3分钟英语小故事经典（精选多篇）

推荐第1篇：英语小故事

The Lion and the Mouse

It once happened that a hungry lion woke to find a mouse just under his paw.He caught the tiny creature, and was about to make a mouthful of him, when the little fellow looked up, and began to beg for his life.

In the most piteous tones ,the mouse said: \"If you only spare my life now, O lion, I will be sure to repay you.\"

The lion laughed scornfully at this, but he lifted his paw, and let his brave prisoner go free.

It befell(降临，发生) the great lion, not long afterwards, to be in as evil a case as had been the helple mouse, and it came about that his life was to be saved by the keeping of the promise he had ridiculed(嘲笑，戏弄).

He was caught by some hunters, who bound him with strong rope, while they went away to find means for killing him.

Hearing his loud groans(呻吟), the mouse came promptly to his rescue , gnawed(咬，啃) the great rope, and set the royal captive free.

\"You laughed,\" he said, \"at the idea of my being able to be of service to you.You little thought I should repay you.But you see it has come to pa that you are as grateful to me as I was once to you.\"

The weak have their place in the world as truly as the strong.注释

l．was about to即将，准备，正打算

2．in most piteous tone用极其可怜的声调

3．spare my life饶我一命

4．laugh scornfully at对此轻蔑地一笑置之

5． it befell the great lion...to be in as evil a case as...与……一样倒霉的情形降临到大狮的头上。形式主语it代表后面的不定式短语to be in...

6．it came about that...在此it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that引导的从句。come about是\"发生\"意思。

7．came to his rescue来营救他（指遭擒被缚的兽中王狮子）

点评

强者可称王称霸，横行一时，但也有\"技不如人\"的时候;这时弱者说不定有克敌制胜的法宝、解除危难的\"绝招\"

Mencius\'s Mother

Mencius , who lived from 372 to 289 B.C., is regarded as the greatest sage（圣人） next only to Confucius in Chinese history.There are many stories about this great sage.

Mencius\'s father died early.His mother did all she could to make young Mencius to study hard.She moved the family three times in order that her son would be interested in books.

Once she moved because her neighbor was a butcher.Young Mencius liked to watch him work and imitate him.

Finally the family settled down in the neighborhood of a school.The teacher was a learned man , and the sound of reading could be heard every day.Now young Mencius began to imitate the teacher and liked to read books.

Still Mencius wasn\'t working real hard.Her mother was worried.One day his mother was weaving cotton cloth at home, when she saw her son stop reading his leons.

She took up a knife to cut the cloth on the loom .She told her son that if he didn\'t work hard at his leons, his future would be destroyed like the cloth.

It is said that from then on Mencius buried himself in books and later became one of the greatest thinkers in the country.

Today，the story about the good mother is told and retold throughout the country.

注释

l． Mencius(人名 )孟子

2．B·C·= Before Christ公元前

3．is regarded as被认为

4．the greatest sage next only to Confucius仅次于孔子的最伟大的圣人

5．settle down定居,住下

6．a leaned man一个有(高深)学问的人

7．1oom织布机

8．buried himself in埋头于

点评

孟母三次迁居目的是为其子营造良好的学习环境，后来又用\"断织\"，勉励儿子学习成材。

推荐第2篇：英语小故事

1 Can save itself 自己救自己

A person in the shelter under the eaves， Kuan Yin is to see through umbrella． The man said： \"The Godde of Mercy， Purdue creatures like you， take me for some how?\" Yin said： \"I am the rain， you no rain， you do not need my degree．\" The man immediately jumped out ， standing in the rain： \"Now I am also the rain， and the degree of me?\" Yin said： \"You in the rain， I am also the rain， I will not be poured， because there are umbrella； you are the rain， because No umbrella． why is not my own degrees， but my umbrella degrees． you want， the do not have to look for me， please umbrella brought to！ \"he will go． The next day， this person has encountered difficult for it to Kuan Yin temple． Entering the temple， it was found before as the Kuan Yin is also a person in worship， that the same individual look and Guanyin， no le． The man asked： \"You are Guanyin it?\" The man replied： \"I is Guanyin．\" The man asked： \"Why do you worship their own?\" Guanyin laughed： \"I have encountered a difficult， but I know \"

某人在屋檐下躲雨，看见观音正撑伞走过。这人说：“观音菩萨，普度一下众生吧，带我一段如何?”观音说：“我在雨里，你在檐下，而檐下无雨，你不需要我度。”这人立刻跳出檐下，站在雨中：“现在我也在雨中了，该度我了吧?”观音说：“你在雨中，我也在雨中，我不被淋，因为有伞；你被雨淋，因为无伞。所以不是我度自己，而是伞度我。你要想度，不必找我，请自找伞去！”说完便走了。第二天，这人遇到了难事，便去寺庙里求观音。走进庙里，才发现观音的像前也有一个人在拜，那个人长得和观音一模一样，丝毫不差。这人问：“你是观音吗?”那人答道：“我正是观音。”这人又问：“那你为何还拜自己?”观音笑道：“我也遇到了难事，但我知道，求人不如求己。”

Tip： can save itself． 秘诀：自己救自己。

2 下面的这个小故事常常在励志课堂上听到，因为它蕴含了很多的道理。其实生活中又何尝不是这样！

这是一个你可以在很多场合讲述的例子，记牢一点哦！

In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing that comes to his mind is“, I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion wakes out of his dream, and the first thing flashing into his mind is, “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope; otherwise I will starve to death.” So,almost at the same moment both the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start running toward the rising sun.

Such is life — whether you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without hesitation when the sun rises. [注释]：

antelope: 羚羊

flash: to cause (light) to appear suddenly or in intermittent bursts 闪现，闪光

hesitation: a pause or faltering in speech 犹豫，踌躇

3 林书豪的突然爆红赤手可热真是一球成名？那是林书豪一直以来的坚持和对梦想的不放弃。这样的励志故事怎么不让球迷热血沸腾。对中国球迷来说，最高兴的莫过于对NBA又有了新的期待~

He is a Harvard graduate playing in the National Basketball Aociation.He is an Asian-American in a league devoid of them, which makes him doubly anomalous.No team drafted Lin in 2010.Two teams cut him in December, before the Knicks picked him up.他是NBA赛场上少有的名校哈佛毕业生，他是联盟里少见的亚裔美国人，这样双重特殊身份的林书豪，在2010年NBA新秀大会上落选，2011年12月先后被金州勇士队和休斯敦火箭队裁掉，之后纽约尼克斯队宣布签下他。

His contract, potentially worth nearly $800,000, was not even guaranteed until Tuesday afternoon.So for the past six weeks, Lin, 23, has been sleeping in his brother Josh‟s living room, waiting for clarity and career security.尼克斯与他签下的合同价值约为80万美元，也许在这之前他持有的是非保障合同，但到周二下午6点（球队裁员的截至日子）林书豪的的合同自动转为了保障合同，他将安全的留在尼克斯队。事实上在过去的6周里，23岁的林书豪因为不确定自己是否能够继续留在纽约，一直寄居在哥哥家当沙发客，等待职业生涯中保障合同的出现。

On Saturday night, Lin came off the bench and powered the Knicks to a 99-92 victory over the Nets at Madison Square Garden, scoring a career-best 25 points with 7 aists.Two nights later, he made his first N.B.A.start and produced 28 points and 8 aists in a 99-88 win over the Utah Jazz.上周六的晚上，纽约尼克斯在麦迪逊广场花园主场迎战新泽西网队，板凳席上的林书豪临危受命，拿下了职业生涯最高的25分7助攻，帮助尼克斯99比92战胜网队。两天后，林书豪获得NBA的第一次首发机会，在对阵犹他爵士队的比赛中砍下28分8助攻。

Knicks fans now serenade Lin with chants of “Je-re-my!” and “M.V.P.!”.With every game, every precision pa and every clever drive to the basket, Lin is raising expectations, altering the Knicks‟ fate and redefining the word “unlikely.” On Twitter, fans and basketball pundits are using another term to describe the phenomenon: “Linsanity.”

麦迪逊广场花园的球迷们齐声欢呼“Jeremy”和“MVP”。每一场比赛，每一个精准的过人，每一次聪明的突破，林书豪给球迷们带来希望，改变了尼克斯队的命运，也再次重新定义了“不可能”。在推特上，球迷和篮球权威人士用Linsanity “为林疯狂” 这个标签来描述这种林书豪热现象（Linsanity：Lin+insanity）。

Two weeks ago, the 6-foot-3 Lin was not even part of the Knicks‟ point-guard rotation, despite their lack of talent at the position.He played sparingly in a few games, showing just enough promise to keep getting another look— a few more minutes, another quarter.But there was never any hint of what was to come.两周前，这个身高1米91的华裔小个子甚至根本不在尼克斯队的控球后卫轮转名单中，尽管尼克斯目前在控卫的位置缺乏优秀的人才。在此之前他只打过几场比赛，但他的表现足以让教练注意到他。慢慢地，他的上场时间在增加：多了几分钟，再打一节。林书豪的传奇成功不是无迹可寻的。

With 25 points Saturday, Lin set the N.B.A.scoring record for a player from Harvard.For an encore, he became the first player in more than 30 years to record at least 28 points and 8 aists in his first N.B.A.start.The last to do so was Isiah Thomas, the Detroit Pistons‟ Hall of Fame point guard, in October 1981.

在周六砍下25分的一球成名战后，林书豪也创下了NBA赛场上哈佛毕业生的得分记录。第二场比赛中，他再次创下记录，成为NBA赛场30多年里首发首秀拿到28分8助攻的第一人。上次拿到这个得分的是在1981年10月，底特律活塞队伊塞亚·托马斯（NBA名人堂球员）。

“I don‟t think anyone, including myself, saw this coming,” Lin said after the game Monday.林书豪在周一比赛后表示，“我相信任何人包括我自己在内，都没有预想到这样的成绩”。

4

The Herebrained Monkey 浮躁的猴子

The King received news one day that a group outlaws were committing outrages on a distant border of the kingdom.一天，国王得到消息，边境地区有一群不法之徒正在造反。

The news angered of the King.He quickly gathered his army and started off for the distant border, leaving his kingdom unguarded and without a ruler. 这个消息激怒了国王，他迅速召集军队，前往边。国家防卫兵力顿时全无，也没有了统治者。 On their long march, the King and his army made camp for the night wherever they could.长途行军中，国王和他的军队晚上就地宿营。

One rainy day they stopped in a for6st, seeking shelter under the trees.一个雨天，他们停在一片森林里，在树卞避雨宿营。

They unsaddled their horses and steam8d some peas, which they fed to their steeds in long narrow troughs.他们卸下马鞍，蒸了些豌 豆，放在狭长的饲料糟里喂战马。

A monkey in a tree nearby saw the horses being fed, and he came racing down, fille9d both paws with peas, then scampered nimbly up to a branch and settled down to eat.在附近树上坐着的一只猴子看到马在进食，就从树上跳下来， 用爪子抓起两大把豌豆，然后敏捷地爬上树，坐下吃了起来。

But as he opened one paw, a single pea fell to the ground.可就 在它张开一只爪子时，一粒豌豆掉在了地上。

Without hesitation, my monkey jumped dor4tn from his perch to hunt for the lost pea, and in doing so he dropped all the other peas in his paws.它毫不犹豫地跳下来， 去找那颗掉落的豆子，而同时，它爪子中所有的豌豆都掉在了地上。 The King observed this foolish monkey and was greatly amused.He timed to his counselor and asked: \"Friend, what do you think of this monkey who would give up so much to retrieve so little?\" 国王看着这只愚蠢的猴子，觉得十分有趣，便转头问军师： ¨朋友，你怎么看这只因小失大的猴子？¨ \"That is the way of the foolish,\" replied the counselor, \"they will give up much that is certain for a little that is uncertain.\" 这种做事方式很愚蠢，¨军师回答道“它们会为没有把握的 小利而放弃有把握的大利。¨ Then he added, \"And we, great monarch, are we not like the monkey in the trees To garn so little we neglect so much exactly like the monkey with its pea.接着，他又说道：“伟大的君主殿下，我们与树上的这只猴子又 有什么区别呢？为小利而舍大利——这与捡豌豆的猴子一样啊。¨ The King understood the rebuke and realized how very foolish he had been himself to leave his kingdom unguarded.国王这才恍然大悟，他意识到让国家后防空虚是多么愚蠢啊。

He iued orders to his men, and he and his army returned at once to their country.于是，他向军队下达命令，即刻斑师回朝。 单词注解

sparse [spɑ:s] ·稀疏的：稀少的 sleek [sli:k] 么健壮的；养的好的 meadow[\'medəu] 儿草地：牧场 snatch [snætʃ] 抓取，夺得 border [\'bɔ:də] 边，边界

counselor [\'kaunsələ] 顾问，参事

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A Monkey in a tree rxwby saw the horses being fed.and he came racing down.filled both paws with peas, then scampered nimbly up to a branch and settled down toeat.在附近树上坐着的一只猴子看到马在进食，就从树上跳下来，用爪子抓起两大把豌豆，然后敏捷地爬上树，坐下吃了起来o Without hesitation, the Monkey jumped down from his perch to hunt for the lost pea, and in doing S0 he dropped all the other peas in his paws．

它毫不犹豫地蔬下来，去找那颗掉落的豆子，而同时，它爪子中所有的豌豆都掉在了地上o 智慧点睛：

It is better to be free and poor than to have everything you want.宇可清贫自乐，不可浊富多忧。 Look before you leap． 三思而后行。 5 The Greatest Gift of All 最贵重的礼物

At one stopover in a town, a huge banner was written in bold letters: FAMINE IN AFR/CA~ PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO SAVE THE STARVING PEOPLE.在一个镇上的中转站挂着一个巨型横幅，上面用黑体字写着： ¨非洲饥荒，请您慷慨解囊，拯救饥饿的人们。¨在那儿有一大群 人在排队捐赠。 A large crowd was queuing to hand over their donations.Near the door of the town hall stood a beautiful young girl, poorly but neatly dreed.市政厅的门旁站着一个漂亮的小姑娘，她的衣服质地很差， 却很整洁。她注视着眼前的人们，眼里闪烁着害羞的神情。

With shy glances she watched the people before her.She saw a merchant who laid a bag of 90ld on the table.她看 见一位商人把一袋金子放在了桌上。

Then came a rich lady with haughty looks who offered a variety of jewels; some others handed cash, clothing\'s and foodstuff, The girl was reluctant to take her turn but at last, summoning up her courage, she stepped forward.接着，一位傲慢的贵夫人拿 出了各种珠宝，其他人也递上了现金、衣服和食物。小姑娘还在犹豫要不要捐，最终她还是鼓起勇气走上前去。 \"But...it is so small I am ashamed to offer it.It seems worthle, but it is all I have, \"she said.¨可是……这太少了，我都不好意思拿出来。它看起来一文不值， 但这是我所有的东西了。¨她说道。

\"We are grateful for e\\ten the smallest offering,\" the man at the counter replied kindly.\"Here it is, I have nothing else to give,\" she added timidly, she drew under her cloak two long thick plaits of her golden hair.¨即使是最少的捐赠，我们也 非常感激，¨柜台旁的人和善地说口¨给，我没有别的可捐了。”她羞怯地补充说。她从披风下拽出两根又长又粗的金色辫子

As she did so, the hood of hercloak fell back, showing the beautifully young head shorn of its golden glory.。这时， 披风的风帽掉了下来，露出已失去金色光环的漂亮的小脑袋。

The generosity of this beautiful girl to donate her most pricele poeion, her golden locks of hair, overshadowed all the glittering gold or j8wels of the other donors.这个漂亮的小姑娘慷慨地捐出了她最珍贵的财产一一她的 金发，令其他捐赠者的闪闪发光的金子、珠宝等捐赠物都黯然 失色。 6 The Proud Oyster 骄傲的牡蛎

An oyster that was very proud was talking with a fish.“Let\'s be friends and we can look after each other whenever the fisherman\'s net comes along,”the fish suggested.

一只非常骄傲的牡蛎正在和一条鱼说话。“我们做朋友吧，这样，当渔夫的渔网罩过来的时候，我们就可以互相帮助了。”鱼建议说。

The proud oyster replied,“I have a strong shell and I feel safe when I close my shell, for no harm can happen to me.” 骄傲的牡蛎回答说：“我有坚硬的壳。合上壳之后我就安全了，没有任何东西可以伤害到我。” “But when you close your shell, you may not know what is happening.”answered the fish.“可是，当你合上壳时，你怎么知道外面发生了什么事呢？”鱼不解地问。

Still the oyster boasted that he was perfectly safe and he needs no friends to warn him.可是牡蛎还是继续夸耀自己是绝对安全的，根本不需要任何朋友来提醒它。

Suddenly, there was a great splashing sound and the oyster closed his shell and very quickly kept quiet.突然，传来一声巨响，溅起无数水花，牡蛎马上合上壳，不作声了。

“What could the splashing have been？ Was it a net, and was the fish caught？”the oyster wondered.When at last the oyster opened his shell, he found himself in a strange place.“溅起水花的声音是怎么回事呢？是渔网吗，鱼被抓住了吗？”牡蛎自问道。可是当牡蛎打开壳的时候，却发现自己在一个陌生的地方。 “Where am I？”He looked for the fish but it was no longer around.“我在哪儿？”它找鱼，鱼却不在它旁边。

Sadly, the oyster found he was at a fishmonger\'s stall.A ticket on his back marked,“For Sale！”

牡蛎悲哀地发现自己正躺在鱼贩子的摊位上，背上还贴着一张写有“出售”字样的标签。

7 The Bad Kangaroo 淘气的袋鼠

There was a small Kangaroo who was bad in school.He put thumbtacks on the teacher\'s chair.He threw spitballs acro the claroom.He set off firecrackers in the lavatory and spread glue on the doorknobs.有这么一只小袋鼠，它在学校里非常淘气。它在老师的椅子上放图钉，在教室里扔纸团，在厕所里放鞭炮，还往门把手上抹胶水。

“Your behavior is impoible！”said the school principal.“I am going to see your parents.I will tell them what a problem you are！”

“你的行为真让人无法忍受！”校长说,“我要去见见你的父母，告诉它们你的问题！” The principal went to visit Mr.and Mrs.Kangaroo.He sat down in a living-room chair.校长去拜访袋鼠夫妇。它坐在客厅的椅子上。

“Ouch！”cried the principal.“There is a thumbtack in this chair！” “哎哟！”校长叫道，“这把椅子上有个图钉！”

“Yes, I know,”said Mr.Kangaroo.“I enjoy putting thumbtacks in chairs.” “是的，我知道，”袋鼠先生说，“我喜欢把图钉放在椅子上。” At the same time, a spitball hit the principal on his nose.就在这时，一个纸团飞过来打在了校长的鼻子上。

“Forgive me,”said Mrs.Kangaroo,“But I can never resist throwing those things.” “请原谅，”袋鼠夫人说,“我总是控制不住想扔那些东西。” Suddenly, there was a loud booming sound from the bathroom.突然，浴室里传来一声巨响。

“Keep calm,”said Mr.Kangaroo to the principal.“The firecrackers that we keep in the medicine chest have just exploded.We love the noise.”

“别紧张，”袋鼠先生对校长说,“我们放在药箱里的鞭炮爆炸了，我们喜欢这种声音。” The principal rushed for the front door.In an instant he was stuck to the doorknob.校长冲向前门，刚要开门，手就被粘在了门把手上。 “Pull hard,”said Mrs.Kangaroo.“There are little globs of glue on all of our doorknobs.” “使劲儿拽，”袋鼠夫人说，“我们所有的门把手上都有点儿胶水。”

The principal pulled himself free.He dashed out of the house and ran off down the street.校长挣脱后，冲出屋子，沿着街道跑了。

“Such a nice person,”said Mr.Kangaroo.“I wonder why he left so quickly.” “它真是个好人，”袋鼠先生说,“我不明白它为什么这么快就走了。”

“No doubt he had another appointment,”said Mrs.Kangaroo.“Never mind, supper is ready.”

“它准是还有个约会，”袋鼠夫人说，“没关系，吃晚饭吧。”

Mr.and Mrs.Kangaroo and their son enjoyed their evening meal.After the deert, they all threw spitballs at each other acro the dining-room table.袋鼠夫妇和儿子津津有味地共进了晚餐。吃完甜点后，它们在饭桌旁互相扔起纸团来。 单词注解

execution [,eksi\'kju:ʃən] n.依法处决；实施 bystander [\'baɪstændə] n.旁观者；局外人 principal [\'prinsəpəl] n.校长 spitball [\'spɪtbɔːl] n.纸团

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A young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.一个小偷在盗窃时被逮了个正着，因此被判处死刑，三天后执行。 He set off firecrackers in the lavatory and spread glue on the doorknobs.它在厕所里放鞭炮，还往门把手上抹胶水。

智慧点津

Minor mistakes, if not be corrected, finally result in disastrous consequences.小错起初不惩治，必将酿成大错。 Like mother, like daughter.有什么样的父母，就有什么样的孩子。 8 伊索寓言故事：一只贪心的狗 A Greedy Dog

A GREedy dog went into a butcher‟s shop and stole a big juicy bone.He ran away so fast that the butcher could not catch him.He ran out into the fields with his bone.He was going to eat it all by himself.一只贪心的狗跑到一家猪肉店偷了一根很大又有髓的骨头.他跑很快,所以那个卖猪肉的人追不到他.他咬著他的大骨头跑到空旷的地方,准备要好好地吃个痛快.the dog came to a stream.There was a narrow bridge acro it.The dog walked on to the bridge, and looked into the water.He could see another dog with a big bone in his mouth.这只狗来到一条溪流.有一座窄窄的桥跨在上面.这只狗走到桥上,望水里面看.他看见另一只狗嘴里咬著一跟大骨头.the GREedy dog thought the bone in the water looked much bigger than the one he had stolen from the butcher.这只贪心的狗认为在水里面的那根骨头看起来比他跟卖肉的偷来的这根骨头大多了.the GREedy dog dropped the bone from his mouth.It fell into the water and was lost.He jumped into the water to snatch the bigger bone from the other dog.这只贪心的狗从嘴理丢了那根骨头.它掉到水里而且不见了.他跳进去水里面想从另一只狗那儿抓那跟更大的骨头.the GREedy dog jumped into the water with a big splash.He looked everywhere but he could not see the other dog.His shadow had gone.贪心的狗跳进水里溅起好多水花.他到处看,可是都找不到其他的狗.他的倒影不见了.the silly dog went home hungry.He lost his bone and got nothing because he had been too GREedy.这只笨狗饿著肚子回家.因为太贪心,他弄丢了他的骨头而且一点东西也没拿到.

寓意：

贪的太多只会失去更多 9 伊索寓言故事：披着羊皮的狼

A wolf wanted to eat the sheep, but he was afraid of the vigilant shepherd and his dogs.狼想吃羊，但是他害怕警惕的牧羊人和牧羊犬。

One day the wolf found the skin of a sheep.He put it on and walked among the sheep.有一天狼发现了一块羊皮，便披着它混入羊群。

A lamb thought that the wolf was its mother because his skin looked like hers.So it followed the wolf.一只小羊羔把这只披着羊皮的狼误认为自己的妈妈，被领出了羊群。

Soon after they had left the dogs, the wolf came at the lamb and ate it up.For some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.狼成功地欺骗了羊群，吃掉了小羊羔。

寓意: 事物的外表有时候会掩盖它的本质，所以我们不能只凭表面现象就作判断。 10 英语原文：

A Woodman came into a forest to ask the Trees to give him a handle for Ax.It seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once agreed to it, and it was settled among them that the plain, homely Ash should furnish what was wanted.No sooner had the Woodman fitted the staff to his purpose ,than he began laying about him on all side.felling the whole matter too late, whispered to the Cedar: \"the first conceion has lost all ;if we has not a sacrificed our humble neighbor, we might have yet stood for ages ourselves.\"

中文译文：

有一个樵夫来到森林里,要求树给他一跟斧柄,看来他的请求非常谦虚,立刻得到了树的首领的同意.他们决定由平凡而朴素的白杨树来提供所需要的东西.樵夫刚按好斧柄,就开始到处乱砍,森林里最高的树都砍倒了,树林现在察觉大势已去,就小声对衫树说：\"第一次的让步已失去了一切.如果我们不牺牲我们的小小的邻居,我们自己还可以活无数年呢.\" 结论：这故事讽刺忘恩负义的人，也告诉我们对敌人的施舍就是对自己的残忍。 英语词汇：

the principal tree 领头树

was settled among them 大家商定 no sooner...than...一……就…… laying about him 向他四周乱砍

might have yet stood for ages 也许还能活几百年

11 Belling the cat（老鼠开会）

Long ago, there was a big cat in the house.He caught many mice while they were stealing food.从前，一所房子里面有一只大猫，他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠。

One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy.Some said this, and some said that.一天，老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们共同的敌人。会上大家各有各的主张，

At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea.最后，一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。

\"We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat.Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away.\" “我们可以在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛，那么如果他来到附近，我们听到铃声就可以马上逃跑。”

Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, \"That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?\" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.大家都赞同这个建议，这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说：“这的确是个绝妙的主意，但是谁来给猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢？”老鼠们面面相觑，谁也没有说话。

12 he goose with the golden eggs生金蛋的鹅

One morning a countryman went to his goose„s nest, and saw a yellow and glittering egg there.一天早晨，一位农夫发现自家的鹅窝中有一只金灿灿的蛋。

He took the egg home.To his delight, he found that it was an egg of pure gold.他将蛋带回家，惊喜地发现这是一个金蛋。

Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs.此后，农夫每天都能得到一个金蛋。从此，他靠卖他的金蛋变得富有起来。

The countryman became more and more greedy.He wanted to get all the gold at once, so he killed the goose, when he looked inside, he found nothing in its body.农夫变得越来越贪婪，他想一下子得到鹅肚子中所有的金蛋。于是他杀死了鹅，但是，鹅肚子中什么也没有。

13 伊索寓言：狐狸与狮子The fox and the lion When the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened.He ran away, and hid himself in the woods. 狐狸第一次见到狮子时非常害怕，赶紧藏到森林里。

The second time, however, he came near the lion.He stopped at a safe distance, and watched him pa by.

当他第二次遇到狮子时，则站在附近看狮子经过。

The third time they came near one another.The fox went straight up to the lion, and stayed the whole day with him.He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would meet again.

第三次遇到狮子时，他竟有胆量，走了上去，与狮子进行十分亲切的谈话。

They soon became good friends.

不久，他们变成了好朋友。

14 The Wolf and the Lamba 狼和小羊

Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea, which should justify to the Lamb himself his right to eat him.He thus addreed him:\"Sirrah, last year you groly 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 gra.\" 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.\" On which the Wolf seized him, and ate him up, saying, \"Well! I won′t remain supperle, even though you refute every one of my imputations.\"The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.

一只狼瞧见一只迷路失群的小羊，决定暂缓下毒手，想先找一些理由，对小羊证明自己有吃它的权利。它就说：「小鬼！你去年曾经骂过我。」小羊可怜地说：「老实说，我去年还没有出生呢。」狼再说：「你在我的草地上吃过草。」

小羊回答说：「不，好先生，我还未曾尝过草的味道呢。」狼又说：「你喝过我井里的水。」小羊叫道：「不，我从没有喝过水，因为直到今天为止，我都是吃着母亲的奶汁。」狼一听这话，便抓住它，把它吃下去，便说：「好！即使你驳倒我每一句话，我终究要吃晚餐的！」暴君总有他暴行的借口。 15 The Lion and the Mouse 狮和鼠

Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face.Rising up in anger, 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 kindne.\" 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 up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed: \"You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour; but now you know that it is poible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.\"

一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：「只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我将来一定会报答你的大恩。」狮子便笑着放了它。

后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了牠，并大声说：「你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。」

推荐第3篇：英语小故事

“1purple sharpener!” says Max.Clap, clap, clap!

“3 orange notebooks!” says Max.Clap, clap, clap!

And out of his backpack come 1 purple sharpener and three orange notebooks!

Max has a magic backpack.

“5 brown rulers!” says Max.Clap, clap, clap!

“9 green pens!” says Max.Clap, clap clap!

And out of his backpack come 5 brown rulers and 9 green pens! Max has a magic backpack.

“11 blue markers!”says Max.Clap, clap, clap!

“14 pink erasers!”says Max.

And out of his backpack come 11 blue markers and 14 pink erasers! Max has a magic backpack.

“16 yellow pencils !” says Max.Clap,clap, clap!

“20 candies!” says Max.Clap,clap,clap

And out of his backpack come 16 yellow pencils and 20 candies ! “Candies for everyone!” says Max.

Max has a magic backpack.

Candies for everyone!

Who want candies?

Here you are! Here you are!

推荐第4篇：英语小故事

The last thing I want to do is hurt you.But it’s still on the list.

直译：在这个世界上，我最不愿意做的事就是伤害你，但是这件事仍在我的考虑之列。 意译a：我真不想伤害你，但你也别逼我。

意译b：吾虽不杀伯仁，伯仁由我而死。

I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.

曾以为我想要的是职业，结果发现我只是想要工资。

He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame.

临危忽然微笑的那谁，定是找到替罪羊鸟

Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.

直译：你若是挤满人的电梯里的小矮人，肯定能嗅出不同的味儿。

意译：灵感来自于所站的角度与众不同。

1Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.麻烦没来找你，就别去自找麻烦。第

一、四个trouble是动词，第

二、三个trouble是名词。

2.I think that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong.我认为那个学生写在黑板上的那个“that”是错误的。

第一个that是连词，引起宾语从句；第

二、五个that是指示代词“那个”；第三个that在这儿相当于名词；第四个that是关系代词，引起定语从句。

3.I know.You know.I know that you know.I know that you know that I know.我知道。你知道。我知道你知道。我知道你知道我知道。

6.Was it a bar or a bat I saw? 我看到的是酒吧还是蝙蝠？、

7.上联： To China for china, China with china, dinner on china.去中国买瓷器，中国有瓷器，吃饭靠瓷器。

下联：到前门买前门，前门没前门，后门有前门。

这是一副对仗工整、妙趣横生的英汉对联。下联中的第

二、

四、五个“前门”指“大前门”香烟。

推荐第5篇：英语小故事

One morning, Molly handed me two bags.One regular lunch sack, and the one with the duct rape and staples and paperclips.Why two bags？”“The other one is something else.”“What’sin it？”“Just some stuff.Take it with you.”I stuffed both sacks into my briefcase，kied the child，and rushed off.

At midday, while hurriedly scarfing down my real lunch， I tore open Molly’s bag and shook out the contents.Two hair ribbons， three small stones， a plastic dinosaur， a pencil stub， a tiny seashell， two animal crackers， a marble， a used lipstick， a small doll， two chocolate kies and 13 pennies.

I smiled.How charming.Rising to hustle off， I swept the desk clean into the wastebasket—leftover lunch， Molly’s junk and all.There wasn’t anything in there I needed.

That evening Molly came to stand beside me while I was reading the paper.“Where’s my bag？”“What bag？”“You know，the one I gave you this morning.”“I left it at the office， why？” “I forgot to put this note in it.”She handed over the note.“Besides，I want it back.”“Why？”“Those are my things in the sack， Daddy， the ones I really like.I thought you might like to play with them， but now I want them back.You didn’t lose the bag，did you，Daddy？”Tears puddled in her eyes.

“Oh， no， I just forgot to bring it home，”I lied.“Bring it tomorrow， okay？”As she hugged my neck with relief， I unfolded the note that had not gotten into the sack：“I love you，Daddy.”

Oh.And uh-oh.I looked long at the face of my child.She had given me her treasures—all that a 7-year-old held dear.Love in a paper sack， and I had mied it—not only mied it， but had thrown it away because“there wasn’t anything in there I needed.”It wasn’t the first or the last time I felt my Daddy permit was about to runout.

It was a long trip back to the office， the pilgrimage of a penitent.I picked up the wastebasket and poured the contents on my desk.I was sorting it all out when the janitor came in to do his chores.

“Lose something？”“Yes， my mind.”“It’s probably in there， all right.What does it look like and I’ll help you find it.”I started not to tell him， but I couldn’t feel any more of a foolthanIwasalready，so I told him.

He didn’t laugh.“I got kids too.”So the brotherhood of fools searched the trash and found the jewels， and he smiled at me and I smiled at him.

After was hing the mustard off the dinosaur and spraying the whole thing with breath freshener to kill the smell of onions， I carefully smoothed out the wadded ball of brown paper into a semi-functional bag and put the treasures inside.I carried the whole thing home gingerly， like an injured kitten.The next evening， I returned it to Molly.No questions asked，no explanations offered.After dinner， I asked Molly to tell me about the stuff in thesack，and so she took it all out apiece at a time and placed the objects in a row on the dining room table.Everything had a story， a memory， or was attached to dreams and imaginary friends.I managed to say“I see”very wisely several times.And，asamatteroffact，Ididsee.

To my surprise， Molly gave the bag to me once again several days later.Same ratty bag.Same stuff inside.I felt forgiven，and trusted and loved.And alittle more comfortable wearing the title of father.Over several months， the bag went with me from time to time.It was never clear to me why I did or did not get it on a givenday.

In time Molly turned her attention to other things.She foundothertreasures，lost in terest in the game，grewup.

Me？ I was left holding the bag.She gave it to me one morning and never asked for its return.And so I have it still.

The worn paper sack is there in the box.Left from a time when achild said，“Here， this is the best I’ve got.Take it， it’s yours.Such as I have，give I to thee.”

推荐第6篇：英语小故事

A long time ago in China lived the Jade Emperor.It was his birthday.He wanted to measure time to know how old he was.

All the animals arrived.The Emperor decided to have a race to give a name to each year of the Chinese Zodiac.

The rat and the cat couldn\'t swim very well.\"Can you take us acro the river?\" \"Yes, jump and quick!\"

They swam acro the river.Then the rat pushed the cat into the water and jumped on to land.

”Well done, Rat! The first year will be the Year of the Rat and the second will be the Year of the OX.\"

\"Look! Here\'s the tiger.He\'s very tired.The third year will be the Year of the Tiger.\"

\"The rabbit can\'t swim but he\'s very clever.The fourth year will be the Year of the Rabbit.\"

\"Why are you late, Dragon? You can fly!\" \"I had to make some rain for thirsty people to drink.\" \"Well done! The fifth year is the Year of the Dragon.\"

1 \"What\'s this? I can hear a horse.No, it\'s a snake.So the snake has the sixth year.\"

\"Well done! It is good to see you working together! The goat is eighth, the monkey is ninth and rooster is tenth.\"

“Sorry I\'m late.The water is clean and I needed a bath.\" \" The eleventh is the Year of the Dog.\"

These are some crazy and weird superstitions.Feel free to add some more, I know there are so many of them in this world。 第一条：数字“13” 01 The number 13.这只是个数字。但是，每逢13号的礼拜五，人们普遍都会焦虑。很多机场没有13号登机口(好吧，你们真的以为12A登机口的乘客们不会发觉吗？)很多宾馆也没有13楼。 It’s just a number.Yet, people tweak on Friday the 13th.Many airports don’t have a gate #13.(Like the folks at 12A won’t figure it out。) Many hotels don’t have a floor #13.

人们告诉我，这个关于数字13的迷信来自叛徒犹大。他是那个坏信徒，是那个在“最后的晚餐”中第13个坐下的人。我觉得与其迷信13， 不如迷信“坏信徒会带来厄运”，这样更理智些。

I was always told that the superstition is based on the idea that Judas, the bad disciple, was the 13th man to sit down to the table at The Last Supper.I think a more rational superstition would be to fear bad disciples。

第二条：在窗边挂一只橡果可以防止被闪电击中。 02 An acorn at the window will keep lightning out。 唔…真是神奇的橡果啊。 That is some acorn.

2 第三条：在新球棒上吐口口水，可以保持好运。

03 Spit on a new bat before using it for the first time to make it lucky.好恶心，好恶心，好恶心！在09年春，由于害怕猪流感的传播，全美的高中禁止运动员们在赛后握手。我很肯定他们也同样禁止了往球棒上吐口水这事儿。

Gro.Gro.Gro.In the spring of 2009, in fear of the Swine Flu, high schools all over the country forbade their athletes from shaking hands after the game.Pretty sure “not spitting on the bat” was implied.

此外，从基本物理学的角度来讲，一个被口水润滑过的球棒的摩擦力更小，因此击球打滑的几率更大了…好吧，我真是精神病人思维广啊。

And speaking in terms of basic physics, having a lubricated bat makes for le friction, and therefore, slippery balls … okay, now I’m just out of control.第四条：为了写这篇文章，我得先去拿个蝴蝶研究的博士学位： 04 In order to write this article, I had to get a Ph.D.in butterflies… 蝴蝶出现得比以往早，预示着天气不错。

The early appearance of butterflies indicates fair weather.如果第一只蝴蝶是黄色的，那会是晴天。 If the first butterfly is yellow, it will be sunny weather.如果第一只蝴蝶是白色的，那会是雨天。 If the first butterfly is white, it will be rainy summer。 如果第一只蝴蝶是白色的，会有人去世。 If the first butterfly is white, someone will die。 如果第一只蝴蝶是红色的，你会很健康。 If the first butterfly is red, you will be healthy。

3 如果飞来了一只白蝴蝶，预示着夏天来了。 If a white butterfly comes, summer follows.如果一只白蝴蝶从西南方向飞来，那就要下雨了。 If a white butterfly flies from the southwest, expect rain。 如果蝴蝶在围栏或树枝的下方飞舞，预示着快下雨了。

If butterflies are found hanging from the underside of rails or branches, it’s going to rain。 如果发现它们在小树枝上方，说明不会下雨。 If they are on the top of small branches, it will not rain。

如果第一只蝴蝶是深色的，雷雨很快要来了。 If the first butterfly is dark, it means thunderstorms。 如果第一只蝴蝶是黄色的，有人快生孩子了。

If the first butterfly is yellow, someone is going to give birth。 如果一只白蝴蝶进了家里，绕着你不停飞，你将要死去。 If a white butterfly enters your house and flies around you, you will die.如果一只蛾子落在新生儿的母亲身上，这个小孩很快便会死去。 If a moth lands on the mother of a newborn, the baby will die.如果一只蝴蝶飞进你家，你认识的某人将要死去。

If a butterfly flies into your house, someone you know will die。 如果一只蝴蝶飞进你家，说明某人要结婚了。

If a butterfly flies into your house, someone will get married.如果你抓住了一只蝴蝶，你会被车撞死。 If you capture a butterfly, you will be struck dead。

4 如果你在夜晚见到蝴蝶，便将会死去。 If you see a butterfly at night, you will die。 呼，写完了！很“通俗易懂”吧，嗯？ There! Simple, right? 第五条：如果船上有猫，预示着会有好运。 05 A cat onboard a ship is considered to bring luck。

我曾经在船上住过。猫绝对是个累赘。船上的角角落落都是它藏身、大小便的地方；甚至连机械装置都被破坏成了一片片的。有谁会愿意负责清理那些垃圾桶？垃圾桶可不是什么吉祥玩意儿。

I used to live on a ship.A cat would have been a real drag.All of those spaces to hide in, poop in, pee in? All of that machinery to get torn to pieces in? And who exactly would have been in charge of cleaning the litter boxes? Litter boxes are never lucky。 第六条：如果三个人一起拍照，中间的那个会最先死掉。

06 If three people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first。 我不知道它是真是假，但这条让我毛骨悚然。

I can’t rationalize it, but this one just gives me the shivers。

第七条：经过墓地的时候，如果你把双手插在兜里，便能保护你的父母。

07 If you stick your hands in your pocket while walking past a graveyard, it will protect your parents。

我不禁好奇：假如我把里兜翻出来会发生什么？或者，假如我脱掉裤子摇摇手臂，又会发生些啥？

Makes me wonder what happens if I turn my pockets inside out.Or, take off my pants and wave my arms around.第八条：搬家的时候不要带走扫帚，它会带来厄运。把它扔了，买个新的。

08 Never take a broom along when you move.It is bad luck.Throw it out and buy a new one。

5 这不是常识吗？用过的扫帚很脏，没法跟亚麻制品放一起啊。这就跟打包带走用过的垃圾桶一样好笑。再说，一把新扫帚只需要两美元。

Isn’t that common sense? A used broom is kind of a nasty thing to box up with the linens.Like packing up used trash cans.A new broom costs like two dollars。 第九条：如果蜡烛熄灭，说明附近有邪恶灵魂。 09 If a candle blows out, evil spirits are nearby。 或者也可能只是有阵风。 Or, there’s a draft.

第十条：用一根火柴点燃3根香烟，会带来厄运。 10 It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.嗯没错。这个厄运的名字叫“癌症”。 Yeah it is.And that bad luck is called cancer.第十一条：当你站在一个圈内，邪恶的灵魂便伤害不到你。 11 Evil spirits can’t harm you when you stand inside a circle.哦，难怪有些人会戴着呼啦圈在街上走来走去啊！

Oh, that explains all those people walking up and down the street wearing hula hoops。 第十二条：如果捡起的硬币反面朝上，则会带来厄运；正面朝上会带来好运。 12 It’s bad luck to pick up a coin if it’s tails side up.Good luck comes if it’s heads up。 在当前经济形势下，就算会带来厄运我也不会放过地上那个硬币的。 In this economy, a little bad luck is worth the nickel.第十三条：呃，我是不是该命名它为第12A条？ 13 – oops, should I have called this one #12A? 家里发现蟋蟀，会有好运。

A cricket in the house brings good luck.

6 也会有蟋蟀粪便啊亲。 It will also bring cricket poop。

第十四条：假如你右手掌发痒，说明很快就能获得一笔钱；假如你左手掌痒，说明你很快要付出去一笔钱。

14 If the palm of your right hand itches, it means you will soon be getting money.If the palm of your left hand itches, it means you will soon be paying out money.假如你两只手都痒，那我建议你还是去医院检查一下吧。

If the palm of either of your hands is itching, you might want to get that checked。 第十五条：如果爱人送了一把小刀作为礼物，说明爱情很快会结束。 15 A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end。 谁会送自己爱人一把刀啊！送玫瑰送巧克力不都行嘛？真是有毛病啊！ Who gives their lover a knife for a gift? What happened to roses or chocolate? Creepy! 还有： and 分娩的时候，在枕头下放把刀能减轻分娩疼痛。

A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.如果我是那个孕妇，我会更紧张的。

If I were the impregnator, I would be very nervous。 第十六条：汤太咸，说明那个厨子恋爱了。 16 Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love。

随便走进一家百货店，随便拿起一个罐头看看它的盐分含量吧。你会发现世界简直充满了爱了！

Check the sodium content on any can in any grocery store and feel good about how much love there is in the world。

7 第十七条：如果三只海鸥一起从你头上直直飞过，预示着死亡很快会降临。 17 Three seagulls flying together, directly overhead, are a warning of death soon to come.也预示着你头顶会有一泡屎。 Or poop on your head。

第十八条：打喷嚏的时候，用手捂住你的嘴，可以防止灵魂外逃。

18 Place a hand in front of your mouth when sneezing so that your soul cannot escape。 现在他们又叫我们往胳肢窝里打喷嚏了。我真为那些被喷进胳肢窝的灵魂感到惋惜。 Now they tell us to sneeze into our armpits.I’ve got to feel sorry for any soul that gets sneezed into an armpit。

第十九条：右手掌有几个“X”，预示着你会有几个孩子。

19 The number of Xs in the palm of your right hand is the number of children you will have。 我数了一下。嗯， 我会有47个孩子。 I counted.I will have 47 children。

第二十条：新娘必须被抱着进入洞房，因为要是她摔跤了，那可就大难临头了。 20 A new bride must be carried over the threshold because it’s bad luck if she falls。 呃，我一直以为这是因为新娘之前喝太多了，才被抱进去的。 I always thought it was because she was hammered from the reception。

推荐第7篇：英语小故事

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课程名称：文学鉴赏

院系：应用英语学院

班级：2010级2班

姓名：王振宇

学号：100440214

虽然“少不读三国”,但从小就开始读三国,从>到>,还是觉得>更好.虽然>更为客观.也许这种想法受童年长时间看>的影响。这种想法明显很幼稚。喜欢赵云的高超武艺，喜欢诸葛亮对主子的执着，喜欢关云长的忠义，总是讨厌曹操的奸诈，明显这是不客观的，呵呵，这对曹操明显不公平，罢了 罢 了。。。。。。。

首先让我们看看它讲了什么故事。《三国演义》，它讲述了从东汉末年时期到晋朝统一之间发生的一系列故事。书中第一句话这样说到：“话说天下大势，分久必合，合久必分。”周末七国分争，并入于秦，及秦灭之后，楚、汉分争，又并入于汉„„书中还有上百个人物、无数的军事谋略，加上作者本身借着历史人物，来阐述忠、教、仁、义、爱的道理，更是深中人心。它写的庸主献帝、刘禅，无能之辈吕布、袁术、袁绍、刘表、刘璋，气量狭隘的周瑜，长厚的鲁肃，勇者张飞、许楮、典韦，下至因行间而贻笑千古的蒋干，无不个极其态。这些人物给了我很深的教育。虽有这些人物，但最令我有所感受的是这本书当中所描述的几个英雄人物。

再看看书中几个真英雄。

1.关羽。他降汉不降曹、秉烛达旦、千里走单骑、五关斩六将、古城斩蔡阳，后来又在华容道义释曹操。他忠于故主，因战败降敌而约好一知故主消息，便不知千里万里往投。我认为虽降了敌，但最后还是回来了，不但仍算忠，而且还要算一种难得可贵的忠。《三国演义》表现关羽的方法也极简单：“丹凤眼,卧蚕眉，面如重枣，青龙偃月刀”，后来加上“赤兔马”，又读过《春秋》，刮骨疗毒不怕疼，斩颜良，诛文丑，几乎变得天下无敌。他的所做所为值得我们学习。

2.诸葛亮。封建统治时期需要忠臣，需要一个能够鞠躬尽瘁、死而后已的忠臣，这就是诸葛亮。诸葛亮熟知天文地理，能文能武，足智多谋，而且一生谨慎，鞠躬尽瘁。他借东风，草船借箭，三气周瑜，智料华容道，巧摆八阵图，骂死王朗，空城计，七星灯，以木偶退司马懿，锦囊杀魏延，这些是常人所想不到的。我本以为这种人应该相貌非凡，可书中描绘的却十分简单：身长八尺，面如冠玉，头戴纶巾，身披鹤氅。他的所做所为给后人很深的印象。

3.赵云。赵云开始跟随公孙瓒征讨，后投靠刘备，当年长阪恶战，赵云七进七出，杀得曹军闻风丧胆。保护刘禅和甘夫人安全脱险。刘备入西川，赵云随诸葛亮、张飞等人沿江而上作为援军，为平定益州做出了贡献。刘备死后，赵云跟随诸葛亮北伐，子龙单骑退追兵。为蜀汉立下赫赫战功。在演义中，赵云英武潇洒，武力超群，数次成为孤胆英雄，被刘备赞为“一身都是胆”。

4.曹操。虽然我不喜欢曹操，但他在客观上也的确是一个真英雄。曹操在《三国演义》中被称为奸雄，可能是因为他的儿子篡了汉。他说刘备与他是并世英雄，说得刘备都不敢听，但是他没有杀刘备，虽刘备正是他的瓮中之鳖。这使我感到了曹操的大度，也是周瑜做梦也梦不到的。周瑜眼中只有诸葛亮，与其誓不两立，只要把诸葛亮杀了，东吴的天下就太平了。后来又发现刘备也不是一般人物，便想杀刘备，至少把他留在东吴，东吴的天下也太平了。目光短浅，气量狭小，非英雄也。这也与曹操形成了鲜明的对比。曹操还是个实干家，曾经行刺董卓，诏聚诸侯讨伐董卓。这些使我感到了曹操的伟大之处。

最后让我们看看《三国演义》的艺术价值。《三国演义》是我国长篇小说的开山之作。在古代历史小说中，成就最高，影响最大。《三国演义》是罗贯中根据陈寿的《三国志》，并吸取野史、平话杂剧的故事情写作而成的。 《三国演义》是一幅绚丽多姿的立体画卷，刻画了众多的人物形象。者描绘蜀方刘备方面的人物以忠勇仁义、骁勇善战、智慧机智为特点；描绘吴方周瑜方面的人物，少年武将，雄姿英发；描绘魏方曹操方面的人物，有曹操的虚伪奸诈，有司马父子的老谋深算。从而形成了全书立体形象的系谱。

《三国演义》的主要艺术特色在于人物性格的鲜明性。鲜明的人物性格是通过变化的情节、曲折的结构表现出来的。例如第二十七回的“美髯公千里走单骑”，揭示的是关羽的“义”；第四十一回的“赵子龙单骑救主”揭示的是赵云的“忠”。关羽的性格离开了千里走骑、过五关斩六将、单刀赴会等情节，就表现不了关羽的人物性格。

描写战争也是《三国演义》艺术的精华所在。着重写参加战争的人，不着重写战争的过程，这是《三国演义》战争描写的最显著艺术特点。作者巧妙地处理了人物与故事之间的关系，从人物的性格冲突中导出故事。 又从故事情节的发展中渲染人物。在处理人物和故事的关系中，既写好了战争中的人物，又写好了战争过程基本原因。如“空城计”前后的描写。作者对战争双方的描写，对于在具体战役中掌握主动权的详写，处于被动方的略写；对于在未来战争中处于胜利的一方详写， 而处于失败地位的一方则略写。这种写法产生的艺术效果使读者对整个战争的全貌、整个战争的发展有一个清 晰的认识和看法。

《三国演义》结构严密，整体结构完美。作者善于用历史眼光和审美观点来写人物、事件，把构成历史的各种因素结合起来，构成整体结构。以写战争为主，又围绕主轴线描写了多种形式的政治斗争、外交活动。千头万绪，浑然一体，拓宽了小说的表现空间。《三国演义》不但受到我国人民的喜爱，而且在国 际文坛上有着极高的地位。《英国大百科全书》称 《三国演义》作者罗贯中是“第一位知名的艺术大师”，认为《三国演义》是十四世纪出现的一部“广泛批评社会的小说”。可见，《三国演义》不仅是中国的名著，也是世界的名著。

推荐第8篇：英语小故事

英语小故事大全

1、The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子

A PIGEON, oppreed by exceive 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 addrede 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 cla from an undergraduate cla,\" 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, Mistre Crow,‟ he cried.„How well you are looking to-day: how gloy your feathers; how bright your eye.I feel sure your voice must surpa 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 succeful teaching + an infinite stage = succe.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.\"

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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?

Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,\"School-Go slow\".

老师:为什么你每天早晨都迟到?

汤姆:每当我经过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着\"学校----慢行\".

11.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。”

12.Drunk

One day, a father and his little son were going home.At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions.Now, he asked, \"What\'s the meaning of the word \'Drunk\', dad?\" \"Well, my son,\" his father replied, \"look, there are standing two policemen.If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.\"

\"But, dad,\" the boy said, \" there\'s only ONE policeman!\"

醉酒

一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，„醉‟字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸， ”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！

13.There was a man who had seven sons, but he had no daughter, greatly though he longed for one.At last his wife told him that they could again expect a child and, sure enough, when it was born it was a baby girl.There was great rejoicing, but the child was weak and puny, so weak that it had to be christened at once.The father told one of the boys to go quickly to the spring and fetch christening water; the other six ran along with him, and because each of them wanted to be the first to dip the jug into the well, it fell in and sank.So there they stood and didn„t know what to do, and none of them dared go home.When they didn„t come back their father got impatient and said:“ I„ll wager they„ve been playing some game again and forgotten all about it, the godle brats.“ He was afraid the little girl would have to die unbaptized, and in his rage he cried out:“ I wish those boys would all turn into ravens.“ He„d scarcely spoken the words when he heard a whirring of wings in the air overhead, looked up and saw seven coal-black ravens flying away.

有个人，他有七个儿子，他很希望有个女儿，可是怎么盼也没有。好不容易，妻子又怀孕了。生下来一看，果然是个女孩。他们非常高兴。但是孩子太小，又非常虚弱，非得马上急救洗礼不可。父亲打发一个男孩立即到井台去打洗礼水，其余六个也跟着去了。在井台旁，他们都争着先打水，结果罐子掉进井里，沉了下去。他们不知道该怎么办才好，都真楞楞地站在那儿，谁也不敢回家了。父亲在家里等得不耐烦了，就说：“我敢说这些无法无天的孩子一定是贪玩，把打水的事给忘了。”他担心女孩子不经洗礼会死，就生气地大声喊起来：“淘气鬼，都变成乌鸦才好呢！”这话刚出口，就听到头顶有“吧哒吧哒”鸟儿拍打翅膀的声音。他抬头一看，只见空中有七只漆黑漆黑的乌鸦飞过去了。

推荐第9篇：英语小故事

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?

Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,\"School-Go slow\".

老师:为什么你每天早晨都迟到?

汤姆:每当我经过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着\"学校----慢行\".

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。”I Have His Ear in My Pocket Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, \"What happened?\" \"A kid bit me,\" replied Ivan.\"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?\" asked his mother.

\"I\'d know him any where,\" said Ivan.\"I have his ear in my pocket.\" 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，“发生了什么事？” “一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。

“再见到他你能认出来吗？”妈妈问。“他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。“他的耳朵还在

我衣兜里呢？ 他的耳朵在我衣兜里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.\"A Good Boy 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你的钱干什么了？”好孩子

“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。”

Hospitality The hoste apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without

any cheese.The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and

returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest\'s plate.The visitor smiled,

put the cheese into his mouth and then said: \"You must have better eyes than your

mother, sonny.Where did you find the cheese?\" \"In the rat-trap, sir,\" replied theboy.由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。 客

人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪？”

“在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。好客

他赢了

汤姆：约翰尼，你小弟弟好吗？ 约翰尼：他害病卧床了。他受了伤。 汤姆：真糟糕，怎么

回事儿？约翰尼：我们做游戏，看谁能把身子探出窗外最远，他赢了。 There was a barber in a developing country who had a little shed at the roadside to

cut hair, and a certain man used to come in regularly for haircuts.One day he

noticed that a dog was always sitting underneath, near the chair where the

customers sat for their haircuts.So the man asked the barber, \"Is that your dog?\"

And the barber replied, \"No, he always comes every day.It\'s not my dog.I don\'t

know whose dog it is.\" Then the customer asked, \"So if it\'s not your dog, you never

feed him, right?\" And the barber said, \"No.\" And the customer said, \"Then why does he always come here every day?\" And the barber answered, \"He\'s waiting in case an ear comes off.\" A Very Patient Pooch 一处简陋的乡下，一位理发师傅在路边的小棚子帮人理发。有位经常 来理发的男士，注意到有一只狗老是喜欢坐在客人的座椅旁边，于是 他问师傅：那是你的狗吗？师傅答：不，不是我的狗，我不知 道那是谁的狗，不过，它每天都会来。那个客人又问：不是你的狗，那你从来没有喂过它吗？师傅回答：没有。客人又问:那它为什么每天都来？师傅回答：它在等看看有没有耳朵掉下来。耐心的狗

推荐第10篇：英语小故事

英语小故事——Fox and cock

狐狸和公鸡

One morning a fox sees a cock.He thinks, “This is my breakfast.”He comes up to the cock and says,“I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?”The cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins to sing.The fox sees that and catches him in his mouth and carries him away.People in the field see the fox.They cry,“Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.”The cock says to the fox,“Mr Fox,do you understand? People say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.” The fox opens his mouth and says,\"The cock is mine,not yours.\'\'Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.

一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得很好听，你能唱给我听么？”公鸡特别开心。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。”狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时，公鸡跑到了树底下。

A poor pig可怜的小猪

Danny is a little pig .He is unhappy because he wants to leave home to see the world .It’s a sunny day .Danny goes away when his parents are sleeping .on his way he meets an elephant , a peacock and a rabbit .At last , he gets to a lake .He looks at his reflection in the water and says, “I wish I have an elephant’s nose , a peacock’s tail and a rabbit’s ears .” after a while , Danny’s wish comes true .He runs back excitedly .

But his parents can’t recognize Danny , “Go away , you’re not our son .” Danny goes to the lake again .“ I just want to be a pig .” He says sadly .Danny waits and waits .He becomes a pig again .Danny runs back quickly .His parents hug and say , “ This is our lovely baby .”

可怜的小猪

丹尼是只小猪，为此他很不开心，他希望自己能够拥有大象的鼻子、孔雀的尾巴、小兔的耳朵。可是，当他的愿望实现的时候，爸爸妈妈却不认他了。可怜的小猪决定，还是变回自己原来的样子吧。

第11篇：英语小故事

英语小故事

The dog and the wolf

A wolf was almost dead with hunger.A house-dog saw him, and asked, \"Friend, your irregular life will soon ruin you.

\"Why don\'t you work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly?\"

\"I would have no objection,\" said the wolf, \"if I could only get a place.\" \"I will help you,\" said the dog.\"Come with me to my master, and you shall share my work.\"

So the wolf and the dog went to the town together.

On the way the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog\'s neck.

He felt quite surprised, and asked him why it was like that?

\"Oh, it is nothing,\" said the dog.\"Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up.You will soon get used to it.\"

\"Is that the only reason?\" said the wolf.\"Then good-bye to you, my friend.I would rather be free.\"

狗和狼

●一只狼快要饿死了，一只狗看见后问他：“你现在的无规律的生活一定会毁掉你，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢?”

●狼说：“如果我有个地方住，我没有意见。”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去，我们一起工作。”于是狼和狗一起回到了村子。

●在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。

●“噢，没有什么，”狗说，“我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。”“就是因为这个原因吗?”狼说道，“那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选择自由。”

寓意: 自由比安乐更重要。

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The horse and the a

A horse and an a were traveling together.The horse was prancing along in its beautiful trappings, but the a was carrying the heavy weight in its saddlebags.

\"I wish I were you,\" sighed the a.\"You have nothing to do, and wear such a beautiful harne.\"

The next day there was a great battle.The horse was badly wounded in the final charge.

The a paed and saw the dying horse.\"I was wrong,\" said the a.\"Safety is much more important than beautiful clothes.\"

马和驴

●马和驴一起旅行，马拉着轻便的车轻松地前行，而驴驮着很重的鞍囊走路。

●“我多希望我是你，”驴感叹道，“你什么也不用做，却佩带这么漂亮的马具。”

●后来爆发了一场战争，马在最后的冲锋中不幸身受重伤。

●驴从将要死去的马身边经过。“我错了，”驴说，“安全比漂亮的衣服更重要。”

寓意: 不要随便羡慕别人，各人都有自己的生活，都有自己的幸福与不幸。

The frogs and the well

Two frogs lived together in a marsh.One hot summer the marsh dried up, so they had to leave it and look for another place.

They soon found a deep well.

One of them looked down and said to the other, \"This is a nice cool place.Let\'s jump in and settle down here.\" The other frog was much wiser.He replied, \"Don’t be so fast, my friend.If this well dries up like the marsh, how should we get out again?\"

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青蛙和井

●两只青蛙住在沼泽里。在一个炎热的夏季，沼泽干涸了，因此他们不得不离开去寻找新的湿地。

●他们很快发现一口深井。

●其中一只向下看了看对另一只说：“这是个凉爽的好地方，就住这里吧。”

●而另一只较明智，它说：“别着急，朋友，如果这口井也干了的话,我们怎么出来呢?”

寓意: 凡事应该首先考虑周到，然后再付诸行动。

The crow and the pitcher

A crow felt very thirsty.He looked for water everywhere.Finally, he found a pitcher.

But there was not a lot of water in the pitcher.His beak could not reach it.He tried again and again, but still could not touch the water.

When he was about to give up, an idea came to him.He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher.Then he took another and dropped it in.Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water.

口渴的乌鸦

●一只乌鸦口渴了，到处找水喝。终于，他找到了一个大水罐。

●然而，水罐里面的水并不多，他的尖嘴够不到水面，他试了一次又一次，都没有成功。

●就在他想放弃的时候，他突然想到一个主意。乌鸦叼来了一块小石子投到水罐里，接着又叼了一块又一块石头放进去。

●渐渐地，水面升高了。乌鸦高兴地喝到了水。

寓意: 有些东西虽然看起来微不足道，但如果积少成多，便会带来很大变化。

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The dove and the ant

An ant was drinking at a river.Suddenly he slipped, and fell into the water.

A dove took pity on him.She threw a small branch into the river.The ant seized the bough, and swam back to the shore.

A few days later, the ant saw a hunter aiming a gun at the dove.He bit the man in the foot sharply.

The man mied the shot, and the dove\'s life was saved.

The dove felt very grateful.She made good friends with the ant.

鸽子和蚂蚁

●一只蚂蚁到河边饮水，却不幸掉入河中。

●一只鸽子看见，扔下一段树枝，将他救起。

●过了不久，蚂蚁看见猎人正在拿枪瞄准鸽子，就狠狠地朝他脚上咬了一口，没让他打中。

●鸽子非常感激蚂蚁。从此，他们成了好朋友。

寓意: 有些朋友也许平时看似微不足道，但却有可能在我们身处困境的时候提供巨大的帮助。

The two pots

There were two pots on the bank of a river.One was made of bra, and the other was made of clay.

When the water rose they both floated off down the river.The earthen pot tried to stay away from the bra one.

So the bra pot cried out, \"Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you.\"

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\"But I may come in contact with you,\" said the earthen pot.\"If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it.\"

After that the earthen pot floated away.

两口锅

●河中漂流着一个瓦锅和一个铜锅。

●每当潮涨潮落时，瓦锅就尽量地远离铜锅。铜锅大叫：“别害怕，朋友，我不会撞你的。”

●“但是我有可能会和你接触，”瓦锅对铜锅说,“如果我离你太近，无论是你碰到我，或者是我自己不小心碰到你，我都会碎的。”

●然后，瓦锅就漂走了。

寓意: 与强硬的人相伴是很不安全的。

Hercules and the waggoner

A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.

Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.

The waggoner threw down his whip.He knelt down and prayed to Hercules.\"Hercules, help me,please,\" he said.

But Hercules appeared to him, and said, \"Man, don\'t kneel there.Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel.\"

大力神与车夫

●一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行。

●突然，马车的轮子陷入了泥潭，马无法将它们拉出来。

●车夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出现，“大力神啊，请来帮助我。”他说。

●大力神出现了，却说：“朋友，用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来，再驱赶马拉车出来。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢?”

寓意: 当我们遇到困难时，不能只期望得到别人的帮助，而应该首先依靠自己的力量。

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The young thief and his mother

A young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.

He wanted to speak with his mother before the execution.Of course this was granted.

When his mother came to him, he said, \"I want to tell you something.\" He said something but she could not hear.He whispered again, and when she came close to him, she put her ear to his mouth.He nearly bit off her ear.All the bystanders were horrified.

\"It is to punish her,\" he said.\"When I was young I began stealing little things, and brought them home to mother.\"Instead of punishing me, she laughed and said, \'It will not be noticed.\' It is because of her that I am here today.\"

小偷和他的母亲

●一个小偷被抓住了，被判处死刑，三天后执行。

●他想在行刑前与他的母亲话别，得到了允许。

●当他妈妈来到他的面前，他说：“告诉你一件事。”他轻轻说了一遍，但是她听不到;等她走近些，小偷又轻声说了一遍。母亲将耳朵贴近时，儿子突然咬住母亲的耳朵，差点撕下来，周围的人都惊呆了。

●“这是对她的惩罚，”小偷说，“我小时候小偷小摸，把偷的东西带回家时，她不但不惩罚我，反而笑着说‘别让人看见。’就是因为她我才落个今天这样的下场。”

寓意: 小错起初不惩治，必将酿成大错。

The milkmaid and her pail

A milkmaid was going to the market.She carried her milk in a pail on her head.

As she went along she began calculating what she would buy after

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she had sold the milk.

\"I\'ll buy a new dre, and when I go to the ball, all the young men will dance with me!\"

As she spoke she toed her head back.The pail immediately fell off her head, and all the milk was spilt.

The girl went back without anything.She felt very sad.\"Ah, my child,\" said her mother.\"Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.\"

挤牛奶的姑娘

●一个农家挤奶姑娘头顶着一桶牛奶，前往集市。

●走了一会儿，她开始算计起卖完牛奶后要买的东西：“我要买一身新衣服，好去参加舞会，年轻的小伙子都会邀请我跳舞。”

●想到这里，她真地摇起头来，牛奶桶随之倾倒在地，牛奶都流了出去。

●女孩很伤心，两手空空地回到家里，母亲对她说：“我的孩子，不要过早地打如意算盘。”

寓意: 不要过早地打如意算盘。

The trumpeter taken prisoner

A trumpeter was captured by his enemy in a battle.

When they were about to kill him, he begged them to have mercy on him.

\"I am not a warrior,\" said he.\"I only blow the trumpet.It cannot harm you; then why should you kill me?\"

\"You may not fight with a weapon,\" said the others, \"but you encourage and guide your men to the fight.\"

号兵

●在一场战争中，有个号兵被敌人抓获了。

●在他们准备杀他时，他求他们对他仁慈一些。

●“我不是勇士，”他大声叫道,“我仅有把铜号，它又不能伤人，你们为什么要杀我呢?”

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●“你没有武器来战斗，”敌人对他说,“但是你却召集你们所有的士兵来攻打我们。” 寓意: 人们更痛恨那些怂恿他人作恶的人。

英语小作文

My teacher

My favourite teacher is Mi Huang.She is a beautiful lady.She has two big eyes, a high nose and a little red mouth.There is always a smile on her face.

Mi Huang likes singing and collecting posters.She is good at playing the piano.In the evening, she always sits in front of the piano and plays nice music.She is good at dancing, too.Sometimes she teaches us dancing.

Mi Huang likes dogs very much because the dog is very friendly and cute.Her favourite color is blue.Because blue is the color of the sky and the sea.

This is my favourite teacher.Our clamates all like her very much.

译文：

我的老师

我最喜欢的老师是黄老师。她是一位漂亮的女性。她有两只大大的眼睛，一个高高的鼻子和一张小小的红唇。她的脸上总带着笑容。

黄老师喜欢唱歌和收集海报。她钢琴弹得很好。晚上，她常常坐在钢琴前弹奏优美的乐曲。黄老师跳舞也很棒。有时她也会教我们跳舞。

黄老师非常喜欢狗，因为狗很友好也很可爱。黄老师最喜欢的颜色是蓝色，因为蓝色是天空和海的颜色。

这就是我喜欢的老师。我们班的同学都非常喜欢她。

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My Favorite Teacher Mi Hou is my English teacher, she is 28, we all like her.My English is really bad at first, I am afraid of having Mi Hou’s cla, when she finds this, she doesn’t blame me, she tells me that the only way I can learn English well is to fall in love with English, she asks me to watch English movie, it works.Mi Hou is my favorite teacher.

候老师是我的英语老师，她28岁，我们都很喜欢她。我的英语一开始真的很不好，我怕上候老师的课，当她发现了，她并没有责备我，她告诉我唯一能学好英语的方法就是喜欢上英语，她叫我去看英语电影，这起作用了。候老师是我最喜欢的老师。

My Favorite Place

I am a ten years old girl.Not like other kids, I like quiet.And my favorite place is my study room.I like staying in it.Nearly every day I will stay more than two hours in it.There are many books in it.Some are for study and some are for entertainment.I do homework, read books, and play piano in it.It is my private coffer.I like it the most.

我是一个十一岁的女孩。不像其他的小孩，我喜欢安静。我最喜欢的地方是我的书房。我喜欢呆在那儿。几乎每天我都会在那待超过两个小时。我的书房有很多书。有些是学习用的，有些是娱乐用的。我在里面写作业，看书，弹钢琴。这是我的小金库。我最喜欢这里了

My Cla

I am twelve years old and I am a student of Grade six.There are forty-five students in my cla.Twenty-one are boys and twenty-four are girls.My clamates are active.Our teachers like

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us very much.They feel good to have lectures in my cla.In my cla, we have good relationship with each other.We are ready to help others.I think my clamates are lovely.I feel happy to study with them.

我今年12岁，是一名六年级学生。我们班共有45名学生，21个男生，24个女生。我们班很活跃，老师都很喜欢我们。他们觉得在我们班上课很好。在班上，我们与每个人关系都很好，我们总是随时帮助别人。我认为我的同学很可爱，和他们一起学习我觉得很开心。

When I grow up

When I grow up, I want to be an artist.I want to use my colorful pencil to draw this wonderful world to everyone.

Some years ago, I did not know how to use the pencil to draw the picture for my mother and my father.One day, I found I could draw animals, people, mountains, seasons with the colorful pencils with teacher’s help.As a result, I want to be a artist.Even though this dream is very small, but I still make my effort.I can study drawing hardly from now on.An then I think my dream will come true.

When I grow up, I want to be an artist.What about you? What’s your dream?

译文：

当我长大以后，我想成为一名艺术家。我想用五颜六色的铅笔给大家画出这个精彩的世界。

几年前，我不知道如何使用铅笔为我的爸爸妈妈画图。有一天，我发现老师的帮助下，我可以用彩色铅笔画出动物、人、山、季节。因此，我想成为一名艺术家。虽然这个梦想是非常小的，但我还是会作出努力。我可以从现在开始加倍努力学习绘画。这样的话，我想我的梦想就能够成真。

当我长大了，我想成为一名艺术家。你怎么样?你的梦想是什么呢?

I Like Music I believe everybody has their own hobby.Different people have different hobbies.For me, my hobby is music.I like music very much.

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It is magical for me.It gives me the sense of happine.It can make me happy when I am sad.I will listen to music every day.I listen to it on my way home and school, before fall asleep in bed and eat.Sometimes I will try to sing songs.

我相信每个人都有他自己的爱好。不同的人的爱好是不一样的。对于我来说，我的爱好是音乐。我非常喜欢音乐。对我来说音乐是很神奇的。它能给我带来幸福感。在我难过的时候它可以让我开心起来。我每天都听音乐。在上学回家路上，睡前，吃饭的时候我都会听音乐。有时候我会试着唱歌。

A Happy Weekend

This weekend, our family had a big get-together.My grandparents said they haven’t seen us for a long time.So they asked all of us to come home this weekend.My uncle’s family and mine all came home on time.Their adults talked happily and I played with my little cousin.I haven’t had such a great time for a long time.This weekend, I could play, eat big meal and receive present.I love family time. 这个周末，我们家有一个大聚会。我爷爷奶奶说很久没见到我们了。就叫我们这周周末回家。我叔叔他们一家和我们家都准时回到家。他们大人聊得很开心，我就和我的小堂妹一起玩。我很久没玩得这么开心了。这个周末，我可以去玩，吃大餐，收礼物。我真的太喜欢家庭时间。

The Spring

There are four seasons in a year.The spring, summer, autumn and winter.I think spring is the most beautiful season.In the spring, the flowers are blooming, the gra is green and the birds start to sing.The temperature in the spring is not too cold or too hot.We can go on an excursion during the spring.We can fly kites and enjoy the sunshine.I think spring is the best season ever!

一年有四个季节：春天、夏天、秋天和冬天。我认为春天是最美丽的季节。在春天，鲜

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花开放，草地变绿，小鸟也开始歌唱。春天的温度不冷不热，我们可以去春游，去放风筝，去享受阳光。我认为春天是最棒的季节!家门口的一颗小草。

大火

One night Wu gang was lying in bed.then suddenly a loud cry for help woke him up.He looked out of the window and found his neighbour\'s house was on fire.

Wu gang hurried to telephone 119 for help.Then he ran out at once.he saw many people trying to put out the fire with water, and he quickly joined in.after some time, the firefighters arrived, the big fire was out at last.luckily, no house was destroyed by the fire and all the people were safe.

【译文】

一天夜里吴刚正躺在床上，突然一声呼救声惊醒了他。他向窗外望去，发现邻居的房子着火了。吴刚急忙拨打119求救。然后他就跑出去。

他看见许多人在尽力用水扑火，便投身其中。过了一会儿，消防队员赶到，大火最后被扑灭了。幸好房屋没有被火烧毁，所有的人都安全无恙。

I Want To A Teacher

If anyone asks me what will I want to be in the future? I will say a teacher without any thinking.In my mind, being a teacher is a great job.Its responsibility is very heavy, but it is full of achievability.I like the job with achievability.I also like children.I want to develop them into the people who are useful to the society.In my mind, no job can compare with teacher.如果有人问我将来想做什么?我会想都不想就说教师。在我看来，做老师是一个很伟大的工作。虽然责任很重，但是充满了成就感。我喜欢有成就感的工作。我也喜欢小孩子。我希望能把他们培养成为对社会有用的人。在我看来，任何工作都无法与教师相比。

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The Gra in Front of my House There is a little gra in front of my house.As the ground in front of my house is concrete, the only gra becomes very outstanding.It is very strong.It grows well exposing to the weather.There is nothing objects can protect it.For example, last night, there was a strong thunderstorm.Now it is tired but still never gives up from growing up.I think I have to learn its spirit.I need to be strong in my life. 我家门前有一棵小草。因为我家门前的地面是水泥地，所以这唯一的一颗小草就变得很显眼。它很坚强。风吹日晒，没有任何的保护物，它仍然能长得好好的。例如，昨天晚上，有一场很大的雷阵雨。现在它现在很累，但是仍然没有放弃生命。我觉得我应该要学习它的精神。我要在生活中学坚强。

The Benefit of Learning English As English is widely used today, we learn English since primary school.Some students still ask why they should learn English, we learn English because there are some benefits.First, we can know more about a foreign language, we can talk to foreigners.Second, we can pa the exam and our mother will be every happy, we are not falling behind with others.English is so useful. 今天英语被广泛使用，从小学开始，我们就要学习英语。一些学生还在问他们为什么要学英语，我们学英语是因为有很多好处。第一，我们可以了解多一门外语，与外国人交流。第二，我们可以通过考试，妈妈会很高兴，我们不比别人差。英语很有用处。 Our Appointment Yesterday is Mary’s birthday.After cla, we walked home together.We talked for a long time and had an appointment.We would be friends forever.We all said that no matter what happens in the

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future, we will be friends forever.We were neighbors and we played together when we started to remember things.We often heard the adults say that many things will change as we grow up.But we believe our friendship will not change forever, so we have our deal. 我们的约定

昨天是玛丽的生日。下课后，我们一起走回家。我们聊了很久，并且有了一个约定。我们永远都是朋友。我们都说，无论将来发生什么事，我们永远都会是朋友。我们是邻居，在我们开始记事时就一起玩了。大人们常说，等我们长大了很多东西都会变的。但我们相信，我们的友谊永远都不会改变，所以我们有了这个约定。

My Dream About Half-blood Prince

Every little girl will have her dream about prince.I always dream of a half-blood prince comes to me, just like the snow white and Cinderella in the fairy tale.I hope there will be a prince wearing white clothes to ask me to live happy life with him.And in the following days, I really have a happy life.Why I want a half-blood prince not just prince? I think half-blood prince would be more handsome.Hehe.

每个小女孩都会做关于王子的梦想。我总是梦想会有一个混血王子来到我的身边，就像童话故事里的白雪公主和灰姑娘一样。我希望有一个穿白色衣服的王子来让我跟他一起幸福的生活。在接下来的日子里，我真的拥有了幸福的生活。我为什么想要一个混血王子不仅仅是王子呢?因为我觉得混血王子会更帅气。呵呵

A Hailstorm

Last night, I was waked up by a hailstorm at the midnight.The hail was very heavy.It hit heavily on the windows of my house.It

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was more scared than the lightening.I was afraid.After a long, I fell asleep under my quilt.Next morning, I was sad when I saw my favorite sun flowers were all dead.A day before, they were growing prosperous.I hate hail.

昨天晚上，午夜的时候我被冰雹惊醒了。冰雹很大。它重重地撞在我家里的窗户上。冰雹比闪电还可怕。我很害怕。过了很长的时间，我在被子里面睡着了。第二天早晨，当我看到我最喜欢的向日葵全死了的时候，我非常的伤心。前一天，它们还长得很旺盛。我讨厌死冰雹了。

Digital Products

I like digital products.It is advanced and convenient.For example, nowadays our family has a digital camera.We can take pictures whenever we want.We have taken many photos about our life.But in the past, if we want to take pictures, we have to go to the photographic studio.It is inconvenient and expensive.So we only take photos once a year.This is one claical example.There are many similar examples. 我喜欢数码产品。它们先进、方便。举个例子，我们家现在有一个数码相机。我们什么时候想照相都可以。这相机记录了我们生活中很多的点点滴滴。但是，过去，如果我们想拍照，我们只能去影楼。一点都不方便也很贵。所以我们每年只拍一次照片。这是一个典型的例子。很有很多类似的呢。

Scenic Spots I am born and live in a small country.It is far away from the city.So, its scenery is still natural, not being reformed yet.It is beautiful, especially the mountain next to my house.There are many green trees, beautiful flowers, active birds and clean rivers.Besides, there is a wonderful and natural waterfall.I think it will be a famous scenic sport once it is developed.I firmly believe on it.

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我的家乡

我出世并且住在一个村庄。这里离城市很远。所以，那里的天然风景还没被改造。很漂亮，尤其是我家旁边的那座山。山上有很多绿绿葱葱的树木，美丽的花儿，活泼的鸟儿以及清澈的河流。此外，还有一个很棒的天然瀑布。我觉得一旦这里被开发，肯定能成为著名的风景区。我对它有信心。

I Like Study My teachers and some elderly people often praise me.They always say that I must have a bright future, because I like study very much.I really like study.The knowledge from the book attracts me so much.Every time I search the knowledge there, I feel very satisfied, excited and powerful.I like exploiting all knowledge.I don’t need anyone to push me to study.I just like it. 我的老师和一些长辈经常夸我有前途，因为我非常喜欢学习。我是真的很喜欢。书上的知识对我的吸引力很大。每次我在书中探索知识时，我都能感到满足，兴奋和有力量。所以，我喜欢去探索知识。我不用任何人逼我学习。我就是喜欢学习。

第12篇：英语小故事

Paage:

The circumstances surrounding the birth of a female infant in Kosciusko, Miiippi, on Jan.29, 1954,were not promising present was the usual mix that had so often accumulated into a burden too heavy for a single-parent household like the one Oprah Winfrey grew up in.The state in which she was born had laws in place waiting to characterize her as unwelcome, to bar her participation in otherwise acceptable social activities, to shackle her to the residue of slavery and other injustices of the past.The simple truth is that her grandmother, her great-grandmother and all the great-great-grandmothers before them never experienced one day of life free from the harsh decrees of state-sponsored racial repreion.

In hindsight, it appears that her birth was an uneventful one.But at age three she was reciting speeches from church pulpits.Upon discovering books, the child delved into the written word, turning out weekly book reports for her father.Even during turbulent times, not a moment was wasted.Seeds were being planted, watered, and nurtured.On April 13, 1964, nearly an adolescent and watching television from the linoleum floor of her mother’s walk-up flat in something deep inside of her.She was watching the live broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony and saw a young African-American actor receiving the film industry’s highest honor.Sharing in that moment and all it implied she later told me, caused her to say softly to herself, “If he can do that, I wonder what I could do?”

The ground had been set.The journey of Oprah Winfrey had begun.The babe, the child, the adolescent, the young woman-all their strengths were harneed into a force of astonishing power that placed itself in the service of nature and the human family.That the world has changed in meaningful ways since 1954 is beyond question.Oprah and her activities were driving forces in many of those changes.Her enormously influential talk show, her philanthropic work with children in Africa and elsewhere, her popular book club and magazine, her empowering spiritual meage, her contribution (by action and example) to improving race relations-all speak to the human family, touching hearts and leaving each one uplifted.

Miiippi too seems to be mellowing out into a more congenial place than it was in 1954.that may also be partly due to the very special energy that is Oprah Winfrey-a courageous, funny, compaionate, well-informed, dazzlingly curious person, as down-to-earth and loving as any human being I’ve ever known.

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故事的详情围绕在1954年六月29日出生于密西西比，科修斯科山的一个女婴。那时，对于像Oprah Winfrey (奥普来.温弗里)这样日常开销负担特别繁重的单亲家庭来说，她的出身并不是那么让人期待。她所在的国家，已经有适当的法律等候着将她列为不受欢迎的对象，阻击她参加其它合理的社交活动，让她背负上了奴隶制度剩余产物的枷锁，还有以往其它一些不公平的待遇。简单的事实就是她的祖母、曾祖母以及更早的一代之前，在政府纵恿的种族镇压法令下，从未经历过一天生命的自由。

之后的迹象表明，她的出生似乎平淡无奇。但是，在她三年的时候，便开始在教堂的讲道坛背诵演说，在发现了书籍的之后，她便钻研上面写过的句子，每周向她的父亲作一次书籍汇报。即使在那个动荡不安的年代，也从不浪费一刻功夫。种子正在播种灌溉。在1964年4月13日，她已成长为一个青少年，在她母亲那间无电梯的公寓的油布地毯上，电视里的一些东西深深地了触动了她。那时她正在看奥斯卡奖项的现场直播，一位年青的美国黑人演员被授予了电影行业中的最高荣誉。在分享那个神圣的时刻之后，她告诉了我所有这一切都在暗暗地促使她轻声地告诉自己“他能做到，难道我就做不到吗?”

道路已经被铺平了，Oprah Winfrey 开始了她的旅程。从婴儿到小孩、到青少年、再到年轻女士——万事俱备，使得她在服务于自然界与人类家庭上迸发出一种惊人的能力。从1954年起，毫无疑问，世界已经以一种积极的方式发生着改变。Oprah和她的脱口秀是其中的很多改变动力。她影响深远的脱口秀、对非洲乃至其它地方的小孩博爱举动、广受欢迎的书籍杂志俱乐部、激动人心的演说辞、以身作则为改善种族关系所作的贡献。这一切都讲给人类家庭，触动了他们的内心，每个人都深受鼓舞。

密西西比也受到了潮流的影响，比1954年看起来适意得多。其中的部分也许同样归功于Oprah Winfrey的非常独特的精神力量——一个勇敢、有趣、富有同情心、见识广博、闪耀着知识光芒的人，是我所知的人中最脚踏实地、让人钟爱的一个

第13篇：三年级英语小故事

三年级英语小故事-倒霉的猴子

One day,a monkey drove his car near a lake.Sudden,he saw a tiger under a tree.The tiger saw him,too.The tiger ran very fast at the monkey.The monkey was very afraid and he and his car fell into the lake.The monkey couldn\'t swim and he shouted.A rabbit came and he jumped into the lake.The rabbit swam to the monkey but did not help him.Both of them shouted for help.Luckily,a giraffe came along.He was very tall.He helped the rabbit and the monkey.

一天, 猴子驾驶了他的汽车在湖附近, 他看见一只老虎在树下.老虎也看见了他.老虎跑向猴子.猴子非常地害怕并且他和他的汽车掉进了湖里.猴子不会 游泳并且他喊.兔子来了并且他跳入湖中.兔子游向他但不能帮助他.Both 他们都喊救命.很幸运, 长颈鹿来了.他很高.它帮助了兔子和猴子。

第14篇：五年级英语小故事

五年级英语小故事

1.To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow

Once upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice.Everyday he

went to the field to watch the seedlings grow.He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day.But still, he thought

they were growing too slowly.He got impatient with the young plants.

\"How could the plants grow faster?\" He toed in bed during the night and could not sleep.Suddenly he hit upon an idea.He had an idea not wait for daybreak.He jumped out of the bed and dashed to the field.By the moonlight, he began working on the rice seedlings.One by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch.When he finished pulling, it was already morning.Straightening his back, he said to himself, \"What a wonderful idea! Look, how much taller the plants have grown one night!\" With great satisfaction, he went back home.He told his son what he had done in a triumphant tone.His son was shocked.Now the sun had risen.

The young man was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.

People now use \" Ba Miao Zhu Zhang\" to describe the behavior of those who are too eager to get something done only to make it worse.The idiom is a bit like the English proverb \"Haste makes waste\" ------to spoil things by exceive enthusiasm.

拨苗助长

从前，有个农夫，种了稻苗后，便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田时，发觉那些稻

苗长得非常慢。

他等得不耐烦，心想：“怎么样才能使稻苗长得高，长很快呢?

想了又想，他终了想到一个“最佳方法”，就是将稻苗拨高几分。

经过一番辛劳后，他满意地扛锄头回家休息。心想：明天稻苗长得一定更高了。

隔天早晨．一早起身，他迫不及待地起去稻田看他的“成果”。

哪知，他跑到稻田时，却看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。

2.Sunday Seven Long ago there were two hunchbacks.One was kind but the other was mean and spiteful.The two hunchbacks cold not work in the village because everybody made fun of them; therefore they went into the hills to cut wood.That is, the kind one cut all the wood since the mean and spiteful one was very lazy and was always telling his companion;

\"Ay!, how sick I am today.It is better if you go and cut the wood this week.\" His partner, being kind-hearted, would go into the mountains and do all the work week after week.

One day, when the mean one had stayed at home as usual, the good woodcutter worked very hard and was very tired.Since his house was far away, he decided to camp near a small spring.About midnight, the woodcutter heard someone singing.At first he thought that somebody had camped near by but when he had listened to what

was being sung, he realized that the voices he heard were not human.

Very cautiously he arose and silently walked to the place where the singing came from.Imagine his surprise when he saw a group of fairies singing and dancing around a blazing fire.

Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday three, Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday three.

That was all the fairies sang, they repeated the same line over and over again.It seemed that it was the only song they knew.The woodcutter then decided that he would talk to them.Naturally, as soon as he heard them singing again, he went near the fire and the fairies saw him at once.

\"What do you want, oh mortal?\" asked the fairies.\"Why do you come to bother us?\"

\"Because I can help you.Listen tome and you will see that your song will sound better this way.\" Then he sang:

Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday three, Thursday and Friday and Saturday six.

Oh! The fairies were filled with joy.They noticed then that the good woodcutter was a hunchback.They told him to kneel down and with a magic wand touched his hump.Immediately it disappeared, leaving him strong and strong

3Magic change

神奇变化

Gaga is a little duck.He is small, dirty and ugly.His friends don’t like to play with him.

One day, Gaga walked behind his friends quietly(静悄悄地).But his friends did not want him.Gaga was very sad and ran to the river and cried loudly(大声地)。

Just then, a big beautiful bird heard(听见)him crying and flew down(飞下来，落下来).She said, “Please don’t cry.Tell me, what do you want? I can help you.”

Gaga told the truth(真相).The beautiful bird said, “OK, I can help you to become a good-looking duck.” Then she took out a blanket and put it on the duck’s body.She said something which the little duck didn’t understand.Then she took away the blanket.There stood (站立)a good-looking duck.

Gaga was very happy.He thanked the big bird and quickly went to play with his friends.

4The Dog And The Shadow 狗和它的影子

A DOG, croing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water, and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size.He therefore let go his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog, to get

his larger piece from him.He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away.

一条狗嘴里叼块肉,来到一座桥上.它看见水里有自己的影子, 以为是另一条嘴里也叼着一块比自己

那块肉大一倍的狗.它忙丢下自己嘴里的那块肉,猛力地攻击水里的狗.试图去抢它的肉.结果,它两块肉都得不到.因为那只是一个影子,它自己的影子而已.真正的肉也被水冲走了.

5The Nice Wedding Gift We attended the wedding of an acquaintance\'s son.Because we did not know the young man or his bride, we decided to send them a practical household gift, a fire extinguisher.Apparently, the couple ma-produced their thank-you notes because we received a card saying: Thank you very much for the nice wedding gift.We look forward to using it soon.

漂亮的结婚礼物

我们参加了一个熟人的儿子的婚礼。由于我们都不认识那个年轻人和他的新娘，所以我们决定送给他们一个实用的全家礼----一个灭火器。很明显，这对新人大批量制作了他们的感谢信，因为我们收到了一张卡片，上面写着：“非常感谢您的漂亮的结婚礼物，我们期待着不久就用到它。”

6The Dog And The Shadow 狗和它的影子

A DOG, croing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water, and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size.He therefore let go his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog, to get his larger piece from him.He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away.

一条狗嘴里叼块肉,来到一座桥上.它看见水里有自己的影子, 以为是另一条嘴里也叼着一块比自己那块肉大一倍的狗.它忙丢下自己嘴里的那块肉,猛力地攻击水里的狗.试图去抢它的肉.结果,它两块肉都得不到.因为那只是一个影子,它自己的影子而已.真正的肉也被水冲走了.

7.THE ANT AND THE DOVE 蚂蚁和鸽子

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water.After walking around for some time, she came to a spring（小溪）.

To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of gra.While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.

She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her.Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant.The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there.Soon it

Just at that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it.

Gueing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel.Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net.The dove was quick to fly away to safety.

MORAL: One good turn deserves another.

8A Simple Gesture 举手之劳

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden.As they walked Mark discovered the boy\'s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.They arrived at Bill\'s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some

television.The afternoon paed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school.They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met.\"Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?\" asked Bill.\"You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn\'t want to leave a me for anyone else.I had stored away some of my mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide.But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have mied that time and so many others that might follow.So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life.\"

-John W.Schlatter (true story) 9The 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。

10The 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 addreed him:\"Sirrah, last year you groly 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 gra.\" 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 supperle, 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。

11The 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 aured 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 aured 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。

12The A and the Grahopper 驴子与蚱蜢

AN ASS having heard some Grahoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to poe the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.They replied, \"The dew.\" The A resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.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。

13The 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 kindne.\" 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 poible 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。

14Fox and cock One morning a fox sees a cock.He think,\"This is my breakfast.\'\'

He comes up to the cock and says,\"I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?\'\'The cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.The people in the field see the fox.They cry,\"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.\'\'The cock says to the fox,\"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.\'\' The fox opens his mouth and says,\"The cock is mine,not yours.\'\'Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.狐狸和公鸡

一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。 他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得非常好听，你能唱给我听么？濑户早妃”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。

在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。”

狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时，。公鸡跑到了树底下。

第15篇：英语小故事演讲稿

英语故事 jack is a young boy.he lives with his mother.they live in a small house.the family is poor.their cow, betsy, gives them milk. 杰克是一个年轻小伙子，他与妈妈相依为命。两人同住在一

间小屋子里，家里很穷。他们养了一只母牛，名叫贝琪，这

只牛供给他们牛奶喝。 one day, betsy has no milk.jack and his mother are hungry. jack, we need money, says his mother. take betsy to the market and sell her. 有一天，贝琪没有奶水了。杰克和妈妈肚子饿

坏了。

“杰克，我们需要钱。”妈妈说。“把贝琪带到市场去卖了吧。” jack isnt happy because he likes betsy. sadly, he walks her to the market.a man is standing on the road.he wants betsy.he has five beans in his hand.he shows them to jack. these beans are special.they can grow very high, he says.do you want them? 杰克很不开心，因为他喜欢贝琪。他难过地带着贝琪走到市场。一名男子站在路上，他想要贝琪。他手中有五颗豆子，便把这些豆子拿给杰克看。

“这些豆子可是很特别的哟，它们会长得很高，”他说。“你想要吗？” jack likes the beans, so he gives betsy to the man.at home, his mother sees the beans.she is very angry. jack, we need money! she says.what can we buy with beans? 杰克很喜欢这些豆子，于是就把贝琪给了这个

男子。回到家，妈妈看到这些豆子非常生气。

“杰克，我们需要的是钱！”她说。“我们能用豆子买什么东西呢？” jack goes to bed.he is very sad.his mother throws the beans out the window.soon, a beanstalk is growing.it grows and grows and grows and grows! now, it is in the sky! 杰克伤心地睡觉去了。他的妈妈把豆子丢到窗外。

很快地，一株豆茎长出来。它长呀长的，现在已经

长到天上去了！ jack wakes up early.he sees the beanstalk. where does it go? jack goes up the beanstalk.he goes up and up and up. finally, he is at the top. 杰克很早就醒了，他看见了豆茎。这株豆茎会通往哪里去呢？杰克沿着豆茎爬上去。他爬呀爬的，最后爬到了顶端。

a giant lives in the sky.he has a big house and a lot of money, but he isnt nice.he eats people! jack doesnt know the giant.he goes into the house. 天上有一位巨人住在那里，他有一间好大好大

的屋子和好多好多的钱，但是他却不是个好

人，因为他会吃人！杰克并不认识这个巨人，

所以走进了这间屋子。

jack looks around the house.there are tables, chairs, rugs, and a fireplace. everything is so big! then, the giants wife sees jack.she is old and kind. who are you? she asks jack. i am jack, he says.can you give me some food? i am hungry. 杰克看了看屋子里的四周，有桌子、椅子、地毯，还有一个壁炉。每一样东西都好大！这时巨人的妻子看到了杰克，她年纪很大，但心地善良。 “你是谁？”她问杰克。

“我是杰克，”他说。“你可以给我一点吃的东西吗？我饿了。” the giants wife feeds jack.her food is good. into the house! quick, jack, get into the pot, says the giants wife.the giant likes to eat boys! 巨人的妻子煮东西给杰克吃，她煮的菜很好

吃。就在这个时候，一扇门打开了，

巨人就要

走到屋子里来！

“快点！杰克！快到锅子里去，”巨人的妻子说道。“巨人喜欢吃男孩！” the kitchen.he looks around. i smell a boy, he says with a loud voice. where is he? i want to eat him. there are no boys here, says his wife.sit down and eat your breakfast. 杰克躲进锅子里去。巨人走进厨房，四处张望。

“我闻到男孩子的味道，”他大声说。“他在哪里？我要吃掉他。” “这里没有什么男孩子，”巨人的妻子回答道。“坐下来吃你的早餐。” the giant has a goose.he puts it on the table.the goose lays an egg.it is made of gold! jack sees the egg. i want that goose, he thinks.i can sell the golden eggs.then, mother and i can buy food. 巨人有一只鹅，他把这只鹅摆到餐桌上。鹅下

了一颗蛋，这是一颗金蛋！杰克看到了这颗蛋。 “我想要那只鹅，”他心想。“我可以把金蛋卖掉，这样妈妈和我就可以拿钱买食物了。” the giant goes out of the kitchen.soon he table. i dont feel happy, he says.harp, sing me a song! the harp sings very well.the giant smiles, and eats his breakfast.jack is also listening to the harp. the sound is really beautiful, thinks jack.i can give the harp to mother.then, she wont be angry with me. 巨人走出厨房，很快又回来了。他在桌上放了一把黄金打造的竖琴。 “我不太开心，”他说。“竖琴！唱首歌给我听！”

竖琴唱得非常棒。巨人边吃着早餐边微笑。杰克也在聆听竖琴的歌声。“ 这声音真好听，”杰克心想。“我可以把竖琴送给妈妈，这样她就不会生我的气了。” now, the giant feels sleepy.he closes his eyes.soon he is sleeping.jack walks to the table.he takes the goose and the harp. they are also sleeping.quietly, he takes them to the beanstalk.suddenly, the harp wakes up. help! help! somebody is taking me away! it cries. 巨人现在很困，就闭起双眼，很快便睡着了。杰克走向桌子，把鹅和竖琴抱走，它们也都睡着了。杰克静悄悄地把它们带到豆茎那里。突然间，竖琴醒了。

“救命啊！救命啊！有人要把我带走了！”它叫道。 the giant wakes up.he looks out the window and sees jack.quickly, he runs after him.jack goes down the beanstalk.he is very fast.above him, the giant is going down the beanstalk.will he catch jack? 巨人醒了。他往窗外看，见到杰克，于是马上

追着他跑。杰克沿着豆茎往下爬，

速度非常快。篇2：英语小故事 演讲稿 我要自由 i want be free good afternoon,everyone.today,my topic is “i want to be free.”it’s a story about a wolf and a dog. a wolf was almost dead with hunger.a house-dog saw him,and asked,”friend,it’s bad for you.”

so the wolf and the dog went to the town together. on the way ,the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog’neck.he felt quite surprised,and asked him why it was like that? “oh,it is nothing.”said the dog.”every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up.you will soon get used to it.”

“is that the only reason.”said the wolf.”then good bye to you,my friend.i would like to be free.”

do you like to be free?every.thank you for listening. 下午好。今天，我的话题是“我要自由”。这是一个关于一只狗和一只狼的故事。

一只狼快要饿死了，一只狗看见后问他，“这对你是不好的，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢？”

狼说：“如果我有个地方住，我没有意见。”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去，我们一起工作。”于是狼和狗一起回到村子。

在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。

“噢，没有什么。”狗说，“我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。”“就是因为这个原因吗？”狼说道，“那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选择自由。”

你想要自由吗？谢谢大家。篇3：英文小故事演讲稿

英文小故事演讲稿 hello , my beloved judges .i am 。。。。 ,i study in shi yan primary school. now, let me tell a little story for you.the name is: fox and the grapes one hot summer day a fox was walking through an orchard.he stopped before a bunch of grapes.they were ripe and juicy im just feeling thirsty, he thought.so he backed up a few paces, got a running start, jumped up, but could not reach the grapes. he walked back.one, two, three, he jumped up again, but still, he mied the grapes. the fox tried again and again, but never succeeded.at last he decided to give it up. he walked away with his nose in the air, and said“i am sure they are sour(酸的）.”

the story is over, i hope you like it.thanks篇4：英语小故事演讲稿

英语小故事演讲稿 a lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat.as she was very fuy, it took her a long time to pick on one.already at the end of his patience the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter her: an excellent choice, madam.you look at least ten years younger with this hat on! to his dismay, the lady took off her hat at once and said: i dont want a hat that makes me look ten years older as soon as i take it off.show me some more hats! 中文翻译

买帽子

一位妇女到一家帽子店买帽子。她很挑剔，用了很长时间才选好了一顶。已经忍耐到极限的售货员害怕她再改变主意，便恭维她：你做了极好的选择，夫人。你戴上这顶帽子看上去起码年轻十岁！但令他沮丧的是，这位女士马上摘下了她的帽子说：我不想要一顶摘下来便使我立刻显得老十岁的帽子。多拿一些帽子给我看看！篇5：小学英语故事演讲稿 小学英语故事演讲稿:小蝌蚪找妈妈 today i say the story is . three little pigs 三只小猪 storyteller: there are three little pigs living with their mother. 讲故事者：三只小猪和他们的妈妈住在一起。 ding-ding and dong-dong are brother pigs.丁丁和东东是猪哥哥。 they are very lazy.他们很懒they eat and sleep all day.他们整天吃了就睡。龙龙是 long-long is the youngest pig.龙龙是最小的。 she works all day.she helps her mother to do the housework. 她整天帮着妈妈做家务。 mother pig: you have grown up.you must make 猪妈妈：你们已经长大了，你们得 your own houses.为自己盖间房。

goodbye, little pigs.build a house.再见，孩子们。去盖间房。 be careful of the wolf.小心狼。 pigs: yes, mum.goodbye.三只小猪：好的，妈妈。再见。 wolf: i’m hungry.look! three little pigs 狼：我饿了。看，三只小猪可 for dinner.mmm.以做我的美餐。 sister pig: what are you doing, brothers? 猪妹妹：哥哥，你们在干什么？ ding-ding: i’m building a house with leaves.丁丁：我在用树叶盖房子。 dong-dong: i’m building a house with sticks.东东：我在用树枝盖房子。 sister pig: but leaves aren’t strong.猪妹妹：可是树叶不牢固。树枝也不 and sticks aren’t strong.牢固。 brother pigs: yes, we know.but it’s easy.猪哥哥：我们知道。但它很容易。 what are you doing, sister? 你在干什么？ sister pig: i’m building a house with bricks.猪妹妹：我在用砖头盖房子。 brother pigs: bricks! that’s very difficult.猪哥哥：用砖头盖，那太难了。 sister pig: i know.but bricks are strong.猪妹妹：我知道，可是砖头很坚固。 „„

brother pigs: oh, we’re finished.let’s have 猪哥哥：噢，我们盖好了。我们打 a nap.个盹吧。

sister pig: my house is finished.my house 猪妹妹：我的房子盖好了，我的房 is strong.很坚固。

wolf: little pigs.little pigs.open your 狼： 小猪，小猪，快开门！ doors! brother pigs: no.no.go away.猪哥哥：不开，不开。快走开。 wolf: this is very easy.sticks and leaves 狼：这太容易了。树枝和树叶 aren’t strong.都不牢固。 storyteller: the wolf blows the houses down.讲故事者：狼吹倒了房屋。丁丁和东

ding-ding and dong-dong run 东跑到龙龙家。 to long-long’s house. brother pigs: help! help! 猪哥哥：救命! 救命! wolf: stop, you two pigs.狼： 站住，你这两只小猪。 my house is strong.房子很坚固。 wolf: where did they go? oh they are 狼：他们跑哪儿了？噢，他们 here.little pigs.little pigs.open 在这儿。小猪，快把门打 the door! 开。 three pigs: no.no.go away.you bad wolf.三只小猪：不开，不开。快走开。 你这只恶狼。

wolf: i’ll blow it down.狼：我要吹倒它。 storyteller: the wolf blows and blows.he 讲故事者：狼吹呀吹，它不停地吹。 blows and blows.but the house 可是房子非常坚固。 is very strong. wolf: i’ll hit it.oh.狼：我要撞倒它。噢！ long-long: let’s boil the water.龙龙：我们把水烧开。 brother pigs: ok.猪哥哥：好的。 wolf: oh, oh! it’s hot.it’s hot.狼：噢！噢！好烫，好烫。 three pigs: hooray! the wolf is dead.the 三只小猪：好啊！狼死了，狼死了。 wolf is dead storyteller: since then, ding-ding and dong- 讲故事者：从那以后，丁丁、东东 dong work hard with long-long.和龙龙一起努力工作。

第16篇：英语小故事演讲比赛

我要自由 i want be free good afternoon,everyone.today,my topic is “i want to be free.”it’s a story about a wolf and a dog. a wolf was almost dead with hunger.a house-dog saw him,and asked,”friend,it’s bad for you.”

so the wolf and the dog went to the town together. on the way ,the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog’neck.he felt quite surprised,and asked him why it was like that? “oh,it is nothing.”said the dog.”every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up.you will soon get used to it.”

“is that the only reason.”said the wolf.”then good bye to you,my friend.i would like to be free.”

do you like to be free?every.thank you for listening. 下午好。今天，我的话题是“我要自由”。这是一个关于一只狗和一只狼的故事。 一只狼快要饿死了，一只狗看见后问他，“这对你是不好的，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢？”

狼说：“如果我有个地方住，我没有意见。”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去，我们一起工作。”于是狼和狗一起回到村子。

在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。

“噢，没有什么。”狗说，“我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。”“就是因为这个原因吗？”狼说道，“那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选择自由。”

你想要自由吗？谢谢大家。篇2：小学生英语故事演讲稿9 小学生英语故事演讲稿8 a woman who fell 摔倒的女人

上下班高峰期，我匆匆奔向纽约豪华中心站去赶一趟火车。接近门口，一位肥胖的中年妇女从后面冲过来，没想到在平滑的大理石地面上失了脚，仰面滑倒了。她的惯性使她接近了我的脚。我正准备扶她，她却自己爬了起来。她镇定了一下，对我挤了一下眉，说道：“总是有漂亮女人拜倒在你脚下吗？”篇3：英文小故事演讲稿

英文小故事演讲稿 hello , my beloved judges .i am 。。。。 ,i study in shi yan primary school. now, let me tell a little story for you.the name is: fox and the grapes one hot summer day a fox was walking through an orchard.he stopped before a bunch of grapes.they were ripe and juicy im just feeling thirsty, he thought.so he backed up a few paces, got a running start, jumped up, but could not reach the grapes. he walked back.one, two, three, he jumped up again, but still, he mied the grapes. the fox tried again and again, but never succeeded.at last he decided to give it up. he walked away with his nose in the air, and said“i am sure they are sour(酸的）.”

the story is over, i hope you like it.thanks篇4：英语小故事演讲稿

英语小故事演讲稿 a lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat.as she was very fuy, it took her a long time to pick on one.already at the end of his patience the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter her: an excellent choice, madam.you look at least ten years younger with this hat on! to his dismay, the lady took off her hat at once and said: i dont want a hat that makes me look ten years older as soon as i take it off.show me some more hats! 中文翻译 买帽子

一位妇女到一家帽子店买帽子。她很挑剔，用了很长时间才选好了一顶。已经忍耐到极限的售货员害怕她再改变主意，便恭维她：你做了极好的选择，夫人。你戴上这顶帽子看上去起码年轻十岁！但令他沮丧的是，这位女士马上摘下了她的帽子说：我不想要一顶摘下来便使我立刻显得老十岁的帽子。

第17篇：英语小故事演讲稿

英语小故事演讲稿(精选多篇)

a lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat.as she was very fuy, it took her a long time to pick on one.already at the end of his patience the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter her: “an excellent choice, madam.you look at least ten years younger with this hat on!” to his dismay, the lady took off her hat at once and said: “i don’t want a hat that makes me look ten years older as soon as i take it off.show me some more hats!”

中文翻译

买帽子

一位妇女到一家帽子店买帽子。她

很挑剔，用了很长时间才选好了一顶。已经忍耐到极限的售货员害怕她再改变主意，便恭维她：”你做了极好的选择，夫人。你戴上这顶帽子看上去起码年轻十岁！”但令他沮丧的是，这位女士马上摘下了她的帽子说：”我不想要一顶摘下来便使我立刻显得老十岁的帽子。多拿一些帽子给我看看！

我要自由i want be free

good afternoon,everyone.today,my topic is “i want to be free.”it’s a story about a wolf and a dog.

a wolf was almost dead with hunger.a house-dog saw him,and asked,”friend,it’s bad for you.”

“why don’t you work steadily as i do,and get your food regularly?”“i would have no objection.”said the wolf,”if i could only get a place.” “i will help you.”said the dog.”come with me to my master,and you shall share me work ”

so the wolf and the dog went to the

town together.

on the way ,the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog’neck.he felt quite surprised,and asked him why it was like that?

“oh,it is nothing.”said the dog.”every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up.you will soon get used to it.”

“is that the only reason.”said the wolf.”then good bye to you,my friend.i would like to be free.”

do you like to be free?every.thank you for listening.

下午好。今天，我的话题是“我要自由”。这是一个关于一只狗和一只狼的故事。

一只狼快要饿死了，一只狗看见后问他，“这对你是不好的，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢？”

狼说：“如果我有个地方住，我没

有意见。”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去，我们一起工作。”于是狼和狗一起回到村子。

在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。

“噢，没有什么。”狗说，“我的主人每天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。”“就是因为这个原因吗？”狼说道，“那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选择自由。”

你想要自由吗？谢谢大家。

the last thing i want to do is hurt you.but it’s still on the list.

直译：在这个世界上，我最不愿意做的事就是伤害你，但是这件事仍在我的考虑之列。 意译a：我真不想伤害你，但你也别逼我。

意译b：吾虽不杀伯仁，伯仁由我而死。

i thought i wanted a career, turns out i just wanted paychecks.

曾以为我想要的是职业，结果发现

我只是想要工资。

he who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame.

临危忽然微笑的那谁，定是找到替罪羊鸟

crowded elevators smell different to midgets.

直译：你若是挤满人的电梯里的小矮人，肯定能嗅出不同的味儿。

意译：灵感来自于所站的角度与众不同。

1never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.麻烦没来找你，就别去自找麻烦。第

一、四个trouble是动词，第

二、三个trouble是名词。

2.i think that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong.我认为那个学生写在黑板上的那个“that”是错误的。

第一个that是连词，引起宾语从句；第

二、五个that是指示代词“那个”；第三个that在这儿相当于名词；第四个

that是关系代词，引起定语从句。

3.i know.you know.i know that you know.i know that you know that i know.我知道。你知道。我知道你知道。我知道你知道我知道。

6.was it a bar or a bat i saw? 我看到的是酒吧还是蝙蝠？、

7.上联： to china for china, china with china, dinner on china.去中国买瓷器，中国有瓷器，吃饭靠瓷器。

下联：到前门买前门，前门没前门，后门有前门。

这是一副对仗工整、妙趣横生的英汉对联。下联中的第

二、

四、五个“前门”指“大前门”香烟。

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.”

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.

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.”

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?

tom:every time i come to the corner,a sign says,”school-go slow”.

老师:为什么你每天早晨都迟到?

汤姆:每当我经过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着”学校----慢行”.

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。”i have his ear in my pocket ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, “what happened?” “a kid bit me,” replied ivan.“would you recognize him if you saw him again?” asked his mother.

”i’d know him any where,” said ivan.“i have his ear in my pocket.” 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，“发生了什么事？” “一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。

“再见到他你能认出来吗？”妈妈问。“他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。“他的耳朵还在

我衣兜里呢？ 他的耳朵在我衣兜里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.”a good boy 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你的钱干什么了？”好孩子

“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。”

hospitality the hoste apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an

apple-pie without

any cheese.the little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and

returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest’s plate.the visitor smiled,

put the cheese into his mouth and then said: “you must have better eyes than your

mother, sonny.where did you find the cheese?” “in the rat-trap, sir,” replied theboy.由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。 客

人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪？”

“在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。好客

他赢了

汤姆：约翰尼，你小弟弟好吗？ 约翰尼：他害病卧床了。他受了伤。 汤姆：真糟糕，怎么

回事儿？约翰尼：我们做游戏，看谁能把身子探出窗外最远，他赢了。 there was a barber in a developing country who had a little shed at the roadside to

cut hair, and a certain man used to come in regularly for haircuts.one day he

noticed that a dog was always sitting underneath, near the chair where the

customers sat for their haircuts.so the man asked the barber, “is that your dog?”

and the barber replied, “no, he always comes every day.it’s not my dog.i don’t

know whose dog it is.” then the customer asked, “so if it’s not your dog, you never

feed him, right?” and the barber

said, “no.” and the customer said, “then why does he always come here every day?” and the barber answered, “he’s waiting in case an ear comes off.” a very patient pooch 一处简陋的乡下，一位理发师傅在路边的小棚子帮人理发。有位经常 来理发的男士，注意到有一只狗老是喜欢坐在客人的座椅旁边，于是 他问师傅：那是你的狗吗？师傅答：不，不是我的狗，我不知 道那是谁的狗，不过，它每天都会来。那个客人又问：不是你的狗，那你从来没有喂过它吗？师傅回答：没有。客人又问:那它为什么每天都来？师傅回答：它在等看看有没有耳朵掉下来。耐心的狗

“1purple sharpener!” says max.clap, clap, clap!

“3 orange notebooks!” says max.clap, clap, clap!

and out of his backpack come 1 purple sharpener and three orange notebooks!

max has a magic backpack.

“5 brown rulers!” says max.clap, clap, clap!

“9 green pens!” says max.clap, clap clap!

and out of his backpack come 5 brown rulers and 9 green pens! max has a magic backpack.

“11 blue markers!”says max.clap, clap, clap!

“14 pink erasers!”says max.

and out of his backpack come 11 blue markers and 14 pink erasers! max has a magic backpack.

“16 yellow pencils !” says max.clap,clap, clap!

“20 candies!” says max.clap,clap,clap

and out of his backpack come 16 yellow pencils and 20 candies ! “candies for everyone!” says max.

max has a magic backpack.

candies for everyone!

who want candies?

here you are! here you are!

第18篇：英语幽默小故事

英语幽默小故事

The Bear and the Two Travelers

TWO man were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path.

One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches.The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could.

The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body.When he was quite gone, the other Traveler descended from the tree, and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear.\"He gave me this advice,\" his companion replied.\"Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger.\"

An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning.

A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her.The Ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank.Shortly afterwards a bird catcher came and stood under the tree, and laid his lime-twigs for the Dove, which sat in the branches.The Ant, perceiving his design, stung him in the foot.In pain the bird catcher threw down the twigs, and the noise made the Dove take wing.

One good turn deserves another

Love Your Life

热爱生活

Henry David Thoreau/享利.大卫.梭罗

However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.

It is not so bad as you are.It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-finder will find faults in paradise.Love your life,poor as it is.

You may perhaps have some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hour,even in a poor-house.

The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as

from the rich man’s abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.

The town’s poor seem to me often to live the most in dependent lives of any.May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.

Most think that they are above being supported by the town;

but it of ten happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.

which should be more disreputable.Cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,Turn the old,return to them.

Things do not change;we change.Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.

不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。

我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。

Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning! I’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech.

Man’s life is a proce of growing up, actually I’m standing here is a growth.If a person’s life must constituted by various choices, then I grow up along with these choices.Once I hope I can study in a college in future, however that’s paed, as you know I come here, now I wonder what the future holds for me.When I come to this school, I told to myself: this my near future, all starts here.Following I will learn to become a man, a integrated man, who has a fine body, can take on important task, has independent thought, an open mind, intensive thought, has the ability to judge right and wrong, has a perfect job.

Once my teacher said :” you are not sewing, you are stylist; never forget which you should lay out to people is your thought, not craft.” I will put my personality with my interest and ability into my study, during these proce I will combine learning with doing.If I can achieve this “future”, I think that I really grow up.And I deeply believe kindred, good-fellowship and love will perfection and happy in the future.

How to say future? Maybe it’s a nice wish.Lets make up our minds, stick to it

and surely well enjoy our life.

中文大意：）~

女士们，先生们，上午好。我很高兴在这里为大家作一个简短的讲话。

人的一生是一个成长的过程，事实上，我现在站在这里也是一次成长。如果一个人的一生必须面临不同的选择，那么我就是伴随着这些选择成长起来的。曾经我盼望将来能上大学，然而那已经过去了，现在我在这儿，只想知道我的未来会是什么样的。

当我来到这所学校，我告诉我自己：我不久的将来都从这里开始。接着我要学习如何做人，如何做一个正直的人，并且拥有一个健康的体魄，能承担重要的任务，能独立思考，思想开放，心思缜密，有判断是非的能力，有一份不错的工作。

我的老师曾经告诉我说：“你不是在修补而是在创造；永远不要忘记你向人们所展示的是你的思想，而不是你的手艺。”我会将我的性格，兴趣爱好和能力一起融入到学习中去。在这过程中，我边学习边实践。如果我能实现这个“未来”，我就认为我真的成长了。并且我深信我的亲人，好朋友以及爱会使我的未来更完美，更幸福。

如何来解释未来呢? 也许那只是一个美好的愿望。让我们下定决心，坚持到底，那我们的人生一定能过得很精彩。

世界节日（1）Spring Festival（春节）

作者：节日转贴自：本站原创点击数：578文章录入： 湖北华审

The New Moon on the first day of the new year-- the full moon 15 days later

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon（新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（满月）15 days later.The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival（元宵节）, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements.The lunar cycle（月运周期）is about 29.5 days.In order to \"catch up\" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-yearcycle).This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year （闰年）.This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.

New Year\'s Eve and New Year\'s Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving.The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth（万物）, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.

The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals（仪式）, united the living members with those who had paed away.Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.

The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Year\'s Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table.The spirits of the ancestors,

together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community.The communal feast called \"surrounding the stove\" or weilu.It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations.The Origin of Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature).Its origin is too old to be traced.Several explanations are hanging around.All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means \"year\", was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite.People were very scared.One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian.To Nian he said, \"I hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?\" So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harraed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian.He turned out to be an immortal god.Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life.Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year\'s end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.

From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation.The term \"Guo Nian\", which may mean \"Survive the Nian\" becomes today \"Celebrate the (New) Year\" as the word \"guo\" in Chinese having both the meaning of \"pa-over\" and \"observe\".The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around.However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.

Traditional New Year Foods

Probably more food is consumed during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year.Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.

On New Year\'s Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai.Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.

Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherne and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity.The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completene.Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet

steamed glutinous rice（糯米）pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed（芦苇）leaves), another popular delicacy.

In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.

The 15-Day Celebration of Chinese New Year

The first day of the Lunar New Year is \"the welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth.\"Many people abstain from meat on the first day of the new year because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them.

On the second day, the Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods.They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.

The third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law.

The fifth day is called Po Woo.On that day people stay home to welcome the God of Wealth.No one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.

On the sixth to the 10th day, the Chinese visit their relatives and friends freely.They also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.

The seventh day of the New Year is the day for farmers to display their produce.These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion.The seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings.Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for succe.

On the eighth day the Fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.

The ninth day is to make offerings to the Jade Emperor.

The 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner.After so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.

The 14th day should be for preparations to celebrate the Lantern Festival which is to be held on the 15th night.

Auspicious words:

Treasures fill the homeBusine flourishesPeace all year roundWishing you prosperity

Harmony brings wealth May all your wishes come trueEverything goes wellThe country flourishes and people live in peace

Money and treasures will be plentifulWishing you every succePromoting to a higher positionSafe trip wherever you go

第19篇：趣味英语小故事

精选趣味英语小故事

1、Be Much Worse

Policeman: Why didn\'t you shout for help when you were robbed of your watch?

Man: If I had opened my mouth, they\'d have found my four gold teeth.That would be much worse.可能更糟

警察：当你的手表被抢的时候，你为什么不大声喊叫呢？

男士：如果我张嘴喊叫，他们就会发现我的四颗金牙。那样情况就更糟了！

2、THE FIRST TIME

Patient: I\'m so frightened, this is my first operation.

Surgeon: I know just how you feel.This is my first operation, too.第一次

病人：我很害怕，这是我第一次动手术。

外科医生：我完全理解你的心情。这也是我第一次动手术。

3、HIS FAULT Billy: Mother, Bobby broke a window.Mother: How did he do it? Billy: I threw a rock at him and he ducked.他的错

比利：妈妈，波比打坏了窗玻璃。 妈妈：他怎么打的？

比利：我向他扔石头，他躲开了。

4、TELEMARKETER I answered the phone one evening and quickly realized the voice on the other end belonged to a telemarketer.\"Good evening,\" he said, \"may I speak with Leah Jonason?\" \"She is a baby, \" I replied.\"All right,\" said the caller, \"I\'ll try again later.\" 电话推销员

一天晚上我接了一个电话，对方的声音使我很快意识到他是个电话推销员。

“晚上好，”他说，“我想和利厄乔纳森说话。” “她是个婴儿，”我回答说。 “没关系，”他说，“我以后再打。”

5、MODERN LIFE Two old friends got together after many years and soon fell to discuing their husbands\' faults.\"We\'ve been married fifteen years,\" one woman said, \"and every night after dinner my husband always complains about the food.\" \"How terrible!\" exclaimed the other.\"Does it bother you?\" \"Why should it bother me?\" her friend replied.\"if he can\'t only stand his own cooking?\" 现代生活

两个老朋友分别多年之后又见面了，很快就开始谈起各自丈夫的缺点。

“我们结婚十五年了，”一个妇女说道，“每天晚饭后，我丈夫总要抱怨饭菜。”

“真可恶！”另一个惊呼道。“难道你不烦吗？”

“我烦什么？”她的朋友答道。“他不过是忍受不了自己的烹调技术。”

6、AN ENERGETIC WIFE Neighbor: I heard a big noise in front of your house last night.What happened to you? Husband: It was nothing.My wife was a bit cro, and threw my overcoat out of the window.Neighbor: Your overcoat? But how could it make such a noise? Husband: I...I happened to be inside the coat.精力旺盛的妻子

邻居：昨天夜里我听见你家屋前有很大的声音，你们出了什么事吗？ 丈夫：没什么。我的妻子有点不高兴，把我的大衣给扔到窗外去了。 邻居：你的大衣？扔掉大衣怎么会有那么大的声音？ 丈夫：我......我恰好也在大衣里面。

7、GOOD ADVICE The portly sales manager was getting ready to leave his doctor\'s office after a routine examination.\"Here,\" said the doctor, \"follow this diet, and I want to see three-fourths of you back here for a check-up in three months.\" 忠告

臃肿的销售经理做过常规体检后，正要离开大夫的诊室。“听着，”大夫说，“遵守这个食谱，我希望3个月后再来这儿体检时能见到四分之三的你。”

8、TWO HEARTS BEATING Nurse: How do you feel after your operation? Patient: Quite alright, only I can feel two hearts beating inside me.Nurse: No wonder the doctor who operated on you was looking for his watch everywhere just now.两颗心脏在跳动

护士：手术后你感觉怎样？ 病人：十分好，只是我能感觉到我体内有两颗心脏在跳动。 护士：怪不得给你做手术的大夫刚才在到处寻找他的手表。

9、SHE\'D RATHER BUY A GIFT While on a trip, Mom realized that she had forgotten a present for Dad\'s birthday.\"That\'s okay,\" he said, \"The only thing I want is for you to love, honor and obey.\" Mom pondered that idea and then replied \"I\'d rather buy you a gift.\" 她宁愿买一件礼物

旅途中，妈妈想起她忘记给爸爸买一件生日礼物。\"没关系，\"他说，\"我最想要的东西是你的爱、忠贞和温顺。\"妈妈沉思片刻后回答说，\"我宁愿给你买一件礼物。\"

10、Friend for Dinner

\"Honey,\" said the husband to his wife, \"I invited a friend home for supper.\" \"What? Are you crazy? The house is a me, I haven\'t been shopping, all the dishes are dirty, and I don\'t feel ** cooking a fancy meal!\" \"I know all that.\" \"Then why did you invite a friend for supper?\" \"Because the poor fool\'s thinking about getting married.\" 请朋友吃饭

“亲爱的，”丈夫对妻子说：“我邀请了一位朋友回家吃晚饭。”

“什么？你疯了吗？我们的房子乱糟糟的，我很久没有买过东西回来了，所有的碗碟都是脏的，还有，我可不想做一餐累死人的晚饭。”

“这些我全都知道。”

“那你为什么还要邀请朋友回来吃晚饭？”

“因为那个可怜的笨蛋正考虑要结婚呢。”

第20篇：情人节英语小故事

导语:听过西洋情人节，也听过七夕情人节。那么你想知道什么是“白色情人节”吗?以下是小编整理情人节英语小故事的资料，欢迎阅读参考。

情人节英语小故事(一)

On March 14, the legendary white day is coming.

I feel the first time in my life that I look forward to one day, and this year\'s white valentine\'s day is more important to me than ever before.On this day, home wei will keep his promise to wear a lifelong diamond ring for me, and on this day, he also agreed that I will open my relationship to my parents, no longer have to fight the long underground war.

Small beautiful said I recently more and more mature and beautiful, I face flushed bright red blush, Angela was beautiful then poking fun at red, with a bright red roses, no le bad stomach dormitory that a few women laugh.It doesn\'t matter if you look at the mirror in private, but it doesn\'t matter, as long as you love me.

Think about a year with jiawei.I remember every bit of romance and warmth in a year.That fellow countryman, he sneaked up to my ear and said he liked me for a long time; On the night of the meteor shower, he kied me for the first time.And half a month ago, he took my hand and promised that I would...Good, everything, like a dream, but true.

I am the happiest woman in the world.

One more day, white day is coming...

hesitation

Only one day left, the day that was so important to me was coming.

The diamond ring was bought a week ago, and it cost me almost all my money to save money for the year, but I know it\'s worth it.And the white rose, white and white, I kept on the window sill.Well, and...Everything is arranged.

Xin yun was more charming recently, with a sweet smile on her face.She must be expecting me to put that diamond ring on her middle finger on white valentine\'s day? And she can\'t wait to open up to her parents about our relationship?

My favorite silly girl.

These days, I dream about that dream again.I dreamed that my father held a gun to his forehead and dreamed that his mother hung a long rope and...Terrible! This dream has been with me for nearly three years, but it has been appearing frequently lately.I\'d rather lose sleep than see the horror in my dreams.

If mom and dad are with me now, will they agree with me? Oh, no, they\'re around, it won\'t happen, I won\'t be in love with yun, I won\'t...

White day, come quickly...

三月十四日，传说中的白色情人节就要来了。

我感到生命中头一次如此期待某一天的到来，对自己来说，今年的白色情人节，比以往任何时候都意义重大。家伟会在这天，信守诺言地为我戴上私定终身的钻戒吧，而过了这天，他也同意我向爸妈公开彼此的恋情，不用再打长期的地下战了。

小美说我近来愈发成熟而漂亮了，羞得我小脸涨得通红，安琪却接着调侃红得好美，分明一朵艳丽的红玫瑰，没少让宿舍那几个女人笑坏肚子。私下对着镜子照照，感觉没什么变化，不过这都不重要，只要家伟爱我就好了。

想想和家伟交往快一年了吧。一年中的点点浪漫与温馨，我都清晰记得。那次同乡会，他偷偷地凑近我的耳朵说喜欢我好久了;那个流星雨的夜晚，他第一次主动地吻了浑身狂颤的我;还有半个月前，他拉着我的手信誓旦旦地许诺将来一定要我………好美好，一切的一切，宛若梦一般，却真实。

我，是世上最幸福的女人吧。

还有一天，白色情人节就到了………

彷徨

只剩一天，那个对我无比重要的日子就要到了。

钻戒一个星期前就买了，花了我这一年中打工省吃俭用下来几乎所有的钱，不过，我深知，这值得。还有那朵白玫瑰，雪白雪白的，被我养放在窗台边。嗯，还有………一切，都安排好了。

欣芸最近好象更妩媚动人了，满脸泛着甜甜的笑意。她一定很期待我在白色情人节那天把那枚钻戒套在她的中指上吧?她也同样迫不及待地想向她的父母公开我们的恋情吧?

我最爱的傻丫头。

这几天，自己又梦到那个梦了。梦见爸爸举着一把枪对着自己的脑门，梦见妈妈挂起一根长长的绳子，然后……好可怕!这个梦已伴我快三年了，近来却频繁地出现。我情愿自己失眠，也不想在梦中看见那惊骇的幻象。

如果爸妈现在在我身边，他们会同意我这样做吗?噢，不对，他们在身边的话，这一切都不会发生，我和芸就不会相恋了，不会……

白色情人节，来得好快………

情人节英语小故事(二)

The white day is coming, and today is the white day I think of.

In the evening, I put on the pink dre that my dad had carefully chosen for me, and put on some light make-up.I wanted to show my most beautiful side to my family.

He was there, next to the little known little tree on our first date.There is no one around, so romantic!

I quickly came under the tree, and by the faint light in the distance, I could see that the eye of jiawei was a little swollen, and it was hard for him, because he was so tired of planning for the day.But he was still beaming with a smile that always appealed to me.

I\'m waiting for you to put on that special ring for me.

After a tender ki on my cheek, I closed my eyes.When I open my eyes, there is that shiny diamond ring in front of me? ! What an expectation! I shut my eyes obediently, my heart beating like a deer.

After I had counted ten, I opened my eyes and leaped into my eyes, not the imaginary ring, but a bunch of snow-white roses.

Here you are, xin yun.Jia wei handed the rose.

It was just as impreive.I took the white rose, and the shy face seemed to burn.

We sat together under the small tree, reminisced about a year\'s worth of things, and we all remember the wonderful moments we Shared together.He took it so seriously that I never doubted it.

As he said it, home wei pulled a beautifully wrapped chocolate from his pocket and made me eat his heart.I offered to eat together, and he was silent, laughing and waiting for me to buy him the grain himself.Also, this is his heart, I will choose the best chocolate to represent my heart to him!

到了，白色情人节到了，今天就是我日思夜想的白色情人节!

晚上，我穿上了爸爸为我精心挑选的那套从香港买来的粉红色连衣裙，上了点淡妆，我要向家伟展示自己最美丽的一面。

看见家伟了，他就在那里，那棵我们第一次约会的鲜为人知的小树旁。周围没有一个人，好浪漫哦!

我快步来到树下，借着远处微弱的光，我察觉家伟的眼圈有点浮肿，真难为他了，一定是为了今天他做好多计划累着了。可他依旧神采奕奕的满脸笑容，永远都那么吸引我。

我等着，你为我戴上那枚意义非凡的戒指。

在温柔地吻了吻我的脸颊后，家伟让我闭上双眼。难道等我睁开双眼时，眼前就是那枚闪闪发亮的钻戒?!真是令人期待!我听话地闭上眼，激动得心像小鹿般扑扑乱窜。

在默数了十下后，我欣然睁开眼，跃入眼帘的不是想象中的戒指，而是一束雪白的玫瑰。

送给你，欣芸。家伟把玫瑰递了上来。

这同样足以让我感动万分。我接过那束白玫瑰，腼腆得脸仿佛被烧着了。

我们相依着坐在小树下，一起回忆着交往一年以来的点点滴滴，想不到家伟都记得，我们共同经历的每一个美好片段。他对待这份感情那么认真，我从来不曾怀疑过这点。

说着说着，家伟从口袋中掏出了一粒包装精美的巧克力，风趣地让我吃下他的心。我提议两人一块吃，他沉默了一下，笑着要我等一下亲自买粒送他。也对，这是他的心哪，待会我一定选一粒最好的巧克力代表我的心送给他!

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