简短的英语小故事
英语趣味小故事1. The Perfect Son.
A: I have the perfect son.
B: Does he smoke?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: Does he drink whiskey?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: Does he ever come home late?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he?
A: He will be six months old next Wednesday.
完美儿子
A:我有一个很完美的儿子.
B:他抽烟吗?
A:不抽.
B:他喝威士忌酒吗?
A:不喝.
B:他会不会很晚回家?
A:不会.
B:我想你确实有一个完美儿子. 那他多大了?
A:下个星期三就满6个月了.
2. I'm Trying to Stop It
"Boy, why have you got cotton-wool in your ear? Is it infected?"
"No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other , so I am trying to stop it."
“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 。”
3. Sorry
“I'm sorry ,Madam ,but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth .”
“Twenty d ollars! Why , I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!”
“Yes,but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .”
“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 。”
4. Teacher:We all know that beat causes an object to expand an cold cauese it to contract. Now , can anyone give me a good example?
John:Well,in the summer the days are long , and in the winter the days are short.
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 。
5. Second language
A mother mouse was out for a stroll with her babies when she spotted a cat crouched behind a bush. She watched the cat, and the cat watched the mice.
Mother mouse barked fiercely, "Woof, woof, woof!" The cat was so terrified that it ran for it's life.
Mother mouse turned to her babies and said, "Now, do you understand the value of a second language?"
一只母老鼠带着孩子出来散步,突然她看见一只猫正在灌木丛中虎视耽耽 。
母老鼠向着猫叫道:“汪,汪,汪”,猫听了非常害怕,拼命跑走了 。
母老鼠回过头洋洋自得的对孩子说:“现在你知道外语的重要性了吧 。
英语小故事(1)
(6)She kindled a third match. Again shot up the flame; and now she was sitting under a most beautiful Christmas tree ,far larger, and far more prettily decked out, than the one she had seen last Christmas eve through the glass doors of the rich merchant's house. Hundreds of wax-tapers lighted up the green branches, and tiny painted figures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, looked down from the tree upon her. The child stretched out her hands towards them in delight, and in that moment the lights of the match warm quenched; still, however, the Christmas candles burned higher and higher , she beheld them beaming like stars in heaven; one of them fell, the lights streaming behind it like a long, fiery tail.
“Now some one is dying,” said the little girl, softly, for she had been told by her old grandmother,the only person who had ever been kind to her, and who was now dead that whenever a star falls an immortal spirit returns to the God who gave it.
She struck yet another match against the wall; it flamed up, and surrounded by its light, appeared before her that same dear grandmother, gentle and loving as always, but bright and happy as she had never looked during her lifetime.
她擦着了第三根火柴,又冒出了火焰 。现在她觉得正坐在非常美丽的圣诞树下面,比上次圣诞节透过那富商家的玻璃门看到的那株还要大、还要美 。这株树的绿枝上点燃着许许多多的蜡烛,颜色瑰丽的图画,就象橱窗里挂着的那些一样漂亮,仿佛在向她眨眼 。小姑娘把两只手伸过去 , 火柴又熄灭了 。然而圣诞树上的烛光越升越高 。她看到它们变成了明亮的星星,有一颗落下来,在天上划出一道长长的火丝 。
“现在又有一个什么人死了 。”小姑娘说 。因为她的老祖母——一个唯一待她好的人 , 现在已经死了,曾经告诉过她,天上落下一颗星 , 地上就有一个灵魂回到曾赋于他生命的上帝那里去 。
她在墙上又擦了一根火柴 , 火光把四周照亮了 。在亮光里,亲爱的和生前一样的祖母出现了 。她依然是那么的慈爱和温和 , 然而那快活和幸福的样子却是她生前从未有过的
(7)But the teacher cried
The six-year-old John was terribly spoiled . His father knew it, but his grandma doted on him. He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum. Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.
When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.
"Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?"
"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"
可是老师哭了
六岁的约翰娇生惯养 。他的父亲知道这一点 , 可他的祖父母仍然宠着他 。这孩子几乎寸步不离他的祖母 。他想要什么不是哭,就是闹 。他第一天上学才离开祖母的怀抱 。
约翰放学了,他奶奶在门口接他并问道:“学校怎么样?你过的好吗?哭了没有?”
“哭?”约翰问,“不,我没哭,可老师哭了 。”
(8)A Bet
Two pals are sitting in a pub watching the eleven-'clock news.A reporter comes on about a man threatening to jump from the 20th floor of a downtown building.One friend turns to the other and says,'I'll bet you ten bucks the guy doesn't jump.'
'It's a bet,' agrees his buddy.
A few minutes later, the man on the ledge jumps,so the loser hands his pal a $10 bill.'I can't take your money,'his friend admits.'I saw him jump earlier on the six-o'clock news.'
'Me,too,'says the other buddy.'But I didn't think he'd do it again.
打赌
两个好朋友正坐在一家小酒馆内观看十一点的电视新闻 。一则新闻报道说 , 有个男人威胁要从商业区一座大楼的二十层跳下去 。一位朋友转身对另一位说道:“我敢赌十块钱 , 那家伙不会往下跳 。”
“赌就赌,”他的朋友欣然同意 。
几分钟后,站在墙檐上的男人跳了下去,因而赌输的那位交给他的朋友一张十元的钞票 。“我不能拿你的钱,”他的朋友承认道,“早在六点的新闻里,我就已见他跳下去了 。”
“我也是,”另一位说,“可我想他不会再跳了!”
(9)Julie was saying her bedtime prayers. "Please God," she said, "make Naples the capital of Italy. Make Naples the capital of Italy."
Her mother interrupted and said. "Julie, why do you want God to make Naples the capital of Italy?"
And Julie replied, "Because that's what I put in my geography exam!"
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朱莉叶在做睡前祷告 。“上帝,求求你,”她说,“让那不勒斯成为意大利的首都吧 。”
妈妈打断她的话说:“朱莉叶,为什么求上帝让那不勒斯成为意大利的首都呢?”
朱莉叶回答道:“因为我在地理考卷上是这样写的 。”
(10)Nest and Hair
My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.
"What kind of bird?" my sister asked.
"I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest," replied the child.
"Then, can you give us a description of the nest?" my sister encouraged her .
"Well, ma'am, it just resembles your hair. "
Notes:
1 inform v.告诉
2 nest n.窝;巢
3 description n.描述
4 encourage v.鼓励
5 resemble v. 相似;类似
鸟窝与头发
我姐姐是一位小学老师 。一次一个学生告诉她说一只鸟儿在教室外 的树上垒了个窝 。
“是什么鸟呢?”我姐姐问她 。
“我没看到鸟儿,老师,只看到鸟窝 。”那孩子回答说 。
“那么,你能给我们描述一下这个鸟巢吗?”我姐姐鼓励她道 。
“哦,老师,就像你的头发一样 。”
(11)I've Just Bitten My Tongue
"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.
"Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?"
"Cause I've just bitten my tongue! "
Notes:
1 poisonous adj.有毒的
2 Cause I've just bitten my tongue 因为我刚咬了自己的舌头 。句中 Cause 是 Because 的缩略形式 。
我刚咬破自己的舌头
“我们有毒吗?”一个年幼的蛇问它的母亲 。
“是的,亲爱的,”她回答说,“你问这个干什么?”
“因为我刚刚咬破自己的舌头 。”
(12)A Woman Who Fell
It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York City's Grand Central Terminal - As I neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on the smooth marble floor and slid onto her back. Her momentum carried her close to my shoes. Before I could help her, however, she had scrambled up. Gaining her composure, she winked at me and said, "Do you always have beautiful women failing at your feet?"
摔倒的女人
上下班高峰期,我匆匆奔向纽约豪华中心站去赶一趟火车 。接近门口,一位肥胖的中年妇女从后面冲过来,没想到在平滑的大理石地面上失了脚,仰面滑倒了 。她的惯性使她接近了我的脚 。我正准备扶她,她却自己爬了起来 。她镇定了一下,对我挤了一下眉,说道:“总是有漂亮女人拜倒在你脚下吗?”
趣味英语故事
英语幽默小故事He Won
Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself.
Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen?
Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won.
他赢了
汤姆:约翰尼,你小弟弟好吗?
约翰尼:他害病卧床了 。他受了伤 。
汤姆:真糟糕,怎么回事儿?
约翰尼:我们做游戏,看谁能把身子探出窗外最远,他赢了 。
I Have His Ear in My Pocket
Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?"
"A kid bit me," replied Ivan.
"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother.
"I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket."
他的耳朵在我衣兜里
伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里 。他妈妈问,“发生了什么事?”
“一个男孩咬了我一口,”伊凡说 。
“再见到他你能认出来吗?”妈妈问 。
“他走到哪里我都能认出他,”伊凡说 。“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢 。”
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱 。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆 , ”他回答说 。“你真是个好孩子 , ”妈妈骄傲地说 。“再给你两分钱 。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”
“她是个卖糖果的 。”
Drunk
One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk."
"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!"
醉酒
一天,父亲与小儿子一道回家 。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄,老是有提不完的问题 。他向父亲发问道:“爸爸,‘醉’字是什么意思?” “唔,孩子,”父亲回答说,“你瞧那儿站着两个警察 。如果我把他们看成了四个,那么我就算醉了 。” “可是 , 爸爸, ”孩子说 , “那儿只有一个警察呀!”
Hospitality
The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy.
好客
由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时,家里没有奶酪了 , 于是女主人向大家表示歉意 。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子 。过了一会儿,他拿着一片奶酪回到房间,把奶酪放在客人的盘子里 。客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说:“孩子,你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好 。你在哪里找到的奶酪?” “在捕鼠夹上,先生 。”那小男孩说 。
英语小笑话
上个星期五我穿了一件 Adidas 的衣服去打球, 一个老美看到就笑我说, "Do you
know what does it mean? It means All Day I Dream About Sex.我整天都在想著
性, 缩写正好是 Adidas) " 我正惊讶他怎么反应这么快, 联想力这么丰富时,旁边的
一个老美帮我解围, 他说, 有一个很著名的合唱团 Korn, 他们的招牌歌之一就是
A.D.I.D.A.S, (All day I dream about sex)所以呢,这个典故可是很多老美都耳熟
能详的喔! 下次就换你去取笑老美了.
A man goes to church and starts talking to God. He says: "God, what is a million dollars to you?" and God says: "A penny", then the man says: "God, what is a million years to you?" and God says: "a second", then the man says: "God, can I have a penny?" and God says "In a second"
一男子进入教堂和上帝对话.他问:"主啊, 一百万美元对你意味着多少?"上帝回答:"一便士."男子又问:"且话偻蚰昴?"上帝说:"一秒钟."最后男子请求道:"上帝,我能得到一便士吗?"上帝回答:"过一秒钟."
1,Two birls
Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which?
Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.
Teacher: Please tell us.
Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.
两只鸟
老师: 这儿有两只鸟,一只是麻雀 。谁能指出哪只是燕子,哪只是麻雀吗?
学生:我指不出,但我知道答案 。
老师:请说说看 。
学生:燕子旁边的就是麻雀,麻雀旁边的就是燕子 。
2. The Fish Net
"Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?"
"A lot of little holes tied together with strings." replied the little girl.
鱼网
"你能告诉我鱼网是什么做的吗,安?" 老师发问道 。
"把许多小孔用绳子栓在一起就成了鱼网了 。" 小女孩回答道 。
3. The New Teacher
George comes from school on the first of September.
"George, how did you like your new teacher?" asked his mother.
"I didn\'t like her, Mother, because she said that three and three were six and then she said that two and four were six too....."
新老师
9月1日,乔治放学回到家里 。
"乔治,你喜欢你们的新老师吗?" 妈妈问 。
"妈妈 , 我不喜欢,因为她说3加3得6, 可后来又说2加4也得6 。"
4. A physics Examination
Once in a physics examination, Nick finished the first question very soon, while his classmates were thinking it hard.
The question was: When it thunders why do we see the lighting first, then hear the thunderrolls?
Nick\'s answer: Because our eyes are before ears.
一次物理考试
在一次物理考试时,当同学们都还在苦思冥想时,尼克很快就答好了第一个问题 。
这个问题是:为什么在打雷时,我们总是先看到闪电后听到雷声?
尼克的回答是:因为眼睛在前,耳朵在后 。
Jim’s History Examination
Uncle: How did Jim do in his history examination?
Mother: Oh, not at all well, but there, it wasn't his fault. They asked him
things that happened before the poor boy was born.
吉姆的历史考试
舅舅:吉姆这孩子历史考得怎么样?
母亲:唉,糟透了 。可话又说回来,这也不能怪他 。嗨,他们尽问一些这个
可怜的孩子出生前的事儿 。
Magic change
神奇变化
Gaga is a little duck. 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 duck.” Then she took out a blanket and put it on the duck’s body. She said something which the little duck didn’t understand. Then she took away the blanket. There stood (站立)a good-looking duck.
Gaga was very happy. He thanked the big bird and quickly went to play with his friends
英语趣味小短文(带翻译)《思路决定高度》
那年我十五岁 。
爸妈有事去外地,留了点钱给我和我弟弟当生活费,我和弟弟都用来买零食和饮料啤酒喝了 。
没相反他们提前回来了 , 家里到处都是塑料瓶和废塑料袋,老爸一脸铁青的问这是什么回事?只见弟弟哇的哭了起来,说钱当天就被偷了 , 这几天就靠捡这些废塑料和酒瓶卖点钱过日子,还问同学借了不少……我当时就惊呆了 。
老爸听后泣不成声,杀了老母鸡还给了钱让快点还给人家 。我至今都不敢相信这是一个八岁孩子能说出来的话……
现在弟弟已经是某副省长了,我则混了个无业游民 。
翻译:
《The thought determines the height》
I was fifteen.
My parents went away on business and left some money for me and my brother to live on. My brother and I spent it on snacks and drinks and beer.
Instead, they came home early. There were plastic bottles and plastic bags all over the house. I saw the younger brother cry, said that the money was stolen the same day, these days by collecting these waste plastic and bottles to sell money, and also asked students to borrow a lot I was stunned.
Dad heard this and cried. He killed the old hen and gave the money back to the family quickly. I can't believe it's an eight-year-old saying
Now my brother is a vice governor, and I'm a jobless bum.
英语趣味故事【英语趣味故事_英语趣味故事】Two pals are sitting in a pub watching the eleven-'clock news.A reporter comes on about a man threatening to jump from the 20th floor of a downtown building.One friend turns to the other and says,'I'll bet you ten bucks the guy doesn't jump.'
'It's a bet,' agrees his buddy.
A few minutes later, the man on the ledge jumps,so the loser hands his pal a $10 bill.'I can't take your money,'his friend admits.'I saw him jump earlier on the six-o'clock news.'
'Me,too,'says the other buddy.'But I didn't think he'd do it again.
两个好朋友正坐在一家小酒馆内观看十一点的电视新闻 。一则新闻报道说,有个男人威胁要从商业区一座大楼的二十层跳下去 。一位朋友转身对另一位说道:“我敢赌十块钱,那家伙不会往下跳 。”
“赌就赌 , ”他的朋友欣然同意 。
几分钟后,站在墙檐上的男人跳了下去,因而赌输的那位交给他的朋友一张十元的钞票 。“我不能拿你的钱,”他的朋友承认道,“早在六点的新闻里 , 我就已见他跳下去了 。”
“我也是,”另一位说,“可我想他不会再跳了!”
The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
【译文】
老猫
一位老妇有只猫 , 这只猫很老,它跑不快了 , 也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了 。一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而 , 它咬不住这只老鼠 。因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了 , 因为老猫咬不了它 。
于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死 。她开始打这只猫,猫说:“不要打你的老仆人 , 我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情 , 要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情 。”
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