小蝌蚪找妈妈是我们耳熟能详的儿童故事，翻译成英语是什么样？
One day, a clam proudly opened its shells to sun itself on the river bank. A snipe passed by the clam and stretched its bill to peck at the clam's flesh.
一天，一只河蚌得意洋洋地张开壳，在河滩上晒太阳。有一只鹬鸟，从河蚌身边走过，就伸出嚎去啄河蚌的肉。
The clam hurriedly closed its shells and tightly grasped the snipe's bill between them. Despite all its efforts, the snipe could not extricate its bill.
这时候，河蚌急忙把壳合上，紧紧地夹住了鹬鸟的咏。鹬鸟用尽
力气，也拔不出它的嚎来。
The clam could not get itself free to return to the river either.
河蚌也脱不了身，不能回到河里去了。
Then the clam and the snipe began to quarrel.
河蚌和鹬鸟就争吵了起来。
The snipe said angrily:
鹬鸟气呼呼地说：
"If it doesn't rain for one or two days, there will be no water. And you can't return to the river, then surely you will die anyway."
“一天不下雨，两天不下雨，没有了水，你回不了河，总是要死的。”
The clam also said angrily:
鹬河蚌也气呼呼地说：
"If I don't let go of you for one or two days, you won't be able to pull out your bill. Don't hope that you can live."
“一天不放你，两天不放你，你的咏拔不出来，也别想活。”
Neither the clam nor the snipe would give in, and they kept on grappling. At this moment, a fisherman came along the riverside with a fishing net. He was very glad to see the snipe and the clam at a deadlock. Without the least effort, he caught them both, put them into his fish basket and carried them home.
河蚌和鹬鸟谁也不让谁，争吵个不停。这时候，有个捕鱼的人，提着鱼网，沿着河边走来。看见鹬鸟和河蚌相持不下，他非常高兴，毫不费力地把它们两个一齐捉住，塞进鱼篓里，带回家去了。
儿童英语小故事1. The Dog In The Manger(牛槽裡的狗)
Once a dog was taking a nap in the manger of an ox. It was full of hay. But soon the ox came back from his work to the manger. He wanted to eat his own hay. Then the dog awoke, stood up and barked at the ox. The ox said to the dog, “Do you want to eat this hay, too?”“Of course not,” said the dog.“Then, go away and let me eat my own hay.”“Oh, no. You go away and let me sleep.”“What a selfish dog! He will neither eat the hay himself, nor let me eat it !” said the ox to himself.
儿童英语小故事2.The Boys And The Frogs(男孩與青蛙)
One spring day some naughty boys were playing near a pond. They began to throw stones into the water. In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys, for the stones hurt some of the frogs. At last an old frog lifted his head out of the water and said, “Boys, please don’t throw stones at us.”The boys said, “We are only playing.” “I know that, but please stop throwing stones, my boys. What is play to you is death to us,” said the old frog.So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away.
儿童英语小故事3.The Lion, The Bear And The Fox(獅子、熊與狐狸)
Long ago a lion and a bear saw a kid. They sprang upon it at the same time. The lion said to the bear, “I caught this kid first, and so this is mine.””No, no," said the bear.“I found it earlier than you, so this is mine.” And they fought long and fiercely. At last both of them got very tired and could no longer fight. A fox who hid himself behind a tree not far away and was watching the fight between the lion and the bear, came out and walked in between them, and ran off with the kid. The lion and the bear both saw the fox, but they could not even catch the fox.The lion said to the bear, “We have fought for nothing. That sly fox has got the kid away.”
儿童英语小故事4.The Ant And The Dove(螞蟻與鴿子)
One day a little ant was walking along the bank of a stream. His foot slipped and he fell into the water. “Oh, help, help!” cried the ant. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree over the stream and heard his cry of help. “Oh, poor ant!” said the dove. “I will help the ant.”The dove pulled off a leaf and dropped it near the ant. “Here is a leaf. Climb on it,” said the dove. The ant climbed on it at once and floated to the bank. A few days after this a hunter found the dove and was going to shoot her. Just then the ant passed by and said to himself, “This time I must help the dove.” The ant ran to the hunter and bit his foot hard. The hunter sprang up and missed to shoot the dove. The dove said to the ant, “Thank you very much, my little friend. You have saved my life,” and she could fly away happily.
儿童英语小故事5.The Two Travelers(兩個旅人)
Many years ago two men were traveling together They were walking along a road in the wood. Then they found a beautiful ax on the ground. One of them picked it up and said, “Look here have found an ax.”“Don't say I, but we have found the ax,” said the other “We are friends. We ought to share it between us.”“No,” said the first one, “I found the ax, so it is mine.”Soon after they heard someone running after them. They looked back. They found He called out, “Stop, thieves! Stop, thieves !”The first traveler said, “What shall we do? He is running after us. We shall be caught by him.” “Don't say we, but I shall be caught. You found the ax, and you say it is yours,” said the other, and left him alone.The first traveler tried to hide the ax, but he did not know where to hide it. And at last he was caught by the owner of the ax.
儿童英语小故事6.The Hare and the Tortoise(野兔與烏龜)
One day a hare met with a tortoise at the foot of a hill. “Hallo, little Tortoise! Where are you going? How short your legs are!” said the hare.“ I am going over to the hill. I am a slow runner, but I can run a race with you,” said the tortoise. “All right. Let's run a race with you to the top of the hill,” said the hare.The hare and the tortoise started. The hare ran very fast. The hare said to himself, “ I can much faster than the tortoise, and I may have a little nap here.”So the hare lay down under a tree and was fast asleep. But the tortoise did not stop for a moment. He walked on and on. At last he got to the top of the hill.The hare woke up and looked around, but he could not see the tortoise. He sprang up and ran as fast as he could. When the hare got to the top of the hill, he found the tortoise was resting there peacefully.The tortoise said to the hare, “Now, Mr. Hare! Which was the faster runner, you or I?”
儿童英语小故事7.The Wolf and the Dove(狼與山羊)
One day a wolf saw a goat on a high cliff. He was jumping to and fro and was grazing. The wolf wanted to eat him, but he could not climb up there to catch him. So he said to the goat, “Good morning, my good friend Goat! Come down here!If you slip down the cliff, you will break your neck. And the grass is short and dry up there. Come down! The grass is long and tender here.”“Thank you, Mr. Wolf, but never mind. I am used to playing here, and I like the grass here better. I would rather eat day grass than be eaten by a wolf,” said the goat.
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 people's attention and reduce their discontent with him in order to consolidate his dictatorship.
The Duke of the State of Lu leant about Zhou Xu's usurpation of state power and his ambitious plan, he asked a senior official, "What do you think about Zhou Xu's move? "The official answered, "He indulges in wars , bringing his people much disaster. He won't get their support. And he's 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, he'll 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.
春秋时期，卫国的王子州吁杀死了他的哥哥卫桓公，成为了卫国的国君。州吁是个暴君，他压迫百姓，到处侵略别的国家。他想利用战争来分散百姓的注意力，减少人们对他的不满，巩固他的专政。
鲁国的君王知道州吁篡夺了王位，还想吞并其他国家，就问他手下的一名官员："� 人民不会支持他。他这个人又反复无常，身边没有什么亲信。他不可能实现自己的野心。而且，战争就象火。无休止地打仗，最后，火会烧到自己身上。 "
果然，不到一年，卫国人民就在陈国的帮助下了州吁的统治，并处死了他。
后来，人们用这个成语来比喻干害人的勾当，最后受害的还是自己。
This traffic report is sponsored by Cerritos Auto people buy their car from Cerritos Auto Square than anywhere else in the world.KFWB news time,8:01,with traffic on the ones.A cleanup is still underway from a SigAlert in Commerce,northbound at Washington Boulevard.The right lane is closed,and also the Washington onramp is closed.They're mopping up from an earlier diesel fuel spill.
We have several other problems out there right now.In Pasadena,some wooden boxes are in the1lane on the eastbound 210 at Lake.Be on the lookout,because the faster you're going,the quicker you'll come up on them.Eastbound 60 in Santa Fe Springs,just before Grand Ave.,there's an accident.A couple of cars in the2lane.Then in Pacoima,118 westbound after San Fernando Road,an injury accident.A car went over the side.It's partly hanging over the side of the freeway.CHP and emergency crews are both on the way,so watch for activity on the right shoulder.
In Vernon,710 northbound before Bandini,watch for a broken-down car on the right shoulder.It's partly sticking into the right lane.A tow truck is en route.Finally,on the westbound 10 before Fairfax,there's a roll of carpet,a ladder,and a lawn mower in the3and4lanes.
Tourists from around the world visit Hollywood.Buses take them past the Hollywood sign.At Grauman's Chinese Theater,they press their hands into the imprints of movie stars who long ago pressed their hands into wet pause at the gold stars in the sidewalks with the movie stars' names on them.
Buses drive past movie stars' hope to see a star chatting with friends or tanning by the pool.Unfortunately,most of the houses are behind high hedges or down long winding driveways; tourists are lucky to even see a chimney.
And finally,tourists take pictures everywhere and with everyone.A popular picture opportunity in Hollywood is with movie characters like Chewbacca from "Star Wars."
However,Chewbacca might not be so popular anymore.Last week,outside Grauman's,Chewbacca gave two young female tourists a hard time.He kept trying to hug them as they took pictures of each other.The tour bus driver yelled at Chewbacca to leave the ladies alone.Chewbacca took off his headpiece,walked over to the driver,and head-butted him.The driver fell to the sidewalk.Someone called 911,and the cops came and arrested Chewbacca.
Chewbacca was not apologetic."Women come to America looking for Prince Charming,and here I am!" he shouted to all.
"I hope they leave him in jail," said a tourist,who saw the whole incident."That guy's an idiot."
Two Soldiers
Two soldiers were in camp. The first one‘s name was George, and the second one‘s name was Bill. George said, “have you got a piece of paper and an envelope, Bill?”
Bill said, “Yes, I have,” and he gave them to him.
Then George said, “Now I haven‘t got a pen.” Bill gave him his, and George wrote his letter. Then he put it in the envelope and said, “have you got a stamp, Bill?” Bill gave him one.
Then Bill got up and went to the door, so George said to him, “Are you going out?”
Bill Said, “Yes, I am,” and he opened the door.
George said, “Please put my letter in the box in the office, and...” He stopped.
“What do you want now?” Bill said to him.
George looked at the envelope of his letter and answered, “What‘s your girl-friend‘s address?”
军营里有二名士兵，一个叫乔治，一个叫比尔。乔治问：“比尔，你有信纸、信封吗？”
比尔说：“有。”然后把信纸和信封给了乔治。
乔治又说：“我还没有笔呢。”比尔又把自己的笔给了他。乔治开始写信。写完后把信放进信封里，又问：“比尔，你有邮票吗？”比尔给了他一张。
这时比尔站起来，向门口走去。乔治问：“你要出去吗？”
比尔说：“是的。”随即打开了门。
乔治说：“请帮我把这封信投进办公室的信箱里，还有。”他停住了。
“你还要什么？”比尔问。
乔治看着信封说：“你女朋友的地址是？”
Relieving hunger with a picture of cakes
Once in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), the duke of the Wei, Cao Rui, planed to select a very capable man to work for him. He said to his ministers: 'When choosing a talented person, always beware of one with a false reputation. A false reputation is just like a picture of a cake; it can' t ease hunger.'
译文
三国时代魏国的皇帝曹睿，准备选拔一个有才能的人到朝廷来做官。曹睿对他的大臣说：“选择人才，不能光找有虚名的人。虚名好像是画的一块饼，只能看，不能解决肚子饥饿的问题啊！”
寓意
后来人们就用“画饼充饥”这个成语比喻用空想安慰自己，不能解决实际问题。
Later, this idiom came to be used to mean comforting oneself with unrealistic thoughts, without solving practical problems.
Two Holes for the Dogs
两个狗洞
My uncle has two dogs. One is big and the other is small. He likes them very much.
我的叔叔有两条狗。一只是大的，另一只是小狗的。他很喜欢它们。
One day, Mr. Smith came to visit him. When the friend saw two holes in the door, a large hole and a small hole, he was surprised and said, “My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door?” “Let my dogs come in and come out, of course,” Mr. Smith asked. “But why are there two holes? One is enough!” “But how can the big dog go through the small hole?” my uncle said.
有一天，史密斯先生来看他。当这个朋友看见门口上有连个洞，一个是大洞和一个小洞时，他感到吃惊并说，“我亲爱的朋友，为什么你的门上有连个洞？”我的叔叔回答说：“当然是让我的两条狗进出了。 ” 史密斯先生问到：“ 为什么门上要两个洞呢？一个就足够了。” 我叔叔说：“大狗怎能走小洞呢？”
Sometimes a clever man may make such a mistake.
有时聪明的人可能会犯这样的错误。
The Sports Meeting in the Forest
森林运动会
There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting.
森林里有很多动物。今天天气晴朗，小动物要举行运动会。
Monkey, fox, panda, rabbit and bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he can’t jump very high. So duck is the champion. Here! Cat and squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best.
小猴子，狐狸，兔子和小熊在赛跑。看！小兔子得了第一，狐狸和猴子得了第二，小熊得了第三。小动物们都在叫喊：“小熊，加油！小熊，加油！”看那儿，小鸭和小猪在比赛跳高。小猪太胖了，成绩不太理想，所有小鸭得了冠军。看这里！小猫和小松鼠在比赛爬树，小猫生病了，没能拿冠军，但它全力以赴了。
This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!
运动会可真棒，小动物们多开心啊！
三位工匠
一座大城被敌军围困了，城中的居民们聚在一起，共同商议对抗敌人的办法。
A siege of the city of the enemy, the city residents to get together to discuss common fight against the enemy's approach.
一个砌匠挺身而出，主张用砖块作为抵御材料；一个木匠毅然提议用木头来抗敌是最佳的方法；一个皮匠站起来说：“先生们，我不同意你们的意见。我认为作为抵御材料，没有一样东西比皮更好。”
A build Carpenter to come forward to advocate the use of bricks as a resist material; a carpenter decided to propose to the enemy using wood is the best method; a cobbler, stood up and said: “Gentlemen, I do not agree with your views and I think that as resist material, as no better than what Paper. ”
这是说，人们都习惯于从自身角度考虑问题，�
It is said that people are accustomed to from their own point of view, the view that they are familiar with what is the best.
The Old Man and the Old Cat
An old man has a cat. The cat is very old, too. He runs very quickly. And his teeth are bad. One evening, the old cat sees a little mouse. He catches it, but he can’t eat it because his teeth are not strong enough. The mouse runs away.
The old man is very angry. He beats his cat. He says: “You are a fool cat. I will punish you!” the cat is very sad. He thinks：“When I was young, I worked hard for you. Now you don’t like me because I’m too old to work. You should know you are old, too.”
老人和老猫
一个年迈的老人养一只猫。这只猫也非常老了。她跑得很快，但是牙齿很糟糕。一天王还是那个，这只老猫看见一只小老鼠。它抓住了小老鼠，但是它却吃不了它，因为它的牙齿不够锋利了。这只小老鼠逃跑了。
老人很生气，他打了小猫，并且对它说：“你这只蠢猫！我要惩罚你！”猫非常伤心，它想：“在我还年轻的时候，我为你努力工作。现在你却因为我太老了不能工作而不喜欢我。你应该知道你也老了。”
Jim found work in a shop two years White,the shopkeeper,trusts the able young man and pays him more.He's happy and works harder.
Once Jim knew a beautiful girl called Mabel at a friend's party.They danced several times and fell deeply in love.But Mabel's parents didn't agree to marry their daughter to a poor young man.So they began to travel in America and didn't let the girl come back to London.She wrote a letter to Jim and told him about it.Of course the young man hadn't enough money to go to see her.He was so sad that he began to drink.
It was Saturday one day.Jim didn't go to work.He came to a bar and sat down to drink again.Just then Mike,an old friend of his,came in.Jim asked him to drink with ,he told Mike all and the young man felt sorry for him.But he didn't know what to do,either.Then they stopped talking and drank.After a while they were both drunk and left.
Mike wanted to take his friend home.When they passed a zoo,they went in and walked to a cage in which there were two tigers.Having seen them,a tiger roared.Mike was afraid and said,“Let's go.It's dangerous to stand here.”
The Second World War had begun,and John wanted to join the army,but he was only 16 years old,and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18.So when the army doctor examined him,he said that he was 18.
But John's brother had joined the army a few days before,and the same doctor had examined him too.This doctor remembered the older boy's family name,so when he saw John's papers,he was surprised.
"How old are you?" he said.
"Eighteen,sir," said John.
"But your brother was eighteen,too," said the doctor."Are you twins?"
"Oh,no,sir," said John,and his face went red."My brother is five months older than I am."
"Bang! Bang!" At that time,a hunter shot his gun.The two wild ducks fell down dead to the ground."Uh? What is this small bird?" The hunter took home the awkward little baby duck along with the two wild ducks.
"Dad,what is this poor-looking bird?" "I took it with me in order to give it to you,my son.It was trembling with fear in the water." The children gave a hard time to the baby duck by pulling its wings and tail.
"That hurts! Ow!" The baby duck spilled a jug of milk while running away from the cruel hands of the children.The dishes on the table were also broken.The angry hunter sent out the baby duck with a flourish of his broomstick.And so the after being cast out from the house of the hunter,the ugly duckling spent a long and cold winter alone.