英語小故事26篇[熱]
無論是身處學校還是步入社會,大家對故事都再熟悉不過了吧,故事是指一種文學體裁,通過敘述的方式講述一個帶有寓意的事件或陳述一件往事。還是對故事一籌莫展嗎?下面是小編精心整理的英語小故事,僅供參考,大家一起來看看吧。
英語小故事 1
The baby crawls on the floor. It stops. Then it crawls some more. Then it stops again. Mama looks at the baby. She picks up the baby. She carries the baby to the crib. She puts the baby in the crib. She puts a blanket on the baby. The baby falls asleep.
嬰兒爬在地板上。它停止。然后它爬多一些。然后它停止。媽媽看了寶寶。她拿起嬰兒。她把嬰兒帶到嬰兒床。她把嬰兒放在嬰兒床上。她給嬰兒蓋上毛毯。嬰兒睡著了。
英語小故事 2
Heart and music are a good partner in the car kingdom. One morning, the residents of the car kingdom were all sick, cough, cough, cough... The heart said, "do we have to think about ways to do it?" "Yes, we went to the human world to find our old friend, Lao Li," said Lele. He will help us. "
Heart and LeLe found Lao Li, they said to Lao Li: "our residents are sick, I do not know what is going on, please help us?" "Dont be so sad, child." Lao Li comforted them and said, "lets go to Wang Quan. He will have a way of doing it."
Wang Quan checked their bodies for two of them, and said, "Oh, an important pipeline is blocked by things. Dont worry, just change your gasoline into green gasoline."
"But where can I find green gasoline?" Lele asked anxiously.
"I know, but I cant take you with me." Wang Quan said, "let me give you a map."
Happy and happy together, through hardships, finally came to refer to the position on the map. Suddenly there was a blue river in front of the light. That is the green oil that the earth mother gave to the car. Find it, find it, theyre very excited.
Finally, the residents of the car kingdom were restored to health.
英語小故事 3
I grew up in grandma and grandpa, and they paid a lot for my growth.
I remember when I was five years old, I had a high fever, and my grandfather took my temperature, and then I wiped my body, and I hardly slept a wink. At four o clock in the morning my fever finally subsided. However, the next day, my grandpa didnt have a good rest, so he rose to 180. He couldnt go to work. He asked the doctor to come to the house and give him an injection. Although I was very young at that time, but I can feel my grandfathers selfless love for me.
我從小在姥姥、姥爺家長大,他們為我的成長付出了許多。
記得五歲那年,我連夜高燒不退,姥爺一會兒給我量體溫,一會兒給我擦身體,幾乎一夜沒合眼。凌晨4點我的燒終于退了。可第二天姥爺卻因為沒有休息好高壓升到180,頭暈的'上不了班,還請了醫生到家里來給老爺打針。雖然我當時很小還不懂事,但我能感受到姥爺對我無私的愛。
英語小故事 4
A child was careless Ramie stabbed, he rushed home and told his mother: "I only lightly Pengyi what, it was my painful thorns." Mom said: "Because of this, it will thorn you. if the next time you met Ramie, to a courageous and seize it, it will be in your hands become soft as silk, you will no longer be stabbed. "
一個小孩不小心被苧麻刺了,他急忙跑回家,告訴媽媽說:“我只輕輕地碰它一下,它就刺得我很痛。”媽媽說:“正因為如此,它才會刺你。下次你如果再碰到苧麻,要勇敢地一把抓住它,它就會在你的手中變得柔軟如絲,不再會刺傷你了。
英語小故事 5
A country mouse invited his cousin who lived in the city to come visit him. The city mouse was so disappointed with the sparse meal which was nothing more than a few kernels of corn and a couple of dried berries.
"My poor cousin," said the city mouse, "you hardly have anything to eat! I do believe that an ant could eat better! Please do come to the city and visit me, and I will show you such rich feasts, readily available for the taking."
So the country mouse left with his city cousin who brought him to a splendid feast in the citys alley. The country mouse could not believe his eyes. He had never seen so much food in one place. There was bread, cheese, fruit, cereals, and grains of all sorts scattered about in a warm cozy portion of the alley.
The two mice settled down to eat their wonderful dinner, but before they barely took their first bites, a cat approached their dining area. The two mice scampered away and hid in a small uncomfortable hole until the cat left.
Finally, it was quiet, and the unwelcome visitor went to prowl somewhere else. The two mice ventured out of the hole and resumed their abundant feast. Before they could get a proper taste in their mouth, another visitor intruded on their dinner, and the two little mice had to scuttle away quickly.
"Goodbye," said the country mouse, "You do, indeed, live in a plentiful city, but I am going home where I can enjoy my dinner in peace."
英語小故事 6
A turtle is a funny animal. It carries its home on its back. It never stops at a hotel. It never rents1 an apartment2. It never buys a house. A turtle is a homeowner. It is always next to its home. It is never far from its home. Home is always on its back.
烏龜是有趣的動物。它背著它的家。它永遠不會停止在酒店。它從不租用公寓。它從不買房子。烏龜是房主。它總是在它的家旁邊。它永遠不會遠離它的`家。家總是在它背后。
英語小故事 7
A woman baked chapatti for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She kept the extra chapatti on the window sill. Every day, a hunchback came and took away the chapatti. Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”
一個女人給家人烤薄餅,還留出一個給饑腸轆轆的路人。她總是把留出的那個放在窗臺上,每天都有一個駝背的`人來拿走薄餅。他沒說過一句“謝謝”,反而總是邊走邊咕噥著:“善有善報,惡有惡報!”
The woman felt irritated. “Not a word of gratitude,” she said to herself… “Everyday this hunchback utters this jingle! What does he mean?” One day, she decided to do away with him. She added poison to the chapatti she prepared for him!
女人很生氣,她自言自語地說:“這個駝背人從沒說過謝謝,卻每天都重復這句話,是什么意思呀?”一天,她決定弄死他,就在為他準備的薄餅上下了毒。
As she was about to keep it on the window sill, her hands trembled. “What is this I am doing?” she said. Immediately, she threw the chapatti into the fire, prepared another one. As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the chapatti and muttered the words: “The evil you do, remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!”
她正要把餅放在窗臺上,手就開始顫抖了,她說:“我在做什么?”她馬上把餅扔進了火里,重新做了一張。一切照舊,駝背人來了,拿起薄餅,咕噥著:“善有善報,惡有惡報!”
Every day, as the woman placed the chapatti on the window sill, she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to a distant place to seek his fortune.
每天女人把餅放窗臺上時都為去遠方賺錢的兒子祈禱。
That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. He was hungry and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, “Mom, it’s a miracle I’m here. While I was but a mile away, I was so famished that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then an old hunchback passed by. He was kind enough to give me a whole chapatti. He said, “Your need is greater than mine!”
那天晚上,有人敲門,她打開門驚訝地發現兒子站在門口,他很餓很虛弱。一看見媽媽他就說:“媽媽,我能回來真是奇跡。離家還有一英里遠的時候,我太餓了走不動了。我差點兒就死了,但就在那時一個老駝背人路過,他很善良給了我一整張餅。他說:‘你比我更需要它’。”
She remembered the poisoned chapatti that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son!
她想起了那天早上做的有毒的餅,要不是她把餅燒了,就會被她兒子吃了!
It was then that she realized the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you: The good you do, comes back to you!” Do good and don’t ever stop doing good, even if it is not appreciated at that time.
那時她才意識到這句話的重要性:“善有善報,惡有惡報!”多行善舉,即使當時不被人感激也要堅持下去。
英語小故事 8
Mr. Coyote was getting very old and had to be more careful for his own safety. He had been walking for hours and hours through a beautiful valley when he came upon a large tree. Mr. Coyote was very tired and wanted to rest but he also needed to be safe. He kindly asked the tree, "Please open up so I can rest safely in your care".
The tree opened up so that Mr. Coyote could go inside to rest, then it closed to keep him safe. Mr. Coyote slept for hours. When he woke up he could not remember what he had said to make the tree open. He said, "Let me out Mr. Tree", but nothing happened. He said, "Please let me out now!" and again nothing happened. The tree didn抰 even creak. Mr. Coyote knocked on the tree, but it would not open up. Mr. Tree was upset with Mr. Coyote for not having said please the first time he spoke to the tree! It let him rest a little longer.
Because the birds heard Mr. Coyote banging on the inside of the tree, they came down to peck on the tree to help get him out. But they were too small and the tree was just too big! Finally Mr. Woodpecker came down and pecked a hole in the tree. Although it was a very small hole, it caused Mr. Woodpecker to get a bent beak! This meant he couldn抰 peck on the tree any more.
Mr. Coyote put one hand out the hole but he could not fit through. He then tried his leg but still he could not fit through. He had to come up with a way to escape since Mr. Woodpeckers beak was now bent. Mr. Coyote knew there had to be a way. "Ah, come on you old ugly tree," he cried, "Just let me out!" But still nothing happened, just the silence around him.
Mr. Coyote decided to take off his arms one at a time and put them through the small hole. He then put his legs through one at a time by taking them off. He put his body through by taking it off. This was working out fine. I抣l show you Mr. Tree, you can抰 keep me in here, he thought.
Next Mr. Coyote tried to put his head through the hole, but it was too big. His ears were in the way. So he took off his ears and put them through the hole. He again tried his head, but his eyes were too big. Mr. Coyote took his eyes off and put them through the hole.
Mr. Raven saw the eyes and fle
w down to take them. Then Mr. Raven flew back up high in the tree with Mr. Coyotes eyes. They were such beautiful eyes, blue like the sky, and would be a treasure to put in his hiding spot!
Mr. Coyote finally put his head through the hole. He then put himself back together. One piece at a time he became a whole coyote again. But after he put his head on he could not find his eyes. He was feeling all over. His ears were listening to hear him touch his eyes, but not a sound could be heard from his eyes. His fingers were being careful while feeling around, but still no eyes were found.
Mr. Coyote knew he could not let the animals know he was blind. He felt his way to a wild rose bush; he then put two rose petals in for his eyes. This would cover the blindness for a little while, but he would have to keep looking for his eyes. Surely they were close by!
Along came Mr. Snail who saw Mr. Coyote with the rose petals in his eyes. He asked Mr. Coyote, "Why do you have those rose petals in your eyes?"
Mr. Coyote said, "Because they are very beautiful. They have lovely colors. You can try them if you want and I will hold your eyes."
Mr. Snail took off his eyes. He put them into Mr. Coyote hands and tried the rose petals in his eyes. Then Mr. Coyote put Mr. Snails eyes into his head and ran off with his long tail wagging.
To this day Mr. Snail is crawling with his head down looking for his eyes. And all coyotes have brown eyes instead of blue; this is because Mr. Coyote was naughty when he took Mr. Snail抯 eyes. And Mr. Raven still has those beautiful blue eyes in his secret hiding place, but he cannot return them because the secret hiding place was so secret not even Mr. Raven can find it!
英語小故事 9
Bernie was invited to his friends home for dinner. Morris, the host, preceded every request to his wife by endearing terms, calling her Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, etc. Bernie looked at Morris and remarked, "That is really nice, that after all these years that you have been married, and you keep calling your wife those pet names." Morris hung his head and whispered," To tell the truth, I forgot her name three years ago."
Bernie應邀來到他的朋友Morris家吃晚餐。在朋友家,Bernie發現,不管問他老婆什么問題,Morris總要在每句話的前面加上一些親密的`稱呼,象蜜糖,我的愛人,親愛的,甜心等等。Bernie對Morris說,“你們夫妻倆真夠親密的,結婚這么多年了,你還叫她叫得那么親密。”Morris低下頭,小聲地對Bernie說,“老實跟你說吧,三年前我忘記老婆的真名是什么了。”
英語小故事 10
Two guys were walking through the jungle. All of a sudden, a tiger appears from a distance, running towards them. One of the guys takes out a pair of "Nikes" from his bag and starts to put them on. The other guy with a surprised look and exclaims, "Do you think you will run faster than the tiger with those?" His friend replies: "I dont have to out run it, I just have to run faster than you."
兩個男人正在穿過叢林,突然,一只老虎出現在遠處,向他們沖來。 其中的一個人從包里拿出一雙“耐克”鞋,開始穿上。另一個人驚奇地看著他說,“你以為穿上這個就可以跑得過老虎嗎?” 他的朋友回答道:“我不用跑得過它,我只要跑得比你快就行了。”
英語小故事 11
teacher asked her class: "Is the sentence The ox and the cow are in the fields correct?" Most of the children said: "Yes, it is all right!" And only one little boy said: "No, it is not correct. The lady must be mentioned first."
一位老師問班上的學生:”公牛和母牛在田里“這個句子對嗎?” 大多數學生回答說:“對,一點不錯。” 只有一個小男孩說:“不對,應該先說女士。”
英語小故事 12
Two Scottish nuns had just arrived to the US by boat when one said to the other, "I heard that the occupants of this country actually eat dogs."
兩個蘇格蘭修女剛剛坐船來到美國,其中一個修女對另外一個說,“我聽說這個國家的人們是吃狗肉的。”
"Odd," her companion replied, "but if we shall live in America, we might as well do as the Americans do."
“真奇怪”,她的同伴回答道,“不過如果我們也生活在美國,我們可能會做一樣的事情啊。”
Nodding emphatically, the mother superior pointed to a hot dog vendor and they both walked towards it.
這位年長修女認真地點了點頭,指向了一個熱狗攤,她們倆一同走了過去。
"Two dogs, please," said one.
“兩只狗,謝謝。”一位說。
The vendor was only too pleased to oblige and he wrapped both hot dogs in foil. Excited, the nuns hurried over to a bench and began to unwrap their dogs.
攤販主很開心,他把兩個熱狗都包了起來。兩位修女飛快地到一個長凳上坐下,打開了她們的.“狗”。
The mother superior was first to open hers, then, stared at it for a moment, leaned over to the other nun and whispered cautiously, "What part did you get?"
年長的修女先打開了她的,然后,仔細地凝視了一會,向另外一位修女靠了過去,小心地耳語道“你拿到哪個部分了?”
英語小故事 13
Once upon a time a little old woman and a little old man lived in a cottage. One day the little old woman made a gingerbread man. She gave him currants for eyes and cherries for buttons. She put him in the oven to bake. The little old woman and little old man were very hungry and wanted to eat the gingerbread man. As soon as he was cooked, the little old woman opened the oven door. The gingerbread man jumped out of the tin and ran out of the open window shouting, Dont eat me! The little old woman and little old man ran after the gingerbread man. Stop! Stop! they yelled.The gingerbread man did not look back. He ran on saying, Run, run as fast as you can! You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man! Down the lane he sped when he came to a pig. Stop! Stop! I would like to eat you," shouted the pig. The gingerbread man was too fast. He ran on saying "Run, run as fast as you can. You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man.”
A little further on he met a cow. Stop! Stop! little man, called the hungry cow, I want to eat you. Again the gingerbread man was too fast. He sped on down the road saying, "Run, run as fast as you can. You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man." The cow began to chase the gingerbread man along with the pig, and the little old woman. But the gingerbread man was too fast for them. It was not long before the gingerbread man came to a horse. Stop! Stop! shouted the horse. I want to eat you, little man. But the gingerbread man did not stop. He said,Run, run as fast as you can. You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man.
The horse joined in the chase. The gingerbread man laughed and laughed, until he came to a river. Oh no! he cried, They will catch me. How can I cross the river? A sly fox came out from behind a tree. I can help you cross the river, said the fox. Jump on to my tail and I will swim across. You wont eat me, will you? said the gingerbread man. Of course not, said the fox. I just want to help. The gingerbread man climbed on the foxs tail. Soon the gingerbread man began to get wet. Climb onto my back, said the fox. So the gingerbread man did. As he swam the fox said, You are too heavy. I am tired. Jump onto my nose. So the gingerbread man did as he was told. No sooner had they reached the other side, than the fox tossed the gingerbread man up in the air. He opened his mouth and Snap! that was the end of the gingerbread man.
英語小故事 14
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】
城里老鼠和鄉下老鼠
從前,有兩只老鼠,它們是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在鄉村,另一只住在城里。許多年以后,鄉下老鼠遇到城里老鼠,它說:“你肯定要來我鄉下的家看看。”于是,城里老鼠就去了。鄉下老鼠領著它到了一塊田地上它自己的家里。它把全部最精致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?你應當搬到城里去住,你能住上用石頭造的.美麗房子,還會吃上美味佳肴,你應當到我城里的家看看。”
鄉下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子非常美麗,好吃的東西也為他們擺好了。可是正值他們要開頭吃的時候,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!”他們飛速地跑開隱藏起來。
過了一會兒,他們出來了。當他們出來時,鄉下老鼠說:“我不喜愛住在城里,我喜愛住在田野我的洞里。由于這樣雖然貧困但是歡樂拘束,比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說,要好些。”
英語小故事 15
律師、寶馬和胳膊
A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely. When the police arrived at the scene, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BMW.
"Officer, look what theyve done to my Beeeemer!!!", he whined.
"You lawyers are so materialistic, you make me sick!!!" retorted the officer, "Youre so worried about your stupid BMW, that you didnt even notice that your left arm was ripped off!!!"
一個律師打開他的寶馬車門,突然一輛汽車駛過來把門撞飛了,警察趕到現場,律師正痛苦地抱怨毀壞了他心愛的寶馬。
“警察同志,看看他們把我的車弄的!!!”律師哀怨地說。
“你們律師真是物質至上,我很不舒服!”警察反駁說,“你這么關心你可惡的寶馬,你可能沒有注意到你的左胳膊也沒了。”
律師終于注意到了血淋淋的左肩膀,“天哪,我的勞力士手表在哪兒?”
狗住旅店
A man wrote a letter to a small hotel he planned to visit on his vacation: "I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?"
An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said, "Ive been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, Ive never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. Ive never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And Ive never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog will vouch for you, youre welcome to stay here, too."
一個人給一家他計劃在假期里停留的`小旅館寫了封信,“我非常希望帶著我的狗,它很干凈很有教養,你能允許它和我睡一間屋子嗎?”
旅館主人立即回了封信,“我經營旅館很多年了,狗從沒偷過毛巾,床單, 餐具,或者墻上的畫。我也從沒有在半夜因為狗喝醉胡鬧而趕走它,狗也從不不付帳就跑掉。實際上我們非常歡迎您的狗來我們旅館,如果它為您擔保,也歡迎您來。
睡前禱告詞
Juliewas saying her bedtime prayers. "Please God," she said, "MakeNaples the capital of Italy. Make Naples the capital of Italy."
Hermother interrupted and said, "Julie, why do you want God to make Naplesthe capital of Italy?"
AndJulie replied, "Because thats what I put in my geography exam!"
朱莉葉在做睡前禱告。“禱告上帝,”她說,“讓那不勒斯成為意大利的首都吧。讓那不勒斯成為意大利的首都吧。”
媽媽打斷她說:“朱莉葉,你為什么求上帝讓那不勒斯成為意大利的首都呢?”
朱莉葉回答說:“因為我在地理考卷上是這么寫的。
英語小故事 16
有一天某位女士看到一只老鼠在自家的廚房地板上竄過。她很害怕老鼠,所以她沖出屋子,搭上了公共汽車直奔商店。在那兒,她買了一只老鼠夾。店主告訴她:“放點奶酪在里面,很快你就會逮住那只老鼠的。”
這位女士帶著鼠夾回到家里,但她沒有在碗櫥里找到奶酪。她不想再回到商店里去,因為已經很晚了。于是,她就從一份雜志中剪下一幅奶酪的圖片放進了夾子。
令人稱奇的.是,這畫有奶酪的圖片竟然奏效了!第二天早上,這位女士下樓到廚房時,發現鼠夾里奶酪圖片旁有一張畫有老鼠的圖片!
Gardening Gloves
For months I hinted that I needed a new wedding ring, since I had developed an allergy to gold. On my birthday, while I was gardening, my husband asked me for gift suggestions. I held my hands up and said, "Well, you‘ll notice that my hands are bare."
Later that evening I opened my present with enthusiasm. "Happy birthday," he said, as I unwrapped a new pair of gardening gloves.
英語小故事 17
I have nine little goldfish .Eight goldfish are all orange and one is black .I like the black one best.
We call it Xiao Hei .Its body is black .It has two big and round eyes, a small mouth ,and a big tail. Though it's very small ,it swims fast .
I often feed them and change water for them. We are good friends .
譯文:
我有九條小金魚。八條金魚都是桔黃色的.,只有一條是黑的。我最喜歡那條黑的。
我們叫它小黑。它全身都是黑色的。它有兩只又大又圓的眼睛,一張小嘴和一條大尾巴。盡管它非常小,但它卻游得很快。
我常常去喂它們,給它們換水。我們是好朋友。
英語小故事 18
Detective Work
A bank robber stole a lot of money. He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector. "Yes, sir, I found Johnny . I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldnt make anything out of what he bought. Heres the list."
shirt , heavycrowbar, box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers .The inspector said, "Good. That helps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard with cement?
偵探工作
一個響馬從銀行偷了很多錢.他被抓住送到監獄,可是錢沒找到.
當他從監獄出來時,他被監視,看他會做什么.這不,偵探正向檢察官陳說:“是的,先生,我發現了強尼阿米塔基,我跟著他轉遍了全鎮,但坦白說,我不能從他買的工具中推斷出什么.這里是清單.” 襯衫、年夜鐵撬、一盒巧克力鐵鏟、年夜鐵錘、一束花 .
檢察官說:“好,這對我很有幫手.你還記得我們看到他是怎么幫他的鄰居,賈德森老太太用水泥鋪院子的'嗎?”
I cannot infer from what he bought what?3 What is Time? (Nursery Rhyme)
Time is grain for peasants.
Time is wealth for workers.
Time is life for doctors.
Time is victory for soldiers.
Time is knowledge for students.
Time is speed for scientists.
Time is money for businessmen.
Time is everything for all of us.
Therefore, seize the time of today!
對農民來說,時間就是糧食.對工人來說,時間就是財富.對醫生來說,時間就是生命.
對士兵來說,時間就是勝利.對學生來說,時間就是知識.對科學家來說,時間就是速度.
對企業家來說,時間就是金錢.對我們年夜家來說,時間就是一切.因此,掌控今天!
英語小故事 19
Once there lived a man among the hills, who possessed a statue wrought by an ancient master,at lay at his door face downward and he was not mindful of it.
One day there passed by his house a man from the city, a man of knowledge, and seeing thestatue he inquired of the owner if he would sell it.
The owner laughed and said, "and pray who would want to buy that dull and dirty stone?"
The man from the city said, "I will give you this piece of silver for it." And the other man wasastonished and delighted.
The statue was removed to the city, upon the back of an elephant.
And after many months the man from the hills visited the city, and as he walked the streets hesaw a crowd before a shop, and a man
with a loud voice was crying, "
Come in and behold the most beautiful, the most wonderful statue in all the world. Only twosilver pieces to look upon this most marvelous work of a master. "
There upon the man from the hills paid two silver pieces and entered the shop to see thestatue that he himself had sold for one piece of silver.
英語小故事 20
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】
一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去,當他沿著路走時,在路的`一邊他發覺一箱好蘋果,他說:“我不準備吃那些蘋果,由于富人會給我更多的食物,他會給我很好吃的東西。”然后他拿起蘋果,一把扔到土里去。
他連續走,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:“今日我去不了富人家了,由于我不能渡過河。”
他開頭回家,那天他沒有吃東西。他就開頭去找吃的,他找到蘋果,很快樂地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。
不要把好東西扔掉,換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。
英語小故事 21
2.Julie
was sayi
Her mother interrupted and said, "Julie, why do you want God to make Naples the capital of Italy"
And Julie replied, "Because that’s what I put in my geography exam!"
英語小故事 22
It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many ofthe leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. The other day a fond fashionable mother in Michigan asked a young manwhether he had ever seen ayoung lady sweep in a room so grandly as her Priscilla.He said no,he never had, and the mother was gratified beyond measure, but then he said, after a pause,“What I should like to see her do is sweep out a room.”It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.
年輕人創業之初,應該從最底層干起,這是件好事。匹茲保有很多商業巨頭,在他們創業之初,都肩負過“重任”:他們以掃帚相伴,以打掃辦公室的方式度過了他們商業生涯中最初的`時光。我注意到我們現在辦公室里都有工友,于是年輕人就不幸錯過了商業教育中這個有益的環節。如果碰巧哪天上午專職掃地的工友沒有來,某個具有未來合伙人氣質的年輕人會毫不猶豫地試著拿起掃帚。一天,一位來自密西根州的時尚女性問一位年輕男子,他是否看見過有一位像普里西拉的年輕女子曾經在這里掃地。他說他從來沒看見過,這位母親非常高興,但是他想了一會說:“我想看她把整個房間都打掃一遍。”如果必要的話,打掃房間對于新人來說沒什么不好。我自己就曾經掃過地。
英語小故事 23
Adding Feet to a Snake
One day, Mr. Lion holds a party. Many animals come and drink a lot of wine. At last there is a pot of wine. Who can drink it?
They think of an idea and decide to have a match-Draw a snake. If you finish first, you can get it.
Soon Mr.Wolf finishes drawing. “Yeah, I’ve finished. I’m No.1,” he says. But he draws again and says, “Oh, let me add feet and my snake.”
At the time, Mr. Gorilla also finishes. He takes away the pot of wine and drinks, then he says, “That isn’t a snake. Snakes have no feet. I get the wine.”
英語小故事 24
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.
moral:zeal should not outrun discretion.
一只鴿子口渴得很難受,看見畫板上畫著一只水杯。她并不以為那只是一幅畫,而是發出一聲響亮的呼嚕聲,朝畫飛去,無意中撞在了招牌上,把自己撞得很不穩。她的翅膀被風吹斷了,摔在地上,被一個旁觀者抓住。
寓意:熱情不應超過謹慎。
英語小故事 25
A rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right,but none comes close enough to satisfy the woman.
Eventually,a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result,and the painter becomes famous.
Years later,he retires and turns the business over to his son. ”Dad,”asks the son,”there’s something Ive got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?"
"Son,” the father replies,"I painted the vase."
一個有錢的婦人感到非常驕傲,因為她有一只值錢的古董花瓶,她決定把她的臥室漆成和花瓶一樣的顏色。好幾個油漆匠試圖調出正確的顏色,但是沒有一個人調出的'顏色能讓婦人滿意。
最后,來了一個油漆匠。他很有信心可以調出合適的顏色。果然婦人對最終的效果感到滿意,漆匠也因此成名。
幾年后,漆匠退休了,他把生意交給了兒子。“爸爸,”兒子問,“有件事我想知道。你是如何調配出和花瓶一樣的顏色的?” “兒子,”父親回答,“我把花瓶也一起漆了。”
Who have a valuable antique vase?
英語小故事 26
One day,a monkey drove his car near a lake.Sudden,he saw a tiger under a tree.The tiger saw him,too.The tiger ran very fast at the monkey.The monkey was very afraid and he and his car fell into the lake.The monkey couldnt swim and he shouted.A rabbit came and he jumped into the lake.The rabbit swam to the monkey but did not help him.Both of them shouted for help.Luckily,a giraffe came along.He was very tall.He helped the rabbit and the monkey.
一天,猴子駕駛了他的汽車在湖附近,他看見一只老虎在樹下。老虎也看見了他,老虎跑向猴子,猴子非常地害怕并且他和他的汽車掉進了湖里,猴子不會游泳并且他喊,兔子來了并且他跳入湖中,兔子游向他但不能幫助他。Both他們都喊救命,很幸運,長頸鹿來了。他很高,幫助了兔子和猴子。
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