英文阅读小故事

英文小故事 史上最牛英语口语学习法 躺在家里练口语 全程外教一对一 三个月畅谈无阻 太平洋在线英语 可免费体验全部外教一对一课程 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 The Raven and the Swan 乌鸦和天鹅 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 乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛 他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡 羽毛才变得如此洁白无 瑕 于是 他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛 来到江湖边 他天天洗刷自己的羽毛 不但一 点 都没洗白 反而因缺少食物饥饿而死 这故事是说 人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变 The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人 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 很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里 有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西 单独落在后面 牧羊 人 拿起一块石头扔了过去 正巧打断了山羊的一只角 牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人 山羊说 即使我不说 又怎能隐瞒下去呢 我的角已断了 这是十分明显的事实 这故事说明 明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的 The Miser 守财奴 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 有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产 换回了金块 并秘密地埋在一个地方 他每天走去看 看 他的宝藏 有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察 知道了真情 趁他走后 挖出金块拿走了 守财奴再来时 发现洞中的金块没有了 便捶胸痛哭 有个人见他如此悲痛 问明原因后 说道 喂 朋友 别再难过了 那块金子虽是你买来的 但并不是你真正拥有的 去拿 一 块石头来 代替金块放在洞里 只要你心里想着那是块金子 你就会很高兴 这样与你 拥有 真正的金块效果没什么不同 依我之见 你拥有那金块时 也从没用过 这故事说明 一切财物如不使用等于没有 The Wolf and the Lamb 狼与小羊 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 一只小羊在河边喝水 狼见到后 便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他 于是他跑到上游 恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了 使他喝不到清水 小羊回答说 他仅仅站在河边喝水 并且又在下游 根本不可能把上游的水搅浑 狼见此计不成 又说道 我父亲去年被你骂 过 小羊说 那时他还没有出生 狼对他说 不管你怎样辩解 反正我不会放过 你 这说明 对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的 The Bat and the Weasels 蝙蝠与黄鼠狼 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 被黄鼠狼叼去 他请求饶命 黄鼠狼说绝不会放过他 自己生来痛恨鸟 类 蝙蝠说他是老鼠 不是鸟 便被放了 后来蝙蝠又掉落了下来 被另一只黄鼠狼叼住 他再三请求不要吃他 这只黄鼠狼说他恨一切鼠类 蝙蝠改口说自己是鸟类 并非老 鼠 又被放了 这样 蝙蝠两次改变了自己的名字 终于死里逃生 这故事说明 我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险 The Ass and the Grasshopper 驴子与蚱蜢 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 驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌 被美妙动听的歌声所打动 自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音 便 羡慕地问他们吃些什么 才能发出如此美妙的声音来 蚱蜢答道 吃露水 驴子便也只吃 露水 没多久就饿死了 这个故事告诉人们不要企望非份之物 The Lion and the Mouse 狮子与报恩的老鼠 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 狮子睡着了 有只老鼠跳到了他身上 狮子猛然站起来 把他抓住 准备吃掉 老鼠请求 饶命 并说如果保住性命 必将报恩 狮子轻蔑地笑了笑 便把他放走了 不久 狮子真 的被老鼠救了性命 原来狮子被一个猎人抓获 并用绳索把他捆在一棵树上 老鼠听到了 他 的哀嚎 走过去咬断绳索 放走了狮子 并说 你当时嘲笑我 不相信能得到我的报答 现在可清楚了 老鼠也能报恩 这故事说明 时运交替变更 强者也会有需要弱者的时候 Fox and cock One morning a fox sees a cock He think This is my breakfast He comes up to the cock and says I know you can sing very well Can you sing for me The cock is glad He closes his eyes and begins to 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 and 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 濑户早妃 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 英语小故事 一 三 段天泽 Two Birds 每天一个英语小故事学好英语 一个感人的英文小故事 A man came home form work late tired and found his 5 years old son waiting for him at the door Daddy may I ask you a questIon Yeah sure what is it replied the man Daddy how much do you make an hour If you must know I make 20 an hour Oh the little boy replied with his head down looking up he said Daddy may I please borrow 10 the father was furious If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy then you go to bed The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door After about an hour or so the man had calmed down And started to think Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that 10 and he really didn t ask for money very often The man went to the door of the iIttle boy s room and opened the door Are you asleep son he asked no daddy replied the boy I ve been thinking maybe I was too hard on you earlier said the man Here s the 10 you asked for the little boy sat straight up smiling Oh thank you daddy he yelled Then reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills The man seeing that the boy already had money started to get angry agaIn The little boy slowly counted out his money then looked up at his father Why do you want more money Is you already have some the father asked Because I didn t have enough but now I do the little boy repiied Daddy I have 20 now Can I buy an hour of your time Please come home early tomorrow I would like to have dinner with you 英语小故事三则 That is not my dog A woman walks into a pet shop and sees a lovely little dog She asks the shopkeeper Does your dog bite The shopkeeper says No my dog does not bite Then the woman bends down and tries to touch the dog the dog bites her Ouch she crys You said your dog did not bite The shopkeeper replies That is not my dog 那不是我的狗 一位女士走进一家宠物店 看见一只很可爱的小狗 她问店主 你的狗咬人吗 店主说 不 我的狗不咬人 于是这位女士弯下腰想去摸摸这条狗 狗咬了她 哎哟 她叫道 你说过你的狗不咬人的 店主回答说 那不是我的狗 My Sister s Fingers Teacher Kevin why are you late this time Kevin Please sir I bruised two fingers knocking in a nail at home Teacher I don t see any bandages Kevin Oh they weren t my fingers I told my little sister to hold the nail 老师 凯温 这次你怎么又迟到了 凯温 对不起 老师 我在家钉钉子 砸坏了两个手指头 老师 怎么没有扎绷带呀 凯温 噢 砸的不是我的手指头 我叫小妹妹扶着钉子的 你可以翻译下面的文章吗 Tooth Pulling A man and his wife entered a dentist s office The wife said I want a tooth pulled I don t want gas or Novocain because I m in a terrible hurry Just pull the tooth as quickly as possible You