第一篇：英語短文欣賞

以下是一篇出自中國古代的寓言故事(英文版),故事結(jié)尾附上寓意,方便大家理解故事..邯鄲學步Imitating Another without Success and Losing What Used to Be One'sOwn Ability

相傳在兩千年前，燕國壽陵地方有一位少年，不知道姓啥叫啥，就叫他壽陵少年吧！

這位壽陵少年不愁吃不愁穿，論長相也算得上中等人材，可他就是缺乏自信心，經(jīng)常無緣無故地感到事事不如人，低人一等——衣服是人家的好，飯菜是人家的香，站相坐相也是人家高雅。他見什么學什么，學一樣丟一樣，雖然花樣翻新，卻始終不能做好一件事，不知道自己該是什么模樣。

家里的人勸他改一改這個毛病，他以為是家里人管得太多。親戚、鄰居們，說他是狗熊掰棒子，他也根本聽不進去。日久天長，他竟懷疑自己該不該這樣走路，越看越覺得自己走路的姿勢太笨，太丑了。

有一天，他在路上碰到幾個人說說笑笑，只聽得有人說邯鄲人走路姿勢那叫美。他一聽，對上了心病，急忙走上前去，想打聽個明白。不料想，那幾個人看見他，一陣大笑之后揚長而去。

邯鄲人走路的姿勢究竟怎樣美呢？他怎么也想象不出來。這成了他的心病。終于有一天，他瞞著家人，跑到遙遠的邯鄲學走路去了。

一到邯鄲，他感到處處新鮮，簡直令人眼花繚亂。看到小孩走路，他覺得活潑、美，學；看見老人走路，他覺得穩(wěn)重，學；看到婦女走路，搖擺多姿，學。就這樣，不過半月光景，他連走路也不會了，路費也花光了，只好爬著回去了。

故事出自《莊子·秋水》。成語“邯鄲學步”，比喻生搬硬套，機械地模仿別人，不但學不到別人的長處，反而會把自己的優(yōu)點和本領(lǐng)也丟掉。

Imitating Another without Success and Losing What Used to Be One'sOwn AbilityTradition has it that more than 2,oooyears ago,there lived a young man in the Shouling area of the State of Yan.As his name is not known ,we just call him Shouling young man for convenience's sake.self confident He was at a loss as to how to behave all the time.His family members advised him to overcome this shortcoming,but he thought they were fond of poking their noses into his business and were unwilling to provide him with tuition fee.His relatives and neighbours sneered at him,saying that he would never be able to learn

anything.Asthe days went by,he even began to doubt whether he should walk the way he did,for he felt more and more that his walking gestures were too clumsy and awkward.One day,he met some people on the road who werechattingand laughing.One of

themsaid that people in Handan walked most gracefully.And thatwas just what he was most concerned about,so he hurreed towards themand wanted to make further inquiries.To his surprise,when these people saw him,they stalked off laughing.He could not picture to himself in what way their walking gestures were graceful,no matter how hard he racked his parents one day.He went to Handanwhich was far away to learn how to walk.As soon as he arrived in Handan,he was dazzled to find that everything was novel.He learned from the children there how to walk,because he thought that the children's walking gestures were lively and pleasing to the eye.He learnd from the old people there how to walk,because he thought the old people's walking gestures were steady.He learnd from the women there how to walk,because he thought the women' swaying walking gestures were

beautiful.That being the case with him ,in less than half a month he even forgot how to walk.As he had already used up his traveling expenses,he had to crawl back home.The Lion and the Mouse 獅子與報恩的老鼠

A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face.Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion laughed and let him go.It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground.The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free, exclaiming:

“You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any

repayment of your favor;now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion.”

獅子睡著了，有只老鼠跳到了他身上。獅子猛然站起來，把他抓住，準備吃掉。老鼠請 求饒命，并說如果保住性命，必將報恩，獅子輕蔑地笑了笑，便把他放走了。不久，獅子真 的被老鼠救了性命。原來獅子被一個獵人抓獲，并用繩索把他捆在一棵樹上。老鼠聽到了他 的哀嚎，走過去咬斷繩索，放走了獅子，并說：

“你當時嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的報答，現(xiàn)在可清楚了，老鼠也能報恩。” 這故事說明，時運交替變更，強者也會有需要弱者的時候。

The Wolf and the Lamb 狼與小羊

WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him.He thus addressed him:“Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me.” “Indeed,” bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, “I was not then born.” Then said the Wolf , “You feed in my pasture.” “No, good sir,” replied the Lamb, “I have not yet tasted grass.” Again said the Wolf, “You drink of my well.” “No,” exclaimed the Lamb, “I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me.” Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, “Well!I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations.”

The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.一只小羊在河邊喝水，狼見到后，便想找一個名正言順的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上 游，惡狠狠地說小羊把河水攪渾濁了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答說，他僅僅站在河邊喝 水，并且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水攪渾。狼見此計不成，又說道：“我父親去年被 你罵過。”小羊說，那時他還沒有出生。狼對他說：“不管你怎樣辯解，反正我不會放過 你。”

這說明，對惡人做任何正當?shù)霓q解也是無效的。

The Bat and the Weasels蝙蝠與黃鼠狼

A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life.The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds.The Bat assured him that

he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free.Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him.The

Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice.The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.

第二篇：運動英語短文欣賞

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關(guān)于運動的英語短文篇一

Sports help everyone to keep healthy, happy, and efficient.So I pay special attention to games, especially table-tennis.Table tennis is my favorite game.I play it almost every day.Table-tennis is an ideal game us because it brings the whole body into action.It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin.Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money.Table-tennis is very moderate;it is not so rough as football.It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days.Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.關(guān)于運動的英語短文篇二

Sports Meeting

Last month we had a sports meeting.Though the weather wasn't very fine that day, the students were all very excited and the whole school was alive.This time, I was even more excited.Because I went in for the sports meeting and my item was high jump.I didn't want to get any place, I only wanted to enjoy the game because I knew I wasn't good at sports.When I got to the field with my friend.I was both excited and nervous.When I saw the first height, my heart could hardly heat.How high it was!It was higher than our desks.I couldn't believe my eyes.This was too high for me to jump over.I wasn't nervous at that timewhile I was a bit afraid.But I had gone there, I must have a try.Not long after, the game began.The first person was great.He jumped over easily.I was too surprised to say a word.The second was good, too.The third nearly jumped over, but he wasn't bad…

It was my turn.I had a deep breath and then ran towards.In front of the pole, I began to jump.Oh, no!My right foot hit the pole.“I failed.” I thought.And then, another unlucky thing happened.I didn't stand firm and I tumbled.I hurt my back badly.At that moment I felt my back was broken.It was too painful.It seemed that the people around field all didn't know that, they only laughed at my foolish posture.After a very short rest, I stood up.I push my pain back and then went out of the field with my red face.My friend hurried to come to me.He asked me if this was terrible.I was too pained with my back to answer his questions.I only shook my head.I was sad.Not only I had hurt my back but also I couldn't go on in the game.I had to see the others jump and wish them to get a good place.Though I didn't have the whole game.I was still very happy.Because a lot of my classmates tried their best in the game and they got a lot of good places.They were all best in my eyes.I was thankful to them for doing their best for our class.關(guān)于運動的英語短文篇三

All over the world millions of people take part in different kinds of sports.Sports are perhaps the most popular form of relaxation that almost all can enjoy.Some people seem to think that sports and games are unimportant things that people do at times when they are not working.But in fact sports and games can be of great value, especially to people who work with their brains most of the day.They should not be treated only as ammusements.Sports and games build our bodies, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy.They also give us valuable practice in helping the eyes, brain and muscles to work together.In table tennis, the eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction, and pass the information on to the brain.The brain has to decide what to do and sends its orders to the muscles of the arms legs and so on, so that the bah is met and hit back where the player wants it to do.All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice can do this successfully.Sports and games are also very useful for character-training.In their lessons, boys and girls may learn about such virrues as unselfishness courage disciple and love of one's country, but what is learned in books can not have the same deep effect on a child's character as what is learned through practice.Most of students' time is spent in classes, studying lessons.So what the students do in their spare time is of great importance.If each of them learns to go all out for his team and not for himself on the sports field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of society, for the good of his country.兩分鐘做個小測試，看看你的英語水平

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第三篇：英語小短文欣賞

相思的債（The debt have in 我我是一個獨倚寒窗的女孩

I am a girl lean close to my own intention

紅塵中誰能了解我的無奈

In the world of mortals who can understand my helplessness 世事難料，兩情難猜

The unpredictability of life, two feeling difficult to guess 一生等待，難把一瓣心香采摘

Throughout my life await, the sincere hardly wish to pick 我是一個癡心難改的女孩

I was a infatuation silly girl.問世間誰能聆聽我的感慨

Ask the world who can listen to my feeling 素弦聲斷，淚濕香腮

Meat strings broken, tears wet sweet cheeks 一生徘徊，走不出這相思的苦海

Vandering life, dosen’t walk out of the lovesickness Acacia 你闖進了我的心里，真情灌溉

You broke into my heart, true irrigation 我卻為你萬千感慨，默默等待

I sigh for you with emotion, silently waiting 如果我的愛，只能在心里深埋

Supposing that my love,only profoundly conceal in the heart

我愿揣你在溫暖的心懷

I will put you in my temperance harbor 你走出了我的世界，不再回來

You walk away from my world, never come back 我卻為你愛到心碎，癡心不改

I love love heart-broken for you, infatuation does not change 如果我的愛，只能在夢里表白

If my love, can only dream of confession 我愿沉睡萬載永不醒來

I would be sunk in sleep forever, never to wake up.今生無緣與你相親相愛

Missed this life with you be deeply attached to each other 來世我再還欠你的相思的債

In my future world I will owe you lovesickness debt

世界上最遙遠的距離（The farthest distance way in&n

世界上最遙遠的距離

The farthest distance way in the world

不是生與死

is not the way from birth to the end.而是我就站在你面前

It is when I stand in front of you

你卻不知道我愛你

but you don't understand I love you.世界上最遙遠的距離

The farthest distance way in the world

不是我就站在你面前

is not when I stand in front of you

你卻不知道我愛你

you don't know I love you

而是愛到癡迷

It is when my love is bewildering the soul

卻不能說我愛你

but I can't speak it out

世界上最遙遠的距離

The farthest distance way in the world

不是我不能說我愛你

is not that I can't say I love you.而是想你痛徹心脾

It is after missing you deeply into my heart

卻只能深埋心底

I only can bury it in my heart

世界上最遙遠的距離

The farthest distance way in the world

不是我不能說我想你

is not that I can't say to you I miss you

而是彼此相愛

It is when we are falling in love

卻不能夠在一起

but we can't stay nearby

世界上最遙遠的距離

The farthest distance way in the world

不是彼此相愛

is not we love each other.卻不能夠在一起

but can't stay together

而是明知道真愛無敵.It is we know our true love is breaking through the way

卻裝作毫不在意

we turn a blind eye to it

所以世界上最遙遠的距離

So the farthest distance way in the world

不是樹與樹的距離

is not in two distant trees.而是同根生長的樹枝

It is the same rooted branches

卻無法在風中相依

but can't depend on each other in the wind

世界上最遙遠的距離

The farthest distance way in the world

不是樹枝無法相依

is not can't depend on each other in the wind

而是相互瞭望的星星

It is in the blinking stars who only can look with each other

卻沒有交匯的軌跡

but their trade intersect.世界上最遙遠的距離

The farthest distance way in the world

不是星星沒有交匯的軌跡

別用下輩子來安慰我 Don't use next 時光在我們猶豫不決、迷茫無知中悄悄流逝，留下的只是一抹縮影和充滿遺憾的回憶，于是我們努力，想要回避此刻成為歷史的缺憾，殊不知無論如何掙扎，歷史總是不完美的。-

The next great iii of loneliness

遵照著塵世的規(guī)則

Follow the earthly rules

在各自的路上走著

In their respective road

期待彼此的執(zhí)著

persistent

下個春天開出花朵

緣分是什么求的人那么多

so many people

山盟海誓的安排只為擦肩的那一刻the moment for rub shoulders

愛恨是什么孤獨的人那么多

lonely man so much

千秋萬世的許諾這次因何要錯過

of what to miss

別用下輩子安慰我comfort me

我只求這輩子能好過

better in this lifetime

如果允許我再一次選擇

again choose

我不怕淚水再多一顆

tears again many a star

別用下輩子

Expect each other's

Next spring flowers

What is the fate

for Pledge of eternal love arrangement

What is love and hatred, or

Materially promise but this time

Don't use next life

My cries can be

If permitted I once

I'm not afraid of

第四篇：短文欣賞

我是你的拐杖，你是我的眼睛

這是一個苦難的家庭。兒子四歲時，得了骨髓炎，家里花光了所有的積蓄，也沒能治好，最后失去了一條腿，成了殘疾人；禍不單行，父親為籌措兒子的醫(yī)藥費，四處打工，在一家小鐵礦廠挖礦，一次放炮炸礦石時，發(fā)生意外事故，三名工友被炸身亡，濺起的石渣將他的雙眼眼球砸破，導致雙目失明。這個本來就一貧如洗的家庭，從此陷入更深的絕境，家里惟一的經(jīng)濟來源，是母親一個人艱難耕種的幾畝莊稼。兒子七歲時，村里同齡的孩子都高高興興背著書包上學了，兒子也嚷著要讀書。母親哭著對兒子說，學校離家六七里山路，你一條腿怎么走去啊，我要忙地里的活，沒有時間送你；爸爸的雙眼又瞎了，成了廢人，更沒辦法送你啊。父親無奈地對兒子說，等你長大了，送你去學門手藝，養(yǎng)活自己。可是，倔強的兒子堅持要上學，兒子說，我將來要考上大學，掙錢養(yǎng)活你們。兒子哭得很傷心。想了想，父親說，那我每天送你去。

從那天開始，每天，在崇山峻嶺的大山里，都會出現(xiàn)這樣兩個身影：瘸著腿的孩子，一只手拉著雙目失明的父親的手，兩個人，艱難地行走在盤曲的山路上。父親一只手，緊緊地拽著兒子的小手，用勁往上提，他知道這樣能讓只有一條腿的兒子，走起來稍稍輕松些；看到路上有溝溝坎坎，兒子就會提醒父親，溝有多寬多深，好讓他準確地跳過去。父親是兒子的拐杖，兒子是父親的眼睛。

最困難的是雨天，山路又陡又滑，一不小心，就會摔倒。父親戴著斗笠，穿著很大的雨披，將兒子緊緊地夾在腋下，像母雞呵護小雞崽一樣。有一次，雨很大，兒子沒留意腳下的一塊石頭，父親一個趔趄，跌到在地，兒子也跟著摔倒了，兩個人在雨水里，滾成了泥猴。父親爬了起來，循著聲音摸到了兒子，將兒子扶了起來。父親問兒子，痛嗎？兒子咬著牙說，不痛。漫天的雨中，父子倆艱難地向?qū)W校方向趕去。他們就這樣，艱難地走在這條山路上，一走，走了五年多。如今，兒子已經(jīng)上小學六年級了，他的成績一直名列前茅。兒子也已經(jīng)長高了，他不再需要父親拉著他的手，而是將一只手搭在父親的肩膀上，那是他最牢靠的拐杖。

人生有太多的苦難，無法看見這個世界，是痛苦的；只能用一條腿支撐人生，是不幸的，可是，如果你看不見這個世界，卻有一雙陪伴你的眼睛；如果你無法行走，卻有一根拐杖讓你攙扶，苦難的人生便不再孤獨。

第五篇：英語短文

A Wolf in sheep's clothing

（披著羊皮的狼）

A wolf wanted to eat the sheep, but he was afraid of the vigilant

shepherd and his dogs.One day the wolf found the skin of a sheep.He put it on and walked among the sheep.A lamb thought that the

wolf was its mother because his skin looked like hers.So it

followed the wolf.Soon after they had left the dogs, the wolf came

at the lamb and ate it up.For some time he succeeded in deceiving

the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.披著羊皮的狼

狼想吃羊，但是他害怕警惕的牧羊人和牧羊犬。有一天狼發(fā)現(xiàn)了一塊羊皮，便披著它混入羊群。一只小羊羔把這只披著羊皮的狼誤認為自己的媽媽，被領(lǐng)出了羊群。狼成功地欺騙了羊群，吃掉了小羊羔。

寓意：事物的外表有時候會掩蓋它的本質(zhì)，所以我們不能只憑表面現(xiàn)象就作判斷。

good boy(好孩子)

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.”

小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。“昨天給你的錢干什么了？”

“我給了一個可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。

“你真是個好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說。

“再給你兩分錢。可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢？” “她是個賣糖果的。” Naughty monkey(調(diào)皮的猴子)

It’s very hot.An old man is asleep on the chair.A fly comes and sits on the end of the man’s nose.The old man has a naughty monkey.He chases the fly.The fly comes back again and sits on the old man’s nose again.The

monkey chases it away again and again.This happens five or six times.The monkey is very angry.He

jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone.When the fly sits on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hits it

hard with the stone.He kills the fly and breaks the old man’s nose.天氣很熱。一位老人在椅子上睡著了。一只蒼蠅飛來落在老人的鼻子上。老人有一只頑皮的猴子。猴子在追打蒼蠅。蒼蠅再次飛落在老人的鼻子上，猴子一再追打蒼蠅。這樣往返了五六次，猴子很生氣。他跳著跑到花園，撿起一塊大石頭。當蒼蠅再次落在老人的鼻子上時，猴子用石頭擊中老人的鼻子上的蒼蠅。他砸死了蒼蠅也打破了老人的鼻子.