英语哲理小故事

英语哲理小故事

阐述哲理的英语小故事，你看过哪些?这些英语哲理故事，让你明白人生道理，还起到提高英语阅读水平。下面就是店铺给大家整理的英语哲理小故事，希望大家喜欢。

英语哲理小故事篇1：A Goodbye Kiss

推荐理由：

我们每个人都有过那样的时代，开始想要拒绝父母，想要成为自己，只是在那个年龄我们不曾意识到，无论怎样我们都是父母眼里永远的孩子，需要疼爱需要呵护。

一个不美满的结局，一个永不可能实现的心愿，一个父亲伟大的心，一个儿子深切的忏悔。

很感人，很动人，几乎让人流泪。

The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and jostled the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. \"How embarrassing. I am getting so clumsy in my old age.\"

The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and jostled the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. \"How embarrassing. I am getting so clumsy in my old age.\"

Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, \"Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.\"

Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. \"I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.\"

Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. \"I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.\"

He looked at us and said, \"I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.\"

He looked at us and said, \"I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch.

When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.\"

Frank‘s voice dropped a bit. \"When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school,I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!\"

Frank‘s voice dropped a bit. \"When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school,I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over

and kiss me goodbye!\"

He paused and then went on, \"I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.‘

He paused and then went on, \"I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.‘

It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face.

It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face.

I said, ‘Dad, I‘m too old for a goodbye kiss. I‘m too old for any kind of kiss.‘

I said, ‘Dad, I‘m too old for a goodbye kiss. I‘m too old for any kind of kiss.‘

My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I

had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out the windshield. ‘You‘re right,‘ he said. ‘You are a big boy....a man. I won‘t kiss you anymore.‘\"

My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out the windshield. ‘You‘re right,‘ he said. ‘You are a big boy....a man. I won‘t kiss you anymore.‘\"

Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. \"It wasn‘t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a gale and was trying to save the nets and the floats.\"

Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. \"It wasn‘t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a gale and was trying to save the nets and the floats.\"

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. \"Guys, you don‘t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek....to feel his rough old face....to smell the ocean on him....to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.\"

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. \"Guys, you don‘t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek....to feel his rough old face....to smell the ocean on him....to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.\"

-Bishop Thomas Charles Clary

英语哲理小故事篇2：The House of 1000 Mirrors (Japanese folktale)

推荐理由：

生活就是一面镜子，你对它微笑，它也对你微笑;你对它哭泣，它也对你哭泣。

可能有些老套。但是这是英文版的。

Long ago in a small, far away village, there was place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, \"This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.\" In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one,

decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, \"That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.\"

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

As Told by Chris P. Cash

英语哲理小故事篇3：The Bridge Keeper

推荐理由：

类似的故事看过不少，可是仍然没有办法不揪心。眼睁睁地看着四岁的儿子消失在眼前，对于一个父亲来说，最痛苦的事莫过于此。可是谁能给他不牺牲的理由?

短小精悍，也很容易懂。

There was once a bridge which spanned a large river. During most of the day the bridge sat with its length running up and down the river paralleled with the banks, allowing ships to pass thru freely on both sides of the bridge. But at certain times each day, a train would come along and the bridge would be turned sideways across the river, allowing a train to cross it.

A switchman sat in a small shack on one side of the river where he operated the controls to turn the bridge and lock it into place as the train crossed. One evening as the switchman was waiting for the last train of the da y t o c o m e , h e l o o k e d o f f i n t o t h e d i s t a n c e t h r u t h e d i m m i n g t w i l i g h t a n d c a u g h t s i g h t o f t h e t r a i n l i g h t s . H e s t e p p e d t o t h e c o n t r o l a n d w a i t e d u n t i l t h e t r a i n w a s w i t h i n a p r e s c r i b e d d i s t a n c e w h e n h e w a s t o t u r n t h e b r i d g e . H e t u r n e d t h e b r i d g e i n t o p o s i t i o n , b u t , t o h i s h o r r o r , h e f o u n d t h e l o c k i n g c o n t r o l d i d n o t w o r k . I f t h e b r i d g e w a s n o t s e c u r e l y i n p o s i t i o n i t w o u l d w o b b l e b a c k a n d f o r t h a t t h e e n d s w h e n t h e t r a i n c a m e o n t o i t , c a u s i n g t h e t r a i n t o j u m p t h e t r a c k a n d g o c r a s h i n g i n t o t h e r i v e r . T h i s w o u l d b e a p a s s e n g e r t r a i n w i t h m a n y p e o p l e a b o a r d . H e l e f t t h e b r i d g e t u r n e d a c r o s s t h e r i v e r , a n d h u r r i e d a c r o s s t h e b r i d g e t o t h e o t h e r s i d e o f t h e r i v e r w h e r e t h e r e w a s a l e v e r s w i t c h h e c o u l d h o l d t o o p e r a t e t h e l o c k m a n u a l l y . H e w o u l d h a v e t o h o l d t h e l e v e r b a c k f i r m l y a s t h e t r a i n c r o s s e d . H e c o u l d h e a r t h e r u m b l e o f t h e t r a i n n o w , a n d h e t o o k h o l d o f t h e l e v e r a n d l e a n e d b a c k w a r d t o a p p l y h i s w e i g h t t o i t , l o c k i n g t h e b r i d g e . H e k e p t a p p l y i n g t h e p r e s s u r e t o k e e p t h e m e c h a n i s m l o c k e d . M a n y l i v e s d e p e n d e d o n t h i s m a n s s t r e n g t h . / p > p b d s f i d = \" 1 1 5 \" > 0 0 T h e n , c o m i n g a c r o s s t h e b r i d g e f r o m t h e d i r e c t i o n o f h i s c o n t r o l s h a c k , h e h e a r d a s o u n d t h a t m a d e h i s b l o o d r u n c o l d . \" D a d d y , w h e r e a r e y o u ? \" H i s f o u r - y e a r - o l d s o n w a s c r o s s i n g t h e b r i d g e t o l o o k f o r h i m . H i s f i r s t i m p u l s e w a s t o c r y o u t t o t h

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