英语故事短文 17篇

英语故事短文1

Anoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.

Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."

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。”

英语故事短文2

AfewyearsagoIwentthroughaperiodofsuchseveredepressionthatlifedidn'tseemworthliving.Itwaslikepermanentwinter,sobleakandcoldthatthesunwouldnevershine.

几年前，我曾有一段时间患了严重的抑郁症，生活于我几近无可眷恋。我感觉身处永久的严冬，连阳光也无法穿透刺骨的寒冷。

ThenIsawsnowdropspushingthroughthefreezing,iron-hardground.IlookedatthemeverydayuntilIfeltthatiftheycouldcomebacktolife,thensocouldI.

后来我看到雪花莲从冰冷坚硬的泥土里钻出来了。我每天看着它们，心想，如果它们可以挺过这个寒冬，那我也可以。

Thosegreenshootsgavemehopeinawaythatnothingelsehad.

唯独是这些绿色的嫩芽，用独特的方式给我带来了希望。

Asspringcame,Istartedtoputinmoreandmoreplants,untilthegardenwasablazewithcolour.Lifewasgrowingthroughmyhands;gentle,peaceful,but,aboveall,optimistic.IfIgavelove,itwasreturned,ahundredfold.

春天来了，我开始不断地在花园里种各种花草，整个花园都充满了鲜艳的色彩。生命通过我的双手不断成长，迸发着柔和宁静、乐观向上的气息。我给它们的爱意，它们百倍地回报了我。

Icouldspendhourslostingardening.TheformofdepressiveillnessIhaveisbiological.Ithasaffectedgenerationsofmyfamilyandfollowsnorhyme,reasonnorcircumstance.IcanbedepressedwhenthesunisshiningorIamsurroundedbyagroupoflovingfriends.

我陶醉在园艺中，不知不觉就会度过好几个小时。我患有的抑郁症是遗传性的，已经影响了我家里好几代人，无规律可循，原因不明，也不知道什么时候会发作。无论是阳光灿烂的时候，还是和一群好朋友在一起，我都有可能会郁郁寡欢。

Ofcourse,freshairandexercisehelptoalleviatedepression,butformegardeningismorethanthat.Itrepresentsenduranceaswellashope.

当然，呼吸新鲜空气和做运动能够减轻抑郁的症状，但对我来说，园艺不仅仅是一种治疗的手段。它代表着忍耐和希望。

AttheendofthefirstgardenImadestoodatree,hugeandmagnificent.Itwithstoodfreezingtemperaturesandgale-forcewinds.Itbentbutneverbroke.

在第一个花园的深处，我亲手种了一棵树，高大茂盛，经得住刺骨的严寒和凛冽的暴风，即使被吹弯了也从来没有折断过。

Theleavesdroppeduntilitlookednomorethanastarkskeleton,butitalways,alwayscamebacktolife.AndsoIlearnedthatwemaybebattledandbruised,buthopeisalivingthing.

每次落叶纷飞，最后只剩下光秃秃的树枝，它总是可以恢复生机。从中我懂得了一个道理：我们会经受考验，会跌倒受伤，但希望是不灭的。

英语故事短文3

LookattheSkyfromtheBottomofaWell

Thereisafrog.Helivesinawellandhenevergoesoutofthewell.Hethinkstheskyisasbigasthemouthofthewell.

Onedayacrowcomestothewell.Heseesthefrogandsays,“Frog,let’shaveatalk.”Thenthefrogasks,“Whereareyoufrom?”“Iflyfromthesky,”thecrowsays.Thefrogfeelssurprisedandsays,“Theskyisonlyasbigasthemouthofthewell.Howdoyouflyfromthesky?”

Thecrowsays,“Theskyisverybig.Youalwaysstayinthewell,soyoudon’tknowtheworldisbig.”

Thefrogsays,“Idon’tbelieve.”Butthecrowsays,“Youcancomeoutandhavealookbyyourself.”

Sothefrogcomesoutfromthewell.Heisverysurprised.Howbigtheworldis!

坐井观天

有一只青蛙住在井底，他从来没有去过井外面。他以为天空就和井口一样大。一天，一只乌鸦飞到井边，看见青蛙，就对它说：“青蛙，咱们聊聊吧。”青蛙就问他：“你从哪里来?”“我从天上来。青蛙惊讶了，就说：“天空就只有这井口这么大，你怎么会从天上飞来呢?”

乌鸦说：“天空很大。只不过你一直呆在井里，所有不知道世界很大。”青蛙说：“我不相信。”乌鸦说：“你可以出来，自己看看嘛。”

于是青蛙来到井外。他十分惊讶，原来世界这么大!

英语故事演讲稿篇3

ThreeFoxes

Oncetherewerethreefoxes,theyworkedtogether.Theylivedahappylife.Littlebylittle,theyoungestfoxbecamelazy,andoftenquarreledwiththeotherfoxes.Theeldesthadtoleave,andthesecondfoxwasdrivenoff,too.Lookingatthewarmhousewithalotofgoodfoodinit,theyoungestfoxsmiled.Theeldestfoxopenedanewhillagain.Thesecondeldestfoxdugapool.Twoofthembecauserichsoon.Theyoungestfoxateupthefoodleftbytheothertwofoxes.Intheenditfeltsocoldandhungrythatitcouldnotstandup.

三只狐狸

从前有三只狐狸，他们愉快地工作和居住在一起。最小的狐狸又懒又坏，经常同其他的两只狐狸争吵，气走了它的大哥和二哥。最小的狐狸得意地住在温暖的房子里享受着丰富的食品。老大重新开了一块小山坡种地。老二挖了池塘，不久他们过上了富裕的生活。最小的狐狸吃完了那些狐狸留下的所有食物，最后又冷又饿连站也站不起来。

英语故事短文4

Primitivepeoplesbelievethathair，nailclippings，andlostteethremainmagicallylinkedtotheownerevenaftertheyhavebeendisconnectedfromhisbody.Asanyvoodooartistwilltellyou，ifyouwanttogrindsomeoneintopowder，youdon'tneedtotouchhimatall.It'squiteenoughtostamponamissingmolarandlet"contagiousmagic"dotherest.Thisiswhypeoplesallovertheworldtraditionallyhidelostbodyparts，lesttheyfallintothewronghands.

Americanchildren'sritualofhidinglostteethundertheirpillowsprobablyderivesdistantlyfromthispractice.Butthereisanobviousdifference，forwhenSuzieconcealsherbabymilk-tooth，shefullyexpectsittobefound，andbyagoodmagician，notanevilone.Moreover，sheexpectstobepaidforhavingsurrenderedit，andatthegoingrate.Nothingmareclearlysuggeststheblithecommercialgustoofourculturethanthistransformationofafearfulsuperstitionintoacheerybusinesstransaction.

BecauseAmericanchildrenexpectfairexchangefortheirlostteeth，itislikelythatthetoothfairyritualderivesmoreimmediatelyfromtheEuropean，andparticularlyGerman，traditionofplacingalosttoothinamouseorarathole.Thefolkbeliefgoverningthispracticeisthatwhenanewtoothgrowsin，itwillpossessthedentalqualities，notoftheoriginal，losttooth，butofwhatevercreaturefindsit，sothecreaturesofchoicewouldbethoseworld-classchampers，therodents.

Thustheoptimistic，"fairexchange"principlemostlikelystartedinGermanyandwasbroughtherebyGermanimmigrants.ItwasonlylefttoAmericatoreplacethebeneficent“toothrat”withthemoreagreeablefairyandtoreplacethetraditionalhopeofhardmolarswithourmorecharacteristichopeofhardcash.

远古时期的.人们认为毛发、剪下的指甲和脱落的牙齿即使离开了人的身体，仍与其主人保持着神秘的联系。正如任何一个伏都教大师都会告诉你的，假如你想置某人于死地，根本用不着去碰他，只需用脚踩碎那人脱落的一颗臼齿就够了，剩下的事就交给“无边的法力”去办。这就是为什么全世界各个民族都习惯于把身体上脱落的东西藏起来，以免落入恶人之手。

美国儿童把脱落的牙齿藏到枕头下的习惯做法很可能与这个习俗稍有联系。但两者又有明显的差别，因为当小苏珊把她的乳牙藏起来时，她其实满心希望有个善良的，而不是邪恶的巫师能发现她的牙齿。而且由于交出了牙齿，她还希望按现行价格得到报偿。我们把可怕的迷信变成了愉快的商业交易，没有什么比这更明白地表明我们文化中的令人愉快的商业热情。

因为美国孩子希望用他们脱落的牙齿作公平交易，所以牙齿仙女的习俗可能更直接渊源于欧洲风俗，尤其是德国风俗中把脱落的牙齿放在老鼠洞里的传统做法。这种习俗依据的民间观念认为，新牙长出来时不具有原先脱落的牙齿的特质，哪种动物发现了掉下来的牙，新牙就具有那种动物的牙的特质。因此，要选那些世界一流的擅长啃咬的动物，那些啮齿目动物。

因此，这种乐观的“公平交易”原则很可能发源于德国，并由德国移民带到了这里。美国人只是把好心的“牙齿老鼠”换成了更可亲的仙女，而传统上人们希望长出坚固的牙齿，到我们这儿却变成了希望拿到现金，这就更具有我们的特色。

英语故事短文5

Sportsbringsustogether

Sportsaremorethancompetitions.Tome,theymeangrowthunderthecareofothers.Ilearnedthisthehardway.

Iusedtobeveryshyandoftenfeltlonely.AlthoughIdidwellinalltheacademicsubjects,Iwasafraidofphysicaleducation.Myclassmatesoftenlaughedatme.

“Lookatthatgirl,”theysaid.“Herfeetdon’tleavethegroundwhensheruns!”

Theirwordsembarrassedme.Moreover,whenevertheteacherorganizedsomecompetitivegames,nooneintheclasslikedtohavemeastheirpartnerorteammember.Asaresult,Ioftenendeduplookingatothersenjoytheirgames.

Thingswouldgoonlikethatifnotforasportsmeetinmyhighschool.Bymistake,mynamewasputonthelistofthosewhowouldcompeteinthewomen’s1500metersrace.Bythetimepeoplefoundthemistake,itwastoolatetochange.

Mydesk-matewasanaturalathlete.Shesaidtome,“Icouldn’trunthatraceinyourplace,becauseI’vesignedupforthreeitemsalready.”Otherathleticgirlsoftheclasssaidthesame.

Iwasutterlydumbfounded.1500meters!Runningagainstthebestrunnersfromotherclasses!Andinfrontofstudentsoftheentireschool!ItwouldbetheworstnightmareI’deverhave!

“Youstillhavetimetocatchupbecausethereisstillonemonthbeforethesportsmeet,”theyallsaidthistome,includingmyteacher.

Mydesk-matepattedmeontheshoulder,“Cool!Youwillrunforourclass!Andwewilldotrainingtogether.”Yes,thisisnotjustformyself,butformyclasstoo,Isaidtomyself.Butstill,1500meterstomewaslikeMountEveresttoabeginningclimber.Ihadnoideaevenhowtostartmypreparation.

Fortunately,mydesk-mategavemeahand.Everyafternoonafterclass,severalofusrantogether.Whenthefearofbeinglaughedatstruckme,Isawothersrunningrightbesideme.Theygavemestrengths.Whilewewererunning,someotherswouldstandbythetrackscheeringforus.

Onemonthcertainlycouldn’tmakemeagoodrunner.ButwhenIwasstandingbehindthestartline,Inolongerfeltlonelyorafraid.Isawmyclassmatesstandingbythetrackswavingatmeasifabouttorunbesideme.

Withtheshotofthestartinggun,IdashedoutandranasfastasIcould,asifitwerea200-meterrace.SoonIwasoutofbreathandsloweddown.Otherrunnerspassedmeonebyone,andgraduallyIhadnoideahowmanyofthemwerestillbehindme.Mylegsweregettingheavierandheavier,andImightfalldownatanymoment.However,Isuddenlyheardmyclassmateschantingmyname.Mydesk-mateevenranalongthetracksbesidemeandcheeredformeatthesametime,justlikethemonth-longtrainingwedidtogether.

Asexpected,Iwasalmostthelasttocrossthefinishline.Immediately,myclassmatesheldmyarmsandurgedmetowalkonmyfeetandnottositdown.Iwassurrounded,withallkindsofdrinkshandedtome.IfeltakindofwarmthIhadneverfeltbefore.EventhoughIwasalmostthelasttofinishtherace,IwasfullofconfidencethatIwouldimproveinthefuture.

Thatsportsmeetwasanunforgettableexperience.Thememoryofmyclassmatescheeringforme,holdingmyarmsandhandingmedrinksstaysfreshonmymind.Sportsarenolongeraboutwinningorlosing.Theygivemealotofconfidence,bothconfidenceinmyfellowstudentsandconfidenceinmyownpotential.Iamnolongerlonely,nolongerafraid.Sportshavebroughtmeclosetomyclassmatesandhelpedusgrowtogether.

Now,Iparticipateinthesportsmeeteveryyear.EvenifIamnotcompeting,Iwouldhelpmyclassmateswiththeirpractice,justlikethewaymydesk-mateandothersranwithme.

英语故事短文6

Ayoungrichmantoconsultasuccess,buttherichmantookthreedifferentsizesinfrontofawatermelonontheyouth,"Ifeachpieceofwatermelononbehalfoftheinterestsofacertainextent,youchoosethatpiece?"

"Ofcourseisthebiggestpieceof!"Youngdidnothesitatetoanswer.

Richmansmiled:"Well,pleasenow!"Richpeopletothebiggestpieceofwatermelontotheyouth,whiletheyeatthesmallestpiece.

Soon,richonthefinish,andthenpickupthelastpieceofwatermelontableproudlyshookthefaceoftheyoung,withbigstuttering.

Youngpeopleimmediatelyunderstandthemeaningoftherich:therichmandoesnoteatthemelonmelonyoungpeople,andeatmorethanyoungpeople.

Ifeachpieceofwatermelononbehalfoftheinterestsofacertaindegree,thentheinterestsofrichnaturalpossessionofmorethanyouth.

Eatingwatermelon,richyouthsaid:"Tobesuccessful,wemustlearntogiveup,onlytogiveupimmediateinterestsinordertoobtainlong-termItalian,andthisismysuccess."

英语故事短文7

Whenwintercomes,thenorthwindblowsandtheweatheriscold.Therewasapoorbird,whowasshiveringwithcoldonthebranch.

Anoldmancameupandsawthebirdandthought,"howpoorthebirdis!Itwillfreezetodeathonsuchacoldday."Thelittlebirdsaidtotheoldman,"thewindhasleftournest.Wehavenohome."Theoldmansaid,"don'tworry.I'llhelpyoufigureitout."Theoldmanusedhishattomakebird'snestforthebird.Thehatwaswarm.

Thelittlebirdthoughtofthemanycoldbirdsintheforest,andcalledthemall,andtookoffinhisgrandfather'shat.Theythankedhimverymuch.Later,grandpaalsocametoseethebirdseveryday,andthebirdssangtotheoldmaneverytime.

Onedaytheoldmandidnotcome,buthewasill.Thelittlebirdthought,"grandpamusthavegiventhehattous,andwegotcoldandgotsick.Let'smakeahatforgrandpa.Thebirdsusedtheirfeatherstomakeapostforgrandpa.Theoldmanthankedthebirdverymuch.Hewasveryillsoon.

英语故事短文8

Youngpeopleareoftenunhappywhentheyarewiththeirparents.

Theysaythattheirparentsdon'tunderstandthem.

Theyoftenthinktheirparentsaretoostrictwiththem,andtheyarennevergivenafreehand.

Parentsoftenfinditdifficulttowintheirchildren'strustandtheyseemtoforgethowtheydowhentheywereyoung.

Forexample,youngpeopleliketodothingswithoutmuchthingking.

It'soneoftheirwaystoshowthattheygrowupandtheycandowithanydifficultthings.

Olderpeopleworrymoreeasily.

Mostofthemplanthingsaheadanddon'tliketheirplanstobechanged.

Whenyouwantyourparentstoletyoudosometing,youwillhavebettersuccessifyouaskbeforeyoureallystartdoingit.

Youngpeopleoftenmaketheirparentsangrybytheclothestheywant,themusictheyenjoyandsomethingelse.

buttheydon'tmeantocauseanytrouble.

Theyjustfeelthatinthiswaytheycanbecurofffromtheoldpeople'sworldandtheywanttomakeanewcultureoftheirown.

Andiftheirparentsdon'tliketheirmusicorclothesortheirmannerofspeech,theyoungpeoplewillfeelverylonelySometimsyouevendon'twantyourparentstosay"Yes"towhatyoudo.

Youwantstayathomealoneanddowhatyoulike.

Ifyouplantocontrolyoulife,you'dbetterwinyourparentsoverandtrytogetthemtounderstandyou.

Ifyourparentsseethatyouhavehighsenseofresponsibility,theywillcertainlygiveyouthetighttodowhatyouwanttodo。

英语故事短文9

Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."

TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.

Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."

从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”

乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。

过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”

英语故事短文10

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanautomobilefromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshinynewcar,admiringit.

Paulnodded.

OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheladsaidjarredPaulallthewaydowntohisheels.

likethat.Paullookedattheboyinastonishment,thenimpulsivelyheadded,

Afterashortride,theboyturnedwithhiseyesaglow,said,英语演讲稿3分钟Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheladwanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigautomobile.ButPaulwaswrongagain.

Heranupthesteps.TheninalittlewhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.Hesathimdownonthebottomstep,thensortofsqueezedupagainsthimandpointedtothecar.

whatJesusmeantwhenhesaid:

英语故事短文11

Beingwiththesamedormitoryinuniversity,oneofmyclassmates,whoisfromHarbin,neverhasnotphonedhisparents.Hesaidthattherewasnophoneathome,ItisOkforhimtowritetohisparents,Wearesurprisedat:”Helivesinmoderncity,Livingconditionisnotbad,Whynotinstalatelephone?

Afterthesummervacation,heoftenwenttobedtolistentoatapesecretly,whichwastakenfromhishome.Sometimehewascryingforsadness,We

proposedtoborrowhistapetolisten,Hedidnotagree.Onetimewhenwasout,wegotthetapeunderthepillowandputitintherecorder,Afterwelistenedtoit,itseemedthattherewasnotanyvoiceinit,Wearepuzzledwhathewasdealingwiththeblanktapeeverynight.

Inthecomingofgraduation,hetoldusabouthisfamily,Hisparentswerealldeafanddumb.Whenhewasveryyoung,hisfatherdied.Tomakealiving,hismotherenduredallhardshipsaswellasgottheanexpressionofscorn.Forhisstudy,hismotherpaidmuchattentiontocreatethebestconditionsforhim.Theyneverhadhimsufferfromthehardship.Aftertheirlivingconditionwasbetter,hehadtoleavehismothertogotouniversity.Hesaidthatheoftenmissedher,Hisachievementwasfrom”SilentLove”ofhisparents,includinghisfather.Itapedthevoiceofbreathing.Ilistenediteverynight,feelingparentsbeingwithhim.

Weweredeeplymoved.Caringfromfamilyisthemostbrilliantsunshineintheworld,Nonatterwherewecomeoutfar,orflyhigher,intheeyesofourparents,wearealwaystheappleoftheireye.beingcaredforeveryday.Silentloveisthemostbeautifulvoiceintheworld.

英语故事短文12

Thefoxandcrow

Onedayacrowstoodonabranchnearhisnestandfeltveryhappywiththe

meatinhismouth.Atthattime,afoxsawthecrowwiththemeat,soheswallowed

andeagerlythoughtofaplantogetthemeat.However,whateverthefoxsaidto

thecrow,thecrowjustkeptsilent.Untilthefoxthoughthighlyofthecrow’s

beautifulvoice,thecrowfeltflatteredandopenedhismouthtosing.Assoonas

themeatfelldowntotheground,thefoxtookthemeatandwentintohishole.

有一天,一只乌鸦嘴里叼着一片肉，非常高兴的站在树枝上自己的窝旁。这时候，一只狐狸看见了，馋得直流口水，非常想得到那片肉。但是，无论狐狸说什么，乌鸦就是不理睬狐狸。最后，狐狸便赞美乌鸦的嗓音最优美，并请求乌鸦唱几句让他欣赏。乌鸦听了狐狸的奉承话得意极了，就真的唱起歌来。没想到，它一开口肉就掉了下来，狐狸叼起肉钻回了自己的洞。

英语故事短文13

Theonlysurvivorofashipwreckwaswasheduponasmall,uninhabitedisland.

在一场船难中，唯一的生存者随着潮水，漂流到一座无人岛上。

HeprayedfeverishlyforGodtorescuehim,

他天天激动地祈祷神救他能够早日离开此处，回到家乡。

andeverydayhescannedthehorizonforhelp,butnoneseemedforthcoming.

他还每天注视着海上有否可搭救他的人，但却是除了汪洋一片，什么也没有。

Exhausted,heeventuallymanagedtobuildalittlehutoutofdriftwoodtoprotecthimfromtheelements,andtostorehisfewpossessions.

后来，他决定用那片带他到小岛的木头造一个简陋的小木屋，以保护他在这险恶的环境中生存，并且保存他所有剩下的东西。

Butthenoneday,afterscavengingforfood,hearrivedhometofindhislittlehutinflames,thesmokerollinguptothesky.

但有一天，在他捕完食物后，准备回小屋时，突然发现他的小屋竟然陷在熊熊烈火之中，大火引起的浓烟不断向天上窜。

Theworsthadhappened;everythingwaslost.

最悲惨的是：他所有的一切东西，在这一瞬间通通化为乌有了。

Hewasstunnedwithgriefandanger.“Godhowcouldyoudothistome!”hecried.

悲痛的他，气愤的对天呐喊着：神啊!你怎么可以这样对待我!顿时，眼泪从他的眼角中流出。

Earlythenextday,however,hewasawakenedbythesoundofashipthatwasapproachingtheisland.

第二天一早，他被一艘正靠近小岛的船只的鸣笛声所吵醒。

Ithadcometorescuehim.

是的，有人来救他了。

“HowdidyouknowIwashere?”askedthewearymanofhisrescuers.“Wesawyoursmokesignal,”theyreplied.

到了船上时，他问那些船员说：「你怎么知道我在这里?」

Itiseasytogetdiscouragedwhenthingsaregoingbad.

「因为我们看到了信号般的浓烟。」他们回答说。人在碰到困难时，很容易会沮丧。

Butweshouldn'tloseheart,becauseGodisatworkinourlives,eveninthemidstofpainandsuffering.

不过无论受到折磨或者痛苦，都不用因此失去信心，因为上帝一直在我们心里面做着奇妙的工作。

Remember,nexttimeyourlittlehutisburningtothegrounditjustmaybeasmokesignalthatsummonsthegraceofGod.

记住：当下一次你的小木屋着火时，那可能只是上帝美妙恩典的表征而已。

Forallthenegativethingswehavetosaytoourselves,Godhasapositiveanswerforit.

在所有我们所认为负面的事情，上帝都是有正面答案的。

什么才是真正的礼物?

Thehardestarithmetictomasteristhatwhichenablesustocountourblessings.-EricHoffer

世界上最难的算术题是如何清点我们的祝福。

Accordingtolegend,ayoungmanwhileroamingthedesertcameacrossaspringofdeliciouscrystal-clearwater.Thewaterwassosweet,hefilledhisleathercanteensohecouldbringsomebacktoatribalelderwhohadbeenhisteacher。

据传说，一个年轻的男子在漫游沙漠途中看到一泉如水晶般清澈而可口的水。水的味道非常甜美，于是他灌满了他的皮水壶，这样就可以带一些回去，送给曾经是他老师的部落长老。

Afterafour-dayjourneyhepresentedthewatertotheoldmanwhotookadeepdrink,smiledwarmlyandthankedhisstudentlavishlyforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanreturnedtohisvillagewithahappyheart。

经过四天的旅程，他把水呈献给老人。老人深饮一口，和蔼地笑了笑，并深切感激学生赠予他甜美的水。年轻人怀着愉快的心情回到了村庄。

Later,theteacherletanotherstudenttastethewater.Hespatitout,sayingitwasawful.Itapparentlyhadbecomestalebecauseoftheoldleathercontainer。

后来，老师让他的另一个学生品尝水。学生吐了出来，说水太难喝了。它显然已经因为陈旧的皮革容器而变得不再新鲜。

Thestudentchallengedhisteacher:"Master,thewaterwasfoul.Whydidyoupretendtolikeit?"

学生质疑他的老师：“师父，水是臭的，你为什么要假装喜欢它?”

Theteacherreplied,"Youonlytastedthewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofloving-kindnessandnothingcouldbesweeter."

老师回答说，“你只品尝了水的味道，我却是在品尝礼物的味道。水仅仅是装载善与爱之行为的容器，而没有什么东西比善与爱更甜美了。”

Ithinkweunderstandthislessonbestwhenwereceiveinnocentgiftsoflovefromyoungchildren.Whetherit'saceramictrayoramacaronibracelet,thenaturalandproperresponseisappreciationandexpressedthankfulnessbecausewelovetheideawithinthegift。

我认为当我们从天真的孩子们那里收到爱的礼物时，能够最透彻地明白这个道理。无论它是一个陶瓷托盘或通心粉手镯，我们自然而恰当的反应是欣赏，并表示感激，因为我们喜欢礼物所包含的心意。

Gratitudedoesn'talwayscomenaturally.Unfortunately,mostchildrenandmanyadultsvalueonlythethinggivenratherthanthefeelingembodiedinit.Weshouldremindourselvesandteachourchildrenaboutthebeautyandpurityoffeelingsandexpressionsofgratitude.Afterall,giftsfromtheheartarereallygiftsoftheheart。

感恩并不总是自然而来的。不幸的是，大多数儿童和成人只看重被赠予的东西本身，而不是它体现的情谊。我们应该提醒自己，并教导我们的孩子，感情和对感激之情的表达是美丽而纯洁的。毕竟，发自内心给与的礼物才是真正的礼物。

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(二)】

MynameisLiuyizhuo,YoucancallmePeter.I’meightyearsold.IhavearoundfaceandIhaveblackhair.

I’masunnyboy.IlikereadingbooksandIlikemusictoo，Ilovemymumanddad.

TodayIsaythestoryis<tadpole’smummy>.

Springcomes.(春天来了。)Thetadpolesaremissingtheirmummy.(小蝌蚪们想妈妈了。)Theywanttolookforher.(他们要去找她。)

Aduckiscoming.(一只鸭子游过来了。)

“Mummy，mummy!”(“妈妈，妈妈!”)

Theducksays：(鸭子说：)“Sorry，I’mnotyourmummy.

(对不起，我不是你们的妈妈。)Yourmummyhasawhitebelly!(你们的.妈妈有一个白肚皮!)”

Thetadpolessay：(小蝌蚪说：)“Thankyou!Good-bye!”(“谢谢您!再见!”)

Afishiscoming.(一条鱼游过来了。)“Mummy，mummy!”(“妈妈，妈妈!”)Thefishsays：(鱼说：)“Sorry，I’mnotyourmummy.(对不起，我不是你们的妈妈。)

Yourmummyhastwobigeyes.(你们的妈妈有两只大眼睛。)”

Thetadpolessay：(小蝌蚪说：)“Thanks!Bye!”(“谢谢您!再见!”)

Aturtleiscoming.(一只乌龟游过来了。)“Mummy，mummy!”

(“妈妈，妈妈!”)Theturtlesays：(乌龟说：)“Sorry，I’英语故事演讲稿mnotyourmummy.(对不起，我不是你们的妈妈。)Yourmummywearsagreendress.(你们的妈妈穿着一件绿衣服。)”Thetadpolessay：(小蝌蚪说：)“Thanksalot!Seeyou!”(多谢您!回头见!)

Jestthen，(正在这时，)Thefrogiscoming.(青蛙游过来了。)Thetadpolessay：(小蝌蚪说：)“Mummy，mummy!”(“妈妈，妈妈!”)Thefrogsays：(青蛙说：)“Howareyou，Mybabies!(你们好啊!我的宝贝!)Iloveyousomuch!(我是多么爱你们啊!)”

【英语故事演讲稿

英语故事短文15

THELIONANDTHEMOUSE

LionwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupinanger,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:"Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness."TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.

狮和鼠

一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：「只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命，我将来一定会报答你的大恩。」狮子便笑着放了它。

IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameup,andgnawedtheropewithhisteeth,andsettinghimfree,exclaimed:"Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,notexpectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavour;butnowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconferbenefitsonaLion."

后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了牠，并大声说：「你当时嘲笑我想帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子效劳的。」

英语故事短文16

Thereisababyelephant,justborn.Onthefirstday,hesawmanysmallanimals.Thenextday,heknewalotofflowersandgrass.Thethirdday,mothertookhimtotheriver,hesawtheriverandthehighmountains.Smallelephantsay:"theworldisreallybigah!"Alittlebirdwasflyingaboutinthesky.

Smallelephantthought:"ifIalsocanfly,canseemorething,howgood!

Littleelephantclimbedtothetreetogotoschool,"ouch"one,fellabigsomersault.

Thesnakesawitandsaid,"littleelephant,wehaveourownskill.Ican'tfly,butIcansleepinatree."

"Ican'tfly,"saidthelion."butIcanjumpacrossthewideriver."

Thetigersaid,"Ican'tfly,butIcanswim."

Themotherandfathersaidtothelittleelephant,"ourelephantisverystrong.Itisabirdthatcannotcompare."

Thelittleelephantunderstood,andhewascarryingthewoodwithhisfatherandmother.Withalongnose,thebigwoodmovedaway.Everybodylikedhim.Smallelephantsay:"Iamsmallelephanttruehappiness."

英语故事短文17

Anoldwomanhavinglosttheuseofhereyes,calledinaphysiciantohealthem,andmadethisbargainwithhiminthepresenceofwitnesses:

Thatifheshouldcureherblindness,heshouldreceivefromherasumofmoney;butifherinfirmityremained,sheshouldgivehimnothing.

Thisagreementbeingmade,thephysician,timeaftertime,appliedhissalvetohereyes,andoneveryvisittooksomethingaway,stealingallherpropertylittlebylittle.

Andwhenhehadgotallshehad,hehealedheranddemandedthepromisedpayment.

Theoldwoman,whensherecoveredhersightandsawnoneofhergoodsinherhouse,wouldgivehimnothing.

Thephysicianinsistedonhisclaim,and.asshestillrefused,summonedherbeforethejudge.

Theoldwoman,standingupinthecourt,argued:"thismanherespeaksthetruthinwhathesays;forididpromisetogivehimasumofmoneyifishouldrecovermysight:

Butificontinuedblind,iwastogivehimnothing.

NowhedeclaresthatIamhealed.I,onthecontraryaffirmthatIamstillblind;forwhenIlosttheuseofmyeyes,Isawinmyhousevariouschattelsandvaluablegoods:Butnow,thoughheswearsiamcuredofmyblindness,iamnotabletoseeasinglethinginit."

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