英文故事
推薦幾個經典的英語小故事，邊看故事邊學英語。
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the st.
He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."
He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the st and eat them.
Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.
【譯文】
一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去，當他沿著路走時，在路的一邊他發現一箱好蘋果，他說：「我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西。」然後他拿起蘋果，一把扔到土裡去。
他繼續走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然後他說：「今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河。」
他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。
不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。
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."
【譯文】
老貓
一位老婦有隻貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。一天，老貓發現一隻老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。
於是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：「不要打你的老僕人，我已經為你服務了很多年，而且還願意為你效勞，但是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。」
Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning?
Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,"School-Go slow".
老師:為什麼你每天早晨都遲到?
湯姆:每當我經過學校的拐角處,就看見一個牌子上寫著"學校----慢行".
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
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了？」
「我給了一個可憐的老太婆，」他回答說。 「你真是個好孩子，」媽媽驕傲地說。「再給你兩分錢。可你為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢？」
「她是個賣糖果的。」
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，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處於那種對什麼事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發問道：「爸爸，『醉』字是什麼意思？」 「唔，孩子，」父親回答說，「你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那麼我就算醉了。」 「可是，爸爸， 」孩子說，「那兒只有一個警察呀！」
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
【譯文】
城裡老鼠和鄉下老鼠
從前，有兩只老鼠，它們是好朋友。一隻老鼠居住在鄉村，另一隻住在城裡。很多年以後，鄉下老鼠碰到城裡老鼠，它說：「你一定要來我鄉下的家看看。」於是，城裡老鼠就去了。鄉下老鼠領著它到了一塊田地上它自己的家裡。它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城裡老鼠。城裡老鼠說：「這東西不好吃，你的家也不好，你為什麼住在田野的地洞里呢？你應該搬到城裡去住，你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子，還會吃上美味佳餚，你應該到我城裡的家看看。」
鄉下老鼠就到城裡老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的東西也為他們擺好了。可是正當他們要開始吃的時候，聽見很大的一陣響聲，城裡的老鼠叫喊起來：「快跑！快跑！貓來了！」他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來。
過了一會兒，他們出來了。當他們出來時，鄉下老鼠說：「我不喜歡住在城裡，我喜歡住在田野我的洞里。因為這樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在，比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說，要好些。」
『貳』 一篇英文故事
The Zen of Cat
The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat』 days were numbered.The doctor had said there wasn』t anything more that could be done,that he should take the Cat home and make him as comfortable as possible.
The man stroked the Cat on his lap and sighed.The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man. A tear rolled down the Man』s cheek and landed on the Cat』s forehead.The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look.
「Why do you cry, Man？」the Cat asded.「Because you can』t bear the thought of losing me？ Because you think you can never replace me？」The Man nodded 「yes.」
「And where do you think I』ll be when I leave you？」the Cat asked. The Man shrugged helplessly. 「Close your eyes, Man,」 the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told.
「What color are my eyes and fur？」 the Cat asked. 「Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown,」 the Man replied.
「And where is it that you most often see me？」asked the Cat. 「I see you…on the kitchen windowsill watching the birds…on my favorite chair…on my desk lying on the papers I need…on the pillow next to my head at night.」 「Then, whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes,」 said the Cat.
「Pick up that piece of string from the floor——there, my 『toy.』」 The Man opened his eyes, then reached over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to entertain himself for hours with it. 「Now take each end of the string in one hand,」 the Cat ordered. The Man did so.
「The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my death. Now bring the two ends together,」 the Cat said. The Man complied.
「You have made a continuous circle,」 said the cat.「Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string？」 The Man inspected the string and then shook his head 「no.」
「Close your eyes again,」 the Cat said.「Now lick your hand.」 The Man widened his eyes in surprise.
「Just do it,」 the Cat said.「Lick your hand,think of me in all my familiar places, think about all the pieces of string.」
The Man felt foolish, licking his hand, but he did as he was told. He discovered what a cat must know, that licking a paw is very calming and allows one to think more clearly. He continued licking and the corners of his mouth turned upward into the first smile he had shown in days. He waited for the Cat to tell him to stop,and when he didn』t, he opened his eyes. The Cat』s eyes were closed.The Man stroked the warm, brown fur, but the Cat was gone.
The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the windowsill, then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and ears. He opened his eyes and through his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held clutched in his hand.
One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was a lovely calico and white…very different from his earlier beloved Cat and very much the same.
一隻貓的生命哲學
男人非常傷心。他知道貓餘下的日子不多了。醫生說已經沒得治了，他只能把貓帶回家，並盡可能地讓他在剩下的時間里過得舒服些。
男人把貓放在腿上，嘆了口氣。貓睜開眼睛，呼嚕呼嚕地叫著，抬眼看了看男人。一滴眼淚從男人的臉頰邊滑落，落在了貓的額頭上。貓有點不高興地看了他一眼。
「你哭個什麼啊，伙計？」貓問道，「因為你無法承受將要失去我的念頭？因為你認為永遠都沒有什麼能代替我？」男人點了點頭。「是啊。」
「那麼你認為我離開你以後，會到什麼地方去了呢？」貓問道。男人無望地聳了聳肩。「閉上眼睛吧，伙計，」貓說。男人疑惑地看了他一眼，但還是聽話地閉上了眼睛。
「我的眼睛和毛皮是什麼顏色的？」貓問。「你的眼睛是金色的，你的毛皮是濃郁而溫暖的褐色的。」男人回答道。
「那你最常在什麼地方見到我呢？」貓問。「我經常見到你……在廚房地窗檯上看鳥……在我最喜歡的椅子上……躺在桌子上我需要用的文件上……晚上睡在我腦袋邊的枕頭上。」「那麼，無論什麼時候你想見我，你只要閉上你的眼睛就可以了。」貓說。
「把地上的那段繩子撿起來——那裡，我的『玩具』。」男人睜開眼睛，伸手撿起了繩子。繩子大約有兩英尺（約0.6米）長，貓曾經能夠玩著繩子自娛自樂一玩就是幾個小時。「現在用兩只手捏住繩子的兩端。」貓命令道。男人照做了。
「你左手捏著的那端就是我的出生，而右手的那端就是我的死亡。現在把兩端連在一起。」貓說道。男人又照做了。
「你做出了一個連貫的圓圈，」貓說，「這個繩子上的任意一點同其他點有什麼不同嗎？比繩子的其他部分更好或者更差嗎？」男人審視著那根繩子，然後搖了搖頭。「沒有。」
「再次閉上你的眼睛，」貓說，「現在舔舔你的手。」男人驚訝地睜大了眼睛。
「照我說的做吧，」貓說。「舔舔你的手，想想我在所有我熟悉的地方，想想所有的繩子。」
要舔自己的手，男人覺得很蠢，不過他還是照做了。他發現了貓所知道的秘密——舔爪子能讓你平靜下來，並讓你能夠思考得更加清楚。他繼續舔著，他的嘴角開始上翹，好多天來第一次露出了微笑。他等待著貓叫停，可是沒等到，於是他睜開了眼睛。貓的眼睛已經閉上了。他摸了摸貓溫暖的褐色皮毛，可是貓已經去了。
男人用力地閉上了眼睛，淚如泉涌。他看到貓蹲在窗檯上，然後是他的床上，然後躺在他的重要文件上。他看到貓在他腦袋邊的枕頭上，看到他明亮的金黃色的眼睛還有鼻子和耳朵上深褐色的毛發。他睜開眼睛，透過淚水看向他依然捏在手裡的繩圈。
不久以後的某一天，他的膝上有了一隻新的貓咪。她是一隻可愛的白色花斑貓——與之前那隻他深愛的貓是那麼的不同，然而又是那麼的相同。
『叄』 五篇英語小故事
6)男孩和蕁麻(a boy and a nettle)
A boy was playing in the fields when he was stung by a nettle . He ran home to
tell his mother what had happened.
"I only touched it lightly," he said, "and the nasty thing stung me."
"It stung you because you only touched it lightly," his mother told him." Next time you touch a nettle grasp it as tightly as you can. Then it won't sting you at all."
Face danger boldly.
男孩和蕁麻
有個男孩子在地里玩耍，被蕁麻刺痛了。他跑回家去，告訴媽媽出了什麼事。
"我不過輕輕地碰了它一下，"他說，"那討厭的東西就把我刺痛了。"
"你只輕輕地碰了它一下，所以它才刺痛你，"媽媽對他說，"下一回你再碰到蕁麻，就盡量緊緊地抓住它。那它就根本不會刺痛你了。"
要敢於面對危險。
(7) 鸚鵡和貓( a parrot and a cat)
A man once bought a brilliantly-coloured parrot. Instead of locking it up in a cage or chaining it to a perch, he allowed it to fly free all over the house. The parrot was delighted at this and flapped from room to room, shrieking and screaming with happiness. At last he settled on the edge of a rich curtain.
"Who on earth are you ?" said a cross voice from below. "Stop that terrible noise at once."
The parrot saw a cat staring up at him from the carpet.
"I 'm a parrot. I 've just arrived and I 'm to make as much noise as I can," he said.
"Well, I 've lived here all my life," replied the cat ."I was born in this very house and I learned from my mother that it is best to keep quiet here."
"Keep quiet then, "said the parrot cheerfully. "I don't know what you do around here, but I know my job. My master bought me for my voice and I'm going to make sure he hears it."
Different people are valued for different things.
鸚鵡和貓
從前，有人買了一隻毛色鮮艷的鸚鵡。他沒有把鸚鵡關在籠子里，也沒有用鏈條把他拴在棲木上，而讓他在家裡自由自在地飛來飛去。鸚鵡對此非常高興，撲動翅膀，從一間屋子飛到另一間屋子，愉快地尖聲叫著，最後停在華麗的帷幔的邊上。
"你到底是誰？"從下面傳來怒氣沖沖的說話聲，"馬上住嘴，別發出那難聽的聲音。"
鸚鵡看見地毯上有一隻貓抬頭看著他。
"我是鸚鵡。 我剛到，我要使勁地吵吵。"他說。 "那你就一聲不響吧，"鸚鵡歡快地說，"我不知道你在這兒干什麼，可我知道我的活兒。主人為了我的聲音才買我，我一定得讓他聽到。"
不同的人因有不同的特點而受重視。
(8) 野豬和狐狸( A wild boar and a fox)
A wild boar was sharpening his tusks against a tree one day when a fox came by.
"What are you doing that for?" asked the fox . "There are no hunters around. Everything looks very peaceful to me ."
"Quite true, "said the boar, "but when the hunter does come with his dogs I shall be too busy running away to have time for this . So let me sharpen my tusks while I can."
Be prepared .
野豬和狐狸
有一天，野豬在樹上磨牙齒，狐狸走過來。
"你為什麼干這個呀？"狐狸問，"附近又沒有獵人，我覺得平安無事。"
"不錯，"野豬說，"但是，如果獵人真的帶著獵狗來了，我只能逃走，就沒工夫干這個了。趁我現在可以磨，就讓我磨磨牙齒吧。"
時刻准備著（有備無患）
(9) 燕雀處室
The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests.
The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasure, which assumes a scene of peace and harmony.
But they have never thought of the following scene: the chimney at the top of the kitchen might break, the fire might leap up to the roof and the burning purling might destroy their nests.
But those swallows and sparrows are unmindful of the coming disaster.
They go on with their superficial happiness brought by peace and calm.
燕雀處室
燕雀為擁有屋頂下面的一個位置而欣慰不已。
母鳥用叼來的食物喂養啁啾鳴叫的幼鳥，整個兒是一派歡樂自得的祥和景象。
它們完全沒有考慮到：爐灶上的煙囪有可能會炸裂，火苗將會竄上屋樑，燒著的椽 將會摧毀它們的巢穴。
不知大禍將要降臨到自己頭上的燕雀們正在安然自若地品味這表面上的安寧所帶來的幸福。
(10)山(a great mountainLong ago a great mountain began to rumble and shake .
People came from far and near to see what would happen.
"A great river will be born." said one.
"Surely nothing less than a mighty dragon will come out." said another.
"A god himself will spring form these rocks." said a third.
Finally , after days of expectation a small crack appeared in the mountain. And out popped ---- a mouse.
Just because someone makes a lot of fuss, it doesn't mean he is important.
山
很久以前，一座大山隆隆作響，搖晃起來。遠近各處的人都來看是怎麼回事。
一個人說："要出現一條大河了。"
另一個人說："准會出現一條巨龍。"
第三個人說："從這些岩石中會出現一尊神來。"
等了幾天之後，山坡上終於裂開一條小縫，卻蹦出來一隻耗子。
正因為某人大肆張揚，所以他沒有什麼了不起。
『肆』 10個英文小故事越短越好
1.《Love 》愛情
He typed 50 words,Then he deleted it.He typed a joke,Then he deleted it.He typed the latest news.Then he deleted it.Finally he typed 「Hello」 and send it out.「He』 such a boring person.」The girl at the other side of the phone complained.
2.《Revenge》報復
She saw scars and bruises on her body.Tears fell on the wounds.This wasn』t the 1st time he abused and hit her.She decided to end life.Took a knife and went to the bedroom.She came outside with blood all over her face,But this is the 1st time it wasn』t her blood.
3.《Wedding》婚禮
He was invited to her wedding,as an old best friend.But she』d never knownHow many times he』d practiced taking her awayEver since he got the invitationJust as he』d never noticedthe tiny handwriting on the invitation』s edge.It said 「Let』s escape.」
4.《Denial》否認
He awoke to an old photo,Fade by the tears of sleepless nights.He made breakfast for two.He pulled her shoes out and left it in the entrance before he left.He went back,Having to clean up everything.That』s okay.As long as she was with him.
5.《Love and Hate》愛與恨
Let』s exchange dads.My dad says he loves me very much,But he never buys me anything I need.My dad buys me everything I need,But he says he hates me very much.So, let』s exchange indeed.
6.《Talk》談話
"Dad, what is sex?""Hmmm….""Well what is it?""Err, you know, when a man and a woman fall in love and get married and they wanna have a baby and …….""Dad, cut the long story. I just need to fill up this form. SEX : Male of Female.""Ohhh… That … It』s male."
7.《Mother』s worry 》媽媽的擔憂
"Eat garlic before your blind date!""No! The girl will dislike my breathe mixing the garlic smell.""No, the garlic price skyrocketed recently. Without garlic smell, she may suspect the BMW you are driving is borrowed."
8.《His flip side》他的另一面
She discovered a lipstick in his car.「He is seeing another woman.」She thought.He saw her discovering of the lipstick.「Little does she knows that the lipstick belongs to me.」He thought.
9.《Parent》親人
1000 followers in Mircoblog,500 friends on Wechat,200 contacts in cell phone,Yet, just one waited outside the ICU.The one she had unfriended and blocked.
10.《Wonderful》妙不可言
I always hate to spend time with others when I can be alone.I always hate to walk along the street aimlessly.I always hate to have to keep track of someone.I always hate to share inner fellings.But if it』s you, everything seems perfectly wonderful.