短篇英语朗诵故事

短篇英语朗诵故事短篇英语故事1：Therewasaguywhowentintoashoptobuyaparrot.Therewerethreeparrotsintheshop.Onewas$5,000;anotherone,$10,000;andthethirdone,$30,000.Thecustomeraskedtheowner,“Howethisguyis$5,000?That?ssoexpensiveforthiskindofparrot.”Theownersaid,“BecauseIhavetrainedhimandhecantalk.”Sothecustomeraskedhim,“Howaboutthisguy?Whatcanhedothatmakeshimsoexpensive?”Theownersaid,“Well,apartfromtalking,hecanalsodosomeamusingactions,likedancingandsoon.That?swhyhe?ssoexpensive.”Thenthecustomersaid,“Howaboutthethirdone?Whatcanhedothatmakeshimsoexpensive?”Theowneroftheshopsaid,“Idon?tknow.Normally,Ihaveneverheardhimtalk,nordance,norwhistle,norsing,nothingatall!Buttheothertwocallhim?TheBoss.?”老板最大有个人到一间商店买鹦鹉。店里有三只鹦鹉，其中一只卖五千元，另一只卖一万元，还有一只卖三万元。顾客问老板：「为什么这只要卖五千元？这个价钱对这种鹦鹉来说太贵了！」老板说：「因为我有训练他讲话。」顾客又问：「那这只呢？他会做什么？为什么要卖这么贵？」老板说：「他除了会说话之外，还会表演一些有趣的动作，好比说跳舞等等，所以才卖这么贵。」顾客接着又问：「那第三只呢？他会做什么？为什么要卖这么贵？」老板说：「我不知道。我从没听过他讲话、吹口哨或唱歌，也没看过他跳舞，什么都没有！不过另外两只叫他：『老板！』」2.Whereistheegg?Teacher:Canyoumakeasentencewiththeword"egg"?Student:Yes.Iateapieceofcakeyesterday.Teacher:Thenwhereisthe“egg"?Student:Inthecake,Sir.鸡蛋在哪里？老师：你能用“鸡蛋”一词造句吗？学生：可以。我昨天吃了一块蛋糕。老师：“鸡蛋”在哪？学生：在蛋糕里，先生3.Tomisalittleboy,andheisonlysevenyearsold.Oncehegoestoacinema.Itisthefirsttimeforhimtodothat.Hebuysaticketandgoesin.Butaftertwoorthreeminutesheesout,andbuysthesecondticketandgoesinagain.Afterafewminutesheesoutagainandbuysthethirdticket.Twoorthreeminutesafterthatheesoutandasksforanotherticket.Butagirlaskshim,“Whydoyoubuysomanytickets?Howmanyfriendsdoyoumeet?”“No,Ihavenofriendshere,butabigwomanalwaysstopsmeatthedoorandcutsupmyticket.”汤姆是个小孩，他才7岁。当他去电影院的时候。那时他第一次去。他买了张票进去了。但没过两三分钟他就出来了，然后买了第二张票又进去了。几分钟后他又出来买了第三张票。接着两三分钟后他又出来买票。一个女的问她，“你为什么要买那么多票啊?你见到了几个朋友？""没有，我里面没朋友，但是每当我进门的时候一位大的女人老把我的票给剪了"4.Child:Myunclehas1000menunderhim.Man:Heisreallysomebody.Whatdoesdo?Child:Amaintenancemaninacemetery他真是一个大人物小孩：我叔叔下面有1000个人。男人：他真是一个大人物。他是干什么的？小孩：墓地守墓人。Teacher:WouldShakespearebeagreatmanifhewerestillalivetoday?一名伟人老师：如果莎士比亚还活着，他会是一名伟人吗？Mr.Smith:Waiter,there'sadeadflyinmysoup.Waiter:Yes,sir,Iknow---it'stheheatthatkillsit.史密斯先生：服务员，我的汤里有一只死苍蝇．服务员：是的，先生，我知道了，它是被烫死的．Son:Dad,givemeadime.Father:Son,don'tyouthinkyou'regettingtoobigtobeforeverbeggingfordimes?Son:Iguessyou'reright,Dad,Givemeadollar,willyou?儿子：爸爸，给我一角钱。父亲：儿子，你不认为你已经长大了，不该再老是一角一角地要钱了(该自立了)，不是吗？儿子：爸爸，我想你是对的，那给我一块钱行吗？Alittlekidfellinlovewithanotherlittlekid,aschoolmate.Sometimesthekidsthinktheyfallinlovewhentheyhaveacrushonsomeoneelseintheclass,whenthey?reeightortenyearsoldorsomethinglikethat.Sotheeight-year-oldkidcamebackhomeandaskedhisfather,“Father,isitexpensivetobemarried?”Andthefathersaid,“Yes,son,itisveryexpensive.”Sothesonasked,“Howmuchdoesitcost?”Andthefathersaid,“Idon?tknow,son.I?mstillpaying.”有个小孩爱上了另一个小孩，对方是学校的同学。八岁或十岁左右的孩子有时会迷恋班上某个人，然后就以为自己恋爱了。因此这个八岁的小孩回家问他爸爸：「爸爸，结婚很花钱吗？」爸爸说：「是啊，儿子，非常花钱。」儿子又问：「要花多少钱呢？」爸爸说：「我不知道，儿子，我到现在还一直在付钱啊！」"Boy,whyhaveyougotcotton-woolinyourear?Isitinfected?""No,sir,butyousaidyesterdaythateverythingyoutoldmewentinoneearandouttheother,soIamtryingtostopit."“孩子，你为什么用棉花塞住耳朵？它感染了吗？”“没有，老师。可是你昨天说你告诉我的知识都是一个耳朵里进，一个耳朵里出，所以我要把它堵在里面。”“I'msorry，Madam，butIshallhavetochargeyoutwentydollarsforpullingyourboy'stooth.”“Twentydollars!Why，Iunderstandyoutosaythatyouchargedonlyfourdollarsforsuchwork!”“Yes，butthisyoungsteryelledsoterriblythathescaredfourotherpatientsoutoftheoffice.”“对不起，夫人，为您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”“20美元！为什么？不是说好只要4美元。”“是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四个病人吓跑了。”TWO：Teacher：Weallknowthatbeatcausesanobjecttoexpandancoldcaueseittocontract.Now，cananyonegivemeagoodexample?John：Well，inthesummerthedaysarelong，andinthewinterthedaysareshort.老师：我们都知道热胀冷缩的道理。现在，谁给我举个例子？约翰：嗯，在夏天天都长，在冬天天都短。Thelectureronevolutionhadbeengoingonfornearlytwohours.thenhestartedagain,andsaidhe:"Letmeasktheevolutionistaquestion---ifwehadtailslikeababoon,wherearethey?""I'llventureananswer,"saidanoldlady."Wehavewornthemoffsittingheresolong.".教进化论的老师已经滔滔不绝地讲了快两个小时，他的话题又来了：“让我向进化论者提个问题——如果我们曾经像狒狒那样长着尾巴，那么现在尾巴到哪里去了？”“我来试试看，”一位老太太说。“该是我们在这里坐这么久把它们磨掉了吧。”Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbeeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver."Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsomeothertime.【译文】一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。AGoodBoyLittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents."WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveStory1:AGreatActorTherewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineinpraiseoftherose:?Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.?”Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.”Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!“Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!”hecried.“You?veruinedmyplay!You?veruinedme!”Theactorwaspuzzled,“Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?”“No!”shoutedthedirector.“Youforgottherose!”(181words)Story2:ProblemofMeetingPeopleBeforethewedding,thegroomwentuptotheministerwithanunusualoffer.“Look,I?llgiveyou$100ifyou?llchangetheweddingvows.WhenyougettothepartwhereI?mexpectedtopromiseto?love,respectandobeyher,??givingupallothers,?and?betruetoherforever,?I?dbehappyifyou?djustleavethatpartout.”Hegavetheministerthecashandwalkedawaywithalightheart.Theweddingdayarrived,andthebrideandgroomreachedthatpartoftheceremonywheretheywouldmakevowstoeachother.Whenitwastimeforthegroom?svows,theministerlookedtheyoungmanintheeyeandsaid,“Willyoupromisetokneelbeforeher,obeyhereverymandandwish,serveherbreakfastinbedeverymorningofyourlifeandmakeavowbeforeGodandyourlovelywifethatyouwillneverevenlookatanotherwoman,aslongasyoubothshalllive?”Thegroomwasshocked,butinspiteofhimself,hesaidinalowvoice,“Yes,Iwill.”Thenthegroomwhisperedtotheminister,“Ithoughtwehadadeal.”Theministerputthe$100intohishandandwhisperedback,“Shemademeamuchbetteroffer.”Story3:HethinksI’mGod.Ayoungwomanbringshomeherfiancétomeetherparents.Afterdinner,hermothertellsherfathertofindoutabouttheyoungman?splans.Thefatherinvitesthefiancétohisstudyforadrink.“Sowhatareyourplans?”thefatheraskstheyoungman.“IamaBiblestudent,”hereplies.“ABiblestudent.Hmm.”Thefathersays.“Good,butwhatwillyoudotoprovidemydaughterwithanicehousesuchasshe?saustomedto?”“Iwillstudy,”theyoungmanreplies,“andGodwillprovideforus.”“Andhowwillyoubuyherabeautifulengagementringsuchasshedeserves?”asksthefather.“Iwillconcentrateonmystudies,”theYoungmanreplies,“andGodwillprovideforus.”“Andchildren?”asksthefather.“Howwillyousupportchildren?”“Don?tworry,sir.Godwillprovide,”repliesthefiancé.Theconversationgoesonlikethis,andeachtimethefatherquestionshim,theyoungmaninsiststhatGodwillprovide.Later,themotherasks,“Howdiditgo,honey?”Thefatheranswers,“Hehasnojobandnoplans,butthegoodnewsishethinksI?mGod.”Story4:ASuddenChangeintheParrot’sAttitudeAyoungmannamedJohnreceivedaparrotasagift.Theparrothadabadattitudeandanevenworsevocabulary.Everywordoutofthisbird?smouthwasrude.Johntriedeverymethodtochangethebird?sattitudebyconstantlysayingpolitewords,playingsoftmusic,andanythinghecouldthinkoftosetagoodexample.Nothingworked.Finally,Johngotfedupandheyelledattheparrot.Andthebirdyelledback.Johnshooktheparrot,andthebirdgotangrierandruder.Finally,inamomentofdesperation,Johnputthebirdintherefrigeratorfreezer.Forafewminutes,Johnheardthebirdscreamandkick.Thensuddenlytherewassilence.Notasoundforoveraminute.Fearingthathe?shurtthebird,Johnquicklyopenedthedoortothefreezer.Theparrotcalmlysteppedoutandsaid,“IbelieveImayhaveoffendedyouwithmyrudelanguageandactions.Iamtrulysorry,andIwilldoeverythingIcantocorrectmypoorbehavior.”Johnwasgreatlysurprisedatthebird?schangeofattitude.Ashewasabouttoasktheparrotwhathadcausedsuchasuddenchangeinhisbehavior,thebirdcontinued,“MayIaskwhyyouputthechickensthereandwhattheydidwrong?”Story5:AMiserTherewasamiserwholovedmoneymorethananythingelse.Justbeforehedied,hesaidtohiswife,“Now,listen.WhenIdie,Iwantyoutotakeallmymoneyandputitinthecasketwithme.Iwanttotakemymoneytotheafterlifewithme.”Hemadeherpromisewithallherheartthatwhenhedies,shewouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.Thenhedied.Hewaslaidinthecasket,hiswifewassittingtherewearingblack,andherfriendwassittingnexttoher.Whentheyfinishedtheceremony,justbeforetheundertakersgotreadytoclosethecasket,thewifesaid,“Waitaminute!”Shehadaboxwithher.Shecameoverwiththeboxandputitinthecasket.Thentheundertakerslockedthecasketdown,andtheyrolleditaway.Herfriendsaid,“Girl,Iknowyouweren?tfoolenoughtoputallthatmoneyintherewithyourhusband!”Shesaid,“Listen,I?maChristian.Ican?tgobackonmyword.IpromisehimthatIwouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.”“Youmeanyoureallyputthatmoneyinthecasketwithhim!?”“Isurelydid,”saidthewife.“Iwrotehimacheck.”Story6:TwoConcertTicketsAftershoppingformostoftheday,acouplereturntofindtheircarhasbeenstolen.Theygotothepolicestationtomakeafullreport.Then,apoliceofficerdrivesthembacktotheparkinglottoseeifanyevidencecanbefoundatthesceneofthecrime.Totheirsurprise,thecarhasbeenreturned.Thereisanenvelopeonthewindshieldwithanoteofapologyandtwoticketstoaconcert.Thenotereads,“Iapologizefortakingyourcar,butmywifewashavingababyandIhadtouseyourcartorushhertothehospital.Pleaseforgivetheinconvenience.Herearetwoticketsfortonight?sconcert.”Thecouplefeelrelieved.Afterall,mosthumanbeingsarekind,theythink.Theygototheconcertandreturnhomelate.Theyfindtheirhousehasbeenrobbed.Valuablegoodshavebeentaken.Andthereisanoteonthedoorreading,“Well,youstillhaveyourcar.Ihavetoputmynewly-bornkidthroughcollegesomehow,don?tI?”Story7:Whostolethevase?Amy,therichestwomanintown,threwaparty.Itwascrowdedandturnedouttobeahugesuess,untilabout12:00a.m.That?swhenAmynoticedthathervaluablevasewasmissingfromtheentryhalltable.Whenthepolicechiefarrived,heaskedeachvisitortomakeastatement.PhillipMcDonaldsteppedforward,saying,“Iwasoneofthefirsttoarrive,aboutthesametimeasJulieBecker.Ineveronceleftthehouse.Ifpeopledon?trememberme,it?sbecauseIspentmostoftimeinabedroom,watchingabasketballgame.”ThechieftookdownwhatPhillip?ssaid,thentoldhimhecouldgo.RodBushwasthenext.Healsoclaimedthathehadneverleftthehouse,thoughhedidstepoutontoasecondstorybalcony,butitwassocoldthathecamebackinimmediately.JulieBeckerwasthethirdtomakeastatement.Shealsoclaimednevertohaveleftorseenanything.“Ispentmuchofthepartymovingfromgrouptogroupandeatingatthevariousfoodtables.”Thechieftoldhertoleave,too,andwatchedasshewentintothehallandtookhercoatfromthetopofacrowdedcoatrack.Nowthechiefstartedtosuspectoneofthethreeguests.Story8:Don’teventhinkaboutit!“Don?teventhinkaboutit!”isaphrasemonlyusedintheUnitedStateswhenapersonemphaticallydeniesorrefusesomething.In1995,ShaquilleO?Neal,apopularbasketballplayer,madeaPepsimercialinwhichthisphrasewasused.ThemercialbeginswithShaqplayingbasketball,andalittlekidiswatchinghim.Thentheboycriesoutthenameofthisbasketballstar.ShaqturnstoseethekidwithaPepsiinhishand.Hewalksovertotheboyandsays,“Hey,canIhaveit?”Hebendsover,supposingthathisadmirerwillgivehimthePepsi.Butthenthekidsays,“Don?teventhinkaboutit!”Thismercialwasratherpopular,andithadbeenshownonTVforaboutthreeyears.ThemercialseemstohaveamoredramaticeffectthanthatproducedbytheCoca-Colapanyinthe1970s.IntheCokeadayoungboymeetsfootballstar“Mean”JoeGreenasheisleavingthefieldafteragame.TheboygiveshisheroabottleofCoke,andinexchangeforthedrink,thefootballplayerthrowshistoweltotheboy,whoexcitedlycatchesthesouvenir.Thephrase“Don?teventhinkaboutit!”isusedonmanyotheroasions.VisitorstoNewYorkCityareoftenamusedtoseearoadsignwiththesewords:“Don?teventhinkaboutparkinghere.”Thisroadsignmeansthatpeoplearestrictlyprohibitedfromparkingthere.Story9CulturalMisinterpretationsMr.Wang,theChairmanofBoardofDirectorsofaChinesefirm,toldastoryonCCTVprogram"Dialogue"ofhowheoncealmostlostavaluableCanadianemployeeworkingforhiminVancouver.HeemailedeverydaytotheCanadian,inquiringfortheindexnumberhewasmostconcernedabout.Tohisgreatastonishment,hisCanadianemployeeturnedinhisresignationafteraweek.Mr.Wangwaspuzzledhowhecoulddothattohimashegavesuchgreatattentiontohisjob.AChineseemployeewouldhavebeenmorethanhappyifhisorherbosshadshowedsuchgreatconcernforhimorher.Hethenfoundoutthat,unlikeChineseemployees,theCanadiantookwhatmeantgreatconcerntoChineseasdistrust.ButMr.WangassumedunconsciouslythattheCanadianwasmoresimilartohisChineseemployeesthanheactuallywasandtreatedhimjustashetreatedanyChineseemployee.Passage10EyeContactIsAlsoaLanguageThestudyofmunicationssentbytheeyesisalsoawayofmunication.Whattheeyesmunicateoftendependsontheculture.IntheUnitedStates,itisusualforpeopletomaintaineyecontact.Ifapersontriestoavoideyecontactinaconversation,theotherpersonmaythinkthatpersonisdishonest.InsomeAsianculturessuchasJapan,studentswilloftenavoidmakingeyecontactwiththeirinstructorsasasignofrespect.StudentsinabusinessmunicationclassataMid-SouthuniversitywereaskedtotesttheconceptofgazeandeyecontactintheUnitedStatesbymaintainingsteadyeyecontactwithapersoninthecarnexttothemwhentheystoppedatatrafficlight.Responsesvariedfromobscenegesturestomakingfacestoreturningthegaze.StudentsconcludedthatUSpersonsareveryunfortablewithprolongedeyecontact.Inothercultures,thereislittledirecteyecontact.TheJapanesedirecttheirgazebelowthechin;theyareunfortablewithmaintainingdirecteyecontactthroughouttheconversation.PeopleinChinaandIndonesiaalsolowertheeyesasasignofrespect,feelingthatprolongedeyecontactshowsbadmanners.Passage11WeddingRingAtweddingsinmanypartsoftheworld,bridesandgroomsgiveeachotherweddingrings.Theseringsremindthemofthemitmenttheymadetoeachotherwhentheygotmarried.Theyarealsoasigntoothersthattheyaremarried.Nooneknowsforsurehowthistraditionstarted,butthereisevidencethatitbeganlongagoinancientEgypt.Coinsatthattimehadaholeinthecenter.AnEgyptiangroomusedtoplaceacoinonhisbride’sfingertoshowthathewouldprovideforandtakecareofher.Inmanyancientcultures,includingEgypt,thecircleisasymbolofeternity.Theweddingringhasetosymbolizeendlessloveandmitment.Weddingringshavealmostalwaysbeenwornonthefourthfinger,becausetheancientEgyptiansbelievedtheveinofthisfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Butthehandit’swornondependsonwhereyoulive.Insomecultures,peopleweartheirringsonthelefthand,andinothers,theywearthemontheright.Howtheweddingringfitsisimportant.Somepeoplethinkthattheperfectfitoftheringsrepresentsaperfectfitbetweenthecouple:atightringcanindicatejealousy,andalooseringcanshowcarelessness.Passage12HalloweenOnOct.31,AmericanscelebrateHalloween.Halloweenmeans“holyevening’.ThisistheeveningbeforetheChristianholydayofAllSaints’Day.OnAllSaints’Day,Christiansrememberthesaints.ButHalloweenisevenolderthanChristianity.BeforeChristianity,peopleinEuropebelievedthatonOct.31ghostsofdeadpeoplecameback.Toscaretheghosts,peopledressedlikedevilsandwereverynoisy.Theyalsomadebigfirestokeeptheghostsaway.Later,peopledidnotbelieveinghosts,buttheykeptthedayofHalloweenforfun.ImmigrantscamefromEuropetoAmericaandbroughtwiththemthecustomofHalloween.Halloweenhassomestrangesymbols.Onesymbolisthejack-o’-lanterninthewindow.Thejack-o’-lanternistoscaretheghosts.Peoplecutthepumpkin,throwawayalloftheinside,andcutafaceinit.Thentheyputacandleinsideofit.Jack-o’-lanternsusuallylookscary,too!Today,intheUnitedStates,Halloweenisverypopularwithchildren.Theywearmasksandspecialcostumes.Theywanttolooklikeskeletonsandghosts.Thentheygofromhousetohouseandsay,“Trickortreat!”Peoplegivethemcandies,cookiesorfruit.Whenpeoplegivenothing,thechildrensometimesplaytricksonthem.篇一：英语课堂上的5分钟“演讲”活动英语课堂上的5分钟“演讲”活动镇巴县松树中学何小会一直以来，尤其是农村学生学习英语，除了英语课、英语辅导在与英语打交道，其它的时候根本没有学习英语的氛围和机会，而每天学习1小时（周末除开）其余23小时将英语臵之子脑后，到次日上英语课时，学生又觉得陌生了，为了每节课使学生能迅速的进入角色回到英语课上，我们老师就了每节课的warming-up即预热学习阶段。英语课前演讲，每天2人，内容不限，只要用英语，讲个故事、笑话、朗诵一篇短文、几个同学一起表演对话，甚至朗诵几个英语短语或单词均可。每个同学可以结合自己的情况选其中一项课外时准备就可以了。二、英语演讲在无形之中还训练了学生的听力，听懂同伴、老师用英语说话。三、英语演讲有时为我的新课导入提供了素材。四、英语演讲让我有机会表扬、鼓励每一个学生学习英语，也有机会指出其不足，给学生改正的方向。每次学生的演讲结束时，我都会简要的点评，所谓的点评其实就是委婉的指出其不足，放大的表扬优秀闪光的地方，鼓励他们更努力的、更用心的学英语。比如我说：某某同学声音很洪亮甜美，只是某些单词发音不是很准，希望今后多练习；某某同学演讲设计很独特新颖，只是可能准备太仓促，表演不太流畅，希下一次演讲会更好；某某同学本很害羞，从不单独张口说英语，今天居然在全班同学面前一口气背了15个单词，这个同学下一次肯定