本書精選生動活潑的寓言故事分門別類編為4個章節(jié)，每個章節(jié)下分為英文原文、中文譯文、注釋和情景會話4個部分。
第一章 諷刺篇
1.A Lessofor Fools愚人一課
2.Borrow Plumes打腫臉充胖子
3.Friend or Foe是敵非友
4.Actions Speak Louder ThaWords事實勝于雄辯
5.Cut Off Your Tails to Save My Face截人之長，補己之短
6.A Plotter Out—Plotted害人反害己
7.The Pot Calls the Kettle Black半斤八兩
8.Substance and Shadow貪得無厭
9.Not Interested事不關(guān)己
10.Vainglory Will Have a Misfortune虛榮使人不幸
11.Wisdom from Thinkin9智源于思
12.Dead MeTell No Tales死無對證
13.A Clumsy Liar自作聰明
14.The Punishment of Selfishness自食惡果
15.Too Clever by Half聰明反被聰明誤
16.Asinine Pride自命不凡
17.Have Their Voice Without Its Potential有其聲而無其勢
18.A Prophet Without Knowledge自身難保
19.Out of the Fryin9—painto the Fire弄巧成拙
20.Mote and Beam人錯與己過
21.The Heifer and the Ox小母牛和公牛
22.The Judge and the Plaintiff法官和原告
第二章 啟發(fā)篇
1.A LessoLearnt too Late為時已晚
2.Repayment iKind感恩圖報
3.A Bird ithe Hand惜取眼前福
4.One—Way Traffic有去無回
5.Reaping Without Sowin9不勞而獲
6.Taught by Experience記取教訓(xùn)
7.Third—Party Profit鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利
8.A Communist Dictator言行不一
9.Forewarned Is Forearmed有備無患
10.Things Are Not Always What They Seem以偏概全
11.Lost to Shame自曝其短
12.Slow but Sure龜兔賽跑
13.A Waste of Good Counsel忠言逆耳
14.Once Bitten，Twice Shy上一次當(dāng)，學(xué)一次乖
15.Look Before You Leap慎思而行
16.Ready for Action礪兵以待
17.Save Us ithe Time of Trouble居安思危
18.A Bad Bargain得不償失
19.Dread the Strong Fear the Weak畏強懼弱
20.Birds of a Feather物以類聚
21.Know Your Limitations自知之明
22.Vengeance at Any Price同歸于盡
23.Misplaced Confidence認(rèn)敵為友
24.Bom Plunderers天生惡人
25.Unity Is Strength團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量
26.Use Is Everythin9習(xí)以為常
27.Familiarity Breeds Contempt少見多怪
28.Self Deception自欺欺人
29.Froof Positive前車之鑒
30.Beneath Notice無足輕重
31.Why the Ant Is a Thief本性難移
32.Honesty Is the Best Policy誠實為上
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第三章 警示篇
第四章 訓(xùn)誡篇
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