英语经典小故事汇总

第一篇：英语经典小故事汇总

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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马槽里的牛。它装满了干草。但是很快的牛回来,从他的作品占着茅坑不拉屎。他想要吃他的干草。然后狗醒了,站起来,冲着牛,牛对狗说:“你想要吃草吗?” “当然不,”小狗回答。

“那么,离开,让我吃自己的干草上。”

“噢,不。你走了,让我睡的。”

“一个自私的狗!他既不会吃干草自己,也不让我吃它!牛说:“自言自语。

2.The Lion, The Bear And The Fox（獅子、熊與狐狸）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,有一只狮子和一只熊看到一个孩子。他们把在它在同一时间内。狮子说到熊》,我抓住了这个孩子第一,因此这是我的了。”

“不,不,”说这只熊。“我发现它比你早,所以这是我的名片。“和他们打长而加剧。最后他们两个都很累了,不再能战斗。

一只狐狸谁躲在树后面不远之间的争斗,注视着狮子和熊的爪,出来、走在他们中间,而在前面跑,你的孩子。

狮子和熊都错失了狐狸,但他们甚至不能抓住那只狐狸。狮子说到熊》,我们奋斗的事情。那狡猾的狐狸有孩子走了。”

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.春季的一天有些淘气的男孩子在附近一个池塘。他们开始扔石头跳入水中。在池塘里住着许多青蛙很怕男孩,因为石头伤害一些青蛙。最后一只老青蛙抬起他的头从水中跳出来,说:“弟兄们,请不要用石头打我们。”

男孩说:“我们只是玩。“我知道,但请你不要再扔石头,我的男孩。什么是发挥你的只有死亡说:“对我们来说,旧的青蛙。

所以,孩子们停止了投掷石块就走了。

4.The Two Travelers（兩個旅人）

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.许多年前两人一同旅行走的路在森林里。

然后他们发现了一个非常漂亮的斧子在地面上。其中一个把它捡了起来,说:“你看这里发现手上拿着斧头。”

“不要说我,但是我们已经找到了斧,”另一个说“我们是朋友。我们应该分享我们的关系。”

“不,”第一个说,“我找到了斧头,所以它是我的了。”

不久他们听到有人追赶他们。他们回头。他们发现他喊:“停下来,小偷!停止,小偷!”

第一个旅行者说,“我们怎么办呢?他正在追赶我们。我们会遇到他。“不要说我们,但是我将被抓到的。你找到了斧子,你说,这是你的,”另一个说,把他单独留下。

第一个旅行者试图隐藏斧头,但他不知道到哪儿去藏身。最后,他被斧头的主人。

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,一只小蚂蚁是沿著河岸散步的一条小溪。他的脚滑了一跤,他掉进了水里。“哦,救命啊!

救命啊!“哭了蚂蚁。一只鸽子就坐在一棵树的树枝上,过河,又听见他的声音的帮助。“哦,可怜的蚂蚁。“鸽子说。“我将帮助蚂蚁。”

鸽子撕下了一片树叶,掉在蚂蚁。“这是一片叶子上。爬到它,“鸽子说。蚂蚁爬上漂浮在一次,去银行了。

几天后这一个猎人发现了鸽子,正准备拍她。这时蚂蚁经过,自言自语地说:“这一次我必须帮助鸽子。“蚂蚁扑向猎人,并发狠地咬他。猎人跳起来,错过了去拍鸽子。鸽子对蚂蚁说:“非常感谢你,我的朋友。你救了我的命,”,她可以飞去了快乐。

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.”

在一个晴朗的早晨,一只母鸡和鸡说:“来吧,让我们去找些东西吃。我们还没有吃早饭呢。”

这时公鸡开始挖软土。他突然喊道:“快看,快看!我已经发现有些不对劲。我知道这是什么。这就像一个球。但是,这并不是一个石头。它可以是一个鸡蛋的一些鸟儿。”

母鸡喊叫断气,就跟著他。其中一人说:“亲爱的我!这不是一个鸡蛋,但一颗宝石。有人把它弄丢了。“一只鸡问道:“我们可以吃吗?“不,”母鸡说,“这是非常珍贵的人,但它对于我们是没有用的,我们不能吃。把它丢掉,并且尝试寻找一些虫子。我想有一个虫子比世上所有宝石。”

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,一只狼看见一只山羊的一处高崖上。他来回地跳,吃草。

狼想吃掉他,但他也爬不上那里去抓住他。于是他说到山羊:“早上好,我的好朋友山羊!来到这里!如果你的悬崖上滑倒,你会拧断你的脖子。和草是短暂的,干了。”下来了!草长和温柔的在这里。”

“谢谢你,狼先生,不过没关系。我习惯在这里比赛,而且我很喜欢这种草这里更好。我宁愿吃乾草比被一只母狼吃说道,“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乌龟一个山脚下。

“喂,小乌龟!你去哪儿?你的腿是多么短暂!兔子说。

“我要到山顶。我是一个缓慢的选手,但我可以和你赛跑,他说:“乌龟。“好吧。让我们赛跑和你一起带到山顶了,”兔子说。

兔子和乌龟开始。兔子跑得很快。兔子自言自语地说,“我可以远远超过乌龟,我可能有点绒毛在这里。”

所以野兔躺在一棵树上,睡得很香。但是乌龟没有停下来一会。他不停地向前走。最后,他到达了山顶。

等兔子一觉醒来,环顾四周看了看,但是他看不到乌龟。他跳起来,尽其所能地奔跑。当兔子到达山顶时,他发现乌龟在那里平静地休息。

乌龟兔子说,“现在,兔子先生!更快的选手,你或我吗?”

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.一旦一个大狮子是睡在一个木头。一只小老鼠碰巧来跑在他的脸上。狮子醒了,抓住小老鼠在怒气,要杀了她。“噢,天哪类狮子!小老鼠说。“请原谅我。我不是有意要你造成任何伤害。让我走。我将还你的好意。”

“哈哈哈,”鱼先生大笑起来的狮子。如何能像你这样的小事情帮助一个大狮子吗?“非常谢谢你,善良的狮子!我希望我能给你带来很好的回报的某天,小老鼠说。

一段时间以后,狮子被在陷阱里。就在这时,小老鼠走了过来。她立刻跑到狮子,说道:“你是非常客气的对我一次。现在我要救你一命,报答你的好心,你给我看了其他的一天。“不久她咬陷阱的绳子和她的锋利的牙齿,狮子很高兴重新获得自由。”谢谢你,小老鼠!“狮子说,他走开了。

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,一个男人走进一片森林。他说到树”,你会给我一块硬木材吗?”

树说,“是的,我们会给你一个好价钱坚硬的木头。”

他很高兴得到一个好的片的木头。他急忙赶回家。他立刻就创造了一个新的处理他的鱿鱼。然后他去森林又开始砍掉了所有最好的树在森林里。树都很伤心。他们彼此商量说:“我们忍受了自己的愚蠢。”

11.The Fox and the Grapes（狐狸與葡萄）

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、公雞和狐狸）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,一只狐狸看见成熟的葡萄在一个花园。他想吃掉它们。

他自言自语道:“我是多么幸运啊!我已经找到了一些不错的葡萄。“他爬进那园子,来到了葡萄。他跳起来葡萄,但是他不能接近他们。他跳了一遍又一遍,但徒劳无功。

最后他还是放弃了,自言自语地说:“葡萄是酸的。我不想吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。”,他就走了。

12。那只狗、鸡和狐狸(狗,公雞和狐狸)一只狗和一只公鸡是好朋友,他们在一起旅行。

当夜晚来临时,鸡飞到树上,睡在那里,和上帝发现了一个在空心树和睡在相同。当早晨来了,公鸡醒了并开始乌鸦。,一只饥饿的狐狸听见乌鸦和想找公鸡吃饭。然后狐狸说对于公鸡,“这是一个美丽的早晨!我想和你谈谈。你有一个非常甜美的声音。你不下来跟我聊聊吗?”

“谢谢你,先生的狐狸。但是你来这里吗?它很好酷这里回答:“鸡就叫了。“好吧,我会的。但是,我怎么能起床?“狐狸问道。“只是绕行,树干下面我叫醒我的仆人在一个空的。他会帮你开门,他说:“鸡就叫了。狐狸来到附近的空虚。狗跑出来了,突然在福克斯和杀了它一次。

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头。粘在了他的嗓子里。他试图把它弄出来,但他不能。

就在这时,一个起重机飞到他。“亲爱的鹤!狼说:“鹤。“我遇到麻烦了。有一块骨头卡在我的喉咙里。你会把你的头进我的喉咙,把它拔出来吗?你有一个很长的脖子,我相信你一定能达到它。我会付给你,因为它。”

“好吧。我会帮助你的。张开你的嘴大如你能说,“把他的头起重机、成狼的嘴巴,拔出了骨头。“非常感谢你们,我的朋友,”狼说。“现在我必须支付的工作,他说:“鹤。

“很好,”狼说。“把你的头在我的咽喉,但我不咬掉你的头。难道这还不够吗?沿着和不谈论的回报。”

14.The man, his Son and their Donkey（一個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.”

一个男人和他的儿子驾驶他们的驴沿著乡间道路。他们看见一些女孩画水。

其中的一个女孩说,“噢,看!他们是多么的愚蠢啊!一个男人和一个男孩正走在他们的驴,并没有人是骑着它。”

那人一听这话,便对他的儿子说:“你最好骑驴。你们是光,所以,你不会轮胎我们的驴。“在一会儿他们遇到三个老人。有一人说,“看这里!这个男孩正骑著驴和年迈的父亲正在他身边。那个小男孩不照顾年迈的父亲。”

7那人就站在驴和他儿子沿着在它的旁边。现在,他们就很高兴。但很快后来他们遇见了三个女人。将一个杆位。他们就把这只苹果举到肩膀和抬走到城里。当他们来到一座桥的时候,每个人都嘲笑他们。毛驴和不喜欢噪音和开始打腿。它打破了绳子,掉进了水里淹死了。所以这位老人得带他的儿子,然后回家。这个人对他的儿子说,“那些试图让每个人都满意而没有人。”

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.在一个晴朗的冬季里的一天,一些蚂蚁在地里干活。他们在阳光下晒食物,非常忙。就在这时,一个很小的经过。他很饿。

“美好的一天,种蚂蚁说道,“草蜢。“我很饿。不会你借给我小的食物吗?我也没有吃的了。我将支付你在明年秋天。“你没有食物你自己的吗?你为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领域。你当时在忙什么呢?“问一位年老的蚂蚁。

蚱蜢说;“我是歌唱的昼夜在夏天的时候。所以我没有时间去收集任何食品。请借我一些食物。“那么,”蚂蚁说。“当你整个夏天都唱歌跳舞,你最好的冬天。你只工作不玩,在夏天的时候。我们永远不会借给你的食物。“和蚂蚁又继续工作了。

16.Jack and the Robber（傑克與強盜）

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.杰克是一个农夫的男孩。有一次,他把他的车去市场。他有黄油和鸡蛋卖。

他遇见了一个女人。她给了他一块银子作一点黄油。然后他遇见了一个男孩。这个男孩给了他一块银子给六个鸡蛋。

杰克很快就有足够的银在他的口袋里。当杰克走,一个人来见耶稣,说:“住手!”

杰克停在路上了。那人给他一些酒。杰克把它喝了,在路边睡着了。当杰克醒来的时候,他的银子,并不在他的口袋里。这是一切都过去了。那人是个强盗,穷人和杰克回家了悲伤。

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.亚伯拉罕·林肯的爸爸和妈妈都很穷和家庭住在一个小木屋里在森林里。

亚伯拉罕不得不步行约五英里的路去学校,因为没有他附近的学校11岁了,他不得不离开学校和工作后,他喜欢研究整天努力工作,他的用户研究研究,炉火。他成长是一只聪明又善良的人。他被选为美国总统。

当时有一个战争南方和北方之间。南方的人想拥有奴隶,但那些北方认为这是错误的,拥有奴隶。那么,南方和北方争取四年,最后北方获胜,奴隶获得了自由。

18.A Bad Dream（一個惡夢）

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,一只大黑猫跳过篱笆,躺在他母亲的植物。本爬上那只猫。他抓住它的尾巴,掉到了一桶水。

他的母亲从窗户里观看、见他。她给他进房子,责备他这样一个残酷的。然后她告诉他,他必须上床睡觉,并在那里呆到晚上。

不久,本睡着了。他梦见自己开始变得非常小的一个非常非常大猫抓住他嘴里跑掉了,他踢和尖叫,但他无法脱身,最后把他和他的猫掉进了一个大池塘。他砂下来,下到冰冷的水里。然后他就醒过来了。

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.”

艾尔弗雷德王在英国曾率领他的军队战斗其他军队，打败了。所以他只好逃走，穿过树林和沼泽地，挽救他的生命。一天晚上，他来到了一个樵夫的小屋。他太累了，饿了，所以他请求樵夫的妻子给他吃东西，睡觉的地方。他衣衫褴褛，脏了，她不知道他是国王。她为他感到很难过，她告诉他进来，给他们一座靠近火。

她烤蛋糕。她对艾尔弗雷德王说，“我要去挤牛奶。看这个蛋糕，不让它们燃烧。“国王愿意这样做，但他一直想着自己的军队，很快就忘了所有的蛋糕。在几分钟的女人回来发现蛋糕燃烧。她非常生气，用棍子打了国王，叫道，“你懒惰的家伙！你想吃饭，但你不想工作。”

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，托尼是一个非常坏的男孩。他告诉他妈妈撒谎。那天晚上很不高兴。他对孩子们不想玩了。

他坐在台阶上，独自一人。他看着天空，看见又大又圆的月亮。他认为这是看不起他，因为它知道的谎言。他沿着大街跑了远离它，但它一直跟着他。然后他偷偷溜进屋子去睡觉，但月亮看着他从窗口。他把那张纸在他的头上，但他不能入睡。然后他爬在床上躺在黑暗中。他认为，关于谎言。

最后他决定告诉他的母亲有关它的一切。他告诉她真相，她原谅了他。他承诺永远不会说谎了。

他回到床上，很快就睡着了。他梦见月亮微笑着他。

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, “let 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三個願望

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.一个男人和他的妻子总是希望能带给你好运。一天晚上,一个仙女出现在他们面前,说:“你可以有三个愿望。在上午女子走到隔壁邻居家去买一些面包。她看见了一个漂亮的布丁。当她回来的时候,她说,“我希望我有一个布丁那样!她没有想到这三个愿望,但是有一个布丁在她身边。“傻!“哭了的人,你失去了你的祝福,我们只有一个布丁。我希望这是在你的鼻子上!“那,布丁跳起来,迅速增长,到她的鼻子上。“傻,你自己!“哭了的女人,“你已经失去了另一个愿望。我们只有一个愿望。“什么?”那人问。“我们必须希望这个布丁了。”女人说。“我不能让它在我的鼻子上。于是他们希望它会去,离就行了。他们被三个愿望,但是他们在更好的仙女出现在他们面前的时候。

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,一只猴子非常饿会见了一只乌龟爬沿着大路走。“我亲爱的缓慢的脚,你不能找到任何可以给我吃吗?”猴子说。“噢,是的,鬼头,我能,”乌龟说。“到这儿来;有一种banana-plant就在那边。“很快他们来到了banana-plant轴承许多成熟的水果。这只猴子爬上了植物,但他还没有摘些香蕉,乌龟嚷道:“快跑,鬼头,快跑!这里有个男人!“他立即下来跑匆忙。但是乌龟不能跑,但是她一把抓住猴子的尾巴在她的嘴和猴子把她带走。当他们是安全的,猴子说,“慢的脚,那个男人没有赶上你,因为我把你带走。“没有啊,鬼头,!“乌龟说,“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.查尔斯·狄更斯,著名的英国小说家,写了很多书。他有一只猫,他非常喜欢。她是一位很好的波斯的猫与纯白色的皮毛。一天晚上,当他全神贯注地读他最喜欢的书之一由一个烛光,蜡烛突然熄

灭了。他很惊奇,但又一根火柴,击打它,点亮了蜡烛,点燃,又一次坐下来阅读。你可以想象他吃惊的是当他再次发现自己在漆黑。他四处打量着房间,点燃蜡烛,又开始读一次。过了一会儿,他停了下来,抬起头来。他看见他的猫正试图扑灭了光与她的爪子。猫的本意是想让他很清楚him-she停止阅读陪她玩一会儿。当然他这样做,而且他给了她一些牛奶。那只猫很满足。她走过去卷曲成一个球在沙发上小睡片刻。然后继续读狄更斯,这回小并没有打断他了。

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,一个黑人去一条鱼商店去买些鱼吃饭。他捡起一个新鲜的鱼,而且经过仔细观察,他住他的鼻子并闻到了它。“嘿!这是什么?“哭了师父的商店。“你为什么闻那条鱼,你认为它答道:“黑人。“那么,你正在做什么,用你的脸很近的鱼?“问孔子。“我没有闻到鱼,我只是说,“回答了黑人。“跟它!”店老板说,为什么,你究竟为什么说呢?“我问他是否有任何黑人。“嗯,什么鱼说?“问店主。“他说他不知道最新消息,因为他已经离海边或超过三个礼拜。”

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（狐狸和烏鴉）

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 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（狐狸和山羊）

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 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.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。

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，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 less 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。

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。

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。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.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。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。

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。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。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。

第三篇：英语小故事

<<三国演义>>阅读体会

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<<三国志>>到<<三国演义>>,还是觉得<<三国演义>>更好.虽然<<三国志>>更为客观.也许这种想法受童年长时间看<<三国演义>>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。

第四篇：一些英语小故事

烧炭人和漂布人

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.” 烧炭人在一所房子里干活,看见有一个漂布人搬迁到他的旁边来住时,满怀高兴地走上 去劝他与自己同住,并解释说这样彼此更亲密,更方便,还更省钱。漂布人却回答说:“也 许你说的是真话,但完全不可能办到,因为凡我所漂白的,都将被你弄黑。”

这故事说明: 不同类的人难相处。Like will draw like.大力神和车夫

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.” 一名车夫赶着货车沿着乡间小路行进。途中车轮陷入了很深的车辙中,再也无法前进。这时,愚蠢的车夫吓得茫然失措,一筹莫展,痴呆呆地站在那里,凝视着货车,不断地高声喊叫,求大力神来助他一把。大力神来到后,对他说:“朋友,用你的肩膀扛起车轮,再抽 打拉车的马。你自己不自力更生,尽力解决,仅靠祈求我,怎么行呢?”

寓言告诉我们: 自力更生,自助自立是克服困难的最好办法。牛粪中的小鸟

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!一只小鸟飞往南方去过冬,天气实在太冷了,这只小鸟被冻僵了。掉到了一块田地里。当它僵硬地躺在那里,一头牛走了过来,拉了一堆牛粪在它身上。冻僵的小鸟躺在这堆牛粪里,便开始有了意识,渐渐的意识到躺在那里有多暖和。这堆牛粪的确令它苏醒过来,它躺在上面又暖和又快乐,一会儿便欢乐的唱起歌来。一只路过的猫听到鸟的歌声便过来探个究竟,寻声而来,猫发现了在这堆牛粪下的小鸟,便很快将它挖出来吃掉了 守财奴

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.” 译文: 一个守财奴,为了确保他的财产,卖掉所有家当换成了一大块金子,埋在一个地洞里,并且不时地去查看,这引起了手下一个雇工的好奇。雇工猜测那里肯定有宝贝,趁主人离开之际,他来到埋藏地点,把金子偷走了。当守财奴回来发现金子不翼而飞,便痛哭流涕,乱撮头发。一个邻人见状问明原由后说“你也别太痛苦了,拿一块石头再埋在原地,就当是那块金子好了,因为既然你永远不想用它,那么两者不是一回事吗”。

该篇故事的寓意是: 金钱的价值不在于拥有,而在于使用 Three craftsmen三位工匠

一座大城被敌军围困了,城中的居民们聚在一起,共同商议对抗敌人的办法。

A siege of the city of the enemy, the city residents to get together to discuss common fight against the enemy's approach.一个砌匠挺身而出,主张用砖块作为抵御材料;一个木匠毅然提议用木头来抗敌是最佳的方法;一个皮匠站起来说:“先生们,我不同意你们的意见。我认为作为抵御材料,没有一样东西比皮更好。”

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

一、我是单身汉

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.”

杰克骑车摔伤，得住院治疗。一位年轻美貌的护士拿着表格让填。仞杰克填好递上表格“还有什么漏填的？”护士问.“有！”杰克想了想说，“我是个单身汉.”

二、死予肝癌的人100%都吃饭

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：你看这张报纸，据统计，死于肝癌的人80%都是喝酒的。

丈夫：那有什么？据我调查，死予肝癌的人100%都吃饭的。

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.”

“请原谅，你占了我的位置.”

“你的位置？你能征明这点吗？”

“能，我在位置上放了杯 冰激凌.”

四、别无选择

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

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

一天，夏娃问亚当：“你当真爱我吗？”

亚当无可奈何地回答：“我还有的选择吗？”

五、总是口渴

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!“

总感到口渴

一个男人对他的朋友说：“我动了一次手术，手术后医生把一块海绵忘在我的身体里了。”

“真是太糟糕了！”朋友说道：“你觉得疼吗？”

“不疼，可是我总感到口渴。”

六、喝水洗苹果

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.一个有效的方法

爸爸：杰克，你干嘛喝这么多水呀？

杰克：我刚才吃了个

苹果，爸爸。

爸爸：可是这跟喝水有什么关系呢？

杰克：我忘了洗苹果呀。

七、凯特的礼物

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.凯特的礼物

凯特：妈妈，你知道我要给你一件什么生日礼物吗？

妈妈：不知道，宝贝，是什么呀？

凯特：一把漂亮的茶壶。

妈妈：可是我已经有一把漂亮的茶壶了呀。

凯特：不，你没有了。我刚刚把它给摔了。

八、医生懂得多

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!”

医生懂得多

一个男人在街上被出租车撞倒送进了医院。他的妻子站在他的床前对医生说：“我想他伤得很厉害。”

医生说：“恐怕他已经死了。”

听到医生的话，这个男人转动着头说：“我没死，我还活着。”

妻子说：“安静，医生比你懂得多。”

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?

浪费还是节约

父亲：噢，杰克，你又睡了一上午。难道你不知道你这是在浪费时间吗？

杰克：我知道，爸爸。可我还给您节省了一顿饭呢，是不是？

十、他为什么喊

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!

他为什么喊

牙医：请你不要再喊了！我还没碰你的牙呢。

病人：我知道，可是你正踩着我的脚呀！

第五篇：英语小故事

英语小故事大全

1、The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly.Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.Zeal should not outrun discretion.有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。

2、The Boys And The Frogs 男孩和青蛙

One spring day some naughty boys were playing near a pond.They began to throw stones into the water.In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys, for the stones hurt some of the frogs.At last an old frog lifted his head out of the water and said, ¨Boys, please don‟t throw stones at us.〃The boys said, ¨We are only playing.〃 ¨I know that, but please stop throwing stones, my boys.What is play to you is death to us,〃 said the old frog.So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away.春天里的一天，一些顽皮的男孩在一个水塘边玩耍。他们开始往水里扔石块。许多生活在水塘里的青蛙非常害怕这些男孩，因为石头曾弄伤了他们中的一些。最后一只老青蛙把他的脑袋探出水面，他说：“孩子们，请别向我们扔石头。”男孩说：“我们只是在玩耍。”“我知道，但请别扔石头，孩子们。对你们而言的玩耍对我们可意味着死亡。”老青蛙说。因此男孩们不再扔石头并且离开了

3、Applauded Twice

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

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

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

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

7.Camels 骆驼的故事

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

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

骆驼

在动物园里的小骆驼问妈妈：“妈妈妈妈，为什么我们的睫毛那么地长?”骆驼妈妈说：“当风沙来的时候，长长的睫毛可以让我们在风暴中都能看得到方向。”小骆驼又问：“妈妈妈妈，为什么我们的背那么驼，丑死了!”骆驼妈妈说：“这个叫驼峰，可以帮我们储存大量的水和养分，让我们能在沙漠里耐受十几天的无水无食条件。”小骆驼又问：“妈妈妈妈，为什么我们的脚掌那么厚?”骆驼妈妈说：“那可以让我们重重的身子不至于陷在软软的沙子里，便于长途跋涉啊。”小骆驼高兴坏了：“哗，原来我们这么有用啊！可是妈妈，为什么我们还在动物园里，不去沙漠远足呢?”

我的才华必有用，可惜现在没人用。一个好的心态+一本成功的教材+一个无限的舞台=成功。每人的潜能是无限的，关键是要找到一个能充分发挥潜能的舞台。

8.An old woman had a cat.The cat was very old;she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old.One day the old cat saw a mouse;she jumped and caught the mouse.But she could not bite it;so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse.She began to hit the cat.The cat said, “Do not hit your old servant.I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old.Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young.”

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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 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。