中国寓言故事是中国传统文化和民族智慧的一个重要组成部分。可以说每一个故事都向我们打开了一扇窗户，从这里能够嘹望到一个新鲜的天地。那里不仅趣味无穷，还可以领悟无数的世理。下面本站小编为大家带来两则中国经典寓言故事，欢迎大家阅读!
中国经典寓言故事：不合时尚
In the past, there was a married couple in the State of Lu. The husband was a shoemaker who made very good shoes. The wife was a good hand at weaving silk. One day, the couple decided to go to the State of Yue to make a living.
从前，鲁国有这么一对夫妇:丈夫是一个鞋匠，鞋子做得很好;妻子是一个织绢能手。一天，这两口子商量决定，去越国谋生。
When this news spread around, one man tried to dissuade them:
这消息一传开，就有一个人去劝他们说:
"You had better not go. If you go to the State of Yue to make a living, that would be too bad. Over there, you certainly cannot make a living!"
“还是不要去吧。如果你们到越国去谋生，那可糟了。在那里，你们一定会无法生活下去的!”
The couple asked in surprise:
他俩奇怪地问:
"We don't understand what you mean. Each of us has superb craftsmanship. How is it possible that we couldn't make a living? Don't talk nonsense!"
“我们不懂你说的意思!我们各人有一门手艺，怎么会生活不了呢?别胡说了!”
Thereupon, the man said to them:
于是，那人对他俩说:
"Right. You indeed have superb craftsmanship. But you probably don't know the situation. You make shoes for people to wear, but the people in the State of Yue like to go barefooted and do not wear shoes; you weave silk to make hats, but the people there like to have their hair hanging down and do not wear hats. Then, how can you sell the shoes and hats you make? Though you are highly skilled, your manual skills are of no use over there. Then how can you make a living?"
“对呀，你们手艺的确很好。不过你们大概不了解情况吧!你们做了鞋子，原来是给人穿的，可是越国人喜欢赤脚，不穿鞋子;你们织的丝绢，原来是做帽子用的，可是越国人喜欢披着头发，不戴帽子。那么，你们做的鞋子、帽子，怎么卖得出去呢?你们的技艺虽然很高，可是在那里却用不上。到那时候，看你们怎么生活。”
After hearing this, the husband and wife saw the light:
这对夫妻听后，恍然大悟:
"Oh, so our way of thinking is against the current fashion."
“噢，原来我们的想法不合时尚啊!”
中国经典寓言故事：和氏献璧
One day, a man named He Shi of the State of Chu got a piece of uncarved jade in a hill. He quickly went to present it to King Li of the State of Chu. King Li asked a jade craftsman to appraise it. The jade craftsman said:
一天，有个名叫“和氏”的楚国人，在一座山里得到一块没有雕琢过的玉石，连忙拿去献给楚厉王。厉王叫玉匠鉴定，玉匠说:
"This is a piece of ordinary stone."
“这是一块普通的石头。”
King Li believed that He Shi had deceived him and felt very angry. He had He Shi's left foot cut off.
厉王认为和氏欺骗了他，非常气愤，就砍掉了和氏的左脚。
After King Li died, King Wu became the king. Again He Shi took this piece of jade to present it to King Wu. King Wu asked a jade craftsman to appraise it. The jade craftsman also said:
厉王死后，武王当了国王。和氏又拿着这块玉石去献给武王。武王叫玉匠鉴定，玉匠说:
"This is a piece of ordinary stone."
“这是一块普通的石头。”
King Wu believed that He Shi had deceived him and had He Shi's right foot cut off.
武王认为和氏欺骗了他，就砍掉了他的右脚。
After King Wu died, King Wen succeeded to the throne. He Shi sat at the foot of the hill, held the piece of jade in his hands and wept. He wept for three days and three nights until his tears dried up and his eyes bled. When King Wen heard of this, he sent someone to ask He Shi:
武王死后，文王当了国王。和氏抱着那块玉石，坐在那座山的山脚下哭泣，一连哭了三天三夜，哭干了眼泪，连血都哭出来了。文王听说后，就派人去问和氏:
"Many people in the world have had their feet cut off. Why do you weep so broken-heartedly?"
“天下被砍去脚的人很多，你为什么哭得这样伤心呢?”
He Shi answered:
和氏回答说:
"I am not weeping for losing both my feet. I am broken-hearted because the King takes the jade for a piece of stone, and my loyalty for deceit."
“我不是因为失去双脚而哭泣，而是因为国王把宝石当做石头，把忠诚说成欺骗，所以才这样伤心。”
After King Wen heard this, he sent for a jade craftsman and ordered him to chisel open the jade. Sure enough it was a piece of genuine jade. Thus King Wen of Chu named it "He Shi Jade".
文王听了和氏的话后，就派人把玉匠找来，命令玉匠把玉石凿开，一看果然是一块真的玉石。楚文王就把这块玉石命名为“和氏璧”。