英语小故事共30篇

1、1 DogsPeople often say that a dog is man's best friend. Over thousands of years, man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogs are famous for their ability to control a flock of hundreds of sheep.Dogs have been used to aid disabled people for

2、centuries A guide dog can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches, open refrigerator doors end dial the telephone for their disabled owners For the majority of people, however; dogs are simply pets and friends for both young and old members of the family.guard看守，

3、看护 sheepdog牧羊犬 flock群 aid帮助 disabled残疾人 century世纪 guide dog导盲犬 dial拨 majority大多数狗人们总是说狗是人类最好的朋友。几千年来，除了看家外，人类还教 会了狗去做许多其他的事，例如，牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的 羊群而出名。1狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了。导盲犬可以为盲主人引路。现 在，人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话。然而，对于大多数人来说，狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友。Who is man's best friend2 Detective WorkA bank robber stole

4、a lot of money He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector. "Yes, sir; I found Johrrny I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldn't mak

5、e anything out of what he bought. Here's the list."shirt, heavy crowbar; box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers .The inspector said, "Good That helps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard with cemen

6、tprison监狱crowbar铁撬，撬detective侦探的侦探 robber强盗，盗贼inspector检察官 frankly坦白地，真诚地棒cement水泥侦探工作一个盗贼从银行偷了很多钱。他被抓住送到监狱，但是钱没找到。当他从监狱出来时，他被监视，看他会做什么。这不，侦探正向检察 官报告：“是的，先生，我发现了强尼•阿米塔基，我跟着他转 遍了全镇，但坦白说，我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么。这里是清 单。”衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力铁铲、大铁锤、一束花。检察官说：“好，这对我很有帮助。你还记得我们看到他是怎么帮他 的邻居，贾德森老太太用水泥铺院子的吗”I cannot

7、 infer from what he bought what3 What is Time (Nursery Rhyme)Time is grain for peasantsTime is wealth for workers.Time is life for doctorsTime is victory for soldiers.Time is knowledge for students.Time is speed for scientists.Time is money for businessmen.Time is everything for all of us.Therefore,

8、 seize the time of today!grain粮食 wealth财富 victory胜利 seize抓住，把握时间是什么（童谣一首）对农民来说，时间就是粮食。对工人来说，时间就是财富。对医生来 说，时间就是生命。对士兵来说，时间就是胜利。对学生来说，时间就是知识。对科学家 来说，时间就是速度。对企业家来说，时间就是金钱。对我们大家来说，时间就是一切。因此，把握今天！For farmers, what time is it4 Perfect MatchA rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decid

9、es to have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several peinters try to mix the colour right, but none comes close enough to satisfy the woman.Eve ntuelly, a painter comes He is confide nt that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, end the painter becomes fa

10、mous. Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"asks the son, "there's somethingve got to know How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly""Son/ the father replies, "I painted the vase."proud of自豪valuable值钱的 antique va

11、se古董花瓶paint用油漆漆)satisfy 满意 eventually 最终 confident 有信心的retire退休match和相配绝配一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲，因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶，她决 定把她的卧室漆成和花瓶一样的颜色。好几个油漆匠试图调出正确的 颜色，但是没有一个人调出的颜色能让妇人满意。最后，来了一个油漆匠。他很有信心可以调出合适的颜色。果然妇人 对最终的效果感到满意，漆匠也因此成名。几年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交给了儿子。“爸爸，”儿子问，“有 件事我想知道。你是如何调配出和花瓶一样的颜色的” “儿子，”父亲回答，“我把花瓶也一起漆了。”Who have a val

12、uable antique vase5 A BarbecueWhen I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer. We decided to make a barbecue in the valley So we collected some tree sticks to make a fire My father asked me if I could try to make a fire I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the

13、 wood with a match, but produced only smoke. Then my father said, "That's not the right way. I'll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood because they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them.nMy father helped me make a big firebarbecue 烧烤 valley 山谷 s

14、tick 枝条 make a fire 生火 烧烤当我还是小孩子的时候，一年夏天我们全家去野营。我们决定在山谷 中烧烤，所以我们捡来了一些树枝生火。父亲问我愿不愿意尝试着生火，我很高兴地承担了这项任务。我试 着用火柴把木头点燃，但结果都是烟。父亲说：“这样做不对。我来 教你如何生火。先用小片的木头，因为它们容易点燃，然后把大些的放在它们上面。”父 亲帮我点起了旺旺的火。What people go to barbecue6 A Joke "I stand corrected"I have this friend who always seemed to lean sligh

15、tly to the left all the time It used to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right A quick bit of sur

16、gery later, he was cured, end both legs are exactly the same length now, end he no longer leans"So/I said, "You didn't believe me when I told you a doctor could fix your leg. He just looked at me and said, "I stand corrected lean倾斜 slightly轻微地 check out检查 refuse拒绝quarter四分之一surger

17、y 手术 cure 治愈 fix 治愈 stand corrected 认错笑话一一“我诚恳认错”我有一个朋友，他似乎总是微微向左倾斜。这个问题曾经非常困扰我, 所以我建议他去看医生，检查一下他的腿。几年来，他总是不听我的 建议，还说我不正常，但是上星期，他终于去看了医生。果真，医生 发现他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。一个很快的小手术后，他康复 了，现在他的两条腿完全一样长了，他也不再倾斜了。“你看，”我说,“那时我告诉你医生可以治好你的腿时你还不相信我呢。”他看着我 说：“我认错了。”Doctors can fix friends leg7 Maki ng a KiteOne day, Pa

18、ula end Richard decided to make a kite First they went out and found two straight sticks of the same length They brought them back home and tied them with a piece of string into the shape of a cross. Then they took some string and used it to tie the four ends of the sticks together. Then, they sprea

19、d some brightly coloured paper over the frame and glued it around the string. They stuck a tail made of paper to one of the corners, and tied a long string to the centre of the kite. On the next windy day, they took the kite to a hill near their house and flew it.straight stick 直木棍 tie 系 string 绳子 s

20、hape 形状 cross十字spread 传开 frame 框架 stick 粘 tail 尾巴 windy 有 风的做一个风筝一天，保罗和理查德决定做一个风筝。首先，他们出门找了两根一样 长的直木棍。他们把木棍带回家，用一根绳子把它们绑成十字形。然 后他们又拿了些绳子，把木棍的四个顶端连在一起。然后，他们把一 些颜色鲜艳的纸涂上胶水，粘在风筝的框架上。他们将纸做的尾巴粘 在一角，在风筝中间系上一根长绳。在接下来的一个有风的日子里， 他们就在家附近的小山上放风筝了。Who decided to make a kite8 Animals in Den ger Some of the anima

21、ls end birds in the rain forest, such as monkeys and woodpeckers, live in the treetops They are always swinging and flying from onetree to another looking for food among the leaves and branches They even sleepin the treetops so they do not have to come down to the groundHave you heard that such an i

22、mals end birds in the rain forests are in dangerBecause people are cutting down so many trees in the forests, the onimals arelosing their homes Do you know the reasons for it Yes, people want wood, paperand land As a result many animals end plants are dying Some forests are sobadly damaged that they

23、 become desertsrainforest 雨林 woodpecker 啄木鸟 treetop 树顶 swing 摇荡leaves树叶（leaf的复数形式）branch树枝 desert沙漠濒危动物一些雨林中的动物和鸟类生活在树顶上，例如猴子和啄木鸟。它们总 是从一棵树荡到或飞到另一棵树上，在树叶和树枝间寻找食物。它们 甚至在树顶睡觉，所以它们不用到地面上来。你知道吗雨林中的这些动物正处于危险中。因为人们砍伐了森林中的 许多树，动物们失去了家园。你知道人们砍树的原因吗是的，人们需 要木材、纸和土地。所以，许多动物和植物正在消亡。一些森林遭到 了严重的破坏，变成了沙漠。What anim

24、als are endangered animals9 English in the WorldSome people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English,and it belongs to the world .It is estimated that the number of people who useEnglish exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native speakers, while the rest use

25、 it as en official bnguege If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total isclose to one billion.English plays en increesingly important role in the world as a medium for con ducti ng in ter notio nel busi ness and diplomacy, as well as in science andmed

26、icine, the Inter net, air and sea comm un ications, in ter national sports events, radio end TV programs, pop songs and movies.estimate估计 exceed超过 native本族的，木国的 official 官方的acquire掌握 to some extent达到某种程度billion千万increasingly越来越多地medium匸具，手段 conduct实行，执行international 国际的diplomacy 外交 medicine 医药commun

27、ication 通信event 事件世界上的英语有人说英语己不再属于英国人了，它属于全世界。据估计，使用英语 的人超过七亿五千万，其中大约有三亿五千万是以英语为母语的人， 而其余的人将英语作为官方语言使用。如果我们再加上己经掌握英语 到一定程度的人，这个总数将接近十亿。英语，作为进行国际业务和外交的工具，在世界上起着越来越重要的 作用。它还在科学、医药、互联网、空中及海洋通信、国际体育赛事、 电台电视节目、流行歌曲及电影中发挥着越来越重要的作用。How many people are English-speaking10 A FriendWhen you read an English boo

28、k, you often come across new words You might tryto guess what the words mean from the words you know, but when you cannotguess the meanings of new words at allz what should you doYou have a good trie nd the n. From him you can learn what a word mea ns, how topronounce a word, how to use a word, and

29、so on. This friend can always be withyou, and you can always ask him to help you. Do you know who this friend isIt is a dictionary. You can leern some important things about words from it,so you must know how to use e across 碰至ljguess 猜测朋友当你读英语书时，你经常会碰到新单词。你可能试着从你知道的词中 猜这些词的意思，但是当你无法猜岀这些词的意思时，

30、你该怎么办呢 这时你有一个好朋友。从他那里你可以学到单词的意思、发音及用法 等。这个朋友可以经常伴你左右，你可以经常请他帮忙。你知道这个 朋友是谁吗他就是字典。你可以从他那里学习有关词汇的众多重要知识，所以你 必须学会如何使用字典。When you are unable to guess what these words mean, and what should you do11 "I Have Never Heard You in Carmen"Mark Twain was once invited by a friend to go to the opera The

31、friend wasvery rich. He end his wife had their own box at the theatre During the operathe friend's wife talked all the time She also talked rather loudly. She talked so much that it was often difficult for Mark Twain to listen to the opera Toward the end of the opera she turned to Mark Twain and

32、 said, "Oh, mydear Mark Twai n, I do want you to be with us agai n n ext Friday n ight .I'm sureyou will like it the opera will be Carmen.""Thank you very much,"said Mark Twain. '"That will be fine. I have never heardyou in Carmen.”/Carmen卡门（歌剧名）invite邀请 opera歌剧box包厢

33、 theatre剧场，戏院“我还从未听过你唱卡门”有一次，一个朋友邀请马克吐温去看歌剧。这个朋友很有钱。他和他 的妻子在剧院有自己的包厢。看歌剧时，朋友的妻子一直在说话。她 说话的声音还挺大。她的话那么多，马克吐温根本听不清歌剧。歌剧临近结束时，她转而对马克吐温说：“噢，我亲爱的马克吐温， 我真的想让你再和我们一起度过下周五。我保证你会喜欢的一一下周 的歌剧是卡门。”“非常感谢，”马克吐温说。“想来会很好。我还从未听过你唱卡门。”A friend who invited to the Opera12 Learning English in EnglandI came to England la

34、st summer. I have bee n in England for el eve n months.I amgoing to finish my studies in England soon, end will leave for China next month At first it was very difficult for me to communicate with other people in English Now I can speak English much better; and even understand Englishtelevision, bec

35、ause I have studied hard and my teachers and classmates havehelped me a lot.I have lots of English friends now. Some of them have even invited me fordinner at their houses They are interested to learn about Chine and Chinesepeople Every time they ask me a lot of questions, I realize how little I kno

36、wabout my own municate 交流在英国学英语去年夏天，我来到英国。现在我在英国己经待了十一个月了。我将很 快结束在英国的学习，下个月我就将回中国了。一开始，我觉得很难用英语和别人交流。现在我英语说得好多了，甚 至可以看懂英语电视，这是因为我学习很努力，老师和同学对我的帮 助也很大。现在我有许多英国朋友。一些朋友甚至邀请我去他们家吃 饭。他们对中国和中国人很感兴趣。每当他们问我许多问题时，我才 意识到自己对祖国的了解是如此之少。Who find it difficult to communicate in English and others13 The

37、Hare and the TortoiseOne day a hare was telling the other animals how fast he could run. "I canbeat anyoneT'cried he. "Will one of you try a race with me'1"I will,said the tortoise."Youllaughed the hare. "Oh, oh, how funny!"Save your laughing for the end of the

38、race,said the tortoiseSo a starting line was made, and away they went. The hare ran fast and wassoon far ahead, so he sat down to rest. By the time the tortoise came up, the hare was sleeping.On end on went the tortoise, end when the hare looked up at last, it was too late.There sat the tortoise by

39、the sign that said: The Endhare野兔 tortoise龟，乌龟 beat打败 race比赛兔子和乌龟一天，兔子正在向其他动物炫耀他能跑得很快。“我能跑过任何人。” 他喊道。“你们有谁想和我比一比吗” “我。”乌龟说。“你！”兔子笑道,“哦，哦，太滑稽了！” “留着到比赛结束后笑吧。”乌龟说。/他们划了条起跑线，出发了。兔子跑得飞快，很快就跑到了前面，所 以他坐下来休息。等到乌龟赶上来时，他睡着了。乌龟一直往前走，当兔子最后醒来时，己经太晚了。乌龟坐在一块 牌子旁，上面写着：终点。When the Hare fin ally woke up to see what

40、the14 Helping ParentsParents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives Let's saythat your mother is not happy about her boss If she doesn't have other waysof expressing her emotions, she might come home end yell at you, scream atyour dad, kick at the dog, or even say something

41、mean to you.Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling hisor her an ger: Don't make it worse. Angry people can have trouble thinkingclearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wait till yourparent cools off, then talk to him or her in a cal

42、m tone, and try to explain how the anger is affecting you.yell大叫，呼喊 scream尖声喊叫handle处理 adult成年人cool off平静下来tone语气 affect影响帮助父母 父母常常因为他们生活中的烦恼而生气。我们举个例子，比如你妈妈 对她的上司不满。假如她没有其他方法发泄她的情绪，她就可能回到 家冲你大声嚷嚷，对你爸爸大喊大叫，踢家里的狗，或者甚至对你说 一些难听的话。当你身边的大人控制不住他们的怒火时，你应付的方法是：别让情况 变得更糟糕。生气的人很难保持思维清晰，所以不要做，也不要说任 何会使事情变得更糟的事

43、或话。先等你的父母平静下来，然后再心平 气和地和他们谈，并想办法说明他们的怒火是如何影响你的。When you're around when adults are unable to control their anger; the way you cope with what is15Humour What Is a TeenagerA teeneger is someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not hismother calling from the next rooma whiz wh

44、o can operate the latest computer without a less on but can't make a bed.a connoisseur of two kinds of fine music loud and very loud.an enthusiast who has the energy to bike for miles but is usually too tired to dry the dishes.a romantic who never falls in love more than once a week.a boy who ca

45、n sleep till noon on any Saturday and suspects the room needscleaning.an originel thinker who is positive that his mother was never a tee neger.flblock街区 whiz天才，能手 operate操作 connoisseur内行, 鉴赏家enthusiast热心的人，热情的人energy精力 romantic浪漫主义者suspect怀疑original新颖的，独创的 positive肯定的幽默一一少年是什么样的人少年是一个隔着三个街区也能听到他最喜欢

46、的歌手的声音但却听不到 隔壁房间母亲叫声的人。一个不用上一节课就可以操作最新电脑的能手，但却不会铺床。两种音乐的鉴赏家一一吵闹的和非常吵闹的音乐。-个充满热情，精力充沛的人，他可以骑车骑几英里，但却经常 因为觉得太累而擦不干碟子。一个浪漫主义者，他不经常恋爱，一周绝对少于一次。一个每星期六都要睡到中午，却总是怀疑房间需要打扫的人。是一个有独创精神的思想家，他断定他的母亲不是从少年时期走 过来的What Is a Teenager16 Charles ChaplinOne day a small boy called Charles Chaplin was walking along the s

47、treet inLondon. It was a cold winter's day in 1900. He wanted to buy some bread, buthe didn't have any money. His father had died when he was very young.He andhis brother; Sid, had to work to help their sick mother.Although Charles was small, his dream was very big. He wanted to be a greatma

48、n in the world of films, so he worked very hard to become a good dancer andsinger.Thirty years later, this same boy was among the most famous people in the world.Even if you do not understand English, you can enjoy his films, because nowords are used in his films.dream梦想 dancer舞蹈家查尔斯卓别林一天，一个叫卓别林的小男孩

49、在伦敦的大街上走着。那是1900年寒 冬的一天。卓别林想买一些面包，但他没有钱。他的父亲在他还很小 时就去世了。他和他的兄弟西德必须工作以帮助生病的母亲。卓别林年纪虽小但他有很大的理想。他想成为电影世界的伟大人物， 所以他努力工作，希望成为有名的舞蹈家和歌唱家。三十年后，这个小男孩成为了世界上最著名的人之一。即使你不懂英语，你也可以欣赏他的电影，因为他的电影是无声的。Who is walki ng on the streets of Lon don17 A Seaside PicnicOne morning last April, Joan was lying in bed when the

50、telephone rang. It washer friend, Dave, who invited her out for a picnic at the seasideLater that day she left her flat and walked to the bus stop to catch the bus.Joan was wearing a T-shirt and skirt as it was quite hot. As she sat on the bus she looked out of the window. The sun was shining She sa

51、w a plane goingover a forest and some horses in the fieldsBefore long she arrived at the seaside and met Dave They went down to thebeach and had their picnic next to a rock They had sandwiches and crisps, andDave painted a picture They had a lovely day.flat公寓（英国英语） forest森林 crisp油炸马铃薯片海滩野餐去年四月的一天早上，

52、当琼还躺在床上时，电话铃响了。电话是她的 朋友戴夫打来的，她想邀请琼去海滩野餐。那天晚些时候，琼离开了公寓，去公共汽车站乘车。因为天气很热， 琼穿着T恤衫和裙子。当她坐在车上时，她看着窗外。阳光明媚。她 看到一架飞机飞过一片森林，看到田野里的马。一会功夫，她就到了海边，碰到了戴夫。他们走下海滩，在一块岩石 边野餐。他们一起吃三明治和马铃薯片，戴夫还画了一幅画。他们度 过了开心的一天。Who is the phone call18 A Dish WasherSome people have dogs or cats as pets One woman in New York keeps a mo

53、n key asher pet. This mon key can wash dishes He washes the dishes for the woman everyday He likes to wash dishes and never breaks a dish. Sometimes he washes thesame dishes over and over. If the woman tries to stop him, he then gets angry.He begins to throw the dishes in all directions. But this do

54、es not happen veryoften The woman's husband is very happy with the monkey. The husband never needs tohelp his wife wash the dishes The monkey does all this work. The husband saysthat he cannot understand how anybody, a person or a monkey, can like to washdishes so much.direction 方向洗碗工有些人的宠物是猫或狗。

55、纽约的一位妇女养了只猴子当宠物。这只猴 子会洗碗。他每天为这个妇女洗碗。他喜欢洗并且从未打破过一个碗 碟。有时他会一遍遍地清洗同一个碗。如果这个妇女试图阻止，猴子 就会发脾气，并开始朝四而八方扔碗碟。但这种情况不常发生。女人的丈夫非常满意这只猴子。他从不需要帮自己的妻子洗碗。猴子 包办了这些活。这个丈夫说他无法理解，不管是谁，人还是猴子，怎 么会如此喜欢洗碗呢What do mon keys do19 A Young PioneerLong ago, when the western part of the United States was still a wilderness, ayoun

56、g boy, called Kit, not yet twenty years old, went from his home in theEast to lear n about the new country. He wan ted to know what lay beyond theRocky MountainsKit's father had taught him to shoot straight, but he learned more about hunting and trapping in the country of the IndiansKit was alwa

57、ys calm in times of dan ger. He was str ong and brave. Most of theIndians liked end respected him for his honesty.For many years, Kit lived in the West He taught other white men many things.Probably the most important thing he taught them was how to get along with theIndians.wilderness 荒野 pioneer 先锋

58、，先驱 hunting 打猎 trapping 诱捕respect 尊敬 honesty 诚实，正直 get along with 与相处年轻的先驱很久以前，美国西部还是一片荒野，一个年轻的男孩，名叫基特，还 不满二十岁，从东部的家乡来到这里，要了解这个新的国家。他想知 道在落基山脉那边有什么。基特的父亲教会他瞄准射击，但他在卬第安人的村庄里学到了更多的 打猎和狩猎的木领。基特在危险的时刻总是很沉着。他强壮勇敢。大多数卬第安人因为他 的诚实而喜欢并尊敬他。基特在西部生活了很多年。他教会其他白人很多东西。也许他教会他 们的最重要的东西就是如何与卬第安人相处。What do young boys do20 A Robot BabysitterIn 2005 Japan made a new robot It can take care of a child. The new robot iscalled iPapero. It weighs pounds, end has a