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中国寓言故事英语阅读语篇精选——用英语说中国故事
The Myna That Parrots Others
The myna is a small bird that lives in southern China. It is dexterous, lovely and smart, especially with a strong talent for language.
People like the myna’s docility, so they often catch it and build beautiful cages for it to live in, and feed it delicious food. Living with humans day by day, the myna gradually developed a strong interest in human language. “What beautiful language! What wonderful songs!” Every time it heard humans speak or sing, it would always sigh like this. Therefore, consciously or unconsciously, the myna began to learn to speak like humans. “H- H- Hello- Hello”, “S- Sorry”, “G- Good- Good morning”, “T- Thank- Thank you”... Although these were all simple sentences, and it spoke them unclearly, humans were still surprised by its vivid “language”. They gradually became eager to train it to speak more words and treated it even better.
Seeing that humans liked it so much for learning to speak, the myna was extremely happy. It worked hard to learn, thinking that this was the most beautiful language, and no other language could compare with it. So it chirped these words in the morning and evening, but they were always the same simple ones: “Hello”, “Sorry”, “Thank you” — nothing new at all. Being able to speak human language made the myna feel very proud. It often liked to show off in front of its animal friends, fearing that others would not know how special it was. As time went by, all the animals would run away from it as soon as they saw it.
One day, a cicada was practicing its singing carefully in the yard. When the myna heard it, it casually laughed at the cicada: “Why is your singing so unpleasant Let you listen to mine!” Then it began to imitate human speech, intoxicated with itself, but it was still just those few sentences. The cicada was not angry; instead, it said to the myna calmly, “You can imitate human speech, and it sounds very nice — we all admire you. But what you say is not your own words; in fact, there is no real meaning in them. My singing may not be as pleasant as your words, but every sound I make expresses my own thoughts!” The cicada spoke slowly and gently. As the myna listened, it lowered its head in shame. “The cicada is right,” it thought to itself. “I have nothing to show off about at all.” From then on, the myna never imitated human speech again.
Moral
It is not advisable to be like the myna — blindly imitating others, repeating what others say, having no real ability or original ideas, yet still showing off everywhere. The cicada bravely made its own sounds to express its thoughts. Even if its singing was not pleasant, what did that matter
全文翻译
八哥学舌
八哥是中国南方的一种小鸟。它灵巧、可爱又聪明，尤其在语言方面有很强的天赋。
人们喜欢八哥的温顺，所以常常捕捉它，为它造漂亮的笼子住，喂它美味的食物。日复一日地与人类生活在一起，八哥逐渐对人类语言产生了浓厚的兴趣。“多么美丽的语言！多么美妙的歌声！”每次听到人类说话或唱歌，它总会这样赞叹。因此，八哥有意无意地开始学人说话。“你—你—你好—好”，“对—对不起”，“早—早上—上好”，“谢—谢谢—谢你”……虽然这些都是简单的句子，而且说得也不清楚，但人类仍然对它惟妙惟肖的“语言”感到惊讶。他们渐渐热衷于训练它说更多的话，并对它更好了。
看到人类因为自己学说话而如此喜欢它，八哥高兴极了。它努力地学习，以为这是最动听的语言，没有别的语言能比得上。于是它从早到晚叽叽喳喳地说着这些话，但总是那简单的几句：“你好”、“对不起”、“谢谢你”——一点新意也没有。能说人话让八哥感到非常骄傲。它常常喜欢在动物朋友们面前炫耀，生怕别人不知道它有多特别。日久天长，所有的动物一见到它就躲开了。
一天，一只蝉在院子里认真地练习歌唱。八哥听见了，便随口嘲笑蝉：“你的歌声怎么这么难听？让你听听我的！”接着它就开始模仿人说话，自我陶醉起来，可翻来覆去还是那几句。蝉没有生气，反而心平气和地对八哥说：“你能模仿人说话，说得也很好听——我们都很佩服你。但你说的不是你自己的话，实际上，那些话对你毫无真实意义。我的歌声也许不如你的话好听，但我发出的每一个声音都表达了我自己的思想！”蝉说得不紧不慢， gentle。八哥听着，惭愧地低下了头。“蝉说得对，”它心想，“我根本没有什么可炫耀的。”从此，八哥再也不模仿人说话了。
寓意：
不要像八哥那样——盲目模仿别人，人云亦云，没有真才实学和自己独立的思想，却还要到处炫耀。蝉勇敢地发出自己的声音来表达思想。即使它的歌声不那么动听，那又有什么关系呢？
逐句解析与高频语块
1. 原文: The myna is a small bird that lives in southern China.
翻译： 八哥是中国南方的一种小鸟。
生词与语块:
myna (n.) / ma n /: 八哥鸟。
that lives in...: that引导的定语从句，修饰bird，意为“生活在…的鸟”。
造句: I like the dog that lives in my neighbor's house. (我喜欢住在我邻居家的那条狗。)
2. 原文: It is dexterous, lovely and smart, especially with a strong talent for language.
翻译： 它灵巧、可爱又聪明，尤其在语言方面有很强的天赋。
生词与语块:
dexterous (adj.) / dekst r s/: 灵巧的，敏捷的。
especially (adv.) / spe li/: 尤其，特别。
with a strong talent for: 介词短语，意为“在…方面有很强的天赋”。
造句: She is a girl with a strong talent for painting. (她是一个在绘画方面很有天赋的女孩。)
3. 原文: People like the myna's docility, so they often catch it and build beautiful cages for it to live in, and feed it delicious food.
翻译： 人们喜欢八哥的温顺，所以常常捕捉它，为它造漂亮的笼子住，喂它美味的食物。
生词与语块:
docility (n.) /d s l ti/: 温顺，驯良。
feed it delicious food: feed sb. sth. 结构，意为“喂某人某物”。
造句: My mother feeds my cat some fish every day. (我妈妈每天喂我的猫一些鱼。)
4. 原文: Living with humans day by day, the myna gradually developed a strong interest in human language.
翻译： 日复一日地与人类生活在一起，八哥逐渐对人类语言产生了浓厚的兴趣。
生词与语块:
gradually (adv.) / ɡr d u li/: 逐渐地。
developed a strong interest in: 固定搭配，意为“对…产生了浓厚的兴趣”。
造句: He developed a strong interest in science when he was young. (他年轻时对科学产生了浓厚的兴趣。)
5. 原文: "What beautiful language! What wonderful songs!" Every time it heard humans speak or sing, it would always sigh like this.
翻译： “多么美丽的语言！多么美妙的歌声！”每次听到人类说话或唱歌，它总会这样赞叹。
生词与语块:
What beautiful language!: What + (a/an) + adj. + n.! 构成的感叹句。
Every time...: 引导时间状语从句，意为“每次…”。
would always...: would表示过去的习惯性动作，“总是会…”。
造句: Every time I see him, he would always smile at me. (每次我看见他，他总会对我微笑。)
6. 原文: Therefore, consciously or unconsciously, the myna began to learn to speak like humans.
翻译： 因此，八哥有意无意地开始学人说话。
生词与语块:
consciously (adv.) / k n sli/: 有意识地。
unconsciously (adv.) / n k n sli/: 无意识地。
began to learn to...: begin to do sth. 结构，表示“开始做某事”。
造句: The baby began to learn to walk. (宝宝开始学走路了。)
7. 原文: "H- H- Hello- Hello", "S- Sorry", "G- Good- Good morning", "T- Thank- Thank you"... Although these were all simple sentences, and it spoke them unclearly, humans were still surprised by its vivid "language".
翻译： “你—你—你好—好”，“对—对不起”，“早—早上—上好”，“谢—谢谢—谢你”……虽然这些都是简单的句子，而且说得也不清楚，但人类仍然对它惟妙惟肖的“语言”感到惊讶。
生词与语块:
vivid (adj.) / v v d/: 生动的，惟妙惟肖的。
Although...: 引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然…但是…”。注意：主句前不可再加but。
were surprised by: 被动语态，“被…惊讶到”。
造句: Although it was raining, we went out. (虽然下着雨，我们还是出去了。)
8. 原文: They gradually became eager to train it to speak more words and treated it even better.
翻译： 他们渐渐热衷于训练它说更多的话，并对它更好了。
生词与语块:
eager to: 形容词短语，意为“渴望做…”。
treat sb. better: 短语，“对某人更好”。
造句: I am eager to visit Beijing one day. (我渴望有一天能去北京看看。)
9. 原文: Seeing that humans liked it so much for learning to speak, the myna was extremely happy.
翻译： 看到人类因为自己学说话而如此喜欢它，八哥高兴极了。
生词与语块:
extremely (adv.) / k stri mli/: 非常，极其。
Seeing that...: 现在分词短语作原因状语，意为“由于看到…”。
造句: Hearing that good news, she jumped with joy. (听到那个好消息，她高兴得跳了起来。)
10. 原文: It worked hard to learn, thinking that this was the most beautiful language, and no other language could compare with it.
翻译： 它努力地学习，以为这是最动听的语言，没有别的语言能比得上。
生词与语块:
thinking that...: 现在分词短语作伴随状语，表示它学习时的想法。
compare with: 短语动词，意为“与…相比”。
造句: Thinking that he was late, he ran faster. (以为自己要迟到了，他跑得更快了。)
11. 原文: So it chirped these words in the morning and evening, but they were always the same simple ones: "Hello", "Sorry", "Thank you" — nothing new at all.
翻译： 于是它从早到晚叽叽喳喳地说着这些话，但总是那简单的几句：“你好”、“对不起”、“谢谢你”——一点新意也没有。
生词与语块:
chirped (v.) /t pt/: (鸟)叽叽喳喳地叫。
nothing new at all: 固定表达，“一点新意也没有”。
造句: His speech was boring; it was nothing new at all. (他的演讲很无聊，一点新意也没有。)
12. 原文: Being able to speak human language made the myna feel very proud.
翻译： 能说人话让八哥感到非常骄傲。
生词与语块:
Being able to...: 动名词短语作主语。
made the myna feel...: make sb. do sth. 结构，“使某人做某事/感到…”。
造句: Winning the game made us feel excited. (赢得比赛让我们感到很兴奋。)
13. 原文: It often liked to show off in front of its animal friends, fearing that others would not know how special it was.
翻译： 它常常喜欢在动物朋友们面前炫耀，生怕别人不知道它有多特别。
生词与语块:
show off: 短语动词，意为“炫耀”。
fearing that...: 现在分词短语作原因状语，“因为害怕/担心…”。
造句: He studies hard, hoping that he can get into a good university. (他努力学习，希望能考上一所好大学。)
14. 原文: As time went by, all the animals would run away from it as soon as they saw it.
翻译： 日久天长，所有的动物一见到它就躲开了。
生词与语块:
As time went by: 固定句式，意为“随着时间的推移，日久天长”。
as soon as: 引导时间状语从句，意为“一…就…”。
造句: As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed out. (铃声一响，学生们就冲了出去。)
15. 原文: One day, a cicada was practicing its singing carefully in the yard.
翻译： 一天，一只蝉在院子里认真地练习歌唱。
生词与语块:
cicada (n.) /s kɑ d /: 蝉。
practicing... carefully: practice doing sth. 结构，“练习做某事”；carefully是副词修饰practicing。
造句: She is practicing playing the piano carefully. (她正在认真地练习弹钢琴。)
16. 原文: When the myna heard it, it casually laughed at the cicada...
翻译： 八哥听见了，便随口嘲笑蝉…
生词与语块:
casually (adv.) / k u li/: 随意地，漫不经心地。
laughed at: 短语动词，“嘲笑”。
造句: It's not good to laugh at others' mistakes. (嘲笑别人的错误是不好的。)
17. 原文: Then it began to imitate human speech, intoxicated with itself, but it was still just those few sentences.
翻译： 接着它就开始模仿人说话，自我陶醉起来，可翻来覆去还是那几句。
生词与语块:
imitate (v.) / m te t/: 模仿。
intoxicated with: 形容词短语，“陶醉于…”。
造句: He was intoxicated with his success. (他陶醉于自己的成功之中。)
18. 原文: The cicada was not angry; instead, it said to the myna calmly...
翻译： 蝉没有生气，反而心平气和地对八哥说…
生词与语块:
calmly (adv.) / kɑ mli/: 平静地，镇定地。
not...; instead,...: 固定结构，“不是…；反而…”。
造句: He didn't go to school; instead, he went to the park. (他没去上学，反而去了公园。)
19. 原文: "You can imitate human speech, and it sounds very nice — we all admire you."
翻译： “你能模仿人说话，说得也很好听——我们都很佩服你。”
生词与语块:
admire (v.) / d ma /: 钦佩，佩服。
造句: I admire his courage very much. (我非常佩服他的勇气。)
20. 原文: "But what you say is not your own words; in fact, there is no real meaning in them."
翻译： “但你说的不是你自己的话；实际上，那些话对你毫无真实意义。”
生词与语块:
What you say: What引导的主语从句。
in fact: 固定短语，意为“事实上”。
造句: What he did surprised everyone. (他的所作所为让每个人都感到惊讶。)
21. 原文: "My singing may not be as pleasant as your words, but every sound I make expresses my own thoughts!"
翻译： “我的歌声也许不如你的话好听，但我发出的每一个声音都表达了我自己的思想！”
生词与语块:
expresses (v.) / k spres z/: 表达。
may not be as pleasant as: not as + adj. + as 结构，表示“不如…一样…”。
造句: This book is not as interesting as that one. (这本书不如那本有趣。)
22. 原文: The cicada spoke slowly and gently.
翻译： 蝉说得不紧不慢， gentle。
生词与语块:
gently (adv.) / d entli/: 温柔地，轻轻地。
造句: She touched the baby gently. (她轻轻地抚摸婴儿。)
23. 原文: As the myna listened, it lowered its head in shame.
翻译： 八哥听着，惭愧地低下了头。
生词与语块:
in shame: 介词短语，意为“羞愧地”。
As...: 引导时间状语从句，“当…时”。
造句: The boy said sorry in shame. (男孩羞愧地说了声对不起。)
24. 原文: "The cicada is right," it thought to itself.
翻译： “蝉说得对，”它心想。
生词与语块:
thought to itself: 固定表达，“心想”。
造句: "I can do it," he thought to himself. (“我能做到，”他心想。)
25. 原文: "I have nothing to show off about at all."
翻译： “我根本没有什么可炫耀的。”
生词与语块:
have nothing to...: “没有什么可…的”。
造句: I have nothing to worry about now. (我现在没什么可担心的了。)
26. 原文: From then on, the myna never imitated human speech again.
翻译： 从此，八哥再也不模仿人说话了。
生词与语块:
From then on: 固定短语，意为“从那时起，从此”。
造句: From then on, he became a diligent student. (从那时起，他成了一个勤奋的学生。)
27. 原文: It is not advisable to be like the myna — blindly imitating others, repeating what others say, having no real ability or original ideas, yet still showing off everywhere.
翻译： 不要像八哥那样——盲目模仿别人，人云亦云，没有真才实学和自己独立的思想，却还要到处炫耀。
生词与语块:
advisable (adj.) / d va z bl/: 可取的，明智的。
It is not advisable to...: It作形式主语，真正的主语是to be like the myna，“做…是不可取的/不明智的”。
造句: It is not advisable to stay up too late. (熬夜是不可取的。)
28. 原文: The cicada bravely made its own sounds to express its thoughts.
翻译： 蝉勇敢地发出自己的声音来表达思想。
生词与语块:
bravely (adv.) / bre vli/: 勇敢地。
造句: He bravely saved the child from the fire. (他勇敢地从火中救出了孩子。)
29. 原文: Even if its singing was not pleasant, what did that matter
翻译： 即使它的歌声不那么动听，那又有什么关系呢？
生词与语块:
Even if: 引导让步状语从句，意为“即使，纵然”。
What did that matter : 固定句式，“那有什么关系呢？”（表示不重要）。
造句: Even if I fail, I will try again. (即使我失败了，我也会再试一次。)
《The Myna That Parrots Others》练习
一、词汇匹配 (Vocabulary Matching) (10分)
请将左列的单词与右列正确的中文意思连接起来。
dexterous A. 模仿
docility B. 灵巧的
gradually C. 温顺
vivid D. 逐渐地
imitate E. 生动的
admire F. 炫耀
express G. 钦佩
show off H. 表达
advisable I. 可取的
bravely J. 勇敢地
二、短语填空 (Phrase Filling) (10分)
请用方框中短语的适当形式填空，使句子完整、通顺。
show off, developed a strong interest in, laughed at, as soon as, Even if, compare with, in front of, From then on, Every time, with a strong talent for
1.She is a girl _______________ music.
2.The little boy _______________ science after visiting the museum.
3._______________ he comes to my house, he brings a gift.
4.It's not polite to _______________ other people's shortcomings.
5.The star player likes to _______________ his skills _______________ his fans.
6._______________ the teacher entered the classroom, the students became quiet.
7.My English is not good; I can't _______________ yours.
8._______________ it rains tomorrow, the sports meet will be held as planned.
9.He failed many times. _______________, he never gave up.
10._______________, the myna never imitated human speech again.
三、单项选择 (Multiple Choice) (10分)
1.Why did people like the myna and keep it in cages
A. Because it was very rare.
B. Because of its docility and talent for language.
C. Because it could help them do housework.
2.How did the myna feel when humans were surprised by its "language"
A. Ashamed.
B. Extremely happy.
C. Angry.
3.What did the myna do from morning to evening
A. It slept in its cage.
B. It chirped the same simple human words.
C. It tried to escape from the cage.
4.Why did all the animals run away from the myna
A. Because it was dangerous.
B. Because it liked to show off.
C. Because it stole their food.
5.How did the cicada react when the myna laughed at its singing
A. It got very angry and left.
B. It started a fight with the myna.
C. It calmly told the myna the truth.
6.According to the cicada, what was the main problem with the myna's "language"
A. It was not beautiful enough.
B. It did not express the myna's own thoughts.
C. It was too difficult to understand.
7.How did the myna feel after listening to the cicada
A. It felt proud and even more superior.
B. It felt ashamed and lowered its head.
C. It felt confused and didn't know what to do.
8.What is the moral of the story
A. It's important to learn as many languages as possible.
B. Blindly imitating others without your own thoughts is not advisable.
C. Animals should not learn human language.
9."___________ its singing was not pleasant, what did that matter " This sentence means the cicada's courage to express itself is more important.
A. Because
B. As soon as
C. Even if
10.The myna was intoxicated ________ itself.
A. of
B. with
C. for
四、同义句转换 (Sentence Rewriting) (10分)
请根据括号内的提示，用不同的句式改写句子，保持句意基本不变。
1.People liked the myna's docility. (改为被动语态)
The myna's docility _______________ by people.
2."What beautiful language!" the myna said. (改为间接引语)
The myna said that _______________ beautiful language.
3.The myna learned to speak like humans. It worked very hard. (用thinking that连接句子)
The myna worked hard to learn, _______________ this was the most beautiful language.
4.The myna can imitate human speech. It sounds very nice. (用and连接成一个并列句)
The myna can imitate human speech, _______________.
5.The animals would run away. They saw the myna. (用as soon as连接句子)
The animals would run away _______________ they saw the myna.
6.The cicada may not be as pleasant as the myna. It expresses its own thoughts. (用but连接句子)
The cicada's singing may not be as pleasant as the myna's words, _______________.
7.It is not advisable to be like the myna. (用It作形式主语改写，保持句意不变)
_______________ to be like the myna.
8.The myna lowered its head. It felt ashamed. (用in shame改写后半句)
The myna lowered its head _______________.
9.The myna never imitated human speech again. This happened after talking to the cicada. (用From then on开头改写)
_______________, the myna never imitated human speech again.
10.He speaks English very well. He has a strong talent for language. (用with短语合并句子)
He is a person _______________.
五、句子翻译 (Translation) (10分)
请将下列中文句子翻译成英文，注意使用课文中的核心词汇和表达结构。
1.八哥在语言方面有很强的天赋。
2.日复一日，八哥逐渐对人类语言产生了浓厚的兴趣。
3.虽然这些句子很简单，但人类仍然对它惟妙惟肖的语言感到惊讶。
4.它能说人话，这让它感到非常骄傲。
5.它经常喜欢在朋友面前炫耀。
6.所有的动物一见到它就躲开了。
7.蝉正在院子里认真地练习歌唱。
8.蝉心平气和地对八哥说话，而不是生气。
9.我发出的每一个声音都表达了我自己的思想。
10.盲目模仿别人是不可取的。
参考答案
一、词汇匹配
1.B 2. C 3. D 4. E 5. A
6.G 7. H 8. F 9. I 10. J
二、短语填空
1.with a strong talent for
2.developed a strong interest in
3.Every time
4.laugh at
5.show off, in front of
6.As soon as
7.compare with
8.Even if
9.From then on
10.From then on
三、单项选择
1.B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C
6.B 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. B
四、同义句转换
1.was liked
2.it was
3.thinking that
4.and it sounds very nice
5.as soon as
6.but it expresses its own thoughts
7.It is not advisable
8.in shame
9.From then on
10.with a strong talent for language
五、句子翻译 (参考答案)
1.The myna has a strong talent for language.
2.Day by day / Living with humans day by day, the myna gradually developed a strong interest in human language.
3.Although these were all simple sentences, humans were still surprised by its vivid "language".
4.Being able to speak human language made it feel very proud.
5.It often liked to show off in front of its friends.
6.All the animals would run away from it as soon as they saw it.
7.A cicada was practicing its singing carefully in the yard.
8.The cicada said to the myna calmly, instead of being angry. / The cicada was not angry; instead, it said to the myna calmly.
9.Every sound I make expresses my own thoughts.
10.It is not advisable to blindly imitate others.

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