资源描述：
《英文常用事例》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。
1、常用事例1、Honesty：（1）WashingtonandtheCherryTreeWhenGeorgewasaboutsixyearsold,hewasmadethewealthymasterofahatchetofwhich,likemostlittleboys,hewasextremelyfond.Hewentaboutchoppingeverythingthatcamehisway.Oneday,ashewanderedaboutthegardenamusinghimselfbyhackinghismother'speasticks,hefo
2、undabeautiful,youngEnglishcherrytree,ofwhichhisfatherwasmostproud.Hetriedtheedgeofhishatchetonthetrunkofthetreeandbarkeditsothatitdied.Sometimeafterthis,hisfatherdiscoveredwhathadhappenedtohisfavoritetree.Hecameintothehouseingreatanger,anddemandedtoknowwhothemischievouspersonwas
3、whohadcutawaythebark.Nobodycouldtellhimanythingaboutit.JustthenGeorge,withhislittlehatchet,cameintotheroom."George,''saidhisfather,"doyouknowwhohaskilledmybeautifullittlecherrytreeyonderinthegarden?Iwouldnothavetakenfiveguineasforit!''Thiswasahardquestiontoanswer,andforamomentGe
4、orgewasstaggeredbyit,butquicklyrecoveringhimselfhecried:"Icannottellalie,father,youknowIcannottellalie!Ididcutitwithmylittlehatchet.''Theangerdiedoutofhisfather'sface,andtakingtheboytenderlyinhisarms,hesaid:"Myson,thatyoushouldnotbeafraidtotellthetruthismoretomethanathousandtree
5、s!Yes-thoughtheywereblossomedwithsilverandhadleavesofthepurestgold!''(2)TheBoyWhoCriedWolf/TheWolfIsComing狼来了Ashepherd-boy,whowatchedaflockofsheepnearavillage,broughtoutthevillagersthreeorfourtimesbycryingout,"Wolf!Wolf!"andwhenhisneighborscametohelphim,laughedatthemfortheirpain
6、s.TheWolf,however,didtrulycomeatlast.TheShepherd-boy,nowreallyalarmed,shoutedinanagonyofterror:"Pray,docomeandhelpme;theWolfiskillingthesheep";butnoonepaidanyheedtohiscries,norrenderedanyassistance.TheWolf,havingnocauseoffear,athisleisurelaceratedordestroyedthewholeflock.2、Persi
7、stence/Confidence/Optimism/Hope:RobertBruceandtheSpiderTherewasonceakingofScotlandwhosenamewasRobertBruce.ThekingofEnglandwasatwarwithhimandhadledagreatarmyintoScotlandtoconquerthelandandthepeople.Brucefoughttheenemymostbravely.Sixtimesheledhisbravelittlearmyagainsthisenemy;ands
8、ixtimeshismenweredefeated.Atlasthewasforcedtohi
