今天我们讲的成语故事是贪得无厌。字面的意思很容易理解，即：​贪婪到无法满足的地步。那么关于它的历史典故是怎样的呢？一起来看看吧：

One day a man walking on the road met a celestial, who happened to be an old friend of his.
一天，有个人走在路上遇到一个神仙。原来，这个神仙还是他的老朋友呢。

Seeing that his life was hard, the celestial pointed with his finger at a brick on the roadside, which turned into a gold brick at once. And he gave it to the man.
神仙看到他生活很困难，就用手指朝路边的一块砖头一指，砖头立即变成了金砖。神仙把金砖送给了他。

But the man was not satisfied. The celestial pointed again with his finger at a large stone lion at the gate, which at once turned into a gold lion. And he gave it to him too. But the man still complained it was not enough.
他并不满足。神仙又把手指一指，门前的一尊大石狮马上变成了一尊金狮，也送给了他。可是他仍旧嫌少。

The celestial asked him:"My friend, how much will be enough for you? What should I do to satisfy you?"
神仙问他:“朋友，你要多少才能满足?我怎么做你才满意?”

The man hummed and hawed and said:"I want your finger."
他支支吾吾地说:“我想要你的这个手指头!”

词汇学习：

celestial [sɪˈlɛstɪəl] 天空的，天上的；神仙

lion [ˈlaɪən]狮子

好了，以上就是关于“英语成语故事：贪得无厌”的介绍，听完了今天的故事要尝试着将它复述出来哦。这则故事是比喻​贪图名利或金钱之心永远没有满足的时候。希望以上的内容能给大家的英语学习有所帮助。