英语小故事

英语小故事 Second language A mother mouse was out for a stroll with her babies when she spotted a cat crouched behind a bush. She watched the cat, and the cat watched the mice. Mother mouse barked fiercely, "Woof, woof, woof!" The cat was so terrified that it ran for it's life. Mother mouse turned to her babies and said, "Now, do you understand the value of a second language?" 一只母老鼠带着孩子出来散步，突然她看见一只猫正在灌木丛中虎视耽耽。 母老鼠向着猫叫道:“汪，汪，汪”，猫听了非常害怕，拼命跑走了。 母老鼠回过头洋洋自得的对孩子说:“现在你知道外语的重要性了吧。” Belling the cat Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food. One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that. At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea。 "We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away." Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke. 老鼠开会 从前，一所房子里面有一只大猫，他抓住了很多偷东西的老鼠。 一天，老鼠在一起开会商量如何对付他们共同的敌人。会上大家各有各的主张，最后，一只小老 鼠站出来说他有一个好主意。 “我们可以在猫的脖子上绑一个铃铛，那么如果他来到附近，我们听到铃声就可以马上逃跑。” 大家都赞同这个建议，这时一只聪明的老耗子站出来说:“这的确是个绝妙的主意，但是谁来给 猫的脖子上绑铃铛呢,”老鼠们面面相觑，谁也没有说话。 朋友 A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. There's always going to be people that hurt you, so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you. Remember: Whatever happens, happens for a reason. How many people actually have 8 true friends? Hardly anyone I know. But some of us have all-right friends and good friends. 真正的朋友是一个可以援手帮助并感动你心扉的人。 别人常常伤害你，所以你该继续付出信任， 并小心挑选你下次信任的人。 在你想了解别人也想让别人了解你之前，先完善并了解自己。 要记住:任何事情的发生都有因有起。 有多少人可以拥有八个真正的朋友,就我所知少之又少。但我们会有泛泛之交和好友。 青春的飞逝 There are gains for all our losses. There are balms for all our pain: But when youth, the dream, departs. It takes something from our hearts, And it never comes again. We are stronger, and are better, Under manhood's sterner reign: Still we feel that something sweet Following youth, with flying feet, And will never come again. Something beautiful is vanished, And we sigh for it in vain; We behold it everywhere, On the earth, and in the air, But it never comes again! 我们失去的一切都能得到补偿，我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰;可梦境似的青春一旦消逝，它带 走了我们心中的某种美好，从此一去不复返。 我们变得日益刚强、更臻完美，在严峻的成年生活驱使下;可是依然感到甜美的情感，已随着青 春飞逝，不再返回。 美好已经消逝，我们枉自为此叹息;尽管在天地之间，我们处处能见青春的魅力，可是它不再返 回～ five Hundred Times 五百遍 In the traffic court of a large mid-western city, a young lady was brought before the judge to answer a ticket given her for driving through a red light. She explained to his honor that she was a school teacher and requested an immediate disposal of her case in order that she might hasten on to her classes. A wild gleam came into the judge's eye. "You are a school teacher, eh?" said he. "Madam, I shall realize my lifelong ambition. Sit down at that table and write 'I went through a red light' five hundred times." 在中西部一个大城市的交通法庭里，一位年轻女士被带到法官面前，她由于开车闯红灯被开了罚 单。女士向法官解释，她是一名学校老师，请求法官马上处理她的案子，以便可以赶回去上课。 法官眼中闪过一丝狡黠，说道:“你是学校的老师，对吗,女士，我马上要实现我毕生的愿望了。 在那张桌子旁坐下，写‘我开车闯了红灯’500遍。” Why he couldn't leave? There was a meeting with a large number of people. At first the speaker was very interesting, but as time went on, he became very boring. Finally when he was through, there was only one man sitting in the large room. The speaker walked up to the man and said, "Thank you for hearing me out when all the others left the room." "Oh! Don't mention it!" replied the man, "I cannot leave because I am the next speaker." 他为什么不走? 在一个很多人参加的会议中,刚开始演讲者说得非常有趣,但渐渐地,他说得越来越令人厌烦.结果, 当会议结束的时候,大会议室里只剩一个人了. 演讲者走过去跟那个人说:”谢谢你,其他人都走了,只有你还在听我说.” “噢,别客气.”那个人回答说,”我不走,是因为我是下一位演讲者!” last one The Reporter asked last runs up to the end point athlete: ” you have run last, is very disappionted?” The athlete said excitedly: “how can you say disappionted? You had not seen they 7 are running because i'm tracing them, they are scared of me! ” 最后一名 记者问最后一名跑到终点的运动员:”你跑了最后一名，是不是很没劲啊,” 运动员激动地说:“怎么能说没劲呢,你没看到他们7个人被我追得直跑吗, ” 没问题 A bald man took a seat in a beauty shop. "How can I help you?" asked the stylist. "I went for a hair transplant," the guy explained, "but I couldn't stand the pain. If you can make my hair look like yours without causing me any discomfort, I'll pay you $5,000." "No problem," said the stylistand he quickly shaved his head. 一个秃头的男人坐在理发店里。 发型师问:“有什么可以帮你吗,” 那个人解释说:“我本来去做头发移植，但实在太痛了。如果你能够让我的头发看起来像你的一 样，而且没有任何痛苦，我将付给你5000美元。” “没问题，”发型师说，然后他很快帮自己剃了个光头 A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 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。” Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy. 好客 由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地 离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。 客人微笑着把 奶酪放进嘴里说:“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪,” “在捕鼠夹上， 先生。”那小男孩说。 A little girl came home from school and said to her mother, "Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn't do." The mother exclaimed, "But that's terrible! I'm going to have a talk with your teacher about this ... by the way, what was it that you didn't do?" The little girl replied, "My homework." 你等着发工资吧 If you are alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. If you need money... wait for your salary. 如果你感到孤独，我做你的影子。如果你想哭泣，我做你的肩膀。如果你想要拥抱，我做你 的枕头。如果你想要快乐，我做你的微笑。如果你想要钱„„等着发工资吧～ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z oops! i miss "U" A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z 哎呀～我居然丢了“U” School! Go Slowly! (学校～慢行～) Paul is always late for school. It is ten past eight in the morning. The students are having English lesson in the classroom. Paul opens the door and comes in. “Paul, why are you late for school every morning?” his teacher asks. “When do you leave home?” “I leave home at a quarter to eight,” Paul answers. “Is your home far from our school?” his teacher asks. “No, about ten minutes’ walk.” Then why are you late?” “ “Every day on my way to school I see a sign. It says: School! Go slowly!” 下面是译文: 保尔上学经常迟到。 早上八点十分，同学们正在教室里上英语课，保尔推门进来。 “保尔，为什么你每天早上上学都要迟到呢,”老师问道，“你是什么时候离开家的,” “我是七点三刻出门的。”保尔答道。 “你家离学校很远吗,”老师又问。 “不远，步行十分钟” “那你怎么会迟到呢,” “每天我在上学的路上总看到一个标记，上面写到:学校～慢行～”