一个很短的英语小故事.docx

一个很短的英语小故事【篇一：一个很短的英语小故事】第一篇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.第二篇little robertlittle 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.youre a good boy, said the mother proudly. here are two centsmore. 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.”第三篇belling the catlong ago,there was a big cat in the house.he caught many mice while they were stealing food.one day the mice bad a meeting to talk about the way to deal withtheir common enemy.some said this,andsome said that.at last a young mouse got up,and said that he had a good idea.“we could tie a bell around the neck of the cat.then when he comes near,we can hear the sound of the bell,and run away.”everyone approved of this proposal,but an old wise mouse got up and said,“that is all very well,but who will tie the bell to the cat?”the mice looked at each other,but nobody spoke.给猫挂铃铛很久以前,房子里有只大猫.他抓住了许多偷吃粮食的老鼠.一天,老鼠们开会讨论对付猫的办法.有的说这样,有有的说那样.最后一只小老鼠站起来,说他有一个好办法：我们给猫的脖子上拴一个铃当,当猫走近的时候,我们就可以听到铃声,就可以逃跑了.每个老鼠都同意这个建议,但是一只老老鼠站起来说：那谁去给猫戴上铃当呢?老鼠们你看我,我看你,没人出声了.第四篇steps to happiness通往幸福的阶梯everybody knows:you cant be all things to all people.you cant do all things at once.you cant do all things equally well.you cant do all things better than everyone else.your humanity is showing just like everyone elses.每个人都知道：你无法为每个人办到每件事.你无法立刻完成所有的事.你无法把所有的事都做的尽善尽美.你无法把每件事都做的比别人好,你只是和其他人一样.第五篇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, 猴子驾驶了他的汽车在lake.sudden 附近, 他看见一只老虎在tree.the 老虎之下看见了他, too.the 老虎运行了在monkey.the 猴子非常快速地害怕非常并且他和他的汽车分成lake.the 猴子couldnt 游泳并且他shouted.a 兔子来了并且他跳入lake.the 兔子游泳对猴子但没有帮助him.both 他们呼喊为help.luckily, 长颈鹿来了along.he 是tall.he 非常帮助了兔子和猴子第六篇one morning a fox sees a cock.hethink,this is my breakfast.he comes up to the cock and says,i knowyou can sing very well.can you sing for me?thecock is glad.he closes his eyes and beginsto sing.the fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.the people in the field see the fox.they cry,look,look!the fox is carrying the cock away.the cock says to the fox,mr fox,do you understand?the people say you are carrying their cock away.tell them it is yours.not theirs.the fox opens his mouth ang says,the cock is mine,not yours.just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.狐狸和公鸡一天早上,一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡.他想：这是我的早餐.他朝公鸡走来,对他说：“我知道,你能唱得非常好听,你能唱给我听么?”公鸡很高兴.他闭上眼睛开始唱歌.狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了.在田地里的人们看到了狐狸.大喊大叫：“看,看!狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了.”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生,你能理解么?人们认为你叼走了公鸡.告诉他们这是你的,不是他们的.”狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的,不是你们的.”就在那时,.公鸡跑到了树底下.第七篇a supermarketnear our school there is a supermarket. there are a lot of things in it. you can buy school things, like exercise books, rulers, pens, color pencils, erasers, maps and so on. you can buy drinks, vegetables, fruits, and other kinds of food. some of them are cheap while some are expensive. on the second floor is the clothing section and there you can find different kinds of clothes.the supermarket is open twelve hours a day : from 9:00 a. m. to 9:00 p.m. the workers in the supermarket are very friendly and they can help you find what you want.on saturdays and sundays, the market is full of people.一家超市我们学校附近有一家超市.里面有好多东西.你可以买到学习用品,比如练习本、尺子、钢笔、彩色铅笔、橡皮和地图等等.你可以买饮料、蔬菜、水果和各种食品.有一些商品很便宜,而有一些却很贵.超市的二楼是服装区.在那儿,你可以见到各种各样的服装.这家超市每天营业12小时,从上午9：00到晚上9：00.里面的工作人员狠热情,他们可以帮助你找到你要买的东西.每到星期六和星期天,这里就挤满了顾客.第八篇my roomthis is my room. near the window there is a desk. i often do my homework at it. you can see some books, some flowers in a vase, a ruler and a pen. there is a clock above the end of my bed. i usually put my shoe under my bed. of course there is a chair in front of the desk. i sit there and i can see the trees and roads outside.我的房间这是我的房间. 在窗口附近有一张书桌. 我经常在那做我的家庭作业. 你能看见有些书、有些花在花瓶里、一把尺子和笔. 有一个时钟在我的床上的末端. 我通常把我的鞋子放在我的床下. 当然有一把椅子在书桌前面. 我坐那里,能看见外面的树和路.这里有八篇,你慢慢挑吧.【篇二：一个很短的英语小故事】the old catan 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.【译文】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.”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 mans 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.the city mouse and the country mousethe 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.【译文】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.a good boylittle 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.youre 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.”drunkone 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, whats 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, theres 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!”a little bird fly to south for the winter. it was very cold, almost frozen bird. hence, fly to a large space, after a cow there, in a pile of cow dung upon the bird, frozen bird lying on the dunghill, feel very warm, gradually recovered, it is warm and comfortable lying, and soon began to sing songs, a passing wildcat hear voic