英语小故事大全

英语小故事大全

1、The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on asignboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loudwhir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly.Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caughtby one of the bystanders.

Zeal should not outrun discretion.

有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。

2、The Boys And The Frogs男孩和青蛙

Onespringdaysomenaughtyboyswereplayingnearapond.Theybegantothrowstone s into the water. In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys, for thestoneshurtsomeofthefrogs.Atlastanoldfrogliftedhisheadoutofthewaterandsaid, ¨B oys, please don’t throw stones at us.〃The boys said, ¨We are only playing.〃¨Iknow that, but please stop throwing stones, my boys. What is play to you is death to us,〃said the old frog. So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away.

春天里的一天，一些顽皮的男孩在一个水塘边玩耍。他们开始往水里扔石块。许多生活在水塘里的青蛙非常害怕这些男孩，因为石头曾弄伤了他们中的一些。最后一只老青蛙把他的脑袋探出水面，他说：“孩子们，请别向我们扔石头。”男孩说：“我们只是在玩耍。”“我知道，但请别扔石头，孩子们。对你们而言的玩耍对我们可意味着死亡。”老青蛙说。因此男孩们不再扔石头并且离开了

3、Applauded Twice

The Head of the bureau addressde the meeting:"I have always felt strangewhy the audience always applauded twice.Now I have made clear.Those wholistened

attentively woke up those who were dozing off.That is why we heardthe appluase twice.

The moment his voice died down,an outburst of uproar of noise and laughterarouse,Again two outbursts of noise and laughter.

4.

Difference "I can always tell a graduate class from an undergraduate class,"observed the instructor in one of my graduate engineering courses atCalifornia State University in Los Angeles. "When I say, 'Good afternoon,' theundergraduates respond, 'Good afternoon." But the graduate students justwrite it down."

"She is the one who sells the candy."

5. A Good Boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money Igave you yestrday?"

"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.

"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. Butwhy are you so interested in the old woman?"

6. The Fox.and the Crow

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on abranch of a tree. ‘That’s for me, as I am a Fox,’ said Master Reynard, and hewalked up to the foot of the tree. ‘Good-day, Mistress Crow,’ he cried. ‘Howwell you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. Ifeel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does;let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.’The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment sheopened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snappedup by Master Fox. ‘That willdo,’ said he. ‘That was all I wanted. In exchangefor your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future.’Do not trustflatterers.’