英文励志小故事

　　在我们有空的时候，可以多看一些英文励志小故事，总会有所收获的，那么英文励志小故事都有哪些呢？一起来看看吧。英文励志小故事：望洋兴叹
　　Traditionhasitthatmany，manyyearsago，therelivedontheYellowRiverarivergodknownasHeBo。Oneday，HeBostoodontheriverbankandwatchedtheturbulentwavesfromthewestsurgingforwardtotheeast。Hesaidbothexcitedlyandconceitedly：HowbigtheYellowRiveris！Nootherriveronearthcancomparewithit。AndthereforeIamthegreatestrivergod。
　　Onemansaidtohim，Youarewrong。ThereisaplacetotheeastoftheYellowRiverscalledtheNorthSea。TheNorthSeaisreallybig。HeBosaid，Idon39；tbelieveit。BigastheNorthSeais，canitbebiggerthanYellowRiver？Themansaid，ShouldthewaterofseveralYellowRiverflowintotheNorthsea，itcouldnotfilltheNorthSea，letaloneoneYellowRiver。
　　HeBosaidobstinately，Idon39；tbelieveit，forIhaveneverbeentotheNorthSea。
　　Havingnoalternative，themansaid，YouwillnotbeabletounderstandwhatImeanuntilyouhaveachancetoseetheNorthSeaforyourself。
　　Wintercame，andtorrentialrainhadbeenfallingfordaysonend。RiversbigandsmallemptiedthemselvesintotheYellowRiver，makingtheYellowRiverevenbroader。Standingononesideoftheriver，peoplecouldhardlytellwhatanimalstheoxenandhorsesontheothersideoftheriverwere。ThusHeBowasevenmoreproud，thinkingthatallthemagnificentsightswereaccumulatedhere。Then，rememberingtheNorthSeawhichhadbeenmentionedtohimbefore，hedecidedtogothereandhavealook。
　　Hewentdownstream，andarrivedattherivermouthtothesea。Suddenly，thegodoftheNorthSea，whosenamewasBienniaRuo，appearedbeforehiseyes。Withasmile，BeihaiRuowaswelcomingHeBototheNorthsea。Helookedahead，andsawthattheNorthSea，withitsvastexpanseofwater，wasboundless。Withadulllookinhiseyes，HeBostoodthereforawhile。FinallyhesaidtoBeihaiRuowithdeepfeeling，Asthecommonsayinggoes，somepeoplegosofarastothinkthattheyaremoreknowledgeablethananybodyelsewhentheyhavegotsomeknowledge。ActuallyIamoneofsuchpeople。IfIhadnotseenwiththattheYellowRiverismatchlessintheworld。IfIremainedlikethat，Iwouldbelaughedatforeverbysensiblepeople。
　　相传很久很久以前，黄河里有一位河神，人们叫他河伯。何伯站在黄河岸上。望着滚滚的浪涛由西而来，又奔腾跳跃向东流去，兴奋地说；ldquo；黄河真大呀，世上没有哪条河能和它相比。我就是最大的水神啊！rdquo；
　　有人告诉他：ldquo；你的话不对，在黄河的东面有个地方叫北海，那才真叫大呢。rdquo；
　　河伯说：ldquo；我不信，北海再大，能大得过黄河吗？rdquo；
　　那人说：ldquo；别说一条黄河，就是几条黄河的水流进北海，也装不满它。rdquo；
　　河伯固执地说：ldquo；我没见过北海，我不信。rdquo；
　　那人无可奈何，告诉他：ldquo；有机会你去看看北海，就明白我的话了。rdquo；
　　秋天到了，连日的暴雨使大大小小的河流都注入黄河，黄河的河面更加宽阔了，隔河望去，对岸的牛马都分不清。这一下，河伯更得意了，以为天下最壮观的景色都在自己这里，他在自得之余，想起了有人跟他提起的北海，于是决定去那里看看。
　　河伯顺流来到黄河的入海口，，突然眼前一亮，海神北海若正笑容满面地欢迎他的到来，河伯放眼望去，只见北海汪洋一片，无边无涯，他呆呆地看了一会儿，深有感触地对北海若说：ldquo；俗话说，只懂得一些道理就以为谁都比不上自己，这话说的就是我呀。今天要不是我亲眼见到这浩瀚无边的北海，我还会以为黄河是天下无比的呢！那样，岂不被有见识的人永远笑主。rdquo；
　　故事见于《庄子middot；秋水》。成语ldquo；望洋兴叹rdquo；，比喻要做某事而力量不够，感到无可奈何。英文励志小故事：唇亡齿寒
　　DuringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod（707476B。C。），DukeXianoftheStateofJinWantedtoexpandhispositionofstrengthandsphereofinfluence。ThereforehewouldliketosendhistroopstodestroytheStateofGuoonthepretestthattheStateofGuooftenencroachedonthebordersoftheStateofJin。Buttherewasathirdstate，theStateofYu，betweentheStateofJinandtheStateofGuo，andtheJinarmyhadtocrosstheStateofYubeforeitcouldreachtheStateofGuo。HowcanmyarmycrosstheStateofYuwithoutahitch？DukeXianoftheStateofJinaskedhisministers。XunXi，oneoftheministers，said，ThemonarchoftheStateofYuisshortsightedandcovetssmalladvantages。Ifwegivehimpricelesspreciousstonesandfinehorses，itisnotunlikelythathewillallowourarmytopassthroughhiscountry。SeeingthatDukeXianoftheStateofJinwasalittlebitgrudging，XunXicontinuedtosay，TheStateofYuandtheStateofGuoareneighborstatedascloselyrelatedaslipsandteeth。TheStateofYucannotexistindependentlyifthestateofGuoisdestroyed。YourpreciousstonesandfimehoresarejustleftinthecareofthemonarchoftheStateofYu。SoDukeXianoftheStateofJinacceptedXunXi39；splan。WhenthemonarchofYusawthepreciousgifts，hewaselated，andreadilypromisedtolettheJinarmypassthroughhisstate。Hearingthenews，GongZhiqi，oneoftheministersastheStateofYu，hastenedtoadmonishthemonarch，saying，Thatwon39；tdo。FortheStateofYuandtheStateofGuoareneighborstatesascloselyrelatedaslipsandteeth。Ourtwosmallstatesareinterdependent，andcanhelpcachotherwhenproblemscropup。IftheStateofGuoweredestroyed，itwouldbedifficultforourStateofYutocontinuetoexist。Asthecommonsayinggoes，ifthelipsaregone，theteethwillbecold，Theteethcanhardlybekeptifthelipsaregone。Soitwon39；tdoatalltoallowtheJinarmypassourstate。ThemonarchoftheStateofYusaid，TheStateofJinisabigstate。Nowtheyherespeciallytopresentgiftstouswiththeintentionofbeingonfriendlytermswithus。Undersuchcircumstances，howcanwerefusetoallowthemtopassthroughourstate？Hearingthis，GongZhiqisighedrepeatedly。KnowingthattheStateofYuwouldsoonbedestroyed，GongZhiqilefttheStateofYutogetherwithhiswholefamily。
　　Asexpected，thetroopsoftheStateofJin，allowedtopassthroughtheStateofYu，destroyedtheStateofGuoandontheirreturntripcapturedthemonarchoftheStateofYuwhowentoutpersonallytomeetthem，htusdestroyingtheStateofYuasWell。
　　ThisstoryappearsinthechapterTheFifthYearofDukeXiinZuozhuan，thefamouscommentarybyZuoQiumingonTheSpringandAutumnAnnals。Thesetphraseifthelipsaregone，theteethwillbecoldisusedtomeanthattwopersonsorthingsshareacommonlotandthatisonefails，theotherisindanger。
　　春秋时候，晋献公想要扩充自己的实力和地盘，就找借口说邻近的虢（guoacute；）国经常侵犯晋国的边境，要派兵灭了虢国。可是在晋国和虢国之间隔着一个虞国，讨伐虢国必须经过虞地。ldquo；怎样才能顺利通过虞国呢？rdquo；晋献公问手下的大臣。大夫荀息说：ldquo；虞国国君是个目光短浅、贪图小利的人，只要我们送他价值连城的美玉和宝马，他不会不答应借道的。rdquo；晋献公一听有点舍不得，荀息看出了晋献公的心思，就说：ldquo；虞虢两国是唇齿相依的近邻，虢国灭了，虞国也不能独存，您的美玉宝马不过是暂时存放在虞公那里罢了。rdquo；晋献公采纳了荀息的计策。
　　虞国国君见到这两们珍贵的礼物，顿时心花怒放，听到荀息说要借道虞国之事时，当时就满口答应下来。虞国大夫宫之奇听说后，赶快阻止道：ldquo；不行，不行，虞国和虢国是唇齿相依的近邻，我们两个小国相互依存，有事可以自彼帮助，万一虢国灭了，我们虞国也就难保了。俗话说：lsquo；唇亡齿寒rsquo；，没有嘴唇，牙齿也保不住啊！借道给晋国万万使不得。rdquo；虞公说：ldquo；人家晋国是大国，现在特意送来美玉宝马和咱们交朋友，难道咱们借条道路让他们走走都不行吗？rdquo；宫之奇连声叹气，知道虞国离灭亡的日子不远了，于是就带着一家老小离开了虞国。
　　果然，晋国军队借道虞国，消灭了虢国，随后又把亲自迎接晋军的虞公抓住，灭了虞国。故事出自《左传middot；僖公五年》。成语ldquo；唇亡齿寒rdquo；，比喻双方关系密切，相互依存。英文励志小故事：桃李不言，下自成蹊
　　PeachesandPlumsDoNotHavetoTalk，YettheWorldBeatsaPathtoThemNaturalAttraction
　　DuingtheWesternHanDynasty（206B。C。A。D。24）Period，therewasaveryfamousgeneralwhosenamewasLiGuang。Hewasverybraveandskillfulinbattle，andhadfoughtmorethanseventybattleswiththeHuns，anancientnationalityinChina。Havingmadebrilliantachievementsinwar，hewasdeeplylovedandesteemedbytheofficersandmenaswellasthecommonpeople。However，hedidnotclaimcreditforhimselfandbecomearrogant，althoughheheldahighpost，commandingabigarmy，andhadrenderedoutstandingserviceindefendingthecounty。Hewasnotonlypoliteandamiable，butalsosharedwealandwoewiththesoldiers。Healwayshadthetroopsunderhiscommandatheart，andwhenevergiftswerebestowedtohimbytheimperialgovernment，hedistributedthegiftstohisofficersandmen。Whenmarching，heenduredthetormentsofhungerandthirstasthesoldiersdidwhenfoodandwaterwereinshortsupply。Whenfighting，hechargedattheheadofhismen，and，whenhegavetheorder，everysoldieradvancedbravelytoengageinfighting，notfearingdeath。
　　WhenthesadnewsoftheheathofGeneralLiGuangreachedthemilitatycamp，theofficersandmenofthewholearmyweptbitterly。
　　西汉时候，有一位勇猛善战的将军，名叫李广，一生跟匈奴打过七十多次仗，战功卓著，深受官兵和百姓的爱戴。李广虽然身居高位，统领千军万马，而且是保卫国家的功臣，但他一点也不居功自傲。他不仅待人和气，还能和士兵同甘共苦。每次朝廷给他的赏赐，他首先想到的是他的部下，就把那些赏赐统统分给官兵们；行军打仗时，遇到粮食或水供应不上的情况，他自己也同士兵们一样忍饥挨饿；打起仗来，他身先士卒，英勇顽强，只要他一声令下，大家个个奋勇杀敌，不握牺牲。这是一位多么让人崇敬的大将军啊！
　　后来，当李广将军去世的噩耗传到军营时，全军将士无不痛哭流涕，连许多与大将军平时并不熟悉的百姓也纷纷悼念他。在人们心目中，李广将军就是他们崇拜的大英雄。
　　汉朝伟大的史学家司马迁在为李广立传时称赞道：ldquo；桃李不言，下自成蹊。rdquo；意思是说，桃李有着芬芳的花朵，甜美的果实，虽然它们不会说话，但仍然会吸引人们到树下赏花尝果，以至树下都走出一条小路，李广将军就是以他的真诚和高尚的品质赢得了人们的崇敬。
　　ldquo；桃李不言，下自成蹊rdquo；这则成语出自《史记middot；李将军列传》，比喻为人真诚，严于律已，自然会感动别人，自然会受到人们的敬仰。