一年級(jí)英語小故事.doc

一年級(jí)英語小故事(一)DifferenceI can always tell a graduate class from an undergraduate class, observed the instructor in one of my graduate engineering courses at California State University in Los Angeles. When I say, Good afternoon, the undergraduates respond, Good afternoon. But the graduate students just write it down.區(qū) 別“研究生班和本科生很容易就能區(qū)別開來，”在洛杉磯加利福利亞州立大學(xué)給我們研究生上工程學(xué)課的老師如此說?！拔艺f下午好，本科生們回答說下午好。研究生們則把我說的話記在筆記本上。”一年級(jí)英語小故事(二)VirtueMany years after receiving my graduate degree, I returned to the State University of New York at Binghamton as a faculty member. One day in a crowded elevator, someone remarked on its inefficiency. I said the elevators had not changed in the 20 years since I began there as a student.When the door finally opened, I felt a compassionate pat on my back, and turned to see an elderly nun smiling at me. Youll get that degree, dear, she whispered. Perseverance is a virtue.美 德獲取研究生學(xué)位多年以后，我回到位于賓翰頓的紐約州立大學(xué)當(dāng)教員。一天，電梯里很擁擠，有人抱怨電梯效率太低。我說自我在那里當(dāng)學(xué)生起，20年來電梯一直沒有換過。最后當(dāng)電梯門打開時(shí)，我感到有人在我的背上同情地拍了一下，回過頭來我看到一位年長的修女正在朝我微笑?！澳銜?huì)拿到學(xué)位的，親愛的，”她低聲說道：“堅(jiān)持不懈是一種美德?！币荒昙?jí)英語小故事(三)A Wolf in sheeps clothingA wolf wanted to eat the sheep, but he was afraid of the vigilant shepherd and his dogs. One day the wolf found the skin of a sheep. He put it on and walked among the sheep. A lamb thought that the wolf was its mother because his skin looked like hers. So it followed the wolf. Soon after they had left the dogs, the wolf came at the lamb and ate it up. For some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.披著羊皮的狼狼想吃羊，但是他害怕警惕的牧羊人和牧羊犬。 有一天狼發(fā)現(xiàn)了一塊羊皮，便披著它混入羊群。 一只小羊羔把這只披著羊皮的狼誤認(rèn)為自己的媽媽，被領(lǐng)出了羊群。 狼成功地欺騙了羊群，吃掉了小羊羔。寓意：事物的外表有時(shí)候會(huì)掩蓋它的本質(zhì)，所以我們不能只憑表面現(xiàn)象就作判斷。一年級(jí)英語小故事(四)The crow, rabbit and foxThe crow was sitting on the tree doing nothing all a day.A small rabbit saw the crow,and asked him:Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long? the crow answered:sure ,why not? So the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow,and rested.All of a sudden. A fox appeared,jumped on the rabbit and ate it .moral of the story is :To be sitting and doing nothing ,you must be sitting very very high up!烏鴉、兔子和狐貍有一只烏鴉整天坐在樹上什么事也不做。一只小兔子看見了，就問它：“我能像你一樣整天坐著什么事也不做嗎?”這只烏鴉回答道：“當(dāng)然可以。為什么不呢?”于是小兔子坐在樹底下開始休息。突然一只狐貍出現(xiàn)，跳起抓住小兔子就把它給吃了。這個(gè)故事的寓意是：如果你想什么也不做，就必須坐得很高。一年級(jí)英語小故事(五)The lion and the foxThe lion once said that he was sick on his death bed. So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes. the goat came to the lions cave. He stood there and listened for a long time. then a sheep went in. Before she came out, a rabbit entered to hear the last wishes of the king of beasts. But soon the lion seemed to recover, and went to the mouth of his cave. He saw a fox waiting outside. Why dont you come in?“ asked the lion to the fox. “I beg Your Majestys pardon,“ said the fox, “I have seen many animals enter your cave, but none of them come out. Till they come out again, I prefer to wait outside.老獅子與狐貍一頭年老的獅子聲稱自己病得要死了，他告訴所有的動(dòng)物來聽他的臨