英语故事50篇
英语故事Stories in English目录Contents英语故事Stories in English (1)I. A French Traveler (2)2. A Smart Boy (3)3. But I Missed Again (3)4. Getting Lost (4)5. A Clever Boy (4)6. Who Deserves Help? (5)7. Be Medically Examined (6)8 .A Horse Thief (6)9. Mark Twain Was Fooled (7)10 .The General's Teeth (7)11. Balzac's Handwriting (8)12. Einstein and Chauffeur (9)13. Florence Nightingale (9)14. An Advertisement for Modern Bicycle (11)15. A Clever Interpreter (11)16. Who Pushed Me In (12)17. A Clever Man (12)18. Do I Have to Give the Watch Back? (13)19. Minding His T's and 2's (14)20. A Bet (14)21 .The Man Who Had No Friends (15)22. Uncle Podgerat Work (16)23. An Attempted Murder (17)24 .The Lost Ring (18)25. The Perfect Pearl (19)26. A Funny Thing Happened to Me. . (20)27. Like Clockwork (21)28 .The Ugly Duckling (22)29. The Nightingale (23)30 .A Faithful Dog (24)31.The Fox and the Grape (25)32. The Hare and the Tortoise (25)33 .The Wolf and the Lamb (26)34.The Milkmaid (26)35. The Lion and the Mouse (27)36. April Fools' Day (28)37. Valentine's Day (29)38 .The Three Wishes (29)39. The Magic Kettle (30)40. Mencius's Mother (31)41. The Thief and His Mother (32)42. The Fisherman and the Gold Fish (33)43 .The Kind-hearted Mermaid (35)44. Cinderella (37)45.The Garden of Eden and the Serpent (39)46. The Tower of Babel (40)47. The Flood (41)48. Echo (43)49. Narcissus (44)50. How Troubles Came into the World (44)1. A French TravelerA Frenchman was once traveling in England. He could speak English quite well but not perfectly. For one thing, his vocabulary was not large.One day, he was having a meal in a small country hotel and wanted to order some eggs. But he couldn't remember the word for eggs.Suddenly, through the window, he saw a rooster walking in the yard. He immediately asked the waiter what the bird was called in English.The waiter told him that it was called a rooster.The Frenchman then asked what the rooster's wife was called.The waiter told him that she was called a hen.The Frenchman then asked what the hen's children were called.The waiter told him that they were chickens.The Frenchman then asked what the chickens were called before they were born.The waiter told him they were called eggs."Fine!" said the Frenchman. "Please bring me two eggs and a cup of coffee."l·perfectly 熟练地2. vocabulary 个人所使用的词汇量(集合名词,单数概念.)3. rooster 公鸡(美国英语,同cock.)4·bird 此处泛指禽类。
点评这位法国人说的英语实在不敢恭维;但他能利用极之有限的几个单词,解脱了困境,其急智与机巧令人叹服。
2. A Smart BoyWilliam Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was born in a small town. As a young boy, he was very quiet and shy. In fact, he was so quiet that many people thought he was stupid."It's a funny things," William's mother said to him one day, "I know that you are a smart boy, but sometimes you let people think you are not so smart. I wonder why?"The people of the town liked to play tricks on this boy who they thought was so stupid."Here, William," one of them would say. "Here is a nickel, and here is a dime. Which one do you want?"William always chose the nickel, and all the people would laugh at him.Finally, his mother took him aside and said to him, William, why do you always choose the nickel instead of the dime? Don't you know that a dime is worth more than a nickel?""Certainly I know it," William answered slowly, "but if I choose the dime, then people won't play the trick on me any more. Then I won't get any more nickels."注释1. It's a funny thing. 这真逗。
2·play tricks on 跟……开玩笑,戏弄3·nickel 五美分硬币4·dime 十美分硬币5·not...any more 不再点评有的成年人常以为儿童年幼无知,喜欢作弄他们,殊不知自己被小孩作弄了还蒙在鼓里。
3. But I Missed AgainPeter Judd joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting. One day he and his friends were practising their shootings, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, "You're quite hopeless. Peter! Don't waste your last bullet too! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!"Peter felt ashamed?. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds later the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot."Heavens!" the officer said, "Has that silly man really shot himself?"He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all right. "I'm sorry, sir." he said, "but Imissed again. "注释l·were practising their shooting 正在练习射击2·shot at瞄准(shot的原形动词是shoot,shot是过去分词.)3.felt ashamed 感到羞愧4·missed again 又没打中点评前九次他均未射小靶子,幸亏其射击技术差到极点,第十次才没有射中自己。
英语小故事简短及翻译【10篇】(最新)
1.英语小故事简短及翻译Wolf and egretThe wolf mistake swallowed a piece of bone, very suffered, running about, look for to visit the doctor everywhere。
He met the egret, and talk to settle the service fees to invite him to take out the bone, egret to stretch in the wolf's throat the own head, and the 叼 outs bone, then toward to settle the good service fees wolfThe wolf answer says:" hello,friend, you can since the wolf 嘴 take back the head in the peace ground,and the difficult way return the dissatisfied foot, and how and still speak the guerdon?"This story elucidation, guerdon badly person act charitably, and is a bad person of cognition and does not speak the reputation's innate character。
狼与鹭鸶狼误吞下了一块骨头,十分难受,四处奔走,寻访医生。
他遇见了鹭鸶,谈定酬金请他取出骨头,鹭鸶把自我的头伸进狼的喉咙里,叼出了骨头,便向狼要定好的酬金。
狼回答说:“喂,朋友,你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来,难道还不满足,怎样还要讲报酬?”这故事说明,对坏人行善的报酬,就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质。
英语故事50篇
英语故事Stories in English目录Contents英语故事Stories in English (1)I. A French Traveler (2)2. A Smart Boy (3)3. But I Missed Again (4)4. Getting Lost (4)5. A Clever Boy (5)6. Who Deserves Help? (6)7. Be Medically Examined (6)8 .A Horse Thief (7)9. Mark Twain Was Fooled (8)10 .The General's Teeth (8)11. Balzac's Handwriting (9)12. Einstein and Chauffeur (10)13. Florence Nightingale (11)14. An Advertisement for Modern Bicycle (12)15. A Clever Interpreter (13)16. Who Pushed Me In (13)17. A Clever Man (14)18. Do I Have to Give the Watch Back? (15)19. Minding His T's and 2's (16)20. A Bet (17)21 .The Man Who Had No Friends (18)22. Uncle Podgerat Work (19)23. An Attempted Murder (20)24 .The Lost Ring (21)25. The Perfect Pearl (22)26. A Funny Thing Happened to Me. . (23)27. Like Clockwork (24)28 .The Ugly Duckling (26)29. The Nightingale (27)30 .A Faithful Dog (28)31.The Fox and the Grape (29)32. The Hare and the Tortoise (29)33 .The Wolf and the Lamb (30)34.The Milkmaid (31)35. The Lion and the Mouse (32)36. April Fools' Day (33)37. Valentine's Day (33)38 .The Three Wishes (34)39. The Magic Kettle (35)40. Mencius's Mother (36)41. The Thief and His Mother (37)42. The Fisherman and the Gold Fish (38)43 .The Kind-hearted Mermaid (41)44. Cinderella (43)45.The Garden of Eden and the Serpent (46)46. The Tower of Babel (47)47. The Flood (48)48. Echo (50)49. Narcissus (51)50. How Troubles Came into the World (52)1. A French TravelerA Frenchman was once traveling in England. He could speak English quite well but not perfectly. For one thing, his vocabulary was not large.One day, he was having a meal in a small country hotel and wanted to order some eggs. But he couldn't remember the word for eggs.Suddenly, through the window, he saw a rooster walking in the yard. He immediately asked the waiter what the bird was called in English.The waiter told him that it was called a rooster.The Frenchman then asked what the rooster's wife was called.The waiter told him that she was called a hen.The Frenchman then asked what the hen's children were called.The waiter told him that they were chickens.The Frenchman then asked what the chickens were called before they were born.The waiter told him they were called eggs."Fine!" said the Frenchman. "Please bring me two eggs and a cup of coffee."l·perfectly 熟练地2. vocabulary 个人所使用的词汇量(集合名词,单数概念.)3. rooster 公鸡(美国英语,同cock.)4·bird 此处泛指禽类。
英语小故事50篇带翻译
Story 1 I Don’t Like HerBob 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 si x, 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 CandiesMother asks her son, “Jim, if you have ten candies, and you eat four, then how many candles do you have?”“Ten.” Jim says.“Then,” Mo ther 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 MorningIt’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.”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。
英语故事短文50字
英语故事短文50字小学英语故事教学是以生动有趣的故事为载体,将语言知识融汇于故事的情境中,通过各种教学方法帮助学生理解故事,学习故事中的语言表达,提高综合语言运用能力。
小编精心收集了简单的英语故事短文,供大家欣赏学习!简单的英语故事短文篇1阿瑞斯Son of Zeus and Hera,Ares was appointed god of war.Hewas terrible and majestic ,and hismarch shook the world.Of all the major gods at Olympus,he was the most hateful,lovingstruggle and war and ever thirsty for blood .On the other hand he signified courage andvictory in battle,and was devoutly worshipped by soldiers going to war.Prayers wereaddressed to him before the war and spoils presented at his altar after it.He was the one god who ever had to submit to the power ofhis inferiors .At one time lack oftact and good udge ment led to his shame.He was fighting with two giants,and findinghimself no match for the two monstrous creatures,laid down hisarms and was imprisoned inchains. He was set free in the end by the artful Hermes,but not before he had suffered all thehumiliations .He was as thoughtless as he was unkind .A son of Poseidon's,attempting to kidnap hisdaughter,made the war-god unhappy,so that he killed the youth Without he sitation.Inretaliation ,Poseidon dragged him before a group of Athenian judges for trial.The court washeld on a hill outside Athens.Ares presented his case and was declared innocent . The hill wasever after called Areopagus,“the hill of Ares”,and the judges receivedthenames ofAreopagitae.阿瑞斯,宙斯和赫拉之子,被委任为战神。
简短的英语小故事(精选15篇)
简短的英语小故事(精选15篇)简短的英语小故事第1篇有一天某位女士看到一只老鼠在自家的厨房地板上窜过。
她很害怕老鼠,所以她冲出屋子,搭上了公共汽车直奔商店。
在那儿,她买了一只老鼠夹。
店主告诉她:“放点奶酪在里面,很快你就会逮住那只老鼠的。
”这位女士带着鼠夹回到家里,但她没有在碗橱里找到奶酪。
她不想再回到商店里去,因为已经很晚了。
于是,她就从一份杂志中剪下一幅奶酪的图片放进了夹子。
令人称奇的是,这画有奶酪的图片竟然奏效了!第二天早上,这位女士下楼到厨房时,发现鼠夹里奶酪图片旁有一张画有老鼠的图片!Gardening GlovesFor months I hinted that I needed a new wedding ring, since I had developed an allergy to gold. On my birthday, while I was gardening, my husband asked me for gift suggestions. I held my hands up and said, "Well, you‘ll notice that my hands are bare."Later that evening I opened my present with enthusiasm. "Happy birthday," he said, as I unwrapped a new pair of gardening gloves. 简短的英语小故事第2篇A Clever HareBilly hare is hungry and finds a radish. What he picks it up, Mr. Fox is behind him and wants to eat him. “I’m hungry, too. You’re my dinner. I’m going to eat you,” he says.Billy Hare is shocked, but he isn’t scared. He says, “Follow me. I have better food for you.”They go to a well.“Look down here,” Billy Hare says “There is something in the water. “What’s that?” Mr. Fox asks surprisingly. “It’s a big and fat hen. Let’s get down and fetch it.” Billy Hare says and gets down with a pail.“Can you out the hen into the pail?” Mr. Fox shouts. “No. She’s too big,” Billy Hare says, “Come down, please. We can take her up together. Jump into the other pail.”Mr. Fox does so. When he gets down, Billy Hare gets up. “Good-bye!” Billy Hare gets out of the well and says. Mr. Fox can’t get out.聪明的野兔野兔比利很饿,他找到了一只萝卜。
英国著名简短小故事
1.简短的英语小故事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 The Old Man and the Old Cat An old man has a cat. The cat is very old, too. He runs very quickly. And his teeth are bad. One evening, the old cat sees a little mouse. He catches it, but he can't eat it because his teeth are not strong enough. The mouse runs away. The old man is very angry. He beats his cat. He says: “You are a fool cat. I will punish you!” the cat is very sad. He thinks:“When I was young, I worked hard for you. Now you don't like me because I'm too old to work. You should know you are old, too.”故事二老人和老猫一个年迈的老人养一只猫。
这只猫也非常老了。
她跑得很快,但是牙齿很糟糕。
一天王还是那个,这只老猫看见一只小老鼠。
它抓住了小老鼠,但是它却吃不了它,因为它的牙齿不够锋利了。
这只小老鼠逃跑了。
老人很生气,他打了小猫,并且对它说:“你这只蠢猫!我要惩罚你!”猫非常伤心,它想:“在我还年轻的时候,我为你努力工作。
50篇单词故事
1 Fall in Love with English爱上英语1 Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager pack ed up his overcoat into the suitcase.2He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors.3 He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents' nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer.4 He couldn't get along well with English and dislik ed join ing in English classes because he thought his teacher ignore d him on purpose. 5 As a result, his score in each exam never add ed up to over 60.6 His partner was concerned about him very much.7 She understood exactly what he was suffer ing from,but entirely disagree d with his idea.8 In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swap ped a series of learning tip s with him.9 The item s she set down helped him find the "highway" to studying English well.10 The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend's words.11 Now, he has recover ed from being upset and has fall en in love with English. (42 new) 有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。
英语小故事
英语小故事100字英语小故事(通用25篇)故事:在现实认知观的基础上,对其描写成非常态性现象。
是文学体裁的一种,侧重于事件发展过程的描述。
强调情节的生动性和连贯性,较适于口头讲述。
以下是店铺为大家整理的英语小故事,欢迎阅读与收藏。
英语小故事篇1A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.Zeal should not outrun discretion.有只鸽子口渴得很难受,看见画板上画着一个水瓶,以为是真的。
他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去,不料一头碰撞在画板上,折断了翅膀,摔在地上,被人轻易地捉住了。
这是说,有些人想急于得到所需的东西,一时冲动,草率从事,就会身遭不幸。
英语小故事篇2One day a rabbit was walking near the hill. He heard someone crying,‘Help! Help!’It was a wolf. A big stone was on the wolfs back. He cried, "Mr. Rabbit, take this big stone from my back, or I will die."The Rabbit moved the stone from the wolfs back. Then the wolf jumped and caught the rabbit.“If you kill me, I will never help you again.” Cried the rabbit . “Ha,ha!You will not live, because I will kill you." said the wolf.‘I helped you. How can you kill me? It’s unfair. You ask Mrs.Duck. She will say that you are wrong." said the rabbit. “I will ask her,” said the wolf.So they went to ask Mrs. Duck. The duck listened to their story and said,” What stone? I must see it. Then I can know who is right. “So the wolf and the rabbit and the duck went to see the stone."Now, put the stone back," said Mrs. Duck. So they put the stone back. Now the big stone is on the wolf’s back again.That’s all for my story. Thanks for listening.兔子和狼一天,兔子先生正在山坡附近遛哒,他听到有人在呼救:“救命呀!救命呀!”他这边瞧瞧,那边望望,他发现了可怜的狼先生,一块大石头掉下来压在狼先生的背上,他起不来了。
英语故事50篇
Stories in English 目录Contents1. A French Traveler (1)2. A Smart Boy (2)3. But I Missed Again (3)4. Getting Lost (3)5. A Clever Boy (4)6. Who Deserves Help? (4)7. Be Medically Examined (5)8. A Horse Thief (6)9. Mark Twain Was Fooled (6)10 .The General's Teeth (7)11. Balzac's Handwriting (8)12. Einstein and Chauffeur (8)13. Florence Nightingale (9)14. An Ad. for Modern Bicycle (10)15. A Clever Interpreter (11)16. Who Pushed Me In (11)17. A Clever Man (12)18. Do I Have to Give the Watch Back? 1219. Minding His T's and 2's (13)20. A Bet (13)21 .The Man Who Had No Friends (14)22. Uncle Podgerat Work (15)23. An Attempted Murder (16)24 .The Lost Ring (17)25. The Perfect Pearl ..............................18 26. A Funny Thing Happened to Me.. (19)27. Like Clockwork (20)28 .The Ugly Duckling (21)29. The Nightingale (22)30 .A Faithful Dog (22)31.The Fox and the Grape (24)32. The Hare and the Tortoise (24)33 .The Wolf and the Lamb (24)34.The Milkmaid (25)35. The Lion and the Mouse (25)36. April Fools' Day (26)37. Valentine's Day (26)38 .The Three Wishes (27)39. The Magic Kettle (28)40. Mencius's Mother (29)41. The Thief and His Mother (29)42. The Fisherman and the Gold Fish (30)43 .The Kind-hearted Mermaid (33)44. Cinderella (35)45.The Garden of Eden and the Serpent (37)46. The Tower of Babel (39)47. The Flood (40)48. Echo (41)49. Narcissus (42)50. How Troubles Came into the World (43)1. A French Travelerquite well but not perfectly. For one thing, his vocabulary was not large.One day, he was having a meal in a small country hotel and wanted to order some eggs. But he couldn't remember the word for eggs.Suddenly, through the window, he saw a rooster walking in the yard. He immediately asked the waiter what the bird was called in English.The waiter told him that it was called a rooster.The Frenchman then asked what the rooster's wife was called.The waiter told him that she was called a hen.The Frenchman then asked what the hen's children were called.The waiter told him that they were chickens.The Frenchman then asked what the chickens were called before they were born.The waiter told him they were called eggs."Fine!" said the Frenchman. "Please bring me two eggs and a cup of coffee."2. A Smart BoyWilliam Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was born in a small town. As a young boy, he was very quiet and shy. In fact, he was so quiet that many people thought he was stupid."It's a funny things," William's mother said to him one day, "I know that you are a smart boy, but sometimes you let people think you are not so smart. I wonder why?"The people of the town liked to play tricks on this boy who they thought was so stupid."Here, William," one of them would say. "Here is a nickel, and here is a dime. Which one do you want?"William always chose the nickel, and all the people would laugh at him.Finally, his mother took him aside and said to him, William, why doyou always choose the nickel instead of the dime? Don't you know that a dime is worth more than a nickel?""Certainly I know it," William answered slowly, "but if I choose the dime, then people won't play the trick on me any more. Then I won't get any more nickels."3. But I Missed AgainPeter Judd joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting. One day he and his friends were practising their shootings, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, "You're quite hopeless. Peter! Don't waste your last bullet too! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!"Peter felt ashamed?. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds later the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot."Heavens!" the officer said, "Has that silly man really shot himself?"He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all right. "I'm sorry, sir." he said, "but I missed again. "4. Getting LostA couple from another country was once visiting Miami. They wanted to take a walk and to see the city, but they were afraid they might get lost. They did not speak any English.After they left their hotel, they went to the first street corner and looked at the names of the two streets. Then they carefully copied the two names into their notebook, they thought that this would help them find their way back if they got lost.They walked for hours through the city, and suddenly they realized thatthey were lost. They found a police officer and asked for help, but the officer didn't speak their native language.After an hour they found a person who could help them. She was an interpreter who spoke both their native language and English. They explained that they didn't know the name of their hotel, but they knew which corner it was on. They showed the interpreter what they had copied into their notebook, and the interpreter began to laugh.The words which they had so carefully copied were Stop and One Way.5. A Clever BoyI have a seven year old son named John. He loves chocolates. He often takes chocolates instead of meals. Therefore, he gets very bad teeth. The dentist told me not to let him eat chocolates any more. But his grandfather dotes on him very much. He often buys John chocolates even though he knows that they are bad for his teeth. I know that John is his only grandson, who is everything to him. I really don't want to make him unhappy. Therefore, I always allow John to eat the chocolates his grandpa has bought him.Yesterday evening I kissed John good night and asked him to say his prayers before going to bed, then I left his bedroom. A few minutes later, I heard John shouting word by word, "Tomorrow -is-my- birthday. May - God- bring - me - a - big - box - of - chocolates. " I went to his room and saw him kneeling on the ground shouting out his prayers. I said, "Don't shout, John. Your dad is sleeping now! God can hear you no matter how softly you talk to him. " Pointing to the next room where his grandpa sleeps, John said secretly, "My God is sleeping. He can't hear me unless I wake him up. "6. Who Deserves Help?Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of themain road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow."Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but not one of them tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, "The night will be very dark. Some neighbor will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. "The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message: "This money is for the thoughtful person who removes this stone from the road. That person deserves help."7. Be Medically ExaminedA young man was called up for army service and had to go to be medically examined. The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man. "Take your coat and shirt off, loosen your belt and sit on that chair. "The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, "All right. Put your clothes on again. ""But you haven't examined me at all," the young man said in a troubled voice."It isn't necessary, "the doctor said gently. "When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so you aren't deaf. You saw the chair I pointed to, so your eyesight's good enough for the army. You managed to take your clothes off and to sit on the chair, so your body must be healthy,and you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, so you must possess enough intelligence for the army. "8. A Horse ThiefGeorge Washington was a well-known farmer and soldier before he became the first president of the United States. Here is one of the many stories people told about him.Once a neighbor stole one of Washington's horses. Washington went with a police officer to the neighbor's farm to get the horse, but the neighbor refused to give the horse up; he claimed that it was his horse.Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbor, "If this is your horse, then you must tell us in which eye he is blind. ""In the right eye!" the neighbor said.Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye."Oh, I have made a mistake," said the neighbor. "He is blind in the left eye."Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye, either."I have made another mistake," said the neighbor."Yes, "said the police officer, "and you have also shown us that you are a thief. This horse does not belong to you. You must return it to Mr. Washington."9. Mark Twain Was FooledMark Twain was famous as a writer, but he was also famous as a public speaker and teller of funny stories. He often went from town to town giving lectures.One day he was walking along the street of a small town where he wasgoing to give a lecture that evening. He met a young man who said, "Mr. Twain, I'd like to talk to you for a minute, please. I have an uncle that I'm very fond of. The problem is he never laughs or smiles. Can you do anything?""Bring your uncle to my lecture this evening, young man. I guarantee that he'll laugh and smile. Don't worry about a thing. "That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly at them. He told some very funny stories, but the old man never smiled. Then he told the funniest stories he knew, but the old man's face still remained blank . At last, Mark Twain left the platform almost exhausted .Later Mark Twain was talking with a friend about this."Oh!" said the friend, "I know that old man. He has been deaf for years."10 .The General's TeethHere is a story told about an American general who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops at $ 5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words: "Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home. " The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.11. Balzac's HandwritingBalzac, the famous French writer, wrote many books. His novels are read by people throughout the world. He was said to be good at many things. And his achievements were great!It is said that Balzac had very high opinion of his handwriting. He spent much time practicing writing. And he often told his friends that he could describe a person's character from a person's handwriting.One day, a woman friend brought him a few sheets of a boy's handwriting. She said that she wanted to know what Balzac thought of the boy's character.Balzac studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. Then he looked at the woman strangely. The woman, however, told him that the boy was no relative of hers and that he could tell her the truth."Good, "said Balzac. "Then I can speak frankly. "He then went on to say that he thought the boy was a careless and lazy person. "He would grow up to be a good- for-nothings . His family would be ashamed of him, "he added."Isn't that strange," said the woman, smiling."Because this happens to be pages you’re your own copybook,which you yourself used when you were a boy."12. Einstein and ChauffeurThere is a story about how Albert Einstein was traveling to universities in a chauffeur-driven car, delivering lectures on his theory of relativity. One day whiles transit, the chauffeur remarked: "Dr. Einstein, I've heard that lecture 30 times. I know it by heart and bet I could give it myself. ""Well, I'll give the chance," said Einstein. "They don't know me at the next school, so when we get there I'll put on your cap and you introduce yourself as me and give the lecture. "The chauffeur delivered Einstein's lecture flawlessly. When he finished,he started to leave, but one of the professors stopped him and asked a complex question filled with mathematical equations and formulas. The chauffeur thought fast. "The solution to that problem is so simple," he said, "I'm surprised you have to ask me. In fact, to show you just how simple it is. I'm going to ask my chauffeur to come up here and answer your question. "13. Florence Nightingale"Be a lady, dear. That's what we want!" How many times pretty young Florence Nightingale heard these words from her father and mother! But for her, being a lady was not enough. She wanted to do something for others.Florence's father was a very rich man. Florence took lessons in music and drawing and read great books. She could speak French, German, and Italian as well as English. And she traveled a great deal with her mother and father.As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. As often as she could, she visited hospitals in other countries. She saw so much suffering that she knew she must help.At last her mind was made up. " I'm going to be a nurse," she described."Nursing isn't the right work for a lady," her father told her."Then I will make it so," she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for women. Here she did everything from washing floors to giving her patients new hope.During the Crimean War in 1854 many soldiers were wounded or became ill. News reached England that they received very little care. At once Florence Nightingale wrote to the War Office and offered her services. She went with a band of thirty-eight nurses to the hospitals at Scutari.What they saw there was even worse than they expected. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled. The officer there did not wantany women to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurses went to work.Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines, and food for the men. Her only pay was smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.She fell dangerously ill herself, but she did not stop working. Her thin hands worked day and night. Even in the last hours of night— she could be seen walking with a lamp past each bed. The soldiers often kissed her shadow as "the lady of the lamp " went by.After the war she returned to England and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria.But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money" to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London, and she asked young girls to learn nursing there. she also wrote a book on public health which was printed in several countries.Florence Nightingale did at the age of ninety,still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed,it is because of Florence Nightingale that we honor nurses today.14. An Advertisement for Modern BicycleTom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle which cost $50, so he went to the shop which had put the advertisement in and asked to see one of their wonderful bicycles.The shopkeeper was very happy to show one to Tom, who examined it carefully and then turned to the shopkeeper, saying, "There isn't lamp on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement. " "Yes, sir," answered the shopkeeper, "but the lamp isn't included in the price of the bicycle. It's an extra.""Not included in the price of the bicycle?" Tom said angrily. "But that's not honest. If the lamp's in the advertisement, it should have been included inthe price you gave there. ""Well, sir," answered the shopkeeper calmly, "there is also a girl on the bicycle in our advertisement, but we don't supply one of them with the bicycle either. "15. A Clever InterpreterA famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to have a lecture at a university to a large group of students. As most of them could not understand spoken English, he had to have an interpreter .During his lecture he told an amusing story which went on for rather a long time. At last he stopped to allow the interpreter to translate it into Japanese, and was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds, after which all the students laughed loudly.After the lecture, the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him," Now please tell me how you translated that long story of mine into such a short Japanese one. ""I didn't tell the story at all," the interpreter answered with a smile. I just said, "The honorable lecturer has just told a funny story. You will all laugh , please. "16. Who Pushed Me InJust before giving a lavish party at his estate, a tycoon had the swimming pool filled with poisonous snakes. He called the guests to swim and announced, "To anyone brave enough to swim across this pool, I will give the choice of a thousand acres of my oil fields, 10,000 head of cattle, or my daughter's hand in marriage . "No sooner were his words spoken than a young man plunged in, swan across the pool and climbed out unscathed but breathless . "Congratulations!" the tycoon greeted him, "Do you want my oil fields?""No!" gasped the guest."The 10,000 head of cattle?""No!" the young man shouted. "Well, how about my daughter's... ""No!""You must want something," said the puzzled host."I just want to know the name of the guy who pushed me in!"17. A Clever ManAS a result of weather delays, Boston's Logan International Airport was teeming with frustrated travelers. When I checked in for my flight, I could see from the size of the crowd that boarding was going to be a lengthy process.One well-dressed young man handled the situation with true Yankee ingenuity . I watched as he sat down next to a mother who was coping with a baby and two preschool children, tie struck up a conversation with her, making a point of learning the youngsters' names.The boarding call for passengers with young children was announced. "May I help you with Rob and Jenny?" the young man asked. Tucking his briefcase under one arm , he gave each child a helping hand and followed mother and baby to the plane.18. Do I Have to Give the Watch Back?It was very hot in the small court-room and everybody was feeling sleepy. After a tiring mornings, the clerks were anxious to get off to lunch and even the judge must have felt relieved when the last case came up before the court. A short, middle-aged man with grey hair and small blue eyes was now standing before him. The man had a foolish expression on his face and he kept looking around stupidly as if he was trying hard to understand what was going on.The man was accused of breaking into a house and stealing a cheap watch. The witness who was called did not give a very clear account of whathad happened. He claimed to have seen a man outside the house one night, but on being questioned further, he confessed that he was not sure whether this was the man. The judge considered the matter for a short time and then declared that as there was no real proof, the man could not be found guilty of any crime. He said that the case was dismissed and then rose to go. Meanwhile, the accused looked very puzzled. It was clear that he had not understood a thing. Noticing this, the judge paused for a moment and then the man said suddenly,"Excuse me, sir,but do I have to give the watch back or not?"19. Minding His T's and 2'sDr. Irving Wright, president of the American Federation for Aging Research, tells the story of a psychological test that was developed to measure the mental agility of elderly people. A young psychologist was chosen to try out the test on a 91-year-old man.The psychologist explained that it was a verbal test and that some of the questions were easy, while others were difficult. The first question, for example, was "What two days in the week begin with T?""That's easy," the man replied. "Today and Tomorrow. "The psychologist paused, studied his papers, and moved to the next question. "This one is much more difficult. How many seconds are there in a year?"Without blinking an eye, the man said, "Twelve.""What did you say?" asked the psychologist."Twelve," said the elderly man, smiling. "The second of January, thesecond of February. . . "20. A BetA programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. The programmer leans over to theengineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks . The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $ 5. " Again, the engineer politely declines and tries to get to sleep. The programmer, now somewhat agitated, says, "Ok, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50!" This catches the Engineer's attention, and he sees no end to this torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game. The programmer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The engineer doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer. Now, it's the engineer's turn. He asks the programmer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?" The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. He taps into the Aerophone with his modem and searches the net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated,he sends e-mail to his co-workers-all to no avail. After about an hour,he wakes the engineer and hands him $50.The engineer politely takes the $5O and turns away to try to get back to sleep,The programmer,more than a little miffed, shakes the engineer and asks,"Well,so what's the answer?" Without a word,the engineer reaches into his wallet,hands the programmer $5,and turns away and goes back to sleep.21 .The Man Who Had No FriendsEdgar wondered why he didn't have many friends. The reason was as always taking, never giving, people soon got tired of that.One day Edgar told Bill, "I'd like to give a party on Saturday. I'd like you to come and bring Martha, too. ""Thanks, Edgar. We'd be happy to come. ""Perhaps you'd be willing to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I'm sure everyone will want you to sing for us. ""We'd be glad to sing. We'll try to learn a few new songs between now and Saturday. We can start practicing this evening. ""Good! Don't forget to practice ' You Are My Sunshine'. That's the one I like best. I want you to be sure to sing that one. "That was how Edgar began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. " You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I prefer to eat your cake than have one from the bakery. "Edgar invited several other friends to come to his party. He did not forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed to let him.The party was a big success. However,as the guests were leaving they said "Thank you" to Bill and Martha for the music,Betty Mary for the cake,the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their contributions. To Edgar they said simply,"Thanks for the invitation." Everyone knew that was all Edgar managed to contribute!22. Uncle Podgerat WorkThere are many people who say they like to do a little piece of work themselves. They say, "Why call somebody onto the house, or ask a lot of people to help when you can do the job very well alone. "My dear Uncle Podger is just that sort of man. One day he bought a picture."We don't need a man for this. I'll put that picture up on the wall in no time."Then he took off his coat and began. But he had no nails. He sent his daughter to buy some. Then he sent one of the boys to tell her what size to buy. Then he shouted."Now you go and get me my hammer, Will; and bring e the ruler, Tom;and I shall want the ladder, Jim. And won't go away, Maria, because I shall want you to hold the light. Now, Tom, hand me the picture. "When all was ready and Tom handed him the picture, he dropped it, and it came out of the frame . He tried to save the glass, and cut himself. Then he ran round the room, looking for his handkerchief. Suddenly he remembered it was in the pocket of his coat. Now everybody started looking for his coat while he sat and shouted.―Doesn’t anybody in the whole house know where my coat is?‖The he discovered that he was sistting on it, and shouted again.―Oh, I have found it myself. You can never find anything, you fools.‖Half an hour had passed by now. uncle Podger started to work all over again with the whole family standing round ready to help.……At about midnight, the picture was up at last. Everybody was very tired except, of course, Uncle Podger.―There you are!‖ he said, coming down from the chair. ―Why, other people call in a special man to do a little thing like that!‖Notes:23. An Attempted MurderThe writers of murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper: "An opportunity to earn $250 in a few minutes. A man. . . willing to take chances wanted for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once. " A reader found this offer very generous and applied to the advertiser, but being a bit suspicious, he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested. He did so and learned on the telephone that。
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以下是小编为大家整理了简短的几则幼儿英文小故事,一起来看看吧!简短的幼儿英文小故事:You’d Better Not Talk With HimMr Brown had lived in a village before he became a famous lawyer .He remembered his hard life during studying in the colleage .And his parents borrowed much money for him .So he worked hard and tried his best to get more money .Now he lives in a beautiful house with his family and his son Rechard is clever .He likes the boy very much and sent him to the best school in the city .He hoped Rechard to live a happy lift and buys everything the boy wants .He wished his son could become a great scientist .But he doesn’t know Rechard hates studying and spents much time in playing .Now he’s interested in fishing and sometimes cutsclasses .So he failed in the exams .Miss Young ,hisheadteacher ,tells him not to do that ,but hd doesn’t listen toher .She became angry after the boy was late again one afternoon .“I’ll visit your father tomorrow evening ,Rechard ,”said Miss Young .”I will ask a good way to educate you .”“You’d better not talk with him ,madam ,”said the boy .“Or you’ll pay for a fee for his advisory service !”短篇的幼儿英文小故事:I Owe You for a FloatMr Smith worked in a post office and three years ago ,when he was sixty ,he retired .Now he and his wife stay at home and his children work in another city .The old woman does all housework and he has nothing to do at home .He likes neither reading nor watchinggames .At first he didn’t know how to spend the spare time .Mr Hunt who was two years older than him asked him to go fishing with him .“It’s a good sport ,”said Mr Hunt .“I’m sure you will soon be interested in it .”“But I cann’t fish at all ,you know .”“That’s easy .Go fishing with me tomorrow morning and I’ll teach you .”Mr Smith decided to try his luck .The following day the two old friends came to a river and began to fish .Suddenly Mr Smithsaid ,“How much do those little red things cost ”“You mean the floats Oh ,they are cheap .What made you ask me sucha question ”“I owe you one .Mine has just sunk .”简单的幼儿英文小故事:Very Pleased to Meet YouDuring World War II, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army. Joan Phillips was one of them. She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and soldiers.One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. He said to her,"I‘m going abroad tomorrow, but I‘d be very happy if we could write to each other." Joan agreed, and they wrote for several months.Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.Joan went there and said to the matron, "I‘ve come to visit Captain Humphreys.""Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here," the matron said."Oh, that‘s all right," answered Joan. "I‘m his sister.""I‘m very pleased to meet you," the matron said, "I‘m his mother!"在第二次世界大战中,有许多年轻的妇女在军营中服役。
