3个伊索寓言小故事(英文).pptVIP

1.bell the cat2.fish in trouble waters3.cry wolf  They all orginate from Aesops Fables 1.bell the cat It means to do something dangerous in order to save others；to step forward bravely to face the danger;Eg:Everybody made suggestion,but no one actually offered to bell the cat. chinese meaning：给猫的脖子挂铃；为别人冒险 。 this phrase from the story The Mice In Council 老鼠会议 2.Fish in Trouble Waters  It means to make use of sbs misfortune to serve ones own needs;chinese meaning:浑水摸鱼，趁火打劫Eg:Those who made large profits out of illegally selling rationed goods during World War II were fishing in troubled waters. There was a fisherman on the river fishing with a net.He put the fishing net in the river, and then tie a stone to keep beating water. The silts made water turbidly, and the fishes were in a panic to fall into the snare.The fisherman caught a lot of fish in this way,but the people who live near the river accused the fisherman,he made the water so muddy that they cant drink.The fisherman retorted: if I dont muddy the water, I catch nothing to eat and I will starve to death! The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf Once there was a boy who lived in a farm. Every day he had to take his father’s sheep to a hill. One day he tried to play a trick on the other people. He said to himself. I will call “wolf. wolf.” then everyone come to help me. It will be fun when they find out there is no wolf after all. So he cried: “wolf .wolf.” and everyone ran to help him. When they came he just said: “there is no wolf. It was only a joke.” He did this three times. Then one day a wolf really came. “Help! Help! The wolf is here.” called the boy. But everyone said:“There is no wolf. He is just calling us for fun. There is no danger.” So they did not go to help the boy. The wolf killed all the sheep then. * * * * The Mice In Council The Mice summoned a council to decide how to devise the best means for o