英文经典胎教故事个

1、Thethreewishes三个梦想Acouplewishesforgoodluck.Afairycomestothemandsays,”Youmayhavethreewishes.”Thewifeisveryhappy.Shedoesntthinkmuchandsays,“IwishIhadadelicioussausage.”Soshehasit.“Silly!”shoutsthehusband.“Howcanyoujustwishforasausage?Afterthat,thesausagegrowsonthewifesnose.”Iwishitwereonyournose!“Hows

2、tupidyouare!Whatcanwedonow?”criesthewife.“Wehaveonlyonewish.”Thehusbandisalsoverysad,andsays,“Wemustwishthissausageoff.”Sothesausagegoesaway.Theyhavethreewishes,buttheygetnothingintheend.Stir/美st?/thegrassandstartlethesnake风吹草动Longlongago,acountymagistratenamedWangLuworkedinpresentAnhuiProvince,east

3、China.WangLuwasverygreedyandtookmanybribes.Oneofhissecretarieswasequallycorrupt,andoftenschemedforWangLusdeeds.Onedayamanwenttothemagistratetolodgeacomplaintagainstthesecretary.Thesecretaryscrimeswerealmostthesameasthecrimesthemagistratehimselfcommitted.WangLuwassofrightenedthatheforgothisproperrole

4、inhandlingthecase.Insteadofissuingajudgment,hecouldnthelpwritingthesewordsconcerningthecomplaint:Bystirringthegrass,youhavestartledmewhoamlikeasnakeunderthegrass!TheabovestoryprovidedtheidiomStirthegrassandstartlethesnake.Theoriginalmeaningisthatpunishmentforsomeonecanserveasawarningtoothers.Butpeop

5、lenowusetheidiomtoindicatethatprematureactionswhichputtheenemyonguard.月亮和妈妈ThemoonandhermotherTheMoononcebeggedherMothertomakeheragown.HowcanI?repliedshe;theresnofittingyourfigure.AtonetimeyoureaNewMoon,andatanotheryoureaFullMoon;andbetweenwhilesyoureneitheronenortheother.Theshyturtle/?t?:rtl/害羞的乌龟T

6、illyisashytrutle.Shehaonofriends.Ifanyonecamebytotalkorplay,shewouldduckinhershellandwaituntiltheywentaway.Thenoneday,Freddythefrogcameswimmingby.Tilly,donthideinyourshell.Ijustwanttoplay.ButTillywastooshy.No.No.Justgoaway.Freddythefroghadmanyfriends.Heknewallthefish,helikedthedragonflies.Hejokedwit

7、htheladybugs,andhehungoutwiththebees,buthisbestfriendwasBettytheButterfly.Hi,Betty.Howareyou?Hi,Freddy,Imfine.Howareyou?IdontthinkTillytheturtlelikesme.WheneverIaskhertocomeoutandplay,shehidesinhershellandwontcomeoutuntilIgoaway.Bettysays,IthinkTillylikesyou,butsheisveryshy.andsheisverylonely.Ithink

8、youshouldkeepaskinghertocomeoutandplay.Onedayshewillcomeoutofhershell.FreddylikedBettybestbecauseBettywassmart,andFreddykeptaskingTillytocomeoutandplay.Onedaywhenhewasjustswimmingby,hesaidtoTilly,Youcanthaveanyfriendsifyouhideinyourshell.Ithinkyoushouldcomeonoutandgiveitatry.Shehadnofriendsbecausesh

9、ealwayshidinhershell.So,Tillypokedherheadoutandlookedallaround,andshewasamazedathowmanynewfriendsshefound.THENORTHWINDANDTHESUN寒风与太阳AdisputearosebetweentheNorthWindandtheSun,eachclaimingthathewasstrongerthantheother.Atlasttheyagreedtotrytheirpowersuponatraveller,toseewhichcouldsooneststriphimofhiscl

10、oak.TheNorthWindhadthefirsttry;and,gatheringupallhisforcefortheattack,hecamewhirlingfuriouslydownupontheman,andcaughtuphiscloakasthoughhewouldwrestitfromhimbyonesingleeffort:buttheharderheblew,themorecloselythemanwrappeditroundhimself.ThencametheturnoftheSun.Atfirsthebeamedgentlyuponthetraveller,who

11、soonunclaspedhiscloakandwalkedonwithithanginglooselyabouthisshoulders:thenheshoneforthinhisfullstrength,andtheman,beforehehadgonemanysteps,wasgladtothrowhiscloakrightoffandcompletehisjourneymorelightlyclad.我爱你,儿子loveyou,sonAsayoungman,Alwasaskilledartist,apotterwithawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hisol

12、dersondevelopedaseverestomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysomecommonintestinal(肠道)disorder,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Buttheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.Knowingthedeathcouldhavebeenavoidedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,healwaysfelthewasguilty.Tomakemattersworse,hiswifelef

13、thimashorttimelater,leavinghimalonewithhissix-year-oldyoungerson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldstand,andheturnedtoalcoholforhelp.IntimeAlbecameanalcoholic.Asthealcoholismprogressed,ALbegantoloseeverythinghepossessedhisland,house,etc.FinallyAldiedaloneinasmallbar.HearingofAlsdeat

14、h,Ithought,“Whatatotallywastedlife!Whatacompletefailure!”Astimewentby,Ibegantore-valuemyearlierroughjudgement.IknewAlsnowadultson,Ernie.Heisoneofthekindest,mostcaring,mostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IsawthelovebetweenErnieandhischildren,thinkingthatkindnessandcaringhadtocomefromsomewhere.IhadntheardErni

15、etalkedmuchabouthisfather.Oneday,Iworkedupmycouragetoaskhimwhatonearthhisfatherhaddonesothathebecamesuchaspecialperson.Erniesaidquietly,“AsachilduntilIlefthomeat18,Alcameintomyroomeverynight,gavemeakissandsaid,“loveyou,son.”TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatIhadbeenafooltojudgeAlasafailure.Hehadnotlef

16、tanymaterialpossessionsbehind.Buthehadbeenakindlovingfather,andleftbehindhisbestlove.FivePeas五颗豌豆Therearefivepeasinabeanpod.Whentheyaremature,asmallboypicksitandopensit.Thesmallboyputsthefirstoneintoanairgun.Pingthepeaisshotout.Itsayshappily:Iwillflytothesky!Thesmallboyasksthesecondone:wheredoyouwan

17、ttogo?Thesecondpeasays:IwanttoflytotheSun.So,thesecondoneisshotout,whosays:Iwillflytothesun!Thethirdoneandtheforthoneareafraidtobeputintotheairgun.Theyscootaway.Thesmallboygetsoutthefifthoneandasksit:wheredoyouwanttogo?Thefifthonesays:IwanttogotoaplacewhereIcanbringhappinesstoothers.Thesmallboyputsi

18、tintotheairgunandsays:youareconsiderate!Hepullsthetriggerandthepeafliesintoaflowerpot.Theflowerpotsownerispoor.Themotherhasasickdaughter,whohasbeenillforyears.Thegirlisveryweakandlooksmiserable.Oneday,Mumgoesouttowork.Thelittlegirlliesbytheflowerspotsonthebalconyinthesun.Thebudstretchesoutitsleaves,

19、whichseemtodanceandittellsthelittlegirl:youwillgetbetter!WhenMumcomesback,thelittlegirlsays:mum,Ifoundalittleshoot.Mumsays:oh,itisalittlepeashoot.Howdoyoufeeltoday?Ifeelmushbetter!Inthesun,Ifeelwarmandcomfortable.Iwillsoonbewell.Mumsayshappily:Ihopemydaughterwillgrowupasthislittlepeashoot!So,mumputs

20、abamboostickthereandtiesastringsothattheshootcangrowalongit.Fromthenon,thelittlegirlliesbesidethelittlepeaplant,talkswithitandsingssongsforit.Thepeaplantgrowsdaybyday.Littlebylittlethegirlalsorecovers.Finally,thepeaplantblooms.Ithasabrilliantpinkflower.Thelittlegirlkissesit.healthilyandhappily;herey

21、esshine;shethanksGodforsendingherthebeautifulangelpeaflower.Mumsays:thankyou,peaflower!Youmademydaughterhappyandhelpherfightthesicknessandgetwell!ShesmilestheThen,thelittleboypassesbythewindow.Thepeaflowerwavesitsbranches,andseemstosay:Look!Ifulfilledmypromise.Iamsuchahappyflower!TheRealPrincess真实的公

22、主TherewasonceaPrincewhowishedtomarryaPrincess；butthenshemustbearealPrincess.Hetravelledallovertheworldinhopesoffindingsuchalady；buttherewasalwayssomethingwrong.Princesseshefoundinplenty;butwhethertheywererealPrincessesitwasimpossibleforhimtodecide,fornowonething,nowanother,seemedtohimnotquiterightab

23、outtheladies.Atlasthereturnedtohispalacequitecastdown，becausehewishedsomuchtohavearealPrincessforhiswife.Oneeveningafearfultempestarose,itthunderedandlightened,andtherainpoureddownfromtheskyintorrents:besides,itwasasdarkaspitch.Allatoncetherewasheardaviolentknockingatthedoor,andtheoldKing，hePrincesf

24、ather,wentouthimselftoopenit.ItwasaPrincesswhowasstandingoutsidethedoor.Whatwiththerainandthewind，shewasinasadcondition:thewatertrickleddownfromherhair,andherclothesclungtoherbody.ShesaidshewasarealPrincess.Ah!weshallsoonseethat!thoughttheoldQueen-mother;however,shesaidnotawordofwhatshewasgoingtodo;

25、butwentquietlyintothebedroom,tookallthebed-clothesoffthebed,andputthreelittlepeasonthebedstead.Shethenlaidtwentymattressesoneuponanotheroverthethreepeas,andputtwentyfeatherbedsoverthemattresses.UponthisbedthePrincesswastopassthenight.Thenextmorningshewasaskedhowshehadslept.Oh,verybadlyindeed!sherepl

26、ied.Ihavescarcelyclosedmyeyesthewholenightthrough.Idonotknowwhatwasinmybed,butIhadsomethinghardunderme,andamalloverblackandblue.Ithashurtmesomuch!NowitwasplainthattheladymustbearealPrincess,sinceshehadbeenabletofeelthethreelittlepeasthroughthetwentymattressesandtwentyfeatherbeds.NonebutarealPrincess

27、couldhavehadsuchadelicatesenseoffeeling.ThePrinceaccordinglymadeherhiswife；beingnowconvincedthathehadfoundarealPrincess.Thethreepeaswerehoweverputintothecabinetofcuriosities,wheretheyarestilltobeseen,providedtheyarenotlost.TheLoyalDog忠诚的小狗WhatshallIdo,saidaverylittledogonedaytohismother,toshowmygrat

28、itudetoourgoodmaster,andmakemyselfofsomevaluetohim?Icannotdraworcarryburdenslikethehorse;norgivehimmilklikethecow;norlendhimmycoveringforhisclothinglikethesheep;norproducehimeggslikethepoultry;norcatchmiceandratssowellasthecat.Icannotdiverthimwithsinginglikethecanariesandlinnets;norcanIdefendhimagai

29、nstrobberslikeourrelation,Towzer;IshouldnotbeofusetohimevenifIweredead,asthehogsare.Iamapoorinsignificantcreature,notworththecostofkeeping;andIdontseethatIcandoasinglethingtoentitlemetohisregard.Sosaying,thepoorlittledoghungdownhisheadinsilentdespondency.Mydearchild,repliedhismother,thoughyourabilit

30、iesarebutsmall,yetaheartygood-willissufficienttosupplyalldefects.Dobutlovehimdearly,andproveyourlovebyallthemeansinyourpower,andyouwillnotfailtopleasehim.Thelittledogwascomfortedbythisassurance;and,onhismastersapproach,rantohim,lickedhisfeet,gambolledbeforehim,andeverynowandthenstopped,wagginghistai

31、l,andlookinguptohismasterwithexpressionsofthemosthumbleandaffectionateattachment.Themasterobservedhim.Ah!littleFido,saidhe,youareanhonest,good-naturedlittlefellow!andstoopeddowntopathishead.PoorFidowasreadytogooutofhiswitsforjoy.TheLionandtheMouse狮子和老鼠LionwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisfa

32、ce.Risingupinanger,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness.TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cam

33、eup,andgnawedtheropewithhisteeth,andsettinghimfree,exclaimed:Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,notexpectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavour;butnowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconferbenefitsonaLion.Littlefriendsmayprovegreatfriends.THEGOOSETHATLAIDTHEGOLDENEGGS下金蛋的鹅AManand

34、hisWifehadthegoodfortunetopossessaGoosewhichlaidaGoldenEggeveryday.Luckythoughtheywere,theysoonbegantothinktheywerenotgettingrichfastenough,andimaginingthebirdmustbemadeofgoldinside,theydecidedtokillitinordertosecurethewholestoreofpreciousmetalatonce.Butwhentheycutitopentheyfounditwasjustlikeanyothe

35、rgoose.Thus,theyneithergotrichallatonce,astheyhadhoped,norenjoyedanylongerthedailyadditiontotheirwealth.Muchwantsmoreandlosesall.Thecleverrabbit聪慧的兔子Thewolfandthefoxwanttoeattherabbit,butitwasnteasytocatchhim.Onedaythewolfsaystothefox,Yougohomeandlieinbed.Illtelltherabbitthatyouaredead.Whenhecomesto

36、lookatyou,youcanjumpupandcatchhim.Thatsagoodidea,saysthefox.Thefoxgoeshomeatonce.Thewolfgoestotherabbitshouseandknockedatthedoor.Whoisit?askstherabbit.Itsthewolf.Icometotellyouthatthefoxisdead.Thenthewolfgoesaway.Therabbitgoestothefoxshouse.Helookedinthroughthewindowandseesthefoxlyinginbedwithhiseye

37、sclosed.Hethinks,Isthefoxreallydeadorishepretendingtobedead?Ifhesnotdead,hellcatchmewhenIgonearhim.sohesaid,Thewolfsaysthatthefoxisdead.Buthedoesntlooklikeadeadfox.Themouthofadeadfoxisalwaysopen.Whenthefoxhearsthis,hethinks,IllshowhimthatImdead.Soheopenedhismouth.Therabbitknowsthatthefoxisntdead,and

38、heransawayquickly.LetsSpeakEnglish让我们说英语Itwasthefirstdayofclass.TwoofhernewESLclassmateswantedtoknowwhereTarawasfrom.TheywerebothfromIraq.BecauseTaralookedIraqi,oneofthewomenaskedTara,inEnglish,ifshewasfromIraq.Tarareplied,“No,Imnot.”ThenthewomentookturnsaskingTaraifshewasfromIran,orSyria,orJordan.T

39、oeachquestion,Tararespondedwithasimpleno.Laughing,onewomansaidtotheother,“Shesnotfromanywhere!”Thetwowenttotheirdesks,talkingtoeachotherinArabic.Thenextday,theteacherdividedthestudentsintogroupsoffour.Thestudentsineachgroupaskedintroductoryquestionsofeachother.AstudentinTarasgroupaskedher,“Wherearey

40、oufrom?”araTansweredthatshewasfromIraq.ThetwowomenwhohadquestionedTarathedaybeforeweresittingonlyafewfeetaway.BothofthemheardTarasresponse.“Aha!”theybothexclaimed.“YouAREfromIraq!miled”TandrasArabicconversationwiththem.IthadbeenherexperiencethatmanyESLstudentscontinuedtospeaktheirnativelanguageinESL

41、class,andTarahadnotcometoESLclasstopracticeherArabic.Inheropinion,ESLstudentsshouldtrytospeakEnglishonly.“Iagree,”saidRose.“Youre100percentright,”agreedJennifer.“RoseandImuststopspeakingArabictoeachother.Right,Rose?”Rosenodded,andthensaidsomethinginArabic.Allthreewomenlaughed.Overthenextfourmonths,T

42、arabecamefriendlywithbothwomen,althoughsheneverspokeawordofArabictothemduringclassorbreak.BadDreams恶梦“Ihadanotherbaddream,”shetoldherfianc“.Itwasaboutyouagain.Youandyourex-girlfriendwerekissing.Iyelledatyoutostopit.Youlookedrightatme,andthenyoulaughedatme!Shelaughed,too.Thenyoubothwentbacktokissing.

43、Itriednottowatch,butwhenIcoveredmyeyes,somethingpulledmyhandsaway.Itriedtoleave,butmyfeetweregluedtotheground.Finally,Iwokeup.Ofcourse,itwasverydifficulttogetbacktosleep.“IhadtodrivehomefromLasVegasthismorning.ItsawonderIdidntcrash50times.Insteadofseeingtrafficinfrontofme,allIsawwasyouandher.Icantta

44、keanymoredreamslikethis.Weregoingtohavetobreakup.Wecanbefriends,butjustfriends.Thatway,Iwontbejealousanymore,andIwonthavethesebaddreamsanymore.”“Whydidntyoucallmeupandtellmeaboutyourdream?”heasked.“Theysaythatthemoreyoutalkaboutbaddreams,thesooneryoullstophavingthem.”Shedisagreed.Shethoughtthattheon

45、lysolutionwastobreakupandbejustfriends.Shelovedhim,butthesedreamshadbecomesofrequentthatshewasactuallyafraidtogotosleep.Shewaslosingweightandhavingstomachachesfromthestress.Hedidnwithoutstress.Hewantedhertobehiswife.Thiswasit,sherepeated;ifshehadjustonemorebaddream,theywerethrough.Hesqueezedherhand,

46、butsaidnothing.ACleverFarmer聪慧的农名UncleSamdoesntlikefarmer.Hethinkstheyareveryfoolishandonlyknowworkonthefarm.Onewintermorning,thesunisshining.UncleSamsitsonthestepofhishouse.Atthatmoment,afarmerwithamapinhishandcomestohim.Farmer：Excuseme,Uncle.Canyoutellmeknowtogettothehospital,please?UncleSam:Liedo

47、wninthemiddleofthestreetandyouwillsoonbeatahospital.FarmerPleasesetanexampletome.UncleSam:Ithinkyoucometoourcityatthefirsttime.Itsmuchmorebeautifulthanthefield.Isthatright?Farmer:Yes,uncle.Butitisbuiltonthefield.UncleSamsfaceturnsred.Twobirds两只鸟Teacher:Herearetwobirds,oneisaswallow,theotherissparrow

48、.Nowwhocantelluswhichiswhich?Student:IcannotpointoutbutIknowtheanswer.Teacher:Pleasetellus.Student:Theswallowisbesidethesparrowandthesparrowisbesidetheswallow.ThreeGoodFriends三个好朋友tswim.Heshouts.Therabbithearshim.Hejumpsintotheriver.Therabbitswimstothemonkey,buthecanthelphim.Luckily,happy.Theygototh

49、eelephantshome.Then,threeofthembecomegoodfriends.anThefrogandtheox，青蛙与牛Anox,grazinginaswampymeadow,chancedtosethisfootamongaparcelofyoungfrogs,andcrushednearlythewholebroodtodeath.Onethatescapedranofftohismotherwiththedreadfulnews.and,oh,mother!saidhe,itwasabeast-suchabigfourfootedbeast!-thatdidit.B

50、ig?quoththeoldfrog,Howbig?Wasitasbig-andshepuffedherselfouttoagreatdegree-asbigasthis?oh!saidthelittleone,agreatdealbiggerthanthat.well,wasitsobig?andsheswelledherselfoutyetmere.Indeed,mother,butitwas,vokedatsuchadisparagementofherpowers,th

51、eoldfrogmadeonemoretrial,andburstherselfindeed.Somenareruinedbyattemptinggreatnesstowhichtheyhavenoclaim.ImPregnant我怀胎了Hewasaseniorinhighschool,andshewasajunior.Theyhadmetinalgebraclassatthebeginningoftheschoolyear.Hewasamathwhiz;shewantedtobeanEnglishteacher.Theyhelpedeachotherwiththeirhomework.Heh

52、elpedhersolve“x+4y=8,”andshehelpedhimwrite250-wordessays.wasntinlovewithher,buthesometimestoldherthathewas.Hereallyenjoyedhercompany,buthefiguredthatwhenhestartedcollege,hewouldfindnewgirlfriends.Therewereplentyoffishinthesea.Onedayatthebeach,however,shetoldhimshewaspregnant.momentofsilence.Shewas.“

53、Well,whatareyougoingtodo?”hopingthattheywouldgetmarried.“Youcantbeserious,getmarried.Wehaventevengraduatedhighschoolyet.”“Areyousure?”heftrasked,aheasked.Shesaidshewas”hesaid.“WerebothwaytooyoungtoBesides,hesaid,withoutjobstheycouldnsomeonewhocouldsolvethisproblemtbegintoaffordababy.Hehadafriendwhok

54、newforafee.Dontworry,hesaid,hedpaythefee.“Ithinkweoughttokeepourbaby,”shesaid.Hetoldhernottoworryaboutittheywouldstartafamilyaftercollege.ImpolitetoHisBrother他的弟弟不礼貌“Whywereyousorudetoyourbrother?”Gladysasked.“Hedroveallthewayoverheretodeliverthatpackagetoyou.Butyoudidntinvitehiminsideyourapartment.

55、Youdidnferhimtofanythingtodrinkoreat.Then,whenhewastalkingtome,youkepttellinghimtospeakfaster.HewasspeakingslowlybecauseheknowsmyEnglishisntthatgoodhewasjustbeingpolite.Finally,whenheandIsatdowninthelivingroom,youjustwenttoyourcomputerandstartedtypingaway.”WilliamtriedtoexplaintoGladysthatwhatshesaw

56、betweenhimandhisbrotherwastheirnormalinteraction.Rolandwassimplydeliveringapackage;therewasnothingforthetwoofthemtochatabout.Further,RolandfeltthatWilliamsapartmenthadanodor;heusuallydidntevencomeinsidetheapartmentwhenhevisited.Inaddition,Rolandwasverypickyaboutwhathedrankandatehewasntinterestedinea

57、tingWilliams“junkfood.”Finally,Williamargued,hehadtoldRolandmanytimesnotto“talkdown”toGladys.“Hetalkstoyoulikeyoureatwo-year-old,”Williamsaid.Shesaidshedidntmind;Rolandwasjusttryingtocommunicate.ShejustwishedthatWilliamwouldbemorepolitetohim.“Whenmysistervisitsme,”shesaid,“Ihugher,Iinviteherinside,w

58、eeatanddrinkandtalk,andwejusthaveagoodtimewitheachother.”Well,Williamtoldher,heandhisbrotherweredifferent.“No,”shecorrectedhim,“maybeyouaIaredifferent.”TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouse乡村鼠和城市鼠Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCou

59、ntrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry.SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthec

60、ity.mousecried,Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!Theyranawayquicklyandhid.Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid.Ratsmeeting大鼠会议Atlastayoungmousegotup,andsaidthathehadagoodidea.Wecou