釘子指的是尖頭狀的硬金屬，作為固定木頭等物用途。那么有關(guān)格林兄弟的童話故事《釘子》，大家是否閱讀學(xué)習(xí)了呢?下面是有關(guān)這篇童話故事的中英文版本，歡迎大家閱讀!

　　一個(gè)商人在集市上生意紅火，他賣(mài)完了所有的貨，錢(qián)袋裝得滿滿的。 他想天黑前趕到家，便把錢(qián)箱捆在了馬背上，騎著馬兒出發(fā)了。

　　中午時(shí)分，他到了一個(gè)鎮(zhèn)上休息了一會(huì)。 當(dāng)他想繼續(xù)趕路時(shí)，馬童牽出馬來(lái)對(duì)他說(shuō)："老爺，馬后腿的蹄鐵上需要加顆釘子。""由它去吧，"商人回答說(shuō)，"這塊蹄鐵肯定能撐到走完這六里路，我要急著趕路呢!"

　　下午時(shí)候，他又一次叫人喂馬，馬童走進(jìn)房間對(duì)他說(shuō)："老爺，馬后腿上的一塊蹄鐵掉了，要不要我把它帶到鐵匠那去呢?""由它去吧!"商人回答說(shuō)，"這馬一定能堅(jiān)持走完這剩下的幾里路，我時(shí)間緊著呢!"

　　他騎著馬兒繼續(xù)往前走，但不久以后馬就開(kāi)始一步一瘸的了，再過(guò)會(huì)兒就開(kāi)始踉踉蹌蹌，最后它終于跌倒在地，折斷了腿。 那生意人只好扔下他的馬 ，解下錢(qián)箱扛在背上，步行回家。 等趕回家時(shí)已是午夜時(shí)分，只聽(tīng)他嘀咕著："都是那顆該死的釘子把我給害慘了。"

　　欲速則不達(dá)。

　　釘子英文版：

　　The nail

　　A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares, and lined his money-bags with gold and silver. Then he wanted to travel homewards, and be in his own house before nightfall. So he packed his trunk with the money on his horse, and rode away.

　　At noon he rested in a town, and when he wanted to go farther the stable-boy brought out his horse and said, "A nail is wanting, sir, in the shoe of its left hind foot." - "Let it be wanting," answered the merchant; "the shoe will certainly stay on for the six miles I have still to go. I am in a hurry."

　　In the afternoon, when he once more alighted and had his horse fed, the stable-boy went into the room to him and said, "Sir, a shoe is missing from your horse's left hind foot. Shall I take him to the blacksmith?" - "Let it still be wanting," answered the man; "the horse can very well hold out for the couple of miles which remain. I am in haste."

　　He rode forth, but before long the horse began to limp. It had not limped long before it began to stumble, and it had not stumbled long before it fell down and broke its leg. The merchant was forced to leave the horse where it was, and unbuckle the trunk, take it on his back, and go home on foot. And there he did not arrive until quite late at night. "And that unlucky nail," said he to himself, "has caused all this disaster."