Thekingdidn’tlovegoldanymore

1、The king didnt love gold any more(6)A long time ago there was a king. He love gold.He had a lot of gold, but he wanted more.The king had a friend. His friend was a god.The god said. “I will give you a gift.Every time you touch something,It will became gold.” The king was glad.He touched a flower. It

2、 became a gold flowerHe touched a bird. It became a gold birdHe touched a bee. It became a gold bee.His little daughter came to see him.“What are you doing,father?” she asked.“Look” He said , “Here is a gold flower.Here is a gold bird. Here is a gold bee.Arent they lovely? Come and see.”He held his

3、little daughters hand. His daughter became gold right away.He had a gold daughter!Now he wasnt happy.He didnt love gold any more.A funny Party“Lets have a party!” little wolf says to big wolf .“I will go to invite my friends, and we will have lots of fun.”“ I will get food for the party,” says big w

4、olf.He takes a big bag and goes into the forest.Big wolf sees a chicken .He puts the chicken into the bag.Next big wolf sees a rabbitHe puts the rabbit into the bag.Then big wolf sees a pig. He puts the pig into the bag.“This will make a funny party,” says big wolf.He runs back to Little wolfs house

5、.But when he gets there, little wolf is crying.“what is wrong?” asks big wolf.“I didnt find my friends,” little wolf says“We cannt have the party!”“That is too bad,” says big wolf.And he opens his bag.“Great!” little wolf shouts.”“Im glad you like it,” says big wolf.“You invited all my friends to ou

6、r party,”Jack and the Beanstalk(4)1 Oh, Jack! we are very poor.2 I am going to sell this cow. then well be rich.3 Where are you going?2 I am going to market. I am going to sell this cow.3 Can I buy this cow? Here are five magic beans.2 Thank you!2 Look! Magic beans! 1 Beans! You naughty boy!2 Sorry,

7、 Mum.2 Look at this tall beanstalk. Im going to climb it now.4 Thats a giant. He eats little boys! 2 Oh no!4 Look! Hes getting up. Go under the table! 5 Where is my magic chicken ? 4 Here it is.5 Good. Now, Ive got ten golden eggs. 4 Take the magic chicken!2 Look, Mum a magic chicken!1 Oh no! The gi

8、ant!2 Im going to cut the beanstalk.Now we are rich! 78Thank you, Jack. Thank you!He shouted, “Wolf, wolf”(4)In a distant country, there was a boy. He looked after sheep.But the boy was bored.One day, he ran to the village. He shouted, “ Wolf, wolf. Come and help!” The people ran to the hill. But th

9、ere was no wolf. The people went home.The next day, the boy was bored again.He ran to the village and shouted, “wolf ,wolf. Come and help!”The people ran to the hill. But there was no wolf. The people went home.The next day, the boy was bored again. He ran to the village and shouted, “ Wolf ,wolf. H

10、elp!”The people ran to the field. There was no wolf.The people went home. They were very angry.Then, a wolf came to the hill. It wanted to eat the sheep.The boy ran to the village. But the people didnt run to the hill.They said, “Dont tell lies.”The wolf ate all the sheep.The boy was very sad./A Spe

11、cial Pet(5)One day Amy went to buy a pet. She didnt want a cat or a dog. She didnt want a goldfish. “I want a special pet.” Amy thought. So she went to the pet shop. “ Can I help you?” asked the woman in the shop. “I want to buy a pet,” said Amy. “Heres a lovely kitten,” the woman said. “Thank you,

12、but I dont want a kitten.” said Amy . “This is a very nice dog,” the woman said. “I dont want a dog.” Said Amy. “And what about this goldfish? Its very beautiful.” “My brothers got a goldfish.” Said Amy. “I want to buy a really special pet.”“Heres a special pet,” said the woman. “Its very beautiful,

13、” said Amy. “Its a parrot,” said the woman, “and its very clever.” “ Look! Its got two strings on its feet,” said Amy. “Thats right,” said the woman.” Why?” Amy asked. “ Well, pull this string and find out,” she said. .amy pulled the first string,” “ hello,” said the parrot. “Wow!” said Amy. “Now pu

14、lled the other string,” the woman said.Amy pulled the other string, “Good bye,” said the parrot. “Thats great!” said Amy.“Do you want to buy the parrot?” asked the woman. “Oh, yes!” said Amy. “But what will happen when I put both strings?” she asked. “I will fall off my perch , of course!” said the

15、parrot!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 cou

16、ld 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

17、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 som

18、e 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

19、 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 th

20、e 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

21、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。 第一个:As everyone knows,English is very important today.It has been used everywhere in the world.It has become the most common language on Internet and for international trade. If we can speak English well,we will have m

22、ore chance to succeed.Because more and more people have taken notice of it,the number of the people who go to learn English has increased at a high speed.But for myself,I learn English not only because of its importance and its usefulness,but also because of my love for it.When I learn English, I ca

23、n feel a different way of thinking which gives me more room to touch the world.When I read English novels,I can feel the pleasure from the book which is different from reading the translation.When I speak English, I can feel the confident from my words.When I write English,I can see the beauty which

24、 is not the same as our Chinese.I love English,it gives me a colorful dream.I hope I can travel around the world one day. With my good English, I can make friends with many people from different contries.I can see many places of great intrests.I dream that I can go to London,because it is the birth

25、place of English.I also want to use my good English to introduce our great places to the English spoken people,I hope that they can love our country like us.I know, Rome was not built in a day. I believe that after continuous hard study, one day I can speak English very well.If you want to be loved,

26、 you should learn to love and be lovable. So I believe as I love English everyday , it will love me too.I am sure that I will realize my dream one day!第二个: Helping handsA mother, wishing to encourage her son's progress at the piano, bought tickets to a performance by the great Polish pianist Ign

27、ace Paderewski. When the evening arrived, they found their seats near the front of the concert hall and eyed the majestic Steinway waiting on the stage. Soon the mother found a friend to talk to, and the boy slipped away.At eight o'clock, the lights in the auditorium began to dim, the spotlights

28、 came on, and only then did they notice the boy - up on the piano bench, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." His mother gasped in shock and embarassment but, before she could retrieve her son, the master himself appeared on the stage and quickly moved to the keyboard.He

29、whispered gently to the boy, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in the bass part. Soon his right arm reached around the other side and improvised a delightful obligato. Together, the old master and the young novice hel

30、d the crowd mesmerized with their blended and beautiful music.In all our lives, we receive helping hands - some we notice, some we don't. Equally we ourselves have countless opportunites to provide helping hands - sometimes we would like our assistance to be noticed, sometimes we don't. Litt

31、le of what we all achieve is without learning from others and without support from others and what we receive we should hand out.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 w

32、ith 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

33、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

34、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

35、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, b

36、egged 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。

37、” 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 t

38、he 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 s

39、o; 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

40、，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

41、 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 i

42、n 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

43、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

44、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

45、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

46、, 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 havi

47、ng 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