lc英語課外閱讀小故事
① 課外閱讀一本英語小故事書或者五篇簡單英語小文章(文章要求抄寫或者列印出來,故事書記下書名)
② 英語小故事 5篇 短點
1.父親和他的兒子 THE FATHER AND HIS SONS
Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.
He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: 「My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks.」
一位父親有幾個孩子,這些孩子時常發生口角。他絲毫沒有辦法來勸阻他們,只好讓他們看看不合群所帶來害處的例子。為了達到這個目的,有一天他叫他們替他拿一捆細柴來。當他們把柴帶來時,他便先後地將那捆柴放在每一個孩子的手中,吩咐他們弄斷這捆柴。他們一個個盡力去試,總是不能成功。
然後他解開那捆柴,一根根地放在他們手裡,如此一來,他們便毫不費力地折斷了。於是他就告訴他們說:「孩子們!如果你們大家團結一致,互相幫助,你們就像這捆柴一樣,不能被你們的敵人折斷;但如果你們自行分裂,你們就將和這些散柴一般,不堪一折了。」
2.獅子和老鼠 THE LION AND THE MOUSE
Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: 「If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.」 The Lion laughed and let him go.
It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed: 「You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.」
一隻老鼠從一隻獅子面前跑過去,將它從夢中吵醒。獅子生氣地跳起來,捉住老鼠,要弄死它。老鼠哀求說:「只要你肯饒恕我這條小生命,我將來一定會報答你的大恩。」獅子便笑著放了它。
後來獅子被幾個獵人捉住,用粗繩捆綁倒在地上。老鼠聽出是獅子的吼聲,走來用牙齒咬斷繩索,釋放了他,並大聲說:「你當時嘲笑我想幫你的忙,而且也不指望我有什麼機會報答。但是你現在知道了,就算是小老鼠,也能向獅子效勞的。」
3.獅子和農夫 The lion and the farmer
An Indian farmer and his child were toiling in the fields. It was almost dark by the time they had finished their work and the farmer said to the child, "Wow! It』s getting dark! Quickly pack up the tools and run. Let』s run quickly!"
「Relax. We』re not far from home and we know the way home. Why are you in such a panic?」 asked the child. 「There』s something you don』t know. I』m generally fearless. I』m not afraid of tigers or lions. I』m only afraid of the night. When the night comes, I』m completely powerless. The night is most terrifying to me. I』m really frightened of it. I can』t stand it," answered the farmer.
It so happened that a lion was hiding nearby and overheard their conversation. 「What』s this thing called 『the night』? How could it be more fearful than I am? I must find out about it,」 the lion mused as it moved closer to the farmer, hoping to learn more about this 「night」 that was even more frightening than itself.
Then darkness fell and the farsighted farmer couldn』t see nearby objects clearly. He only saw the vague outline of an animal approaching, thought it was the donkey he had recently lost, and beat the lion several times, saying, 「I』ve been looking for you all day. Where have you been? How dare you come back so late?」
「This is the end of me,」 the lion thought with regret. 「How could I have been so stupid as to come so close to this thing called 『the night』 that beat me just now? It』s really horrifying. What should I do now?」 As these thoughts flashed through the lion』s mind, the farmer again slapped it several times, urging it to go home with him. The petrified lion then obediently followed the farmer back to his house.
It was even darker when they reached home. Since the farmer continued to mistake the lion for his donkey, he tied it in a corner outside his house before he went to bed. That night, the lion stayed out in the cold, starving, petrified and not knowing what to expect of 「the night」 when morning dawned. It believed that the farmer was 「the night.」
Early the next morning, before dawn broke, the farmer got up and took his 「donkey」 to the fields. On the way, another lion passed by and found it hilarious to see a lion obediently following a farmer. It then approached the captive lion and asked, 「What are you doing? Why are you walking behind this man?」
「Shh! Keep your voice down and leave quickly. Don』t you know that this being walking in front is something called 『the night?』 He』s very terrible. Last night, he beat me and shackled me, leaving me cold and starving the entire night. I have no idea where he』s taking me now. Run along or your life will be in danger!」
After hearing this story, the other lion said, 「You』re incredible. You idiot! You』re a lion, the king of animals! You』ve been deceived! Just roar at him now and you』ll know who is more terrifying.」 The lion accepted his advice and roared loudly, so the farmer took a closer look. Now that the sky had become brighter, he saw that it was a lion. Wow! He bolted like lightning, and the lion was free again.
有一個印度的農夫跟他的小孩子出去耕田,耕完了地以後,天快要黑了,他就跟小孩說:「哇!天快黑了!不行、不行了!快收東西,快點走,我們趕快走吧!」
小孩說:「哎呀!你別緊張嘛!回家的路不遠,而且我們也知道路,你干什麼這么緊張呢?」農夫說:「不行啊!你不知道啊!我什麼都不怕,我不怕老虎、不怕獅子,我最怕那個『晚上』!只要『晚上』一來,我就軟趴趴。那個『晚上』最恐怖了,我好怕、好怕,我受不了!」
剛好有一隻獅子躲在旁邊聽到了,它就想:「這個『晚上』是什麼東西?它怎麼可能比我還恐怖呢?我倒要試試看!」它就靠近農夫,想查看『晚上』是什麼種類的東西,竟然比獅子還要恐怖。
那個時候天已經黑了,那個農夫有老花眼,看不清楚,只看到一個動物跑過來靠近他,認為是他那頭剛走掉的驢子,就打它幾下,說:「找你整天找不到,去哪裡了?現在才回來!」
這只獅子心想:「完了!我怎麼那麼笨,跑來靠近『這個』,剛剛打我就是叫『晚上』的東西吧!好恐怖啊!現在怎麼辦呢?」它在想的時候,農夫又打了它好幾下,催它趕快回家去,這只獅子怕死了,就跟著農夫走回去。
回家時天更黑了,因為農夫認為是他的驢子,就把獅子綁在屋外的角落邊,然後進去睡覺。那隻獅子在那邊又餓又冷整個晚上,又害怕,不曉得明天早上那個「晚上」會再對待它怎麼樣?它認為農夫就是所謂的「晚上」。
隔天一大早,天還不怎麼亮的時候,農夫已經起來了,出門帶那頭「驢子」要去耕田。走到半路時,剛好有另外一隻獅子經過,它看到這只獅子乖乖地跟著農夫走在後面,就感覺到好笑,它靠近這只獅子,問:「你做什麼啦?為什麼跟著那個人的後面走呢?」
被綁的獅子說:「噓!你不要那麼吵,趕快離開!你不知道前面走的那個,就是叫『晚上』的東西,他很恐怖啊,昨天我被他打,然後被綁了整個晚上又餓又冷,現在不曉得要帶我到哪裡去。你趕快跑,不然的話你生命難保啊!」
另外那隻獅子聽說這樣,就說:「你真好笑,你笨蛋!你是獅子、是動物之王啊!你被騙了!你現在吼他一聲,就知道誰才恐怖。」果然,這只獅子聽它的話大吼一聲以後,那個農夫就靠過來看,現在天亮了,一看是只獅子,哇!跑得要命。然後這只獅子就自由了。
4.熟能生巧小故事 Skill comes from practice
During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a skilled archer. One day he drew a big crowd while he was practicing on the drill ground. He shot so accurately that the on-lookers cheered with excitement. He became very proud of his skill. But among the crowd an old oil peddler only nodded his head indifferently. This hurt his Pride.
「Can you do this?」 he asked the old oil peddler.
「No, I can』t.」
「What do you think of my skill?」
「Just OK, but nothing special. You』ve gained your accuracy from persistent practice. That』s all.」
「What can you do, then?」 the old man said nothing. He put a gourd bottle on the ground and covered its mouth with a copper coin. He then scooped out a ladle of oil from his big jar, held it high and began to fill the bottle.
Now, a thread of oil came down from the ladle into the bottle just through the hole of the coin. Everybody looking on watched with amazement. But the old man said, 「This is nothing special, I can do this because I have practiced it a lot.」 And with these words, he left.
Later, people use this phrase to mean 「Practice makes perfect」.
北宋時期,有個技藝高超的射手。有一天,他在訓練場上練習射箭,引來了一大群人觀看,大家都稱贊他的技藝,他感到非常驕傲。但他發現人群中有個賣油翁只是淡淡的點點頭,這使得他很不高興。
他就問那老頭:「你會射箭嗎?」
「不會。」
「你認為我的技術如何?」
「一般。沒什麼特別的,你只能對付固定的東西,僅此而已。」
「你會干什麼?」
這個老頭沒有回答。他把一個葫蘆放在地上,接著把一枚銅錢放在瓶口。然後從他的大油壺里舀起一勺油。
從高處往放在地上的葫蘆里倒。只見那油就像線一樣從銅錢中間的小洞里滴下去,一滴都沒有漏出來。圍觀者都驚呆了。而這個賣油翁卻說:「其實沒什麼大不了的,只不過是天天練的結果。」說完,他就離開了。
後來,人們用「熟能生巧」這個成語來表示熟練了就能作得好。
③ 五篇英語小故事
6)男孩和蕁麻(a boy and a nettle)
A boy was playing in the fields when he was stung by a nettle . He ran home to
tell his mother what had happened.
"I only touched it lightly," he said, "and the nasty thing stung me."
"It stung you because you only touched it lightly," his mother told him." Next time you touch a nettle grasp it as tightly as you can. Then it won't sting you at all."
Face danger boldly.
男孩和蕁麻
有個男孩子在地里玩耍,被蕁麻刺痛了。他跑回家去,告訴媽媽出了什麼事。
"我不過輕輕地碰了它一下,"他說,"那討厭的東西就把我刺痛了。"
"你只輕輕地碰了它一下,所以它才刺痛你,"媽媽對他說,"下一回你再碰到蕁麻,就盡量緊緊地抓住它。那它就根本不會刺痛你了。"
要敢於面對危險。
(7) 鸚鵡和貓( a parrot and a cat)
A man once bought a brilliantly-coloured parrot. Instead of locking it up in a cage or chaining it to a perch, he allowed it to fly free all over the house. The parrot was delighted at this and flapped from room to room, shrieking and screaming with happiness. At last he settled on the edge of a rich curtain.
"Who on earth are you ?" said a cross voice from below. "Stop that terrible noise at once."
The parrot saw a cat staring up at him from the carpet.
"I 'm a parrot. I 've just arrived and I 'm to make as much noise as I can," he said.
"Well, I 've lived here all my life," replied the cat ."I was born in this very house and I learned from my mother that it is best to keep quiet here."
"Keep quiet then, "said the parrot cheerfully. "I don't know what you do around here, but I know my job. My master bought me for my voice and I'm going to make sure he hears it."
Different people are valued for different things.
鸚鵡和貓
從前,有人買了一隻毛色鮮艷的鸚鵡。他沒有把鸚鵡關在籠子里,也沒有用鏈條把他拴在棲木上,而讓他在家裡自由自在地飛來飛去。鸚鵡對此非常高興,撲動翅膀,從一間屋子飛到另一間屋子,愉快地尖聲叫著,最後停在華麗的帷幔的邊上。
"你到底是誰?"從下面傳來怒氣沖沖的說話聲,"馬上住嘴,別發出那難聽的聲音。"
鸚鵡看見地毯上有一隻貓抬頭看著他。
"我是鸚鵡。 我剛到,我要使勁地吵吵。"他說。 "那你就一聲不響吧,"鸚鵡歡快地說,"我不知道你在這兒干什麼,可我知道我的活兒。主人為了我的聲音才買我,我一定得讓他聽到。"
不同的人因有不同的特點而受重視。
(8) 野豬和狐狸( A wild boar and a fox)
A wild boar was sharpening his tusks against a tree one day when a fox came by.
"What are you doing that for?" asked the fox . "There are no hunters around. Everything looks very peaceful to me ."
"Quite true, "said the boar, "but when the hunter does come with his dogs I shall be too busy running away to have time for this . So let me sharpen my tusks while I can."
Be prepared .
野豬和狐狸
有一天,野豬在樹上磨牙齒,狐狸走過來。
"你為什麼干這個呀?"狐狸問,"附近又沒有獵人,我覺得平安無事。"
"不錯,"野豬說,"但是,如果獵人真的帶著獵狗來了,我只能逃走,就沒工夫干這個了。趁我現在可以磨,就讓我磨磨牙齒吧。"
時刻准備著(有備無患)
(9) 燕雀處室
The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests.
The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasure, which assumes a scene of peace and harmony.
But they have never thought of the following scene: the chimney at the top of the kitchen might break, the fire might leap up to the roof and the burning purling might destroy their nests.
But those swallows and sparrows are unmindful of the coming disaster.
They go on with their superficial happiness brought by peace and calm.
燕雀處室
燕雀為擁有屋頂下面的一個位置而欣慰不已。
母鳥用叼來的食物喂養啁啾鳴叫的幼鳥,整個兒是一派歡樂自得的祥和景象。
它們完全沒有考慮到:爐灶上的煙囪有可能會炸裂,火苗將會竄上屋樑,燒著的椽 將會摧毀它們的巢穴。
不知大禍將要降臨到自己頭上的燕雀們正在安然自若地品味這表面上的安寧所帶來的幸福。
(10)山(a great mountainLong ago a great mountain began to rumble and shake .
People came from far and near to see what would happen.
"A great river will be born." said one.
"Surely nothing less than a mighty dragon will come out." said another.
"A god himself will spring form these rocks." said a third.
Finally , after days of expectation a small crack appeared in the mountain. And out popped ---- a mouse.
Just because someone makes a lot of fuss, it doesn't mean he is important.
山
很久以前,一座大山隆隆作響,搖晃起來。遠近各處的人都來看是怎麼回事。
一個人說:"要出現一條大河了。"
另一個人說:"准會出現一條巨龍。"
第三個人說:"從這些岩石中會出現一尊神來。"
等了幾天之後,山坡上終於裂開一條小縫,卻蹦出來一隻耗子。
正因為某人大肆張揚,所以他沒有什麼了不起。
④ 關於英語小故事的課外閱讀
這些都是感人的故事.希望你喜歡.
The house with the golden windows
The little girl lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill and as she grew she would play in the small garden and as she grew she was able to see over the garden fence and across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill - and this house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.
And although she loved her parents and her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
When she got to an age where she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she asked her mother is she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she kept close to the house and didn't wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.
As she dismounted her bike and lent it against the gate post, she focused on the path that lead to the house and then on the house itself...and was so disappointed as she realised all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that stood derelict.
So sad she didn't go any further and turned, heart broken as she remounted her bike ... As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her...there across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden ...as the sun shone on her little home.
She realised that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the 'golden house'. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
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2The eagle
Once a farmer found an abandoned eagle's nest and in it was an egg still warm. He took the egg back to his farm and laid it in the nest of one of his hens. The egg hatched and the baby eagle grew up along with the other chickens. It pecked about the farmyard, scrabbling for grain. It spent its life within the yard and rarely looked up. When it was very old, one day it lifted up its head and saw above it a wonderful sight - an eagle soaring high above in the sky. Looking at it, the old creature sighed and said to itself, "If only I'd been born an eagle".
Source: an adaptation from an Anthony de Mello story
http://www.rogerdarlington.co.uk/stories.html#Story2
⑤ 英語小故事40篇
1\\Mrs Black was eighty, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturday and bought her food. She did not drive fast because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her,"Please don't drive your car, Grandmother. We can take you to the shops." But she always said,"No, I like driving.I began to drive fifty years ago, and I'm not going to stop now." Last Saturday she stopped her car at the traffic lights because they were red, and then she couldn't start the car again. The lights were green,then yellow, then red , then green again, but her car did not start. 2. A young woman went to her doctor complaining of pain. " Where are you hurting?" asked the doctor. " You have to help me, I hurt all over" , said the woman. " What do you mean, all over?" asked the doctor, " be a little more specific." The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled, " Ow, that hurts." Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled, " Ouch! That hurts, too." Then she touched her right earlobe, " Ow, even that hurts" , she cried. The doctor checked her thoughtfully for a moment and told her his diagnosis, " You have a broken finger."
2\\Once upon a time, there was a mouse father. (很久很久以前,有一個老鼠爸爸) He wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest person in the world. (他想要將他的女兒嫁給世界上最偉大的人) But, who was the greatest person in the world? (但是,誰是世界上最偉大的人呢?) Oh! The sun! He must be the greatest person in the world. (啊!是太陽!他一定是世界上最偉大的人) The mouse father went to talk to the sun. (老鼠爸爸就去找太陽說話) 「Hello! Mr. Sun. I know you are the greatest person in the world. (哈啰!太陽先生,我知道你是世界上最偉大的人) Would you marry my daughter?」 (你願意娶我的女兒嗎?) 「What? I』m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the cloud. (什麼?我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢!最偉大的應該是雲) If he comes out, I』ll be covered.」 (只要他一出現,我就被遮住了) The mouse father went to talk to the cloud. (老鼠爸爸就去找雲) 「Hello! Mr. Cloud. I know you are the greatest person in the world. (哈啰!雲先生,我知道你是世界上最偉大的人) Would you marry my daughter?」 (你願意娶我的女兒嗎?) 「What? I』m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wind. (什麼?我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢!最偉大的應該是風) If he comes out, I』ll be blown away.」 (只要他一出現,我就被吹的遠遠的) The mouse father went to talk to the wind. (老鼠爸爸就去找風) 「Hello! Mr. Wind. I know you are the greatest person in the world. (哈啰!風先生,我知道你是世界上最偉大的人) Would you marry my daughter?」 (你願意娶我的女兒嗎?) 「What? I』m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wall. (什麼?我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢!最偉大的應該是牆) If he comes out, I』ll be stopped.」 (只要他一出現,我就被擋住了) The mouse father went to talk to the wall. (老鼠爸爸就去找牆) 「Hello! Mr. Wall. I know you are the greatest person in the world. (哈啰!牆先生,我知道你是世界上最偉大的人) Would you marry my daughter?」 (你願意娶我的女兒嗎?) 「What? I』m not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is YOU, the mouse.」 (什麼?我才不是世界上最偉大的人呢!最偉大的其實是你們!是老鼠!) 「The greatest person in the world is … mouse?」 (世界上最偉大的人…是老鼠?) 「Yes, the greatest person in the world is mouse. See? If mouse comes out, I』ll be bit!」 (沒錯!世界上最偉大的就是老鼠,你看,只要你們一出現,我就被挖洞了!) The mouse father was very happy. (老鼠爸爸好開心!) He finally knew mouse was the greatest person in the world. (他終於知道世界上最偉大的人了,就是老鼠。) He would marry his daughter to the handsome mouse next door. (他決定要將自己的女兒嫁給隔壁英俊的鼠小弟。)
⑥ 適合短時間閱讀的英語小故事
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the st.
He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."
He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the st and eat them.
Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
解釋:
一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去,當他沿著路走時,在路的一邊他發現一箱好蘋果,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。」然後他拿起蘋果,一把扔到土裡去。
他繼續走,來到河邊,河漲水了,因此,他到不了河對岸,他等了一會兒,然後他說:「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。
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
解釋:
一位老婦有隻貓,這只貓很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了東西,因為它年紀太大了。一天,老貓發現一隻老鼠,它跳過去抓這只老鼠,然而,它咬不住這只老鼠。因此,老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了,因為老貓咬不了它。
於是,老婦很生氣,因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓,貓說:「不要打你的老僕人,我已經為你服務了很多年,而且還願意為你效勞,但是,我實在太老了,對年紀大的不要這么無情,要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。」
⑦ 英語小短文、 小故事
Long ago a great mountain began to rumble and shake .
People came from far and near to see what would happen.
"A great river will be born." said one.
"Surely nothing less than a mighty dragon will come out." said another.
"A god himself will spring form these rocks." said a third.
Finally , after days of expectation a small crack appeared in the mountain. And out popped ---- a mouse.
Just because someone makes a lot of fuss, it doesn't mean he is important.
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很久以前,一座大山隆隆作響,搖晃起來。遠近各處的人都來看是怎麼回事。
一個人說:"要出現一條大河了。"
另一個人說:"准會出現一條巨龍。"
第三個人說:"從這些岩石中會出現一尊神來。"
等了幾天之後,山坡上終於裂開一條小縫,卻蹦出來一隻耗子。
正因為某人大肆張揚,所以他沒有什麼了不起。