第一篇：超簡單的英語小故事

超簡單的英語小故事

A Good Boy Little Roben asked his mother for two cents.What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?“ 一gave it to a poor old woman.” he answered.“You're a good boy.” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?” “She is the one who sells the candy.” 好孩子

小羅們特向媽媽要兩分錢.“昨天給你的錢干什么了? “找給了一個(gè)可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。“你真是個(gè)好孩了，”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?’ 因?yàn)樗莻€(gè)賣糖果的。”

The Thirsty Pigeon 饑渴的鴿

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 hystan山rs.Zeal should not outrun discretion

有只鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上幾畫著一個(gè)水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過去

不料一頭碰掩在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了.這是說，有些人想急于得到所齋的東西，一時(shí)沖動(dòng)，草率從事，就會身遭不幸。

The Raven and the Swan烏鴉和大鵝

A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage.Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools.But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.Change of habit cannot alter Nature.烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經(jīng)常洗澡。羽毛才變得如此潔白無瑕。

于是，他毅然離開了他賴以生存的祭壇，來到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一點(diǎn)都沒洗白，反而因缺少食物饑餓而死。

這故事是說.人的本性不會隨著生活方式的改變而改變.The Goat and the Goatherd ti山羊與牧羊人

A goatherd had sough to bring back a stray goat to his flock.He whistled and sounded his horn in vain;the straggler paid no attention to the summons.At last the Goathcrd threw a stone, and tweaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master.The Goat replied.“Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent.” Do not attempt to hide things which cannot he hid.很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈里.有一只山羊不知it吃什么好東西，單獨(dú)落在后面.牧羊人

拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一只角。牧羊人嚇M請求山羊不要告訴主人.山

羊說:“即使找不說.又怎能隱瞞卜去昵?找的角已斷了.這是十分明顯的事實(shí)。” 這故事說明.明顯的罪狀是無法險(xiǎn)眺的。

The Miser守則奴

A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold.which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily.One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements.He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it.The Miser, on his next visit.found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations.A neighbor.seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said.“Pray do not grieve so: but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there.It will do you quite the same service;for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it.有個(gè)守財(cái)奴變賣了他所有的家產(chǎn)，換網(wǎng)了金塊，并秘密地埋在一個(gè)地方。他t天走去行行

他的寶藏。有個(gè)在附近放羊的牧人留心觀察，知道了真情，趁他走后.挖出金塊拿走了。守

財(cái)奴再來時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)洞的金塊沒有了，便捶胸痛哭。有個(gè)人見他如此悲痛，問明原因后，說:“喂，朋友，別再難過了，那塊金子雖是你買來的，但并不是你真正擁有的。去拿一塊

石頭來，代替金塊放在洞里，只要你心里想著那是塊金子，你就會很高興。這樣與你擁有真

正的金塊效果沒什么不同。依我之見，你擁有那金塊時(shí)，也從沒用過。” 這故事說明，一切財(cái)物如不使用等于沒有。

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 Wolfs 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, “1 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(gè)名正言順的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到_L游，惡

狠狠地說小羊把河水?dāng)嚋啙崃耍顾炔坏綕嵥Ｐ⊙蚧卮鹫f，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?dāng)嚋啞＠且姶擞?jì)不成，又說通:“我父親去年被你罵過。” 小羊說，那時(shí)他還沒有出生。狠對他說“: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(dāng)?shù)霓q解也是無效的。

The Bat and the Weasels蝙蚜與黃鼠狼

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 bit氏but a mouse, and thus was set free.Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him.The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice.The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat.and thus a second time escaped.It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.編蝠落在地上，被黃鼠狼叼去，他請求饒命。黃鼠狼說絕不會放過他，自己生來痛恨鳥類.編蝠說他是老鼠，不是鳥。使被放了。后來蝙蝠又掉落了下來，被另一只黃鼠狼叼住，他再

三請求不要吃他。這只黃鼠狼說他恨一切鼠類。蝙蝠改口說自己是鳥類.并非老鼠，又被

放了。這樣，編蝠兩次改變了自己的名字，終于死里逃生。這故事說明，我們遇事要隨機(jī)應(yīng)變方能避免危險(xiǎn)。

第二篇：超簡單的英語小故事

英語小故事

A Good Boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?”

“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.“You're a good boy,” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?”

“She is the one who sells the candy.”

好孩子

小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。

“昨天給你的錢干什么了？”

“我給了一個(gè)可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。“你真是個(gè)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(gè)賣糖果的。”

The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鴿子

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly.Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.Zeal should not outrun discretion.有只鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上畫著一個(gè)水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過 去，不料一頭碰撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。

這是說，有些人想急于得到所需的東西，一時(shí)沖動(dòng)，草率從事，就會身遭不幸。

The Raven and the Swan烏鴉和天鵝

A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage.Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools.But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.Change of habit cannot alter Nature.烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經(jīng)常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無 瑕。于是，他毅然離開了他賴以生存的祭壇，來到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 點(diǎn)都沒洗白，反而因缺少食物饑餓而死。

這故事是說，人的本性不會隨著生活方式的改變而改變。

The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊與牧羊人

A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock.He whistled and sounded his horn in vain;the straggler paid no attention to the summons.At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master.The Goat replied, “Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent.” Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好東西，單獨(dú)落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一只角。牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人，山羊說：“即使我不說，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實(shí)。” 這故事說明，明顯的罪狀是無法隱瞞的。

The Miser守財(cái)奴

A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily.One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements.He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it.The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations.A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, “Pray do not grieve so;but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there.It will do you quite the same service;for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it.”

有個(gè)守財(cái)奴變賣了他所有的家產(chǎn)，換回了金塊，并秘密地埋在一個(gè)地方。他每天走去看 看他的寶藏。有個(gè)在附近放羊的牧人留心觀察，知道了真情，趁他走后，挖出金塊拿走了。守財(cái)奴再來時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)洞中的金塊沒有了，便捶胸痛哭。有個(gè)人見他如此悲痛，問明原因后，說道：“喂，朋友，別再難過了，那塊金子雖是你買來的，但并不是你真正擁有的。去拿一 塊石頭來，代替金塊放在洞里，只要你心里想著那是塊金子，你就會很高興。這樣與你擁有 真正的金塊效果沒什么不同。依我之見，你擁有那金塊時(shí)，也從沒用過。”

這故事說明，一切財(cái)物如不使用等于沒有。

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(gè)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?dāng)嚋啙崃耍顾炔坏角逅Ｐ⊙蚧卮鹫f，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?dāng)嚋啞＠且姶擞?jì)不成，又說道：“我父親去年被你罵過。”小羊說，那時(shí)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(dāng)?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.It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.蝙蝠掉落在地上，被黃鼠狼叼去，他請求饒命。黃鼠狼說絕不會放過他，自己生來痛恨鳥類。蝙蝠說他是老鼠，不是鳥，便被放了。后來蝙蝠又掉落了下來，被另一只黃鼠狼叼住，他再三請求不要吃他。這只黃鼠狼說他恨一切鼠類。蝙蝠改口說自己是鳥類，并非老 鼠，又被放了。這樣，蝙蝠兩次改變了自己的名字，終于死里逃生。

這故事說明，我們遇事要隨機(jī)應(yīng)變方能避免危險(xiǎn)。

The Ass and the Grasshopper 驢子與蚱蜢

AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.驢子聽見蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙動(dòng)聽的歌聲所打動(dòng)，自己也想能發(fā)出同樣悅耳動(dòng)聽的聲音，便 羨慕地問他們吃些什么，才能發(fā)出如此美妙的聲音來。蚱蜢答道：“吃露水。”驢子便也只吃露水，沒多久就餓死了。

這個(gè)故事告訴人們不要企望非份之物。

The Lion and the Mouse 獅子與報(bào)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(zhǔn)備吃掉。老鼠請求饒命，并說如果保住性命，必將報(bào)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(gè)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(dāng)時(shí)嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的報(bào)答，現(xiàn)在可清楚了，老鼠也能報(bào)恩。” 這故事說明，時(shí)運(yùn)交替變更，強(qiáng)者也會有需要弱者的時(shí)候。I'm Trying to Stop It “Boy, why have you got cotton-wool in your ear? Is it infected?” “No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other , so I am trying to stop it.” “孩子，你為什么用棉花塞住耳朵？它感染了嗎？”

“沒有，老師。可是你昨天說你告訴我的知識都是一個(gè)耳朵里進(jìn)，一個(gè)耳朵里出，所以我要把它堵在里面。”

“I'm sorry，Madam，but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth.”

“Twenty d ollars!Why，I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!”

“Yes，but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office.”

“對不起，夫人，為您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。” “20美元！為什么？不是說好只要4美元。”

“是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四個(gè)病人嚇跑了。”

TWO： Teacher：We all know that beat causes an object to expand an cold cauese it to contract.Now，can anyone give me a good example? John：Well，in the summer the days are long，and in the winter the days are short.老師：我們都知道熱脹冷縮的道理。現(xiàn)在，誰給我舉個(gè)例子？ 約翰：嗯，在夏天天都長，在冬天天都短。The Old Cat

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

【譯文】

老貓

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

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

A man was going to the house of some rich person.As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road.He said, “I do not want to eat those apples;for the rich man will give me much food;he will give me very nice food to eat.” Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.He went on and came to a river.The river had become very big;so he could not go over it.He waited for some time;then he said, “I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river.”

He began to go home.He had eaten no food that day.He began to want food.He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.Do not throw good things away;you may be glad to have them at some other time.【譯文】

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

他繼續(xù)走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因?yàn)槲也荒芏蛇^河。”

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

不要把好東西扔掉，換個(gè)時(shí)候你會覺得它們大有用處。

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Once there were two mice.They were friends.One mouse lived in the country;the other mouse lived in the city.After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse;he said, “Do come and see me at my house in the country.” So the City mouse went.The City mouse said, “This food is not good, and your house is not good.Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city.You would live in a nice house made of stone.You would have nice food to eat.You must come and see me at my house in the city.”

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse.It was a very good house.Nice food was set ready for them to eat.But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise.The City mouse cried, “ Run!Run!The cat is coming!” They ran away quickly and hid.After some time they came out.When they came out, the Country mouse said, “I do not like living in the city.I like living in my hole in the field.For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid.” 【譯文】

城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠

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

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

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

Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning?

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

湯姆:每當(dāng)我經(jīng)過學(xué)校的拐角處,就看見一個(gè)牌子上寫著“學(xué)校----慢行”.A Good Boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?”

“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.“You're a good boy,” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?”

“She is the one who sells the candy.” 好孩子

小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。

“昨天給你的錢干什么了？”

“我給了一個(gè)可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。“你真是個(gè)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(gè)賣糖果的。”

Drunk

One day, a father and his little son were going home.At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions.Now, he asked, “What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?” “Well, my son,” his father replied, “l(fā)ook, there are standing two policemen.If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.” “But, dad,” the boy said, “ there's only ONE policeman!” 醉酒

一天，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個(gè)孩子正處于那種對什么事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發(fā)問道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父親回答說，“你瞧那兒站著兩個(gè)警察。如果我把他們看成了四個(gè)，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸，”孩子說，“那兒只有一個(gè)警察呀！” Peter dozed off while his teacher was talking.老師正在講課，彼得打起瞌睡來了。

Teacher: Peter！Tell us, what's the biggest in the world? 老師：彼得！你說說，世界上什么最大？

Peter: Well, well....eyelids....彼得: 嗯??嗯??眼皮??

Teacher: What？Eyelids？

老師：什么？眼皮？

Peter: Yes, sir.Because as soon as I shut my eyes, the eyelids cover everything of the world.彼得：是的，老師。因?yàn)槲已劬σ婚]，眼皮就把世界上所有的東西都遮住了

Late one night at the insane asylum(瘋?cè)嗽海﹐ne inmate shouted, “I am Napoleon!”

Another one said, “How do you know?”

The first inmate said, “God told me!”

Just then, a voice from another room shouted, “I did not!”

瘋?cè)嗽?/p>

一天晚上，在瘋?cè)嗽豪铮粋€(gè)病人說：“我是拿破侖！”另一個(gè)說：“你怎么知道？”第一個(gè)人說：“上帝對我說的！”一會兒，一個(gè)聲音從另一個(gè)房間傳來：“我沒說！”] Mum of the sunshine which has received the setback “, look, the rainbow!”“Beautiful? ”“Beauty.”“Baby, do you know? The rainbow is actually sunshine.”“The sunshine? Sunshine that we see at ordinary times, why have so getting beautiful? ”“Because after the rain, the rain fog retained in sky has refracted the sunshine, thus produced the colourful brilliant rays.Refraction of sunshine this, just like setback for life, refract, make sunshine beauty stand up, the setback will make the beauty get up in life too.”“Mum, I have known, the rainbow receives the sunshine of the setback.”Fresh sunshine under rain, shine, at the body of child, shine at child that wheelchair under the body too.受了挫折的陽光

“媽媽，你看，彩虹！”

“美嗎？”

“美。”

“寶貝，你知道嗎？彩虹其實(shí)就是陽光。”

“陽光？我們平時(shí)見到的陽光，為啥沒有這么美呢？”

“因?yàn)樵谟旰螅罩辛舸娴挠觎F把陽光折射了，從而產(chǎn)生了七彩的光芒。這陽光的折射，就像人生的挫折，折射使陽光美麗起來，挫折也會使人生美麗起來。”

“媽媽，我知道了，彩虹就是受了挫折的陽光。”

雨后清新的陽光，照在那個(gè)孩子的身上，也照在孩子身下的那張輪椅上。英文小笑話，簡單易背，還不失水準(zhǔn)??

There were two men who went out to eat together.They ordered fish.So on the table there were two fish.Normally not all the fish are alike in size, so there was one small, and one big.The first man just took

the big one for himself without asking and feeling ashamed, or anything;and ate it.The other friend

felt very disturbed and annoyed, he didn't know what to say.So he thought for a while, and then he said, “ If it were me,” I would have taken the smaller one first.“ So the other guy said,” See!I knew that!

That's why I took the big one."

有兩個(gè)人一起出去吃飯，結(jié)果點(diǎn)了兩條魚，不久之后，魚就上桌了，但是通常魚的大小都不太一樣，所以送來的魚也是一條大一條小。結(jié)果第一個(gè)人問也不問，就把比較大的那條魚夾起來吃，一點(diǎn)都沒有不好意思的樣子。

另一個(gè)人看了心里很不高興，但是也不知道該說什么才好。他想了一會兒，終于開口說：「如果是我的話，我一定會先拿那條小魚。」另一個(gè)人就接口說：「看吧！我就知道，所以我剛剛才拿大魚。」

第三篇：英語小故事

A long time ago in China lived the Jade Emperor.It was his birthday.He wanted to measure time to know how old he was.All the animals arrived.The Emperor decided to have a race to give a name to each year of the Chinese Zodiac.The rat and the cat couldn't swim very well.“Can you take us across the river?” “Yes, jump and quick!”

They swam across the river.Then the rat pushed the cat into the water and jumped on to land.”Well done, Rat!The first year will be the Year of the Rat and the second will be the Year of the OX.“

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

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

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

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

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

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

These are some crazy and weird superstitions.Feel free to add some more, I know there are so many of them in this world。第一條：數(shù)字“13” 01 The number 13.這只是個(gè)數(shù)字。但是，每逢13號的禮拜五，人們普遍都會焦慮。很多機(jī)場沒有13號登機(jī)口(好吧，你們真的以為12A登機(jī)口的乘客們不會發(fā)覺嗎？)很多賓館也沒有13樓。It’s just a number.Yet, people tweak on Friday the 13th.Many airports don’t have a gate #13.(Like the folks at 12A won’t figure it out。)Many hotels don’t have a floor #13.人們告訴我，這個(gè)關(guān)于數(shù)字13的迷信來自叛徒猶大。他是那個(gè)壞信徒，是那個(gè)在“最后的晚餐”中第13個(gè)坐下的人。我覺得與其迷信13，不如迷信“壞信徒會帶來厄運(yùn)”，這樣更理智些。

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

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

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

Gross.Gross.Gross.In the spring of 2009, in fear of the Swine Flu, high schools all over the country forbade their athletes from shaking hands after the game.Pretty sure “not spitting on the bat” was implied.此外，從基本物理學(xué)的角度來講，一個(gè)被口水潤滑過的球棒的摩擦力更小，因此擊球打滑的幾率更大了…好吧，我真是精神病人思維廣啊。

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

The early appearance of butterflies indicates fair weather.如果第一只蝴蝶是黃色的，那會是晴天。If the first butterfly is yellow, it will be sunny weather.如果第一只蝴蝶是白色的，那會是雨天。If the first butterfly is white, it will be rainy summer。如果第一只蝴蝶是白色的，會有人去世。If the first butterfly is white, someone will die。如果第一只蝴蝶是紅色的，你會很健康。If the first butterfly is red, you will be healthy。

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

If butterflies are found hanging from the underside of rails or branches, it’s going to rain。如果發(fā)現(xiàn)它們在小樹枝上方，說明不會下雨。If they are on the top of small branches, it will not rain。

如果第一只蝴蝶是深色的，雷雨很快要來了。If the first butterfly is dark, it means thunderstorms。如果第一只蝴蝶是黃色的，有人快生孩子了。

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

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

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

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

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

I used to live on a ship.A cat would have been a real drag.All of those spaces to hide in, poop in, pee in? All of that machinery to get torn to pieces in? And who exactly would have been in charge of cleaning the litter boxes? Litter boxes are never lucky。第六條：如果三個(gè)人一起拍照，中間的那個(gè)會最先死掉。

06 If three people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first。我不知道它是真是假，但這條讓我毛骨悚然。

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

第七條：經(jīng)過墓地的時(shí)候，如果你把雙手插在兜里，便能保護(hù)你的父母。

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

我不禁好奇：假如我把里兜翻出來會發(fā)生什么？或者，假如我脫掉褲子搖搖手臂，又會發(fā)生些啥？

Makes me wonder what happens if I turn my pockets inside out.Or, take off my pants and wave my arms around.第八條：搬家的時(shí)候不要帶走掃帚，它會帶來厄運(yùn)。把它扔了，買個(gè)新的。

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

Isn’t that common sense? A used broom is kind of a nasty thing to box up with the linens.Like packing up used trash cans.A new broom costs like two dollars。第九條：如果蠟燭熄滅，說明附近有邪惡靈魂。09 If a candle blows out, evil spirits are nearby。或者也可能只是有陣風(fēng)。Or, there’s a draft.第十條：用一根火柴點(diǎn)燃3根香煙，會帶來厄運(yùn)。10 It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.嗯沒錯(cuò)。這個(gè)厄運(yùn)的名字叫“癌癥”。Yeah it is.And that bad luck is called cancer.第十一條：當(dāng)你站在一個(gè)圈內(nèi)，邪惡的靈魂便傷害不到你。11 Evil spirits can’t harm you when you stand inside a circle.哦，難怪有些人會戴著呼啦圈在街上走來走去啊！

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

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

第十四條：假如你右手掌發(fā)癢，說明很快就能獲得一筆錢；假如你左手掌癢，說明你很快要付出去一筆錢。If the palm of your right hand itches, it means you will soon be getting money.If the palm of your left hand itches, it means you will soon be paying out money.假如你兩只手都癢，那我建議你還是去醫(yī)院檢查一下吧。

If the palm of either of your hands is itching, you might want to get that checked。第十五條：如果愛人送了一把小刀作為禮物，說明愛情很快會結(jié)束。15 A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end。誰會送自己愛人一把刀啊！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!還有： and 分娩的時(shí)候，在枕頭下放把刀能減輕分娩疼痛。

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

第四篇：英語小故事

<<三國演義>>閱讀體會

課程名稱：文學(xué)鑒賞

院系：應(yīng)用英語學(xué)院

班級：2010級2班

姓名：王振宇

學(xué)號：100440214

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

首先讓我們看看它講了什么故事。《三國演義》，它講述了從東漢末年時(shí)期到晉朝統(tǒng)一之間發(fā)生的一系列故事。書中第一句話這樣說到：“話說天下大勢，分久必合，合久必分。”周末七國分爭，并入于秦，及秦滅之后，楚、漢分爭，又并入于漢??書中還有上百個(gè)人物、無數(shù)的軍事謀略，加上作者本身借著歷史人物，來闡述忠、教、仁、義、愛的道理，更是深中人心。它寫的庸主獻(xiàn)帝、劉禪，無能之輩呂布、袁術(shù)、袁紹、劉表、劉璋，氣量狹隘的周瑜，長厚的魯肅，勇者張飛、許楮、典韋，下至因行間而貽笑千古的蔣干，無不個(gè)極其態(tài)。這些人物給了我很深的教育。雖有這些人物，但最令我有所感受的是這本書當(dāng)中所描述的幾個(gè)英雄人物。

再看看書中幾個(gè)真英雄。

1.關(guān)羽。他降漢不降曹、秉燭達(dá)旦、千里走單騎、五關(guān)斬六將、古城斬蔡陽，后來又在華容道義釋曹操。他忠于故主，因戰(zhàn)敗降敵而約好一知故主消息，便不知千里萬里往投。我認(rèn)為雖降了敵，但最后還是回來了，不但仍算忠，而且還要算一種難得可貴的忠。《三國演義》表現(xiàn)關(guān)羽的方法也極簡單：“丹鳳眼,臥蠶眉，面如重棗，青龍偃月刀”，后來加上“赤兔馬”，又讀過《春秋》，刮骨療毒不怕疼，斬顏良，誅文丑，幾乎變得天下無敵。他的所做所為值得我們學(xué)習(xí)。

2.諸葛亮。封建統(tǒng)治時(shí)期需要忠臣，需要一個(gè)能夠鞠躬盡瘁、死而后已的忠臣，這就是諸葛亮。諸葛亮熟知天文地理，能文能武，足智多謀，而且一生謹(jǐn)慎，鞠躬盡瘁。他借東風(fēng)，草船借箭，三氣周瑜，智料華容道，巧擺八陣圖，罵死王朗，空城計(jì)，七星燈，以木偶退司馬懿，錦囊殺魏延，這些是常人所想不到的。我本以為這種人應(yīng)該相貌非凡，可書中描繪的卻十分簡單：身長八尺，面如冠玉，頭戴綸巾，身披鶴氅。他的所做所為給后人很深的印象。

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

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

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

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

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

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

第五篇：一些英語小故事

燒炭人和漂布人

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

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

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

寓言告訴我們: 自力更生,自助自立是克服困難的最好辦法。牛糞中的小鳥

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

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

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

一座大城被敵軍圍困了,城中的居民們聚在一起,共同商議對抗敵人的辦法。

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

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

一、我是單身漢

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

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

二、死予肝癌的人100%都吃飯

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

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

三、位置上的冰激凌

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

“Yours?Can you prove it?”

“Yes,I put a cup of ice cream on it.”

“請?jiān)彛阏剂宋业奈恢?”

“你的位置？你能征明這點(diǎn)嗎？”

“能，我在位置上放了杯 冰激凌.”

四、別無選擇

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

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

一天，夏娃問亞當(dāng)：“你當(dāng)真愛我嗎？”

亞當(dāng)無可奈何地回答：“我還有的選擇嗎？”

五、總是口渴

Always Thirsty

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

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

”No, but I am always thirsty!“

總感到口渴

一個(gè)男人對他的朋友說：“我動(dòng)了一次手術(shù)，手術(shù)后醫(yī)生把一塊海綿忘在我的身體里了。”

“真是太糟糕了！”朋友說道：“你覺得疼嗎？”

“不疼，可是我總感到口渴。”

六、喝水洗蘋果

A Useful Way

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

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

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

爸爸：杰克，你干嘛喝這么多水呀？

杰克：我剛才吃了個(gè)

蘋果，爸爸。

爸爸：可是這跟喝水有什么關(guān)系呢？

杰克：我忘了洗蘋果呀。

七、凱特的禮物

A Present

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

Mom: No, Honey, what?

Kate: A nice teapot。

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

凱特：媽媽，你知道我要給你一件什么生日禮物嗎？

媽媽：不知道，寶貝，是什么呀？

凱特：一把漂亮的茶壺。

媽媽：可是我已經(jīng)有一把漂亮的茶壺了呀。

凱特：不，你沒有了。我剛剛把它給摔了。

八、醫(yī)生懂得多

The Doctor Knows Better

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

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

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

醫(yī)生懂得多

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

醫(yī)生說：“恐怕他已經(jīng)死了。”

聽到醫(yī)生的話，這個(gè)男人轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)著頭說：“我沒死，我還活著。”

妻子說：“安靜，醫(yī)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?

浪費(fèi)還是節(jié)約

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

杰克：我知道，爸爸。可我還給您節(jié)省了一頓飯呢，是不是？

十、他為什么喊

Why Is He Howling

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

他為什么喊

牙醫(yī)：請你不要再喊了！我還沒碰你的牙呢。

病人：我知道，可是你正踩著我的腳呀！