儿童英语故事、小学生英语故事大全
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儿童英语故事、小学生英语故事
寓言、成语故事(
1-19
页)幽默故事(
19-25
页)
普通小故事(
25-72
页)
通过阅读英语笑话、
故事等 趣味英语,
可以激发小朋友们学英语的兴趣,
提高
单词量,帮助他们提高成绩。最好每 天背一篇,会有不错的效果的
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儿童寓言故事
Story 1
Three Good Friends
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a
tree.
The
lion
runs
at
him.
He
is
afraid
and
falls
into
the
river.
He
can’t
swim.
He
shouts.
The
rabbit
hears
him.
He
jumps
into
the
river.
The
rabbit
swims
to
the
monkey,
but he can’t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong.
He
helps
the
rabbit
and
monkey.
Three
friends
are
very
happy.
They
go
to
the
elephant’s home. Then, three of them become good friends.
故事一
三个好朋友
一天,一只猴子在河边 骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子,狮子向他跑来。
他非常的害怕,掉进河里。他不会游泳,大叫起来。 兔子听见了,跳进水里,但
他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是,一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮,救出了兔 子
和猴子。他们来到大象的家,在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。
Story 2
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.
gave you yesterday?
are you so interested in the old woman?
故事二
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“
昨天给你的钱干什么了?
”
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“
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。
”
Story 3 Spring in the Green Season
Spring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in
February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and
longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves
in the spring wind on the ground.
Spring is also sowing time season.
故事三
春天来了,春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国,春天二 月来临,那时候还是很
冷,但是会运来月暖和,白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿,沐浴着大地春风< br>长出了嫩芽。春天也播种的季节。
Story 4
Look for a Friend
Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend.
The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn’t
look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the
shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry.
He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would
you like to be my friend?”
Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.”
The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”
Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Let’s be friends.” They become good friends.
故事四:
找朋友
塞姆是一条小鱼,他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独,想要找一个朋友,那个
朋友看起来要想他。< br>
塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有
8
条腿,看上去不像塞姆。因
此塞姆游走 了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴,塞姆有迅
速地逃走了。
塞 姆又累又饿,
他要休息一会儿。
这时他看见一条圆鱼,
圆鱼对他说:
“
你好!
你愿意做我的朋友吗?
”
塞姆回答:
“
好哇!可 你是圆形的,我是扁的。
”
圆鱼说:
“
但是我们俩都是鱼
啊!
”
塞姆思考后说:
“
你讲得对,让我们做朋友吧。
”
他 们就成为好朋友了。
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Story 5
The Hippo and I
A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of
me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he
follows
me
to
my
house.
I
give
him
lettuce,
cabbages,
bananas,
apples
and
other
food. He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a
rabbit.
In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. 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.
故事
5
我与河马
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。
今天是星期日,是个好天气,我又一次去看望它。在我离开动物园之后,他
跟随到我的家。我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。
当我唱歌是,它待在水池里,像兔子一样安静。
晚上,他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。
妈妈要它回家。它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。
Story 6 What Animals are the sea?
There are all kinds of animals in the sea. Look!
They are coming.
This is an octopus. The octopus is spraying ink.
This is a shark. The shark has sharp teeth.
This is a whale. The whale shoots water into the air.
This is a sea turtle. The sea turtle has a hard shell.
These are starfishes. The starfishes have five legs.
These are angelfishes. The angelfishes have beautiful colors.
This is a lobster. The lobster has strong claws.
This is a jellyfish. The jellyfish has a soft body.
They are different. But all of them live in the sea.
故事
6
海里有什么动物
在海洋里有各种各样的动物。
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看!他们过来了。
这时一条章鱼,章鱼在喷墨。
这是一条鲨鱼,鲨鱼有锐利的牙齿。
这是一只鲸鱼,鲸把水喷射到空中。
这时一直海龟,海龟有坚硬的壳。
这些是海星,海星有五条腿。
这些是扁蛟鱼,扁姣鱼有美丽的花纹。
这是一只龙虾,龙虾有强壮的爪子。
这是一个水母,水母有一个柔软的身体。
他们各不相同,但他们都居住在海洋里。
Story 7
naughty Monkey
It’s very hot.. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of
the man’s nose.
The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases the fly.
The fly comes back again and sits on the old man’s nose again. The monkey chases
it away again and again.
This happens five or six times. The monkey is very angry. He jumps up, runs to the
garden and picks up a large stone.
When the fly sits on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hits it hard with the
stone.
He kills the fly and breaks the old man’s nose.
故事
7
调皮的猴子
天气很热。一位老人在椅子上睡着了。
一只苍蝇飞来落在老人的鼻子上。
老人有一只顽皮的猴子。猴子在追打苍蝇。
苍蝇再次飞落在老人的鼻子上,猴子一再追打苍蝇。
这样往返了五六次,猴子很生气。
他跳着跑到花园,捡起一块大石头。
当苍蝇再次落在老人的鼻子上时,猴子用石头击中老人的鼻子上的苍蝇。
他砸死了苍蝇也打破了老人的鼻子。
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Story 8 A Beautiful Doll
Tina is a lovely girl. She has a lot of dolls. One of these dolls is very beautiful. She
has long blond hair and wears a white dress. The little girl likes her very much. She
called her “Sandy”. You would forget all the sad things and become happy whe
n you
see her.
Tina tried to teach Sandy to speak, but she failed. When she is free, Tina always
made clothed for her. When she is unhappy or met with some difficulties, Tina talked
to her, because they are close friends. What a lovely girl she is
!
Do you like it, too
?
故事
8
漂亮的洋娃娃
缇娜是一个可爱的女孩,
她有许多洋娃娃。其中有个是很没得:她有着金
色的长发,穿着一件白色的连衣裙。小女孩非常喜欢它,因此,
小女孩叫她
“
桑
迪
”
。当你看到它的时候就会高兴,会忘记所有不开心的事。
缇娜试着教桑迪说话,
可她失败了。
< br>当缇娜空闲时,
她时常会桑迪缝衣服。
当她遇到不快乐的事或碰倒困难的时候,
缇娜中哦你对它倾述,
因为他们是亲密
的朋友。多么可爱的一个女孩啊!
你也喜欢它吗?
Story 9
It’s Good to Walk
A group of penguins at a zoo in Japan take a walk to lose weight. Every day, 15 king
penguins
there
walk
500
meters
twice.
“Just
like
human,
penguins
don’t
exercise
much during winter. They become fat easily,” says a zookeepe
r.
故事
9
散步有益
在日本的一个动物园里一群企鹅在散步减肥。哪里的
15
只金企 鹅媒体散步两
次,每次
500
米。
动物园工作人员说:
“
和人类一样,企鹅冬天不怎么运动,容
易发胖。
”
Story 10 The Panda in China
A panda looks like a little bear. It has black and white fur. It lives only in China, so it
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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 the world like it, too.
Now there are China’s pandas in many other countries, such as Japan and the USA…
A panda isn’t a common animal, it is bridge of friendship.
故事
10
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,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。
Story 11
My “Cock” Clock
Hello!
My
name
is Dongdong.
Do
you
know
I have
a
nice
clock? It
is a
beautiful
clock. It is in my bedroom. In mfact it is an alarm clock. The big and round body is
made of plastics and the clock is set in it. There is a red comb on its head. When you
want to adjust time, you just need to press the comb. Then “clock” will wake up on
time. At that time the “clock” will say: “WO! WO! WO!” It’s time for you to get up!
And its eyes can also give out light at the same time. It is a very beautiful and useful
clock, so I like it very much.
故事
11
我的
“
公鸡
”
闹钟
你好! 我的名字叫东东。我知道我有一台好看的闹钟。它是一台漂亮的钟。
钟的上部有红色的冠子。
当 你想要调整时间时,
按下头上的红冠子就可以调节时
间。那时
“
钟
”
将按时醒来。到时候
“
公鸡
”
就会
“
喔、喔、喔< br>”
地叫,该起床了。而
且叫是眼睛还会发光。
它是一只好看又有用的钟,我很喜欢它。
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Story12
A Clever Farmer
Uncle Sam doesn’t like farmer. He thinks they are very foolish and only know work
on the farm.
One winter morning, the sun is shining. Uncle Sam sits on the step of his house. At
that moment, a farmer with a map in his hand comes to him.
Farmer
:
Excuse me, Uncle. Can you tell me know to get to the hospital, please?
Uncle Sam: Lie down in the middle of the street and you’ll soon be at a hospital.
Farmer Please set an example to me.
Uncle Sam: I thin
k you come to our city at the first time. It’s much more beautiful
than the field. Is that right?
Farmer: Yes, uncle. But it is built on the field.
Uncle Sam’s face turns red.
故事
12
聪明的农民
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。
农民:请问,大叔,去医院的路怎么走?
山姆大叔
:
你躺在街当中,很快就会在医院的。
农民:请你做一个示范。
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?
农民:是的,大叔,但城市是建在地之上的。
山姆大叔脸红了。
Story 13 Where Is the Hat?
Jack is a little goose. He has a lovely hat. He likes wearing it very much. But when he
sits, his hat can’t stay on his head.
He puts his hat down and begins to play game with the hat. When he gets tired of
the game, things are not the same.
He can’t find his hat. Where is it? Jack thinks ha
rd. He looks up and down, and walks
here and there. He can’t find his hat yet.
At this time, his mother comes in. As soon as she sees Jack, she cries, “Oh, my dear!
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Don’t be foolish. Your hat is on your head.”
Jack feels very foolish. He doesn’t want to wear his hat on his head.
故事
13
帽子在哪里?
杰克是一只小鹅。它有一顶可爱的帽子,他非常喜欢戴它。当它坐着时,他的帽子总是戴着头上。
它脱下它的帽子并开始用帽子玩游戏。当它玩累时,事情就不是那样了。
它没有找到他的帽子。它在哪里?杰克仔细想。
它上下看了看,到处找了找,还是没有找到它的帽子。
这时,它的母亲走 进来,当她看到杰克就喊道:
“
啊!亲爱的,你真笨,帽子在
你的头上。
”< br>
杰克感到自己很愚蠢。它不像戴那顶帽子了。
Story 14
Two dogs
A man has two dogs: a hound and a housedog. He trains the hound to help him hurt
and teaches the housedog to watch the house. When he returns home after a day’s
hunt, he always gives the house- dog some meat. The hound feels very angry. He says
unhappily to the housedog, “Where I work very hard outside, you share my food.”
“Don’t blame me, my friend. You should blame the master. He doesn’t teach me to
hurt, but to share other’s food,” the housedog answers.
Don’t
blame children for the mistakes of their parent
故事
14
两只狗
有一个人 养了两条狗:一条是猎犬,一条是看家狗。他训练猎狗帮他打猎,
教看家狗守家。
当猎人打了一 天猎回家后,
总要分给看家狗一些肉,
猎狗对此很
生气。它不高兴地对看家狗说道:< br>“
我在外边追捕猎物十分辛苦,而你在家什么
都不做,但你却分享我的食物。
”
看家狗回答道:
“
不要责怪我,我的朋友。你应
该去责备主人。他不教我打猎 ,却只教我分享别人的食物。
”
不要因为父母的错误而去责备孩子。
Story 15
The Sports Meeting in the Forest
There
are
many
animals
in
the
forest.
Today
is
a
fine
day.
Animals
are
having
a
8
sport meeting.
Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and
Monkey
are
the
second.
Bear
is
the
th
ird.
The
other
animals
are
shouting,
“Bear!
Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is
too fat, he can’t jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are
climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best.
This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!
故事
15
森林运动会
森林里有很多动物。
今天天气晴朗,
小动物要举行运动会。小猴子,
狐狸,
兔子和小熊在赛跑。
看!
小兔子得了第一,
狐狸 和猴子得了第二,
小熊得了第三。
小动物们都在叫喊:
“
小
熊,加油 !小熊,加油!
”
看那儿,小鸭和小猪在比赛跳高。小猪太胖了,成绩
不太理想,所有小鸭得了冠军。
看这里!
小猫和小松鼠在比赛爬树,
小猫生病了,
没 能拿冠军,但它全力以赴了。
运动会可真棒,小动物们多开心啊!
Story 16 Big Ben
Big 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 four meter long.
If
you
go to
London, you
may
want
to
visit the
house of the
Parliament.
In
that
place
you
will
find
Big
Ben
sits
at
the
top
of
the
clock
tower
in
the
House
of
the
Parliament. The big clock makes a very loud noise. “Ding dong. Ding dong”
- the clock
strikes every quarter of an hour.
故事
16
大本钟
大本钟不是一个人的名字,它是钟的名字,它在 伦敦。伦敦是英国的首都。大
本钟有四个面,
因此无论站在什么方面,
你都能见到钟面 。
大本钟的指南针大约
4
米长。
如果你去伦 敦,
你可能想要参观以后大厦。
在那个地方你会找到坐落在英国议
会大厦钟楼的大本钟 。大本钟的声音很大,
“
叮咚,叮咚
”
,每
15
分钟敲一次 。
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Story 17
The Bathing Boy
One day, Tom is bathing in a river. He doesn’t swim well and will be drown. He calls
out loud for help. A
man is just passing by. He doesn’t help the boy, but stands by and
says to him. “How imprudent you are! It is dangerous to bath in the river.” “Oh, yes
sir,” cries the boy, “ Please help me out and scold me afterward.”
Counsel without help is useless.
故事
17
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。
Story 18
Who Pours Ink on My Chair?
Donny is a seven year old boy. He goes to school every day. The school is near his
home. So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. But today, he is late.
His mother asks him, “Why do you go to the headmaster’s office?”
“Because the teache
r asks us a question in class and nobody can answer it, but I
can.” “It’s good to answer the teacher’s question.” “But the question is ‘Who pours
ink on my chair?’”
故事
18
谁把墨水倒在我椅子了?
唐尼是个
7
岁孩子,每天他都上学。学校在他的家附近。
因为,他不行去上学并按时回家。但是今天他回来迟了。
他的母亲问他:
“
你为什么去校长的办公室?
”
“
因为老师在上课时老师问我们一个问题,没有人能回答他,而我能。
”
“
回答老师的问题是好事。
”
“
但那个问题
‘
谁把墨水倒在我的椅子上了?
’”
Story19
Smart Robot
Look,
this
robot
carries
boxes
to
build
blocks!
The
new smart
robot, Sorry,
is
60
10
centimeters
high.
It
weighs
7.5
kilogram.
It
has
a
camer
a
“eye”
on
its
head.
It
can
recognize colors and human faces.
故事
19
聪明的机器人
瞧!这 个机器人在搬盒子搭积木呢?索尼公司新设计的这个聪明的机器人有
60
里面
7.5< br>千克重。它额头上有一只相机
“
眼睛
”
,能够辨认颜色和人脸。
Story 20
Bananas for Lunch
A
fat
monkey
likes
eating
bananas
very
much.
He
had
bananas
for
lunch.
He
peeled one and ate one more and then, one more one banana, two bananas, three
bananas, four… He ate and ate, but he wanted more, he peeled and he ate, peeled
and he ate, five bananas, six bananas, seven bananas, eight … He peeled two more
and continued two mo
re. He ate whole bunch of bananas and can’t sleep.
故事
20
香蕉午餐
一只小胖猴子很喜欢吃香蕉。他拿香蕉做午餐,他剥一个香蕉,用力地吃着,
吃着,吃着,吃了
1
个香蕉,
2
个香蕉,
3
个香蕉,
4
个< br>……
他不停地吃,
但是
他还想要更多!他边吃,边剥,
5
个香蕉,
6
个香蕉,
7
个香蕉,
8
个
……
他又剥
了两个,继续撑着吃。他吃了一整串香蕉以致不能躺下睡觉了。
Story 21
I Will Not Take a Bath
I will n
ot take a bath, I won’t get in tub, I has bath last week. I don’t need another
scrub.
I
would
need
my
rubber
ducky,
a
bucket
and
a
boat,
my
toy
whale,
a
submarine, a rubber ball. No, I can not take a bath. The tub is too small. It’s all filled
up with toy.
There’s no room for me.
故事
21
我不能愿意洗澡
我不 愿意洗澡,我不愿意进到浴缸里。上个星期我洗澡了,我不需要再洗澡。
我想要我的橡皮鸭子,一个水桶 和一只船,我的玩具鲸鱼,一艘潜水艇,一个橡
皮球。现在我不能洗澡了。浴缸太小了,它被玩具塞满了 ,没有我的地方了。
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Story 22
Outside Games
There
are
many
outside
game
like
running,
skating,
swimming,
horse-racing,
hunting,
flying
kites,
walking-races.
Of
course,
football
is
an
out
game.
Basketball,
badminton and
so
on
are
also
outside
game.
Some people
like outside games,
but
others like indoor games. They like playing billiard, chess, cards, table tennis..
Outdoor games invoke more and faster movement. Some active people like them.
Indoor games are quiet and involve less movement.
Do you like outside games or indoor game?
故事
22
户外运动
户外运动有许多,跑步、溜冰、赛马、射 击、放风筝、竞走。当然,足球也是
一种户外运动,篮球、羽毛球等也是户外运动。一些人喜欢户外运动 ,而另外一
些人喜欢室内运动。他们喜欢打台球、下象棋、打牌、打乒乓球
……..
户外运动包括更多和更快的运动,
有些人喜欢户外运动;室内运动比较安静、
运动量较小。你喜欢户外运动还是室内运动呢?
Story 23
Two Little Monkeys
The monkey mother has two little monkeys. She likes the younger, not the other.
One
day,
they
were
playing
in
a
forest
when
a
wolf
came
running
at
them.
The
monkey ran away with the younger monkey in a hurry and left the older alone. She
climbed up a tree and held the younger in her arms.
After some time, the wolf went away slowly. The monkey took the baby out of her
arms. She was surprised to see that the baby had died, for the baby was held in arms
too
highly.
Very
long
time
later,
she
remembered
to
look
for
the
older
baby.
The
older baby was hiding in a wood. So he saved himself.
故事
23
两只猴子
猴妈妈生了两个猴子。她喜欢小猴子而不喜欢打的。
一天,他们正在森林里玩的时候 ,
一只狼来了并向他们扑去。
猴子匆忙带着小
猴子跑了,单独留下打猴子。她跑着小猴 子爬到树上。
过些时候,
狼慢慢地离开了。
母猴从他 的怀里放下小猴子。
她吃惊的发现猴宝
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宝已经死了,
因为小 猴子在她的怀里被搂地太紧了。
过了很长时间,
她才想起去
寻找那只大猴子。大猴子藏 在一个大洞里,他救了自己。
Story 24
The King and His Stories
Once 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 stories. 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 thought of them.
Aft
er reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said: “ Take me
back to prison, please.”
故事
24
国王和他的故事
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。
有一天国王把他的故事给一名作家看,< br>他想要作家赞扬他的这些故事,
而作家说他的故事是如此的差以至于该扔进火里。国王很生气,把 他送到监狱。
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。
“
Story 25
Which Skirt to Wear?
Time
is
8
years
old,
and
follows
her
own
ideas.
When
her
parents
tell
her
to
do
something, she always doesn’t do it.
Today, she will go to a friend’s birthday party. She is now choosing skirt to wear.
She has three skirts: a blue skirt, a white one and a yellow one.
She asks her father, “Which one is the best?” her father says, “I think the blue one
is the best.” Then she asks her mother, “Which one do you think is the best?” Her
mother answers, “ The white one , of course!” Tina says, “Thank you.”
Then she puts on the yellow shirt and goes out.
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故事
25
穿哪条裙子?
缇娜
8
岁了,
她又自己的主意。当她的父母要她做事时,她总是不去做。
今天,她将去参加一位朋友的生日聚会。她在选择穿哪一条裙子
.
她又三条裙
子:一条是蓝裙子,一条白裙子和一条黄裙子。
她问她的父亲:
“
哪条裙子是最
好的?
”
她的父亲说:
“
我认为蓝 色是最好的。
”
她问她的母亲:
“
你认为哪条裙子
是最好的?
”
她的母亲回答:
“
当然是白色的了。
”
缇娜说:
“谢谢。
”
她穿上黄色的
裙子出去了。
Story 26
Three Foxes
Once 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 other foxes. The
eldest
had
to
leave,
and
the
second
fox
was
driven
off,
too.
Looking
at
the
warm
house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest fox smiled. The eldest fox opened a
new hill again. The second eldest fox dug a pool. Two of them because 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.
故事
26
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。
Story 27
Two Holes for the Dogs
My
uncle
has
two
dogs.
One
is
big
and
the
other
is
small.
He
likes
them
very
much.
One day, Mr. Smith came to visit him. When the friend saw two holes in the door,
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, of course,” Mr.
Smith asked. “But why are there two holes? One is enough!” “But how can the big
dog go through the small hole?” my uncle said.
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Sometimes a clever man may make such mistakes.
故事
27
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。
Story 28
Naughty Brother
Donny is my little brother. He is a naughty boy.
On Sunday morning Donny went into the yard and played with a dog. Sometimes a
bird would come down to stay on the top’s of the dog’s house. Then Donny threw a
stone at it. Suddenly the little 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
threw it at a bird, and it went straight to the plate.”
Such was my naught brother.
故事
28
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。
妈妈跑过去问出了什么事。
他哭着说:
“
我姐姐盘子摔碎了,< br>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。
Story29
A Boy and a Monkey
Mike is a little boy. He is only five years old. He is too small to go to school. So he
can not read and write.
One
day he
stood
at my desk
with
a pencil
in
his
hand.
There
was
a
big piece of
paper on the desk. He wanted to draw a picture of himself. He drew lines and cleared
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them out, then drew more and cleared them out again. When I looked at the picture,
he
wasn’t
happy.
“Well,”
he
said
at
last
to
me,
“I’ll
put
a
tai
l
on
it
and
make
it
a
monkey.”
He began to add the tail. I began to laugh.
故事
29
男孩和猴子
迈克是一个小男孩,他只有
5
岁。他太小还没有上学,因此也不会读和写。
一天,他手里拿着一支铅笔站在我的桌子前。桌子上放着一张大纸,他要画自
画像。 他画了几笔就擦掉了,再画几笔,有擦掉了。当我看一幅画时,他很不高
兴。
“好吧,
”
他最后和我说,
“
我就再加一条尾巴,把他画成一只猴子吧!< br>”
他开始加上小尾巴,我大笑起来。
Story 30
Mike and the Pot
One
day,
Mike’s
mother
needed
a
pot.
She
asked
Mike
to
borrow
one
from
her
friend. So Mike went to the friend’s house. She gave him a big pot. On the way home
Mike put it down on the road and looked at it. It was made of clay and had three
legs.
Then he said to the pot, “You have three legs and I have only two. You can carry
me for a few minutes.” Then Mike sat down inside the pot. But the pot didn’t move.
Mike
got
angry
and
broke
it
then
carried
the
broke
pot
home.
His
mother
was
angry.
“You
are
stupid.” She
said.
But Mike thought, “I’m not
stupid.
Only a
stupid
person carried something with three legs.”
故事
30
迈克和锅
一天,迈克 的妈妈需要一口锅,她让迈克向她朋友借一口锅。于是,迈克去了
她的朋友家,
她的朋友借个他 一口大锅。
在回家的路上,
迈克把锅放在路上看了
看它,它是一口粘土制成的三条腿的 锅。
然后他对锅说:
“
你有三条腿而我只有两条腿。
你应该背我一会儿。
”
然后,
迈克坐在锅里,但是锅一动也不动。
迈克很生气地把锅打破了,但后拿着破锅向家里走去。到家后他的妈妈很生气
地说:
“
你真笨。
”
但迈克认为:
“
我不笨,只有愚蠢的人才会带 回三条腿的锅。
”
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Story 31
The Broom Seller and the Barber
A
man
who
sold
brooms
went
into
a
barber’s
shop
to
get
shaved.
The
barber
brought one of his brooms. After he had shaved him, he asked for the price of the
brooms.
“Two pence,” said the man.
“No,
no,”
said
the
barber.
“I
will
give
you
a
penny,
and
if
you
don’t
think
that
is
enough, you may take your broom back!”
The man took it and asked what he had to pay his shave.
“A penny,” said the barber.
“I will give you a half penny, and if that is not enough, you may put my beard on
again.”
故事
31
卖扫帚的人和理发师
一个卖扫帚 的人去理发店修面。
理发师从他那里买了一把扫帚。
当理发师给他
修面后,问一下他扫 帚的价格。
买扫帚的人说:
“
两个便士。
”
“
不,不。
”
理发师说:
“
我只出一个便士,如果你认为不狗的话,可以把扫帚
拿回去。
”
卖扫帚的人拿回了扫帚,随后问修面要付多少钱。
“
一便士。
”
理发师说。
卖扫帚的人说:“
我给你半个便士,如果不狗的话,请把我的胡子还给我。
”
Story 32
Sun the Ice
Once a simpleton’s wife told him to buy some ice.
Two
hours
later,
he
didn’t
come
back.
She
wanted
to
know
why he didn’t
come
back and went out to have a look. She saw he was standing in the sun at the gate and
watching the ice melting.
“What’s the matter?” She asked him. “Why don’t you bring it in?”
“I saw the ice was wet and I was afraid that you would scold me so I’m running it
dry.” The simpleton answered.
故事
32
晒冰
从前有一个笨人的妻子让她的丈夫买几块冰。
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两个小时后,他还没回来。
她想知道他 为什么没回来,
就出去看了看,
发现她的丈夫在门口站着,
在太阳
下晒冰,看 着冰融化。
她问他:
“
怎么啦?你为什么不把它拿进来?
”
“
我看见冰是湿的,恐怕你会训斥我,因此,我正在把它晒干。
”
笨人回答道。
Story 33
Animals
There
are
many
kinds
of
animals
in
the
world.
People
don’t
know
the
exact
numbers. In the zoo, people can see many kinds of animals. For example, lions, tigers,
they are scary. Monkey, foxes are intelligent. People usually think pandas; koala bears
are so cute and smart. Some animals live in the water, such as dolphins. They need a
lot of water for their home. And elephants with long nose are very strange. They can
sing and dance. The giraffes are quite tall because of their long necks. So they can
reach the top of the trees.
故事
33
动物
世界 上有许多钟动物,
人们不知道它们确切的数目。
在动物园里人们可以看到
很多种类的动 物,如:狮子、老虎,它们都令人害怕;猴子和狐狸是狡猾的;人
们认为熊猫,考拉熊是如此伶俐和聪明 。有些动物居住在水里,如海豚,它们的
家需要很多的水。
大象长有奇特的长鼻子,
它 们会唱歌和跳舞。
长颈鹿长着非常
长的脖子,因为他们可以够到数的顶部。
Story 34
A Silly Man
Fred
was
going
to
school.
When
he
passed
a
park,
he
saw
a
man
sawing
a
big
branch
from
a
tree.
The
man
was
on
a
ladder
and
the
ladder
was
against
the
big
branch
he
was
sawing.
“Hi,
it
is
dangerous.”
Fred
shouted.
“After
you
cut
off
the
branch, you will fall, t
oo.” But the man didn’t believe him, and said angrily, “Go away,
you little thing. It’s none of your business.”
Fred
could
do
nothing,
so
he
left.
He
didn’t
go
far
before
he
heard
something
crashed. He rushed back and found the man lying on the ground.
Fred asked some men for help. They carried the man to the hospital.
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故事
34
一个愚蠢的人
弗雷德走在上学的路上。
路过一个公园时,
他看见一个人在锯一棵大树的树
枝。
“
嗨,
你这么做很危险的。
”
费雷得喊道:
“
你锯了那树枝后,
你会摔下来的。
”
而那个人不相信他,愤怒地说:
“
快走开,小东西,没有你的事。
”
< br>费雷德没趣地离开了。
他没有走多远就听见一声响,
他急忙跑回去,
发现那个人躺在地上。
英语幽默故事
There was a guy who went into a shop to buy a parrot. There werethree parrots in
the shop. One was $$5,000; another one, $$10,000; and the third one, $$30,000. The
customer
asked
the
owner,
“How
come this
guy
is
$$5,000? That’s
so
expensive for
this kindof par
rot.” The owner said, “Because I have trained him and he can talk.” So
the customer asked him, “How about this guy? What can he do that makes him so
expensive?” The owner said, “Well, apart from talking, he can also do some amusing
actions,like dancing and
so on. That’s why he’s so expensive.” Then the customer said,
“How
about
the
third
one?
What
canhe
do
that
makes
him
so
expensive?”
The
owner
of
the
shopsaid,
“I
don’t
know.
Normally,
I
have
never
heard
him
talk,
nor
dance, nor whistle, nor sing, nothing
at all! But the other two call him ‘The Boss.’”
老板最大
有个人到一间商店买鹦鹉。店里有三只鹦鹉,其中一只卖五千元,另
一只卖一万元,还有一只卖三万元。顾客问老板:
「为什么这只要卖五千元?这
个价钱对这种 鹦鹉来说太贵了!
」老板说:
「因为我有训练他讲话。
」顾客又问:
「那这只 呢?他会做什么?为什么要卖这么贵?」
老板说:
「
他除了会说话之外,
还会 表演一些有趣的动作,
好比说跳舞等等,
所以才卖这么贵。
」
顾客接着又问:
「那第三只呢?他会做什么?为什么要卖这么贵?」老板说:
「我不知道。我从
没听过 他讲话、吹口哨或唱歌,也没看过他跳舞,什么都没有!不过另外两只叫
他:
『老板!
』
」
Where is the egg?
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Teacher:Can you make a sentence with the word
Student:Yes.I ate a piece of cake yesterday.
Teacher:Then where is the “egg
Student:In the cake,Sir.
鸡蛋在哪里?
老师:你能用
“
鸡蛋
”
一词造句吗?
学生:可以。我昨天吃了一块蛋糕。
老师:
“
鸡蛋
”
在哪?
学生:在蛋糕里,先生
Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. Once he goes to a cinema. It is the
first
time
for
him
to
do
that.
He
buys
a
ticket
and
goes
in.
But
after
two
or
three
minutes
he
comes
out,
and
buys
the
second
ticket
and
goes
in
again.
After
a
few
minutes
he
comes
out
again
and buys
the
third ticket.
Two
or
three
minutes
after
that he comes out and asks for another ticket. But a girl asks him,“Why do you buy so
many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” “No,
I have no friends here, but a big
woman always stops me at the door and cuts up my ticket.”
汤姆是个小孩,
他才
7
岁。
当他去电影院的时候。那时他第一次去。他买了张
票进去了。
但没过两三分钟他就出来了,
然后买了第二张票又进去了。
几分钟
后他又出来买了第三张票。
接着两三分钟后他又出来买票。
一个女的问她,
“
你
为什么要买那么多票啊
?
你见到了几个朋友?
没有,
我里面没朋友,
但是每
当我进门的时候一位大的女人老把我的票给剪了
Child:My uncle has 1000 men under him.
Man:He is really does do?
Child:A maintenance man in a cemetery
他真是一个大人物
小孩:我叔叔下面有
1000
个人。
男人:他真是一个大人物。他是干什么的?
小孩:墓地守墓人。
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Teacher: Would Shakespeare be a great man if he were still alive today?
Student: Of course. He must be a great man, for so far nobody has lived to over 400
years.
一名伟人
老师:如果莎士比亚还活着,他会是一名伟人吗?
学生:当然。因为到目前为止,还没有人活到
400
多岁。
Mr. Smith: Waiter, there's a dead fly in my soup.
Waiter: Yes, sir, I know---it's the heat that kills it.
史密斯先生:服务员,我的汤里有一只死苍蝇.
服务员:是的,先生,我知道了,它是被烫死的.
Son: Dad, give me a dime.
Father: Son, don't you think you're getting too big to be forever begging for dimes?
Son: I guess you're right, Dad, Give me a dollar, will you?
儿子:爸爸,给我一角钱。
父亲:
儿子,
你不认为你已 经长大了,
不该再老是一角一角地要钱了
(
该自立了
)
,
不 是吗?
儿子:爸爸,我想你是对的,那给我一块钱行吗?
A little kid fell in love with another little kid, a school mate.
Sometimes the kids think they fall in love when they have
a crush on someone else in the class, when they’re eight
or ten years old or something like that. So the eight-year-old
kid came back home and asked his father, “Father, is it
expensive to be married?” And the father said, “Yes, son,
it is very expensive.” So the son asked, “How much does it
cost?” And the father said, “I don’t know, son. I’m still paying.”
有个小孩爱上了另一个小孩,
对方是学校的同学。
八岁 或十岁左右的孩子有时会
迷恋班上某个人,然后就以为自己恋爱了。因此这个八岁的小孩回家问他爸爸:
「爸爸,结婚很花钱吗?」爸爸说:
「是啊,儿子,非常花钱。
」儿子又问:
「要
花多少钱呢?」爸爸说:
「我不知道,儿子,我到现在还一直在付钱啊!
」
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yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other , so I am
trying to stop it.
“
孩子,你为什么用棉花塞住耳朵?它感染了吗?
”
“< br>没有,
老师。
可是你昨天说你告诉我的知识都是一个耳朵里进,
一个耳朵里出,
所以我要把它堵在里面。
”
“I'm sorry
,
Madam
,
but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your
boy's tooth .”
“Twenty d ollars! Why
,
I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars
for such work!”
“Yes
,
but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of
the office .”
“
对不起,夫人,为您孩子拔牙我要收取
20
美元。
”
“20
美元!为什么?不是说好只要
4
美元。
”
“
是的,但是你的孩子大喊大叫,把另外四个病人吓跑了。
”
TWO
:
Teacher
:
We all know that beat causes an object to expand an cold cauese it
to contract. Now
,
can anyone give me a good example?
John
:
Well
,
in the summer the days are long
,
and in the winter the days are short.
老师:我们都知道热胀冷缩的道理。现在,谁给我举个例子?
约翰:嗯,在夏天天都长,在冬天天都短。
The lecturer on evolution had been going on for nearly two hours. then he started
again,
and
said
he:
me
ask
the
evolutionist
a
question
---
if
we
had
tails
like
a
baboon, where are they?
venture
an
answer,
said
an
old
lady.
worn
them
off
sitting here
so
long.
教进化论的老师已经滔滔不绝地讲了快两个小时,他的话 题又来了:
“
让我向进
化论者提个问题
——
如果我们曾经像狒狒那样 长着尾巴,
那么现在尾巴到哪里去
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了?
”
“
我来试试看,
”
一位老太太说。
“
该是我们在这里坐这么久把它们磨掉了吧。
”
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,
apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to
eat.
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,
get over the river.
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。
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.
you yesterday?
you so interested in the old woman?
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
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“
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。
”
Drunk
One
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,
the meaning
of
the
word
'Drunk',
dad?
my son,
his
father replied,
am drunk.
醉酒
一天,< br>父亲与小儿子一块儿回家。
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!
”
Sleeping Pills
Bob
was
having
trouble
getting
to
sleep
at
night.
He
went
to
see
his
doctor,
who
prescribed some extra- strong sleeping pills.
Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm.
He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss:
bit of trouble getting up this morning.
安眠药
鲍勃晚上失眠。他去看医生,医生给他开了一些强力安眠药。
星期天晚上 鲍勃吃了药,睡得很好,在闹钟响之前就醒了过来。他到了办公室,
遛达进去,对老板说:
“< br>我今天早上起床一点麻烦都没有。
”
“
好啊
!”
老板吼道,
“
那你星期一和星期二到哪儿去了?
”
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普通英语故事
Story 1
I Don’t Like Her
Bob goes to a new school.
One day he comes back, “Bob, do you like your new teacher?” his mother asks.
“I don’t like her, Mother. Because first she says that three and three is six,
and then
she says that two and four is six, too.”
故事
1
我不喜欢她
鲍勃的去了所新学校。
一天,他回到家,他妈妈问他:
“
你喜欢你的新老师吗?
”
“
不,我不喜欢她,妈妈。因为她先说
3
加
3
等 于
6
,然后她又说
2
加
4
等于
6.”
Story 2
Ten Candies
Mother
asks
her
son,
“Jim,
if
you
have
ten
candies,
and
you
eat
four,
then
how
many candles do you have?”
“Ten.” Jim says.
“Then,” Mother asks.
“Yes, Mum. Four candles are in my stomach and six candies are out of my stomach.
Four and six is ten, isn’t it right?”
故事
2
十块糖
妈妈问儿子:
“
吉姆,
如果你有
10
块糖,吃了
4
块,那你还有几块糖?
”
“10
块。
”
吉姆说。
“10
块?
”
妈妈问。
“
是的,妈妈 。因为
4
块在我的肚子里面,
6
块在肚子外面,
4
加
6
等于
10
,不
对吗?
”
Story 3
Count Tomorrow Morning
It’s a right. John is looking at the sky.
Tom is John’s younger brother. He asks John “What are
you doing?”
John says, “I’m counting stars.”
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Tom
laughs
and
says,
“It’s
really
dark
now.
Why
not
count
them
tomorrow
morning?”
故事
3
明天早上数
这是一个晚上。约翰抬头看着天空。
汤姆是约翰的弟弟。他问约翰:
“
你在干什么?
”
约翰说:
“
我在数星星。
”
汤姆笑着说:
“现在天空太黑了。你为什么不等到明天早上再数呢?
”
Story 4
Are Flies Yummy?
Tony and his father are eating dinner.
Suddenly Tony asks his father, “Dad, are flies yummy?”
Dad frowns and says, “No, I think it’s yucky. Why do you ask me this question? It’s
a silly question.”
But Tony says, “ There was one fly in your plate.”
故事
4
苍蝇好吃吗?
托尼正和他爸爸一起吃晚餐。
突然,托尼问他的爸爸:
“
爸爸,苍蝇好吃吗?
”
爸爸皱眉说:
“
我想不好吃。你怎么会问这个问题?这可是一个愚蠢的问题。
”< br>
可是托尼说:
“
刚才你盘子里有一只苍蝇。
”
Story 5 I Don’t Want to Walk Home
Tom is a very old man. After dinner, he likes walking in the street. And he goes to
bed at seven o’clock.
But tonight, a car stopped at his house. A policeman helps him get out. He tells
Tom’s wife, “The old man couldn’t find his way in the street. He asked me to take him
in the car.”
After
the
policeman
l
eaves
there,
his
wife
asks,
“Tom,
you
go
to
the
street
every
night. But tonight you can’t find the way, what’s the matter?”
The old man smiles like a child and says, “I couldn’t find my way? I didn’t want to
walk home.”
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故事
5
我不想走回家
汤姆是一位老人,他喜欢在晚饭后到大街上散步,在
7
点回来睡觉。
但是,
今天晚上一辆小汽车停在他家门前,
汤姆在一位警察的帮 助下走下汽车。
警察告诉汤姆的妻子:
“
这位老人在街上迷路了,他让我用汽车送他回 来。
”
警察走后:
“
汤姆,
你每天都到那条街 上散步,
但是今天你迷路了,
你怎么了?
”
这位老人像孩子般的笑道:
“
我迷路了?我是不想走路回家。
”
Story 6
It Must Be Crowded
A
teacher
is
telling his students,
“The
moon
is very
large.
Several
million
s
people
can live there.”
And a boy laughs and says, “It must get crowded when it’s a crescent moon.”
故事
6
一定很拥挤
一位告诉学生:
“
月亮非常大,上面能住几百人。
”
一个男孩笑着说:
“
当月亮变成月牙的时候,住在上面的人该多拥挤啊!< br>”
Story 7
It’s Good to Admit a Fault
John is not a “good” student. He always sleeps in the class. Today he sleeps again.
“John!” Teacher says angrily.
“What? What’s wrong?” John is awaken.
“Why do you make a face? It’s classroom. Look! Everyone is laughing.” Teacher says.
“No one is laughing.” Teacher says.
“No, it’s not me. I was not making a face. I was sleeping.” John fells upset.
“Um. Not bad. You can admit your fault. You are still a good boy.” Teacher is satisfied
with it.
故事
7
认错
约翰并不是个
“
好
”
学生。他总是在上课的时候睡觉。今 天他又睡着了。
“
约翰!
”
老师生气地喊他。
“
什么?出什么事了?
”
约翰醒了。
“
你为什么要做鬼脸?这是教室!看看!同学们都在笑!
”
老师生气地说。
“
没有人在笑呀。
”
其他同学笑声地嘀咕。
“
不,不是我。我没有做鬼脸。刚才我睡着了。
”
约翰感到不安。
“
嗯,还不错。你承认自己的错误,还是给好孩子
”
老师为此感到满意。
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Story 8
Adding Feet to a Snake
One day, Mr. Lion holds a party. Many animals come and drink a lot of wine. At last
there is a pot of wine. Who can drink it? They drink out an idea and decide to have a
match-Draw a snake. If you finish first, you can get it.
Soon
finishes
drawing.
“Yeah,
I’ve
finished.
I’m
No.1,”
he
says.
But
he
draws again and says, “Oh, let
me add feet and my snake.” At the time, Mr. Gorilla
also finishes. He takes away the pot of wine and drinks, then he says, “That isn’t a
snake. Snakes have no feet. I get the wine.”
故事
8
画蛇添足
一天,狮子先生举行一场聚会,许多动物都来了,他们喝很多酒。最后只剩一
壶酒了。让谁喝呢 ?它们想了想,有个主意。它们比赛画蛇,谁最快画
好,谁就喝这壶酒。
不一会,狼先生画好了。
“
哈,我画好了,我是第一个。
”
它说。可是它又画
了起来,它还说:
“
再给它加几只脚吧。
”
这是 猩猩先生也画好了。它拿起那酒壶
喝起来。一边喝一边说:
“
那不是蛇,蛇是没有脚的 ,我赢了这壶酒。
”
Story 9
Covering One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Mr. Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does foolish things.
One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door. “Oh! How nice! I will take it
home.” He thinks, “What can I do?” After a while he has a “good” idea. “Aha! I have
an idea now. I can plug my ears. Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bel
l.”
Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, the owner opens the door.
“What ate you doing?” the owner says angrily.
故事
9
掩耳盗铃
王先生总以为自己很聪明,实际上他总干傻事。
一天,他看见一户人家的 门头有个很漂亮的铃铛。
“
啊,真漂亮啊!我要把它
拿回家去。
”
他 自言自语道:
“
我该怎么做呢?
”
过了一会儿他想到了一个
“
好
”
主意。
“
啊哈!我有办法了!我把耳朵堵上,拿铃铛的时候就听不见铃 声了。
”
于是他就这样做了。
可是他刚拿下铃铛,< br>屋子的主人就打开门,
怒气冲冲地说:
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“
你在干什么?
”
Story 10
Adding Eyes to a Dragon
Mr. Li is a good painter. One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.
Mr. Zhou looks at the picture and says, “The dragon has no eyes. It isn’t a g
ood
picture.”
But Mr. Li smiles and says, “If I add eyes to the dragon, it will fly away.”
Mr. Zhou shakes head and says, “You are boasting. I don’t believe you.”
Mr. Li isn’t angry. He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to the dragon. Woe! The
dragon really flies.
故事
10
画龙点睛
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。
周先生见了说:
“
这条龙没有眼睛。这不算一张好画。
”
可是李先生笑着说:
“
如果我给它加上眼睛,它就会飞走了。
”
周先生摇头说:
“
你吹牛。我不相信。
”
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。
Story 11
Lord Ye’s Love of the Dragon
There is a young man, Lord Ye. He likes dragons vey much. He draws many dragons
in his house. The house becomes a world of dragon.
A red dragon hears of Lord Ye, and is deeply moved. He wants to visit Lord Ye and
makes a friend with him.
“Hi, Mr. Ye! Nice to meet you,” the real dragon comes to visit Mr. Ye runs away as
fast he can. “Oh, my God! Help! Help!” he runs and shouts.”
故事
11
叶公好龙
有个年轻人,姓叶,非常喜欢龙
.
他在屋里里面了许多许多龙。这屋子都快成了
龙的世界。
一龙真龙听说了叶公的事,很受感动,就想去拜访叶公,和他交个朋友。
“
嘿。
叶先生!
很高兴见到你。
”
这条真龙拜访叶先生了。
可是叶先生飞快地逃了。
忒边跑边喊:
“
啊,我的天啊!救命!救命!
”
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Story 12
I Made Granny Glad
A
teacher
is
telling
her
students
the
importance
of
making
others
glad.
“Now,
children,” she says“Did you make someone else glad?”
“Please, teacher,” says a small boy, “I made someone glad yesterday.”
“Well done. Who was that?” The teacher says.
“My granny.” The boy says.
“Good boy. Now tell us how you made your grandmother glad.” The teacher says.
“I went to see her yesterday, and stayed with her for three hour
s. Then I said to her,
‘Granny, I’m going home.’ And she said, “well. I’m glad!”
故事
12
我让奶奶高兴了
一位教师正在对学生将使人高兴的重要性。
“
听着,孩子们,
”< br>他说:
“
你们曾让别
人高兴过吗?
”
“
我 ,老师,
”
一个男孩子说,
“
昨天我就使别人高兴过。
”
“
做得好。是谁呢?
”
老师说。
“
我奶奶。
”
小男孩说。
“
好孩子。现在告诉我们,你是怎样使你奶奶高兴的?
”
老师问道。
“
是这样的,
老师。
昨天我去看她,
在她那儿呆了
3
个小时。
然后我对她说:
“
奶奶,
我要回家了。
”
她说:
“
啊,我很高兴。
”
Story 13
Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. He thinks the sky
is as big as the mouth of the well.
One day a crow come
s to the well. He sees the frog and says, “Frog, let’s have a talk.”
Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?” “I fly from the sky,” the crow says. The frog
feels surprised and says, “The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. How do you
fly from the
sky?”
The crow says, “The sky is very big. You always stay in the well, so you don’t know
the world is big.”
The
frog
says,
“I
don’t believe.”
But the
crow
says,
“You
can
come
out
and have a
look by yourself.”
So the frog comes out from the well. He is very surprised. How big the world is!
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故事
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坐井观天
有一只青蛙住在井底,他从来没有去过井外面。他以为天空就和井口一样大。
一天,
一
只乌鸦飞到井边,看见青蛙,就对它说:
“
青蛙 ,咱们聊聊吧。
”
青蛙就问
他:
“
你从哪里来?
”“
我从天上上来。青蛙惊讶了,就说:
“
天空就只有这井
口这么大,你怎么会从天上飞 老呢?
”
乌鸦说:
“
天空很大。
只不过你一直呆在井里,
所有不知道世界很大。
”
青蛙说:
“
我
不相信。
”
乌鸦说:
“
你可以出来,自己看看嘛。
”
于是青蛙来到井外。他十分惊讶,原来世界这么大!
Story 14
I can’t Cook It
It’s sunny day in spring. Miss Cat is fishing. Suddenly the fishing rod moves. “Great!
Oh, it’s so heavy!” Miss Cat says happily.
The fish is plucked out of the river. “Oh, a big fish! How big the fish is!” She cheers.
But she puts the fish into the river and goes on fishing.
At
the
time
Mr.
House
goes
by
and
sees
it.
“What
do
you
set
it
free?”
He
asks.
“Because my pot is too small. I can’t cook it,” Miss Cat says.
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我没法煮它
这是春天 里一个阳光明媚的日子,猫小姐在河边钓鱼。突然鱼竿动了动。
“
太棒
了!哇,好重啊 !
”
猫小姐高兴地喊着。
鱼被拉出来了。
“
啊 !一条大鱼!这条大鱼可真大呀!
”
她欢呼道。但是她却把鱼
放回河里,又继续钓鱼。
这时候马先生路过,
看见这一切,
就问她:
“
为什么你把鱼放了?
” “
因为我的锅太
小。我没办法烧这么大的鱼。
”
猫小姐回答说。
Story 15
That Is Not My Dog!
A woman walks into a pet shop and sees a cute little dog. She asks the shopkeeper,
“Does your dog bite?”
The shopkeeper says, “No, my dog does not bit.”
The woman tries to pet the dog and the dog bites her.
“Ouch!” She says, “I thought you said your dog does not bite!”
The shopkeeper replies, “That is not my
dog!”
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故事
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那不是我的狗
一个妇人走进一家宠物店,
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。
”
于是这个妇人试着抚摸小狗,可是小狗却咬了她。
“
哎哟!
”妇人说,
“
我想你刚才还说你的狗不咬人。
”
店主人回答说:
“
那不是我的狗。
”
Story
Wrong
Mark’s favorite cup is broken, and he feels unhappy. Susan sees and asks him, “ You
look sad. What’s the matter?”
Mark says, “There is something wrong with my cup.”
Susan says, “Don’t worry. I can repair it.”
Mark feels surprised and asks, “Repair? You can repair it? You?”
“Yes. Believe me! Where is it?” Susan answers.
“Here. My cup is broken. Are you sure you can repair it?” Mark takes out his cuo.
故事
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误会
马克最喜欢的杯子了,他很不开心。苏珊看见了就问他:
“
你看上去不太开 心。
怎么了?
”
苏珊说:
“
别担心。我会补好它的。
”
马克听了感到奇怪,就问她:
“
补?你会补?真的吗?
”
“
没错。相信我。在哪里呢?
”
苏珊说。
“< br>这儿。我的
cup
破了。你确信补好它吗?
”
马克拿出了杯子。
“cup
?
你以为是
cap.”
苏珊说道。说完他俩都笑了。
Story 17
My “Clever” Dog
Bobby is my dog. I love him. He can roll on the floor. He can play balls with me. He
can look after my house when I am out. Bobby is very clev
er. But sometimes he isn’t.
One day Bobby runs away. He is out for three days. After he comes back, I tie him to a
tree and give him some food. Bobby begins to eat. But then he stops. He sees a fox. The
fox
is
looking
at
his
food.
Bobby
barks
and
barks.
He
wants
to
catch
the
fox.
But
he
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can’t. The fox runs round the tree. Bobby runs after the fox. So the rope goes ground
the tree. Of course Bobby can’t run. The doc can eat the food. Quickly she eats up the
food and runs away.
故事
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我
“
聪明
“
的狗
巴比是我的狗。我很爱他。他会在地板上打滚。他会和我玩球。他能在外出的
时候帮我看家。巴比很聪 明,可是有些时候他也不聪明。
一天,巴比跑了出去,
3天没回家。他回来后,我把他拴在一棵树上,给他一些
食物。巴比吃着食物,但是又停了下来。他看 见一只狐狸。这只狐狸正盯着他的
食物。巴比朝狐狸一个劲地叫。他想抓住狐狸。但是他办不到。狐狸喀 什绕着树
跑,巴比就追着它跑。于是绳子就绕在了数上。当然巴比就跑不开了。那只狐狸
跑去吃 他的食物。很快就吃光了所有食物,而后跑走了。
Story 18
Snow White
Snow White is born on a cold winter day. She is as white as snow. Her eyes are very
big, her hair very long and her voice is sweet. She is very kind and beautiful. Everyone
loves her. Her mummy, the Queen loves her, too. But she died.
A new Queen comes. She is beaut
iful, but bad. She doesn’t like Snow White, because
Snow White is the most beautiful girl in the world.
“I will kill Snow White.” So she orders a hunter to kill Snow White. The hunter is an
honest man. “You are a good girl; I don’t want to kill you.” So h
e lets Snow White go.
Snow
White
goes
into
a
forest.
She
finds
a
house,
and
goes
into
the
house.
Seven
dwarfs live there. They like Snow White, and ask Snow White to live with them.
No sooner, the new Queen dies. Because she isn’t the most beautiful wom
an in the
world.
故事
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白雪公主
白雪公主出生在一个寒冷的冬天,
因此她像 雪一样洁白无瑕。
她又两只大眼晴,
有漂亮的长头发和甜蜜的声音。她又善良又美丽。每个人都 很喜欢她。她妈妈
——
皇后也爱她,但她死了。
一位 新皇后来了,她很漂亮但很恶毒。她不喜欢白雪公主,因为白雪公主是世
界上最美丽的女孩。
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“
我一定要杀死白雪公主。
“
因此,她 命令一位猎人去杀白雪公主。这位猎人是一
个诚实的人。
“
你是一个好姑娘,我不想杀你。
”
所有他放走了白雪公主。
白雪公主走进一片森林,她发现了一个房子,并且走进了房子。七个小矮人住在
房子 里。他们很喜欢白雪公主并留她一起住下来了。
不久,女皇死了,因为她不是世界上最美丽的人。
Story 19
The Clever King Solomon
Long, long ago, there was a king. Solomon was his name. He was very clever.
In his country, there were two women. They lived in the same house and each had
a child.
One night, one of the babies died. The dead baby’s mother took the other woman’s
baby, and put it in her own bed.
The next morning , they had a quarrel.
“No, this is my baby!” The dead is yours!”
Each one wanted the living baby. So they went to see King Solomon.
“Bring me a knife, cut the child into two and five each woman one half.” said the King.
“Oh. Your Majesty! Give her my baby. Please don’t kill my baby!”
Then King Solomon pointed to the woman in teas and sa
id, “Give the baby to her. She is
the mother.”
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聪明的国王所罗门
很久很久之前,有一位国王,他的名字叫所罗门,他非常聪明。
在他的国家里,有两位妇女,她们住在同一间房子里。各有一个婴儿。
一天夜里,其中一个婴儿死了。他的妈妈抱另一位妇女的小孩,把他放在自己
的床上。
第二天早上,他们发生了争吵。
“
不,这是我的孩子!这个死的是你的!
”
他们都想要这个活着的孩子,于是她们去见所罗门国王。
“
给我拿把刀来,把这个孩子切成两半,没人一半。
”
国王判决道。
“
哦,陛下,把我的孩子给她吧。请不要杀了我的孩子!
”
一位母亲哭喊道。
于是所罗门指着流泪的妇女说:
“
把孩子给她,她是真正的母亲。
”
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Story 20
Catching a Thief
Witty Hare can run very fast. One day when he gets home. He sees a rat. The rat is
jumping down his window. “Oh. A thief!” Witty Hare shouted and catches the rat, “You
can’t run faster then me.” Soon Witty Hare catches up with the rat, and the rat is le
ft
behind, “I must run away,’ the rat says and laughs, “He is so silly.”
Witty Hare goes on running. A sheep sees him and asks him, “What a re you doing?”
“I’m catching the thief.” Witty Hare says. “ Thief? Where’s the thief?” the sheep fells
surprised. “He’s behind me ,”Witty Hare says proudly.
故事
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追贼
机灵的肚子跑得很快。一天,她回到家的时候看见一只老鼠。这只老师正从它
家的窗 户跳下去。
“
啊!
贼!
”
机灵肚子喊着追过去。
“
你跑不过我的!
”
不一会
它追上了老鼠,
还把老鼠丢在 后面。
“
我得赶紧逃。
”
老鼠窃笑着说:
“
这家伙真笨。< br>”
机灵兔子继续跑着。一只绵羊看到了就问塔:
“你在干什么?
”“
我在追贼。
”
机灵
兔子说。
“
贼?贼在哪里啊?
”
绵羊感到奇怪。
“
它在我后面呢。
”
机灵兔子自豪地
说着。
Story 21
A Clever Panda
A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too
big. The panda can’t take it home.
Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike. “I know! I
have
a
good
idea.”
she
jumps
and
shouts
happily,
“I
can
roll
a
pumpkin.
It’s
like
a
wheel.”
So she rolls the pumpkin to her home. When her mother sees the big pumpkin, she is
surprised, “Oh, my God! How can you carry it home?” the little panda answers proudly,
“I can’t lift it, but
I can roll it.” Her mother smiled and says
,
“What a clever girl! Use you
heard to do something,”
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聪明的熊猫
一只小熊猫摘了 一只大南瓜,想把它拿回家。但是这只南瓜太大了,她没有办
法把这么大的南瓜带回家。
突然她看见一只狗熊骑着一辆自行车朝她这边来。她看着自行车,跳着说:
“
有
了!我有办法了。我可以把南瓜滚回家去。南瓜好像车轮。
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