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《年輕人最愛讀的156則英文寓言》是編者從浩如煙海的英文寓言海洋中，精心擷取的幾朵美麗的浪花。常言道：濃縮的都是精華。本書收錄的每個寓言，都孕育著一個發人深省的道理。年輕人在成長、成才、成功的過程中，不免要經歷痛苦、挫折、困惑、迷茫……如何跨越這些阻礙？本書無疑是讀者一位良師益友。它激勵年輕人自強不息，教會你如何去面對生活中的缺憾與苦難，最重要的是教你做人的道理。
內容簡介
作為一種文學體裁，寓言以短小易懂。寓意深刻而深受人們喜愛。許多難以一下予說清道理的抽象道理，往往可以用一則寓言解釋得清晰透徹。不過寓言並不是直接灌輸道理，而是通過一個可讀性很強的故事，用比喻、影射，象徵等藝術手法來表現道理。因此，有人說寓言是一個魔袋，袋予很小，卻能從裡面取出很多東西來，甚至能取出比袋子大的多的東西；也有人說寓言是一座獨特的橋樑，通過它，複雜可以走向簡單，單純可以走向豐富。在這座橋樑上來回走幾遍，我們既看見了五光十色的生活現象，又發現了生活的內在意義。不管寓言是什麼，總之寓言很美，美在簡潔，美在內涵，美在語句。
目錄
Chapter 1 It Never Will Rain Roses
天上不會掉下玫瑰來
The Farmer and His Sons
The Carter and Hercules
Precious Hands
A Wealthy Man
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Two Gardeners
The Hunter and the Woodman
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Shipwreck of Simonides
The Lark and Her Young Ones
Deep Spring
Zeus and Snake
Chapter 2 Dare and Become Better
要敢於，更要善於
Clever Monkey
The Fawn and His Father
The river and the Rock
The Sparrow and the Elephant
The Load
Three Philosophers
The Goat and the Fox
A Silly Village Headman
The Monkeys and the Bell
The Crow and the Buffalo
The Dog and the Hare
The Bear and the Two Travelers
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion
The Lazy Donkey
The Lion and the Mouse
The Dog in the Manger
Chapter 3 Be Careful, Don't Be Cheated
多種鮮花，少栽荊棘
The Fox and the Cicada
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Fox and the Crow
The Farmer and the Fox
The Cat and the Birds
The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf
The Thief and the Innkeeper
The Fox without a Tail
The Merchant and His Friend
The Horse and the Groom
Chapter
Each Sethack Is like a Hidden Gift from Above
An Optimist
Eagles in a Storm
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