成語故事包涵著我國從古代到現(xiàn)在的大道理大智慧，通過描寫生活的一些簡單的事，讓我們感覺到有趣從而明白需要知道的，成語故事是我國歷史的一部分，成語是歷史的積淀，每一個成語的背后都有一個含義深遠的故事，是我國幾千年以來人民智慧的結晶。下面是整理分享的英語成語故事簡短，歡迎閱讀與借鑒，希望能夠為大家?guī)韼椭瑫r也希望給你們帶來一些參考的作用，如果喜歡就請繼續(xù)關注的后續(xù)更新吧！
1.英語成語故事簡短
Once upon a time, there was a farmer.One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw a hare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck.
The farmer took the hare home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.
That night he thought: "I neednt work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it.
So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting for the hare to come and run into it.
Butfromthen on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.
從前，有一個農(nóng)夫。一天，在他耕田的時候，忽然跑過來一只野兔，恰好碰在一個樹樁上，脖子折斷死了。
農(nóng)夫把兔子拾回家去，美美地吃了一頓兔肉。
當晚，他就想：“我何必辛辛苦苦的種地呢？每天在樹樁旁等著撿撞倒的野兔就好了”。
于是他從此不再耕種，每天在樹樁旁等待野兔的到來。
但是，從那以后，他再沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)一只野兔撞在樹樁上。
2.英語成語故事簡短
In the reign of Emperor the Second of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.), the prime minister Zhao Gao, obsessed with ambitions, was planning to usurp the throne day and night. But he did not know how many of the ministers in the court were allowed to be ordered about by him and how many of them were his opponents. So he thought out a way to test how high his prestige among the ministers was and also to find out who dared to oppose him.
One day when court was held, Zhao Gao let someone bring a stag to the court and, with a broad smile on his face, he said to Emperor the Second of the Qin Dynasty:"Your Majesty, here is a fine horse Im presenting to you." Looking at the animal, Emperor the Second thought that it was obviously a stag and that it couldnt be a horse. So he said smilingly to Zhao Gao:"Mister Prime Minister, you are wrong. This is a stay. Why do you say it is a horse?" Remaining calm, Zhao Gao said:"Will your Majesty please see more clearly? This really is a horse that covers a thousand li a day." Filled with suspicion, Emperor the Second looked at the stag again and said:"How can the antlers be grown on the head of a horse?" Turning around and pointing his finger at the ministers, Zhao Gao said in a loud voice:"if our Majesty do not believe me, you can ask the ministers."
The nonsense of Zhao Gao made the ministers totally at a lose, and they whispered to themselves: What tricks was Zhao Gao playing? Was it not obvious whether it was a stag or a horse? But when they saw the sinister smile on Zhao Gaos face and his two rolling eyes which were gazing at each of them, they suddenly understood his evil intentions.
Some of the ministers who were timid and yet had a sense of right eousness did not dare to say anything, because to tell lies would make their conscience uneasy and to tell the truth would mean that they would be persecuted by Zhao Gao later. Some ministers with a sense of justice persisted that it was a stag and not a horse. There were still some crafty and fawning ministers who followed Zhao Gao closely in ordinary times. They immediately voiced their support to Zhao Gao, saying to the emperor:"This really in a horse that covers a thousand li a day."
After the event, Zhao Gao punished by various means those ministers with a sense of justice who were not obedient to him, even with whole families of some of those ministers executed.
This story appears in "The Life of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty" in The Historical Records written by Sima Qian. From this story people have derived the set phrase "calling a stag a horse" to mean deliberately misrepresenting some thing and misleading the public.
秦二世時，丞相趙高野心勃勃，日夜盤算著要篡奪皇位。可朝中大臣有多少人能聽他擺布，有多少人反對他，他心中沒底。于是，他想了一個辦法，準備試一試自己的威信，同時也可以摸清敢于反對他的人。
一天上朝時，趙高讓人牽來一只鹿，滿臉堆笑地對秦二世說：“陛下，我獻給您一匹好馬。”秦二世一看，心想：這哪里是馬，這分明是一只鹿嘛！便笑著對趙高說：“丞相搞錯了，這里一只鹿，你怎么說是馬呢？”趙高面不改色心不跳地說：“請陛下看清楚，這的確是一匹千里馬?！鼻囟烙挚戳丝茨侵宦?，將信將疑地說：“馬的頭上怎么會長角呢？”趙高一轉身，用手指著眾大臣，大聲說：“陛下如果不信我的話，可以問問眾位大臣?！?BR> 大臣們都被趙高的一派胡言搞得不知所措，私下里嘀咕：這個趙高搞什么名堂？是鹿是馬這不是明擺著嗎！當看到趙高臉上露出陰險的笑容，兩只眼睛骨碌碌輪流地盯著趙高臉上露出陰險的笑容，兩只眼睛骨碌碌輪流地盯著每個人的時候，大臣們忽然明白了他的用意。
一些膽小又有正義感的人都低下頭，不敢說話，因為說假話，對不起自己的良心，說真話又怕日后被趙高所害。有些正直的人，堅持認為是說明書而不是馬。還有一些平時就緊跟趙高的*佞之人立刻表示擁護趙高的說法，對皇上說，“這確是一匹千里馬！”
事后，趙高通過各種手段把那些不順從自己的正直大臣紛紛治罪，甚至滿門抄斬。
故事出自《史記秦始皇本紀》。成語“指鹿為馬”比喻故意顛倒是非，混淆黑白。
3.英語成語故事簡短
Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him:"If you are going to south, why is your chariot heading north?" The ma answered, "My horse is good at running, My driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, ad I have enough money."The man didint consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, ther further he was away from his destination.
The idiom derived froim this story indicates that ones action was the opposite effect to ones intention.
從前有一個人，從魏國到楚國去。他帶上很多的盤纏，雇了上好的車，駕上駿馬，請了駕車技術精湛的車夫，就上路了。楚國在魏國的南面，可這個人不問青紅皂白讓駕車人趕著馬車一直向北走去。
路上有人問他的車是要往哪兒去，他大聲回答說：“去楚國!”路人告訴他說：“到楚國去應往南方走，你這是在往北走，方向不對?！蹦侨藵M不在乎地說：“沒關系，我的馬快著呢!”路人替他著急，拉住他的馬，阻止他說：“方向錯了，你的馬再快，也到不了楚國呀!”那人依然毫不醒悟地說：“不要緊，我?guī)У穆焚M多著呢!”路人極力勸阻他說：“雖說你路費多，可是你走的不是那個方向，你路費多也只能白花呀!”那個一心只想著要到楚國去的人有些不耐煩地說：“這有什么難的，我的車夫趕車的本領高著呢!”路人無奈，只好松開了拉住車把子的手，眼睜睜看著那個盲目上路的魏人走了。
那個魏國人，不聽別人的指點勸告，仗著自己的馬快、錢多、車夫好等優(yōu)越條件，朝著相反方向一意孤行。那么，他條件越好，他就只會離要去的地方越遠，因為他的大方向錯了。
這個故事告訴我們，無論做什么事，都要首先看準方向，才能充分發(fā)揮自己的有利條件;如果方向錯了，那么有利條件只會起到相反的作用。
4.英語成語故事簡短
During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), prince Zhou Xu of the State of Wei killed his brother and became the new emperor. Zhou Xu was a tyrant. He oppressed his people and indulged in wars of agGREssion. By launching wars, he tried to divert the peoples attention and reduce their discontent with him in order to consolidate his dictatorship.
The Duke of the State of Lu leant about Zhou Xus usurpation of state power and his ambitious plan, he asked a senior official, "What do you think about Zhou Xus move? "The official answered, "He indulges in wars , bringing his people much disaster. He wont get their support. And hes capricious, so few of his close friends follow him. He can never achieve his success. In addition, war is like fire. If one launches wars endlessly without restraint, hell eventually burn himself. "
Sure enough, the people of Wei with the help of the State of Chen overthrew Zhou Xu and killed him in less than a year.
Later, people use it to mean that those who do evil will finally ruin themselves.
春秋時期，衛(wèi)國的王子州吁殺死了他的哥哥衛(wèi)桓公，成為了衛(wèi)國的國君。州吁是個暴君，他壓迫百姓，到處侵略別的國家。他想利用戰(zhàn)爭來分散百姓的注意力，減少人們對他的不滿，鞏固他的專政。
魯國的君王知道州吁篡奪了王位，還想吞并其他國家，就問他手下的一名官員："你認為州吁的目的能達到嗎?"那位官員說道："州吁到處打仗，給人民來了災難。人民不會支持他。他這個人又反復無常，身邊沒有什么親信。他不可能實現(xiàn)自己的野心。而且，戰(zhàn)爭就象火。無休止地打仗，最后，火會燒到自己身上。 "
果然，不到一年，衛(wèi)國人民就在陳國的幫助下*了州吁的統(tǒng)治，并處死了他。
后來，人們用這個成語來比喻干害人的勾當，最后受害的還是自己。
5.英語成語故事簡短
Imitating Another without Success and Losing What Used to Be OnesOwn Ability
Tradition has it that more than 2,oooyears ago,there lived a young man in the Shouling area of the State of Yan.As his name is not known ,we just call him Shouling young man for conveniences sake.
self confident He was at a loss as to how to behave all the time.
His family members advised him to overcome this shortcoming,but he thought they were fond of poking their noses into his business and were unwilling to provide him with tuition fee.His relatives and neighbours sneered at him,saying that he would never be able to learn anything.Asthe days went by,he even began to doubt whether he should walk the way he did,for he felt more and more that his walking gestures were too clumsy and awkward.
One day,he met some people on the road who werechattingand laughing.One of themsaid that people in Handan walked most gracefully.And thatwas just what he was most concerned about,so he hurreed towards themand wanted to make further inquiries.To his surprise,when these people saw him,they stalked off laughing.
He could not picture to himself in what way their walking gestures were graceful,no matter how hard he racked his parents one day.He went to Handanwhich was far away to learn how to walk.
As soon as he arrived in Handan,he was dazzled to find that everything was novel.He learned from the children there how to walk,because he thought that the childrens walking gestures were lively and pleasing to the eye.He learnd from the old people there how to walk,because he thought the old peoples walking gestures were steady .He learnd from the women there how to walk,because he thought the women swaying walking gestures were beautiful.That being the case with him ,in less than half a month he even forgot how to walk.As he had already used up his traveling expenses,he had to crawl back home.
This story come from the article"Autumn Water"in The Works of Xhuang Zi(Zhuang Zi was a famous ancient Chinese philosopher of about 300B.c.).Later the set phrase"initating another without success and losing what used to be ones own ability"is used to refer to acts of copying others mechanisally in disregard of specififc conditions.
相傳在兩千年前，燕國壽陵地方有一位少年，不知道姓啥叫啥，就叫他壽陵少年吧!
這位壽陵少年不愁吃不愁穿，論長相也算得上中等人材，可他就是缺乏自信心，經(jīng)常無緣無故地感到事事不如人，低人一等——衣服是人家的好，飯菜是人家的香，站相坐相也是人家高雅。他見什么學什么，學一樣丟一樣，雖然花樣翻新，卻始終不能做好一件事，不知道自己該是什么模樣。
家里的人勸他改一改這個毛病，他以為是家里人管得太多。親戚、鄰居們，說他是狗熊掰棒子，他也根本聽不進去。日久天長，他竟懷疑自己該不該這樣走路，越看越覺得自己走路的姿勢太笨，太丑了。
有一天，他在路上碰到幾個人說說笑笑，只聽得有人說邯鄲人走路姿勢那叫美。他一聽，對上了心病，急忙走上前去，想打聽個明白。不料想，那幾個人看見他，一陣大笑之后揚長而去。
邯鄲人走路的姿勢究竟怎樣美呢?他怎么也想象不出來。這成了他的心病。終于有一天，他瞞著家人，跑到遙遠的邯鄲學走路去了。
一到邯鄲，他感到處處新鮮，簡直令人眼花繚亂?？吹叫『⒆呗?，他覺得活潑、美，學;看見老人走路，他覺得穩(wěn)重，學;看到婦女走路，搖擺多姿，學。就這樣，不過半月光景，他連走路也不會了，路費也花光了，只好爬著回去了。
1.英語成語故事簡短
Once upon a time, there was a farmer.One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw a hare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck.
The farmer took the hare home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.
That night he thought: "I neednt work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it.
So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting for the hare to come and run into it.
Butfromthen on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.
從前，有一個農(nóng)夫。一天，在他耕田的時候，忽然跑過來一只野兔，恰好碰在一個樹樁上，脖子折斷死了。
農(nóng)夫把兔子拾回家去，美美地吃了一頓兔肉。
當晚，他就想：“我何必辛辛苦苦的種地呢？每天在樹樁旁等著撿撞倒的野兔就好了”。
于是他從此不再耕種，每天在樹樁旁等待野兔的到來。
但是，從那以后，他再沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)一只野兔撞在樹樁上。
2.英語成語故事簡短
In the reign of Emperor the Second of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.), the prime minister Zhao Gao, obsessed with ambitions, was planning to usurp the throne day and night. But he did not know how many of the ministers in the court were allowed to be ordered about by him and how many of them were his opponents. So he thought out a way to test how high his prestige among the ministers was and also to find out who dared to oppose him.
One day when court was held, Zhao Gao let someone bring a stag to the court and, with a broad smile on his face, he said to Emperor the Second of the Qin Dynasty:"Your Majesty, here is a fine horse Im presenting to you." Looking at the animal, Emperor the Second thought that it was obviously a stag and that it couldnt be a horse. So he said smilingly to Zhao Gao:"Mister Prime Minister, you are wrong. This is a stay. Why do you say it is a horse?" Remaining calm, Zhao Gao said:"Will your Majesty please see more clearly? This really is a horse that covers a thousand li a day." Filled with suspicion, Emperor the Second looked at the stag again and said:"How can the antlers be grown on the head of a horse?" Turning around and pointing his finger at the ministers, Zhao Gao said in a loud voice:"if our Majesty do not believe me, you can ask the ministers."
The nonsense of Zhao Gao made the ministers totally at a lose, and they whispered to themselves: What tricks was Zhao Gao playing? Was it not obvious whether it was a stag or a horse? But when they saw the sinister smile on Zhao Gaos face and his two rolling eyes which were gazing at each of them, they suddenly understood his evil intentions.
Some of the ministers who were timid and yet had a sense of right eousness did not dare to say anything, because to tell lies would make their conscience uneasy and to tell the truth would mean that they would be persecuted by Zhao Gao later. Some ministers with a sense of justice persisted that it was a stag and not a horse. There were still some crafty and fawning ministers who followed Zhao Gao closely in ordinary times. They immediately voiced their support to Zhao Gao, saying to the emperor:"This really in a horse that covers a thousand li a day."
After the event, Zhao Gao punished by various means those ministers with a sense of justice who were not obedient to him, even with whole families of some of those ministers executed.
This story appears in "The Life of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty" in The Historical Records written by Sima Qian. From this story people have derived the set phrase "calling a stag a horse" to mean deliberately misrepresenting some thing and misleading the public.
秦二世時，丞相趙高野心勃勃，日夜盤算著要篡奪皇位。可朝中大臣有多少人能聽他擺布，有多少人反對他，他心中沒底。于是，他想了一個辦法，準備試一試自己的威信，同時也可以摸清敢于反對他的人。
一天上朝時，趙高讓人牽來一只鹿，滿臉堆笑地對秦二世說：“陛下，我獻給您一匹好馬。”秦二世一看，心想：這哪里是馬，這分明是一只鹿嘛！便笑著對趙高說：“丞相搞錯了，這里一只鹿，你怎么說是馬呢？”趙高面不改色心不跳地說：“請陛下看清楚，這的確是一匹千里馬?！鼻囟烙挚戳丝茨侵宦?，將信將疑地說：“馬的頭上怎么會長角呢？”趙高一轉身，用手指著眾大臣，大聲說：“陛下如果不信我的話，可以問問眾位大臣?！?BR> 大臣們都被趙高的一派胡言搞得不知所措，私下里嘀咕：這個趙高搞什么名堂？是鹿是馬這不是明擺著嗎！當看到趙高臉上露出陰險的笑容，兩只眼睛骨碌碌輪流地盯著趙高臉上露出陰險的笑容，兩只眼睛骨碌碌輪流地盯著每個人的時候，大臣們忽然明白了他的用意。
一些膽小又有正義感的人都低下頭，不敢說話，因為說假話，對不起自己的良心，說真話又怕日后被趙高所害。有些正直的人，堅持認為是說明書而不是馬。還有一些平時就緊跟趙高的*佞之人立刻表示擁護趙高的說法，對皇上說，“這確是一匹千里馬！”
事后，趙高通過各種手段把那些不順從自己的正直大臣紛紛治罪，甚至滿門抄斬。
故事出自《史記秦始皇本紀》。成語“指鹿為馬”比喻故意顛倒是非，混淆黑白。
3.英語成語故事簡短
Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him:"If you are going to south, why is your chariot heading north?" The ma answered, "My horse is good at running, My driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, ad I have enough money."The man didint consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, ther further he was away from his destination.
The idiom derived froim this story indicates that ones action was the opposite effect to ones intention.
從前有一個人，從魏國到楚國去。他帶上很多的盤纏，雇了上好的車，駕上駿馬，請了駕車技術精湛的車夫，就上路了。楚國在魏國的南面，可這個人不問青紅皂白讓駕車人趕著馬車一直向北走去。
路上有人問他的車是要往哪兒去，他大聲回答說：“去楚國!”路人告訴他說：“到楚國去應往南方走，你這是在往北走，方向不對?！蹦侨藵M不在乎地說：“沒關系，我的馬快著呢!”路人替他著急，拉住他的馬，阻止他說：“方向錯了，你的馬再快，也到不了楚國呀!”那人依然毫不醒悟地說：“不要緊，我?guī)У穆焚M多著呢!”路人極力勸阻他說：“雖說你路費多，可是你走的不是那個方向，你路費多也只能白花呀!”那個一心只想著要到楚國去的人有些不耐煩地說：“這有什么難的，我的車夫趕車的本領高著呢!”路人無奈，只好松開了拉住車把子的手，眼睜睜看著那個盲目上路的魏人走了。
那個魏國人，不聽別人的指點勸告，仗著自己的馬快、錢多、車夫好等優(yōu)越條件，朝著相反方向一意孤行。那么，他條件越好，他就只會離要去的地方越遠，因為他的大方向錯了。
這個故事告訴我們，無論做什么事，都要首先看準方向，才能充分發(fā)揮自己的有利條件;如果方向錯了，那么有利條件只會起到相反的作用。
4.英語成語故事簡短
During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), prince Zhou Xu of the State of Wei killed his brother and became the new emperor. Zhou Xu was a tyrant. He oppressed his people and indulged in wars of agGREssion. By launching wars, he tried to divert the peoples attention and reduce their discontent with him in order to consolidate his dictatorship.
The Duke of the State of Lu leant about Zhou Xus usurpation of state power and his ambitious plan, he asked a senior official, "What do you think about Zhou Xus move? "The official answered, "He indulges in wars , bringing his people much disaster. He wont get their support. And hes capricious, so few of his close friends follow him. He can never achieve his success. In addition, war is like fire. If one launches wars endlessly without restraint, hell eventually burn himself. "
Sure enough, the people of Wei with the help of the State of Chen overthrew Zhou Xu and killed him in less than a year.
Later, people use it to mean that those who do evil will finally ruin themselves.
春秋時期，衛(wèi)國的王子州吁殺死了他的哥哥衛(wèi)桓公，成為了衛(wèi)國的國君。州吁是個暴君，他壓迫百姓，到處侵略別的國家。他想利用戰(zhàn)爭來分散百姓的注意力，減少人們對他的不滿，鞏固他的專政。
魯國的君王知道州吁篡奪了王位，還想吞并其他國家，就問他手下的一名官員："你認為州吁的目的能達到嗎?"那位官員說道："州吁到處打仗，給人民來了災難。人民不會支持他。他這個人又反復無常，身邊沒有什么親信。他不可能實現(xiàn)自己的野心。而且，戰(zhàn)爭就象火。無休止地打仗，最后，火會燒到自己身上。 "
果然，不到一年，衛(wèi)國人民就在陳國的幫助下*了州吁的統(tǒng)治，并處死了他。
后來，人們用這個成語來比喻干害人的勾當，最后受害的還是自己。
5.英語成語故事簡短
Imitating Another without Success and Losing What Used to Be OnesOwn Ability
Tradition has it that more than 2,oooyears ago,there lived a young man in the Shouling area of the State of Yan.As his name is not known ,we just call him Shouling young man for conveniences sake.
self confident He was at a loss as to how to behave all the time.
His family members advised him to overcome this shortcoming,but he thought they were fond of poking their noses into his business and were unwilling to provide him with tuition fee.His relatives and neighbours sneered at him,saying that he would never be able to learn anything.Asthe days went by,he even began to doubt whether he should walk the way he did,for he felt more and more that his walking gestures were too clumsy and awkward.
One day,he met some people on the road who werechattingand laughing.One of themsaid that people in Handan walked most gracefully.And thatwas just what he was most concerned about,so he hurreed towards themand wanted to make further inquiries.To his surprise,when these people saw him,they stalked off laughing.
He could not picture to himself in what way their walking gestures were graceful,no matter how hard he racked his parents one day.He went to Handanwhich was far away to learn how to walk.
As soon as he arrived in Handan,he was dazzled to find that everything was novel.He learned from the children there how to walk,because he thought that the childrens walking gestures were lively and pleasing to the eye.He learnd from the old people there how to walk,because he thought the old peoples walking gestures were steady .He learnd from the women there how to walk,because he thought the women swaying walking gestures were beautiful.That being the case with him ,in less than half a month he even forgot how to walk.As he had already used up his traveling expenses,he had to crawl back home.
This story come from the article"Autumn Water"in The Works of Xhuang Zi(Zhuang Zi was a famous ancient Chinese philosopher of about 300B.c.).Later the set phrase"initating another without success and losing what used to be ones own ability"is used to refer to acts of copying others mechanisally in disregard of specififc conditions.
相傳在兩千年前，燕國壽陵地方有一位少年，不知道姓啥叫啥，就叫他壽陵少年吧!
這位壽陵少年不愁吃不愁穿，論長相也算得上中等人材，可他就是缺乏自信心，經(jīng)常無緣無故地感到事事不如人，低人一等——衣服是人家的好，飯菜是人家的香，站相坐相也是人家高雅。他見什么學什么，學一樣丟一樣，雖然花樣翻新，卻始終不能做好一件事，不知道自己該是什么模樣。
家里的人勸他改一改這個毛病，他以為是家里人管得太多。親戚、鄰居們，說他是狗熊掰棒子，他也根本聽不進去。日久天長，他竟懷疑自己該不該這樣走路，越看越覺得自己走路的姿勢太笨，太丑了。
有一天，他在路上碰到幾個人說說笑笑，只聽得有人說邯鄲人走路姿勢那叫美。他一聽，對上了心病，急忙走上前去，想打聽個明白。不料想，那幾個人看見他，一陣大笑之后揚長而去。
邯鄲人走路的姿勢究竟怎樣美呢?他怎么也想象不出來。這成了他的心病。終于有一天，他瞞著家人，跑到遙遠的邯鄲學走路去了。
一到邯鄲，他感到處處新鮮，簡直令人眼花繚亂?？吹叫『⒆呗?，他覺得活潑、美，學;看見老人走路，他覺得穩(wěn)重，學;看到婦女走路，搖擺多姿，學。就這樣，不過半月光景，他連走路也不會了，路費也花光了，只好爬著回去了。