　　The emperor not accepting his statement said, "This is obviously a deer." 　　皇上不信，说“这明明是鹿啊。” 　　Then, Zhao Gao took this opportunity to ask the court, "Is this a deer or a horse?" 　　然后赵高借机问各位大臣，“这是鹿还是马?” 　　In the court, those who didn’t dare to go against Zhao Gao agreed with him and said that it was a horse, those who dared to go against Zhao Gao said that it was a deer。 　　在大臣中，不敢反抗赵高的都赞同说是马，敢于反对赵高的说是鹿。 　　Later, Zhao Gao remembered the counselors who didn’t agree with him and persecuted them to solidify his power。 　　后来，赵高记住了这些反对他的人并加以迫害，以巩固自己的势力。 　　This story is still popular even today. People use this idiom to describe someone who calls white black。 　　这个故事流传至今，人们用这个成语来形容一个人颠倒黑白。　　【子罕拒玉】 　　A farmer in the state of Song once got a piece of stone with jade init. 　　宋国人有个农夫得到一块含宝玉的石头后，将它献给了相国子罕。 　　He presented this stone to Prime Minister Zi Han. But Zi Han refused toaccept it. xiaogushi8.com The farmer explained, “It looks like just a stone, butthere is jade inside. It actually is a piece of treasure and suitable forhonorable men like you, not for us common people.” 　　子罕拒绝接受这块石头，农夫解释说：“表面上它是块石头，但里面含有宝玉，是个宝物，适合您这样的贵人使用，我们普通百姓用它就不合适了。” 　　“I know there is jade inside,” Zi Han said,” but I disagree with you.xiaogushi8.com I think to have the virtue of declining things that do not belongto oneself is the real treasure. ” 　　子罕说：“我知道里面是宝玉。但我的观点和你不同，我认为具有不接受不应得的东西的品德才是真正的宝玉。”

英语成语故事【精选5篇】

【 #儿童故事# 导语】成语故事包涵着我国从古代到现在的大道理大智慧，通过描写生活的一些简单的事，让我们感觉到有趣从而明白需要知道的，成语故事是我国历史的一部分，成语是历史的积淀，每一个成语的背后都有一个含义深远的故事，是我国几千年以来人民智慧的结晶。下面是 的后续更新吧！

1.英语成语故事：囫囵吞枣

Long ago, there was a young man who bought many fruits, like pears and dates.

He sat at the roadside to eat them. An old man saw him and said: “Eating too many pears is good for teeth, but bad for your body.”

The man asked: “How about dates?” The old man answered: “The dates are good for body but bad for teeth.”

The young man thought for a while and said: “I’ve got a good idea! I can eat pears with teeth and don’t swallow them. And I can swallow dates without chewing.”

Then he put a date into his mouth and swallowed it immediately. Unluckily, he was choked by the date.

从前，有个人买了一堆水果，有梨儿，也有枣儿，坐在路边上吃。有个老头儿看见了，

对他说：“小伙子，梨儿可不能多吃呀。它虽然对牙齿有好处，可是吃多了对身体不好。”

青年人就问：“枣儿吃多了呢？”老头儿说：“枣儿对身体是好的，可吃多了对牙齿不好，也不能多吃。”

青年人看了看梨儿，又看了看枣儿，想了一会儿，说：“哈哈，我想出了个好办法！我吃梨儿就只用牙齿嚼，不吞到肚子里去。吃枣儿，我就把它整个儿吞下去，不用牙齿嚼。”

说完话，他就拿起一个枣儿放在嘴里，直接吞了下去。没想到，他一下子就被枣儿噎住了。

2.英语成语故事：同舟共济

In the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Wu and the State of Yue didn’t get along well. They had been fighting against each other for years.

People in each country also didn’t have a good relationship. One day, the people of Wu and the people of Yue happened to be on the same boat to cross a river.

At the beginning, they didn’t say a word with each other. When the boat sailed to

the center of the river, a strong wind came. In no time, huge waves hit people’s faces.

It seemed that the boat would sink at any time. Just then, they forgot all the hatred between two countries and began to help each other just like they were family. In the end, they safely got to the river bank under everyone’s effort.

春秋战国时，吴、越两国连年交兵，两国百姓彼此在感情上也很难共容。

有一次，吴国人和越国人碰巧共乘一条船渡河。开始时，他们都不理睬对方。

船至河心，狂风骤起，霎时惊涛骇浪迎面扑来，船随时有可能覆没。

此时，他们忘记了仇恨，相互救济，好像一家人一样。由于全船人的齐心协力，终于安全到达对岸。

3.英语成语故事：班门弄斧

During the Warring States period, there wasa carpenter named Lu Ban. He was good at making woody tools.

One day, a youngman passed by a red gate. He held up an axe with his hand and said: “This axeis really good.

I can make the greatest tools in the world with it.” Hearingthis, people around here all laughed. One person asked: “So, can you make amore beautiful gate than this one?”

“That’s so easy! I was a student of Lu Ban before!Making a similar gate is like a piece of cake!” The young man said arrogantly.

“But the gate was made by Lu Ban!” Allpeople said.

鲁班是战国时代的鲁国人。他是一个善于制作精巧器具的能手，人们叫他“巧人”，民间历来把他奉为木匠的始祖。

有一天，一个年轻的木匠漫不经心地走到一个大红门的房子前，举起自己手里的斧子，说：“我这把斧子，别看它不起眼，可不管是什么木料，只要到了我的手里，用我的斧头这么一弄，就会做出漂亮无比的东西来。”

旁边的人听了，觉得他太夸口，就指着身后的大红门说：“小师傅，那你能做出比这扇还好的门吗？”年轻的木匠傲慢地说：“不是我吹牛，告诉你们，我曾经当过鲁班的学生，难道还做不出这样一扇简单的大门来，简直是笑话。”

众人听了，忍不住大笑起来，说：“这就是鲁班先生的家，这扇就是他亲手做的，你真的能做出比这扇还好的门吗？”那位年轻的木匠不好意思地跑掉了。

4.英语成语故事：杯水车薪

One evening, Zhao Da passed by a tea house when he came back from cutting firewood.

There were a lot of people drinking tea there. He put the firewood outside and walked into the tea house.

When he finished a cup of tea, he found his firewood on fire. Zhao Da shouted: “Oh no! It’s on fire!”

He took a cup of water, ran out of the door and splashed the water on the fire. Other people in the tea house also took their own cups to fight the fire.

However, instead of being put out, the fire burned even harder.

一天傍晚，赵大砍柴回来，路过一个茶馆，里面坐了很多人，有的在喝茶，有的在乘凉。他就把柴车停放在外面，也走进茶馆。

赵大坐在那刚刚喝完一杯茶，只见茶馆外面一片红光，赵大放下茶杯，走到门口一看：原来是自己的一车柴草着火了，忽忽的光苗直往上窜。

赵大喊起来："不好了，着火啦!"边喊边跑进茶馆，端起桌子上的一杯水，跑到门外往车上的柴草上泼去。茶馆里的人，一听赵大的叫喊声，也都忙着端起自己的茶杯，往车上泼去。

可是，劈里叭啦一阵响声之后，火不但没灭，反而燃烧得更猛烈了。赵大心疼地连声喊道："完了，完了!"

5.英语成语故事：自相矛盾

A young man ran a business in the market.

One day, he held up a shield and said proudly: “My shield is very strong.

It can stop any spear in the world.” Then he held up his spear and bragged: “My spear is very sharp. No matter how strong a shield is, my spear can pierce it.”

People all around here laughed when they heard the words of the young man.

One of them asked: “So, according to what you said, your spear is the sharpest. No matter how strong a shield is, your spear can pierce it. And your shield is also the strongest.

No matter how sharp a spear is, it can’t pierce your shield. Well, what will happen if I pierce your shield with your spear?"

The young man was too embarrassed to say anything.

古时候，有一个人，他既卖矛又卖盾。一天，他在集市上叫卖，非常得意。他举起他的盾说：“我的盾非常坚固。无论怎样好的矛，都戳不穿它！”说完，他又举起他的矛夸口说：“我的矛非常锋利。无论怎样坚固的盾都能戳进去！”

站在旁边的人听了，都暗暗地发笑。

有人问他：“照你这样说，你的矛是最锋利的。无论怎样硬的盾都戳得进去。你的盾又是最坚固的。无论怎样锋利的矛，也别想戳进去。

那么，现在我用你的矛来戳你的盾，看看结果会怎样呢？”

那个人窘得连一句话也答不上来。

有趣的英语成语故事集锦

1.有趣的英语成语故事集锦 　　指鹿为马 　　In Qin dynasty, there was a powerful and evil counselor named Zhao Gao。 　　在秦朝，有个很得势的*臣叫赵高。 　　Zhao Gao wanted to rebel, but he didn’t know how many people in the court would stand by his side。 　　赵高想造反，但是又不知道群臣中有多少人会支持他。 　　So he worked out a way to test the people。 　　于是他想了个办法来测试。 　　He presented a deer as a tribute to the emperor in front of the court, and said that it was a swift horse。 　　他在群臣面前送了一头鹿给皇上，并说这是一匹千里马。 　　The emperor not accepting his statement said, "This is obviously a deer." 　　皇上不信，说“这明明是鹿啊。” 　　Then, Zhao Gao took this opportunity to ask the court, "Is this a deer or a horse?" 　　然后赵高借机问各位大臣，“这是鹿还是马?” 　　In the court, those who didn’t dare to go against Zhao Gao agreed with him and said that it was a horse, those who dared to go against Zhao Gao said that it was a deer。 　　在大臣中，不敢反抗赵高的都赞同说是马，敢于反对赵高的说是鹿。 　　Later, Zhao Gao remembered the counselors who didn’t agree with him and persecuted them to solidify his power。 　　后来，赵高记住了这些反对他的人并加以迫 害，以巩固自己的势力。 　　This story is still popular even today. People use this idiom to describe someone who calls white black。 　　这个故事流传至今，人们用这个成语来形容一个人颠倒黑白。2.有趣的英语成语故事集锦 　　南辕北辙 　　Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him: “If you are going to the south, why is your chariot heading north? ” The man answered, “My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I have enough money. ” The man didn’t consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was away from his destination. 　　从前有个人要到南方去，他坐的车子却向北方行驶。过路人说：“你去南方，车子怎么向北行驶呢？”他回答说：“我的马很能跑路，我的车夫驾车的技术也很高明，加上我又带了充足的路费。”这个人没有考虑到，方向弄反了，他的条件越好，离他要去的地方就越远。 　　The idiom derived from this story indicates that one’s action was the opposite effect to one’s intention. 　　后来人们就把这个故事概括为“南辕北辙”，比喻一个人的行为和他的目的正好相反。3.有趣的英语成语故事集锦 　　惊弓之鸟 　　In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: ’I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring.’ When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground. Geng Lei said, ’This goose has been hurt in the past. Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed. So it simply gave up trying to live. 　　战国时期（公元前403―221年中国中原地区各诸侯国连年争战的时代）魏国有个名叫更羸的人。一天，他对国王说：“我只要拉开弓，空射一下，就能把天上的鸟射下来。”国王不相信。更羸便对准天上飞来的一只雁射去，果真那只雁听到拉弦的声音就掉了下来。国王感到很奇怪。更羸说，“那是一只受过伤的雁。它一听到我拉开弓弦的声响，就惊慌得支持不住，自然要掉下来了。” 　　This idiom means that if one has been frightened in the past one’s will may become paralysed in a similar situation. 　　“惊弓之鸟”这个成语比喻受过惊恐之后，有一点动静就特别害怕。4.有趣的英语成语故事集锦 　　毛遂自荐 　　In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin besieged the capital of the State of Zhao. Duke Pingyuan of Zhao planned to ask the ruler of the State of Chu personally for assistance. He wanted to select a capable man to go with him. A man called Mao Sui volunteered. When the negoti-actions between the two states were stalled because the ruler of Chu hesitated to send troops, Mao Sui approached him, brandishing a sword. At that, the ruler of Chu agreed to help Zhao, against Qin. 　　战国时代，秦国 军队攻打赵国的都城。赵国的平原君打算亲自到楚国去请救兵，想挑选一个精明能干的人一同前去。有一个名叫毛遂的人，自告奋勇愿意同去。平原君到楚国后，与楚王谈了半天，没有一点结果。毛遂怒气冲冲地拿着宝剑，逼近楚王，终于迫使楚王答应出兵，与赵国联合共同抵抗秦国。 　　This idiom means to recommend oneself. 　　“毛遂自荐”这个成语用来比喻自己推荐自己，不必别人介绍。5.有趣的英语成语故事集锦 　　画蛇添足 　　Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It 　　Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing, so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?" The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It." tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough. 　　古时几个人分一壶酒。他们都想独自喝完那壶酒，所以就定了一个规矩：每人在地上画一条蛇，谁画得最快，这壶酒就归谁。有一个人很快就把蛇画好了。他正打算喝这壶酒时，看见别人都还在忙着画，就决定给蛇再画上几只脚。结果，他的蛇脚还没加完，另一个人已经把蛇画好了。那人一下把酒壶夺了过去，说："有谁见过长脚的蛇?"。这个故事告诉我们这样的道理：做得过分和做得不够都是不对的。

英语成语故事精选及翻译五篇

【 #能力训练# 导语】英语小故事可以让儿童更早接触英语，并且英语小故事比较有趣，儿童们会对英语产生兴趣，这样有利于他们以后的英语学习。下面是 分享的英语成语故事精选及翻译五篇。欢迎阅读参考！ 【篇一】英语成语故事精选及翻译：囫囵吞枣 　　Long ago, there was a young man who bought many fruits, like pears and dates. He sat at the roadside to eat them. An old man saw him and said: “ Eating too many pears is good for teeth, but bad for your body.” The young man asked: “ How about dates?” The old man answered: “ The dates are good for body but bad for teeth.” The young man thought for a while and said: “ I’ve got a good idea! I can eat pears with teeth and don’t swallow them. And I can swallow dates without chewing.” 　　Then he put a date into his mouth and swallowed it immediately. Unluckily, he was choked by the date. 　　翻译： 　　从前，有个人买了一堆水果，有梨儿，也有枣儿，坐在路边上吃。有个老头儿看见了，对他说：“小伙子，梨儿可不能多吃呀。它虽然对牙齿有好处，可是吃多了对身体不好。”青年人就问：“枣儿吃多了呢?”老头儿说：“枣儿对身体是好的，可吃多了对牙齿不好，也不能多吃。”青年人看了看梨儿，又看了看枣儿，想了一会儿，说：“哈哈，我想出了个好办法!我吃梨儿就只用牙齿嚼，不吞到肚子里去。吃枣儿，我就把它整个儿吞下去，不用牙齿嚼。”说完话，他就拿起一个枣儿放在嘴里，直接吞了下去。没想到，他一下子就被枣儿噎住了。【篇二】英语成语故事精选及翻译：同舟共济 　　Ride on the Same Boat 　　In the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Wu and the State of Yue didn’t get along well. They had been fighting against each other for years. 　　People in each country also didn’t have a good relationship. One day, the people of Wu and the people of Yue happened to be on a same boat to cross a river. 　　At the beginning, they didn’t say a word with each other. When the boat sailed to the center of the river, a strong wind came. In no time, huge waves hit people’s faces. It seemed that the boat would sink at any time. Just then, they forgot all the hatred between two countries and began to help each other just like they were family. 　　In the end, they safely got to the river bank under everyone’s effort. 　　翻译： 　　春秋战国时，吴、越两国连年交兵，两国百姓彼此在感情上也很难共容。有一次，吴国人和越国人碰巧共乘一条船渡河。开始时，他们都不理睬对方。船至河心，狂风骤起，霎时惊涛骇浪迎面扑来，船随时有可能覆没。此时，他们忘记了仇恨，相互救济，好像一家人一样。由于全船人的齐心协力，终于安全到达对岸。【篇三】英语成语故事精选及翻译：一鸣惊人 　　It had been three years since King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne, but he had neither issued a decree nor dealt with any state affairs. Furthermore, there were no deeds worth mentioning. All the civil and military officials of the court couldn’t understand what was the matter. 　　楚庄王即位已经三年了，可是他还没有颁布过一项法令，没有处理过一件政事，更谈不上有什么作为。朝廷中的文武百官都弄不懂这是怎么回事。 　　One day, a military official quietly asked King of Chu in the carriage: 　　一天，右司马在马车里悄悄地问楚王: 　　"Your Majesty, I heard that in the south, there was a big bird dwelling in the hills. Three years passed, it neither flew nor cried. Could Your Majesty tell me the reason?" 　　“大王，我听说南方有一只大鸟栖息在山上，三年过去了，既不飞，也不鸣。请问大王，这是什么原因呢?” 　　King Zhuang of Chu smiled and answered: 　　楚庄王笑了一笑，回答说: 　　"It didn’t spread its wings to fly for three years in order to grow full-fledged. It didn’t cry for three years in order to carefully observe the conditions of the people in the world. This bird, once it flies, will soar high into the sky; once it cries, it will startle the world with a single cry." 　　“三年不展翅飞翔，是为了让羽翼长得更加丰满;三年不鸣，是在细心观察天下的民情。这只鸟，不飞则已，一飞冲天;不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。” 　　Another half a year passed before King Zhuang of Chu began to personally administer state affairs. He abolished ten outmoded rules and regulations, issued nine new policies, sentenced five ministers to death for their evil deeds and promoted six persons with real talents. From then on, the State of Chu became stronger and stronger. 　　又过了半年，楚庄王开始亲自处理政事。他废除了十项旧的规章制度;颁布了九项新的政策;处决了五个专干坏事的大臣;还提拔了六个真正有才能的人。从此，楚国终于强大起来了。【篇四】英语成语故事精选及翻译：讳疾忌医 　　One day, the miracle-working doctor Bian Que saw Huan 　　Gong, King of the State of Cai, and said: 　　一天，神医扁鹊见到蔡桓公，就说: 　　"Your Majesty, I think you are ill. But your illness is only 　　under the skin and can be easily cured. If you do not treat it now, 　　I’m afraid your condition will become serious." 　　“大王，我看您身体有病。不过，您的病还只是在皮肤里，不难治好。如果现在不治，恐怕病情就会加重。” 　　Huan Gong did not believe him. He said: 　　桓公不相信，说: 　　"I am not ill." 　　“我没有病。” 　　After Bian Que left, Huan Gong said to his subjects around him: 　　扁鹊走后，桓公对左右的大臣说: 　　"These doctors always like to treat people who are not ill in order to brag about their superb medical skill." 　　“这些医生，就是喜欢给没有病的人治病，好夸耀自己医术高明。” 　　Ten days later, Bian Que saw Huan Gong again. He said: 　　过了十天，扁鹊又见到蔡桓公，说: 　　"Your Majesty, your illness has invaded your muscles. If you do not treat it now, your condition will become more serious." 　　“大王，您的病已侵人到肌体里了，如果现在不治，病情还会加重。” 　　Huan Gong was displeased with what he heard and did not listen to Bian Que. 　　桓公听了很不高兴，也不理睬扁鹊。 　　Another ten days later, Bian Que saw Huan Gong and said anxiously: 　　又过了十天，扁鹊看见蔡桓公，着急地说: 　　"Your Majesty, your illness has invaded your stomach and intestines. If your do not treat it, your condition will worsen." 　　“大王，您的病已经侵人肠胃，再不治的话，病情会恶化的啊!” 　　Huan Gong still would not listen to Bian Que. 　　桓公还是没有理睬扁鹊。 　　Another ten days later, when Bian Que saw Huan Gong, he turned round at once and left. Huan Gong was surprised and sent someone to catch up Bian Que to ask him for the reason. Bian Que said: 　　再过了十天，扁鹊一见桓公，转身就走。桓公很奇怪，就命人追去询问扁鹊。扁鹊说: 　　"When a person gets ill and his illness is only under the skin, it can be easily cured with medical plaster or decoction. When it is between the skin and the flesh, it can still be cured by acupuncture; even if it develops into the stomach and intestines, medical decoctions will still be effective. But when it reaches them arrow, then one can only resign to one’s fate, for the doctor can no longer do anything about it. Now His Majesty’s illness has penetrated into the marrow. I can do nothing to cure him." 　　“一个人生了病，当病在皮肤表面时，只要用膏药和汤药洗，就能够治好;如果发展到皮肉之间，用针灸还可以治好;即使发展到肠胃里，服用汤药还有疗效;而发展到了骨髓，那么只好听天由命，医生就无能为力了。现在，大王的病已经深人到了骨髓，我再也没有办法治好他了。” 　　Five days afterwards, Huan Gong felt pain all over his body. He sent for Bian Que. Since Bian Que had anticipated that Huan Gong would ask him for treatment and that he would get into trouble if he couldn’t cure the illness, he had escaped to the State of Qin a few days before. 　　五天以后，蔡桓公全身疼痛，派人去请扁鹊来给他治病。扁鹊因为早料到桓公会来请他去治病，而且治不好会惹祸的，所以几天前就逃到秦国去了。 　　Soon afterwards, Huan Gong of Cai died of his illness. 　　不久，蔡桓公就病死了。【篇五】英语成语故事精选及翻译：邯郸学步 　　Learning to walk 　　During the Warring States period, a young man lived in Shouling. He always felt that he was not so perfect as he thought. One day, he heard that people in Handan walked in a gracefully way, so he decided to learn to walk there. 　　One morning, he set off for Handan without telling anyone. Upon arrival at Handan, he was surprised when he saw the situation. Everyone walked in a different but gracefully way, children walking actively, the old walking steady and women walking charmingly. So he made up his mind to learn how the people of the State of Zhao walked in Handan. 　　No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to learn the gait of the people there. On the contrary, he even forgot completely how he walked in Shouling. In the end, he had no choice but to crawl back to his hometown. 　　翻译： 　　战国时期，燕国寿陵地方有一位少年。这位寿陵少年不愁吃不愁穿，论长相也算得上中等人材，可他就是缺乏自信心，经常无缘无故地感到事事不如人，低人一等——衣服是人家的好，饭菜是人家的香，站相坐相也是人家高雅。他见什么学什么，学一样丢一样，虽然花样翻新，却始终不能做好一件事，不知道自己该是什么模样。 　　家里的人劝他改一改这个毛病，他以为是家里人管得太多。亲戚、邻居们，说他是狗熊掰棒子，他也根本听不进去。日久天长，他竟怀疑自己该不该这样走路，越看越觉得自己走路的姿势太笨，太丑了。 　　有一天，他在路上碰到几个人说说笑笑，只听得有人说邯郸人走路姿势那叫美。他一听，对上了心病，急忙走上前去，想打听个明白。不料想，那几个人看见他，一阵大笑之后扬长而去。 　　邯郸人走路的姿势究竟怎样美呢?于是有一天，他瞒着家人，跑到遥远的邯郸学走路去了。 　　一到邯郸，他感到处处新鲜，简直令人眼花缭乱。看到小孩走路，他觉得活泼、美，学;看见老人走路，他觉得稳重，学;看到妇女走路，摇摆多姿，学。就这样，不过半月光景，他连走路也不会了，路费也花光了，只好爬着回去了。

小学生英语成语故事带翻译

【 #小学英语# 导语】英语故事会出现学生认识或是不认识的单词，而这个单词的重复不断出现，会加深同学们对单词的记忆，这种记忆不同于一般的死记硬背，而是在潜移默化中，让学生记住单词，并且不枯燥。以下是 无 整理的《小学生英语成语故事带翻译》相关资料，希望帮助到您。

【篇一】小学生英语成语故事带翻译

　　There once was an impatient farmer who lived during the Song Dynasty.(sòng cháo,960-1279 AD).

　　Everyday the anxious farmer would measure the growth of the crops.

　　To his dismay, his crops were growing much slower than he expected.

　　The farmer racked his brains trying to find better ways of planting in order to get quickerresults.

　　One day he finally came up with a solution.

　　He started to physically pull the crops out of the ground, thus making them taller.

　　The farmer worked very hard and at day’s end was physically exhausted but mentally happy as his plan had produced the desired results.

　　When the farmer went home, he told his son of his “brilliant” method.

　　His son went to the field only to discover that all of his crops were all dead.

　　春秋时代，宋国有个急性子的农夫。

　　庄稼长出禾苗以后，他每天都去观看。

　　令他沮丧的是，禾苗长得太慢。

　　农夫绞尽脑汁想让禾苗长快些。

　　一天他终于想出方法。

　　他跑到田里，把禾苗一颗颗往上拔，使它们长高。

　　农夫虽然很累但他很高兴看到禾苗长高。

　　当农夫回家时，把这个好办法告诉了他儿子。

　　他的儿子赶忙跑到田里去看，禾苗全都枯萎了。

【篇二】小学生英语成语故事带翻译

　　Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him:"If you are going to south, why is your chariot heading north?" The ma answered, "My horse is good at running, My driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, ad I have enough money."The man didint consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, ther further he was away from his destination.

　　The idiom derived froim this story indicates that one’s action was the opposite effect to one’s intention.

　　南辕北辙

　　从前有个人要到南方去，他坐的车子却向北方行驶。过路人说：“你去南方，车子怎么向北行驶呢?”他回答说：“我的马很能跑路，我的车夫驾车的技术也很高明，加上我又带了充足的路费。”这个人没有考虑到，方向弄反了，他的条件越好，离他要取得地方就越远。

　　后来人们就把这个故事概括为“南辕北辙”。比喻一个人的行动和他的目的正好相反。

【篇三】小学生英语成语故事带翻译

　　In the State of Lu, there was a couple of husband and wife, the former being an expert shoemaker and the latter a skilled hand in wearing taffeta. One day after consultations they decided to go to the state of Yue to earn a livelihood. The neighbors advised them not to go when they learned about their plan. "Don’t go there," said one neighbor, "If you go, you can never earn a livelihood."

　　"We cannot understand you," interrogated the couple, "We have a find command of our art, how could we not earn our living with our work? Don’t make a fool of us, please."

　　"Indeed, you have your skill," explained the man, "But have you taken notice of the fact that shoes are made for people and the silk taffeta are for hat-making? The people of Yue don’t wear shoes, for they are barefooted. Again, they like to have their hair spread out over their heads and they never use hats. To whom should you sell your shoes and hats then?" Experienced though you are in the arts, yet the arts you have mastered are useless there."

　　After this explanation, the husband and wife now understood that anything that was not adaptable to the objective world would be useless and unpractical.

　　鲁国有对夫妻，男的是鞋匠，鞋子做的很好；女的是织绢能手。有一天，他们商量想到越国去谋生。消息传到四邻后，有人对他们说："不要到那儿去！否则你们一定无法生存的！"那对夫妇说："我们不明白你的意思， 我们都有一套手艺，怎么 会生活不了呢？别胡说了！" 那人说："对呀，你们虽然都有一套手艺，可是你们要知道，鞋子是给人穿的，但越国人都赤脚不穿鞋子，你们织的丝绢原是做帽子用的，但越国人喜欢披着头发，不戴帽子，你们的本领虽大，手艺虽高，但你们做的鞋子、帽子去卖给谁呢？那对夫妇这才明白，凡事如果不合时宜，不适合客观环境就不中用了。