英语作为一门语言和思维统一的学科,其内在本质是语言与思维的辨证统一。英语故事教学不仅能有效地学习英语知识,亦能有效地培养学生的思维能力。本站小编分享关于渔夫和金鱼的英语故事，希望可以帮助大家!
There was once on a time a Fisherman who lived with his wife in a miserable hovel close by the sea, and every day he went out fishing. And once as he was sitting with his rod, looking at the clear water, his line suddenly went down, far down below, and when he drew it up again he brought out a large Flounder. Then the Flounder said to him, "Hark, you Fisherman, I pray you, let me live, I am no Flounder really, but an enchanted prince. What good will it do you to kill me? I should not be good to eat, put me in the water again, and let me go." "Come," said the Fisherman, "there is no need for so many words about it —— a fish that can talk I should certainly let go, anyhow," with that he put him back again into the clear water, and the Flounder went to the bottom, leaving a long streak of blood behind him. Then the Fisherman got up and went home to his wife in the hovel.
"Husband," said the woman, "have you caught nothing to-day?" "No," said the man, "I did catch a Flounder, who said he was an enchanted prince, so I let him go again." "Did you not wish for anything first?" said the woman. "No," said the man; "what should I wish for?" "Ah," said the woman, "it is surely hard to have to live always in this dirty hovel; you might have wished for a small cottage for us. Go back and call him. Tell him we want to have a small cottage, he will certainly give us that." "Ah," said the man, "why should I go there again?" "Why," said the woman, "you did catch him, and you let him go again; he is sure to do it. Go at once." The man still did not quite like to go, but did not like to oppose his wife, and went to the sea.
When he got there the sea was all green and yellow, and no longer so smooth; so he stood still and said,
"Flounder, flounder in the sea,
Come, I pray thee, here to me;
For my wife, good Ilsabil,
Wills not as I'd have her will."
Then the Flounder came swimming to him and said, "Well what does she want, then?" "Ah," said the man, "I did catch you, and my wife says I really ought to have wished for something. She does not like to live in a wretched hovel any longer. She would like to have a cottage." "Go, then," said the Flounder, "she has it already."
When the man went home, his wife was no longer in the hovel, but instead of it there stood a small cottage, and she was sitting on a bench before the door. Then she took him by the hand and said to him, "Just come inside, look, now isn't this a great deal better?" So they went in, and there was a small porch, and a pretty little parlor and bedroom, and a kitchen and pantry, with the best of furniture, and fitted up with the most beautiful things made of tin and brass, whatsoever was wanted. And behind the cottage there was a small yard, with hens and ducks, and a little garden with flowers and fruit. "Look," said the wife, "is not that nice!" "Yes," said the husband, "and so we must always think it, —— now we will live quite contented." "We will think about that," said the wife. With that they ate something and went to bed.
Everything went well for a week or a fortnight, and then the woman said, "Hark you, husband, this cottage is far too small for us, and the garden and yard are little; the Flounder might just as well have given us a larger house. I should like to live in a great stone castle; go to the Flounder, and tell him to give us a castle." "Ah, wife," said the man, "the cottage is quite good enough; why should we live in a castle?" "What!" said the woman; "just go there, the Flounder can always do that." "No, wife," said the man, "the Flounder has just given us the cottage, I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry." "Go," said the woman, "he can do it quite easily, and will be glad to do it; just you go to him."
The man's heart grew heavy, and he would not go. He said to himself, "It is not right," and yet he went. And when he came to the sea the water was quite purple and dark-blue, and grey and thick, and no longer so green and yellow, but it was still quiet. And he stood there and said ——
"Flounder, flounder in the sea,
Come, I pray thee, here to me;
For my wife, good Ilsabil,
Wills not as I'd have her will."
"Well, what does she want, then?" said the Flounder. "Alas," said the man, half scared, "she wants to live in a great stone castle." "Go to it, then, she is standing before the door," said the Flounder.
Then the man went away, intending to go home, but when he got there, he found a great stone palace, and his wife was just standing on the steps going in, and she took him by the hand and said, "Come in." So he went in with her, and in the castle was a great hall paved with marble, and many servants, who flung wide the doors; And the walls were all bright with beautiful hangings, and in the rooms were chairs and tables of pure gold, and crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, and all the rooms and bed-rooms had carpets, and food and wine of the very best were standing on all the tables, so that they nearly broke down beneath it. Behind the house, too, there was a great court-yard, with stables for horses and cows, and the very best of carriages; there was a magnificent large garden, too, with the most beautiful flowers and fruit-trees, and a park quite half a mile long, in which were stags, deer, and hares, and everything that could be desired. "Come," said the woman, "isn't that beautiful?" "Yes, indeed," said the man, "now let it be; and we will live in this beautiful castle and be content." "We will consider about that," said the woman, "and sleep upon it;" thereupon they went to bed.
Next morning the wife awoke first, and it was just daybreak, and from her bed she saw the beautiful country lying before her. Her husband was still stretching himself, so she poked him in the side with her elbow, and said, "Get up, husband, and just peep out of the window. Look you, couldn't we be the King over all that land? Go to the Flounder, we will be the King." "Ah, wife," said the man, "why should we be King? I do not want to be King." "Well," said the wife, "if you won't be King, I will; go to the Flounder, for I will be King." "Ah, wife," said the man, "why do you want to be King? I do not like to say that to him." "Why not?" said the woman; "go to him this instant; I must be King!" So the man went, and was quite unhappy because his wife wished to be King. "It is not right; it is not right," thought he. He did not wish to go, but yet he went.
And when he came to the sea, it was quite dark-grey, and the water heaved up from below, and smelt putrid. Then he went and stood by it, and said,
"Flounder, flounder in the sea,
Come, I pray thee, here to me;
For my wife, good Ilsabil,
Wills not as I'd have her will"
"Well, what does she want, then?" said the Flounder. "Alas," said the man, "she wants to be King." "Go to her; she is King already."
So the man went, and when he came to the palace, the castle had become much larger, and had a great tower and magnificent ornaments, and the sentinel was standing before the door, and there were numbers of soldiers with kettle-drums and trumpets. And when he went inside the house, everything was of real marble and gold, with velvet covers and great golden tassels. Then the doors of the hall were opened, and there was the court in all its splendour, and his wife was sitting on a high throne of gold and diamonds, with a great crown of gold on her head, and a sceptre of pure gold and jewels in her hand, and on both sides of her stood her maids-in-waiting in a row, each of them always one head shorter than the last.
Then he went and stood before her, and said, "Ah, wife, and now you are King." "Yes," said the woman, "now I am King." So he stood and looked at her, and when he had looked at her thus for some time, he said, "And now that you are King, let all else be, now we will wish for nothing more." "Nay, husband," said the woman, quite anxiously, "I find time pass very heavily, I can bear it no longer; go to the Flounder —— I am King, but I must be Emperor, too." "Alas, wife, why do you wish to be Emperor?" "Husband," said she, "go to the Flounder. I will be Emperor." "Alas, wife," said the man, "he cannot make you Emperor; I may not say that to the fish. There is only one Emperor in the land. An Emperor the Flounder cannot make you! I assure you he cannot."
"What!" said the woman, "I am the King, and you are nothing but my husband; will you go this moment? go at once! If he can make a King he can make an emperor. I will be Emperor; go instantly." So he was forced to go. As the man went, however, he was troubled in mind, and thought to himself, "It will not end well; it will not end well! Emperor is too shameless! The Flounder will at last be tired out."
With that he reached the sea, and the sea was quite black and thick, and began to boil up from below, so that it threw up bubbles, and such a sharp wind blew over it that it curdled, and the man was afraid. Then he went and stood by it, and said,
"Flounder, flounder in the sea,
Come, I pray thee, here to me;
For my wife, good Ilsabil,
Wills not as I'd have her will."
"Well, what does she want, then?" said the Flounder. "Alas, Flounder," said he, "my wife wants to be Emperor." "Go to her," said the Flounder; "she is Emperor already."
So the man went, and when he got there the whole palace was made of polished marble with alabaster figures and golden ornaments, and soldiers were marching before the door blowing trumpets, and beating cymbals and drums; and in the house, barons, and counts, and dukes were going about as servants. Then they opened the doors to him, which were of pure gold. And when he entered, there sat his wife on a throne, which was made of one piece of gold, and was quite two miles high; and she wore a great golden crown that was three yards high, and set with diamonds and carbuncles, and in one hand she had the sceptre, and in the other the imperial orb; and on both sides of her stood the yeomen of the guard in two rows, each being smaller than the one before him, from the biggest giant, who was two miles high, to the very smallest dwarf, just as big as my little finger. And before it stood a number of princes and dukes.
Then the man went and stood among them, and said, "Wife, are you Emperor now?" "Yes," said she, "now I am Emperor." Then he stood and looked at her well, and when he had looked at her thus for some time, he said, "Ah, wife, be content, now that you are Emperor." "Husband," said she, "why are you standing there? Now, I am Emperor, but I will be Pope too; go to the Flounder." "Alas, wife," said the man, "what will you not wish for? You cannot be Pope. There is but one in Christendom. He cannot make you Pope." "Husband," said she, "I will be Pope; go immediately, I must be Pope this very day." "No, wife," said the man, "I do not like to say that to him; that would not do, it is too much; the Flounder can't make you Pope." "Husband," said she, "what nonsense! If he can make an emperor he can make a pope. Go to him directly. I am Emperor, and you are nothing but my husband; will you go at once?"
Then he was afraid and went; but he was quite faint, and shivered and shook, and his knees and legs trembled. And a high wind blew over the land, and the clouds flew, and towards evening all grew dark, and the leaves fell from the trees, and the water rose and roared as if it were boiling, and splashed upon the shore. And in the distance he saw ships which were firing guns in their sore need, pitching and tossing on the waves. And yet in the midst of the sky there was still a small bit of blue, though on every side it was as red as in a heavy storm. So, full of despair, he went and stood in much fear and said,
"Flounder, flounder in the sea,
Come, I pray thee, here to me;"
For my wife, good Ilsabil,
Wills not as I'd have her will.
"Well, what does she want, then?" said the Flounder. "Alas," said the man, "she wants to be Pope." "Go to her then," said the Flounder; "she is Pope already."
So he went, and when he got there, he saw what seemed to be a large church surrounded by palaces. He pushed his way through the crowd. Inside, however, everything was lighted up with thousands and thousands of candles, and his wife was clad in gold, and she was sitting on a much higher throne, and had three great golden crowns on, and round about her there was much ecclesiastical splendour; and on both sides of her was a row of candles the largest of which was as tall as the very tallest tower, down to the very smallest kitchen candle, and all the emperors and kings were on their knees before her, kissing her shoe. "Wife," said the man, and looked attentively at her, "are you now Pope?" "Yes," said she, "I am Pope." So he stood and looked at her, and it was just as if he was looking at the bright sun. When he had stood looking at her thus for a short time, he said, "Ah, wife, if you are Pope, do let well alone!" But she looked as stiff as a post, and did not move or show any signs of life. Then said he, "Wife, now that you are Pope, be satisfied, you cannot become anything greater now." "I will consider about that," said the woman. Thereupon they both went to bed, but she was not satisfied, and greediness let her have no sleep, for she was continually thinking what there was left for her to be.
The man slept well and soundly, for he had run about a great deal during the day; but the woman could not fall asleep at all, and flung herself from one side to the other the whole night through, thinking always what more was left for her to be, but unable to call to mind anything else. At length the sun began to rise, and when the woman saw the red of dawn, she sat up in bed and looked at it. And when, through the window, she saw the sun thus rising, she said, "Cannot I, too, order the sun and moon to rise?" "Husband," she said, poking him in the ribs with her elbows, "wake up! go to the Flounder, for I wish to be even as God is." The man was still half asleep, but he was so horrified that he fell out of bed. He thought he must have heard amiss, and rubbed his eyes, and said, "Alas, wife, what are you saying?" "Husband," said she, "if I can't order the sun and moon to rise, and have to look on and see the sun and moon rising, I can't bear it. I shall not know what it is to have another happy hour, unless I can make them rise myself." Then she looked at him so terribly that a shudder ran over him, and said, "Go at once; I wish to be like unto God." "Alas, wife," said the man, falling on his knees before her, "the Flounder cannot do that; he can make an emperor and a pope; I beseech you, go on as you are, and be Pope." Then she fell into a rage, and her hair flew wildly about her head, and she cried, "I will not endure this, I'll not bear it any longer; wilt thou go?" Then he put on his trousers and ran away like a madman. But outside a great storm was raging, and blowing so hard that he could scarcely keep his feet; houses and trees toppled over, the mountains trembled, rocks rolled into the sea, the sky was pitch black, and it thundered and lightened, and the sea came in with black waves as high as church-towers and mountains, and all with crests of white foam at the top. Then he cried, but could not hear his own words,
"Flounder, flounder in the sea,
Come, I pray thee, here to me;
For my wife, good Ilsabil,
Wills not as I'd have her will."
"Well, what does she want, then?" said the Flounder. "Alas," said he, "she wants to be like unto God." "Go to her, and you will find her back again in the dirty hovel." And there they are living still at this very time.
关于渔夫和金鱼的英语故事版本2An old man and woman have been living poorly for many years. They have a small hut, and every day the man goes out to fish. One day, he throws in his net and pulls out seaweed two times in succession, but on the third time he pulls out a golden fish. The fish pleads for its life, promising any wish in return. However, the old man is scared by the fact that a fish can speak; he says he does not want anything, and lets the fish go. When he returns and tells his wife about the golden fish, she gets angry and tells her husband to go ask the fish for a new trough, as theirs is broken, and the fish happily grants this small request. The next day, the wife asks for a new house, and the fish grants this also. Then, in succession, the wife asks for a palace, to become a noble lady, to become the ruler of her province, to become the tsarina, and finally to become the Ruler of the Sea and to subjugate the golden fish completely to her boundless will. As the man goes to ask for each item, the sea becomes more and more stormy, until the last request, where the man can hardly hear himself think. When he asks that his wife be made the Ruler of the Sea, the fish cures her greed by putting her back in the old hut and giving back the broken trough.
关于渔夫和金鱼的英语故事版本3Characters: Narrator, Fisherman, Wife, Golden Fish
Scene 1海边，渔夫在钓鱼
Narrator: Once upon a time, a fisherman and his wife lived in a dirty hovel(小屋) close by the sea. Every day he went out fishing. Once, as he was sitting with his rod, looking at the clear water, his line suddenly went down, and when he drew it up again he brought out a large Golden Fish. Then the fish said to him:
旁白：从前，有个渔夫和妻子住在海边的一座小屋里，渔夫每天都去钓鱼。一天，他拿着钓竿坐在海边，看着清澈的海水。忽然，鱼线猛的往下沉，等他把钓钩拉上来时，发现钓上来一条很大的金鱼。那鱼对他说……
Golden Fish: Listen to me, you Fisherman, I beg you, let me live! I’m not a fish. I’m not really a fish, but an enchanted(被施魔法的)prince. Please put me in the water again, and let me go!
金鱼：听我说，渔夫，我恳求你放我一条生路。我并不是什么金鱼，而是被施了魔法的王子。请把我放回大海吧。
Fisherman: Come, there is no need for so many words about it. A fish that can talk I should certainly let go.
渔夫：哎，你不用这么费口舌，我无论如何也会放走一条会说话的鱼。
Narrator: With that the fisherman put the fish back into the clear water. Then he got up and went home to his wife in the hovel.
旁白：说着他就把鱼放回了大海。然后回到茅屋里。
Scene 2大海边，渔夫的小屋里
Wife: Husband, have you caught nothing today?
渔婆：亲爱的，今天你什么也没钓到吗?
Fisherman: No, I did catch a Golden Fish who could talk. He said he was an enchanted prince, so I let him go.
渔夫：不，我的确捕到了一条会说话的金鱼。他说他是一个被中了魔法的王子，所以我就又把它放回了大海。
Wife: Did you not wish for anything first?
渔婆：难道你就没有先提什么愿望吗?
Fisherman: No, what should I wish for?
渔夫：没有，我该提什么愿望吗?
Wife: Ah, it is surely hard to have to live in this hovel. You might have wished for a small cottage for us. Go back and call him. Tell him we want to have a small cottage.
渔婆：唉，住在我们这样的一间小破屋里，实在是难受。你该提提出得到一座漂亮的小别墅的愿望。回去告诉他，我们要一幢小别墅。
Fisherman: Ah, why should I go there again?
渔夫：啊，我为什么要再去呢?
Wife:Why? You did catch him, and you let him go. He is sure to do it. Go at once.
渔婆：为什么?你捉住了他，又放走了他。他肯定会满足咱们的愿望的，快去吧。
Narrator: The man still did not like to go, but he did not like to oppose his wife either, so he went back to the sea.
旁白：渔夫还是不愿去，可又不想和他妻子作对，于是就去了海边。
Scene 3 海边，海水绿得泛黄，也不像以往那样平静。
Fisherman: Golden Fish, Golden Fish in the sea,
Come, I pray that you hear me;
My wife orders me to come again.
She wants you to grant her wish.
渔夫：金鱼啊，海里的金鱼，
恳请你出来见见我;
我的老婆命令我又来到这里，
她要你满足她的愿望。
Golden Fish: Well, what does she want, then?
金鱼：那么，她想要什么?
Fisherman: Ah, she would not like to live in a hovel any longer. She would like to have a small cottage.
渔夫：她再也不想住在那个破旧的茅屋里啦。她想有一幢小别墅。
Golden Fish: Go, then, she has it already.
金鱼：回去吧，她已经拥有了小别墅。
Scene 4海边上矗立着一幢小别墅。有美丽的花园，果树。
Narrator: When the man went home, his wife was no longer in the hovel, but instead in a small cottage. Everything went well for a week, but then the woman said to the fisherman…
旁白：当他回到家，他的老婆已经不在小茅屋了，她住进了一座别墅。他们就这样生活了一个星期，一天，妻子突然说……
Wife: Dear, this cottage is far too small for us, and the garden and yard are little; go to the fish and ask him to give us a large house. I should like to live in a great stone castle(城堡).
渔婆：亲爱的，这房子太小了，花园和院子也太小了。快去找那鱼，叫他送给咱们一座更大的房子。我要住在一座石头城堡里。
Fisherman: Ah, wife, the cottage is quite good enough, why should we live in a castle?
渔夫：唉，老婆，这别墅不是够好的了吗?咱们为什么还要住在宫殿里呢?
Wife: What? Just go there. The fish can certainly do this.
渔婆：胡说，你只管去找金鱼，他会照做的。
Fisherman: No, wife, the fish has just given us the cottage, I do not want to go back so soon. It might make him angry.
渔夫：不行啊，老婆，金鱼刚刚送了我们一幢别墅，我实在不想这么快就找他。这会让他不高兴。
Wife: Go, he can do it quite easily and will be glad to do it. Just go to him!
渔婆：他轻而易举就能办到，也乐意这么办。快去吧。
Narrator: The man didn’t want to go, but he had to. When he came to the sea the water was quite purple and dark-blue, no longer so green. He stood there and said……
旁白：渔夫不愿去，可他还是去了。当他来到海边时，海水变成了黑紫色，不再是那么绿了。他站在那儿说……
Scene 5海水变成紫蓝色，但仍旧很安静。
Fisherman:Golden Fish, Golden Fish in the sea,
Come, I pray that you hear me;
My wife orders me to come again.
She wants you to grant her wish.
渔夫：金鱼啊，海里的金鱼，
恳请你出来见见我;
我的老婆命令我又来到这里，
她要你满足她的愿望。
Golden Fish: Well, what does she want, then?
金鱼：那么，她想要什么?
Fisherman: Ah, she wants to live in a great stone castle.
渔夫：啊，她想要一座石头建造的城堡。
Golden Fish:Go to it, then. She is standing before the door.
金鱼：回去吧，她现在正站在城堡门前呢。
Narrator: Then the man went back home. He found a great stone palace, and his wife was just standing on the steps.
旁白：老头回到家，果真看到一座石头建造的宫殿，他老婆站在石阶上。
Scene 6宫殿大厅铺着大理石，红地毯，金碧辉煌，众多的仆人。
Wife: Come, isn’t this beautiful?
渔婆：进来，很漂亮吧?
Fisherman: Yes, indeed. Now we will live in this beautiful castle and be content.
渔夫：是的，确实很漂亮。到此为止吧，咱们就好好住在这座美丽的宫殿里吧，总该心满意足啦。
Narrator: Next morning the wife awoke first, she said to her husband…
旁白：第二天早晨妻子先醒了，她丈夫说……
Wife: Get up, husband, couldn’t we be emperors over all the land? Go to the fish, we will be emperors.
渔婆：起来，老头子。我们难道不能当当这个国家的皇帝吗?我们要做皇帝。
Fisherman: Ah, wife, why should we be emperors? I do not want to be an emperor.
渔夫：哎呀，老婆，干吗要当皇帝呢?我可不想当什么皇帝。
Wife: Well, if you won’t be an emperor, I will. Go to the fish, for I will be Empress.
渔婆：好了，如果你不想当皇帝，我当。到金鱼那里去，告诉他，我要当皇后。
Fisherman: Ah, wife, why do you want to be Empress? I do not want to say that to him.
渔夫：哎，老婆，你为什么要当皇后?我不愿意去跟他说这个。
Wife: Why not? I must be Empress.
渔婆：为什么不?我一定要做皇后。
Narrator: So the man went, and was quite unhappy because his wife wished to be Empress. He did not wish to go, but yet he went.
旁白：老头因为他老婆要当皇后很不高兴，他不想去，但是没法子只好又去了。
Scene 7海水一片墨黑，浑浊不清，汹涌翻腾，旋风阵阵。
Fisherman: Golden Fish, Golden Fish in the sea,
Come, I pray that you hear me;
My wife orders me to come again.
She wants you to grant her wish.
渔夫：金鱼啊，海里的金鱼，
恳请你出来见见我;
我的老婆命令我又来到这里，
她要你满足她的愿望。
Golden Fish: Well, what does she want, then?
金鱼：她又想要什么啊?
Fisherman: She wants to be Empress.
渔夫：她想要做皇后。
Golden Fish: Go to her, she is Emperor already.
金鱼：去找她吧，她已经是皇后了。
Narrator: So the man went, and when he got there, he saw the great royal palace. His wife had become an Empress.
旁白：于是渔夫往回走，到家一看，一座皇宫。老婆已经成了皇后。
Scene 8 金碧辉煌的皇宫， 站着许多大臣，一个手执皇杖不可一世的皇后。
Fisherman:Ah, wife, be content, now you are Empress. You cannot become anything greater.
渔夫：啊，老婆，你现在做了皇后，该满足了吧。不会再有什么非分之想了吧?
Wife: Can I order the sun and the moon to rise? Husband, go to the fish, for I wish to be even as God is.
渔婆：我能对太阳和月亮升起发号施令吗?老头子，去金鱼那里，我要和上帝平起平坐。
Fisherman: Aha, wife, what are you saying?
渔夫：哎呀，老婆，你说什么呢?
Wife: If I can’t order the sun and the moon to rise, and have to look on and see the sun and moon rising, I can’t bear it. Go at once. I wish to be God.
渔婆：如果我不能对太阳和月亮发号施令而必须听认它们升升落落，我忍受不了。快去金鱼那里，我要做上帝。
Fisherman: Wife, the fish cannot do that.
渔夫：老婆，金鱼是不会答应的。
Wife: (声嘶力竭地叫着) Go at once.
渔婆：快去!
Scene 9狂风呼啸， 房屋、树木被刮倒，海水掀起滚滚的黑色巨浪。
Fisherman: (老头只好又来到海边，哭着说)
Golden Fish, Golden Fish in the sea,
Come, I pray that you hear me;
My wife orders me to come again.
She wants you to grant her wish.
渔夫：金鱼啊，海里的金鱼，
恳请你出来见见我;
我的老婆命令我又来到这里，
她要你满足她的愿望。
Golden Fish: What does she want, then?
金鱼：她想要什么?
Fisherman: She wants to be God.
渔夫：她要当上帝。
Golden Fish: Go to her, and you will find her back again in the dirty hovel.
金鱼：回去吧，你会发现她又回到破茅屋里。
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