英语故事4分钟左右【热门20篇】

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There was a guy who went into a shop to buy a parrot. There werethree parrots in the shop. One was $5,000; another one, $10,000; and the third one, $30,000.

The customer asked the owner, “How come this guy is $5,000? That‟s so expensive for this kindof parrot.”

The owner said, “Because I have trained him and he can talk.”

So the customer asked him, “How about this guy? What can he do that makes him so expensive?”

The owner said, “Well, apart from talking, he can also do some amusing actions,like dancing and so on. That‟s why he‟s so expensive.”

Then the customer said, “How about the third one? What canhe do that makes him so expensive?”

The owner of the shopsaid, “I don‟t know. Normally, I have never heard him talk, nor dance, nor whistle, nor sing, nothing at all! But the other two call him ，The Boss.”

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!』

A little kid fell in love with another little kid, a school mate. Sometimes the kids think they fall in love when they have a crush on someone else in the class, when they‟re eight or ten years old or something like that. So the eight-year-oldkid came back home and asked his father, “Father, is it expensive to be married?” And the father said, “Yes, son, it is very expensive.” So the son asked, “How much does it cost?” And the father said, “I don‟t know, son. I‟m still paying.”

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!」

Christmas was coming .Mr Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children .His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine .And the harvest was bad and all his family were going go be hungry the next spring .He was quite worried about it .

“We had only a cock ，”said Mrs Smith one day .“You’d better take it to the town .Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children .”

“It’s a good idea !”the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box .It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow .Two hours later he was very tied and wanted to have a rest .He put the box to the ground and sat down .

“The air in the box must be close ，”the man said to himself .“I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while ，or it’ll die .”

So he put the cock to the ground .When he started again ，he couldn’t catch it any longer .

“How foolish you are !”Mr Smith called out angrily .“You can herald the break of day at night but you cann’t find the way to the town in the daytime !”

I want be free

Good afternoon,everyone.Today,my topic is “I want to be free.”It’s a story about a wolf and a dog.

A wolf was almost dead with hunger.A house-dog saw him,and asked,”friend,it’s bad for you.”

“Why don’t you work steadily as I do,and get your food regularly?” “I would have no objection.”said the wolf,”if I could only get a place.” “I will help you.”said the dog.”Come with me to my master,and you shall share me work ”

So the wolf and the dog went to the town together.

On the way ,the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog’neck. He felt quite surprised,and asked him why it was like that? “Oh,it is nothing.”said the dog.”Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up.You will soon get used to it.”

“Is that the only reason.”said the wolf.”Then good bye to you,my friend.I would like to be free.”

Do you like to be free?every.Thank you for listening.

Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed

Jack and Ben are good friends. One day, they explore a forest together. When they go deep into the forest, suddenly they hear a sound. “What’s that? The sound is so terrible.” Ben says.

“Oh! Bear! Look! A bear!” Jack says and climbs quickly on a tall tree.

Ben tries to climb on the tree. But he can’t. “What can I do? Help me please! “Ben says to Jack. But Jack does nothing.

The bear is coming. Ben lies down quickly and pretends to die. The bear looks at Ben and walking around him. Ben holds his breath. The bear smells Ben and thinks he’s dying, and then the bear goes away.

When Jack sees the bear going far, he slides down from the tree and wakes Ben. “What did the Bear whisper to you?” Jack asks Ben.

“Why didn’t you help me? Have you not heard the sentence: A friend in need is a friend indeed?” Ben shouted.

患难见真情

杰克和本是一对好朋友。一天，他俩结伴去森林探险。当他们深入森林时，突然听到一个声音。

“那是什么?这声音真恐怖。”本说。

“啊!是熊!快看!熊!”杰克边说边迅速爬到身旁的颗大树上。

本试着爬在树上，可是他做不到。“我怎么办啊?快帮帮我?”本朝杰克喊道。可

是杰克什么也没有做。

熊来了。本赶快躺在地上装死。熊看看本。绕着他走了儿圈。本赶忙屏住呼吸。熊又低下头闻了本，以为他死了，然后就走开了。

杰克看到熊走远了，他才滑下树来，叫醒本。“熊刚才跟你说什么了?“杰克好奇地文本。

“你刚才为什么不帮我?难道你没有听对患难见真情这句话吗?”本大声喊道。

Once upon a time there was an old fisherman. He went fishing very early every morning，but he never cast his net more than four times a day.

One morning，he went out early to the sea. He cast his net for the first time，and drew in the body of an animal. He cast it a second time，and drew in an old basket full of sand. He cast it a third time，and drew in a lot of stones. It seemed he would have nothing to take home that morning.

Day had now broken，and he cast his net for last time. After some time，he began to draw the net in. He found it was very heavy. But there were not any fish in it. Instead he found a jar with a lid. He shook the jar，but could hear nothing. So he took off the lid and looked inside. He could see nothing. After a while a light smoke came slowly out of the jar. Then little by little，the smoke grew heavier and thicker till finally it turned into a terrible Genie!

"Get down on your knees，" said the Genie，"for I'm going to kill you."

"Why？Didn't I set you free from the jar？"

"That's why I'm going to kill you，but I'll let you choose how you're going to die."

"But why？"

"Listen，and I will tell you my story."

"I was one of the spirits in heaven. But I did not want to obey Solomon's orders. So one day，he put me in this jar and threw it into the sea.

"During the first hundred years of my stay in the sea，I made a promise that if anyone set me free I would make him very rich. But no one came. During the second hundred years，I promised that if anyone set me free I would show him all the treasures in the world. But still no one came. During the third hundred years，I promised that if anyone came to set me free，I would make him king over the earth.

"Still no one came. Then I became very angry，and decided that if anyone should set me free I would kill him at once. Now you have come and set me free. So you must die，but I will let you say how you want to die."

The fisherman was not frightened. He said: "Since I must die，I must. But before I die，answer me one question."

"All right，but be quick."

"Were you really in the jar？You are so big and the jar is so small that it could hardly hold one of your feet."

"Of course I was in the jar. Don't you believe me？"

"No，and I won't until I've seen you in the jar with my own eyes."

When he heard this，the Genie changed into smoke. Slowly the smoke went back into the jar. When all of it was in the jar，the fisherman quickly put the lid on and threw it back into the sea.

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Individuals in the clabody, do not neglect your own existence, you are in claevery body part. You know, what you say will affect the class, everyone's heart.

Morning, you usually do not change with the same clothes, not a deliberate show, has long been greet others eyes, while she (he) did not show the share of excitement you might expect; noon, you buy the dumplings and not usually eat rice, this time, you certainly will not find other people's attention quietly into the heart of the Harbour; evening, you may have noted that you in the sports arena in robust posture from time to time lead to her (his) eyes appreciation ; lying about the meeting, or you are the central topic of the night. You know, you group everyone in love with you! They were destined to become a good friend in life your life.

Do not ignore the people around you who care about you? As long as you have them as your friend. If you experience any difficulties, think of friends around, think about the people around you that care, think about organization, think about your father, mother, think about your counselor, think about time for you hard working people. They are good-hearted, they are helpful, they are caring of others. These setbacks, the difficulties faced by them, they would lend a helping hand. Person's life will encounter this difficulty, he might not be completely resolved out, this time must remember the people around for help, for help. Think of what you are willing to help others, others will be quite willing to help you. Open your mind, free your mind, love is always around us.

Birth, the first cry cry out, but everyone laughed. Why? Because the new life brought a different dynamic. From then on, you will have a new meaning of life, mother, your father, your grandparents, your grandparents, your relatives and friends, your teachers, your counselor, your friend, your roommate, your spouse, your children, you all all. See all around us people are concerned about you, love you all, because of their concern for life, it is particularly meaningful, life also because of their concern and it is particularly exciting. For themselves, and to others, so that the release of your life more colorful light, because people care about you, for them, you have to cherish your life, you need to get beautiful life together.

看完“小学生英语故事演讲稿3篇”的人还看：

A Beautiful Doll

Tina is a lovely girl. She has a lot of dolls. One of these dolls is very beautiful. She has long blond hair and wears a white dress. The little girl likes her very much. She called her “Sandy”. You would forget all the sad things and become happy when you see her.

Tina tried to teach Sandy to speak, but she failed. When she is free, Tina always made clothed for her. When she is unhappy or met with some difficulties, Tina talked to her, because they are close friends. What a lovely girl she is! Do you like it, too?

漂亮的洋娃娃

缇娜是一个可爱的女孩， 她有许多洋娃娃。其中有个是很没得：她有着金色的长发，穿着一件白色的连衣裙。小女孩非常喜欢它，因此， 小女孩叫她“桑迪”。当你看到它的时候就会高兴，会忘记所有不开心的事。

缇娜试着教桑迪说话，可她失败了。当缇娜空闲时，她时常会桑迪缝衣服。当她遇到不快乐的事或碰倒困难的时候，缇娜中哦你对它倾述，因为他们是亲密的朋友。多么可爱的一个女孩啊! 你也喜欢它吗?

看完“英语演讲稿故事4篇”的人还看：

Linda was a good girl, but she was often late for school.

One day, she was late again. When she came in, Mr. Clark, her teacher said angrily, “I’ll tell you father if you are late again.” Linda didn’t want him to do that. Because her father was very strict with her.

The next morning, Linda got up early. She hurried to school. At the school gate, she heard the first bell, “What shall I do?” she asked herself, “I’ll turn it in first.” She decided. And so she did.

When she hurried into her classroom, Mr. Clack was already beginning his class.

“Linda! Didn’t I tell you to be here on time?” Mr. Clack said as he as her.

“I’m sorry, sir,” Linda tried to explain, “I’m late because I had to…?”

“I don’t listen to any excuse,” Mr. Clack stopped her. “If you can’t get here on time, I have to tell your father.”

“But Mr. Clack. It’s …it’s unfair!”

“Unfair! How dare you say that?” Mr. Clack said angrily, “I’ll report you to the headmaster.

“I was only trying to do a good idea,” Linda thought,“and now…” She couldn’t keep back her tears.

When the bell rang for the break, the door opened and Mr. White, the headmaster came in. he was holding a wallet in his hand, “Excuse me, Mr. Clack. Is this your wallet?”

“Oh,yes. It’s my wallet. Who found it? I must thank him.”

“Linda found it and turned it in before school started.” Mr. Whitesaid.

Mr. Clack face slowly turned red. He looked at Linda and said, “I’m very sorry. Linda. I take back what I said.”

“And I’m sorry. Mr. Clack. I’ll try not to be late again.” Linda said.

这是不公平

琳达是一个好女孩，但她经常迟到。

一天，琳达又迟到了。当她进来的时，她的老师克拉克先生生气说：“如果你在迟到， 我就通知你爸爸。”琳达不想他那么做，因为她爸爸对她要求很严格。

第二天，琳达起床很早。她匆匆向学校走去，在学校大门口，她停下来了。因为地上有一个钱夹。当她站在那儿是，她听见了第一遍铃声，“我该怎么办呢?”她自言自语，“我要先把它交上去。”她下定决定，于是她就是这么做了。

当她匆匆走进教室的时候，克拉克先生已经开始讲课了。

“琳达，我没有告诉你早点来吗?”克拉克先生一看到琳达就说，

“对不起，先生。”琳达想解释，“我迟到是因为我不得不……”

“我不想听任何借口，“克拉克阻止道, “如果你不能准时到这儿，我不得不告诉你父亲。”

“但是，克拉克先生，这是…..这是不公平的!”

“不公平!你怎么敢那么说!”克拉克先生愤怒的说，“我要把你的事情汇报给校长!”

“我只想做一件好事，”琳达心想，“但是现在……”她的眼泪阻止不住流下来。

当下课铃声响起是，教室的门开了，校长怀特先生走了进来。他的手里拿着一个钱夹：“打扰一下，克拉克先生，这是你的钱夹吗?”

“哦，是我的。是谁找到的?我一定的谢谢她。”

“琳达发现的，并在上课前把它交来了。”怀特先生说。

克拉克先生的脸渐渐红了，他看了看琳达，惭愧地说：“对不起，琳达，我收回我说过的话。”

“我也不对，克拉克先生，我下次尽量不再迟到了。”琳达说。

a dream from beyond

i was sound asleep. my grandfather appeared in a dream. he asked why i had never visited him and grandma at the cemetery. he said that even my mom hadn’t visited since october 4 (grandma’s birthday). he told me that, when i was young, i had walked out into a pond and slipped under water. he had rescued me. he said grandma was supposed to be watching me, but that she had gotten sick all of a sudden and was throwing up. it was probably the fresh blackberries they had picked and eaten earlier. grandma had a bad stomach.

my parents were out on a boat in the pond. they did not know that grandpa had saved me until they got back to shore. i was in a towel and my clothes were drying on bushes. my brown and white buster brown shoes were also soaked. i was only three years old, grandpa said. my parents were angry at first, but when they saw that grandma was still feeling sick, they forgave her.

grandpa told me that we had a picnic after that. the four of us ate some chicken, potato salad, and homemade cookies. we drank lemonade. then grandpa took me for a walk in the woods (i sat on his shoulders). i saw some daisies, and we picked them. when we returned, i presented three daisies to mom and three to grandma, who was finally feeling better. grandpa said to bring some daisies to the gravesite. then i woke up.

the next day, i called my mom. “do you remember me walking into the pond and grandpa rescuing me?”

“my god! who told you about that?”

“you mean, it really happened?”

“yes, but your father and i never told you about it because grandma swore us to silence. even though it wasn’t her fault, she felt that she had failed in her responsibility, and never wanted you to know about it. my goodness, that was so long ago. who told you this?”

“mom, did i go for a walk with grandpa and return with daisies for you and grandma?”

“okay, i get it. you and your dad are playing some kind of prank. okay, it’s very funny. now, quit it.”

“this is no prank, mom. grandpa told me this in a dream last night.”

“it still sounds like a prank.”

“no, i’m serious. he told me that grandma had a reaction to blackberries. he said i was wearing brown and white buster brown shoes. he said i gave you and grandma daisies.”

“oh, my god. your father would never remember all this. it must be daddy! did he say anything about visiting his gravesite?”

“yes, that was his problem. he wanted me to visit them. he also said you had not visited since—”

“—since mom’s birthday six years ago?”

“well, not—”

“i’ve got to get over there right now!”

“wait for me! i’m coming with you, and i’ve got to bring those daisies. maybe we’d better start going every year, huh, mom?”

“yes. there’s no telling what grandpa might tell you next time.”

一、对小学英语教学的认识

我是一位英语教师，担任小学英语教学已经十六年了。自从参加了小学教师综合素质培训的学习以后，我对小学英语教学有了新的认识，我觉得小学英语课堂教学必须做到“三化”是搞好课堂教学的保证：一是课堂英语化，二是教学情景化，三是步骤规范化。

课堂英语化是因为语言是一种环境的产物，应尽量的给学生营造一个英语的语言气氛，所以在英语的课堂教学教学组织中尽量使用英语，做到课堂英语化，以排除学生对母语的依赖和母语的干扰。我觉得小学阶段是学习英语的关键期之一，尽管他们刚涉及英语，掌握的英语句子和单词还很少，但我觉得应该从第一节课起，坚持用英语进行教学，因为小学阶段所学的单词和句子很简单，我们可以借助于物体直接来教，帮助学生尽快对学习内容的理解，另外，还可以充分运用眼神、手势、动作、表情等形式来帮助教学。

教学情景化是指课堂教学必须最大限度的引起学生的学习兴趣，为学生提供足够的机会用英语进行交流和活动，让学生感受到运用所学英语在课堂上进行交流后产生一种自豪感，心里产生愉悦感。我所教的班有几个小男生，每次在课堂上的表演都十分投入，表演得很好，特别是得到老师的表扬或得到小奖品时，这些学生的心情非常激动，下课时还问你许多东西用英语怎么说，他们的心情久久不能平静。所以英语教学的课堂必须通过各种手段来提高学生的英语兴趣，如歌谣、游戏、猜谜、讲故事等。要让小学生能够在四十分钟的时间内保持良好的学习状态，必须根据不同的教学内容创设各种情景，做到教学情景化。

步骤规范化是指教学的内容和程序的规范化，因为小学英语教学是为以后的中学英语的学习打下良好的基础。教学中我首先让学生形成音和义的联系，其次形成音、义、形的联系，最后让音、形、义形成整体，这是我对小学英语教学步骤规范化的认识。

二、改进后的教学方案

我经过差不多半个学期的小学英语教学工作，我发现小学的英语教学与中学的英语教学有很大的不同。中学英语教学主要是给学生重点讲解语法、句型的运用，课堂气氛活跃性不浓厚，学生学习英语的兴趣不高，这是因为学习的知识性增强的缘故。但是小学英语教学的主要目的是为了激发学生学习英语的兴趣和愿望。

我记得我教三年级英语教材中“动物”那一单元，主要是谈论自己所喜欢的小动物，上课前我布置学生们把平时他们在家里的动物玩具带到教室，课堂上学生非常高兴，他们拿着自己喜欢的动物学会了用英语说自己喜欢的动物的名称。有很大一部分同学还可以拿着自己喜欢的动物进行简单的英语交谈，平时表现不积极的同学也在这堂课里兴趣高涨，到达了很好的教学效果。

另外，课堂上要尽量激发学生的英语学习兴趣，例如教材里有一首歌唱“彩虹”的歌谣，第一次我请七个同学每人画一种颜色，边画边用英语说彩虹的名称，如果说错了就叫这个同学唱一首英语歌曲。第二次上课时，我又叫七个同学穿成像彩虹一样的颜色，站在黑板的前面，其他同学跟随录音机唱彩虹之歌，等学生唱熟了这首歌曲，我就叫七个同学唱和自己的衣服颜色相关的英语句子，其他同学则跟唱，这样的课堂学生很难忘记，学生很快学会了用英语表达七种颜色。学生在有节奏的歌谣中体验语言，在愉快的活动中掌握语言，让他们在做中学，在唱中学，在玩中学，从而为培养他们用英语交流打下良好的基础。

在教案设计中我主要突出激发学生的学习动机和兴趣为宗旨，从小学生的角度考虑问题。基础教育最重要的是教会学生学习，尽量在课堂上开发学生的自主学习、合作交流、合作探究的能力，发展学习策略，培养创新能力。在小学英语教学的课堂上要培养学生自主学习和运用语言去做事的能力，力求用简单生动、通俗易懂的方式来完成教学，鼓励他们多积极表演，在课堂上大胆开口进行交流，发掘他们身上的潜能，引导学生在学习中反思，在反思中学习，增强他们自我评价的意识，以利于学生终身学习和发展。>>>下一页更多“小学英语教育叙事故事”

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The Ox and the Dog

An ox and a dog serve for the same farmer.One day the dog arrogantly says: “How grand I am! In the daytime, I watch out for the cattle in the meadows; at night, I guard the house. But you…” “Me? How about me ?” the ox says

“You can only plough or draw a cart,” the dog slightly says. “Yes. It’s true,” the ox says. “But if I don’t plough, what do you guard?”

一头牛和一只狗同时为一个农夫工作。

狗骄傲地说着;‘我是多么重要啊!白天我在牧场看护家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…..?” “我?我怎么啦?“ 牛反问。“你只会犁地或是拉扯。”狗不懈地说。“是的。你说得没有错，”牛回答道。“但是如果没有我犁地，你看护什么呢?”

Saying goodbye to childhood，we step into another important time in the pace of young，facing new situations，dealing with different problems……

everyone has his ownunderstanding of young，it is a period of time of beauty and wonders，only after you have

experienced the sour ，sweet ，bitter and salty can you really become a person of time of young is limitted，it may pass by without your attention，and when you discover what has happened ，it is always too ping the young well means a better time is waiting for you in the near future，or the situation may be opposite .

having a view on these great men in the history of hunmanbeing，they all made full use of their youth time ，to do things that are useful to society，to the whole mankind，and as a cosquence ，they are remembered by later

generations，admired by do something in the time of young，although you may not get achievements as these greatmen did ，though not for the whole word，just for youeself，for those around!

the young is just like blooming flowers，they are so beautiful when blooming，they make people feel happy，but with time passing by，after they withers ，moet people think they are so it is the same with young，we are enthusiastic when we are young，then we may lose our passion when getting older and we must treasure it ，don't let the limitted time pass by ，leaving nothing of significance.

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!"

但是老师哭了

六岁的约翰娇生惯养。他的父亲明白这一点，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：“学校怎样样?你过的好吗?哭了没有?”

“哭?”约翰问，“不，我没哭，可老师哭了。”

There is a naughty boy in a village. He likes telling lies. One day he wants to make fun of the farmers. So he shouts, “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” The kind farmers are working in the field. They hear the shout, and hurry to help the boy. But when get there, the boy says: “There isn’t a wolf. I’m joking. The farmers are angry and go back to their field. After a while the boy shouts again, “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” And the farmers come and are cheated again. The boy laughs and laughs. They say, “You tell lies. We will not believe you.”

Later a wolf really comes. The boy is very scared. “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” the boy shouts and shouts. “Help! Help!” But no one comes. And wolf eats the naughty boy.

狼来了

村子里有个淘气的小男孩，他喜欢撒谎。一天，他想捉弄村民，就大喊：“狼来了!狼来了!” 善良的村民们正在地里干活，听到喊声，赶快去救他。可是他们到了那里，男孩说：“没有狼。我跟你们开玩笑的。”村民很生气，回到田里。不一会，那孩子大喊：狼来了!狼来了!”村民来了，却再次被欺骗。男孩开心地大笑，村民们说：“你说谎。我们再也不会相信你了。”

后来狼真的来了。男孩十分害怕。 “狼来了!狼来了!”他大声呼喊，“救命啊!救命!”但是没人来。结果这个淘气的男孩被狼吃了。

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling with a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. He was a nice man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let give you a hand with that box, It looks very heavy.”

“That is very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of trouble with it. I think it’s struck.” “Together we’ll soon move it.” The man said, He got into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “And he began to push hard.”

For a few minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were tired. “Let’s rest for a minutes,” the man said,” I’m sorry, but it is struck.” A few minutes later, the man said, “let’s try again.Are you ready?” Both of them took hold of the box again. “one, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.

At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “you’re right, It is really struck, I don’t think there’s any way we can get it out of the car.”

The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in!”

Once a simpleton’s wife told him to buy some ice.

Two hours later, he didn’t come back. She wanted to know why he didn’t come back and went out to have a look. She saw he was standing in the sun at the gate and watching the ice melting.

“What’s the matter?” She asked him. “Why don’t you bring it in?”

“I saw the ice was wet and I was afraid that you would scold me so I’m running it dry.” The simpleton answered.

牧童和狼

A Shepherd-boy, who tended his flock not far from a village, used to amuse himself at times in crying out"wolf !wolf!"Twice or thrice his trick succeeded .The whole village came running out to his assistance when all the return they got was to be laughed at for their pains .

At last one day the wolf came indeed .The boy cried out in earnest. But his neighbors, supposing him to be at his old sport, paid no heed to his cries, and the wolf devoured the sheep.

So the boy learned, when it was too late, that liars are not believed even when they tell the truth.

一个放羊的孩子在离村子不远的地方放羊。他为了开心寻乐常喊："狼来了!狼来了!"他的恶作剧有两三次达到了目的。全村的人都跑来帮忙，而他们所得到的回报却是一顿嘲笑，白费了心力。

最后，有一天狼真的来了。这个孩子认真地大喊起来。但是他的邻人们却以为他又在耍把戏，谁都不理会他的喊叫，于是狼把羊吃了。

因此这牧童得到了教训：爱说谎的人，甚至在他说真话的时候，也没人相信他，但是他知道得太晚了。

a little kid fell in love with another little kid， a school mate。 sometimes the kids think they fall in love when they have a crush on someone else in the class， when they?re eight or ten years old or something like that。 so the eight-year-oldkid came back home and asked his father， “father， is it expensive to be married?” and the father said， “yes， son， it is very expensive。” so the son asked， “how much does it cost?” and the father said， “i don?t know， son。 i?m still paying。”

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，然后就以为自我恋爱了。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，十分花钱。」儿子又问:「要花多少钱呢?」爸爸说:「我不明白，儿子，我到此刻还一向在付钱啊!」

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 posure， 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，她却自我爬了起来。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?”

the first time i saw bao was in XX, the year when thomas and uber cup was held. at that time he was playing against li zongwei, who is also a good player from malaysia. bao beat him. to tell the truth, at first the reason why i liked him was just because i thought he was pretty.*(maybe it is not a suitable word, but i think no better word can describe him, he is really pretty!) from that time, i have focused on him. then gradually, i found that he not only has good appearance, but also has a talent for badminton.

he is very tall, about 1.90 meters. he is the tallest one among all the players in the chinese badminton team. in XX, he is chosen as the flag holder stands for china in the opening ceremony in the 15th asian games held in doha. it was the first time that the badminton players were chosen to take over the special task, before which time, it belonged to the basketball players. it was a great honor. and it also proved that bao was an excellent athlete. we are all proud of him.

he began to play badminton when he was at primary school. in XX, he won his first good medal, which was significant to him, in guangzhou. because of that, he entered the chinese badminton team. as he is as old as lin dan, who is the top one in the world, he is always put into a situation wh(。)ich is not good to him. he seldom beats lin dan, so he gained a name which is called’千年老二’. in fact, his techniques are comprehensive, but he is lack of passion, the desire to win is not so strong. so he always has misplays. due to this, he seldom wins the gold medal. i think this is related to his character. he is easygoing and couth; he looks as if he will never get angry with anybody. so this affects him while he is playing badminton. in a period of time, critical voice has come towards him. he is under great pressure. he was not in the best state. but recently he cheers up again. several days ago, the chinese badminton championship XX was held in guangzhou. i went to see him on saturday. i was very excited, and i shouted loudly, hoping he could hear me. there is no doubt that he won the game. before he went away, he waved hand to us, how excited i was at that time! the next day, he beat li zongwei again and he won the man’s single gold medal. all of us are very happy. after 7 years, which could be a long time for an athlete, he proved himself again in guangzhou, which is considered as his lucky place.

i think this will be the energy of his advancing. and i hope he can keep this fighting will and win the gold medal in the 29th olympic games held in beijing!

best wishes!