初中英语小故事阅读

A. 求初中英语小故事带翻译、寓意

In The Air
Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy(吝啬) 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. ( 飞行员). “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.”
赏析：夸张是指借助艺术想象，以现实生活为基础，抓住描写对象的某些特征加以夸张，以突出事物本质。夸张的修辞手法往往能造成幽默的效果。这种修辞手法在我国的相声段子里面非常普遍，在外国的幽默故事中也随处可见。
这则幽默就是用夸张的手法讽刺了一位极其吝啬的男人。吝啬鬼在世界文学作品中并不少见，中国古有多点了一根灯草就不能安然死去的严监生，外国有临死前瞪着发金光的眼睛想夺取金色十字架的葛朗台。
吝啬是落后的生活方式、不健康的封建思想在人脑海中的根深蒂固。它不独存在于哪个制度，哪个社会。即便在享受现代物质文明----乘飞机旅行的今天，我们的主人公麦栋夫妇，为了那可怜的10美元，也会置生命安全于不顾，“宁死不叫”。他们的这种小气跟他们所享受的现代文明形成了极大的一个反差。
作者在文章的最后运用了夸张的修辞手法“it wasn’t easy for her , you know ,especially when she fell out”.一切显得那样的不尽情理，一切又似乎是那样的合情合理：一旦一个社会的精神文明不能赶上他的物质文明时，就有可能会产生一些变态的东西。
读之此，我们就不难体会我们国家为何一再强调两个文明一起抓了

或者这个
翅 膀
一天，我工作的炸鸡店在关门前出现了一阵抢购狂潮，结果除了鸡翅外所有的东西都卖完了。当我正准备锁门时，一名喝醉了的旅客进来要进餐。我问他翅膀行不行，他从柜台上靠过身子来，回答道：“女士，我到这儿来是吃东西的，不是要飞！”
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：
这是保存在我的电脑里的哦

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 . . . "
内容：
哥哥的心愿
圣诞节时，保罗的哥哥送他一辆新车。圣诞节当天，保罗离开办公室时，一个男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车，十分赞叹地问：
"先生，这是你的车？"
保罗点点头："这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物。"男孩满脸惊讶，支支吾吾地说："你是说这是你哥送的礼物，没花你一分钱？天哪，我真希望也能……"
保罗当然知道男孩他真想希望什么。他希望能有一个象那样的哥哥。但是小男孩接下来说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料。
"我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥。"男孩继续说。
保罗惊愕地看着那男孩，冲口而出地说："你要不要坐我的车去兜风？"
"哦，当然好了，我太想坐了！"
车开了一小段路后，那孩子转过头来，眼睛闪闪发亮，对我说："先生，你能不能把车子开到我家门前？"
保罗微笑，他知道孩子想干什么。那男孩必定是要向邻居炫耀，让大家知道他坐了一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。"你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前？"男孩要求道。
男孩跑上了阶梯，过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了，但动作似乎有些缓慢。原来把他跛脚的弟弟带出来了，将他安置在第一个台阶上，紧紧地抱着他，指着那辆新车。
只听那男孩告诉弟弟："你看，这就是我刚才在楼上对你说的那辆新车。这是保罗他哥哥送给他的哦！将来我也会送给你一辆像这样的车，到那时候你就能自己去看那些在圣诞节时，挂窗口上的漂亮饰品了，就象我告诉过你的那样。"
保罗走下车子，把跛脚男孩抱到车子的前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子，坐在弟弟的身旁。就这样他们三人开始一次令人难忘的假日兜风。
那个圣诞夜，保罗才真正体会主耶稣所说的"施比受更有福"的道理。

B. 求初中生都会读的英语小故事

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。
The
Raven
and
the
Swan乌鸦和天鹅
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.
乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无
瑕。于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一
点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。
这故事是说，人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。
The
Goat
and
the
Goatherd
山羊与牧羊人
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.
很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊
人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人，
山羊说：“即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了，这是十分明显的事实。”
这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。

C. 初中英语小故事带翻译

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.

春秋楚国沈诸梁，自称“叶公”。 据说，这位叶公爱龙成癖，家里的梁、柱、门、窗上都雕着龙，墙上也画着龙。 就这样，叶公爱好龙的名声，被人们传扬开了。天上的真龙，听说人间有这么一位叶公，对它如此喜爱，很受感动，决定去叶公家对他表示谢意。

人们也许会想叶公看见真龙时会有多高兴。实际上，当叶公看见那条龙时，顿时吓得魂飞魄散，赶紧逃走。

从此人们明白了叶公爱好的其实并不是真龙，而是似龙非龙的东西而已。

这个成语的意义是：比喻表面上或口头上爱好、赞赏某事物，实际上并不爱好，或者实际上并不了解，一旦真正接触，不但并不爱好或赞赏，甚至还惧怕它，反对它。

D. 初中英语幽默小故事

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!"

新发现

一个乡下人第一次到大城市游逛。他走进一座大楼，看见一个岁数很大的矮胖女人迈进一个小房间。房间的门随后关上，有几个灯在闪亮。一会儿，门开了，电梯里走出一位年青漂亮的女模特。

乡下人惊奇地眨着眼睛，慢吞吞地说：“我应该把我的老婆带来!”

hillbilly
n. 乡下人，乡巴佬.

pudgy
adj.矮胖的，矮而粗的

drawl
vt, vi慢吞吞地说；拉长语调地说

E. 急求初中英语小故事10篇~~~

Act 1
第一幕
The Ugly Duckling Hatches
丑小鸭出壳
(A mother ck sits on many eggs.)
（鸭妈妈正在孵蛋。）
Motber Duck: Oh,I am tired.I hope these eggs hatch soon. I wnat to swim in the water.
鸭妈妈：噢，我很累。我希望这些蛋很快就能孵出小鸭子来。我想去水里游泳。
(Crack!Crack!)
（噼啪！噼啪！）
Duckling 1: Peep,peep!Where am I?
小鸭子1：唧，唧！我在哪儿？
Duckling 2: Peep,peep!Where is Mommy?
小鸭子2：唧，唧！妈妈在哪儿？
Motber Duck: Quack,quack!Oh,my babies.I am here.
鸭妈妈：嘎，嘎！哦我的宝贝们。我在这儿。
(Finally,the last egg hatches.)
（终于，最后一个蛋也孵出小鸭子出来了。）
Ugly Duckling: Peep,peep!Mommy!
丑小鸭：唧，唧！妈妈！
Motber Duck: Oh,my!You are ont like the other cklings.you are big and ugly!
鸭妈妈：噢，天呐！你和其他小鸭子长得不一样。你又大又难看。（The mother ck takes her cklings to the water.)
（鸭妈妈带着她的小鸭子们下水了。）
Duckling 1: Wow!It is fun to swim in the water.
小鸭子1： 哇！在水里游泳真好玩儿。
Ugly Duckling: Can I play with you?
丑小鸭： 我能和你们玩儿吗？
Duckling 2: No!You are too big and ugly.We don't want to play with you.
小鸭子2： 不行！你太大太难看了。我们不想和你玩儿。
Ducklings: Go away!
小鸭子们： 走开！
(The Ugly Duckling goes to a farm.)
（丑小鸭来到一个农场。）
Ugly Duckling: Hi!Can I play with you?
丑小鸭： 嗨！我能和你们玩儿吗？
Farm Animals: No,you can't.We don't like you.You are a big ugly ckling.Go away!
农场的动物： 不，你不能。我们不喜欢你。你是一只又大又难看的小鸭子。走开！
Ugly Duckling: (crying)Nobody likes me!will run away.
丑小鸭： （哭着说）谁也不喜欢我！我要跑得远远的。Act 2
第二幕
Nobody likes the Ugly Duckling
谁都不喜欢丑小鸭
(The Ugly Duckling runs to a matsh.)
（丑小鸭跑到一片沼泽里。）
Ugly Duckling: Oh,there are big marsh cks!(to a marsh ck)I want to play with you.
丑小鸭： 哦，那儿有一群大野鸭！（对一只大野鸭说）我想和你们玩儿。
Marsb Duck: No!You don't look like us.Look into the water.You are an ugly ckling!
野鸭： 不行！你和我们长得不一样。对着水照照。你是一只丑小鸭！
Ugly Duckling: (looking into the water)The marsh ck is right.I am an ugly ckling.(sighing)I am sad.
丑小鸭： （往水里看去）野鸭是对的。我是一只丑小鸭。（叹了口气）我很难过。（The Ugly Duckling runs to a house.There is a big dog.)
（丑小鸭跑到一栋房子前。那里有一只大狗。）
Big Dog: Growl!Who are you?
大狗： 汪！你是谁？
Ugly Duckling: Hello!I am Ugly Duckling.Can I live in this house with you?
丑小鸭： 你好！我是丑小鸭。我能和你一起住在这栋房子里吗？
Big Dog: Growl!No,you can't.I don't want to live with an ugly ckling.
大狗： 汪！不，你不能。我不想和一只丑小鸭住在一起。
(The Ugly Duckling runs to a pond and sees beautiful swans.)
（丑小鸭跑到一个池塘边看到了美丽的天鹅。）
Ugly Duckling: The swans are beautiful.They are swimming in the pond.(sighing)I want to be like them.
丑小鸭： 天鹅真美呀。他们在池塘里游泳。（叹了口气）我想和他们一样。Act 3
第三幕
The Ugly Duckling in winter
冬天的丑小鸭
(It is winter.The Ugly Duckling is in the pond.)
（冬天来了。丑小鸭在池塘里。）
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.)
丑小鸭： 噢，太冷了。水都结冰了。我必须不停地游泳，要不我会死的。但是我破不开冰。我没法游泳。（一个人看见了丑小鸭。）
Man: Oh,poor ckling!You are freezing.Don't worry.I will take you to my house.It is warm there.
男人： 喔，可怜的小鸭子！你冻僵了。别担心，我会把你带回家。那儿很暖和。(in the man's house)
9在那个人的房子里）
Ugly Duckling: It is very warm.I can move now.
丑小鸭： 真暧和。我现在能动了。
Cbildren: (laughing)Ha-ha!You are a big and ugly ckling.We don't like you.Go away!
孩子们： （笑着说）哈哈！你是一只又大又难看的小鸭子。我们不喜欢你。走开！
Ugly Duckling: The children are bad to me.I am tired.I will run to the marsh.
丑小鸭： 孩子们对我一点儿都不好。我好累呀。我要跑回沼泽去。
(in a cold home by the water)
（在水边冰冷的窝里）
Ugly Duckling: It is cold here.(crying)I am alone.I am lonely.
丑小鸭： 这儿真冷呀。（哭着说）就我一个人。我很孤独。Act 4
第四幕
The Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan
丑小鸭变天鹅
(Soon winter is past. It is spring.)
（冬天很快过去了。春天来了。）
Ugly Duckling: Oh,it is warm.Look!The birds are singing.The sun is shining.But I am still alone.
丑小鸭： 哦，天气暖和了。看呐！鸟儿在唱歌。太阴在照耀。可我还是一个人。
(The Ugly Duckling looks up and points at the sky.)
（丑小鸭抬起头，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.)
丑小鸭： 美丽的天鹅在天上飞！我想象他们那样飞。好！我要试一试。（丑小鸭跑起来。他张开了翅膀。）Ugly Duckling: Yes,yes!I can fly!(to a swan)Look at me!I am an ugly ckling.But I can fly!
丑小鸭： 噢，噢！我可以飞了！（对一只天鹅说）看看我！我是一只丑小鸭。但是我会飞！
Swan: Yes,you can fly.But you are not a ckling.Look into the water.You are a swan now.
天鹅： 是的，你会飞。但你不是一只小鸭子。对着水照照。你现在是一只天鹅了。
Ugly Duckling: waht?(The Ugly Duckling looks into the water.)
丑小鸭： 什么？（丑小鸭往水里看去。）
Ugly Duckling: Oh,is that me?I am not an ugly ckling any more.(happily)I am a swan!
丑小鸭： 噢，那是我吗？我不再是一只丑小鸭了。（高兴地）我是一只天鹅！

F. 初中英语趣味小故事,读起来不少于三分钟

The House of 1000 Mirrors
千镜之屋

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. 初中英语小故事

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
从前有一个英俊的王子杰克。他喜欢玩耍、唱歌和吃蛋糕。
一天，他的妈妈告诉他要挑选一下自己的生活。“我的儿子，”贝勒女王说，“我们必须给你找到一个妻子！”
所以，一天又一天，女王将所有的公主够叫来喝茶来让他的儿子看看。
（点击公主将他们送走。）
“我不想和他们中的任何人结婚！”杰克王子宣布，“我想和一个真正的公主结婚，这些都是假的！”
“哦，亲爱的，”贝勒女王说，“我怎么做才好呢？我仅仅是必须给你找个合适的妻子！”
所以，王子和女王想出了一个测试方法。他们做了一个可以供给公主休息的床。
王子说，“如果她不能感觉到这个小豌豆。她就不是真正的公主，也就不能成为（我的）新娘！”
（点击床将床垫放到豌豆上）
一个暴风雨晚上，有人敲门。一个年轻的女士站在那里，浑身淋透，疲惫不堪，脚也受伤了。

“可怜的孩子！”贝克女王说。“进来休息一下吧！”
“你休息得好吗？”第二天王子问。“不好！”她说，“顺便说一下，我的名字是菲丝。”
“哦，亲爱的。有什么不对劲吗？”王子兴奋地问。“床上有个可怕的突起。”菲丝回答。
“一整夜我都没有睡着。我翻来覆去。床一点都不对劲。”
“哦，这个公主是真的！”贝克王子喊。
“只有真正的公主才能感觉到一个小豌豆！哦，菲丝公主，你可以嫁给我吗？”
所以，一场充满愉快和欢笑的宴会过后。我们知道，他们生活得很快乐！
（点击贝克和菲丝看看糖果飞出来。）

H. 适合初中生阅读的英语故事小短文

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.

我为什么活着

罗素

三股简单而非凡强烈的激情一直控制着我的一生：对爱的渴望，对知识的追求和对人类苦难不堪忍受的怜悯。这三股激情，象阵阵巨风，把我在痛苦的海洋的路途中吹得任意东西，变动无常，直吹到了绝望的边缘。
我寻求爱，首先是因为它带来了欣喜若狂之情——欣喜若狂使人如此心醉神迷，我常常愿意牺牲我的全部余生来换取几小时这样的欢乐。我寻求爱，其次是因为它能解除寂寞——那种可怕的寂寞，如同一个人毛发悚然地从这世界的边缘探望令人战栗的死气沉沉的无底深渊。我寻求爱，最后是因为在爱的结合中我看到了圣徒们和诗人们所想象的预言中的天堂景象的神秘雏型。这就是我所寻求的东西，虽然它也许似乎是人生所难以得到的美好事物，但这就是——最后——我终于找到的东西。
我怀着同样的激情寻求知识。我希望理解人们的心。我希望知道星星为什么发光。我力图领悟毕达哥拉斯的才能，他的才能使数字支配着不断变动的事物。在这方面，我只达到了一小部分，并不很多。
爱和知识，尽其可能，远远地把人引向九天之上。倡怜悯总是把我带回到地面上来。痛苦的呼号的回声在我心里回荡。受饥挨饿的儿童，在压迫者折磨下受苦受难的人们，无依无靠而成为自己子女嫌恶的负担的老人，以及整个孤苦寂寞的世界，穷困与痛苦都在嘲弄着人生，使人们不能过应有的美好生活。我渴望减轻灾难祸害，但是我力不从心，我自己也在受苦。
这就是我的一生。我觉得我的一生过得很值得。如果我还有机会的话，我将乐意再度过这样的一生。

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I. 急求初中英语小故事

Magic change

神奇变化

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(静悄悄地).But his friends did not want him. Gaga was very sad and ran to the river and cried loudly(大声地)。

Just then, a big beautiful bird heard(听见)him crying and flew down(飞下来，落下来). 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. 适合初中生阅读的英语故事小短文

GoodExcuse
好借口
There
was
a
middle-aged
man
who
bought
a
Mercedesconvertible
2000.
有个中年男子买了一辆奔驰2000敞篷车。
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.
他开车上路，加速到时速80英里，享受着风儿吹过头上那头超短发的快感。
“This
is
great,”
he
thought
and
floored
it
some
more.
“好舒服。”他边想边继续加速。
He
looked
in
his
rearview
mirror
and
sees
a
State
Patrol
behind
him.
这时，他从后照镜看到后面有个公路警察。
“I
can
get
away
from
him
with
no
problem,”
thought
the
man
and
flew
down
the
road
at
over
100
mph.
“要把他甩掉还不容易。这个人边想边加速”到100多英里急驰而去。
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.
接着他又想说：“我到底在干吗？这把年纪实在不适合做这种事。于是把车停到路边等警”察来。
The
officer
pulled
in
behind
the
Mercedes
and
walked
up
to
the
man.
警察把车停在这辆奔驰后面，走到这个人旁边。
“