初中英語小故事閱讀

A. 求初中英語小故事帶翻譯、寓意

In The Air
Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy(吝嗇) and hated spending money. One day a fair(集市) came to the nearby town.
「』s go to the fair, Matt,」 his wife said, 「We haven』t been anywhere for a long time.」
Matt thought about this for a while. He knew he would have to spend money at the fair. At last he said, 「All right, but I』m not going to spend much money. We』ll look at things, but we won』t buy anything.」
They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. There were many things Matt』s wife wanted to buy ,but he would not let her spend any money.
Then , in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane.
「Fun flight!」 the notice said, 「$10 for 10 minutes.」
Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight. However, he didn』t want to have to pay for his wife, as well.
「I』ve only got $10,」 he told the pilot. ( 飛行員). 「Can my wife come with me for free?」 The pilot wasn』t selling many tickets, so he said , 「I』ll make a bargain with you. If your wife doesn』t scream or shout, she can have a free flight.」
Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife.
The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down.
When the plane landed , the pilot said, 「O.K. your wife didn』t make a sound . She can have her ride free.」
「Thank you,」 Matt said. 「it wasn』t easy for her, you know , especi ally (尤其 ) when she fell out.」
賞析：誇張是指藉助藝術想像，以現實生活為基礎，抓住描寫對象的某些特徵加以誇張，以突出事物本質。誇張的修辭手法往往能造成幽默的效果。這種修辭手法在我國的相聲段子裡面非常普遍，在外國的幽默故事中也隨處可見。
這則幽默就是用誇張的手法諷刺了一位極其吝嗇的男人。吝嗇鬼在世界文學作品中並不少見，中國古有多點了一根燈草就不能安然死去的嚴監生，外國有臨死前瞪著發金光的眼睛想奪取金色十字架的葛朗台。
吝嗇是落後的生活方式、不健康的封建思想在人腦海中的根深蒂固。它不獨存在於哪個制度，哪個社會。即便在享受現代物質文明----乘飛機旅行的今天，我們的主人公麥棟夫婦，為了那可憐的10美元，也會置生命安全於不顧，「寧死不叫」。他們的這種小氣跟他們所享受的現代文明形成了極大的一個反差。
作者在文章的最後運用了誇張的修辭手法「it wasn』t easy for her , you know ,especially when she fell out」.一切顯得那樣的不盡情理，一切又似乎是那樣的合情合理：一旦一個社會的精神文明不能趕上他的物質文明時，就有可能會產生一些變態的東西。
讀之此，我們就不難體會我們國家為何一再強調兩個文明一起抓了

或者這個
翅 膀
一天，我工作的炸雞店在關門前出現了一陣搶購狂潮，結果除了雞翅外所有的東西都賣完了。當我正准備鎖門時，一名喝醉了的旅客進來要進餐。我問他翅膀行不行，他從櫃台上靠過身子來，回答道：「女士，我到這兒來是吃東西的，不是要飛！」
Wings

The fried-chicken restaurant where I was working had a big rush just before closing one day, leaving us with nothing to sell but wings. As I was about to lock the doors, aa quietly intoxicated customer came in and ordered dinner. When I asked if wings would be all right, he leaned over the counter and replied, "Lady, I came in here to eat, not fly."

真的是太多了：
這是保存在我的電腦里的哦

A Brother Like That
A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.
"Is this your car, Mister?" he said.
Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was astounded. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn』t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish . . ." He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.
"I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother
like that."
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"
"Oh yes, Id love that."
After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.
He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.
"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn』t cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you one just like it . . . then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about."
Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said: "It is more blessed to give . . . "
內容：
哥哥的心願
聖誕節時，保羅的哥哥送他一輛新車。聖誕節當天，保羅離開辦公室時，一個男孩繞著那輛閃閃發亮的新車，十分贊嘆地問：
"先生，這是你的車？"
保羅點點頭："這是我哥哥送給我的聖誕節禮物。"男孩滿臉驚訝，支支吾吾地說："你是說這是你哥送的禮物，沒花你一分錢？天哪，我真希望也能……"
保羅當然知道男孩他真想希望什麼。他希望能有一個象那樣的哥哥。但是小男孩接下來說的話卻完全出乎了保羅的意料。
"我希望自己能成為送車給弟弟的哥哥。"男孩繼續說。
保羅驚愕地看著那男孩，沖口而出地說："你要不要坐我的車去兜風？"
"哦，當然好了，我太想坐了！"
車開了一小段路後，那孩子轉過頭來，眼睛閃閃發亮，對我說："先生，你能不能把車子開到我家門前？"
保羅微笑，他知道孩子想干什麼。那男孩必定是要向鄰居炫耀，讓大家知道他坐了一部大轎車回家。但是這次保羅又猜錯了。"你能不能把車子停在那兩個台階前？"男孩要求道。
男孩跑上了階梯，過了一會兒保羅聽到他回來了，但動作似乎有些緩慢。原來把他跛腳的弟弟帶出來了，將他安置在第一個台階上，緊緊地抱著他，指著那輛新車。
只聽那男孩告訴弟弟："你看，這就是我剛才在樓上對你說的那輛新車。這是保羅他哥哥送給他的哦！將來我也會送給你一輛像這樣的車，到那時候你就能自己去看那些在聖誕節時，掛窗口上的漂亮飾品了，就象我告訴過你的那樣。"
保羅走下車子，把跛腳男孩抱到車子的前座。興奮得滿眼放光的哥哥也爬上車子，坐在弟弟的身旁。就這樣他們三人開始一次令人難忘的假日兜風。
那個聖誕夜，保羅才真正體會主耶穌所說的"施比受更有福"的道理。

B. 求初中生都會讀的英語小故事

A
PIGEON,
oppressed
by
excessive
thirst,
saw
a
goblet
of
water
painted
on
a
signboard.
Not
supposing
it
to
be
only
a
picture,
she
flew
towards
it
with
a
loud
whir
and
unwittingly
dashed
against
the
signboard,
jarring
herself
terribly.
Having
broken
her
wings
by
the
blow,
she
fell
to
the
ground,
and
was
caught
by
one
of
the
bystanders.
Zeal
should
not
outrun
discretion.
有隻鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上畫著一個水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過
去，不料一頭碰撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。
這是說，有些人想急於得到所需的東西，一時沖動，草率從事，就會身遭不幸。
The
Raven
and
the
Swan烏鴉和天鵝
A
RAVEN
saw
a
Swan
and
desired
to
secure
for
himself
the
same
beautiful
plumage.
Supposing
that
the
Swan's
splendid
white
color
arose
from
his
washing
in
the
water
in
which
he
swam,
the
Raven
left
the
altars
in
the
neighborhood
where
he
picked
up
his
living,
and
took
up
residence
in
the
lakes
and
pools.
But
cleansing
his
feathers
as
often
as
he
would,
he
could
not
change
their
color,
while
through
want
of
food
he
perished.
Change
of
habit
cannot
alter
Nature.
烏鴉非常羨慕天鵝潔白的羽毛。他猜想天鵝一定是經常洗澡，羽毛才變得如此潔白無
瑕。於是，他毅然離開了他賴以生存的祭壇，來到江湖邊。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一
點都沒洗白，反而因缺少食物飢餓而死。
這故事是說，人的本性不會隨著生活方式的改變而改變。
The
Goat
and
the
Goatherd
山羊與牧羊人
A
GOATHERD
had
sought
to
bring
back
a
stray
goat
to
his
flock.
He
whistled
and
sounded
his
horn
in
vain;
the
straggler
paid
no
attention
to
the
summons.
At
last
the
Goatherd
threw
a
stone,
and
breaking
its
horn,
begged
the
Goat
not
to
tell
his
master.
The
Goat
replied,
"Why,
you
silly
fellow,
the
horn
will
speak
though
I
be
silent."
Do
not
attempt
to
hide
things
which
cannot
be
hid.
很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈裡。有一隻山羊不知在吃什麼好東西，單獨落在後面。牧羊
人拿起一塊石頭扔了過去，正巧打斷了山羊的一隻角。牧羊人嚇得請求山羊不要告訴主人，
山羊說：「即使我不說，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實。」
這故事說明，明顯的罪狀是無法隱瞞的。

C. 初中英語小故事帶翻譯

Long ago, there was a person named Chu Zhuliang who addressed himself as "Lord Ye." It was said that this Lord Ye was very fond of dragons. The walls of his house had dragons painted on them, while the beams, pillars, doors, and windows were all carved with the creatures. As a result, word of his love for dragons spread.
When the real dragon in heaven heard of this Lord Ye, he was deeply moved. He decided to visit Lord Ye to thank him.

You might think Lord Ye was very happy to see a real dragon. But, actually, at very the sight of the creature, he was scared out of his wits and ran away as fast as he could.

From then on, people knew that Lord Ye only loved pictures or carvings that looked like dragons, but not the real thing.

春秋楚國沈諸梁，自稱「葉公」。 據說，這位葉公愛龍成癖，家裡的梁、柱、門、窗上都雕著龍，牆上也畫著龍。 就這樣，葉公愛好龍的名聲，被人們傳揚開了。天上的真龍，聽說人間有這么一位葉公，對它如此喜愛，很受感動，決定去葉公家對他表示謝意。

人們也許會想葉公看見真龍時會有多高興。實際上，當葉公看見那條龍時，頓時嚇得魂飛魄散，趕緊逃走。

從此人們明白了葉公愛好的其實並不是真龍，而是似龍非龍的東西而已。

這個成語的意義是：比喻表面上或口頭上愛好、贊賞某事物，實際上並不愛好，或者實際上並不了解，一旦真正接觸，不但並不愛好或贊賞，甚至還懼怕它，反對它。

D. 初中英語幽默小故事

New Discovery

A hillbilly was visiting the big city for the first time. Entering an office building, he saw a pudgy older woman step into a small room. The doors closed, lights flashed, and after a while the door slid open and a beautiful young
model stepped off the elevator.

Blinking in amazement, the hillbilly drawled, "I shouldhave brought my wife!"

新發現

一個鄉下人第一次到大城市遊逛。他走進一座大樓，看見一個歲數很大的矮胖女人邁進一個小房間。房間的門隨後關上，有幾個燈在閃亮。一會兒，門開了，電梯里走出一位年青漂亮的女模特。

鄉下人驚奇地眨著眼睛，慢吞吞地說：「我應該把我的老婆帶來!」

hillbilly
n. 鄉下人，鄉巴佬.

pudgy
adj.矮胖的，矮而粗的

drawl
vt, vi慢吞吞地說；拉長語調地說

E. 急求初中英語小故事10篇~~~

Act 1
第一幕
The Ugly Duckling Hatches
丑小鴨出殼
(A mother ck sits on many eggs.)
（鴨媽媽正在孵蛋。）
Motber Duck: Oh,I am tired.I hope these eggs hatch soon. I wnat to swim in the water.
鴨媽媽：噢，我很累。我希望這些蛋很快就能孵出小鴨子來。我想去水裡游泳。
(Crack!Crack!)
（噼啪！噼啪！）
Duckling 1: Peep,peep!Where am I?
小鴨子1：唧，唧！我在哪兒？
Duckling 2: Peep,peep!Where is Mommy?
小鴨子2：唧，唧！媽媽在哪兒？
Motber Duck: Quack,quack!Oh,my babies.I am here.
鴨媽媽：嘎，嘎！哦我的寶貝們。我在這兒。
(Finally,the last egg hatches.)
（終於，最後一個蛋也孵出小鴨子出來了。）
Ugly Duckling: Peep,peep!Mommy!
丑小鴨：唧，唧！媽媽！
Motber Duck: Oh,my!You are ont like the other cklings.you are big and ugly!
鴨媽媽：噢，天吶！你和其他小鴨子長得不一樣。你又大又難看。（The mother ck takes her cklings to the water.)
（鴨媽媽帶著她的小鴨子們下水了。）
Duckling 1: Wow!It is fun to swim in the water.
小鴨子1： 哇！在水裡游泳真好玩兒。
Ugly Duckling: Can I play with you?
丑小鴨： 我能和你們玩兒嗎？
Duckling 2: No!You are too big and ugly.We don't want to play with you.
小鴨子2： 不行！你太大太難看了。我們不想和你玩兒。
Ducklings: Go away!
小鴨子們： 走開！
(The Ugly Duckling goes to a farm.)
（丑小鴨來到一個農場。）
Ugly Duckling: Hi!Can I play with you?
丑小鴨： 嗨！我能和你們玩兒嗎？
Farm Animals: No,you can't.We don't like you.You are a big ugly ckling.Go away!
農場的動物： 不，你不能。我們不喜歡你。你是一隻又大又難看的小鴨子。走開！
Ugly Duckling: (crying)Nobody likes me!will run away.
丑小鴨： （哭著說）誰也不喜歡我！我要跑得遠遠的。Act 2
第二幕
Nobody likes the Ugly Duckling
誰都不喜歡丑小鴨
(The Ugly Duckling runs to a matsh.)
（丑小鴨跑到一片沼澤里。）
Ugly Duckling: Oh,there are big marsh cks!(to a marsh ck)I want to play with you.
丑小鴨： 哦，那兒有一群大野鴨！（對一隻大野鴨說）我想和你們玩兒。
Marsb Duck: No!You don't look like us.Look into the water.You are an ugly ckling!
野鴨： 不行！你和我們長得不一樣。對著水照照。你是一隻丑小鴨！
Ugly Duckling: (looking into the water)The marsh ck is right.I am an ugly ckling.(sighing)I am sad.
丑小鴨： （往水裡看去）野鴨是對的。我是一隻丑小鴨。（嘆了口氣）我很難過。（The Ugly Duckling runs to a house.There is a big dog.)
（丑小鴨跑到一棟房子前。那裡有一隻大狗。）
Big Dog: Growl!Who are you?
大狗： 汪！你是誰？
Ugly Duckling: Hello!I am Ugly Duckling.Can I live in this house with you?
丑小鴨： 你好！我是丑小鴨。我能和你一起住在這棟房子里嗎？
Big Dog: Growl!No,you can't.I don't want to live with an ugly ckling.
大狗： 汪！不，你不能。我不想和一隻丑小鴨住在一起。
(The Ugly Duckling runs to a pond and sees beautiful swans.)
（丑小鴨跑到一個池塘邊看到了美麗的天鵝。）
Ugly Duckling: The swans are beautiful.They are swimming in the pond.(sighing)I want to be like them.
丑小鴨： 天鵝真美呀。他們在池塘里游泳。（嘆了口氣）我想和他們一樣。Act 3
第三幕
The Ugly Duckling in winter
冬天的丑小鴨
(It is winter.The Ugly Duckling is in the pond.)
（冬天來了。丑小鴨在池塘里。）
Ugly Duckling: Oh,it is so cold.The water is frozen.I must keep swimming,or I will die.But I can't crack the ice.I can't swim.(A man sees the Ugly Duckling.)
丑小鴨： 噢，太冷了。水都結冰了。我必須不停地游泳，要不我會死的。但是我破不開冰。我沒法游泳。（一個人看見了丑小鴨。）
Man: Oh,poor ckling!You are freezing.Don't worry.I will take you to my house.It is warm there.
男人： 喔，可憐的小鴨子！你凍僵了。別擔心，我會把你帶回家。那兒很暖和。(in the man's house)
9在那個人的房子里）
Ugly Duckling: It is very warm.I can move now.
丑小鴨： 真曖和。我現在能動了。
Cbildren: (laughing)Ha-ha!You are a big and ugly ckling.We don't like you.Go away!
孩子們： （笑著說）哈哈！你是一隻又大又難看的小鴨子。我們不喜歡你。走開！
Ugly Duckling: The children are bad to me.I am tired.I will run to the marsh.
丑小鴨： 孩子們對我一點兒都不好。我好累呀。我要跑回沼澤去。
(in a cold home by the water)
（在水邊冰冷的窩里）
Ugly Duckling: It is cold here.(crying)I am alone.I am lonely.
丑小鴨： 這兒真冷呀。（哭著說）就我一個人。我很孤獨。Act 4
第四幕
The Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan
丑小鴨變天鵝
(Soon winter is past. It is spring.)
（冬天很快過去了。春天來了。）
Ugly Duckling: Oh,it is warm.Look!The birds are singing.The sun is shining.But I am still alone.
丑小鴨： 哦，天氣暖和了。看吶！鳥兒在唱歌。太陰在照耀。可我還是一個人。
(The Ugly Duckling looks up and points at the sky.)
（丑小鴨抬起頭，望向天空。）
Ugly Duckling: There are beautiful swans flying in the sky!I want to fly like them.OK!I will try.(The Ugly Duckling runs and runs.He spreads his wings.)
丑小鴨： 美麗的天鵝在天上飛！我想像他們那樣飛。好！我要試一試。（丑小鴨跑起來。他張開了翅膀。）Ugly Duckling: Yes,yes!I can fly!(to a swan)Look at me!I am an ugly ckling.But I can fly!
丑小鴨： 噢，噢！我可以飛了！（對一隻天鵝說）看看我！我是一隻丑小鴨。但是我會飛！
Swan: Yes,you can fly.But you are not a ckling.Look into the water.You are a swan now.
天鵝： 是的，你會飛。但你不是一隻小鴨子。對著水照照。你現在是一隻天鵝了。
Ugly Duckling: waht?(The Ugly Duckling looks into the water.)
丑小鴨： 什麼？（丑小鴨往水裡看去。）
Ugly Duckling: Oh,is that me?I am not an ugly ckling any more.(happily)I am a swan!
丑小鴨： 噢，那是我嗎？我不再是一隻丑小鴨了。（高興地）我是一隻天鵝！

F. 初中英語趣味小故事,讀起來不少於三分鍾

The House of 1000 Mirrors
千鏡之屋

Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

G. 初中英語小故事

The Princess & the Pea
Once upon a time there lived a handsome Prince Jake.He liked playing and singing
and liked eating cake.
One day,his mum told him to sort out his life."My son,"said Queen Bella,"we must find you a wife!"
So,day after day,the Queen asked to tea all the princesses for her son to see.
Click on the princesses to send them away!
"I don"t want to marry any of them!"declared Prince Jake."I want to marry a real princess,and these are all fake!"
"Oh dear,"said Queen Bella,"What shall I do?I simply must find the right wife for you!"
so,the Prince and the Queen thought of a test.They made a bed on which the princess could rest.
Said the Prince,"if she can not feel this one little pea.She is no real princess and no pride to be!"
Click on the bed to pile the mattressess on top of the pea.
One stormy night,the was a knock at the door.A young lady stood there,wet,tired and footsore.
"You poor young thing!"Queen Bella said."Come in and rest your weary head!"
"Did you sleep well?"asked the Prince Jake the next day."No!"she said,"and my name is Fizz by the way."
"Oh dear.what was wrong?"asked the Prince in a tizz."There was a terrible bump in the bed,"replied Fizz.
"I just couldn"t sleep a wink all night long.I tossed and I turned.but the bed felt all wrong."
"Oh this princess is no fake!"cried Prince Jake.
"Only a real princess could feel one little pea! oh please,Pincess Fizz,will you marry me?"
So,after a feast of joy and great laughter.They lived,we are told,happily ever after!
Click on Jake and Fizz to see the confetti fly!

公主和豌豆
從前有一個英俊的王子傑克。他喜歡玩耍、唱歌和吃蛋糕。
一天，他的媽媽告訴他要挑選一下自己的生活。「我的兒子，」貝勒女王說，「我們必須給你找到一個妻子！」
所以，一天又一天，女王將所有的公主夠叫來喝茶來讓他的兒子看看。
（點擊公主將他們送走。）
「我不想和他們中的任何人結婚！」傑克王子宣布，「我想和一個真正的公主結婚，這些都是假的！」
「哦，親愛的，」貝勒女王說，「我怎麼做才好呢？我僅僅是必須給你找個合適的妻子！」
所以，王子和女王想出了一個測試方法。他們做了一個可以供給公主休息的床。
王子說，「如果她不能感覺到這個小豌豆。她就不是真正的公主，也就不能成為（我的）新娘！」
（點擊床將床墊放到豌豆上）
一個暴風雨晚上，有人敲門。一個年輕的女士站在那裡，渾身淋透，疲憊不堪，腳也受傷了。

「可憐的孩子！」貝克女王說。「進來休息一下吧！」
「你休息得好嗎？」第二天王子問。「不好！」她說，「順便說一下，我的名字是菲絲。」
「哦，親愛的。有什麼不對勁嗎？」王子興奮地問。「床上有個可怕的突起。」菲絲回答。
「一整夜我都沒有睡著。我翻來覆去。床一點都不對勁。」
「哦，這個公主是真的！」貝克王子喊。
「只有真正的公主才能感覺到一個小豌豆！哦，菲絲公主，你可以嫁給我嗎？」
所以，一場充滿愉快和歡笑的宴會過後。我們知道，他們生活得很快樂！
（點擊貝克和菲絲看看糖果飛出來。）

H. 適合初中生閱讀的英語故事小短文

Bertrand Russell

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love ,the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair.
I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy -- ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. I have sought it , next, because it relieves loneliness-- that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world , into the cold unfathomable lifeless abyss. I have sought it, finally, because in the union of love I have seen, in a mystic miniature, the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human life, this is what -- at last -- I have found.
With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which number holds sway above the flux. A little of this, but not much I have achieved.
Love and knowlidge , so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people a hated burden to their sons, and the whole world of lonelines, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer.
This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered me.

我為什麼活著

羅素

三股簡單而非凡強烈的激情一直控制著我的一生：對愛的渴望，對知識的追求和對人類苦難不堪忍受的憐憫。這三股激情，象陣陣巨風，把我在痛苦的海洋的路途中吹得任意東西，變動無常，直吹到了絕望的邊緣。
我尋求愛，首先是因為它帶來了欣喜若狂之情——欣喜若狂使人如此心醉神迷，我常常願意犧牲我的全部餘生來換取幾小時這樣的歡樂。我尋求愛，其次是因為它能解除寂寞——那種可怕的寂寞，如同一個人毛發悚然地從這世界的邊緣探望令人戰栗的死氣沉沉的無底深淵。我尋求愛，最後是因為在愛的結合中我看到了聖徒們和詩人們所想像的預言中的天堂景象的神秘雛型。這就是我所尋求的東西，雖然它也許似乎是人生所難以得到的美好事物，但這就是——最後——我終於找到的東西。
我懷著同樣的激情尋求知識。我希望理解人們的心。我希望知道星星為什麼發光。我力圖領悟畢達哥拉斯的才能，他的才能使數字支配著不斷變動的事物。在這方面，我只達到了一小部分，並不很多。
愛和知識，盡其可能，遠遠地把人引向九天之上。倡憐憫總是把我帶回到地面上來。痛苦的呼號的回聲在我心裡回盪。受飢挨餓的兒童，在壓迫者折磨下受苦受難的人們，無依無靠而成為自己子女嫌惡的負擔的老人，以及整個孤苦寂寞的世界，窮困與痛苦都在嘲弄著人生，使人們不能過應有的美好生活。我渴望減輕災難禍害，但是我力不從心，我自己也在受苦。
這就是我的一生。我覺得我的一生過得很值得。如果我還有機會的話，我將樂意再度過這樣的一生。

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I. 急求初中英語小故事

Magic change

神奇變化

Gaga is a little ck. He is small, dirty and ugly. His friends don』t like to play with him.

One day, Gaga walked behind his friends quietly(靜悄悄地).But his friends did not want him. Gaga was very sad and ran to the river and cried loudly(大聲地)。

Just then, a big beautiful bird heard(聽見)him crying and flew down(飛下來，落下來). She said, 「Please don』t cry. Tell me, what do you want? I can help you.」

Gaga told the truth(真相). The beautiful bird said, 「OK, I can help you to become a good-looking ck.」 Then she took out a blanket and put it on the ck』s body. She said something which the little ck didn』t understand. Then she took away the blanket. There stood (站立)a good-looking ck.

Gaga was very happy. He thanked the big bird and quickly went to play with his friends.

J. 適合初中生閱讀的英語故事小短文

GoodExcuse
好借口
There
was
a
middle-aged
man
who
bought
a
Mercedesconvertible
2000.
有個中年男子買了一輛賓士2000敞篷車。
He
took
off
down
the
road,
flooring
it
up
to
80
mph
and
enjoying
the
wind
blowing
through
what
little
hair
he
had
left
on
his
head.
他開車上路，加速到時速80英里，享受著風兒吹過頭上那頭超短發的快感。
「This
is
great,」
he
thought
and
floored
it
some
more.
「好舒服。」他邊想邊繼續加速。
He
looked
in
his
rearview
mirror
and
sees
a
State
Patrol
behind
him.
這時，他從後照鏡看到後面有個公路警察。
「I
can
get
away
from
him
with
no
problem,」
thought
the
man
and
flew
down
the
road
at
over
100
mph.
「要把他甩掉還不容易。這個人邊想邊加速」到100多英里急馳而去。
Then
he
thought,
「What
am
I
doing?
I』m
too
old
for
this
kind
of
thing,」
and
pulled
over
to
the
side
of
the
road
and
waited
for
the
police
officer.
接著他又想說：「我到底在干嗎？這把年紀實在不適合做這種事。於是把車停到路邊等警」察來。
The
officer
pulled
in
behind
the
Mercedes
and
walked
up
to
the
man.
警察把車停在這輛賓士後面，走到這個人旁邊。
「