English Philosophical Stories and Their Translation

Lion, Bear Restaurant and Fox (Lion, Bear and Fox) Long ago, a lion and a bear saw a child. They caught it at the same time. The lion said to the bear, "I caught this little goat first, so this is mine."

"No, no," said the bear. "I found it before you, so it's mine." They fought a long and fierce struggle. In the end, they were both too tired to fight any more.

A fox hid behind a tree not far away and was watching the battle between the lion and the bear. It came out, walked among them and ran away with the little goat.

Both the lion and the bear saw the fox, but they couldn't even catch it.

The lion said to the bear, "We fought for nothing. The sly fox took the child away. "

A long time ago, a lion and a bear saw a child, and they jumped at him at the same time. The lion said to the bear, "I caught this child first, so this child is mine."

"No, no!" The bear said, "I found it before you, so he is mine." They argued fiercely for a long time. Finally, the two of them felt very tired and couldn't fight any more.

Not far away, a fox hid behind a tree and watched the battle between the lion and the bear. When it came out, it stood among them and took the child away. Lions and bears see this situation, but they can't catch the fox. The lion said to the bear, "We fought for so long and got nothing, but this sly fox took the child away."

Boys and Frogs (One day in spring, some naughty boys were playing by the pond. They began to throw stones into the water. Horses live in the pond. All frogs are very afraid of these boys, because stones hurt some frogs.

Finally, an old frog looked up from the water and said, "Children, please don't throw stones at us."

The boy said, "We are just having fun." "I know, but please stop throwing stones, my children. What is a game to you is death to us, "said the old frog.

So the boys stopped throwing stones and walked away.

One day in spring, some naughty boys were playing by the pond. They began to throw stones into the water. Many frogs living in the pond are very afraid of these boys because the stones have hurt some of them. Finally, an old frog poked his head out of the water and said, "Children, please don't throw stones at us."

The boy said, "We are just playing." "I know, but please don't throw stones, children. Playing for you may mean death for us. " The old frog said.

So the boys stopped throwing stones and left.

3. Ye Gong is famous for his love of dragons: in the house where he lives, dragons are painted on the walls and carved on the pillars and four walls of his bedroom.

Dragons are everywhere, up and down, back and forth, and each dragon bares its teeth.

There is a real dragon in heaven. I'm glad to hear that Ye Gong likes dragons so much.

One day, the sky suddenly darkened, and then it was windy, thunderous and rainy. The real dragonfly arrived at Ye Gong's house. It sticks its head into the south window, winds its tail around the north window, shaking and biting the whole house.

At the sight of this real dragon, Lord Ye was terrified out of his wits. Trembling all over, he quickly hid.

It turns out that Ye Gong likes painted and carved fake dragons, not real ones.

Pretend to love what you are actually afraid of.

Ye Gong likes dragons, so he became famous. In the house where he lives, dragons are painted on the walls, dragons are carved on the pillars, and dragons are carved on the walls around the bedroom, up and down, back and forth, and dragons are everywhere, bared their teeth and claws.

There is a real dragon in the sky. I'm glad to hear that Ye Gong likes dragons so much.

One day, it suddenly got dark, with wind, thunder and rain. The real dragonfly came to Ye Gong's house. It stuck its head into the south window, wrapped its tail around the north window and shook the whole house.

When Ye Gong saw the real dragon, he was scared out of his wits and trembled all over, so he quickly hid.

It turns out that Lord Ye only likes painted and carved fake dragons, but he doesn't like real dragons!

4. What are the benefits of talking too much?

Qin Zi once asked Mohism: "Teacher, the more you talk, the more people will pay attention to it. Is this true?"

Mohism replied: "Gro and Hope 1 toad2 never stopped shouting from day to night, but they got very little from people. The rooster only sings for a few minutes in the morning and wakes everyone up. Therefore, talking more is not necessarily desirable. "

It doesn't matter how much you say, what matters is whether you hit the nail on the head.

Qin Zi asked Mozi, "Teacher, will talking too much attract attention?" Mozi replied, "Frogs and toads never stop crying from morning till night, but they hardly attract people's attention." As long as the rooster crows a few times at dawn, it can wake everyone in the world. " Therefore, talking is not necessarily good. Without further ado, get to the point.

An old woman has a cat. This cat is very old; She can't run fast and can't bite, because she is too old.

One day, the old cat saw a mouse; She jumped up and caught the mouse. But she can't bite it; So the mouse ran out of her mouth because the cat couldn't bite it.

Then the old woman became very angry because the cat didn't kill the mouse. She started hitting the cat. The cat said, "don't hit your old servant." I have worked for you for many years, and I will continue to work for you, but I am too old.

Don't be unkind to the elderly, but remember the good things they did when they were young. "

Old cat

An old woman has a cat. This cat is very old. It can't run fast and can't bite because it is too old. One day, the old cat found a mouse. It jumped up to catch the mouse. However, it can't bite the mouse. So the mouse slipped out of its mouth, because the old cat couldn't bite it.

So the old woman was very angry because the old cat didn't kill the mouse. She started hitting the cat. The cat said, "don't hit your old servant." I have served you for many years, and I am willing to help you. However, I am too old. Don't be so cruel to old people. Remember what old people do when they are young. "