A man was going to the house of some rich person.As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road.He said, \"I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat.\" Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.He went on and came to a river.The river had become very big; so he could not go over it.He waited for some time; then he said, \"I cannot go to the rich man\'s house today, for I cannot get over the river.\" He began to go home.He had eaten no food that day.He began to want food.He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
【译文】 一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好贫饮，他说：“我不计划吃那些贫饮，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我特别好吃的东西。”接着他拿起贫饮，一把扔到土里去。 他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，接着他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能度过河。” 他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到贫饮，特别开心地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。 不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有效果处。
Fox and cock One morning a fox sees a cock.He think,\"This is my breakfast.\'\' He comes up to the cock and says,\"I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?\'\'The cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.The people in the field see the fox.They cry,\"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.\'\'The cock says to the fox,\"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.\'\' The fox opens his mouth ang says,\"The cock is mine,not yours.\'\'Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.
【译文】狐狸和公鸡 一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一侄耀鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。 他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得很好听，你能唱给我听么？”公鸡特别开心。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。 在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。” 狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时，。公鸡跑到了树底下。
The Old Cat An old woman had a cat.The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old.One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse.But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse.She began to hit the cat.The cat said, \"Do not hit your old servant.I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old.Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young.\"
【译文】 老猫 一位老妇有只猫，这只猫特别老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。 于是，老妇特别生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了特别多年，还而且愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Once there were two mice.They were friends.One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city.After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, \"Do come and see me at my house in the country.\" So the City mouse went.The City mouse said, \"This food is not good, and your house is not good.Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city.You would live in a nice house made of stone.You would have nice food to eat.You must come and see me at my house in the city.\" The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse.It was a very good house.Nice food was set ready for them to eat.But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise.The City mouse cried, \" Run! Run! The cat is coming!\" They ran away quickly and hid.After some time they came out.When they came out, the Country mouse said, \"I do not like living in the city.I like living in my hole in the field.For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid.\"
【译文】 城里老鼠和乡下老鼠 从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好好友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。特别多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家瞧瞧。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把全部最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为啥住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，而且会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家瞧瞧。” 乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见特别大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。 过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”
聊斋志异故事:严父斥子
This is a story from the book Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio.There was an old man with the surname Feng， he had a son named Xiangru.Xiangru studied hard but failed several times in paing the imperial examination.One night when Xiangruwas reading books in the courtyard， he was surprised to see a beautiful girl on the wall looking at him affectionately.Xiangru invited her to come down from the wall and knew that her name was Hong Yu.From then on ，Hong Yu came to meet Xiangru every night and soon they fell in love.One night， Feng happened to run into Hong Yu at the door of Xiangru\'s room.Feng scolded Xiangru severely.Hong Yu slipped away and she never came there again.Later， Xiangru got married.His wife was called Wei and they had a boy named Lucky.Untortunately， the bully in the village， Song， was moved by Wei\'s good looks and snatched her away.Feng was so indignant that finally he died.Another day， a brave man rushed into Xiangru\'s room and said，\"Have you forgotten that your father has died and your wife was snatched away by Song？\" Xiangru hurriedly told the man that he wanted revenge but had no way to achieve it.Then， Song was beheaded that same night.The county government suspected Xiangru and detained him.The evening that Xiangru was arrested， no sooner the governmental official lied down than he saw a knife stabbed on the head of the bed.One day at his home， Xiangru heard his child talking to somebody outside the door.He opened the door and was surprised and glad to see Hong Yu standing there with Lucky.Hong Yu smiled and said， \"I am not a common girl， but a fox spirit.I know that you have been in trouble；I am secretly protecting you.\" Since then， Hong Yu stayed with Xiangru to manage the family affairs and teach the child.
【译文】《聊斋志异》中的故事。冯翁年近六旬，膝下一子相如。他潜心读书，但运气不佳，屡考不中。一夜，相如在院中读书，忽然传来“索索”的声音。只见墙上一美丽少女，含情脉脉地看他读书。相如请她下来，问她姓名，方知叫红玉。从此红玉夜夜必到，一人互相爱慕，山盟海誓。一晚，冯翁从相如门口过，撞见红玉，责骂相如。红玉见状，悄悄溜走，从此再也没来。后来，相如娶妻卫氏，夫妻恩爱并生一男孩，名唤福儿。然而，乡里恶霸宋某见卫氏姿色好，带家奴抢走卫氏，气死冯翁。有一天，一位勇士撞进相如房内说：“难道你忘了父抢妻之仇吗？”相如忙把想报仇，但无计策的心事告诉了勇士。就在当晚恶霸宋某人头落地，县衙怀疑相如，派人捉拿归案。晚上，县令刚躺下，就见一把利丸扎在床头，县令害怕，放了相如。相如回到家后不久，听到门外有小孩说话声，开门见是红玉带着福儿进来。红玉笑着说：“我不是凡人，我是狐仙，知你必有大难，一直在暗中保护你。”从此，红玉再也未走，帮相如操持家务，教育孩子。
希腊神话]厄洛斯（丘比特） Eros（Cupid）
Eros was the god of love，better known by hislatin name Cupid．Son of Aphrodite by Ares ，he took his place among the small gods of Olympus．He was represented asa little naked boy，with sparkling wings，and he carried his bowand arrows wherever he wandered．Shooting his thrilling arrows in evils，he inspired the paion of love and provided all nature with life and power of reproduction．The lovely，naughty god had two kinds of arrows：the gold tipped arrows used to quicken the pulse of love and the lead tipped ones to palsy it． Besides，he had a torch to light hearts with．
Though sometimes he was blindfolded ，no man nor god，Zeus himself included，was safe from his evils．At one time the little naughty god was wounded by his own arrows and suchburning love was awakened in him for the human maiden Psyche that he disregarded the constant interference of his mother and plucked up his courage to beg Zeus for justice．Another famoutory where Eros played an important part was the Argonautic expedition．Medea，daughter of king Aeetes，was wounded by Eros\' arrows，took Jason\'s part in recovering the golden fleece and eventually became the hero\'s wife．
【译文】厄洛斯是爱神，它的拉丁名称丘比特更为人熟知。他是阿瑞斯和阿芙罗狄蒂的儿子，是一位小奥林波斯山神。他的形象是一个裸体的小男孩，有一对闪闪发光的翅膀。他带着弓箭漫游。他恶作剧地射出令人震颤的神箭，唤起爱的激情。给自然界带来生机，授予万物繁衍的能力。这位可爱而又淘气的小精灵有两种神箭：加快爱情产生的金头神箭和中止爱情的铅头神箭。另外，他还有一束照亮心灵的火炬。
尽管有时他被蒙着眼睛，但没有任何人或神，包括宙斯在内，能逃避他的恶作剧。有一次这位淘气的精灵被自己的箭射中。对人间少女普赛克炽热的爱在他心中复苏，以致于他不顾他母亲的干预，鼓起勇气让宙斯给予公正评判。厄洛斯起了重大作用的另一个著名的故事是亚尔古英雄的远征。美狄亚，国王埃厄忒斯的女儿，被厄洛斯的神箭射中，和伊阿宋一起寻觅金羊毛，最后成为这位英雄的妻子。
