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jv中国寓言故事英语阅读语篇精选——用英语说中国故事 Dongshi Imitates Xishi's Frown （东施效颦） During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xishi was a beautiful woman in the State of Yue. She often washed yarn by the stream. Legend has it that her beauty was so great that even the fish in the stream would forget to swim when they saw her and gradually sink to the bottom. However, this beautiful woman suffered from a heartache, and it often flared up. When the pain came, she could hardly bear it—she would often hold her chest with both hands and frown. People thought this would ruin her beautiful appearance, but surprisingly, this sickly look made her even more delicate, gentle and charming. Therefore, the neighbors all pitied and cared for her. In the east of the same village, there lived another woman named Dongshi. Unlike Xishi, she was very ugly. But she also longed to be loved and cared for by everyone. When she saw that Xishi's sickly and weak look made everyone like her, she couldn't help thinking: Maybe people prefer women who look sickly and weak. So, every time she went out, she imitated Xishi—holding her chest, frowning, and pretending to be so delicate that she could hardly stand a gust of wind. She did her best to make herself look gentle and beautiful. However, when the neighbors saw her, they all walked around her to avoid her. Why? Because Dongshi was already ugly. Without pretending, she still looked normal. But when she pretended, her face became even more hideous—she pulled at her mouth, squinted her small eyes, and walked with a strange twist. Everything about her looked unnatural. The rich people in the village would immediately shut their doors tightly and hide in their houses when they saw her. The poor people would quickly take their wives and children and run away from her. Dongshi's desire to be beautiful and to be liked by others was not wrong. But she didn't understand what true beauty was, nor did she know how to become beautiful. She just blindly imitated others, and instead ended up being laughed at. That was truly sad. Moral Although Dongshi was ugly, people would not have hated her if she had been honest and not pretended to be someone she was not. This fable tells us that we must have a correct attitude when learning from others—we must always start from our own reality. Blind imitation and copying others mechanically is foolish. It will not bring good results; instead, it may even backfire. 全文翻译 东施效颦 春秋时期，西施是越国的一位美女。她经常在小溪边浣纱。传说她的美貌如此惊人，以至于溪里的鱼看到她都会忘记游动而渐渐沉入水底。然而，这位美女患有心口痛的毛病，而且经常发作。疼痛袭来时，她几乎无法忍受——常常用双手捂着胸口，皱着眉头。人们原以为这会破坏她美丽的容貌，但出人意料的是，这种病态使她显得更加娇弱、温柔和迷人。因此，邻居们都怜爱和关心她。 在同村的东西，住着另一位名叫东施的女子。与西施不同，她长得很丑。但她同样渴望被大家喜爱和关心。当她看到西施病弱的样子让大家都喜欢她时，不禁想：也许人们更喜欢看起来病弱的女子。于是，每次出门，她都模仿西施——捂着胸口，皱着眉头，假装娇弱得连一阵风都经受不住。她尽力使自己看起来温柔美丽。 然而，邻居们看到她，都绕着她走以避开她。为什么呢？因为东施本来就很丑。不假装的时候，她看起来还算正常。但当她假装时，她的脸变得更加可怕——她歪扯着嘴巴，眯着小眼睛，走路还奇怪地扭动着。她的一切看起来都很不自然。村里的富人一看到她，就立刻紧闭大门，躲在家里。穷人们则赶紧带着妻子和孩子跑开，远离她。 东施渴望变美、渴望被别人喜欢并没有错。但她不明白什么是真正的美，也不知道如何变美。她只是盲目地模仿别人，结果反而被人嘲笑。那真是可悲。 寓意： 东施虽然丑，但如果她诚实不做作，人们是不会讨厌她的。这个寓言告诉我们，向别人学习时必须要有正确的态度——必须始终从自身的实际情况出发。盲目模仿和机械照搬是愚蠢的。它不会带来好结果；相反，可能会适得其反。 逐句解析与高频语块 1. 原文: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xishi was a beautiful woman in the State of Yue. 翻译： 春秋时期，西施是越国的一位美女。 生词与语块： the Spring and Autumn Period: 专有名词，"春秋时期"。 the State of Yue: "越国"。 造句: During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many famous thinkers in China. (春秋时期，中国有很多著名的思想家。) 2. 原文: She often washed yarn by the stream. 翻译： 她经常在小溪边浣纱。 生词与语块： yarn (n.) /jɑːn/: 纱线。 stream (n.) /striːm/: 小溪。 by the stream: 介词短语，"在小溪边"。 造句: Children like to play by the stream. (孩子们喜欢在小溪边玩耍。) 3. 原文: Legend has it that her beauty was so great that even the fish in the stream would forget to swim when they saw her and gradually sink to the bottom. 翻译： 传说她的美貌如此惊人，以至于溪里的鱼看到她都会忘记游动而渐渐沉入水底。 生词与语块： Legend has it that...: 固定句式，"传说..."。 so great that...: `so... that...` 结构，表示"如此...以至于..."。 forget to swim: "忘记游动"。 sink to the bottom: "沉入水底"。 造句: The movie was so interesting that I watched it twice. (这部电影如此有趣，以至于我看了两遍。) 4. 原文: However, this beautiful woman suffered from a heartache, and it often flared up. 翻译： 然而，这位美女患有心口痛的毛病，而且经常发作。 生词与语块： suffered from: 短语动词，"患有...（疾病），受...之苦"。 heartache (n.) /ˈhɑːteɪk/: 心口痛，心痛。 flared up: 短语动词，"（疾病）突然发作"。 造句: He suffers from asthma. (他患有哮喘。) 5. 原文: When the pain came, she could hardly bear it... 翻译： 疼痛袭来时，她几乎无法忍受... 生词与语块： could hardly bear it: "几乎无法忍受"，`hardly` 表示否定，"几乎不"。 造句: The noise was so loud that I could hardly bear it. (噪音太大，我几乎无法忍受。) 6. 原文: ...she would often hold her chest with both hands and frown. 翻译： ...她常常用双手捂着胸口，皱着眉头。 生词与语块： frown (v.) /fraʊn/: 皱眉。 hold her chest: "捂着胸口"。 with both hands: "用双手"。 造句: Don't frown; it's not a big problem. (别皱眉，这不是什么大问题。) 7. 原文: People thought this would ruin her beautiful appearance, but surprisingly, this sickly look made her even more delicate, gentle and charming. 翻译： 人们原以为这会破坏她美丽的容貌，但出人意料的是，这种病态使她显得更加娇弱、温柔和迷人。 生词与语块： ruin (v.) /ˈruːɪn/: 破坏，毁掉。 appearance (n.) /əˈpɪərəns/: 外貌，容貌。 sickly (adj.) /ˈsɪkli/: 病态的，多病的。 delicate (adj.) /ˈdelɪkət/: 娇弱的，纤弱的。 charming (adj.) /ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ/: 迷人的，有魅力的。 even more...: "更加..."。 造句: The rain ruined our picnic plans. (下雨破坏了我们的野餐计划。) 8. 原文: Therefore, the neighbors all pitied and cared for her. 翻译： 因此，邻居们都怜爱和关心她。 生词与语块： pitied (v.) /ˈpɪtid/: 同情，怜悯 (pity的过去式)。 cared for: 短语动词，"关心，照顾"。 造句: We should care for our parents when they are old. (当父母年老时，我们应该照顾他们。) 9. 原文: In the east of the same village, there lived another woman named Dongshi. 翻译： 在同村的东西，住着另一位名叫东施的女子。 生词与语块： In the east of...: "在...的东部"。 there lived...: `There be` 句型的变体，表示"有...住在那里"，常用于故事开头。 造句: There lived an old man in that small house. (那间小屋里住着一位老人。) 10. 原文: Unlike Xishi, she was very ugly. 翻译： 与西施不同，她长得很丑。 生词与语块： ugly (adj.) /ˈʌɡli/: 丑陋的。 Unlike...: 介词，"与...不同"。 造句: Unlike his brother, he is very quiet. (与他哥哥不同，他很安静。) 11. 原文: But she also longed to be loved and cared for by everyone. 翻译： 但她同样渴望被大家喜爱和关心。 生词与语块： longed to: 动词短语，"渴望"。 be loved and cared for: 被动语态，"被爱和被关心"。 造句: The child longed to receive a gift for Christmas. (那个孩子渴望在圣诞节收到一份礼物。) 12. 原文: When she saw that Xishi's sickly and weak look made everyone like her, she couldn't help thinking... 翻译： 当她看到西施病弱的样子让大家都喜欢她时，不禁想... 生词与语块： couldn't help thinking: `couldn't help doing sth.` 结构，"忍不住做某事"。 造句: I couldn't help laughing when I heard the joke. (我听了那个笑话忍不住笑了。) 13. 原文: Maybe people prefer women who look sickly and weak. 翻译： 也许人们更喜欢看起来病弱的女子。 生词与语块： prefer (v.) /prɪˈfɜː(r)/: 更喜欢。 who look sickly and weak: `who`引导的定语从句，修饰`women`。 造句: I prefer tea to coffee. (比起咖啡，我更喜欢茶。) 14. 原文: So, every time she went out, she imitated Xishi... 翻译： 于是，每次出门，她都模仿西施... 生词与语块： imitated (v.) /ˈɪmɪteɪtɪd/: 模仿 (imitate的过去式)。 every time...: 引导时间状语从句，"每次..."。 造句: Every time I see him, he is reading. (每次我看到他，他都在读书。) 15. 原文: ...holding her chest, frowning, and pretending to be so delicate that she could hardly stand a gust of wind. 翻译： ...捂着胸口，皱着眉头，假装娇弱得连一阵风都经受不住。 生词与语块： pretending to be: "假装是..."。 a gust of wind: "一阵风"。 so delicate that...: `so... that...` 结构。 造句: He was pretending to be asleep when his mother entered the room. (他妈妈进房间时，他假装睡着了。) 16. 原文: She did her best to make herself look gentle and beautiful. 翻译： 她尽力使自己看起来温柔美丽。 生词与语块： did her best: 固定短语，"尽力"。 make herself look...: `make sb. do sth.` 结构，"使某人做某事/看起来..."。 造句: I will do my best to help you. (我会尽力帮助你。) 17. 原文: However, when the neighbors saw her, they all walked around her to avoid her. 翻译： 然而，邻居们看到她，都绕着她走以避开她。 生词与语块： walked around her: "绕着她走"。 to avoid her: 动词不定式作目的状语，"为了避开她"。 造句: He crossed the street to avoid meeting his boss. (他穿过马路以避开他的老板。) 18. 原文: Why? Because Dongshi was already ugly. 翻译： 为什么呢？因为东施本来就很丑。 (此句简单，无生词) 19. 原文: Without pretending, she still looked normal. 翻译： 不假装的时候，她看起来还算正常。 生词与语块： Without pretending: 介词短语作条件状语，"如果不假装的话"。 造句: Without your help, I couldn't have succeeded. (没有你的帮助，我不可能成功。) 20. 原文: But when she pretended, her face became even more hideous... 翻译： 但当她假装时，她的脸变得更加可怕... 生词与语块： hideous (adj.) /ˈhɪdiəs/: 极其丑陋的，可怕的。 造句: The monster in the movie looked hideous. (电影里的怪物看起来非常可怕。) 21. 原文: ...she pulled at her mouth, squinted her small eyes, and walked with a strange twist. 翻译： ...她歪扯着嘴巴，眯着小眼睛，走路还奇怪地扭动着。 生词与语块： squinted (v.) /skwɪntɪd/: 眯着眼看。 with a strange twist: "带着一种奇怪的扭动"。 造句: He squinted in the bright sunlight. (他在明亮的阳光下眯起了眼睛。) 22. 原文: Everything about her looked unnatural. 翻译： 她的一切看起来都很不自然。 生词与语块： unnatural (adj.) /ʌnˈnætʃrəl/: 不自然的。 造句: Her smile seemed unnatural. (她的微笑显得不自然。) 23. 原文: The rich people in the village would immediately shut their doors tightly and hide in their houses when they saw her. 翻译： 村里的富人一看到她，就立刻紧闭大门，躲在家里。 生词与语块： shut their doors tightly: "紧闭大门"。 hide in their houses: "躲在家里"。 would... when...: `would` 表示过去的习惯性动作，"每当...就会..."。 造句: When he was a child, he would cry when he was hungry. (他小时候，一饿就会哭。) 24. 原文: The poor people would quickly take their wives and children and run away from her. 翻译： 穷人们则赶紧带着妻子和孩子跑开，远离她。 生词与语块： take their wives and children: "带着他们的妻子和孩子"。 run away from her: "从她身边跑开"。 造句: The rabbit ran away from the fox. (兔子从狐狸身边跑开了。) 25. 原文: Dongshi's desire to be beautiful and to be liked by others was not wrong. 翻译： 东施渴望变美、渴望被别人喜欢并没有错。 生词与语块： desire (n.) /dɪˈzaɪə(r)/: 渴望，愿望。 to be beautiful and to be liked...: 两个并列的动词不定式作定语，修饰`desire`。 造句: His desire to succeed is very strong. (他成功的愿望非常强烈。) 26. 原文: But she didn't understand what true beauty was, nor did she know how to become beautiful. 翻译： 但她不明白什么是真正的美，也不知道如何变美。 生词与语块： nor did she know...: `nor` 引导的倒装句，表示"也不..."。 造句: He doesn't like coffee, nor do I. (他不喜欢咖啡，我也不喜欢。) 27. 原文: She just blindly imitated others, and instead ended up being laughed at. 翻译： 她只是盲目地模仿别人，结果反而被人嘲笑。 生词与语块： blindly (adv.) /ˈblaɪndli/: 盲目地。 ended up being laughed at: `end up doing sth.` 结构，"以...告终"；`being laughed at` 是动名词的被动形式，"被嘲笑"。 造句: If you don't study, you will end up failing the exam. (如果你不学习，最终会考试不及格。) 28. 原文: That was truly sad. 翻译： 那真是可悲。 (此句简单，无生词) 29. 原文: Although Dongshi was ugly, people would not have hated her if she had been honest and not pretended to be someone she was not. 翻译： 东施虽然丑，但如果她诚实不做作，人们是不会讨厌她的。 生词与语块： Although...: 引导让步状语从句，"虽然..."。 would not have hated... if she had been...: 虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反的假设。 造句: If I had known the answer, I would have told you. (如果我当时知道答案，我就会告诉你了。) 30. 原文: This fable tells us that we must have a correct attitude when learning from others... 翻译： 这个寓言告诉我们，向别人学习时必须要有正确的态度... 生词与语块： fable (n.) /ˈfeɪbl/: 寓言。 learning from others: "向别人学习"。 造句: We can learn from our mistakes. (我们可以从错误中学习。) 31. 原文: ...we must always start from our own reality. 翻译： ...必须始终从自身的实际情况出发。 生词与语块： start from our own reality: "从我们自身的现实/实际情况出发"。 造句: Let's start from the beginning. (让我们从头开始。) 32. 原文: Blind imitation and copying others mechanically is foolish. 翻译： 盲目模仿和机械照搬是愚蠢的。 生词与语块： imitation (n.) /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn/: 模仿。 mechanically (adv.) /məˈkænɪkli/: 机械地。 造句: Blind imitation of others is not a good way to learn. (盲目模仿他人不是好的学习方法。) 33. 原文: It will not bring good results; instead, it may even backfire. 翻译： 它不会带来好结果；相反，可能会适得其反。 生词与语块： backfire (v.) /ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)/: 产生事与愿违的后果，适得其反。 not...; instead,...: 固定结构，"不是...；反而..."。 造句: His plan backfired, and he lost all his money. (他的计划适得其反，他失去了所有的钱。) 《Dongshi Imitates Xishi's Frown》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。 1. stream • • A. 心口痛 2. heartache • • B. 小溪 3. frown • • C. 破坏 4. ruin • • D. 同情 5. pity • • E. 皱眉 6. ugly • • F. 渴望 7. long • • G. 丑陋的 8. imitate • • H. 模仿 9. hideous • • I. 寓言 10. fable • • J. 极其丑陋的 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。 `suffered from, so... that..., could hardly, cared for, longed to, couldn't help, every time, did her best, ended up, start from` 1. She _______________ a bad cold last week. 2. The box was _______________ heavy _______________ I couldn't lift it. 3. The music was _______________ loud _______________ we hear each other. 4. The kind nurse _______________ the sick children. 5. He _______________ travel around the world. 6. The story was so funny that I _______________ laughing. 7. _______________ I visit my grandparents, they tell me interesting stories. 8. She _______________ to finish her homework on time. 9. He tried to fix the clock but _______________ breaking it. 10. When you learn something new, you should _______________ the basics. 三、单项选择 (Multiple Choice) (10分) 1. What is the legend about Xishi's beauty? A. Birds would stop singing when they saw her. B. Fish would forget to swim and sink when they saw her. C. Flowers would bloom when she smiled. 2. What was Xishi's health problem? A. She often had a heartache. B. She had a headache. C. She had a stomachache. 3. How did people react when Xishi frowned in pain? A. They thought she looked even more charming. B. They thought it ruined her beauty. C. They laughed at her. 4. Where did Dongshi live? A. In the west of the same village. B. In the east of the same village. C. In a different village. 5. Why did Dongshi decide to imitate Xishi? A. Because she wanted to be loved and cared for like Xishi. B. Because she wanted to make Xishi angry. C. Because she thought it was funny. 6. What did Dongshi do to imitate Xishi? A. She held her chest, frowned, and pretended to be delicate. B. She started washing yarn by the stream. C. She wore the same clothes as Xishi. 7. How did the neighbors react when they saw Dongshi's imitation? A. They all walked around to avoid her. B. They praised her for her efforts. C. They thought she looked more beautiful. 8. According to the story, what was Dongshi's main mistake? A. She was born ugly. B. She didn't understand true beauty and blindly imitated others. C. She didn't try hard enough. 9. What does the fable tell us about learning from others? A. We must blindly imitate successful people. B. We must start from our own reality and have a correct attitude. C. We should only learn from beautiful people. 10. The phrase "ended up being laughed at" means Dongshi's actions finally led to ________. A. success B. being pitied C. being mocked by others 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. Xishi was a beautiful woman in the State of Yue. (改为一般疑问句) _______________ Xishi a beautiful woman in the State of Yue? 2. "The fish forget to swim," people said. (改为间接引语) People said that the fish _______________ to swim. 3. Her beauty was very great. The fish forgot to swim. (用`so... that...`连接) Her beauty was _______________ great _______________ the fish forgot to swim. 4. She often held her chest with both hands. (对划线部分提问) _______________ she often hold her chest? 5. Dongshi was ugly. She longed to be loved. (用`Although`连接句子) _______________ Dongshi was ugly, she longed to be loved. 6. She didn't understand what true beauty was. She didn't know how to become beautiful. (用`nor`连接) She didn't understand what true beauty was, _______________ how to become beautiful. 7. People laughed at her. (改为被动语态) She _______________ by people. 8. Blind imitation is foolish. (改为感叹句) _______________ foolish blind imitation is! 9. We must start from our own reality. (用`It is important to`改写) _______________ from our own reality. 10. If she had been honest, people would not have hated her. (用`Unless`改写) _______________ honest, people would have hated her. 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. 西施是越国的一位美女。 _________________________________________________________ 2. 她患有心口痛，经常发作。 _________________________________________________________ 3. 她常常双手捂着胸口，皱着眉头。 _________________________________________________________ 4. 邻居们都怜爱和关心她。 _________________________________________________________ 5. 东施长得很丑，但渴望被大家喜爱。 _________________________________________________________ 6. 她忍不住想，人们可能更喜欢病弱的女子。 _________________________________________________________ 7. 于是她开始模仿西施的样子。 _________________________________________________________ 8. 她尽力使自己看起来温柔美丽。 _________________________________________________________ 9. 然而，邻居们看到她都绕道走。 _________________________________________________________ 10. 盲目模仿别人是愚蠢的。 _________________________________________________________ 参考答案 一、词汇匹配 1. B 2. A 3. E 4. C 5. D 6. G 7. F 8. H 9. J 10. I 二、短语填空 1. suffered from 2. so, that 3. so, that 4. cared for 5. longed to 6. couldn't help 7. Every time 8. did her best 9. ended up 10. start from 三、单项选择 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. C 四、同义句转换 1. Was 2. forgot 3. so, that 4. How did 5. Although 6. nor did she know 7. was laughed at 8. How 9. It is important to start 10. Unless she had been 五、句子翻译 (参考答案) 1. Xishi was a beautiful woman in the State of Yue. 2. She suffered from a heartache, and it often flared up. 3. She often held her chest with both hands and frowned. 4. The neighbors all pitied and cared for her. 5. Dongshi was very ugly, but she longed to be loved by everyone. 6. She couldn't help thinking that people might prefer women who looked sickly and weak. 7. So she began to imitate Xishi's behavior. 8. She did her best to make herself look gentle and beautiful. 9. However, when the neighbors saw her, they all walked around to avoid her. 10. Blindly imitating others is foolish. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $