英语三分钟寓言故事.docx

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1、英语三分钟寓言故事五不足恃Believingthattogovernacountrywellyouwouldhavetodependonsomepeople,WeiWenhouaskedGuJuanzi,CanIdependonmyfather,son,brother,andliegemen,whoallhavevirtuesandtalents?GuJuanzigavehimanegativeanswerandexplainedonebyone,Yaowasnotedforbeingagoodfather.Buthissonwasexiled.Shunwasnotedforbeingafil

2、ialson,buthisfatherGuShoucouldnottellevilfromkind,andhisyoungerbrotherwasarrogant.ZhouGongwasasage,buthiselderbrotherwasorderedtobeexecutedbyhim.ShangTangandZhouWuwangwereableliegemen,buttheyoverthrewtheirmonarchsXiaJieandShangZhourespectively.Thosewhodependonotherscanneverachievehisgoalandwillnotpe

3、rvadelong.Ifamonarchwantstogovernhiscountrywell,hehastodependonhimself.分定不争Awildharewasrunninginthefieldandbehinditmorethanahundredpeoplewerechasingit.Itwasnotbecausethattheharecouldbedividedintoahundredportionsbuttheownershipoftheharewasnotdecided1.Whenalotofhareswerepiledinthemarket,thepassers-byw

4、ouldnotevenlootatthem.Itwasnotbecausethatpeopledidnotwanttogetthem,butthoseharesalreadyhadtheirowner,andtheownershiphadbeendecided.Asfarastheadministrationofacountryisconcerned,thekeyistomakelawsandregulations,establishclearownership.老子问疾ShangRongtoldhimthatwhenhepassedhishometownheshouldgetoffthech

5、ariot.Laoziasked,IsthismeanttoshowthatIhavenotforgetaboutthepeopleinthehometown?ShangRongnoddedandaddedthatwhenhepassedanoldtalltreeheshouldwalkfastinsmallpaces.Laozisaid,Doyoumeanweshouldrespectseniors?ShangRongnoddedagain,andopenedhismouthandasked,Ismytonguestillthere?Yes,Laizirepled.Ismytonguestillthere?No,Laozianswered,Doyouknowwhatthismean?ShangRongsaid.Laozianswered,Youaretellingmethattheteethfelloffearlybecauseoftheirhardnesswhilethetonguelastslongbecauseofitssoftness?Exactly!