小学生英语小故事42篇

1、【篇一】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

2、 and pools.But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.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。词汇学习：Swan 天鹅 plumage ?plu?m?d?鸟类羽毛 翅膀【篇二】For months I hinted that I neede

3、d a new wedding ring, since I had developed an allergy to gold. On my birthday, while I was gardening, my husband asked mell notice that myfor gift suggestions. I held my hands up and said, "Well, you hands are bare."Later that evening I opened my present with enthusiasm. "Happy birth

4、day," he said, as I unwrapped a new pair of gardening gloves.几个月以来，我一直在向丈夫暗示我需要一枚新的结婚戒指，因为我对黄金有点过敏。生日那天，我正在干园艺活时，丈夫问我想要什么礼物。我举起双手说： “嗯，你肯定看到了，我的两手都是光光的。”那天晚上，我满怀热情地拆开了丈夫送的礼物。“生日快乐 ! ”他说。我打开一看：里 面包着一双园艺手套。词汇学习：wedding ring 结婚戒指【篇三】The Panda in ChinaA panda looks like a little bear. It has black

5、and white fur. It lives only in China, so it is called the national treasure of China and protected by the law. We all see panda on TV or in the zoo. They look stupid and walk slowly, but they are lovely and everyone likes them. A panda is lucky animal. We Chinese like it, and people of theworld lik

6、e it, too. Now there are Chinas pandas in many other countries, such asJapan and the USA A panda isn ' t a common animal, it is bridge of friendship.中国熊猫熊猫看起来好像一只小熊。它的皮毛是黑白相间。它只居住在中国，因此，它是中国的国宝，受到国家法律的保护。我们在电视上或在动物园里能看到熊猫。他们看起来显得很笨的样子，走起来很缓慢，但很可爱，大家都很喜欢它们。熊猫是个吉祥的动物。中国人民喜欢它，世界人民也喜欢它。现在许多国家都有中国的熊猫

7、，如，日本、美国熊猫不是一种普通的动物，而是一座友谊的桥梁。【篇四】Get on a Gravy Train （守株待兔）Once upon a time, there was a farmer.One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw ahare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck.从前，有一个农夫。一天，在他耕田的时候，忽然跑过来一只野兔，恰好碰在一个树桩上，脖子折断死了。The farmer took the hare home and coo

8、ked a delicious meal for himself.农夫把兔子拾回家去，美美地吃了一顿兔肉。That night he thought: "I needn't work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it.“我何必辛辛苦苦的种地呢 ?每天在树桩旁等着捡撞死的野兔就好了”。So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting

9、 for the hare to come and run into it.于是他从此不再耕种，每天在树桩旁等待野兔的到来。But from then on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.但是，从那以后，他再没有发现一只野兔撞在树桩上。【篇五】A Clever Farmer （聪明的农民）Uncle Sam doesn t like farmer. He thinks they are very foolish and only know workon the farm.One winter morning, the su

10、n is shining. Uncle Sam sits on the step ofhis house. At that moment, a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him.山姆大叔不喜欢农民。他认为他们很愚蠢只会在农场干活。一个冬天的早晨，阳光明媚，山姆大叔坐在门前的石阶上。这时，一个农民手拿地图向他走来。Farmer: Excuse me, Uncle. Can you tell me know to get to the hospital, please?农民：请问，大叔，去医院的路怎么走？ll soon be at a hospi

11、tal.s much more beautifulUncle Sam: Lie down in the middle of the street and you山姆大叔:你躺在街当中，很快就会在医院的。Farmer: Please set an example to me.农民：请你做一个示范。Uncle Sam: I think you come to our city at the first time. It than the field. Is that right?山姆大叔：我想你是第一次进城吧，城市比你那块地漂亮多了，是吧？Farmer: Yes, uncle. But it is

12、 built on the field.农民：是的，大叔，但城市是建在地之上的。Uncle Sam s face turns red.山姆大叔脸红了。【篇六】Good Use of CryThe parents with their three-year-old son went to see film. When they walkedinto the cinema, the attendant said to them,you ll have to go out if you r soncries. But we ll refund you the tickets.alf an ho” u

13、r lAabtbteoru, tthe husbandasked his wife,hat“W do youthink of the film?”“ I ve never seen sruincgha bot think much of ifilm. ” His wife answered.“ It s not worth seeing.”“ I dont, either. ” The husband said.“ Wake the child up and let him cry.”哭的妙用一对夫妇带着他们3 岁的儿子去看电影。进电影院时，服务员对他们说： “如果你们的儿子哭了， 你们就得出

14、去。不过我们会给你们退票的。 ”大约半个小时以后， 丈夫对妻子说： “你 觉得这电影怎么样？” “我从没看过这么没劲的电影。 ”妻子回答说， “真不值得看。 ”“我也 不喜欢看。”丈夫说：“叫醒孩子，让他哭。 ”【篇一：老鼠开会】Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.从前，一所房子里面有一只大猫，他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠。One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal wi

15、th their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.一天，老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们共同的敌人。会上大家各有各的主张，最后，一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea.最后，一只小老鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。"We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of

16、the bell, and run away."“我们可以在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛， 那么如果他来到附近，我们听到铃声就可以马上逃跑。”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.大家都赞同这个建议，这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说： “这的确是个

17、绝妙的主意，但 是谁来给猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢?”老鼠们面面相觑，谁也没有说话。【篇二：画龙点睛】Mr. Li is a good painter. One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.李先生是位很好的画家。一天画了一条栩栩如生的龙，但是这只龙没有眼睛。Mr. Zhou looks at the picture and says,“ The dragon has no eyes. It isngood picture. ”周先生见了说：“这条龙没有眼睛。这不算一张好画。”But Mr. Li smiles and says,“ If I

18、 add eyes to the dragon, it will fly away.可是李先生笑着说：“如果我给它加上眼睛，它就会飞走了。”Mr. Zhou shakes head and says,“ You are boasting. I don t believe you.周先生摇头说：“你吹牛。我不相信。”Mr. Li isn t angry. He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to the dragon. Woe! The dragon really flies.李先生也不生气，只是拿起笔给龙点上眼睛。哇!龙真的飞走了。【篇三：我该怎样谢你】

19、t knoOne day, a poor man is taking a bag of rice to a town. The rice is on the back of his horse but it falls down. The rice is too heavy to lift and he doesn to do. He only hopes someone can give him some help.一天， 一个穷人正带着一袋米去镇上。大米放在马背上但它掉了下来。大米太重了抬不动，穷人不知怎么办才好。他只想有人会给他些帮助。After a while, a man ridin

20、g a horse comes. But he is a rich man living nearby.The poor man hopes another farmer will come. But the rich man sees him and saysto him, “ You need my help, right?” And he helps the poor man lift the rice ontothe horse s back.过了一会儿，一个人骑着马走过来。但是他是住在附近的一个富人。穷人希望另一个农民过来。但是富人看到了他并对他说，“你需要帮助，对吗？”他帮穷人把米

21、抬到马背上。“ Sir, how can I repay you?” the poor man says.“我该怎样谢你呢，先生？”穷人说。“ It s easy, when you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.“这很简单，当你看到其他人遇到麻烦时，你可为他做同样的事情。”【篇四：两个狗洞】Two Holes for the DogsMy uncle has two dogs. One is big and the other is small. He likes them verymuch. One day, Mr. Smi

22、th came to visit him. When the friend saw two holes in theMy dear friend,door, a large hole and a small hole, he was surprised and said,why are there two holes in your door?Let my dogs come in and come out, ofcourse, ” Mr. Smith asked.“ But why are there two holes? One is enough!how can the big dog

23、go through the small hole?” my uncle said. Sometimes aclever man may make such mistakes.两个狗洞我的叔叔有两条狗。一只是大的，另一只是小狗的。他很喜欢它们。有一天，史密斯先生来看他。当这个朋友看见门口上有连个洞，一个是大洞和一个小洞时，他感到吃惊并说，“我亲爱的朋友，为什么你的门上有连个洞 ?”我的叔叔回答说：“当然是让我的两条狗进出了。 ” 史密斯先生问到：“ 为什么门上要两个洞呢?一个就足够了。” 我叔叔说： “大狗怎能走小洞呢?有时聪明的人可能会犯这样的错误。 ”【篇五：三只狐狸】Three Foxe

24、sOnce there were three foxes, they worked together. They lived a happy life.Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the otherfoxes. The eldest had to leave, and the second fox was driven off, too. Looking atthe warm house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest f

25、ox smiled. The eldestfox opened a new hill again. The second eldest fox dug a pool. Two of thembecause rich soon. The youngest fox ate up the food left by the other two foxes. In the end it felt so cold and hungry that it could not stand up.三只狐狸从前有三只狐狸，他们愉快地工作和居住在一起。最小的狐狸又懒又坏，经常同其他的两只狐狸争吵，气走了它的大哥和二哥

26、。最小的狐狸得意地住在温暖的房子里享受着丰富的食品。 老大重新开了一块小山坡种地。老二挖了池塘，不久他们过上了富裕的生活。最小的狐狸吃完了那些狐狸留下的所有食物，最后又冷又饿连站也站不起来。【篇六：家有笨妻】What a Smart WifeA newly married woman was sitting on a chair, looking vexed, when herhusband came home. "What's up? Why do you look so troubled?" the husbandasked. The woman replied

27、, "I'm so sorry. I was ironing your new suit and burned ahole in your trousers." And the man said, "That's all right. I have another pair that isexactly the same." "Thank God you do. I used it to mend this pair," the wife responded.家有笨妻有一个刚结婚的太太，坐在椅子那边，看起来很懊恼，她先

28、生回家看到她这个样子，就问：“嗨，你怎么啦？为什么看起来这么懊恼呢？”太太说： “很抱歉，你那件新做的西装裤被我烫坏了，烫成一个洞了。” 他先生说：“ 啊！ 那个没关系啦！我还有另外一件一样的裤子。” 她说： “是啊，还好我把那件新的拿出来补那件被我烫坏的。【篇一：生金蛋的鹅】Lay golden gooseOne morning a countryman went to his goose's nest, and saw a yellow and glitteringegg there.He took the egg home. To his delight, he found th

29、at it was anegg of pure gold.Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs.The countryman became more and more greedy. He wanted to get all the gold at once, so he killed the goose, when he looked inside, he found nothing in its body.生金蛋的鹅一天早晨，农夫去他的鹅窝看见一只金灿灿的蛋，他带

30、回家后发现这是一只纯金蛋。每天早晨同样的事情都会发生，他也靠卖金蛋逐渐变得富足起来。农夫变得越来越贪婪，他想立刻得到鹅肚子中所有的金蛋。于是他杀死了鹅，但是，在 鹅肚中他什么也没找到。【篇二：区另IJ】Difference"I can always tell a graduate class from an undergraduate class," observed the instructor in one of my graduate engineering courses at California State University in Los Angeles.

31、"When I say, 'Good afternoon,' the undergraduates respond, 'Good afternoon." But the graduate students just write it down."区别“研究生班和本科生很容易就能区别开来， ”在洛杉矶加利福利亚州立大学给我们研究生上工程学课的老师如此说。 “我说下午好， 本科生们回答说下午好。 研究生们则 把我说的话记在笔记本上。”【篇三：美德】VirtueMany years after receiving my graduate degr

32、ee, I returned to the State University of New York at Binghamton as a faculty member. One day in a crowded elevator, someone remarked on its inefficiency. I said the elevators had not changed in the 20 years since I began there as a student.When the door finally opened, I felt a compassionate pat on

33、 my back, and turned to see an elderly nun smiling at me. "You'll get that degree, dear," she whispered. "Perseverance is a virtue."美德获取研究生学位多年以后，我回到位于宾翰顿的纽约州立大学当教员。一天， 电梯里很拥挤，有人抱怨电梯效率太低。我说自我在那里当学生起，20 年来电梯一直没有换过。最后当电梯门打开时，我感到有人在我的背上同情地拍了一下，回过头来我看到一位年长的修女正在朝我微笑。 “你会拿到学位的， 亲爱的

34、，”她低声说道： “坚持不懈是一种美 德。”【篇四：国王和他的故事】The King and His StoriesOnce there was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good.As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were good. One day the king showed his stories to a famous writer. He waited the writer to praise these st

35、ories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison. After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thoughtof them. After reading them, the writer at onc

36、e turned to the soldiers and said:Take me back to prison, please.国王和他的故事有一天国王把他的故事给一名作家看，如此的差以至于该扔进火里。国王很生气，把他送到监狱。从前有一个国王，他喜欢写故事，但是他写的故事很不好。人们怕他，都说他的故事好。他想要作家赞扬他的这些故事，而作家说他的故事是过了些日子，国王给了作家自由。国王重新将自己的一些新故事给作家看并问他感觉怎么样。作家看了之后立刻转身对士兵说着; “请把我送回监狱吧。“【篇五：我与河马】A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very muc

37、h. I often go to see him. He often thinks of me, too.河马住在动物园里，我很喜欢他。他经常去看它，他也经常想我。Today is Sunday. It is a fine day. I go to see him again.今天是星期日，是个好天气，我又一次去看望它。After I leave the zoo, he follows me to my house.在我离开动物园之后，他跟随到我的家。I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other foods. He eats t

38、hem up.我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit.当我唱歌是，它待在水池里，像兔子一样安静。In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me.晚上，他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。My mum tells him to go home. He has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.妈妈要它回家。

39、它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。【篇六：可爱的称呼】Endearing TermsBernie was invited to his friend's 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, tha

40、t after all these years that you have been married, and you keep calling your wife those pet names." Morris hung his head and whispered," Totell the truth, I forgot her name three years ago.可爱的称呼Bernie 应邀来到他的朋友Morris 家吃晚餐。在朋友家，Bernie 发现，不管问他老婆什么问题， Morris 总要在每句话的前面加上一些亲密的称呼，象蜜糖，我的爱人，亲爱的，甜心

41、等等。 Bernie 对 Morris 说，“你们夫妻俩真够亲密的，结婚这么多年了，你还叫她叫得那么亲密。 ” Morris 低下头，小声地对Bernie 说， “老实跟你说吧，三年前我忘记老婆的真名是什么了。”【第一篇：两个狗洞】Two Holes for the DogsMy uncle has two dogs. One is big and the other is small. He likes them verymuch. One day, Mr. Smith came to visit him. When the friend saw two holes in thedoor,

42、a large hole and a small hole, he was surprised and said,“ My dear friend,why are there two holes in your door?”“ Let my dogs come in and come out, ofcourse, ” Mr. Smith asked.“ But why are there two holes? One is enough!”“how can the big dog go through the small hole?” my uncle said. Sometimes a cl

43、ever man may make such mistakes.两个狗洞我的叔叔有两条狗。一只是大的，另一只是小狗的。他很喜欢它们。有一天，史密斯先生来看他。当这个朋友看见门口上有连个洞，一个是大洞和一个小洞时，他感到吃惊并说，“我亲爱的朋友，为什么你的门上有连个洞?”我的叔叔回答说：“当然是让我的两条狗进出了。 ” 史密斯先生问到：“ 为什么门上要两个洞呢?一个就足够了。” 我叔叔说： “大狗怎能走小洞呢?有时聪明的人可能会犯这样的错误。 ”【第二篇：三只狐狸】Three FoxesOnce there were three foxes, they worked together. They

44、 lived a happy life.Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the otherfoxes. The eldest had to leave, and the second fox was driven off, too. Looking atthe warm house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest fox smiled. The eldestfox opened a new hill again. The se

45、cond eldest fox dug a pool. Two of thembecause rich soon. The youngest fox ate up the food left by the other two foxes. Inthe end it felt so cold and hungry that it could not stand up.三只狐狸从前有三只狐狸，他们愉快地工作和居住在一起。最小的狐狸又懒又坏，经常同其他的两只狐狸争吵，气走了它的大哥和二哥。最小的狐狸得意地住在温暖的房子里享受着丰富的食品。 老大重新开了一块小山坡种地。老二挖了池塘，不久他们过上了富裕

46、的生活。最小的狐狸吃完了那些狐狸留下的所有食物，最后又冷又饿连站也站不起来。【第三篇：顽皮的弟弟】Naughty BrotherDonny is my little brother. He is a naughty boy. On Sunday morning Donnywent into the yard and played with a dog. Sometimes a bird would come down tostay on the top s of the dog s house. Then Donny threw a stone at it. Suddenlythe littl

47、e boy began crying. Mother ran to Donny and asked him what was wrong.He said, “ I ve broken sister s plate. She has beaten me.”“ Why? ”“ I threat a bird, and it went straight to the plate.” Such was my naught brother.顽皮的弟弟东尼是我的小弟弟，他是个调皮的孩子。星期天早晨，东尼跑到院子里跟小狗玩。恰巧，一直小鸟落在狗舍上，东尼就用石头砸它。突然，这个小男孩哭了起来。妈妈跑过去问出

48、了什么事。他哭着说： “我姐姐盘子摔碎了，她打了我 ! ”“为什么 ?”“我拿石头砸一直小年，但是却打碎了姐姐的盘子。”哎，这是我淘气的弟弟。【第四篇：驴和买驴的人】The ass and his purchaserA man wanted to buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to test him first.So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses. The new ass

49、looked around, and immediately went to choose a place next to the laziest ass in the stable.When the man saw this he put a halter on the ass at once, and gave him back to his owner.The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, "Why are you back so soon? Have you tested him already?" &q

50、uot;I don't want to test him any more," replied the man, "From the companion he chose for himself, I could see what sort of animal he is."驴和买驴的人一个买主到市场上去买驴，他看中一头外表不错的驴，但是他想要牵走试一试。他把驴牵回家，放在自己其他的驴之间，这驴四处看看，立即走向一头好吃懒做的驴旁边。于是，买驴的人立刻给那头驴套上辔头，牵去还给驴的卖主。卖主感到很奇怪，他问买主：“你怎么这么快就回来了 ?”买主说：“不必再

51、试了，从 他所选择什么样的朋友来看，我已经知道他是什么样了。”寓意 : 物以类聚，人以群分。人们往往喜欢跟与自己相同的人交往，所以，我们可以根 据一个人的朋友来推断他的为人。【第五篇：马和驴】The horse and the assA horse and an ass were traveling together. The horse was prancing along in its beautiful trappings, but the ass was carrying the heavy weight in its saddlebags. "I wish I were y

52、ou," sighed the ass. "You have nothing to do, and wear such a beautiful harness.The next day there was a great battle. The horse was badly wounded in the final charge.The ass passed and saw the dying horse. "I was wrong," said the ass."Safety ismuch more important than beaut

53、iful clothes."马和驴马和驴一起旅行，马拉着轻便的车轻松地前行，而驴驮着很重的鞍囊走路。 “我多希望我是你，”驴感叹道，“你什么也不用做，却佩带这么漂亮的马具。”后来爆发了一场战争，马在最后的冲锋中不幸身受重伤。驴从将要死去的马身边经过。“我错了，”驴说，“安全比漂亮的衣服更重要。”寓意 : 不要随便羡慕别人，各人都有自己的生活，都有自己的幸福与不幸。【第六篇：你是正常人吗？】Are You a Normal Person ？During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the director ., "

54、;What is the criterion that defines a patient to be institutionalized?" "Well." said the director, "we fill up a bathtub, and we offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask him to empty the bathtub." "Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A

55、 normal person would choose the bucket as it is larger than the spoon or the teacup." "Noooooooo!" answered the director. "A normal person would pull the plug."你是正常人吗？参观一所精神病院的时候一个参观者问院长， “你们是用什么标准来决定一个人是否应该被 关进精神病院呢？” “呃 , , ”院长说，“是这样，我们先给一个浴缸放满水，然后我们 给病人一个调茶匙，一个茶杯和一个水桶去把浴缸

56、里面的水放清。” “噢， 我明白了”，茶杯的体积大。“院参观者说。 “一个正常人会选择水桶， 长回 答”“正常人会把浴缸塞子拔掉”【第一篇：洗澡的男孩】The Bathing BoyOne day, Tom is bathing in a river. He doesn t swim well and will be drown. Hecalls out loud for help. A man is just passing by. He doesn t help the boy, butstands by and says to him.“ How imprudent you are! I

57、t is dangerous to bath in theriver. ”“ Oh, yes sir, ” cries the boy,“ Please help me out and scold me afterward.Counsel without help is useless.洗澡的男孩有一天，汤姆在河里洗澡。他不太会游泳。眼看就要被淹死，他大声呼喊救命。有个人正好从旁边经过，他没有帮助小男孩，却是站在旁边对小孩子说道：“你怎么这么草率!在河里洗澡很危险。 ”“哦， 先生， ”小男孩喊叫： 请你还是先把我救起来后再责备我吧。”只有忠告而不给予帮助是无济于事的。【第二篇：大本钟】Big

58、 BenBig Ben is not the name of a man. It is a name of the clock. It is in London.London is the capital city of England. The big clock has four faces. So no matter where you stand, you can read the face of the clock. The hands are about fourmeter long. If you go to London, you may want to visit the house of the Parliament.In that place