英语小故事短文

一天，一只狼肚子饿了，它走着走着，看见一只小白兔，想到，正好我肚子饿了，就用兔子当晚餐吧，小乌龟看到了，一下咬住狼的尾巴，兔子趁机跑了。狼又想吃小乌龟。一下抓住小乌龟，把它吃了

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？”

“我给了一个不幸的老太婆，”他答复说。 “你真是个好孩子，”妈妈自豪地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴味呢？”

“她是个卖糖果的。”

Nest and Hair

My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.

"What kind of bird?" my sister asked.

"I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest," replied the child.

"Then, can you give us a description of the nest?" my sister encouraged her .

"Well, ma'am, it just resembles your hair. "

Notes:

(1) inform v.通知

(2) nest n.窝；巢

(3) description n.描绘

(4) encourage v.鼓舞

(5) resemble v. 类似；相似

18.鸟窝与头发

我姐姐是一位小学教师。一次一个先生通知她说一只鸟儿在教室外 的树上垒了个窝。

“是什么鸟呢？”我姐姐问她。

“我没看到鸟儿，教师，只看到鸟窝。”那孩子答复说。

“那么，你能给我们描绘一下这个鸟巢吗？”我姐姐鼓舞她道。

“哦，教师，就像你的头发一样。”

I've Just Bitten My Tongue

"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.

"Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?"

"Cause I've just bitten my tongue! "

Notes:

(1) poisonous adj.有毒的

(2) Cause I've just bitten my tongue 由于我刚咬了本人的舌头。 句中 Cause 是 Because 的缩略方式。

我刚咬破本人的舌头

“我们有毒吗？”一个年幼的蛇问它的母亲。

“是的，亲爱的，”她答复说，“你问这个干什么？”

“由于我刚刚咬破本人的舌头。”

A Woman Who Fell

It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York City's Grand Central Terminal - As I neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on the smooth marble floor and slid onto her back. Her momentum carried her close to my shoes. Before I could help her, however, she had scrambled up. Gaining her composure, she winked at me and said, "Do you always have beautiful women failing at your feet?"

摔倒的女人

上上班顶峰期，我匆匆奔向纽约奢华中心站去赶一趟火车。接近门口，一位瘦削的中年妇女从前面冲过去，没想到在平滑的大理石空中上失了脚，仰面滑倒了。她的惯性使她接近了我的脚。我正预备扶她，她却本人爬了起来。她镇定了一下，对我挤了一下眉，说道：“总是有美丽女人拜倒在你脚下吗？”

英语笑话（一）

Q: What's the difference between a monkey and a flea?

A: A monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys.

猴子会和跳蚤有什么不同呢？你能够会直接的想到它们俩是一大一小。但除此之外呢，那就是猴子身上可以长跳蚤，而跳蚤身上却不能有猴子。这个答案很有意思吧？

Q: How can you most irritate a farmer?

A: By treading on his corn?

假如你踩了农夫的玉米或是谷物，他一定会生气的；而假如你踩了农夫脚底的鸡眼，他会更生气。Corn既可以表示“玉米/谷物”，也有“鸡眼”的意思。

Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world?

A: The snail. It carries its house on its back.

由于snail（蜗牛）的后背上总是背着一所房子，所以说蜗牛是世界上最健壮的生物是屡见不鲜的。你说呢？

Q: What do people do in a clock factory?

A: They make faces all day.

一看到make faces这个短语，你可千万别以为是在钟表厂任务的人整天都做鬼脸呀！由于除了这个意思以外，它还可以从字面上解释为制造钟面。

Q: How do you stop a sleepwalker from walking in his sleep?

A: Keep him awake.

怎样才干不让梦游者（sleepwalker）梦游（walk in his sleep）呢？最复杂的办法就是不让他睡觉。虽然这不是医治办法，但假如让梦游者醒着呢，他确实就不会去梦游了。

英语笑话（二）

He is really somebody

-- My uncle has 1000 men under him.

-- He is really somebody. What does he do?

-- A maintenance man in a cemetery.

他真是一个小人物

-- 我叔叔上面有1000团体。

-- 他真是一个小人物。干什么的？

-- 墓地守墓人。

英语笑话（三）

Not long after an old Chinese woman came back to China from her visit to her daughter in the States, she went to a city bank to deposit the US dollars her daughter gave her. At the bank counter, the clerk checked each note carefully to see if the money was real. It made the old lady out of patience.

At last she could not hold any more, uttering. "Trust me, Sir, and trust the money. They are real US dollars. They are directly from America."

它们是从美国直接带来的

一位中国老妇人在美国探望女儿回来不久，到一家市银行存女儿送给她的美元。在银行柜台，银行职员仔细反省了每一张钞票，看能否有假。

这种做法让老妇人很不耐烦，最初真实忍受不住说：“置信我，先生，也请你置信这些钞票。这都是真正的美元，它们是从美国直接带来的。”

英语笑话（四）my little dog can't read

Mrs. Brown: Oh, my dear, I have lost my precious little dog!

Mrs. Smith: But you must put an advertisement in the papers!

Mrs. Brown: It's no use, my little dog can't read.

我的狗不识字

布朗夫人：哦，

亲爱的，我把珍爱的小狗给丢了！

史密斯夫人：可是你该在报纸上登广告啊！

布朗夫人：没有用的，我的小狗不看法字。”

英语笑话（五）Bring me the winner

-- Waiter, this lobster has only one claw.

-- I'm sorry, sir. It must have been in a fight.

-- Well, bring me the winner then.

给我那个打赢的吧

-- 效劳员，

这个龙虾只要一只爪。

-- 对不起，先生，这只一定打过架了。

-- 哦， 那给我那个打赢的吧。

英语笑话（六）The mean man's party.

The notorious cheap skate finally decided to have a party. Explaining to a friend how to find his apartment, he said, "Come up to 5M and ring the doorbell with your elbow. When the door open, push with your foot."

"Why use my elbow and foot?"

"Well, gosh," was the reply, "You're not coming empty-hangded, are you?"

吝啬鬼请客

一个出了名的吝啬鬼终于决议要请一次客了。他在向一个冤家解释怎样找到他家时说：“你上到五楼，找两头那个门，然后用你的胳膊肘按门铃。门开了之后，再用你的脚把门推开。”

“为什么要用我的肘和脚呢？”

“你的双手得拿礼物啊。天哪，你总不会空着手来吧？”吝啬鬼答复

英语寓言小故事

Making His Mark

守株待兔

A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his

sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where

the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the

water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the

boat had moved but the sword had not. Isn’t this a very foolish way to look for a sword?

楚国有团体坐船渡江时，他不小心把本人的一把宝剑掉落江中。他马上掏出一把小刀，

在宝剑落水的船舷上刻上一个记号。船靠岸后，那楚人立刻从船上刻记号的中央跳下水去捞

取掉落的宝剑。他怎样找失掉宝剑呢？船持续行驶，而宝剑却不会再挪动。

像他这样去找剑，

真是太愚笨可笑了。

The rabbit and the tortoise

龟兔赛跑

背景:在一个大森林里,小植物们高兴地生活着,充溢它们的欢声笑语.

旁白:Good morning everyone. I'm a bird . I live in a forest .Now, I will tell you a story about Mr. Tortoise and Miss Rabbit. In a very big forest, there lives many animals, like rabbit ,monkey ,dog, zebra, elephant and hone t Tortoise. Miss Rabbit is very proud of her long legs .Today, an interesting thing is happening.

兔子:Hi! Mr. Tortoise. What are you doing ?

乌龟:Hi! Miss Rabbit. I am running.

兔子大笑: What Run Just like now Ah, Ah, Ah, You are too slow. I can even walk faster than you run.

乌龟: Miss Rabbit, You are too proud. We should have a race. I believe I can win the match.

兔子:What What A race With you You can win OK. OK. Look at the tall tree. Let me see who can get there first.

乌龟:OK !

兔子:Who will be the winner Of course, It is me.

小猴(大声宣布): The rabbit and the tortoise are going to have a race!

旁白:Many animals hear the news in the forest. They all come to watch the race .

小植物们全部集中,谈论纷繁.

小猴:I'm sure the rabbit will win the race!

小鹿:I hope the tortoise will win . .

其他小植物附和着.

小兔对乌龟说: I'm sure I will beat you. Don't cry if you lose.

乌龟答复: Let's wait and see .

小鹿宣布: Ready ,set ,go !

竞赛音乐响起.

乌龟和小兔开始赛跑,乌龟渐渐趴,小兔跳的很快.

小植物们:Come on , Rabbit !

Come on , Tortoise , don't give up .

旁白:The rabbit runs very fast . She soon comes to a tall tree . She looks back .

小兔回头看乌龟:The tortoise is so slow . I can't see him now . I'll take a nap under the tree.

小兔在大树下躺下,呼呼大睡.乌龟持续爬着.

斑马跑到乌龟旁边悄然说: Come on , Tortoise , don't give up .

乌龟:Thank you . I see . I'll try my best .

旁白:An hour later , the tortoise comes to the tree . The rabbit is still sleeping . He runs on an on .

乌龟: How tired, but I can not give up.

小狗: Mr. Tortoise, Come on, Come on. You could be the winner!

小兔醒了,往后看.

小兔:Where is the tortoise Oh my God !

小兔朝前看,乌龟快到起点了.小兔赶忙用最快的速度向起点冲去.

乌龟冲过起点线,与其他小植物一同喝彩.

小植物齐鼓掌喝彩:The tortoise won the race !

乌龟:Oh , I can't believe it . I won the rabbit !

小兔作害臊状,与乌龟拉起横幅:

Pride comes before a fall. 哀兵必胜哀兵必胜.

小植物们一同说:Pride comes before a fall. 哀兵必胜

请参考：

“To bell the cat” means to do something dangers, something that might end in disaster灾难.

The expression comes from an old story. A family of mice老鼠 could not leave the hole to get food because of its fear of a cat. The mice decided to tie a bell around the cat's neck颈. The bell would ring as the cat moved. So the mice would always know where the cat was. All agreed it was a wonderful plan. That is until one wise old mouse asked, “Who will bell the cat?”

Bell the cat，给猫系上铃铛，这当然是没什么难的，但假如联想一个陈旧的寓言里，“给猫系上铃铛”还是一件很冒险的事情呢！故事的发作是这样的：一窝老鼠由于怕猫，后果饿的要命。于是它们以为最好的方法是在猫的脖子上系一个铃铛。这样，铃铛一响，它们就晓得猫来了。大家都觉得那是个好主见，但是有一只老的、比拟聪明的老鼠问，“谁去给猫系上铃铛呢？”。当然“老鼠给猫系铃铛”是奢谈，但假如真的有个老鼠敢为猫系上铃铛，那它也算是“为救众多的老鼠”而“贪生怕死”了，不过最终也是失掉死无葬身之地的后果。不晓得如今的社会中是不是：It's very diffcult to get a man who will bell the cat. 很难找到风险时辰可以自告奋勇的人。

所以bell the cat就表示“为众人承当风险、替他人冒险”的意思。

还有参考的：

“to be somebody's cat's paw.”成为某人的猫爪，被某人应用 It means to be fooled in to doing someone else's dirty work. It comes from an old story about a monkey. He wants some nuts heating on a fire. The monkey tries to steal the nuts. But he burns his fingers. So, he seizes the foot or paw of a cat and he uses that to pull the nuts out of the fire.

“Fat Cat” describes someone who is rich. You often hear it during political campaigns政治竞选. Some fat cats give lots of money to politicians they hoped will be elected将被选举上. American jazz musicians have used the word “cat” to mean a man.

A sharp cat is a man who is dressed in the latest fashionable clothing. The great American horn player Louis Armstrong used the expression this way many years ago. Armstrong said, “I had on a new cowboy hat牛仔帽, a fine black suit, and new shining leather shoes皮鞋. I was a sharp cat.”