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英语故事
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Story 1 Three Good Friends
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can‟t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can‟t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant‟s home. Then, three of them become good friends. 故事一 三个好朋友
一天,一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子,狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕,掉进河里。他不会游泳,大叫起来。兔子听见了,跳进水里,但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是,一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮,救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家,在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。
Story 2 A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
故事二 好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”
“她是个卖糖果的。
”
Story 3 Look for a Friend
Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn‟t look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”
Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Let‟s be friends.” They become good friends.
故事三: 找朋友
塞姆是一条小鱼,他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独,想要找一个朋友,那个朋友看起来要想他。 塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8条腿,看上去不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴,塞姆有迅速地逃走了。
塞姆又累又饿,他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼,圆鱼对他说:“你好!你愿意做我的朋友吗?”
塞姆回答:“好哇!可你是圆形的,我是扁的。”圆鱼说:“但是我们俩都是鱼啊!” 塞姆思考后说:“你讲得对,让我们做朋友吧。”他们就成为好朋友了。
Story 4 naughty Monkey
It‟s very hot.. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of the man‟s nose.
The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases the fly.
The fly comes back again and sits on the old man‟s nose again. The monkey chases it away again and again.
This happens five or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone.
When the fly sits on the old man‟s nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the stone. He kills the fly and breaks the old man‟s nose.
故事4 调皮的猴子
天气很热。一位老人在椅子上睡着了。
一只苍蝇飞来落在老人的鼻子上。
老人有一只顽皮的猴子。猴子在追打苍蝇。
苍蝇再次飞落在老人的鼻子上,猴子一再追打苍蝇。
这样往返了五六次,猴子很生气。
他跳着跑到花园,捡起一块大石头。
当苍蝇再次落在老人的鼻子上时,猴子用石头击中老人的鼻子上的苍蝇。
他砸死了苍蝇也打破了老人的鼻子。
Story 5 The Panda in China
A panda looks like a little bear. It has black and white fur. It lives only in China, so it is called the national treasure of China and protected by the law.
We all see panda on TV or in the zoo. They look stupid and walk slowly, but they are lovely and everyone likes them.
A panda is a lucky animal. We Chinese like it, and people of the world like it, too. Now there are China‟s pandas in many other countries, such as Japan and the USA…
A panda isn‟t a common animal, it is bridge of friendship.
故事5 中国熊猫
熊猫看起来好像一只小熊。它的皮毛是黑白相间。 它只居住在中国,因此,它是中国的国宝,受到国家法律的保护。
我们在电视上或在动物园里能看到熊猫。他们看起来显得很笨的样子,走起来很缓慢,但很可爱,大家都很喜欢它们。
熊猫是个吉祥的动物。中国人民喜欢它,世界人民也喜欢它。现在许多国家都有中国的熊猫,如,日本、美国……
熊猫不是一种普通的动物,而是一座友谊的桥梁。
Story 6 A Clever Farmer
Uncle Sam doesn‟t like farmers. He thinks they are very foolish and only know how to work on the farm.
One winter morning, the sun is shining. Uncle Sam sits on the step of his house. At that moment, a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him.
Farmer:Excuse me, Uncle. Can you tell me how to get to the hospital, please?
Uncle Sam: Lie down in the middle of the street and you‟ll soon be at a hospital.
Farmer: Please set an example to me.
Uncle Sam: I think you come to our city at the first time. It‟s much more beautiful than the field. Is that right?
Farmer: Yes, uncle. But it is built on the field.
Uncle Sam‟s face turns red.
故事6 聪明的农民
山姆大叔不喜欢农民。他认为他们很愚蠢只会在农场干活。一个冬天的早晨,阳光明媚,山姆大叔坐在门前的石阶上。这时,一个农民手拿地图向他走来。
农民:请问,大叔,去医院的路怎么走?
山姆大叔:你躺在街当中,很快就会在医院的。
农民:请你做一个示范。
山姆大叔:我想你是第一次进城吧,城市比你那块地漂亮多了,是吧?
农民:是的,大叔,但城市是建在地之上的。
山姆大叔脸红了。
Story 7 Two dogs
A man has two dogs: a hound and a house dog. He trains the hound to help him hurt and teaches the house dog to watch the house. When he returns home after a day‟s hunt, he always gives the house dog some meat. The hound feels very angry. He says unhappily to the housedog, “Where I
work very hard outside, you share my food.” “Don‟t blame me, my friend. You should blame the master. He doesn‟t teach me to hurt, but to share others‟ food,” the housedog answers.
Don‟t blame children for the mistakes of their parents.
故事7 两只狗
有一个人养了两条狗:一条是猎犬,一条是看家狗。他训练猎狗帮他打猎,教看家狗守家。当猎人打了一天猎回家后,总要分给看家狗一些肉,猎狗对此很生气。它不高兴地对看家狗说道:“我在外边追捕猎物十分辛苦,而你在家什么都不做,但你却分享我的食物。”看家狗回答道:“不要责怪我,我的朋友。你应该去责备主人。他不教我打猎,却只教我分享别人的食物。”
不要因为父母的错误而去责备孩子。
Story 8 The Bathing Boy
One day, Tom is bathing in a river. He doesn‟t swim well and will be drowned. He calls out loud for help. A man is just passing by. He doesn‟t help the boy, but stands by and says to him. “How imprudent you are! It is dangerous to bath in the river.” “Oh, yes sir,” cries the boy, “ Please help me out and scold me afterward.”
Counsel without help is useless.
故事8 洗澡的男孩
有一天,汤姆在河里洗澡。他不太会游泳。眼看就要被淹死,他大声呼喊救命。有个人正好从旁边经过,他没有帮助小男孩,却是站在旁边对小孩子说道:“ 你怎么这么草率!在河里洗澡很危险。”“哦,先生,”小男孩喊叫:“ 请你还是先把我救起来后再责备我吧。” 只有忠告而不给予帮助是无济于事的。
Story 9 Who Pours Ink on My Chair?
Donny is a seven- year- old boy. He goes to school every day. The school is near his home. So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. But today, he is late. His mother asks him, “Why do you go to the headmaster‟s office?”
“Because the teacher asks us a question in class and nobody can answer it, but I can.” “It‟s good to answer the teacher‟s question.” “But the question is „Who pours ink on my chair?‟” 故事9 谁把墨水倒在我椅子了?
唐尼是个7岁孩子,每天他都上学。学校在他的家附近。
因为,他不行去上学并按时回家。但是今天他回来迟了。
他的母亲问他:“你为什么去校长的办公室?”
“因为老师在上课时老师问我们一个问题,没有人能回答他,而我能。”
“回答老师的问题是好事。”
“但那个问题 „谁把墨水倒在我的椅子上了?‟”
Story 10 Two Little Monkeys
The monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger, not the other.
One day, they were playing in a forest when a wolf came running at them. The monkey ran away with the younger monkey in a hurry and left the older alone. She climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms.
After some time, the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her arms. She was surprised to see that the baby had died, for the baby was held in arms too highly. Very long time later, she remembered to look for the older baby. The older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself.
故事10 两只猴子
猴妈妈生了两个猴子。她喜欢小猴子而不喜欢大的。
一天,他们正在森林里玩的时候,一只狼来了并向他们扑去。猴子匆忙带着小猴子跑了,
单独留下大猴子。她抱着小猴子爬到树上。
过些时候,狼慢慢地离开了。母猴从他的怀里放下小猴子。她吃惊的发现猴宝宝已经死了,因为小猴子在她的怀里被搂地太紧了。过了很长时间,她才想起去寻找那只大猴子。大猴子藏在一个大洞里,他救了自己。
Story 11 The King and His Stories
Once there was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were good.
One day the king showed his stories to a famous writer. He waited the writer to praise these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison.
After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them.
After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said: “ Take me back to prison, please.”
故事11 国王和他的故事
从前有一个国王,他喜欢写故事,但是他写的故事很不好。人们怕他,都说他的故事好。有一天国王把他的故事给一名作家看,他想要作家赞扬他的这些故事,而作家说他的故事是如此的差以至于该扔进火里。国王很生气,把他送到监狱。
过了些日子,国王给了作家自由。国王重新将自己的一些新故事给作家看并问他感觉怎么样。
作家看了之后立刻转身对士兵说着;“请把我送回监狱吧。“
英语小故事大全
英语小故事大全
1、The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
有只鸽子口渴得很难受,看见画板上画着一个水瓶,以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去,不料一头碰撞在画板上,折断了翅膀,摔在地上,被人轻易地捉住了。 这是说,有些人想急于得到所需的东西,一时冲动,草率从事,就会身遭不幸。
2、The Boys And The Frogs 男孩和青蛙
One spring day some naughty boys were playing near a pond. They began to throw stones into the water. In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys, for the stones hurt some of the frogs. At last an old frog lifted his head out of the water and said, ¨Boys, please don‟t throw stones at us.〃The boys said, ¨We are only playing.〃 ¨I know that, but please stop throwing stones, my boys. What is play to you is death to us,〃 said the old frog. So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away. 春天里的一天,一些顽皮的男孩在一个水塘边玩耍。他们开始往水里扔石块。许多生活在水塘里的青蛙非常害怕这些男孩,因为石头曾弄伤了他们中的一些。最后一只老青蛙把他的脑袋探出水面,他说:“孩子们,请别向我们扔石头。”男孩说:“我们只是在玩耍。”“我知道,但请别扔石头,孩子们。对你们而言的玩耍对我们可意味着死亡。”老青蛙说。因此男孩们不再扔石头并且离开了
3、Applauded Twice
The Head of the bureau addressde the meeting:"I have always felt strange why the audience always applauded twice.Now I have made clear.Those who listened attentively woke up those who were dozing off.That is why we heard the appluase twice.
The moment his voice died down,an outburst of uproar of noise and laughter arouse,Again two outbursts of noise and laughter.
4.
Difference "I can always tell a graduate class from an undergraduate class," observed the instructor in one of my graduate engineering courses at
California State University in Los Angeles. "When I say, 'Good afternoon,' the undergraduates respond, 'Good afternoon." But the graduate students just write it down."
"She is the one who sells the candy."
5. A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yestrday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
6. The Fox. and the Crow
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. „That‟s for me, as I am a Fox,‟ said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. „Good-day, Mistress Crow,‟ he cried. „How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.‟ The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. „That will do,‟ said he. „That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future. ‟Do not trust flatterers.‟
7. Camels 骆驼的故事
At the small zoo camel ask: "Mother Mother, why do we eyelashes so long?" Camel mother said: "When the wind came, the long eyelashes will enable us to be able to see the direction of the storm." small camel asked: "Mother Mother, why do we camels back then, the die ugly!" camel mother, said: "This is called hump, you can help us store a lot of water and nutrients, so that we can tolerate more than a dozen in the desert day of potable water without conditions. "small camel asked:" Mother Mother, why do we so thick the soles of the feet? "camel mother said:" That will enable us to many of the body is not stuck in soft sand, to facilitate long-distance ah journey. "small camel pleased bad:" Wow, so useful that we ah!! But mother, why we are still in zoos, do not desert hiking? "
My talents to be useful, but now no one used. A good attitude + a successful teaching + an infinite stage = success. Each potential is unlimited, the key is to find a stage for their full potential.
以下为中文翻译
骆驼
在动物园里的小骆驼问妈妈:“妈妈妈妈,为什么我们的睫毛那么地长?”骆驼妈妈说:“当风沙来的时候,长长的睫毛可以让我们在风暴中都能看得到方向。”小骆驼又问:“妈妈妈妈,为什么我们的背那么驼,丑死了!”骆驼妈妈说:“这个叫驼峰,可以帮我们储存大量的水和养分,让我们能在沙漠里耐受十几天的无水无食条件。”小骆驼又问:“妈妈妈妈,为什么我们的脚掌那么厚?”骆驼妈妈说:“那可以让我们重重的身子不至于陷在软软的沙子里,便于长途跋涉啊。”小骆驼高兴坏了:“哗,原来我们这么有用啊!!可是妈妈,为什么我们还在动物园里,不去沙漠远足呢?”
我的才华必有用,可惜现在没人用。一个好的心态+一本成功的教材+一个无限的舞台=成功。每人的潜能是无限的,关键是要找到一个能充分发挥潜能的舞台。
8. An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
【译文】
老猫
一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了。一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠。因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它。
于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫,猫说:“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
9.A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.
He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."
He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.
Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
【译文】
一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去,当他沿着路走时,在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果,他说:“我不打算吃那些苹果,因为富人会给我更多的食物,他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果,一把扔到土里去。
他继续走,来到河边,河涨水了,因此,他到不了河对岸,他等了一会儿,然后他说:“今天我去不了富人家了,因为我不能渡过河。”
他开始回家,那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的,他找到苹果,很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。
不要把好东西扔掉,换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。
10.The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
【译文】
城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
从前,有两只老鼠,它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村,另一只住在城里。很多年以后,乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠,它说:“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是,城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说:“这东西不好吃,你的家也不好,你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应该搬到城里去住,你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子,还会吃上美味佳肴,你应该到我城里的家看看。”
英语小故事
1.Top Cat天下第一猫
I am top cat.Am I top cat?I am! I am!
I am top cat.Am I top cat?I am! I am!Am I top cat?
2.Sam’s Pot
Tom got a pot.Pam got a pot .Sam got a pot.
Pat,pat,pat!Tap,tap,tap!Tom got a mop!
3.Bog Bug小虫鲍勃
Bob is a bug.Bog Bug has a mum. His mum is big.
Bob has a dad. His dad is fit.Bob has a cup. It has a lid.
Bob has a cot. His cot has a rug.Mum! Dad! A big bad rat!
Bob Bug has a rug.
4.Dig, dig, dig!挖!挖!挖!
Dig, dig, dig!Tim and his dog had fun.
Dig, dig, dig!Tim dug up a lot of mud.
Dig, dig, dig!His dog dug up a rag.
Dig, dig, dig!Tim dug up a bus.
Dig, dig, dig!A lid!Dig, dig, dig!
A big tin!And in it…Lots of bugs!
5.Zak and the vet扎克和兽医
Sit,Zak.Sit!Zak did not sit.Zak ran.
Sit,Zak.Sit!Zak ran and ran.
Zak ran in the fog.A red van hit him.
Jen and Zak went to the vet.
Zak had a bad cut.He had to get a jab.
Will Zak get better?Yes.Zak did get better.
6.Mum bug’s bag虫妈妈的包
Mum Bug has a red bag.The bag has a zip.Mum can fit a pen in her bag.
Mum can fit a pen and a fan in her bag.Mum can fit a pen and a fan and a bun in her bag. Mum can fit a pen and a fan and a bun and a pot of jam in her bag.
Mum has a hole in her bag!The pen and the fan and the jam get wet.
Mum Bug gets a big bag.
7.The Odd Pet奇怪的宠物
Kim has a cat.Jim has a dog.But Viv has an odd pet.
It I a zog!Not a cat,not a dog,but a zog!
The zog is fat.It has ten red legs.It can run and hop.It can sit and beg.
The zog has lots of eggs!The zog sits on the eggs.It sits and sits.
Tap,tap,tap! Tap,tap,tap!Lots of zogs!
Can I have a zog?Yes,but not yet.Can I have a zog?Yes,but not yet.
Now Kim has a cat and a zog.Jim has a dog and a zog.And Viv has ten zogs!
8.Miss!Miss!老师!老师!
Buzz off,Bill!I will tell Miss Hill!
Miss!Miss!Bill has got my hat.
Buzz off,Bill!Miss!Miss!Bill has got my pot.
Buzz off,Bill!Miss!Miss!Bill is in a mess!
Yes!The bell!Miss Hill gets on the bus.
Miss Hill gets off the bus.
Buzz off,Ross!
Mum!Mum!Ross has got my doll!
9.This and That 这和那
This is Mr.Chan’s shop. Mr.Chan sells pens,pads and maps.
Ti m is in Mr.Chan’s shop.Can I have that pen?Yes,Tim!
This is Miss Thin’s shop. Miss Thin sells eggs,nuts and carrots.
This is Mrs. Ship’s shop. Mrs. Ship sells jugs,shells and sets.{一篇英语故事}.
Ti m is in Mrs. Ship’s shop.
Can I have this shell and that shell? Yes,Tim!
Ti m is Tim’s rabbit.
10.Fish and Chips鱼和薯条
This is Ron Rabbit.
Ron has a job in a fish and chip shop.
This fish is too hot! This fish is not hot!
Cut up this fish!Fill up this cup!
When will my fish come?Which is my fish?
This is too much fish!I fed up with job!
This fish is too fat!This chip is too thin!
This salad is too wet!
This bill is too much!This shop is shut!
11.Singing Dad爱唱歌的爸爸
Dad is a singer.He sings all day long.
Song after song,after song, after song!
He sings to the cat and he sings to the dog.
He sings in the sun and he sings in the fog.
He sings in the shops and he sings in the shed.
He sings in the bus and he sings in his bed.{一篇英语故事}.
He sings when he’s fishing.He sings when he jogs.
He sings when he’s digging and chopping up logs.
Mum tells Dad off.“I’m fed up with that song.”
Mum never sings…but she hums all day long.
12.Doctor Duck鸭子医生
Bob Bug was in his cot.“Get up,Bob,”said Dad.
But Bob did not get up.“I’m hot!” he said.
“Bob is sick!” said Mum.“Quick! I will ring Doctor Duck.”
“Mum is a fusspot,”said Dad.Mum Bug rang Doctor Duck.
“Come quick!”she said.“Bob is sick.” “Quack,quack!”said Doctor Duck.He got his box of pills.
“I will mix this pill up with some milk,”he said.
“Sip this,”said Doctor Duck to Bob Bug.
“Yuk,”said Bob,but he had a sip.
“Quack,quack!”said Doctor Duck. “I will come back in six days.”
When Doctor Duck came back,Bob was hopping and singing.
But Dad Bug was in bed.”I am hot!I am sick!”he said.
“Bad luck,Dad,’said Mum.
“Dad is a fusspot!said Bob.
超简单的英语小故事
英语小故事
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”
“她是个卖糖果的。”
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
有只鸽子口渴得很难受,看见画板上画着一个水瓶,以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去,不料一头碰撞在画板上,折断了翅膀,摔在地上,被人轻易地捉住了。
这是说,有些人想急于得到所需的东西,一时冲动,草率从事,就会身遭不幸。 The Raven and the Swan乌鸦和天鹅
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡,羽毛才变得如此洁白无 瑕。于是,他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛,来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛,不但一 点都没洗白,反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。
这故事是说,人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。
The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人
A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent."
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.{一篇英语故事}.
很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西,单独落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一块石头扔了过去,正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人, 山羊说:“即使我不说,又怎能隐瞒下去呢?我的角已断了,这是十分明显的事实。”
这故事说明,明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。
The Miser守财奴
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it."
有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产,换回了金块,并秘密地埋在一个地方。他每天走去看 看他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察,知道了真情,趁他走后,挖出金块拿走了。 守财奴再来时,发现洞中的金块没有了,便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛,问明原因后, 说道:“喂,朋友,别再难过了,那块金子虽是你买来的,但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一 块石头来,代替金块放在洞里,只要你心里想着那是块金子,你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有 真正的金块效果没什么不同。依我之见,你拥有那金块时,也从没用过。”
这故事说明,一切财物如不使用等于没有。
The Wolf and the Lamb 狼与小羊
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf , "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations." The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
一只小羊在河边喝水,狼见到后,便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上游,恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了,使他喝不到清水。小羊回答说,他仅仅站在河边喝水,并且又在下游,根本不可能把上游的水搅浑。狼见此计不成,又说道:“我父亲去年被你骂过。”小羊说,那时他还没有出生。狼对他说:“不管你怎样辩解,反正我不会放过 你。” 这说明,对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。
The Bat and the Weasels蝙蝠与黄鼠狼
A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.
It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
蝙蝠掉落在地上,被黄鼠狼叼去,他请求饶命。黄鼠狼说绝不会放过他,自己生来痛恨鸟类。蝙蝠说他是老鼠,不是鸟,便被放了。后来蝙蝠又掉落了下来,被另一只黄鼠狼叼住,他再三请求不要吃他。这只黄鼠狼说他恨一切鼠类。蝙蝠改口说自己是鸟类,并非老 鼠,
又被放了。这样,蝙蝠两次改变了自己的名字,终于死里逃生。
这故事说明,我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。
The Ass and the Grasshopper 驴子与蚱蜢
AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.{一篇英语故事}.
驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌,被美妙动听的歌声所打动,自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音,便 羡慕地问他们吃些什么,才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道:“吃露水。”驴子便也只吃露水,没多久就饿死了。
这个故事告诉人们不要企望非份之物。
The Lion and the Mouse 狮子与报恩的老鼠
A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free, exclaiming:
"You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion."
狮子睡着了,有只老鼠跳到了他身上。狮子猛然站起来,把他抓住,准备吃掉。老鼠请求饶命,并说如果保住性命,必将报恩,狮子轻蔑地笑了笑,便把他放走了。不久,狮子真的被老鼠救了性命。原来狮子被一个猎人抓获,并用绳索把他捆在一棵树上。老鼠听到了他 的哀嚎,走过去咬断绳索,放走了狮子,并说:
“你当时嘲笑我,不相信能得到我的报答,现在可清楚了,老鼠也能报恩。” 这故事说明,时运交替变更,强者也会有需要弱者的时候。
I'm Trying to Stop It
"Boy, why have you got cotton-wool in your ear? Is it infected?"
"No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other , so I am trying to stop it."
“孩子,你为什么用棉花塞住耳朵?它感染了吗?”
“没有,老师。可是你昨天说你告诉我的知识都是一个耳朵里进,一个耳朵里出,所以我要把它堵在里面。”
“I'm sorry ,Madam ,but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth .”
“Twenty d ollars! Why ,I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!”
“Yes ,but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .”
“对不起,夫人,为您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”
“20美元!为什么?不是说好只要4美元。”
“是的,但是你的孩子大喊大叫,把另外四个病人吓跑了。”
TWO: Teacher:We all know that beat causes an object to expand an cold cauese it to
contract. Now,can anyone give me a good example?
John:Well ,in the summer the days are long,and in the winter the days are short. 老师:我们都知道热胀冷缩的道理。现在,谁给我举个例子?
约翰:嗯,在夏天天都长,在冬天天都短。
The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
【译文】
老猫
一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了。一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠。因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它。
于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫,猫说:“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.
He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."
He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.
Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
【译文】
一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去,当他沿着路走时,在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果,他说:“我不打算吃那些苹果,因为富人会给我更多的食物,他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果,一把扔到土里去。
他继续走,来到河边,河涨水了,因此,他到不了河对岸,他等了一会儿,然后他说:“今天我去不了富人家了,因为我不能渡过河。”
他开始回家,那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的,他找到苹果,很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。
不要把好东西扔掉,换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said,
"Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
【译文】
城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
从前,有两只老鼠,它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村,另一只住在城里。很多年以后,乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠,它说:“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是,城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说:“这东西不好吃,你的家也不好,你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应该搬到城里去住,你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子,还会吃上美味佳肴,你应该到我城里的家看看。” 乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮,好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候,听见很大的一阵响声,城里的老鼠叫喊起来:“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿,他们出来了。当他们出来时,乡下老鼠说:“我不喜欢住在城里,我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在,比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说,要好些。”
Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning?