第一篇：英語經(jīng)典小故事匯總

66篇英語小故事在線閱讀

1.The Dog In The Manger（牛槽裡的狗）

Once a dog was taking a nap in the manger of an ox.It was full of hay.But soon the ox came back from his work to the manger.He wanted to eat his own hay.Then the dog awoke, stood up and barked at the ox.The ox said to the dog, “Do you want to eat this hay, too?”

“Of course not,” said the dog.“Then, go away and let me eat my own hay.” “Oh, no.You go away and let me sleep.”

“What a selfish dog!He will neither eat the hay himself, nor let me eat it!” said the ox to himself.有一次一只狗正在打盹在馬槽里的牛。它裝滿了干草。但是很快的?；貋?從他的作品占著茅坑不拉屎。他想要吃他的干草。然后狗醒了,站起來,沖著牛,牛對(duì)狗說:“你想要吃草嗎?” “當(dāng)然不,”小狗回答。

“那么,離開,讓我吃自己的干草上?！?/p>

“噢,不。你走了,讓我睡的?！?/p>

“一個(gè)自私的狗!他既不會(huì)吃干草自己,也不讓我吃它!牛說:“自言自語。

2.The Lion, The Bear And The Fox（獅子、熊與狐貍）Long ago a lion and a bear saw a kid.They sprang upon it at the same time.The lion said to the bear, “I caught this kid first, and so this is mine.”

“No, no,” said the bear.“I found it earlier than you, so this is mine.” And they fought long and fiercely.At last both of them got very tired and could no longer fight.A fox who hid himself behind a tree not far away and was watching the fight between the lion and the bear, came out and walked in between them, and ran off with the kid.The lion and the bear both saw the fox, but they could not even catch the fox.The lion said to the bear, “We have fought for nothing.That sly fox has got the kid away.” 很久以前,有一只獅子和一只熊看到一個(gè)孩子。他們把在它在同一時(shí)間內(nèi)。獅子說到熊》,我抓住了這個(gè)孩子第一,因此這是我的了?！?/p>

“不,不,”說這只熊。“我發(fā)現(xiàn)它比你早,所以這是我的名片。“和他們打長(zhǎng)而加劇。最后他們兩個(gè)都很累了,不再能戰(zhàn)斗。

一只狐貍誰躲在樹后面不遠(yuǎn)之間的爭(zhēng)斗,注視著獅子和熊的爪,出來、走在他們中間,而在前面跑,你的孩子。

獅子和熊都錯(cuò)失了狐貍,但他們甚至不能抓住那只狐貍。獅子說到熊》,我們奮斗的事情。那狡猾的狐貍有孩子走了?！?/p>

3.The Boys And The Frogs（男孩與青蛙）

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.春季的一天有些淘氣的男孩子在附近一個(gè)池塘。他們開始扔石頭跳入水中。在池塘里住著許多青蛙很怕男孩,因?yàn)槭^傷害一些青蛙。最后一只老青蛙抬起他的頭從水中跳出來,說:“弟兄們,請(qǐng)不要用石頭打我們?！?/p>

男孩說:“我們只是玩?！拔抑?但請(qǐng)你不要再扔石頭,我的男孩。什么是發(fā)揮你的只有死亡說:“對(duì)我們來說,舊的青蛙。

所以,孩子們停止了投擲石塊就走了。

4.The Two Travelers（兩個(gè)旅人）

Many years ago two men were traveling together They were walking along a road in the wood.Then they found a beautiful ax on the ground.One of them picked it up and said, “Look here have found an ax.”

“Don't say I, but we have found the ax,” said the other “We are friends.We ought to share it between us.”

“No,” said the first one, “I found the ax, so it is mine.”

Soon after they heard someone running after them.They looked back.They found He called out, “Stop, thieves!Stop, thieves!”

The first traveler said, “What shall we do? He is running after us.We shall be caught by him.” “Don't say we, but I shall be caught.You found the ax, and you say it is yours,” said the other, and left him alone.The first traveler tried to hide the ax, but he did not know where to hide it.And at last he was caught by the owner of the ax.許多年前兩人一同旅行走的路在森林里。

然后他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)非常漂亮的斧子在地面上。其中一個(gè)把它撿了起來,說:“你看這里發(fā)現(xiàn)手上拿著斧頭。”

“不要說我,但是我們已經(jīng)找到了斧,”另一個(gè)說“我們是朋友。我們應(yīng)該分享我們的關(guān)系?！?/p>

“不,”第一個(gè)說,“我找到了斧頭,所以它是我的了。”

不久他們聽到有人追趕他們。他們回頭。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他喊:“停下來,小偷!停止,小偷!”

第一個(gè)旅行者說,“我們?cè)趺崔k呢?他正在追趕我們。我們會(huì)遇到他?！安灰f我們,但是我將被抓到的。你找到了斧子,你說,這是你的,”另一個(gè)說,把他單獨(dú)留下。

第一個(gè)旅行者試圖隱藏斧頭,但他不知道到哪兒去藏身。最后,他被斧頭的主人。

5.The Ant And The Dove（螞蟻與鴿子）

One day a little ant was walking along the bank of a stream.His foot slipped and he fell into the water.“Oh, help, help!” cried the ant.A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree over the stream and heard his cry of help.“Oh, poor ant!” said the dove.“I will help the ant.” The dove pulled off a leaf and dropped it near the ant.“Here is a leaf.Climb on it,” said the dove.The ant climbed on it at once and floated to the bank.A few days after this a hunter found the dove and was going to shoot her.Just then the ant passed by and said to himself, “This time I must help the dove.” The ant ran to the hunter and bit his foot hard.The hunter sprang up and missed to shoot the dove.The dove said to the ant, “Thank you very much, my little friend.You have saved my life,” and she could fly away happily.一天,一只小螞蟻是沿著河岸散步的一條小溪。他的腳滑了一跤,他掉進(jìn)了水里?！芭?救命啊!

救命啊!“哭了螞蟻。一只鴿子就坐在一棵樹的樹枝上,過河,又聽見他的聲音的幫助?！芭?可憐的螞蟻?！傍澴诱f?！拔覍椭浵仭！?/p>

鴿子撕下了一片樹葉,掉在螞蟻?！斑@是一片葉子上。爬到它,“鴿子說。螞蟻爬上漂浮在一次,去銀行了。

幾天后這一個(gè)獵人發(fā)現(xiàn)了鴿子,正準(zhǔn)備拍她。這時(shí)螞蟻經(jīng)過,自言自語地說:“這一次我必須幫助鴿子?！拔浵亾湎颢C人,并發(fā)狠地咬他。獵人跳起來,錯(cuò)過了去拍鴿子。鴿子對(duì)螞蟻說:“非常感謝你,我的朋友。你救了我的命,”,她可以飛去了快樂。

6.The Cock And The Jewel（公雞與寶石）

One fine morning, a cock said to the hens and chickens, “Come, let us go out to find some food.We have not had our breakfast yet.”

Then the cock began to dig the soft earth.Suddenly he cried, “Look, look!I have found something strange.I wonder what it is.It is like a ball.But it is not a stone.It may be an egg of some bird.”

The hens heard his cry and came around him.One of them said, “Dear me!This is not an egg, but a jewel.Someone has lost it.” A chicken asked, “Can we eat it?” “No,” said the hen, “It is very precious to human beings, but it is of no use to us;we cannot eat it.Throw it away and try to find some worms.I want to have one worm than all the jewels in the world.”

在一個(gè)晴朗的早晨,一只母雞和雞說:“來吧,讓我們?nèi)フ倚〇|西吃。我們還沒有吃早飯呢?！?/p>

這時(shí)公雞開始挖軟土。他突然喊道:“快看,快看!我已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)有些不對(duì)勁。我知道這是什么。這就像一個(gè)球。但是,這并不是一個(gè)石頭。它可以是一個(gè)雞蛋的一些鳥兒?！?/p>

母雞喊叫斷氣,就跟著他。其中一人說:“親愛的我!這不是一個(gè)雞蛋,但一顆寶石。有人把它弄丟了?！耙恢浑u問道:“我們可以吃嗎?“不,”母雞說,“這是非常珍貴的人,但它對(duì)于我們是沒有用的,我們不能吃。把它丟掉,并且嘗試尋找一些蟲子。我想有一個(gè)蟲子比世上所有寶石?！?/p>

7.The Wolf and the Goat（狼與山羊）

One day a wolf saw a goat on a high cliff.He was jumping to and fro and was grazing.The wolf wanted to eat him, but he could not climb up there to catch him.So he said to the goat, “Good morning, my good friend Goat!Come down here!If you slip down the cliff, you will break your neck.And the grass is short and dry up there.Come down!The grass is long and tender here.”

“Thank you, Mr.Wolf, but never mind.I am used to playing here, and I like the grass here better.I would rather eat dry grass than be eaten by a wolf,” said the goat.一天,一只狼看見一只山羊的一處高崖上。他來回地跳,吃草。

狼想吃掉他,但他也爬不上那里去抓住他。于是他說到山羊:“早上好,我的好朋友山羊!來到這里!如果你的懸崖上滑倒,你會(huì)擰斷你的脖子。和草是短暫的,干了?！毕聛砹?草長(zhǎng)和溫柔的在這里?！?/p>

“謝謝你,狼先生,不過沒關(guān)系。我習(xí)慣在這里比賽,而且我很喜歡這種草這里更好。我寧愿吃乾草比被一只母狼吃說道,“山羊。

8.The Hare and the Tortoise（野兔與烏龜）

One day a hare met with a tortoise at the foot of a hill.“Hallo, little Tortoise!Where are you going? How short your legs are!” said the hare.“ I am going over to the hill.I am a slow runner, but I can run a race with you,” said the tortoise.“All right.Let's run a race with you to the top of the hill,” said the hare.The hare and the tortoise started.The hare ran very fast.The hare said to himself, “ I can much faster than the tortoise, and I may have a little nap here.” So the hare lay down under a tree and was fast asleep.But the tortoise did not stop for a moment.He walked on and on.At last he got to the top of the hill.The hare woke up and looked around, but he could not see the tortoise.He sprang up and ran as fast as he could.When the hare got to the top of the hill, he found the tortoise was resting there peacefully.The tortoise said to the hare, “Now, Mr.Hare!Which was the faster runner, you or I?” 一天,一只兔子遇到了一只烏龜一個(gè)山腳下。

“喂,小烏龜!你去哪兒?你的腿是多么短暫!兔子說。

“我要到山頂。我是一個(gè)緩慢的選手,但我可以和你賽跑,他說:“烏龜?！昂冒?。讓我們賽跑和你一起帶到山頂了,”兔子說。

兔子和烏龜開始。兔子跑得很快。兔子自言自語地說,“我可以遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過烏龜,我可能有點(diǎn)絨毛在這里?！?/p>

所以野兔躺在一棵樹上,睡得很香。但是烏龜沒有停下來一會(huì)。他不停地向前走。最后,他到達(dá)了山頂。

等兔子一覺醒來,環(huán)顧四周看了看,但是他看不到烏龜。他跳起來,盡其所能地奔跑。當(dāng)兔子到達(dá)山頂時(shí),他發(fā)現(xiàn)烏龜在那里平靜地休息。

烏龜兔子說,“現(xiàn)在,兔子先生!更快的選手,你或我嗎?”

9.The Lion and the Mouse（獅子與老鼠）

Once a great lion was sleeping in a wood.A little mouse happened to come and ran over his face.The lion awoke and caught the little mouse in anger, and was going to kill her.“ Oh, dear kind Lion!” Said the little mouse.” Please forgive me.I didn't mean to do you any harm.Let me go.I shall return your kindness.“ ” Ha, ha, ha,“ laughed the lion.” How can a little thing like you help a great lion?“ ” Thank you very much, kind Lion!I hope I shall be able to do you a good return some day,“ said the little mouse.Some time after this, the lion was caught in a trap.Just then the little mouse came along.At once she ran up to the lion, and said, ” You were very kind to me once.Now I'll save your life, and repay you the kindness which you showed me the other day.“ Soon she gnawed the ropes of the trap with her sharp teeth, and the lion was happy to be free again.” Thank you, little Mouse!“ said the lion, and he walked away.一旦一個(gè)大獅子是睡在一個(gè)木頭。一只小老鼠碰巧來跑在他的臉上。獅子醒了,抓住小老鼠在怒氣,要?dú)⒘怂??！班?天哪類獅子!小老鼠說?！罢?qǐng)?jiān)徫摇Ｎ也皇怯幸庖阍斐扇魏蝹?。讓我走。我將還你的好意?！?/p>

“哈哈哈,”魚先生大笑起來的獅子。如何能像你這樣的小事情幫助一個(gè)大獅子嗎?“非常謝謝你,善良的獅子!我希望我能給你帶來很好的回報(bào)的某天,小老鼠說。

一段時(shí)間以后,獅子被在陷阱里。就在這時(shí),小老鼠走了過來。她立刻跑到獅子,說道:“你是非?？蜌獾膶?duì)我一次。現(xiàn)在我要救你一命,報(bào)答你的好心,你給我看了其他的一天?！安痪盟葳宓睦K子和她的鋒利的牙齒,獅子很高興重新獲得自由。”謝謝你,小老鼠!“獅子說,他走開了。

10.The Trees and the Ax（樹與斧頭）

Once upon a time a man came into a forest.He said to the trees, “Will you give me a piece of hard wood ?”

The tree said, “Yes, we'll give you a good price of hard wood.”

He was very glad to get a good piece of wood.He

hurried home with it.At once he made a new handle of his ax.Then he went to the forest again and began to cut down all the best trees in the forest.The trees were very sad.They said to one another, “We suffer for our own foolishness.” 很久以前,一個(gè)男人走進(jìn)一片森林。他說到樹”,你會(huì)給我一塊硬木材嗎?”

樹說,“是的,我們會(huì)給你一個(gè)好價(jià)錢堅(jiān)硬的木頭?！?/p>

他很高興得到一個(gè)好的片的木頭。他急忙趕回家。他立刻就創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)新的處理他的魷魚。然后他去森林又開始砍掉了所有最好的樹在森林里。樹都很傷心。他們彼此商量說:“我們?nèi)淌芰俗约旱挠薮馈！?/p>

11.The Fox and the Grapes（狐貍與葡萄）

Early in the fall, a fox saw ripe grapes in a garden.He wanted to eat them.He said to himself, “How lucky I am!I've found some nice grapes.” He crept into the garden, and came to the grapes.He jumped up at the grapes, but he could not reach them.He jumped again and again, but in vain.At last he gave it up, and said to himself, “The grapes are sour.I don't want sour grapes.” And he went away.12.The Dog, the Cock and the Fox（狗、公雞和狐貍）A dog and a cock were good friends and they were traveling together.When night came on, the cock flew up to a tree and slept there, and the god found a hollow in the same tree and slept in it.When the morning came, the cock woke up and began to crow.A hungry fox heard this crow and wanted to get the cock for his dinner.Then the fox said to the cock, “What a beautiful morning this is!I want to talk to you.You have a very sweet voice.Won’t you come down and have a chat with me?”

“Thank you, Mr.Fox.But how about your coming up here? It is very nice and cool here,” replied the cock.“All right, I will.But how can I get up?” asked the fox.“Just go round the trunk below me, and wake my servant in a hollow.He will open the door for you,” said the cock.The fox came near the hollow.And the dog rushed out, sprang upon the fox and killed it at once.早在秋天,一只狐貍看見成熟的葡萄在一個(gè)花園。他想吃掉它們。

他自言自語道:“我是多么幸運(yùn)啊!我已經(jīng)找到了一些不錯(cuò)的葡萄。“他爬進(jìn)那園子,來到了葡萄。他跳起來葡萄,但是他不能接近他們。他跳了一遍又一遍,但徒勞無功。

最后他還是放棄了,自言自語地說:“葡萄是酸的。我不想吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸?！?他就走了。

12。那只狗、雞和狐貍(狗,公雞和狐貍)一只狗和一只公雞是好朋友,他們?cè)谝黄鹇眯小?/p>

當(dāng)夜晚來臨時(shí),雞飛到樹上,睡在那里,和上帝發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)在空心樹和睡在相同。當(dāng)早晨來了,公雞醒了并開始烏鴉。,一只饑餓的狐貍聽見烏鴉和想找公雞吃飯。然后狐貍說對(duì)于公雞,“這是一個(gè)美麗的早晨!我想和你談?wù)劇Ｄ阌幸粋€(gè)非常甜美的聲音。你不下來跟我聊聊嗎?”

“謝謝你,先生的狐貍。但是你來這里嗎?它很好酷這里回答:“雞就叫了。“好吧,我會(huì)的。但是,我怎么能起床?“狐貍問道。“只是繞行,樹干下面我叫醒我的仆人在一個(gè)空的。他會(huì)幫你開門,他說:“雞就叫了。狐貍來到附近的空虛。狗跑出來了,突然在?？怂购蜌⒘怂淮?。

13.The Wolf and the Crane（狼與鶴）

One day a wolf was eating his dinner hastily and swallowed a bone.It stuck in his throat.He tried to get it out, but he could not.Just then a crane flew down to him.“ Dear Crane!” said the wolf to the crane.“I'm in trouble.A bone has stuck in my throat.Will you put your head into my throat and pull it out? You have a very long neck and I'm sure you can reach it.I will pay you well for it.”

“All right.I'll help you.Open your mouth as wide as you can,” said the crane, and put his head into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone.“Thank you very much, my friend,” said the wolf.“Now I must be paid for the work,” said the crane.“Well,” said the wolf.“You put your head into

my throat, but I did not bite off your head.Isn't that enough for you? Go along and don't talk about rewards.” 一天,一只狼正在吃晚餐急忙吞下一根骨頭。粘在了他的嗓子里。他試圖把它弄出來,但他不能。

就在這時(shí),一個(gè)起重機(jī)飛到他。“親愛的鶴!狼說:“鶴?！拔矣龅铰闊┝恕Ｓ幸粔K骨頭卡在我的喉嚨里。你會(huì)把你的頭進(jìn)我的喉嚨,把它拔出來嗎?你有一個(gè)很長(zhǎng)的脖子,我相信你一定能達(dá)到它。我會(huì)付給你,因?yàn)樗?。?/p>

“好吧。我會(huì)幫助你的。張開你的嘴大如你能說,“把他的頭起重機(jī)、成狼的嘴巴,拔出了骨頭。“非常感謝你們,我的朋友,”狼說。“現(xiàn)在我必須支付的工作,他說:“鶴。

“很好,”狼說。“把你的頭在我的咽喉,但我不咬掉你的頭。難道這還不夠嗎?沿著和不談?wù)摰幕貓?bào)?！?/p>

14.The man, his Son and their Donkey（一個(gè)人和他的兒子與他們的驢子）

A man and his son were driving their donkey along a country road.They saw some girls drawing water at a well.One of the girls said, “oh, look!How silly they are!A man and a boy are walking along beside their donkey, and nobody is riding it.”

The man heard this and said to his son, “You had better ride our donkey.You are light, so you will not tire our donkey.” In a little while they met three old men.One of them said, “see here!The boy is riding a donkey and his old father is walking by his side.The young boy does of take care of his old father.”

And the man got on the donkey and his son walked

along beside it.Now they were very happy.But soon afterward they met three women.Fastened it to a pole.They lifted it to their shoulders and carried it along to the town.When they came to a bridge, everyone laughed at them.And the donkey did not like the noise and began to kick.It broke the rope, fell into the water and was drowned.So the old man had to take his son and go home.The man said to his son, “He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody after all.”

一個(gè)男人和他的兒子駕駛他們的驢沿著鄉(xiāng)間道路。他們看見一些女孩畫水。

其中的一個(gè)女孩說,“噢,看!他們是多么的愚蠢啊!一個(gè)男人和一個(gè)男孩正走在他們的驢,并沒有人是騎著它?！?/p>

那人一聽這話,便對(duì)他的兒子說:“你最好騎驢。你們是光,所以,你不會(huì)輪胎我們的驢?！霸谝粫?huì)兒他們遇到三個(gè)老人。有一人說,“看這里!這個(gè)男孩正騎著驢和年邁的父親正在他身邊。那個(gè)小男孩不照顧年邁的父親?！?/p>

7那人就站在驢和他兒子沿著在它的旁邊?，F(xiàn)在,他們就很高興。但很快后來他們遇見了三個(gè)女人。將一個(gè)桿位。他們就把這只蘋果舉到肩膀和抬走到城里。當(dāng)他們來到一座橋的時(shí)候,每個(gè)人都嘲笑他們。毛驢和不喜歡噪音和開始打腿。它打破了繩子,掉進(jìn)了水里淹死了。所以這位老人得帶他的兒子,然后回家。這個(gè)人對(duì)他的兒子說,“那些試圖讓每個(gè)人都滿意而沒有人。”

15.The Ants and the Grasshopper（螞蟻與蚱蜢）

One fine winter day some ants were working in the field.They were drying their food in the sun, and were very busy.Just then a grasshopper passed by.He was very hungry.“Good day, kind Ants,” said the grasshopper.“I am very hungry.Won't you lend me a little food? I have nothing to eat.I will pay you before the next fall.” “Have you no food of your own? Why did you not gather any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field last summer.What were you doing then?” asked an old ant.The grasshopper replied;“I was singing all day and night during the summer.And so I had no time to gather any food.Please lend me some food.” “Well, then,” said the ant.“As you sang all the summer, you had better dance all the winter.You only played and did not work during the summer.We'll never lend you any food.” And the ants went on working.在一個(gè)晴朗的冬季里的一天,一些螞蟻在地里干活。他們?cè)陉柟庀聲袷澄?非常忙。就在這時(shí),一個(gè)很小的經(jīng)過。他很餓。

“美好的一天,種螞蟻說道,“草蜢?！拔液莛I。不會(huì)你借給我小的食物嗎?我也沒有吃的了。我將支付你在明年秋天。“你沒有食物你自己的嗎?你為什么不收集任何食物在夏天?你知道有很多食物在去年夏天的領(lǐng)域。你當(dāng)時(shí)在忙什么呢?“問一位年老的螞蟻。

蚱蜢說;“我是歌唱的晝夜在夏天的時(shí)候。所以我沒有時(shí)間去收集任何食品。請(qǐng)借我一些食物?！澳敲?”螞蟻說?！爱?dāng)你整個(gè)夏天都唱歌跳舞,你最好的冬天。你只工作不玩,在夏天的時(shí)候。我們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)借給你的食物?！昂臀浵佊掷^續(xù)工作了。

16.Jack and the Robber（傑克與強(qiáng)盜）

Jack was a farmer's boy.Once he drove his cart to market.He had butter and eggs to sell.He met a woman on the way.She gave him a piece of silver for a little butter.Then he met a boy.The boy gave him a piece of silver for six eggs.Soon Jack had plenty of silver in his pocket.As Jack went along, a man came up to him, and said, “Stop!” So Jack stopped on the way again.The man gave him some wine.Jack drank it, and fell asleep on the roadside.When Jack woke up, his silver was not in his pocket.It was all gone.The man was a robber, and poor Jack went home sadly.杰克是一個(gè)農(nóng)夫的男孩。有一次,他把他的車去市場(chǎng)。他有黃油和雞蛋賣。

他遇見了一個(gè)女人。她給了他一塊銀子作一點(diǎn)黃油。然后他遇見了一個(gè)男孩。這個(gè)男孩給了他一塊銀子給六個(gè)雞蛋。

杰克很快就有足夠的銀在他的口袋里。當(dāng)杰克走,一個(gè)人來見耶穌,說:“住手!”

杰克停在路上了。那人給他一些酒。杰克把它喝了,在路邊睡著了。當(dāng)杰克醒來的時(shí)候,他的銀子,并不在他的口袋里。這是一切都過去了。那人是個(gè)強(qiáng)盜,窮人和杰克回家了悲傷。

17.Abraham Lincoln（亞伯拉罕?林肯）

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S father and mother were very poor and the family lived in a log cabin in the wood.Abraham had to walk about five miles to school, as there was no school near his eleven years old, he had to leave school and work He loved to study and after working hard all day, he user to study to study by the firelight.He grew to be a wise and good man.He was elected President of the United States.At that time there was a war between the North and the South.The people of the South wanted to own slaves, but those of the North thought that it was wrong to own slaves.Then the South and the North fought for four years and at last the North won and the slaves were set free.亞伯拉罕·林肯的爸爸和媽媽都很窮和家庭住在一個(gè)小木屋里在森林里。

亞伯拉罕不得不步行約五英里的路去學(xué)校,因?yàn)闆]有他附近的學(xué)校11歲了,他不得不離開學(xué)校和工作后,他喜歡研究整天努力工作,他的用戶研究研究,爐火。他成長(zhǎng)是一只聰明又善良的人。他被選為美國總統(tǒng)。

當(dāng)時(shí)有一個(gè)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)南方和北方之間。南方的人想擁有奴隸,但那些北方認(rèn)為這是錯(cuò)誤的,擁有奴隸。那么,南方和北方爭(zhēng)取四年,最后北方獲勝,奴隸獲得了自由。

18.A Bad Dream（一個(gè)惡夢(mèng)）

One afternoon Ben was playing in the back yard, A big black cat jumped over the fence and lay down among his mother's plants.Ben crept up to the cat.He caught it by

the tail and dropped it into a tub of water.His mother looked out of the window and saw him.She called him into the house and scolded him for such a cruelty.Then she told him that he must go to bed and stay there till evening.Before long Ben fell asleep.He dreamed that he grew very small A very very big cat seized him in its mouth and ran away with him He kicked and screamed, but he could not get away, At last the cat dropped him and he fell into a big pond.He sand down, down into the cold water.Then he woke up.一天下午,本正在后院,一只大黑貓?zhí)^籬笆,躺在他母親的植物。本爬上那只貓。他抓住它的尾巴,掉到了一桶水。

他的母親從窗戶里觀看、見他。她給他進(jìn)房子,責(zé)備他這樣一個(gè)殘酷的。然后她告訴他,他必須上床睡覺,并在那里呆到晚上。

不久,本睡著了。他夢(mèng)見自己開始變得非常小的一個(gè)非常非常大貓抓住他嘴里跑掉了,他踢和尖叫,但他無法脫身,最后把他和他的貓掉進(jìn)了一個(gè)大池塘。他砂下來,下到冰冷的水里。然后他就醒過來了。

19.King Alfred and the Cakes（阿佛列王與糕餅）

King ALFRED O f England once led his army to fight with another army and was beaten.So he had to run away through the woods and swamps to save his life.One evening he came to a woodcutter’s hut.He was

very tired and hungry, so he begged the woodcutter’s wife to give him something to eat and a place to sleep in.He was ragged and dirty and she did not know that he was the king.She felt so sorry for him that she told him to come in and gave hem a seat near the fire.She was baking some cakes.She said to King Alfred, “ I must go and milk the cow.Watch the cakes and do not let them burn.“ The king was willing to do this, but he kept thinking about his army and soon forgot all about the cakes.In a few minutes the woman came back and found the cakes burning.She was so angry that she struck the king with a stick and cried, “ You lazy fellow!You want to eat, but you do not want to work.”

艾爾弗雷德王在英國曾率領(lǐng)他的軍隊(duì)?wèi)?zhàn)斗其他軍隊(duì)，打敗了。所以他只好逃走，穿過樹林和沼澤地，挽救他的生命。一天晚上，他來到了一個(gè)樵夫的小屋。他太累了，餓了，所以他請(qǐng)求樵夫的妻子給他吃東西，睡覺的地方。他衣衫襤褸，臟了，她不知道他是國王。她為他感到很難過，她告訴他進(jìn)來，給他們一座靠近火。

她烤蛋糕。她對(duì)艾爾弗雷德王說，“我要去擠牛奶?？催@個(gè)蛋糕，不讓它們?nèi)紵??！皣踉敢膺@樣做，但他一直想著自己的軍隊(duì)，很快就忘了所有的蛋糕。在幾分鐘的女人回來發(fā)現(xiàn)蛋糕燃燒。她非常生氣，用棍子打了國王，叫道，“你懶惰的家伙！你想吃飯，但你不想工作?！?/p>

20.Tony's Lie（湯尼的謊言）

One day Tony was a very bad boy.He told a lie to his mother.That night felt very unhappy.He did not want to play with the children.He sat on the doorstep alone.He looked up in the sky and saw the big round moon.He thought that it was looking down upon him, because it knew about the lie.He ran down the street to get away from it, but it kept following him.Then he crept into the house and went to bed, but the moon looked at him through the window.He pulled the sheet over his head, but he could not sleep.Then he crawled under the bed and lay there in the dark.He thought and thought about the lie.At last he decided to tell his mother all about it.He told her the truth and she forgave him.He promised never to tell a lie again.He went back to bed and was soon fast asleep.He dreamed that the moon smiled down upon him.有一天，托尼是一個(gè)非常壞的男孩。他告訴他媽媽撒謊。那天晚上很不高興。他對(duì)孩子們不想玩了。

他坐在臺(tái)階上，獨(dú)自一人。他看著天空，看見又大又圓的月亮。他認(rèn)為這是看不起他，因?yàn)樗赖闹e言。他沿著大街跑了遠(yuǎn)離它，但它一直跟著他。然后他偷偷溜進(jìn)屋子去睡覺，但月亮看著他從窗口。他把那張紙?jiān)谒念^上，但他不能入睡。然后他爬在床上躺在黑暗中。他認(rèn)為，關(guān)于謊言。

最后他決定告訴他的母親有關(guān)它的一切。他告訴她真相，她原諒了他。他承諾永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)說謊了。

他回到床上，很快就睡著了。他夢(mèng)見月亮微笑著他。

21.Jack and the Beanstalk（傑克和豌豆）(Part 1)Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack.All that they had was the house they lived in and a cow.At last they became too poor to keep the cow.The widow said to Jack one day, “Take this cow to the market and sell her.Then we’ll be able to buy bread.Try to get as much money as you can.” Jack, who was a good, but thoughtless boy, started for the market with his cow.On his may to t he market he met a man who had a pig with him.“Good morning,” said the man.“Good morning,” answered Jack.“Won’t you give me your old cow for this fat young pig?” said the man.Jack thought it a good idea.So he ax-changed his old cow for the young pig He walked on happily until he met another man who had some fine beans.“These are magic beans,” said the man.“I’ll give you one of them, if you give me that pig.” Jack thought it wonderful to have a magic bean.So he consented to it and carried the bean proudly back home.He showed the bean to his mother.“Is this all that you have got for that cow?” she said.“Now, we have on cow to give us milk.All we have

is this bean.” She got angry.She threw it out of the window.The bean fall in their garden.During that night is sprouted and grew in a wonderful way.When jack and his mother woke the next morning, they saw that the beanstalk had grown so high that they could not see the top Jack made up his mind to climb to the top of the beanstalk.Higher and higher up he climbed until he found himself near a window of an old castle.Looking in, Jack saw a giant eating his, dinner.The giant finished his dinner and ordered his servant to bring his chief treasures, a hen and a harp.Lay eggs,” said the giant to the hen.The hen began to lay eggs.They were eggs of gold.“Play,” said the giant to the harp.The harp began to play sweet music.The harp played on and on until the giant grew tired and fell asleep.(Part 2)Jack had crawled into the room by this time.When the giant was asleep, a servant beckoned to Jack.“Look here.These are the treasures which the giant stole from your father before you were born,” said he.“Take them back to your mother, if you like.But, be quiet.He may wake.” Jack thanked him, and picked up the hen and the harp very

carefully.When he was climbing down the beanstalk, the harp happened to make a loud noise.The giant woke.Jack climbed down the beanstalk, with the hen and the harp under his arms.The giant ran down after Jack, but Jack ran faster than the giant.When he was near his home, he called out to his mother, “Mother, bring an ax.” His mother brought an ax.She saw her son climbing down the beanstalk.As soon as he got down to the ground, he chopped down the beanstalk.Down fell the giant with the beanstalk.He broke his neck, and was dead.Jack and his mother were rich all the rest of their lives and lived happily ever after.22.The Happy Shoemaker（快樂的鞋匠）(1)Once there lived a rich merchant and a poor shoemaker in the same house.The merchant occupied in the same house.The merchant occupied the second floor, but the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor.The shoemaker was one of the happiest persons on earth.He worked from morning till night, singing merrily.His heart

was filled with joy, whenever he looked at the boots and shoes to be repaired.Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he hardly knew how much wealth he had.He was always counting over his gold and silver coins far into the night.Even in bed his uneasiness about his riches kept him awake when at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an early riser.It continued all day and was a trouble to the merchant day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of sleep he asked a wise friend of his how he could put an end to the shoemaker's song.“Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend.“You are rich enough to do that, I suppose.Ask for nothing in return.Simply give the money.”The merchant readily followed the advice.(2)When the shoemaker opened the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was amazed to find shining coins.“I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors.If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought.“I will keep it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money

under the floor.From then on he avoided his neighbors as much as he could.His wife who had been the best companion to him, became troublesome now his mind was too much set on the money bag to attend to his work with diligence.He could not sing merrily now.Whenever he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.At length one day his wife said to him in tears,---“dear husband, what makes you so sad and uneasy? All our neighbors say you have changed.I wish you were as good and gentle as before.” He was so sorry for her that he told her everything.“We were happy before the merchant gave us the money, ” said his wife, when she heard the story.“We have good health.We have plenty of work to do.What more do we need? Send the money back to the merchant, and the happy life that was once ours will return to us.” The shoemaker agreed and went to the merchant to return the bag of money.“Sir” he said, “l(fā)et me return this to you.By giving this to me, you have spoiled my happy and easy life.So I want to have it back by returning your present.” Merry song was again heard all over the house.He was as happy as he had ever been.23.The Three Wishes三個(gè)願(yuàn)望

A man and his wife were always wishing for luck.One night a fairy came to them and said, “You may have three wishes.” In the morning the woman went to a neighbor’s house to get some bread.She saw a nice pudding there.When she came back, she said, “I wish I had a pudding like that!She did not think of the three wishes, but there was a pudding beside her.“Silly!” cried the man, you have lost one of your wishes, and we have only a pudding.I wish it were on your nose!” At that, the pudding jumped up and grew fast to her nose.“Silly, yourself!” cried the woman, “you have lost another wish.We have only one wish more.” “What shall it be?” asked the man.“We must wish this pudding off,” said the woman.“I can’t have it on my nose.” So they wished it would go away, and away it went.They had had their three wishes, but they were on better off than when the fairy came to them.一個(gè)男人和他的妻子總是希望能帶給你好運(yùn)。一天晚上,一個(gè)仙女出現(xiàn)在他們面前,說:“你可以有三個(gè)愿望。在上午女子走到隔壁鄰居家去買一些面包。她看見了一個(gè)漂亮的布丁。當(dāng)她回來的時(shí)候,她說,“我希望我有一個(gè)布丁那樣!她沒有想到這三個(gè)愿望,但是有一個(gè)布丁在她身邊?！吧?“哭了的人,你失去了你的祝福,我們只有一個(gè)布丁。我希望這是在你的鼻子上!“那,布丁跳起來,迅速增長(zhǎng),到她的鼻子上?！吧?你自己!“哭了的女人,“你已經(jīng)失去了另一個(gè)愿望。我們只有一個(gè)愿望?！笆裁?”那人問。“我們必須希望這個(gè)布丁了?！迸苏f?！拔也荒茏屗谖业谋亲由?。于是他們希望它會(huì)去,離就行了。他們被三個(gè)愿望,但是他們?cè)诟玫南膳霈F(xiàn)在他們面前的時(shí)候。

24.Childe Rowland恰德羅蘭

(1)Long ago there was a little princess named Ellen.She lived with her mother, the queen in a great castle by the sea.She had three brothers.One day.As they were playing ball, one of her brothers threw the ball over the castle.Ellen ran to get it, and did not come back.The three brothers looked for her.They looked and looked, but they could not find her.Day after day went by.At last the oldest brother went to a wise man and asked that man.The wise man told him as he had told the oldest brother.Then the next brother set out to find the dark tower.The youngest brother waited.He waited long, but no one came back.Now the youngest brother was called childe Rowland.At last childe Rowland went to his mother, the queen, and said, “mother, let me go and find the dark tower and bring home Ellen and my brothers.“I cannot let you go.You are all that I have now,” said the queen.But childe Rowland asked again and again, until at last the queen said, “go, my boy.”then she gave him his father’s sword, and he set out.He went

to the wise man and asked the way.The wise man told him and said: “I will tell you two things: one thing is for you to do, and one thing is for you not to do.“the thing to do is this: when you get to the country of the elves, hold your father’s sword, pull it out quickly, and cut off the head of anyone who speaks to you, until you find the princess Ellen.“the thing not to do is this: bite no bit and drink no drop until you come back.Go hungry and thirsty while you are in the country of the elves.” Childe Rowland said the two things over and over, lest he should forget.Then he went on his way.He went on and on and on, until he came to some horses with eyes of fire.Then he knew he was in the country of the elves.A man was with the horses.“where is the dark tower?” asked childe Rowland.“I cannot tell.Ask the woman that keeps the hens,” said the man.Childe Rowland took the sword and off went the man’s head.Then he went on and on, until he came to some hens with eyes of fire.An old woman was with them.“where is the dark tower?” asked childe Rowland.“go and look for a hill,” said the old woman.“go around the hill three times.Each time you go around say: “open, door!Open, door!Let me come in.“when you have gone three times around，door will open.Go in.” “when you have gone three times around, door will open.Go in.”

(2)Childe Rowland did not like to cut off the head of the old woman, but he thought of what the wise man had told him.So he took hold of the sword, and off went her head.After this he went on and on and on, until at last he came to a hill.He went three times around it, and each time he said: “open, door!Open, door!Let me come in.” when he had gone three times around, a door opened.In he went.The door shut after him, and he was in the dark.Soon he began to see a dim light.It seemed to come from the walls.He went down a long way, and at last he came to another door.All at once it flew open, and he found himself in a great hall.The walls were of gold and silver, and were hung with diamonds.How the diamonds shone!And there sat the princess Ellen in a big chair of gold, with diamonds all about her head.When she saw childe Rowland, she came to him and said: “brother, why are you here? If the king of the elves comes, it will be a sad ay for you.” But this did not frighten childe Rowland.He sat down and told her all that he had done.She

told him that the two brothers were in the tower.The king of the elves had turned them into stone.Soon childe Rowland began to be very hungry, and asked for something to eat.All at once he thought of what the wise man had said.So he threw the bowl down upon the floor, and said: “Not a bit will I bite, Not a drop will I drink, till Ellen is free.” Then they heard a great noise outside, and someone cried out:---” fee-fi-fo-fum!I smell the blood of an Englishman!” the door of the hall flew open and the king of the elves came in.childe Rowland took his sword.They fought and they fought.At last childe Rowland beat the king of the elves down to the ground.“stop!” cried the king of the elves.“I have had enough.” “I will stop when you set free the princess Ellen and my brothers,” said childe Rowland.“I will set them free,” said the king.He went at once to a cupboard and took out a blood-red bottle.Out of this bottle he let a drop or tow fall upon the eyes of the two brothers, and up they jumped.Childe Rowland took the hand of his sister Ellen and went out of the hall, and up the long way.The two brothers went after them.And they all came out from the hill and found their way back to their own home.How glad their mother was!

25.The Monkey and the Turtle猴子與海龜

One day a monkey who was very hungry met with a turtle creeping along the road.“My dear Slow Foot, can’t you find anything to eat for me?” said the monkey.“O yes, Sly Head, I can,” said the turtle.“ Come this way;there is a banana-plant just over there.” Soon they came to the banana-plant bearing lot of ripe fruit.The monkey climbed the plant, but before he could pick some bananas, the turtle cried, “Run, Sly Head, run!Here comes a man!” Instantly he came down and ran in a hurry.But the turtle could not run, but she caught the monkey’s tail in her mouth and the monkey pulled her away.When they were safe, the monkey said, “Slow Foot, that man did not catch you because I pulled you away.” “O no, Sly Head, on!” the turtle said, “you were not pulling me.I was pushing you.”

一天,一只猴子非常餓會(huì)見了一只烏龜爬沿著大路走?！拔矣H愛的緩慢的腳,你不能找到任何可以給我吃嗎?”猴子說。“噢,是的,鬼頭,我能,”烏龜說?！暗竭@兒來;有一種banana-plant就在那邊?！昂芸焖麄儊淼搅薭anana-plant軸承許多成熟的水果。這只猴子爬上了植物,但他還沒有摘些香蕉,烏龜嚷道:“快跑,鬼頭,快跑!這里有個(gè)男人!“他立即下來跑匆忙。但是烏龜不能跑,但是她一把抓住猴子的尾巴在她的嘴和猴子把她帶走。當(dāng)他們是安全的,猴子說,“慢的腳,那個(gè)男人沒有趕上你,因?yàn)槲野涯銕ё??！皼]有啊,鬼頭,!“烏龜說,“你把我拉。我把自己推到你。”

26.Dickens and His Cat狄更斯與他的貓

Charles Dickens, the famous English novelist, wrote a great many books.He had a cat of which he was very fond.She was a fine Persian cat with pure white fur.One evening, as he was absorbed in reading one of his favorite books by a candle-light, the candle suddenly went out.He was surprised, but took a match, struck it, and lighted the and lighted the candle again, and once more sat down to read.You can imagine his astonishment when he again found himself in complete darkness.He looked around the room, lighted the candle again, and began to read once more.After a while he stopped and looked up.He saw that his cat was trying to put out the light with her paw.The cat’s intentions were quite clear to him-she wanted him to stop reading and play with her a while.Of course he did this, and besides he gave her some milk.The cat was quite contented.She went over and curled herself into a ball on the sofa to take a nap.Then Dickens continued to read, and this time pussy did not interrupt him again.查爾斯·狄更斯,著名的英國小說家,寫了很多書。他有一只貓,他非常喜歡。她是一位很好的波斯的貓與純白色的皮毛。一天晚上,當(dāng)他全神貫注地讀他最喜歡的書之一由一個(gè)燭光,蠟燭突然熄

滅了。他很驚奇,但又一根火柴,擊打它,點(diǎn)亮了蠟燭,點(diǎn)燃,又一次坐下來閱讀。你可以想象他吃驚的是當(dāng)他再次發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在漆黑。他四處打量著房間,點(diǎn)燃蠟燭,又開始讀一次。過了一會(huì)兒,他停了下來,抬起頭來。他看見他的貓正試圖撲滅了光與她的爪子。貓的本意是想讓他很清楚him-she停止閱讀陪她玩一會(huì)兒。當(dāng)然他這樣做,而且他給了她一些牛奶。那只貓很滿足。她走過去卷曲成一個(gè)球在沙發(fā)上小睡片刻。然后繼續(xù)讀狄更斯,這回小并沒有打斷他了。

27.Talking to a Fish與魚交談

One day a negro went to a fish shop to buy some fish for his dinner.He picked up a fresh fish, and after examining it carefully, he held it up to his nose and smelled it.“Hey!What’s this?” cried the master of the shop.“Why do you smell that fish, do you think it,” answered the negro.“Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?” asked the master.“I wasn’t smelling the fish;I was only talking to it,” answered the negro.“Talking to it!” said the shopkeeper, why, what on earth did you say to it?” “I asked him if there was any negro.“Well, and what did the fish say to that?” asked the shopkeeper.“He said he didn’t know the latest news, because he had been away from the sea or more than three weeks.”

一天,一個(gè)黑人去一條魚商店去買些魚吃飯。他撿起一個(gè)新鮮的魚,而且經(jīng)過仔細(xì)觀察,他住他的鼻子并聞到了它?！昂?這是什么?“哭了師父的商店?！澳銥槭裁绰勀菞l魚,你認(rèn)為它答道:“黑人。“那么,你正在做什么,用你的臉很近的魚?“問孔子?！拔覜]有聞到魚,我只是說,“回答了黑人。“跟它!”店老板說,為什么,你究竟為什么說呢?“我問他是否有任何黑人。“嗯,什么魚說?“問店主。“他說他不知道最新消息,因?yàn)樗呀?jīng)離海邊或超過三個(gè)禮拜。”

28.Peter Pan彼得潘

Once there lived in England a little girl whose name was Wendy Darling She had two brothers john Darling and Michael Darling.Their house was small house made of brick, and they kept big dog called Nana, and Nana acted as nurse to the three children.Nana was very clever, and she always took care that the children would put on pajamas after warming them at the fire Sometimes the children would not go to bed, but Nana always made them do as they were always made them do as they told.Mrs.Darling loved Nana and she had very good reason for keeping Nana as the children’s nurse One night, when she went into the nursery, she saw a strange Shape flying to and fro in the dim light.When this Shape saw Mrs.Darling, it rushed to the window after it, just as ran out into the night, Mrs.Darling suddenly closed the window.And Mrs.Darling rushed to the window after it ran out into the night, Mrs.Darling suddenly closed the window.The Shape fled;but something fell on the floor at Mrs.Darling’s feet.It was the shadow of this strange flying Shape.Mrs.Darling picked up the

shadow and put it in a drawer;but she felt very anxious about the safety of her children.She was afraid that the Shape might come back and hurt them, but she hoped that Nana would come to the nursery and protect them from all danger.But some days after that Nana was led to the yard to sleep in her kennel.That night the window was pushed open and the strange Shape slipped into the room and began to dance about.“Where is my shadow?” it cried.Nana barked furiously outside.“I can’t be happy without my shadow.Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell, where is my dear little shadow?” cried the Shape.At that a tiny Ball of fire flew into the room, and sprang round the room.Wherever it went it made a tinkling sound like a little silver bell.Now this little ball of fire was really a fairy girl.She told the Shape where the shadow was.Soon the drawer was opened, the shadow was pulled out, and the Shape danced round the room with delight.The Shape could find its shadow, it was true;but it could never put it on again.And so all the delight went, and the shape was so unhappy that tears filled its eyes and rolled down its cheeks.Just at that time, Wendy woke up.She was not afraid, but asked the little Shape why it was crying.Then she asked it its name, and the shape told her that it was Peter Pan.Wend got a needle and some thread and sewed the shadow on to Peter Pan, and then Peter Pan danced with joy, for wherever he went the shadow followed him on the floor.Peter Pan then told Wendy the story of his life.He said that he lived in a place called never-Never-Land, with a lot of little boys who had all been dropped out of their baby carriages by careless nurses.He also said that they lived with fairies ever would remain happy boys in this enchanting Never-Never-Land.He then told her that when the first baby laughed, the laughter broke into little pieces, and each little piece became a fairy, and went dancing about the world.But whenever a child said that it did not believe in fairies, then one of the fairies died.Peter Pan said that it was a dreadful and wicked thing for a child to say that it did not believe in fairies.There was only one thing that made them sad, he sad, and that was the want of a mother;all the boys in Never-Never-Land wanted to have a mother very much indeed.Wendy asked if there was any little girl among them who could pretend to be their mother;but Peter Pan shook his head and answered that girls never dropped out of their baby-carriages;they were far too clever.This

pleased Wendy, and she loved Peter Pan.“Oh, wend,” cried Peter, “come and live with us and be our mother!” Wendy’ s brothers woke up.Peter Pan said he would teach them all to fly if Wendy would only come and be their mother.When the children heard that they could learn to fly, they were quite excited, and at once began to jump up into the air.But every time they jumped they fell onto the ground, “Look and fly as I do,” cried Peter;and so saying, he flew gracefully high up into the air, and sailed noiselessly round the room.Soon the children learned, and all began to fly round the room with cries of delight.Then the windows were opened wide, and tinker bell led the way into the night.Peter held Wendy’ s hand and they floated away into the starry night.Very soon Mrs.Darling, who had just come home from the theater, rushed into the nursery with Nana at her heels.But it was too late.The children had already left for never-never-land.(2)Now, the boys in never-never-land were beginning to get anxious about Peter Pan, who was their leader.He was away for a long time, and they were afraid of wolves and pirates.By and by they saw something that looked like a large white bird in the sky.As they looked at it, tinker bell suddenly

shone on the trees, and told them that Peter Pan wanted them to shoot this bird at once.So they ran and got bows and arrows, and shot the bird.Suddenly down it fell—what do you think it was?-----poor Wendy fell with an arrow in her breast.But Wendy was not dead.Soon she felt well, and then with her brothers round her, and Peter Pan holding her hand, she promised all the boys to be their mother.Then they began working and built Wendy funny little house, with john’s silk-hat for a chimney;and every body was very, very happy.But tinker bell was very jealous of Wendy.Though they were so happy in their house, there were on the lake near the forest some terrible pirates.The captain of these terrible pirates was named James hook.All his crew were afraid of him and trembled when they saw him.His long black hair was fearful, the wrinkles on his face was fearful, his eyes were fearful, and his voice was fearful.But, above all, his right hand was most fearful.It wasn’t a common hand at all;it was an iron hook.Peter pan had once driven this terrible pirate into the sea, and a huge crocodile had bitten off his hand and part of his wrist.The crocodile followed the captain wherever he went, and wanted to have another bite.It dreamed of the happy day when it could eat

him all up.The captain always knew when this fearful enemy was near, because on one occasion it had swallowed an alarm-clock.It was so made that it would go for one century without stopping.Now the ticking of this clock could plainly be heard even through its thick skin.It ticked so loudly that the captain could al-ways hear it coming, and it was the signal for him to run!But the captain was afraid, because he knew the clock would stop some day.Then the crocodile would come up behind him and eat him up.So he grew to hate Peter Pan, and wanted to kill him.The home of the lost boys was in the forest by the lake.They lived under the ground for fear of the pirates and the wolves.Each boy had a special staircase hollowed in a tree-trunk;so that they could easily run down among the roots of the trees into their cave.Wendy, you must know, had become the mother of these boys, and they all loved her, because it was so delightful to have a mother after having lived so long without one.Wendy gave each of the boys some medicine, taught them how to behave nicely, and put them all in their comfortable beds at night.Though she was only nine years old, Wendy was quite a splendid mother.The lost boys were protected by some friendly Indians.On this day, up came

the pirates, and suddenly there was a stamping overhead, and a sound of people fighting and struggling here and there.The pirates had attacked the red Indians by surprise.The battle was very soon over.The Indians were beaten and ran away, or crawled seriously wounded into the forest.The pirates won a victory close above the children’s heads.Now, on this night, before the fight had started, Wendy had been telling the boys a story about her own father and mother-a beautiful story which showed how her father and mother must be crying for their lost children.As she was finishing her story, John and Michael sprang up in their beds and said, “Wendy, we must go back quickly!” “yes, answered Wendy, “we must go back quickly” You can imagine how sad all the motherless boys were when they heard that Wendy was going home.They cried so much that at last she told them they might return with her and her brothers.She said they could live in there house, and have Mr.And Mr.Darling for their father and mother.All the boys except Peter Pan were very glad to hear that.Peter Pan said he did not want to grow up.He did not want to live in a real house and go to school.He wanted to live always in Never-Never-Land.So they all said good-by to Peter Pan，and climbed up the staircases in the tree-trunks which led from their underground home to the forest.Wendy was the last to go, and before she went she left some medicine for Peter and mad him promise that he would take it when he woke up in the morning.But the pirates were there on the ground waiting for them to come out.The boys were caught as they stepped on the ground;a rough hand was held over their mouths to prevent them from crying out, and they were carried away to the pirate ship with Wendy.(3)Wendy and all the Lost Boys were now on board the pirate ship.Peter Pan lay asleep in his underground bed.He was alone.Captain hook was creeping down the stair-case above.Now was the chance for the captain to kill Peter Pan.He crept up to the door and peeped in.Peter Pan was fast asleep.The captain tried to open the door and failed.Again and again he tried to open the door with his hook, but without success.Peter Pan was safe.But, no!the terrible captain found the glass of medicine left by Wendy on a shelf;he reached toward it, and then, taking a bottle of poison from his pocket, poured the contents into the glass.Peter Pan woke up.He remembered his promise to Wendy, and went to drink the poison.At that moment tinker bell rushed in，crying, “don’t drink!Don’t drink!” but her warning was useless.“I have promised Wendy,” answered Peter, and walked toward the glass, stretching out his hand.Just as Peter was about to drink, the little tinker bell flew into the glass and drank all its deadly contents.Then its light flamed weakly and went pale, and it fell toward the bed dying.Peter Pan knew there was only way in which he could possibly save tinker bell.“Do you believe in fairies? Oh, please say you believe in fairies!” cried Peter Pan to all the children in the world.And back from the children everywhere, who were so sorry for poor tinker bell, came the answer, “We believe in fairies.So tinker bell got well again and was saved.Then she told Peter Pan how the pirates had carried off the Lost boys, with Wendy and her brothers, to their ship, and that they were all in very great danger.The poor children were all at once driven into the dark and dirty hold.Captain Hook thought that at last he had them in his power.“Are all the children chained so that they cannot fly away?” he asked.“YES, Captain,” replied his men.“Then bring them up, ”shouted the Captain.He seated himself.On a chair on the deck, waiting while the boys were dragged out of the hold and brought before him.Six of them，he said, were to walk the plank at once, but he would save any two of them who were willing to be cabin boys.The children could not understand him well, but Hook soon explained them the meaning by roaring out something like a song;”Yo ho!Yo ho!The jolly plank, You walk along it so-----Till it goes down, and you go down To tooral looral lo.” Then he waved his hook to show them that when the plank tipped they would be shot into the water and drowned!But Peter Pan had already started out.He had an alarm-clock in his pocket.It had begun ticking.“Tick!Tick!Ter-ick, tick, tick!” the captain heard, and at the dreaded sound, he shouted, “the crocodile!Hide me!Hide me!” He rushed into a corner of the ship, while his men crowded round him, anxious to protect their captain from the terrible crocodile.The boys, too, waited, breathless with horror.At last, with sudden relief and joy, they saw, not the crocodile, but their brave leader, peter Pan, appearing over the ship’s side.In one hand he held the alarm-clock, the ticking of which had made the captain believe that the crocodile was coming to eat him.Peter Pan dashed into the cabin unseen by the pirates, and closed the door.The ticking stopped at once, and the captain’s terror

disappeared.Captain Hook again began to sing his song “The Jolly Plank,” but the boys, filled with hope and delight, drowned his voice by singing “Rule, Britannia, Britannia Rules the waves.” And just as the captain was about to force them to walk the plank, he was silenced by a terrible shriek from the cabin.The captain ordered one of his men to enter the cabin and find out what was the matter.The man went, but did not return.Once more they heard that dreadful shriek.The rest of the men were now frightened.They refused to enter the cabin;one threw himself into the sea.“Drive the boys in—let them fight the terror,” cried the captain.“if they kill him.So much the better;it he kills them, we’re none the worse.” This, of course, was just what the boys wanted, but, hiding their delight, they allowed themselves to be driven into the cabin.But as for the pirates, all of them were so terrified that no one saw Peter Pan steal out, followed by the boys.No one saw Peter Pan cut the ropes with which Wendy had been bound, take her the brown cloak she had left, while Wendy joined the boys.”It's the girl!“ cried the captain, ”there's never luck on a pirate ship with a girl on board;let's throw her into the sea!“ All the men knew that their

captain was right, and one of them started up and cried to the figure at the mast, ”There's nothing can save you now!“ ”There is one,“ came a ringing voice, and the brown cloak was thrown aside, and there stood Peter Pan.”Down, boys, and at them,“ the captain shouted, and the boys, armed with the weapons Peter Pan had found and given them in the cabin, rushed down upon the lower deck.A terrible fight followed.Some of the crew jumped into the sea;others rushed at the boys with their knives, while Captain Hook tried to escape into the cabin, fighting for his life.”Put away your knives, boys;that man is mine!“ cried Peter Pan, pointing to Captain Hook.Hook's men jumped one by one into the sea and were drowned.Peter Pan and Captain Hook appeared at the cabin door, fighting violently.Step by step, Hook was driven back to the side of the ship.At last, Peter Pan pushed him into the sea, right into the mouth of the waiting crocodile, which ate him up at last.The boys burst into ringing cheers as they and Wendy crowded round their hero, who stood like a victorious Napoleon while the pirate flag was lowered.Then Wendy and all the boys went home, and you can imagine how glad Mr.and Mrs.Darling and Nana were to see their lost children again.Mrs.Darling had always kept

the window open, and used to sing ”Home, Sweet Home,“ hoping that the children might hear her and come back.But Peter Pan, all alone in Never-Never-Land, longed for little Wendy;and Mrs.Darling allowed Wendy to go every now and then to visit Peter Pan, and see that his house was nice and tidy.Peter Pan never wanted to grow up, and Wendy never forgot the fairies.--------by James Barrie(Easified)

29.The Dog and His Shadow（狗和他的影子）

Once there was a dog in a village.He stole a piece of meat from a butcher's shop and ran off with it.He wanted to eat it at home.On his way home he came to a narrow bridge over a stream.As he was crossing the bridge, he looked down and saw his own shadow in the water.He thought it another dog with a larger piece of meat than his.He tried to get that piece, too.He opened his mouth and barked at the shadow.But the dog in the water was not a real dog, but his own shadow.So he dropped his own piece of meat into the water, and lost all.30.The Crow and the Pitcher（烏鴉和水罐）

Once there was a crow.He was very thirsty, so he was looking for water.Then he happened to see a pitcher under a tree.He flew to it and looked in.There was a little water in it, but he could not reach the water.“I want to drink that that water,” said he to himself.“ How can l drink it?” He looked around.He saw small stones.So he flew to them and took one small stone and dropped it into the pitcher.Then he carried another small stone, and dropped it into the pitcher.He went to the stones and carried one stone every time.The water rose higher and higher.At last it came to the top of the pitcher.And now he could drink the water.31.The Fox and the Crow（狐貍和烏鴉）

One day a crow was sitting on a branch of a tree.She had a piece of cheese in her beak beak.A fox happened to pass by, and saw the cheese.He said to himself, “l(fā) want to have that cheese for my dinner.Perhaps I can get it by a trick.”

Then he said to the crow,” Good morning, my dear Mrs.Crow!How beautiful you look today!How bright your pretty eyes are!You are the queen of birds.I’m sure you have a very sweet voice.Will you please sing a song for me?” The crow was very glad, and began to sing.As soon as she opened her mouth, the piece of cheese fell to the ground.The fox snapped it up and said to the crow, “ My dear Crow, you are beautiful, but you are not wise.Beware of flatterers.” And the fox ran away with the piece of cheese.The crow was very say sad now, and said, “ Caw!Caw!Caw!”

32.The Fox and the Goat（狐貍和山羊）

One day a fox fell into a well.He tried to get out of it, but he couldn’t.Just then a goat came to the well.She wanted to drink some water.She looked down into the well and saw a fox there.The goat said to the fox, “Is the water good?” “Yes, I will,” said the goat, “for I’m very thirsty.” The goat jumped into the well and drank much water as she liked.After a while the goat said to the fox, “How can we get out of this well?” The fox said, “Well!Stand on your hind legs and put your forefeet on the wall.Then I will climb upon your back and get out.After that I will help you out.” “Oh, it’s a fine idea,” said the goat.And the fox got upon her back and jumped out of the well.“Now help me out, please!” said the goat.“You foolish fellow!” said the fox.“Why didn’t you think of how to get out, before you jumped in?” So saying, he ran away.33.The Wolf and the Lamb（狼和小羊）

Once upon a time a wolf was drinking water at a brook on a hillside.When he looked up, he saw a little lamb beginning to drink water a little down.The wolf wanted to eat the lamb.He thought he could catch the lamb by a trick.He said to the lamb.“You are making the water dirty, and I cannot drink it.” The lamb said, “Am I making the water dirty? That is impossible.You see, you are higher up than I.The water runs down from you to me, so I cannot make it dirty.” “ Well, then,” said the wolf, “ for I was born this year.” “ I don’ t care,” cried the wolf.“ If it was not you, it was probably your father.” Then the wolf could say no more, and went away.

第二篇：英語小故事

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 across the river?” “Yes, jump and quick!”

They swam across 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.“

”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。第一條：數(shù)字“13” 01 The number 13.這只是個(gè)數(shù)字。但是，每逢13號(hào)的禮拜五，人們普遍都會(huì)焦慮。很多機(jī)場(chǎng)沒有13號(hào)登機(jī)口(好吧，你們真的以為12A登機(jī)口的乘客們不會(huì)發(fā)覺嗎？)很多賓館也沒有13樓。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.人們告訴我，這個(gè)關(guān)于數(shù)字13的迷信來自叛徒猶大。他是那個(gè)壞信徒，是那個(gè)在“最后的晚餐”中第13個(gè)坐下的人。我覺得與其迷信13，不如迷信“壞信徒會(huì)帶來厄運(yùn)”，這樣更理智些。

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。

第二條：在窗邊掛一只橡果可以防止被閃電擊中。02 An acorn at the window will keep lightning out。唔…真是神奇的橡果啊。That is some acorn.第三條：在新球棒上吐口口水，可以保持好運(yùn)。

03 Spit on a new bat before using it for the first time to make it lucky.好惡心，好惡心，好惡心！在09年春，由于害怕豬流感的傳播，全美的高中禁止運(yùn)動(dòng)員們?cè)谫惡笪帐?。我很肯定他們也同樣禁止了往球棒上吐口水這事兒。

Gross.Gross.Gross.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，從基本物理學(xué)的角度來講，一個(gè)被口水潤(rùn)滑過的球棒的摩擦力更小，因此擊球打滑的幾率更大了…好吧，我真是精神病人思維廣啊。

And speaking in terms of basic physics, having a lubricated bat makes for less friction, and therefore, slippery balls … okay, now I’m just out of control.第四條：為了寫這篇文章，我得先去拿個(gè)蝴蝶研究的博士學(xué)位： 04 In order to write this article, I had to get a Ph.D.in butterflies… 蝴蝶出現(xiàn)得比以往早，預(yù)示著天氣不錯(cuò)。

The early appearance of butterflies indicates fair weather.如果第一只蝴蝶是黃色的，那會(huì)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，那會(huì)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，會(huì)有人去世。If the first butterfly is white, someone will die。如果第一只蝴蝶是紅色的，你會(huì)很健康。If the first butterfly is red, you will be healthy。

如果飛來了一只白蝴蝶，預(yù)示著夏天來了。If a white butterfly comes, summer follows.如果一只白蝴蝶從西南方向飛來，那就要下雨了。If a white butterfly flies from the southwest, expect rain。如果蝴蝶在圍欄或樹枝的下方飛舞，預(yù)示著快下雨了。

If butterflies are found hanging from the underside of rails or branches, it’s going to rain。如果發(fā)現(xiàn)它們?cè)谛渲ι戏剑f明不會(huì)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，雷雨很快要來了。If the first butterfly is dark, it means thunderstorms。如果第一只蝴蝶是黃色的，有人快生孩子了。

If the first butterfly is yellow, someone is going to give birth。如果一只白蝴蝶進(jìn)了家里，繞著你不停飛，你將要死去。If a white butterfly enters your house and flies around you, you will die.如果一只蛾子落在新生兒的母親身上，這個(gè)小孩很快便會(huì)死去。If a moth lands on the mother of a newborn, the baby will die.如果一只蝴蝶飛進(jìn)你家，你認(rèn)識(shí)的某人將要死去。

If a butterfly flies into your house, someone you know will die。如果一只蝴蝶飛進(jìn)你家，說明某人要結(jié)婚了。

If a butterfly flies into your house, someone will get married.如果你抓住了一只蝴蝶，你會(huì)被車撞死。If you capture a butterfly, you will be struck dead。

如果你在夜晚見到蝴蝶，便將會(huì)死去。If you see a butterfly at night, you will die。呼，寫完了！很“通俗易懂”吧，嗯？ There!Simple, right? 第五條：如果船上有貓，預(yù)示著會(huì)有好運(yùn)。05 A cat onboard a ship is considered to bring luck。

我曾經(jīng)在船上住過。貓絕對(duì)是個(gè)累贅。船上的角角落落都是它藏身、大小便的地方；甚至連機(jī)械裝置都被破壞成了一片片的。有誰會(huì)愿意負(fù)責(zé)清理那些垃圾桶？垃圾桶可不是什么吉祥玩意兒。

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。第六條：如果三個(gè)人一起拍照，中間的那個(gè)會(huì)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，但這條讓我毛骨悚然。

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

第七條：經(jīng)過墓地的時(shí)候，如果你把雙手插在兜里，便能保護(hù)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：假如我把里兜翻出來會(huì)發(fā)生什么？或者，假如我脫掉褲子搖搖手臂，又會(huì)發(fā)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.第八條：搬家的時(shí)候不要帶走掃帚，它會(huì)帶來厄運(yùn)。把它扔了，買個(gè)新的。

08 Never take a broom along when you move.It is bad luck.Throw it out and buy a new one。這不是常識(shí)嗎？用過的掃帚很臟，沒法跟亞麻制品放一起啊。這就跟打包帶走用過的垃圾桶一樣好笑。再說，一把新掃帚只需要兩美元。

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。第九條：如果蠟燭熄滅，說明附近有邪惡靈魂。09 If a candle blows out, evil spirits are nearby?；蛘咭部赡苤皇怯嘘囷L(fēng)。Or, there’s a draft.第十條：用一根火柴點(diǎn)燃3根香煙，會(huì)帶來厄運(yùn)。10 It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.嗯沒錯(cuò)。這個(gè)厄運(yùn)的名字叫“癌癥”。Yeah it is.And that bad luck is called cancer.第十一條：當(dāng)你站在一個(gè)圈內(nèi)，邪惡的靈魂便傷害不到你。11 Evil spirits can’t harm you when you stand inside a circle.哦，難怪有些人會(huì)戴著呼啦圈在街上走來走去啊！

Oh, that explains all those people walking up and down the street wearing hula hoops。第十二條：如果撿起的硬幣反面朝上，則會(huì)帶來厄運(yùn)；正面朝上會(huì)帶來好運(yùn)。12 It’s bad luck to pick up a coin if it’s tails side up.Good luck comes if it’s heads up。在當(dāng)前經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)下，就算會(huì)帶來厄運(yùn)我也不會(huì)放過地上那個(gè)硬幣的。In this economy, a little bad luck is worth the nickel.第十三條：呃，我是不是該命名它為第12A條？ 13 – oops, should I have called this one #12A? 家里發(fā)現(xiàn)蟋蟀，會(huì)有好運(yùn)。

A cricket in the house brings good luck.也會(huì)有蟋蟀糞便啊親。It will also bring cricket poop。

第十四條：假如你右手掌發(fā)癢，說明很快就能獲得一筆錢；假如你左手掌癢，說明你很快要付出去一筆錢。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.假如你兩只手都癢，那我建議你還是去醫(yī)院檢查一下吧。

If the palm of either of your hands is itching, you might want to get that checked。第十五條：如果愛人送了一把小刀作為禮物，說明愛情很快會(huì)結(jié)束。15 A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end。誰會(huì)送自己愛人一把刀??！送玫瑰送巧克力不都行嘛？真是有毛病?。ho gives their lover a knife for a gift? What happened to roses or chocolate? Creepy!還有： and 分娩的時(shí)候，在枕頭下放把刀能減輕分娩疼痛。

A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.如果我是那個(gè)孕婦，我會(huì)更緊張的。

If I were the impregnator, I would be very nervous。第十六條：湯太咸，說明那個(gè)廚子戀愛了。16 Salty soup is a sign that the cook is in love。

隨便走進(jìn)一家百貨店，隨便拿起一個(gè)罐頭看看它的鹽分含量吧。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)世界簡(jiǎn)直充滿了愛了！

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

第十七條：如果三只海鷗一起從你頭上直直飛過，預(yù)示著死亡很快會(huì)降臨。17 Three seagulls flying together, directly overhead, are a warning of death soon to come.也預(yù)示著你頭頂會(huì)有一泡屎。Or poop on your head。

第十八條：打噴嚏的時(shí)候，用手捂住你的嘴，可以防止靈魂外逃。Place a hand in front of your mouth when sneezing so that your soul cannot escape。現(xiàn)在他們又叫我們往胳肢窩里打噴嚏了。我真為那些被噴進(jìn)胳肢窩的靈魂感到惋惜。Now they tell us to sneeze into our armpits.I’ve got to feel sorry for any soul that gets sneezed into an armpit。

第十九條：右手掌有幾個(gè)“X”，預(yù)示著你會(huì)有幾個(gè)孩子。The number of Xs in the palm of your right hand is the number of children you will have。我數(shù)了一下。嗯，我會(huì)有47個(gè)孩子。I counted.I will have 47 children。

第二十條：新娘必須被抱著進(jìn)入洞房，因?yàn)橐撬恿耍强删痛箅y臨頭了。20 A new bride must be carried over the threshold because it’s bad luck if she falls。呃，我一直以為這是因?yàn)樾履镏昂忍嗔耍疟槐нM(jìn)去的。I always thought it was because she was hammered from the reception。

第三篇：英語小故事

<<三國演義>>閱讀體會(huì)

課程名稱：文學(xué)鑒賞

院系：應(yīng)用英語學(xué)院

班級(jí)：2010級(jí)2班

姓名：王振宇

學(xué)號(hào)：100440214

雖然“少不讀三國”,但從小就開始讀三國,從<<三國志>>到<<三國演義>>,還是覺得<<三國演義>>更好.雖然<<三國志>>更為客觀.也許這種想法受童年長(zhǎng)時(shí)間看<<三國演義>>的影響。這種想法明顯很幼稚。喜歡趙云的高超武藝，喜歡諸葛亮對(duì)主子的執(zhí)著，喜歡關(guān)云長(zhǎng)的忠義，總是討厭曹操的奸詐，明顯這是不客觀的，呵呵，這對(duì)曹操明顯不公平，罷了 罷 了。。。。

首先讓我們看看它講了什么故事?！度龂萘x》，它講述了從東漢末年時(shí)期到晉朝統(tǒng)一之間發(fā)生的一系列故事。書中第一句話這樣說到：“話說天下大勢(shì)，分久必合，合久必分?！敝苣┢邍譅?zhēng)，并入于秦，及秦滅之后，楚、漢分爭(zhēng)，又并入于漢??書中還有上百個(gè)人物、無數(shù)的軍事謀略，加上作者本身借著歷史人物，來闡述忠、教、仁、義、愛的道理，更是深中人心。它寫的庸主獻(xiàn)帝、劉禪，無能之輩呂布、袁術(shù)、袁紹、劉表、劉璋，氣量狹隘的周瑜，長(zhǎng)厚的魯肅，勇者張飛、許楮、典韋，下至因行間而貽笑千古的蔣干，無不個(gè)極其態(tài)。這些人物給了我很深的教育。雖有這些人物，但最令我有所感受的是這本書當(dāng)中所描述的幾個(gè)英雄人物。

再看看書中幾個(gè)真英雄。

1.關(guān)羽。他降漢不降曹、秉燭達(dá)旦、千里走單騎、五關(guān)斬六將、古城斬蔡陽，后來又在華容道義釋曹操。他忠于故主，因戰(zhàn)敗降敵而約好一知故主消息，便不知千里萬里往投。我認(rèn)為雖降了敵，但最后還是回來了，不但仍算忠，而且還要算一種難得可貴的忠?！度龂萘x》表現(xiàn)關(guān)羽的方法也極簡(jiǎn)單：“丹鳳眼,臥蠶眉，面如重棗，青龍偃月刀”，后來加上“赤兔馬”，又讀過《春秋》，刮骨療毒不怕疼，斬顏良，誅文丑，幾乎變得天下無敵。他的所做所為值得我們學(xué)習(xí)。

2.諸葛亮。封建統(tǒng)治時(shí)期需要忠臣，需要一個(gè)能夠鞠躬盡瘁、死而后已的忠臣，這就是諸葛亮。諸葛亮熟知天文地理，能文能武，足智多謀，而且一生謹(jǐn)慎，鞠躬盡瘁。他借東風(fēng)，草船借箭，三氣周瑜，智料華容道，巧擺八陣圖，罵死王朗，空城計(jì)，七星燈，以木偶退司馬懿，錦囊殺魏延，這些是常人所想不到的。我本以為這種人應(yīng)該相貌非凡，可書中描繪的卻十分簡(jiǎn)單：身長(zhǎng)八尺，面如冠玉，頭戴綸巾，身披鶴氅。他的所做所為給后人很深的印象。

3.趙云。趙云開始跟隨公孫瓚征討，后投靠劉備，當(dāng)年長(zhǎng)阪惡戰(zhàn)，趙云七進(jìn)七出，殺得曹軍聞風(fēng)喪膽。保護(hù)劉禪和甘夫人安全脫險(xiǎn)。劉備入西川，趙云隨諸葛亮、張飛等人沿江而上作為援軍，為平定益州做出了貢獻(xiàn)。劉備死后，趙云跟隨諸葛亮北伐，子龍單騎退追兵。為蜀漢立下赫赫戰(zhàn)功。在演義中，趙云英武瀟灑，武力超群，數(shù)次成為孤膽英雄，被劉備贊為“一身都是膽”。

4.曹操。雖然我不喜歡曹操，但他在客觀上也的確是一個(gè)真英雄。曹操在《三國演義》中被稱為奸雄，可能是因?yàn)樗膬鹤哟哿藵h。他說劉備與他是并世英雄，說得劉備都不敢聽，但是他沒有殺劉備，雖劉備正是他的甕中之鱉。這使我感到了曹操的大度，也是周瑜做夢(mèng)也夢(mèng)不到的。周瑜眼中只有諸葛亮，與其誓不兩立，只要把諸葛亮殺了，東吳的天下就太平了。后來又發(fā)現(xiàn)劉備也不是一般人物，便想殺劉備，至少把他留在東吳，東吳的天下也太平了。目光短淺，氣量狹小，非英雄也。這也與曹操形成了鮮明的對(duì)比。曹操還是個(gè)實(shí)干家，曾經(jīng)行刺董卓，詔聚諸侯討伐董卓。這些使我感到了曹操的偉大之處。

最后讓我們看看《三國演義》的藝術(shù)價(jià)值?！度龂萘x》是我國長(zhǎng)篇小說的開山之作。在古代歷史小說中，成就最高，影響最大?！度龂萘x》是羅貫中根據(jù)陳壽的《三國志》，并吸取野史、平話雜劇的故事情寫作而成的?！度龂萘x》是一幅絢麗多姿的立體畫卷，刻畫了眾多的人物形象。者描繪蜀方劉備方面的人物以忠勇仁義、驍勇善戰(zhàn)、智慧機(jī)智為特點(diǎn)；描繪吳方周瑜方面的人物，少年武將，雄姿英發(fā)；描繪魏方曹操方面的人物，有曹操的虛偽奸詐，有司馬父子的老謀深算。從而形成了全書立體形象的系譜。

《三國演義》的主要藝術(shù)特色在于人物性格的鮮明性。鮮明的人物性格是通過變化的情節(jié)、曲折的結(jié)構(gòu)表現(xiàn)出來的。例如第二十七回的“美髯公千里走單騎”，揭示的是關(guān)羽的“義”；第四十一回的“趙子龍單騎救主”揭示的是趙云的“忠”。關(guān)羽的性格離開了千里走騎、過五關(guān)斬六將、單刀赴會(huì)等情節(jié)，就表現(xiàn)不了關(guān)羽的人物性格。

描寫戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)也是《三國演義》藝術(shù)的精華所在。著重寫參加戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的人，不著重寫戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的過程，這是《三國演義》戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)描寫的最顯著藝術(shù)特點(diǎn)。作者巧妙地處理了人物與故事之間的關(guān)系，從人物的性格沖突中導(dǎo)出故事。又從故事情節(jié)的發(fā)展中渲染人物。在處理人物和故事的關(guān)系中，既寫好了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的人物，又寫好了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)過程基本原因。如“空城計(jì)”前后的描寫。作者對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)雙方的描寫，對(duì)于在具體戰(zhàn)役中掌握主動(dòng)權(quán)的詳寫，處于被動(dòng)方的略寫；對(duì)于在未來戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中處于勝利的一方詳寫，而處于失敗地位的一方則略寫。這種寫法產(chǎn)生的藝術(shù)效果使讀者對(duì)整個(gè)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的全貌、整個(gè)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的發(fā)展有一個(gè)清 晰的認(rèn)識(shí)和看法。

《三國演義》結(jié)構(gòu)嚴(yán)密，整體結(jié)構(gòu)完美。作者善于用歷史眼光和審美觀點(diǎn)來寫人物、事件，把構(gòu)成歷史的各種因素結(jié)合起來，構(gòu)成整體結(jié)構(gòu)。以寫戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)為主，又圍繞主軸線描寫了多種形式的政治斗爭(zhēng)、外交活動(dòng)。千頭萬緒，渾然一體，拓寬了小說的表現(xiàn)空間?！度龂萘x》不但受到我國人民的喜愛，而且在國 際文壇上有著極高的地位。《英國大百科全書》稱 《三國演義》作者羅貫中是“第一位知名的藝術(shù)大師”，認(rèn)為《三國演義》是十四世紀(jì)出現(xiàn)的一部“廣泛批評(píng)社會(huì)的小說”。可見，《三國演義》不僅是中國的名著，也是世界的名著。

第四篇：一些英語小故事

燒炭人和漂布人

The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller A Charcoal-Burner carried on his trade in his own house.One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.The Fuller replied, “The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned, for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal.” 燒炭人在一所房子里干活,看見有一個(gè)漂布人搬遷到他的旁邊來住時(shí),滿懷高興地走上 去勸他與自己同住,并解釋說這樣彼此更親密,更方便,還更省錢。漂布人卻回答說:“也 許你說的是真話,但完全不可能辦到,因?yàn)榉参宜椎?都將被你弄黑?！?/p>

這故事說明: 不同類的人難相處。Like will draw like.大力神和車夫

Hercules and the Wagoner A carter was driving a wagon along a country lane, when the wheels sank down deep into a rut.The rustic driver, stupefied and aghast, stood looking at the wagon, and did nothing but utter loud cries to Hercules to come and help him.Hercules, it is said, appeared and thus addressed him: “Put your shoulders to the wheels, my man.Goad on your bullocks, and never more pray to me for help, until you have done your best to help yourself, or depend upon it you will henceforth pray in vain.” 一名車夫趕著貨車沿著鄉(xiāng)間小路行進(jìn)。途中車輪陷入了很深的車轍中,再也無法前進(jìn)。這時(shí),愚蠢的車夫嚇得茫然失措,一籌莫展,癡呆呆地站在那里,凝視著貨車,不斷地高聲喊叫,求大力神來助他一把。大力神來到后,對(duì)他說:“朋友,用你的肩膀扛起車輪,再抽 打拉車的馬。你自己不自力更生,盡力解決,僅靠祈求我,怎么行呢?”

寓言告訴我們: 自力更生,自助自立是克服困難的最好辦法。牛糞中的小鳥

A little bird was flying south for the winter.It was so cold,the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field.While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it.As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was.The dung was actually thawing him out!He lay there all warm and happy and soon began to sing A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung and promptly dug him out and ate him!一只小鳥飛往南方去過冬,天氣實(shí)在太冷了,這只小鳥被凍僵了。掉到了一塊田地里。當(dāng)它僵硬地躺在那里,一頭牛走了過來,拉了一堆牛糞在它身上。凍僵的小鳥躺在這堆牛糞里,便開始有了意識(shí),漸漸的意識(shí)到躺在那里有多暖和。這堆牛糞的確令它蘇醒過來,它躺在上面又暖和又快樂,一會(huì)兒便歡樂的唱起歌來。一只路過的貓聽到鳥的歌聲便過來探個(gè)究竟,尋聲而來,貓發(fā)現(xiàn)了在這堆牛糞下的小鳥,便很快將它挖出來吃掉了 守財(cái)奴

A Miser, to make sure of his property, sold all that he had had converted it into a great lump of gold, which he hid in a hole in the ground, and went continually to visit and inspect it.This roused the curiosity of one of his workmen, who, suspecting that there was a treasure, when his master's back was turned went to the spot and stole it away.When the Miser returned and found the place empty, he wept and tore his hair.But a neighbor who saw him in this extravagant grief, and learned the cause of it, said: “Fret thyself no longer, but take a stone and put it in the same place, and think that it is your lump of gold;for, as you never meant to use it, the one will do you as much gold as the other.” 譯文: 一個(gè)守財(cái)奴,為了確保他的財(cái)產(chǎn),賣掉所有家當(dāng)換成了一大塊金子,埋在一個(gè)地洞里,并且不時(shí)地去查看,這引起了手下一個(gè)雇工的好奇。雇工猜測(cè)那里肯定有寶貝,趁主人離開之際,他來到埋藏地點(diǎn),把金子偷走了。當(dāng)守財(cái)奴回來發(fā)現(xiàn)金子不翼而飛,便痛哭流涕,亂撮頭發(fā)。一個(gè)鄰人見狀問明原由后說“你也別太痛苦了,拿一塊石頭再埋在原地,就當(dāng)是那塊金子好了,因?yàn)榧热荒阌肋h(yuǎn)不想用它,那么兩者不是一回事嗎”。

該篇故事的寓意是: 金錢的價(jià)值不在于擁有,而在于使用 Three craftsmen三位工匠

一座大城被敵軍圍困了,城中的居民們聚在一起,共同商議對(duì)抗敵人的辦法。

A siege of the city of the enemy, the city residents to get together to discuss common fight against the enemy's approach.一個(gè)砌匠挺身而出,主張用磚塊作為抵御材料;一個(gè)木匠毅然提議用木頭來抗敵是最佳的方法;一個(gè)皮匠站起來說:“先生們,我不同意你們的意見。我認(rèn)為作為抵御材料,沒有一樣?xùn)|西比皮更好?！?/p>

A build Carpenter to come forward to advocate the use of bricks

一、我是單身漢

Jack feell off his bicycle and got hurt.A beautiful young nurse asked him to fill forms.Jack finished them and gave them back.“Anything else?” The nurse asked.“Yes,”Jack thinks for a while and said,“I'm a bachelor.”

杰克騎車摔傷，得住院治療。一位年輕美貌的護(hù)士拿著表格讓填。仞杰克填好遞上表格“還有什么漏填的？”護(hù)士問.“有！”杰克想了想說，“我是個(gè)單身漢.”

二、死予肝癌的人100%都吃飯

Wife:You see.According to te statistics on the paper 80% of those who have died of liver cancer have drunk alcoho.Husband:It's okey.To my investigation, all Thespeopleeat meals.妻子：你看這張報(bào)紙，據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)，死于肝癌的人80%都是喝酒的。

丈夫：那有什么？據(jù)我調(diào)查，死予肝癌的人100%都吃飯的。

三、位置上的冰激凌

“Excuse me,but the seat you've taken is mine.”

“Yours?Can you prove it?”

“Yes,I put a cup of ice cream on it.”

“請(qǐng)?jiān)?，你占了我的位?”

“你的位置？你能征明這點(diǎn)嗎？”

“能，我在位置上放了杯 冰激凌.”

四、別無選擇

One day,Eve asked Adam,“Doyou really love me?”

Adam said helplessly,“Do I have any other choice?”

一天，夏娃問亞當(dāng)：“你當(dāng)真愛我嗎？”

亞當(dāng)無可奈何地回答：“我還有的選擇嗎？”

五、總是口渴

Always Thirsty

“I had an operation,” said a man to his friend, “and the doctor left a sponge in me.”

“That”s terrible!“ said the friend.”Got any pain?“

”No, but I am always thirsty!“

總感到口渴

一個(gè)男人對(duì)他的朋友說：“我動(dòng)了一次手術(shù)，手術(shù)后醫(yī)生把一塊海綿忘在我的身體里了?！?/p>

“真是太糟糕了！”朋友說道：“你覺得疼嗎？”

“不疼，可是我總感到口渴。”

六、喝水洗蘋果

A Useful Way

Father: Jack, why do you drink so much water?

Jack: I have just had an apple, Dad.Father: What”s that got to do with it?

Jack: I forgot to wash the apple.一個(gè)有效的方法

爸爸：杰克，你干嘛喝這么多水呀？

杰克：我剛才吃了個(gè)

蘋果，爸爸。

爸爸：可是這跟喝水有什么關(guān)系呢？

杰克：我忘了洗蘋果呀。

七、凱特的禮物

A Present

Kate: Mom, do you know what I“m going to give you for your birthday?

Mom: No, Honey, what?

Kate: A nice teapot。

Mom: But I”ve got a nice teapot.Kate: No, you haven“t.I”ve just dropped it.凱特的禮物

凱特：媽媽，你知道我要給你一件什么生日禮物嗎？

媽媽：不知道，寶貝，是什么呀？

凱特：一把漂亮的茶壺。

媽媽：可是我已經(jīng)有一把漂亮的茶壺了呀。

凱特：不，你沒有了。我剛剛把它給摔了。

八、醫(yī)生懂得多

The Doctor Knows Better

A man was hit by a cab in the street.He was brought to the hospital.His wife who was standing up by his bed, said to the doctor: “I think that he is very ill.”

“I am afraid that he is dead.” said the doctor.Hearing this, the man moved his head and said: “I”m not dead.I“m still alive.”

“Be quiet, ” said the wife.“the doctor knows better than you!”

醫(yī)生懂得多

一個(gè)男人在街上被出租車撞倒送進(jìn)了醫(yī)院。他的妻子站在他的床前對(duì)醫(yī)生說：“我想他傷得很厲害。”

醫(yī)生說：“恐怕他已經(jīng)死了?！?/p>

聽到醫(yī)生的話，這個(gè)男人轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)著頭說：“我沒死，我還活著?！?/p>

妻子說：“安靜，醫(yī)生比你懂得多?！?/p>

九、Waste or Save?

Father: Oh, Jack, you have slept away the whole morning.Don“t you know you are wasting time?

Jack: Yes, Dad.But I”ve saved you a meal, haven“ I?

浪費(fèi)還是節(jié)約

父親：噢，杰克，你又睡了一上午。難道你不知道你這是在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間嗎？

杰克：我知道，爸爸?？晌疫€給您節(jié)省了一頓飯呢，是不是？

十、他為什么喊

Why Is He Howling

Dentist: Please stop howling.I haven”t even touched your tooth yet.Patient: I know, but you are standing on my foot!

他為什么喊

牙醫(yī)：請(qǐng)你不要再喊了！我還沒碰你的牙呢。

病人：我知道，可是你正踩著我的腳呀！

第五篇：英語小故事

英語小故事大全

1、The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鴿子

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly.Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.Zeal should not outrun discretion.有只鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上畫著一個(gè)水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過 去，不料一頭碰撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。這是說，有些人想急于得到所需的東西，一時(shí)沖動(dòng)，草率從事，就會(huì)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，一些頑皮的男孩在一個(gè)水塘邊玩耍。他們開始往水里扔石塊。許多生活在水塘里的青蛙非常害怕這些男孩，因?yàn)槭^曾弄傷了他們中的一些。最后一只老青蛙把他的腦袋探出水面，他說：“孩子們，請(qǐng)別向我們?nèi)邮^。”男孩說：“我們只是在玩耍?！薄拔抑?，但請(qǐng)別扔石頭，孩子們。對(duì)你們而言的玩耍對(duì)我們可意味著死亡。”老青蛙說。因此男孩們不再扔石頭并且離開了

3、Applauded Twice

The Head of the bureau addressde the meeting:“I have always felt strange why the audience always applauded twice.Now I have made clear.Those who listened attentively woke up those who were dozing off.That is why we heard the appluase twice.The moment his voice died down,an outburst of uproar of noise and laughter arouse,Again two outbursts of noise and laughter.4.Difference ”I can always tell a graduate class from an undergraduate class,“ observed the instructor in one of my graduate engineering courses at California State University in Los Angeles.”When I say, 'Good afternoon,' the undergraduates respond, 'Good afternoon.“ But the graduate students just write it down.”

“She is the one who sells the candy.” 5.A Good Boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.“What did you do with the money I gave you yestrday?” “I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.“You're a good boy,” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?”

6.The Fox.and the Crow A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.?That?s for me, as I am a Fox,? said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.?Good-day, Mistress Crow,? he cried.?How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers;how bright your eye.I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does;let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.? The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.?That will do,? said he.?That was all I wanted.In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future.?Do not trust flatterers.?

7.Camels 駱駝的故事

At the small zoo camel ask: “Mother Mother, why do we eyelashes so long?” Camel mother said: “When the wind came, the long eyelashes will enable us to be able to see the direction of the storm.” small camel asked: “Mother Mother, why do we camels back then, the die ugly!” camel mother, said: “This is called hump, you can help us store a lot of water and nutrients, so that we can tolerate more than a dozen in the desert day of potable water without conditions.”small camel asked:“ Mother Mother, why do we so thick the soles of the feet? ”camel mother said:“ That will enable us to many of the body is not stuck in soft sand, to facilitate long-distance ah journey.”small camel pleased bad:“ Wow, so useful that we ah！But mother, why we are still in zoos, do not desert hiking? ”

My talents to be useful, but now no one used.A good attitude + a successful teaching + an infinite stage = success.Each potential is unlimited, the key is to find a stage for their full potential.以下為中文翻譯

駱駝

在動(dòng)物園里的小駱駝問媽媽：“媽媽媽媽，為什么我們的睫毛那么地長(zhǎng)?”駱駝媽媽說：“當(dāng)風(fēng)沙來的時(shí)候，長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的睫毛可以讓我們?cè)陲L(fēng)暴中都能看得到方向?！毙●橊?dòng)謫枺骸皨寢寢寢?，為什么我們的背那么駝，丑死?”駱駝媽媽說：“這個(gè)叫駝峰，可以幫我們儲(chǔ)存大量的水和養(yǎng)分，讓我們能在沙漠里耐受十幾天的無水無食條件?！毙●橊?dòng)謫枺骸皨寢寢寢專瑸槭裁次覀兊哪_掌那么厚?”駱駝媽媽說：“那可以讓我們重重的身子不至于陷在軟軟的沙子里，便于長(zhǎng)途跋涉啊?！毙●橊劯吲d壞了：“嘩，原來我們這么有用??！可是媽媽，為什么我們還在動(dòng)物園里，不去沙漠遠(yuǎn)足呢?”

我的才華必有用，可惜現(xiàn)在沒人用。一個(gè)好的心態(tài)+一本成功的教材+一個(gè)無限的舞臺(tái)=成功。每人的潛能是無限的，關(guān)鍵是要找到一個(gè)能充分發(fā)揮潛能的舞臺(tái)。

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.”

【譯文】

老貓

一位老婦有只貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因?yàn)樗昙o(jì)太大了。一天，老貓發(fā)現(xiàn)一只老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因?yàn)槔县堃Р涣怂?/p>

于是，老婦很生氣，因?yàn)槔县垱]有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：“不要打你的老仆人，我已經(jīng)為你服務(wù)了很多年，而且還愿意為你效勞，但是，我實(shí)在太老了，對(duì)年紀(jì)大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時(shí)所做過的有益的事情?！?/p>

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.【譯文】

一個(gè)人正朝著一個(gè)富人的房子走去，當(dāng)他沿著路走時(shí)，在路的一邊他發(fā)現(xiàn)一箱好蘋果，他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果，因?yàn)楦蝗藭?huì)給我更多的食物，他會(huì)給我很好吃的東西。”然后他拿起蘋果，一把扔到土里去。

他繼續(xù)走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對(duì)岸，他等了一會(huì)兒，然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因?yàn)槲也荒芏蛇^河?！?/p>

他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。

不要把好東西扔掉，換個(gè)時(shí)候你會(huì)覺得它們大有用處。

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.”

【譯文】

城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠

從前，有兩只老鼠，它們是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在鄉(xiāng)村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它說：“你一定要來我鄉(xiāng)下的家看看?！庇谑?，城里老鼠就去了。鄉(xiāng)下老鼠領(lǐng)著它到了一塊田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城里老鼠。城里老鼠說：“這東西不好吃，你的家也不好，你為什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你應(yīng)該搬到城里去住，你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子，還會(huì)吃上美味佳肴，你應(yīng)該到我城里的家看看?！?/p>

鄉(xiāng)下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的東西也為他們擺好了?？墒钦?dāng)他們要開始吃的時(shí)候，聽見很大的一陣響聲，城里的老鼠叫喊起來：“快跑！快跑！貓來了！”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來。

過了一會(huì)兒，他們出來了。當(dāng)他們出來時(shí)，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里，我喜歡住在田野我的洞里。因?yàn)檫@樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在，比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說，要好些?！?/p>

Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning?

Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,“School-Go slow”.老師:為什么你每天早晨都遲到?

湯姆:每當(dāng)我經(jīng)過學(xué)校的拐角處,就看見一個(gè)牌子上寫著“學(xué)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

小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。

“昨天給你的錢干什么了？”

“我給了一個(gè)可憐的老太婆，”他回答說?！澳阏媸莻€(gè)好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說?！霸俳o你兩分錢?？赡銥槭裁磳?duì)那位老太太那么感興趣呢？” “她是個(gè)賣糖果的。”

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, “l(fā)ook, 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，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個(gè)孩子正處于那種對(duì)什么事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發(fā)問道：“爸爸，?醉?字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父親回答說，“你瞧那兒站著兩個(gè)警察。如果我把他們看成了四個(gè)，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸，”孩子說，“那兒只有一個(gè)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 godless 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.有個(gè)人，他有七個(gè)兒子，他很希望有個(gè)女兒，可是怎么盼也沒有。好不容易，妻子又懷孕了。生下來一看，果然是個(gè)女孩。他們非常高興。但是孩子太小，又非常虛弱，非得馬上急救洗禮不可。父親打發(fā)一個(gè)男孩立即到井臺(tái)去打洗禮水，其余六個(gè)也跟著去了。在井臺(tái)旁，他們都爭(zhēng)著先打水，結(jié)果罐子掉進(jìn)井里，沉了下去。他們不知道該怎么辦才好，都真楞楞地站在那兒，誰也不敢回家了。父親在家里等得不耐煩了，就說：“我敢說這些無法無天的孩子一定是貪玩，把打水的事給忘了?！彼麚?dān)心女孩子不經(jīng)洗禮會(huì)死，就生氣地大聲喊起來：“淘氣鬼，都變成烏鴉才好呢！”這話剛出口，就聽到頭頂有“吧噠吧噠”鳥兒拍打翅膀的聲音。他抬頭一看，只見空中有七只漆黑漆黑的烏鴉飛過去了。