英語小故事短文(共3頁)

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上英語小故事短文：男孩和釘子Once there was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.從前，有一個(gè)小男孩，他的脾氣很壞。他的父親送給他一袋釘子。告訴他說，他每發(fā)一次火，就必須將一顆釘子釘在柵欄上。The first day the boy hammered 37 nails into the

2、 fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.第一天，男孩將37顆釘子釘進(jìn)了柵欄。又過了幾周，隨著他學(xué)會控制自己的怒火，釘子的數(shù)目日益減少。他發(fā)現(xiàn)控制自己的脾氣要比往柵欄上釘那些釘子容易。Finally the day came w

3、hen the boy didnt lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and his father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.最后，男孩再也不發(fā)火的日子終于來了。他把這件事告訴了他的父親。他的父親建議他現(xiàn)在每天能控制住自己的脾氣，就拔掉一顆釘子。The days passed and one day the young boy told his father tha

4、t all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. The fence would never be the same. “When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like those nails,” his father said.又過去了好幾天。有一天，男孩對他的父親說，所有的釘子都沒有了。男孩的父親拉住他的手，將他領(lǐng)到了柵欄邊。柵欄再也不是從前的樣子了。“當(dāng)你生氣的說出事情時(shí)，它們就像那些釘子一樣留

5、下了傷疤。”他的父親說。袋鼠與籠子(Kangaroos and the Cage) One day the staff members of a zoo called a meeting to discuss the problem-how to deal with the kangaroos that were found out of the cage. They came to the conclusion that the cage was placed too low and decided to raise it from one to two meters high.

6、But the next day the kangaroos were still at large and they again raised the cage to three meters.有一天，動(dòng)物園的管理員們發(fā)現(xiàn)袋鼠從籠子里跑出來了， 于是開會討論，一致認(rèn)為是籠子的高度過低，所以他們決定將籠子的高度由原來的1米加高到2米。結(jié)果第二天他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，袋鼠還是跑到外面來，所以他們又決定再將高度加高到3米。Quite beyond their expectation the next morning they saw the kangaroos still free to go about.

7、They were alarmed and determined to go to all the length by raising the cage to the height of ten meters.沒想到隔天居然又看到袋鼠全跑到外面，于是管理 員們大為緊張，決定一不做二不休，將籠子的高度加高到10米。Later a giraffe, while chatting with some kangaroos, asked them, “Do you think they will go on raising your cage?”一天，長頸鹿和幾只袋鼠在閑聊，“你們看，這些人 會不會再繼

8、續(xù)加高你們的籠子?”長頸鹿問。“Hard to say,” said a kangaroo, “if they continue forgetting to fasten the cage door.”“很難說。”袋鼠說，“如果他們再繼續(xù)忘記關(guān)門的話!”風(fēng)和太陽(The Wind And The Sun) One day the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.” (有一天風(fēng)跟太陽

9、說: “看看那個(gè)沿著路上走的人.我可以比你快讓他把披風(fēng)脫下來.) “We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.” (“我們等著看吧,”太陽說, “我讓你先試.) So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself. (因此風(fēng)嘗試讓那個(gè)人把披風(fēng)脫下來.他用力

10、地吹,可是那個(gè)人把披風(fēng)拉得更緊.) “I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon ame hot and took off his cloak. (“我放棄了,”風(fēng)最后說, “我無法讓他把披風(fēng)脫下來.”然后由太陽試試看.他盡可能地曬他.不久,那個(gè)人很熱就把披風(fēng)脫下來了.)The Fox and the CrowOne day a crow stood on

11、 a branch near his nest and felt very happy with the meat in his mouth. At that time, a fox saw the crow with the meat, so he swallowed and eagerly thought of a plan to get the meat. However, whatever the fox said to the crow, the crow just kept silent. Until the fox thought highly of the crows beau

12、tiful voice, the crow felt flattered and opened his mouth to sing. As soon as the meat fell down to the ground, the fox took the meat and went into his hole.“狐貍和烏鴉”有一天,一只烏鴉站在窩旁的樹枝上嘴里叼著一片肉，心里非常高興。這時(shí)候，一只狐貍看見了烏鴉，饞得直流口水，非常想得到那片肉。但是，無論狐貍說什么，烏鴉就是不理睬狐貍。最后，狐貍贊美烏鴉的嗓音最優(yōu)美，并要求烏鴉唱幾句讓他欣賞欣賞。烏鴉聽了狐貍贊美的話，得意極了，就唱起歌來。沒

13、想到，肉一掉下來，狐貍就叼起肉，鉆回了洞英語幽默小故事：Prowling CatA lady had a beautiful black cat, Midnight, who spent his days outside and came indoors at night.一位女士擁有一只非常美麗的黑貓，叫做子夜，它會在晚上跑出去玩一陣，再回家來。One crisp fall evening he disappeared.然而在一個(gè)涼爽的傍晚，它消失了。The lady searched for him in vain.女士苦苦找尋而徒勞無功。The following spring, how

14、ever, Mdnight reappeared, looking healthy and clean. She figured he'd been sowing his wild oats.第二年春天，子夜又回來了，看上去干凈又健康的樣子。女士想著：它大概在外面種了燕麥吧。Everything was back to normal, until that fall, when Midnight disappeared again.一切如舊，直到這年秋天，子夜又消失了。The next spring, he returned. Perplexed the lady went door to door questioning others in the area.再接下來的春天，它又回來了。女士感到十分困惑，一家一家地詢問附近的鄰居。Finally she rang the bell of an older couple.最終她按響了一對老夫婦的門鈴。"A black cat?