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九年级校本教材

英语经典故事

TheWillfulChild

Onceuponatimetherewasachildwhowaswillfulanddidnotdo

whathismotherwanted.ForthisreasonGodwasdispleasedwithhim

andcausedhimtobecomeill,andnodoctorcouldhelphim,andina

shorttimehelayonhisdeathbed.

Hewasloweredintoagraveandcoveredwithearth,buthislittlearm

suddenlycameforthandreachedup,anditdidn'thelpwhentheyputit

backinandputfreshearthoverit,forthelittlearmalwayscameout

again.Sothemotherherselfhadtogotothegraveandbeatthelittlearm

withaswitch,andassoonasshehaddonethat,itwithdrew,andthechild

finallycametorestbeneaththeearth.

TheLion,TheBearAndTheFox

Longagoalionandabearsawakid.Theyspranguponitatthesame

time.Thelionsaidtothebear,“Icaughtthiskidfirst,andsothisis

"No,no,"saidthebear.'〕founditearlierthanyou,sothisismine.^^And

theyfoughtlongandfiercely.Atlastbothofthemgotverytiredand

couldnolongerfight.

Afoxwhohidhimselfbehindatreenotfarawayandwaswatching

thefightbetweenthelionandthebear,cameoutandwalkedinbetween

them,andranoffwiththekid.

Thelionandthebearbothsawthefox,buttheycouldnoteven

catchthefox.

Thelionsaidtothebear,t4Wehavefoughtfornothing.Thatslyfox

hasgotthekidaway.”

choose

Threepeoplewereinprisonwarden,givethemthreeyearsalonea

request.Americanslovetoacigar,3casesofcigars.Themostromantic

French,abeautifulwoman.Andthejewssaid,hewantacommunicates

withtheoutsideworld.Threeyearslater,thefirstrushedoutofthemouth,

americansarestuffedwithcigarnostrils,shouted,"givemethefire,fire!"

Heforgottofire.ThenoutofaFrenchman.Seehishandholdingachild,

beautifulwomanholdingachild,hisstomachalsowiththethird.The

jews,heheldhandslongprisonforthreeyears,said:"thisdayIcontact

withexternalbusiness,Ididn'tpause,instead,toincrease200%thank,I

sendyouafatiguenrice!"

Thefoxeatinggrapes

Afoxcametoagrapevines,seealotonabunchofgrapes,andthen

straintojump,wanttobiteastring.

Butthegrape,thefoxfirstattemptnotbitegrapes.Fox,thisstringof

grapeisbad,lookatitthatway,outsideatlonglast,insideaffirmationis

Chen.

Thefoxaimedatabunchofgrapes,butthisjumpupandnoflapping.

Fox,thisstringofgrapes,mustusechemicalfertilizers,absolutelynot

greenfood,oritiswater.Luckilydidn'teat,otherwiseIstillgotoa

hospital.

Thethirdattemptstilldidn'tsucceed,whichcamefromtheapplause,

originalissloweddownatreetocomplainersraven.Thefoxhadtobow

tothemandreturnonyourgiftgivingthanks.

Thefoxisalittletiredson,squatdown,inabreath.Itisthought,ifa

managergavemeabottleofmineralwater,givemesomethingabout

behavioralessentials,arrangetactics,thatshouldhavegoodah!Lifecan

haveseveralside?Letmefinallyitagain,Iwon'tbelievethisbreakdance

grape.Thefoxtwirledcunningeyes,lookedfor,andfinallyfoundalong

bamboopole.Thefox,holdbackafewsteps,bamboo,pleasehandsignal

tothesurroundingthecrowtoclaphandsforthem.

Thefoxtrottingrodtomention,bamboovinesheadintotheground,

accurately,bamboofoxespaddleisprettyhighandcastdown,freedom,

rodfoxsuccessfullypassedhighgrape,safelylandedsoftgrass.

Atthemoment,ayoungmothercrowflewdownfromthetree,andto

offerthefoxabunchofwildflowers.Thefoxhandholdingtheflowers,

moodveryexcited,manyyearsofhope,manygenerationsofthefox,

finallyusheredinthevictoryoftime!

Butthefoxsooncalmeddown,thinking,grapes?I'mnotwhitejump!?

Arthur'sBadnewsDay

Onceuponatimetherewasaprincewhowantedtomarryaprincess;but

shewouldhavetobearealprincess.Hetravelledallovertheworldto

findone,butnowherecouldhegetwhathewanted.Therewere

princessesenough,butitwasdifficulttofindoutwhethertheywerereal

ones.Therewasalwayssomethingaboutthemthatwasnotasitshould

be.Sohecamehomeagainandwassad,forhewouldhavelikedvery

muchtohavearealprincess.

Oneeveningaterriblestormcameon;therewasthunderandlightning,

andtherainpoureddownintorrents.Suddenlyaknockingwasheardat

thecitygate,andtheoldkingwenttoopenit.

Itwasaprincessstandingoutthereinfrontofthegate.But,good

gracious!whatasighttherainandthewindhadmadeherlook.Thewater

randownfromherhairandclothes;itrandownintothetoesofhershoes

andoutagainattheheels.Andyetshesaidthatshewasarealprincess.

“Well,we'llsoonfindthatout,“thoughttheoldqueen.Butshesaid

nothing,wentintothebed-room,tookallthebeddingoffthebedstead,

andlaidapeaonthebottom;thenshetooktwentymattressesandlaid

themonthepea,andthentwentyeider-downbedsontopofthe

mattresses.

Onthistheprincesshadtolieallnight.

Inthemorningshewasaskedhowshehadslept.

“Oh,verybadly!”saidshe."Ihavescarcelyclosedmyeyesallnight.

Heavenonlyknowswhatwasinthebed,butIwaslyingonsomething

hard,sothatIamblackandblueallovermybody.It'shorrible!”

Nowtheyknewthatshewasarealprincessbecauseshehadfeltthepea

rightthroughthetwentymattressesandthetwentyeider-downbeds.

Nobodybutarealprincesscouldbeassensitiveasthat.

Sotheprincetookherforhiswife,fornowheknewthathehadareal

princess;andthepeawasputinthemuseum,whereitmaystillbeseen,if

noonehasstolenit.

There,thatisatruestory.

2龟兔赛跑----

TheHareandtheTortoise

H:Goodmorning,Mr.Tortoise.

T:Oh,it\'syou,Mr.Hare.Goodmorning!

H:Whatareyoudoing?

T:I\'mrunning.

H:Running?Hahaha!HlaughatT,

Canyourun?Yourlegsaretooshort!

T:OfcourseIcan.

H:Mylegsarelong.Icanrunfasterthanyou.

T:DonVtbesosure.

H:Wellthen.Let\'sruntothetalltreeoverthere.LetVsseewhocanget

therefirst.

T:Allright.Ready?Go!

Storyteller:Tortoisegoesveryslowly.ButMr.Harerunsveryfast.Soon

hecomestoasmalltree.

H:WhereisMr.Tortoise?Aha!Thereheis.He\'sfarbehindme.How

slowheis!Mmm,it\'ssohot!Hereisatree.I\'llhaveashortsleepfirst,

thusthehfelledfastalseep.whatacomfortablesleepitis

T:Oh,hiissleepingunderthetreetherewithaslowbutsteadypace.But

Ican\'tstop.Imustgoon.

H:Ah!Whatanicesleep!Letmegoon.Oh,where\'sMr.Tortoise?

Whereishenow?Imusthurry.

Storyteller:Soonherunstoatlasthbeatedthetandwontherace.

3^Theinventingestinventor(anAmericantalltale)

Now,everyoneknowstheworldhasallkindsofliars.Therearethefellas

wholiefortheirownbenefit,andtheydon'tcarehowtheliesmakeyou

feel.Andtherearetheliarswhotrytomakeyouthinkthattheythink

you'rethesmartestortheprettiestorthemostwonderfulpersoninthe

worldonlybecausetheywantsomethingfromyou.

Butthebestliarsaretheliarswholovealiesomuchthey'llgoonforever

tellingyouthewholewhoppingstory.Thosekindsofliarswillstayup

longaftermidnighttellingyoutheirtales.Thoseliars,infact,don'twant

athingfromyou.Theyonlywanttospinayarn.

Peoplesaythat'sthekindofliarBergstromStrombergwas.

BergstromStrombergwasthefellowwhoalwaystoldstoriesabouthis

great-uncle,FeboldFeboldson,thefamousSwedishinventor.Stromberg

sayshisunclewassuchagreatinventort.....

4、三个和尚

OnceuponatimeinJapantherelivedtwomonks.Onefroglivedinthe

cityofOsakainaquietlittleditchoutsideoftown.Theotherfroglivedin

aclear,flowingstreamnearKyoto.Thefrogs,ofcourse,didnotknow

eachother.

OnedaythefrogwholivedintheditchinOsakaoverheardamantalking

ashepassedby."Thereoverthemountain,isbeautifulKyoto,"saidthe

man.Atoncethefrogintheditchcameupwithaplan."Itoowouldlove

toseethecityofKyoto,shesaid."IthinkIwillclimbthemountainand

gotheretoseeformyself."

Attheverysametime,thefrogwhoswamthroughthecrystalwatersof

Kyotothought,"Myhomeislovely,butsurelythereismoretoseeinthe

world."

So,eachfrogsetouttocrossthetallmountainthatseparatedthetwo

cities.Atlast,huffingandpuffing,thefrogfromOsakacametothevery

to.....

5TheMise

AMISERsoldallthathehadandboughtalumpofgold,whichhe

buriedinaholeinthegroundbythesideofanoldwallandwenttolook

atdaily.Oneofhisworkmenobservedhisfrequentvisitstothespotand

decidedtowatchhismovements.Hesoondiscoveredthesecretofthe

hiddentreasure,anddiggingdown,cametothelumpofgold,andstoleit.

TheMiser,onhisnextvisit,foundtheholeemptyandbegantotearhis

hairandtomakeloudlamentations.Aneighbor,seeinghimovercome

withgriefandlearningthecause,said,"Praydonotgrieveso;butgoand

takeastone,andplaceitinthedoyouquitethesameservice;forwhen

thegoldwasthere,youhaditnot,asyoudidnotmaketheslightestuseof

it,"

6Farmerandsnake

Itwasacoldwinterevening,anoldmanhaddonehisworkandwas

goinghomefromthefields.

Onhiswayhesawsomethingontheground.Helookedatitandfoundit

wasasnake.

Itwasnotdead,butitcouldn'tmovebecauseitwassocold.

"Poorthing,"themansaid,"Imusttrytosaveyourlife."

"Hepickeditupandlookedforawarmplacetoputitin.

Buthowcouldhefindoneinsuchcoldweather?Sohedecidedtoputthe

snakeinsidehisclothes,rightnexttohisheart.

Afewminuteslater,thesnakecamebacktolifeandbegantomove.

Whenithadbecomestrongenough.itgavethemanadeadlybite.

Hekilleditandwenton.Whenhegotback,hewasveryillandhadtolie

down.

Heknewhewasdying.

7武松打虎

Onhiswaytovisithisbrother,WuSongwasataplacecalled

MountJingyang.Thoughabitdrunk,hebegantoclimbthemountain.

Beforelonghesawasignpostedonatree:"Travelersareadvisedto

grouptogethertoclimboverthemountainsincetigershavekilledsom

esingulartravelersoflate.

Pleasedonotriskyourlife."WuSongreasonedthatthesign

musthavebeenwrittenbytheinnkeeperatthefootofthemountainfor

thesakeofscaringtravelersintospendingthenightinhisinn.Hedidnot

payattent

iontothesignandcontinuedonthisway.Atsunsethecameto

anoldtempleontopofthemountain.ThereWuSongsawanother

officialsingtigersonthemountain.Still,hedecidednotoreturntothe

innatthefootofthemountainforfearthattheownerwouldlaughathim.

Hefelttoodrunktowalkon,sohedecidedtoliedownonaslabofgray

stone.Justashewasabouttofallasleep,hefeltagustofwindwhistling

aroundhim：Itwasamammothtigerchargingathim.WuSong

immediatelyturnedhisbodyanddodgedtheanimal.Thetigerleapt

again,butWuSongmanagedtoevadeit.Thebeastgotsoangrythatit

useditstailtosweeptowardWuSong.WuSongjumpedtododgethe

attack.Heliftedhiscudgeltohitthetigerwhileitwasturningaround,

buthiscudgelcaughtthebranchesofatreeandbrokeintwo.Thetiger

wasannoyedandlaunchedanotherassault.WuSongthrewawaythe

remnantofhiscudgelandjumpedontothebackofthetiger.Withhisleft

hand,hegrabbedtheskinoftheheadofthetiger,andheusedhisother

fisttohittheeyes,mouth,noseandearsofthetiger.Beforelong,the

tigerwasbleedingalloverandliedonthegroundmotionless.WuSong

wasafraidthetigerwaspretendingtobedead,sohewieldedthebroken

cud

geltohitthetigeruntilhewassurethetigerwasdead.The

incidentonMountJingyangmadeWuSongfamousfarandwide.

8ASHEEPISLOSTATTHEFORKEDROAD

Yangzi'sneighborlostasheep;hisneighbornotonlyledhisrelatives,

butalsoaskedYangzi'syoungservantstogotogetherwiththemto

pursuethelostsheep.Yangzisaid:"Hey!You'vejustlostonesheep,why

aresomanypeoplepursuingit?”Theneighborsaid:^^Becausethereare

manyforkedroads.”

Whentheneighborhadreturned,Yangziasked:"Didyoufind

thesheep?”Theneighborsaid:^^Thesheephasbeenlost."Yangzisaid:“

Whywasitlost?”Theneighborsaid:^^Amongtheforkedpathswerestill

moreforkedpaths;Ididnotknowdownwhichforkedpaththesheephad

gone,andforthisreasonIcameback..^^Yangzibecamemoroseandhis

facialexpressionchanged;foralongtimehedidnotspeak,andhedid

notlaughoncethewholeday

9

Themousemarriedhisdaughter

Onceuponatime,therewasamousefather.

Hewantedtomarryhisdaughtertothegreatestpersonintheworld.

But,whowasthegreatestpersonintheworld?

Oh!Thesun!Hemustbethegreatestpersonintheworld.

Themousefatherwenttotalktothesun.

“Hello!Mr.Sun.Iknowyouarethegreatestpersonintheworld.

Wouldyoumarrymydaughter?"

“What?I'mnotthegreatestpersonintheworld.Thegreatestpersonis

thecloud.

Ifhecomesout,rilbecovered.^^

Themousefatherwenttotalktothecloud.

“Hello!Mr.Cloud.Iknowyouarethegreatestpersonintheworld.

Wouldyoumarrymydaughter?”

“What?I'mnotthegreatestpersonintheworld.Thegreatestpersonis

thewind.

Ifhecomesout,rilbeblownaway.”

Themousefatherwenttotalktothewind.

“Hello!Mr.Wind.Iknowyouarethegreatestpersonintheworld.

Wouldyoumarrymydaughter?"

“What?I'mnotthegreatestpersonintheworld.Thegreatestpersonis

thewall.

Ifhecomesout,Tilbestopped."

Themousefatherwenttotalktothewall.

“Hello!Mr.Wall.Iknowyouarethegreatestpersonintheworld.

Wouldyoumarrymydaughter?^^

“What?I'mnotthegreatestpersonintheworld.Thegreatestpersonis

YOU,themouse.^^

“Thegreatestpersonintheworldis...mouse?^^

“Yes,thegreatestpersonintheworldismouse.See?Ifmousecomes

out,PHbebit!”

Themousefatherwasveryhappy.

Hefinallyknewmousewasthegreatestpersonintheworld.

Hewouldmarryhisdaughtertothehandsomemousenextdoor

Whatisenough?

RecentlyIoverheardamotheranddaughterintheirlastmoments

to-getherattheairport.Theyhadannouncedthedeparture.Standingnear

thesecuritygate,theyhuggedandthemothersaid"IloveyouandI

wishyouenough"

Thedaughterreplied,"Mom,ourlifetogetherhasbeenmorethan

enough.YourloveisallIeverneeded.Iwishyouenough,too,Mom"

Theykissedandthedaughterleft.Themotherwalkedovertothe

windowwhereIwasseated.StandingthereIcouldseeshewantedand

neededtocry.Itriednottointrudeonherprivacybutshewelcomedme

inbyasking"Didyoueversaygoodbyetosomeoneknowingit

wouldbeforever?"

"Yes,Ihave,"Ireplied."Forgivemeforaskingbutwhyisthisa

forevergoodbye?""Iamoldandshelivessofaraway.Ihave

challengesaheadandtherealityis—thenexttripbackwillbeformy

funeral"shesaid.

"Whenyouweresayinggoodbye,Iheardyousay'Iwishyou

enough'.MayIaskwhatthatmeans?"Shebegantosmile"That'sa

wishthathasbeenhandeddownfromothergenerations.Myparents

usedtosayittoeveryone".

Shepausedamomentandlookedupasiftryingtorememberitin

detailandshesmiledevenmore."Whenwesaid'Iwishyouenough'we

werewantingtheotherpersontohavealifefil