短篇英語朗誦故事

短篇英語朗誦故事短篇英語故事1：Therewasaguywhowentintoashoptobuyaparrot.Therewerethreeparrotsintheshop.Onewas$5,000;anotherone,$10,000;andthethirdone,$30,000.Thecustomeraskedtheowner,“Howethisguyis$5,000?That?ssoexpensiveforthiskindofparrot.”Theownersaid,“BecauseIhavetrainedhimandhecantalk.”Sothecustomeraskedhim,“Howaboutthisguy?Whatcanhedothatmakeshimsoexpensive?”Theownersaid,“Well,apartfromtalking,hecanalsodosomeamusingactions,likedancingandsoon.That?swhyhe?ssoexpensive.”Thenthecustomersaid,“Howaboutthethirdone?Whatcanhedothatmakeshimsoexpensive?”Theowneroftheshopsaid,“Idon?tknow.Normally,Ihaveneverheardhimtalk,nordance,norwhistle,norsing,nothingatall!Buttheothertwocallhim?TheBoss.?”老板最大有個人到一間商店買鸚鵡。店里有三只鸚鵡，其中一只賣五千元，另一只賣一萬元，還有一只賣三萬元。顧客問老板：「為什么這只要賣五千元？這個價錢對這種鸚鵡來說太貴了！」老板說：「因為我有訓練他講話?！诡櫩陀謫枺骸改沁@只呢？他會做什么？為什么要賣這么貴？」老板說：「他除了會說話之外，還會表演一些有趣的動作，好比說跳舞等等，所以才賣這么貴?！诡櫩徒又謫枺骸改堑谌荒兀克麜鍪裁?？為什么要賣這么貴？」老板說：「我不知道。我從沒聽過他講話、吹口哨或唱歌，也沒看過他跳舞，什么都沒有！不過另外兩只叫他：『老板！』」2.Whereistheegg?Teacher:Canyoumakeasentencewiththeword"egg"?Student:Yes.Iateapieceofcakeyesterday.Teacher:Thenwhereisthe“egg"?Student:Inthecake,Sir.雞蛋在哪里？老師：你能用“雞蛋”一詞造句嗎？學生：可以。我昨天吃了一塊蛋糕。老師：“雞蛋”在哪？學生：在蛋糕里，先生3.Tomisalittleboy,andheisonlysevenyearsold.Oncehegoestoacinema.Itisthefirsttimeforhimtodothat.Hebuysaticketandgoesin.Butaftertwoorthreeminutesheesout,andbuysthesecondticketandgoesinagain.Afterafewminutesheesoutagainandbuysthethirdticket.Twoorthreeminutesafterthatheesoutandasksforanotherticket.Butagirlaskshim,“Whydoyoubuysomanytickets?Howmanyfriendsdoyoumeet?”“No,Ihavenofriendshere,butabigwomanalwaysstopsmeatthedoorandcutsupmyticket.”湯姆是個小孩，他才7歲。當他去電影院的時候。那時他第一次去。他買了張票進去了。但沒過兩三分鐘他就出來了，然后買了第二張票又進去了。幾分鐘后他又出來買了第三張票。接著兩三分鐘后他又出來買票。一個女的問她，“你為什么要買那么多票啊?你見到了幾個朋友？""沒有，我里面沒朋友，但是每當我進門的時候一位大的女人老把我的票給剪了"4.Child:Myunclehas1000menunderhim.Man:Heisreallysomebody.Whatdoesdo?Child:Amaintenancemaninacemetery他真是一個大人物小孩：我叔叔下面有1000個人。男人：他真是一個大人物。他是干什么的？小孩：墓地守墓人。Teacher:WouldShakespearebeagreatmanifhewerestillalivetoday?一名偉人老師：如果莎士比亞還活著，他會是一名偉人嗎？Mr.Smith:Waiter,there'sadeadflyinmysoup.Waiter:Yes,sir,Iknow---it'stheheatthatkillsit.史密斯先生：服務員，我的湯里有一只死蒼蠅．服務員：是的，先生，我知道了，它是被燙死的．Son:Dad,givemeadime.Father:Son,don'tyouthinkyou'regettingtoobigtobeforeverbeggingfordimes?Son:Iguessyou'reright,Dad,Givemeadollar,willyou?兒子：爸爸，給我一角錢。父親：兒子，你不認為你已經(jīng)長大了，不該再老是一角一角地要錢了(該自立了)，不是嗎？兒子：爸爸，我想你是對的，那給我一塊錢行嗎？Alittlekidfellinlovewithanotherlittlekid,aschoolmate.Sometimesthekidsthinktheyfallinlovewhentheyhaveacrushonsomeoneelseintheclass,whenthey?reeightortenyearsoldorsomethinglikethat.Sotheeight-year-oldkidcamebackhomeandaskedhisfather,“Father,isitexpensivetobemarried?”Andthefathersaid,“Yes,son,itisveryexpensive.”Sothesonasked,“Howmuchdoesitcost?”Andthefathersaid,“Idon?tknow,son.I?mstillpaying.”有個小孩愛上了另一個小孩，對方是學校的同學。八歲或十歲左右的孩子有時會迷戀班上某個人，然后就以為自己戀愛了。因此這個八歲的小孩回家問他爸爸：「爸爸，結婚很花錢嗎？」爸爸說：「是啊，兒子，非?；ㄥX。」兒子又問：「要花多少錢呢？」爸爸說：「我不知道，兒子，我到現(xiàn)在還一直在付錢?。　?Boy,whyhaveyougotcotton-woolinyourear?Isitinfected?""No,sir,butyousaidyesterdaythateverythingyoutoldmewentinoneearandouttheother,soIamtryingtostopit."“孩子，你為什么用棉花塞住耳朵？它感染了嗎？”“沒有，老師?？墒悄阕蛱煺f你告訴我的知識都是一個耳朵里進，一個耳朵里出，所以我要把它堵在里面?！薄癐'msorry，Madam，butIshallhavetochargeyoutwentydollarsforpullingyourboy'stooth.”“Twentydollars!Why，Iunderstandyoutosaythatyouchargedonlyfourdollarsforsuchwork!”“Yes，butthisyoungsteryelledsoterriblythathescaredfourotherpatientsoutoftheoffice.”“對不起，夫人，為您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元?！薄?0美元！為什么？不是說好只要4美元?！薄笆堑?，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四個病人嚇跑了?！盩WO：Teacher：Weallknowthatbeatcausesanobjecttoexpandancoldcaueseittocontract.Now，cananyonegivemeagoodexample?John：Well，inthesummerthedaysarelong，andinthewinterthedaysareshort.老師：我們都知道熱脹冷縮的道理?，F(xiàn)在，誰給我舉個例子？約翰：嗯，在夏天天都長，在冬天天都短。Thelectureronevolutionhadbeengoingonfornearlytwohours.thenhestartedagain,andsaidhe:"Letmeasktheevolutionistaquestion---ifwehadtailslikeababoon,wherearethey?""I'llventureananswer,"saidanoldlady."Wehavewornthemoffsittingheresolong.".教進化論的老師已經(jīng)滔滔不絕地講了快兩個小時，他的話題又來了：“讓我向進化論者提個問題——如果我們曾經(jīng)像狒狒那樣長著尾巴，那么現(xiàn)在尾巴到哪里去了？”“我來試試看，”一位老太太說。“該是我們在這里坐這么久把它們磨掉了吧?！盇manwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbeeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver."Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsomeothertime.【譯文】一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去，當他沿著路走時，在路的一邊他發(fā)現(xiàn)一箱好蘋果，他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西?！比缓笏闷鹛O果，一把扔到土里去。他繼續(xù)走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河。”他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。AGoodBoyLittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents."WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveStory1:AGreatActorTherewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineinpraiseoftherose:?Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.?”Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.”Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!“Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!”hecried.“You?veruinedmyplay!You?veruinedme!”Theactorwaspuzzled,“Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?”“No!”shoutedthedirector.“Youforgottherose!”(181words)Story2:ProblemofMeetingPeopleBeforethewedding,thegroomwentuptotheministerwithanunusualoffer.“Look,I?llgiveyou$100ifyou?llchangetheweddingvows.WhenyougettothepartwhereI?mexpectedtopromiseto?love,respectandobeyher,??givingupallothers,?and?betruetoherforever,?I?dbehappyifyou?djustleavethatpartout.”Hegavetheministerthecashandwalkedawaywithalightheart.Theweddingdayarrived,andthebrideandgroomreachedthatpartoftheceremonywheretheywouldmakevowstoeachother.Whenitwastimeforthegroom?svows,theministerlookedtheyoungmanintheeyeandsaid,“Willyoupromisetokneelbeforeher,obeyhereverymandandwish,serveherbreakfastinbedeverymorningofyourlifeandmakeavowbeforeGodandyourlovelywifethatyouwillneverevenlookatanotherwoman,aslongasyoubothshalllive?”Thegroomwasshocked,butinspiteofhimself,hesaidinalowvoice,“Yes,Iwill.”Thenthegroomwhisperedtotheminister,“Ithoughtwehadadeal.”Theministerputthe$100intohishandandwhisperedback,“Shemademeamuchbetteroffer.”Story3:HethinksI’mGod.Ayoungwomanbringshomeherfiancétomeetherparents.Afterdinner,hermothertellsherfathertofindoutabouttheyoungman?splans.Thefatherinvitesthefiancétohisstudyforadrink.“Sowhatareyourplans?”thefatheraskstheyoungman.“IamaBiblestudent,”hereplies.“ABiblestudent.Hmm.”Thefathersays.“Good,butwhatwillyoudotoprovidemydaughterwithanicehousesuchasshe?saustomedto?”“Iwillstudy,”theyoungmanreplies,“andGodwillprovideforus.”“Andhowwillyoubuyherabeautifulengagementringsuchasshedeserves?”asksthefather.“Iwillconcentrateonmystudies,”theYoungmanreplies,“andGodwillprovideforus.”“Andchildren?”asksthefather.“Howwillyousupportchildren?”“Don?tworry,sir.Godwillprovide,”repliesthefiancé.Theconversationgoesonlikethis,andeachtimethefatherquestionshim,theyoungmaninsiststhatGodwillprovide.Later,themotherasks,“Howdiditgo,honey?”Thefatheranswers,“Hehasnojobandnoplans,butthegoodnewsishethinksI?mGod.”Story4:ASuddenChangeintheParrot’sAttitudeAyoungmannamedJohnreceivedaparrotasagift.Theparrothadabadattitudeandanevenworsevocabulary.Everywordoutofthisbird?smouthwasrude.Johntriedeverymethodtochangethebird?sattitudebyconstantlysayingpolitewords,playingsoftmusic,andanythinghecouldthinkoftosetagoodexample.Nothingworked.Finally,Johngotfedupandheyelledattheparrot.Andthebirdyelledback.Johnshooktheparrot,andthebirdgotangrierandruder.Finally,inamomentofdesperation,Johnputthebirdintherefrigeratorfreezer.Forafewminutes,Johnheardthebirdscreamandkick.Thensuddenlytherewassilence.Notasoundforoveraminute.Fearingthathe?shurtthebird,Johnquicklyopenedthedoortothefreezer.Theparrotcalmlysteppedoutandsaid,“IbelieveImayhaveoffendedyouwithmyrudelanguageandactions.Iamtrulysorry,andIwilldoeverythingIcantocorrectmypoorbehavior.”Johnwasgreatlysurprisedatthebird?schangeofattitude.Ashewasabouttoasktheparrotwhathadcausedsuchasuddenchangeinhisbehavior,thebirdcontinued,“MayIaskwhyyouputthechickensthereandwhattheydidwrong?”Story5:AMiserTherewasamiserwholovedmoneymorethananythingelse.Justbeforehedied,hesaidtohiswife,“Now,listen.WhenIdie,Iwantyoutotakeallmymoneyandputitinthecasketwithme.Iwanttotakemymoneytotheafterlifewithme.”Hemadeherpromisewithallherheartthatwhenhedies,shewouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.Thenhedied.Hewaslaidinthecasket,hiswifewassittingtherewearingblack,andherfriendwassittingnexttoher.Whentheyfinishedtheceremony,justbeforetheundertakersgotreadytoclosethecasket,thewifesaid,“Waitaminute!”Shehadaboxwithher.Shecameoverwiththeboxandputitinthecasket.Thentheundertakerslockedthecasketdown,andtheyrolleditaway.Herfriendsaid,“Girl,Iknowyouweren?tfoolenoughtoputallthatmoneyintherewithyourhusband!”Shesaid,“Listen,I?maChristian.Ican?tgobackonmyword.IpromisehimthatIwouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.”“Youmeanyoureallyputthatmoneyinthecasketwithhim!?”“Isurelydid,”saidthewife.“Iwrotehimacheck.”Story6:TwoConcertTicketsAftershoppingformostoftheday,acouplereturntofindtheircarhasbeenstolen.Theygotothepolicestationtomakeafullreport.Then,apoliceofficerdrivesthembacktotheparkinglottoseeifanyevidencecanbefoundatthesceneofthecrime.Totheirsurprise,thecarhasbeenreturned.Thereisanenvelopeonthewindshieldwithanoteofapologyandtwoticketstoaconcert.Thenotereads,“Iapologizefortakingyourcar,butmywifewashavingababyandIhadtouseyourcartorushhertothehospital.Pleaseforgivetheinconvenience.Herearetwoticketsfortonight?sconcert.”Thecouplefeelrelieved.Afterall,mosthumanbeingsarekind,theythink.Theygototheconcertandreturnhomelate.Theyfindtheirhousehasbeenrobbed.Valuablegoodshavebeentaken.Andthereisanoteonthedoorreading,“Well,youstillhaveyourcar.Ihavetoputmynewly-bornkidthroughcollegesomehow,don?tI?”Story7:Whostolethevase?Amy,therichestwomanintown,threwaparty.Itwascrowdedandturnedouttobeahugesuess,untilabout12:00a.m.That?swhenAmynoticedthathervaluablevasewasmissingfromtheentryhalltable.Whenthepolicechiefarrived,heaskedeachvisitortomakeastatement.PhillipMcDonaldsteppedforward,saying,“Iwasoneofthefirsttoarrive,aboutthesametimeasJulieBecker.Ineveronceleftthehouse.Ifpeopledon?trememberme,it?sbecauseIspentmostoftimeinabedroom,watchingabasketballgame.”ThechieftookdownwhatPhillip?ssaid,thentoldhimhecouldgo.RodBushwasthenext.Healsoclaimedthathehadneverleftthehouse,thoughhedidstepoutontoasecondstorybalcony,butitwassocoldthathecamebackinimmediately.JulieBeckerwasthethirdtomakeastatement.Shealsoclaimednevertohaveleftorseenanything.“Ispentmuchofthepartymovingfromgrouptogroupandeatingatthevariousfoodtables.”Thechieftoldhertoleave,too,andwatchedasshewentintothehallandtookhercoatfromthetopofacrowdedcoatrack.Nowthechiefstartedtosuspectoneofthethreeguests.Story8:Don’teventhinkaboutit!“Don?teventhinkaboutit!”isaphrasemonlyusedintheUnitedStateswhenapersonemphaticallydeniesorrefusesomething.In1995,ShaquilleO?Neal,apopularbasketballplayer,madeaPepsimercialinwhichthisphrasewasused.ThemercialbeginswithShaqplayingbasketball,andalittlekidiswatchinghim.Thentheboycriesoutthenameofthisbasketballstar.ShaqturnstoseethekidwithaPepsiinhishand.Hewalksovertotheboyandsays,“Hey,canIhaveit?”Hebendsover,supposingthathisadmirerwillgivehimthePepsi.Butthenthekidsays,“Don?teventhinkaboutit!”Thismercialwasratherpopular,andithadbeenshownonTVforaboutthreeyears.ThemercialseemstohaveamoredramaticeffectthanthatproducedbytheCoca-Colapanyinthe1970s.IntheCokeadayoungboymeetsfootballstar“Mean”JoeGreenasheisleavingthefieldafteragame.TheboygiveshisheroabottleofCoke,andinexchangeforthedrink,thefootballplayerthrowshistoweltotheboy,whoexcitedlycatchesthesouvenir.Thephrase“Don?teventhinkaboutit!”isusedonmanyotheroasions.VisitorstoNewYorkCityareoftenamusedtoseearoadsignwiththesewords:“Don?teventhinkaboutparkinghere.”Thisroadsignmeansthatpeoplearestrictlyprohibitedfromparkingthere.Story9CulturalMisinterpretationsMr.Wang,theChairmanofBoardofDirectorsofaChinesefirm,toldastoryonCCTVprogram"Dialogue"ofhowheoncealmostlostavaluableCanadianemployeeworkingforhiminVancouver.HeemailedeverydaytotheCanadian,inquiringfortheindexnumberhewasmostconcernedabout.Tohisgreatastonishment,hisCanadianemployeeturnedinhisresignationafteraweek.Mr.Wangwaspuzzledhowhecoulddothattohimashegavesuchgreatattentiontohisjob.AChineseemployeewouldhavebeenmorethanhappyifhisorherbosshadshowedsuchgreatconcernforhimorher.Hethenfoundoutthat,unlikeChineseemployees,theCanadiantookwhatmeantgreatconcerntoChineseasdistrust.ButMr.WangassumedunconsciouslythattheCanadianwasmoresimilartohisChineseemployeesthanheactuallywasandtreatedhimjustashetreatedanyChineseemployee.Passage10EyeContactIsAlsoaLanguageThestudyofmunicationssentbytheeyesisalsoawayofmunication.Whattheeyesmunicateoftendependsontheculture.IntheUnitedStates,itisusualforpeopletomaintaineyecontact.Ifapersontriestoavoideyecontactinaconversation,theotherpersonmaythinkthatpersonisdishonest.InsomeAsianculturessuchasJapan,studentswilloftenavoidmakingeyecontactwiththeirinstructorsasasignofrespect.StudentsinabusinessmunicationclassataMid-SouthuniversitywereaskedtotesttheconceptofgazeandeyecontactintheUnitedStatesbymaintainingsteadyeyecontactwithapersoninthecarnexttothemwhentheystoppedatatrafficlight.Responsesvariedfromobscenegesturestomakingfacestoreturningthegaze.StudentsconcludedthatUSpersonsareveryunfortablewithprolongedeyecontact.Inothercultures,thereislittledirecteyecontact.TheJapanesedirecttheirgazebelowthechin;theyareunfortablewithmaintainingdirecteyecontactthroughouttheconversation.PeopleinChinaandIndonesiaalsolowertheeyesasasignofrespect,feelingthatprolongedeyecontactshowsbadmanners.Passage11WeddingRingAtweddingsinmanypartsoftheworld,bridesandgroomsgiveeachotherweddingrings.Theseringsremindthemofthemitmenttheymadetoeachotherwhentheygotmarried.Theyarealsoasigntoothersthattheyaremarried.Nooneknowsforsurehowthistraditionstarted,butthereisevidencethatitbeganlongagoinancientEgypt.Coinsatthattimehadaholeinthecenter.AnEgyptiangroomusedtoplaceacoinonhisbride’sfingertoshowthathewouldprovideforandtakecareofher.Inmanyancientcultures,includingEgypt,thecircleisasymbolofeternity.Theweddingringhasetosymbolizeendlessloveandmitment.Weddingringshavealmostalwaysbeenwornonthefourthfinger,becausetheancientEgyptiansbelievedtheveinofthisfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Butthehandit’swornondependsonwhereyoulive.Insomecultures,peopleweartheirringsonthelefthand,andinothers,theywearthemontheright.Howtheweddingringfitsisimportant.Somepeoplethinkthattheperfectfitoftheringsrepresentsaperfectfitbetweenthecouple:atightringcanindicatejealousy,andalooseringcanshowcarelessness.Passage12HalloweenOnOct.31,AmericanscelebrateHalloween.Halloweenmeans“holyevening’.ThisistheeveningbeforetheChristianholydayofAllSaints’Day.OnAllSaints’Day,Christiansrememberthesaints.ButHalloweenisevenolderthanChristianity.BeforeChristianity,peopleinEuropebelievedthatonOct.31ghostsofdeadpeoplecameback.Toscaretheghosts,peopledressedlikedevilsandwereverynoisy.Theyalsomadebigfirestokeeptheghostsaway.Later,peopledidnotbelieveinghosts,buttheykeptthedayofHalloweenforfun.ImmigrantscamefromEuropetoAmericaandbroughtwiththemthecustomofHalloween.Halloweenhassomestrangesymbols.Onesymbolisthejack-o’-lanterninthewindow.Thejack-o’-lanternistoscaretheghosts.Peoplecutthepumpkin,throwawayalloftheinside,andcutafaceinit.Thentheyputacandleinsideofit.Jack-o’-lanternsusuallylookscary,too!Today,intheUnitedStates,Halloweenisverypopularwithchildren.Theywearmasksandspecialcostumes.Theywanttolooklikeskeletonsandghosts.Thentheygofromhousetohouseandsay,“Trickortreat!”Peoplegivethemcandies,cookiesorfruit.Whenpeoplegivenothing,thechildrensometimesplaytricksonthem.篇一：英語課堂上的5分鐘“演講”活動英語課堂上的5分鐘“演講”活動鎮(zhèn)巴縣松樹中學何小會一直以來，尤其是農(nóng)村學生學習英語，除了英語課、英語輔導在與英語打交道，其它的時候根本沒有學習英語的氛圍和機會，而每天學習1小時（周末除開）其余23小時將英語臵之子腦后，到次日上英語課時，學生又覺得陌生了，為了每節(jié)課使學生能迅速的進入角色回到英語課上，我們老師就了每節(jié)課的warming-up即預熱學習階段。英語課前演講，每天2人，內容不限，只要用英語，講個故事、笑話、朗誦一篇短文、幾個同學一起表演對話，甚至朗誦幾個英語短語或單詞均可。每個同學可以結合自己的情況選其中一項課外時準備就可以了。二、英語演講在無形之中還訓練了學生的聽力，聽懂同伴、老師用英語說話。三、英語演講有時為我的新課導入提供了素材。四、英語演講讓我有機會表揚、鼓勵每一個學生學習英語，也有機會指出其不足，給學生改正的方向。每次學生的演講結束時，我都會簡要的點評，所謂的點評其實就是委婉的指出其不足，放大的表揚優(yōu)秀閃光的地方，鼓勵他們更努力的、更用心的學英語。比如我說：某某同學聲音很洪亮甜美，只是某些單詞發(fā)音不是很準，希望今后多練習；某某同學演講設計很獨特新穎，只是可能準備太倉促，表演不太流暢，希下一次演講會更好；某某同學本很害羞，從不單獨張口說英語，今天居然在全班同學面前一口氣背了15個單詞，這個同學下一次肯定