海鸟2010
1、父亲在哪儿？
Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings。
“look，”said the elder brother。“how nice the sepainting sare！”
“yes，”said the younger，“but in all the sepaintings there is only the mother and the children。where is the father？”
the elder brother thought for a moment and then explained，“obviously he was painting the pictures。”
兄弟俩在看一些漂亮的油画。
“看，”哥哥说，“这些画多漂亮呀！”
“是啊，”弟弟说道，“可是在所有这些画中，只有妈妈和孩子。那爸爸去哪儿了呢？”
哥哥想了会儿，然后解释道：“很明显，他当时正在画这些画呗。”
2、聪明的熊猫
A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home.but the pumpkin is too big.The panda can＇t take it home.Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike to ward her.she watches the bike.“i know！I have a good idea.”She jumps and shouts happily，“i can roll a pumpkin.It like a wheel.”
一只小熊猫摘了一只大南瓜，想把它拿回家。但是这只南瓜太大了，她没有办法把这么大的南瓜带回家。
突然她看见一只狗熊骑着一辆自行车朝她这边来。她看着自行车，跳着说：“有了！我有办法了。我可以把南瓜滚回家去。南瓜好像车轮。
So she rolls the pumpkin to her home.When her mother sees the big pumpkin，she is surprised，“oh，my god！How can you carry it home？”The little panda answers proudly，“I can＇t lift it，but I can roll it.”Her mother smiled and says，“what a clever girl！Use you heard to do something，”
于是她把那瓜滚回家。当她妈妈看到这只大南瓜的时候，很惊讶：“天啊！这么食的南瓜！你是怎么把它带回家来的？”小熊猫自豪地说；“我拎不动它，可是我能滚动它啊！”她妈妈微笑着说：“真聪明啊！记住：只要你肯动脑筋，没有难办的事”。
3、三只狐狸
Once upon a time there were three foxes.They worked and lived happily.The youngest fox became lazy，and often quarreled with the other foxes，away her older brother and brother.The youngest fox lived happily in the warm house and enjoyed a great deal of food.
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。
The eldest brother reopened a small hillside for farming.The second man dug a pond，and soon they lived a rich life.The smallest fox ate all the food left by the fox，and at last he was cold and hungry，and could not even stand.
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。
4、小事不小
Platon once scolded the little boy for a trifle because the child was always playing a stupid game.The little boy was unconvinced：＂you condemn me for a little trifle."."
"But it＇s no small thing that you do it." Platon answered，＂you will form a bad habit for life."
柏拉图有一次就一件小事训斥了小男孩，因为这小孩总在玩一个很愚蠢的游戏。小男孩不服气：“您为一点鸡毛蒜皮的小事而谴责我。”
“但是，你常这样做就不是小事了。”柏拉图回答说：“你会养成一个终生的坏习惯。”
5、一念之间
On a hill lived a gifted old man.He can answer any question raised by anyone.There are two children to fool the old man，they catch a bird，and asked him：＂the bird is dead or alive？＂the old man said：＂the children without thinking，if I say the bird is alive，you will tighten your hand to kill it.If I say it＇s dead，you＇ll let go of your hand and let it fly away.The palm of your hand holds the power of life and death of the bird."
在一座山上，住着一个天才老人。他能回答任何人提出的问题。当地有两个小孩愚弄这个老人，他们捕捉了一只小鸟，问老人：“小鸟是死的还是活的？”老人不假思索地说：“孩子，如果我说小鸟是活的，你就会勒紧你的手把它弄死。如果我说是死的，你就会松开你的手让它飞掉。你的手掌握着这只鸟的生死大权。”
小袅袅09
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子 A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders. Zeal should not outrun discretion. 有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。 这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。 The Raven and the Swan乌鸦和天鹅 A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature. 乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无 瑕。于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。 这故事是说，人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。 The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人 A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent." Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid. 很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人， 山羊说：“即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了，这是十分明显的事实。” 这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。
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英语小故事简单的
读一些简单的英语小故事，能激发孩子们的学习兴趣，下面是我整理的英语故事，欢迎阅读!
玩具士兵
Some toy soldiers made of brass were standing on a shelf of a toy shop. One of them had only one leg.
在一家玩具店的黄铜架子上摆放着一些玩具士兵。其中的一位士兵只有一条腿。
The shop had also a castle made of paper. A beautiful paper ballerina stood in front of the castle gate.
这家商店也是一座用纸造筑的城堡。城堡门前站着一位纸做的美丽的芭蕾舞女。
The toy soldier with one-leg loved the ballerina. He wanted to dance with her, but he couldn't ask her because he only had one leg.
那位只有一条腿的玩具士兵很喜欢芭蕾舞女。他想邀她共舞，但是因为只有一条腿，他不好意思去邀请。
One day, a little girl bought the ballerina and took her to her house. The toy soldier was so sad. That night, the wind blew very hard. The toy soldier fell down to the street because of the wind. Some naughty boys found the toy soldier.
有一天，一个小女孩将芭蕾舞女买回家了。玩具士兵很伤心。那天晚上，大风呼呼的刮着。玩具士兵被大风吹落在街上。淘气的男孩子们发现了玩具士兵。
"Look at him! This toy soldier has only one leg. Let's throw him into the river." The boys threw him in the river. When the toy soldier was drifting down the river, a big fish came over and swallowed him in its mouth.
“快看!这个玩具士兵只有一条腿。我们把他扔进河里吧，”于是男孩们把士兵扔到了河里。当玩具士兵顺着河水漂流时，一条大鱼游了过来张口把他吞进了嘴里。
After a while, the fish was caught by a fisherman's rod. He sold the fish to a woman. She cut the fish while preparing dinner after she came back home. She found the toy soldier inside of the fish. The woman was surprised. "Oh, what is this?" She gave him to her daughter.
又过了一段时间，大鱼被渔夫钓了上来。渔夫把鱼卖给了一位女士。那位女士回家后开始准备晚餐，她将大鱼切开。这时，她发现了鱼腹中的玩具士兵。女士很是惊讶。“哦，这是什么?”她把玩具士兵送给了女儿。
The girl took him to her room. At that moment, the toy soldier saw the beautiful paper ballerina. "Toy soldier, How did you come to this house?" They were so happy to meet again. The Ballerina said, "Frankly speaking, I like you. Stay here with me forever."
小女孩把玩具士兵带到了自己的房间。突然间，玩具士兵看见了美丽的芭蕾舞女。“玩具士兵，你是怎么来到这里的?”再次见面，他们都很高兴。芭蕾舞女说，“其实，我很喜欢你。永远在这里陪着我吧。”
The toy soldier was so happy when he heard that. But the naughty girl thought the toy soldier and the ballerina didn't make a good match.
听到这句话玩具士兵高兴坏了。但淘气的小女孩觉得玩具士兵配不上芭蕾舞女。
"Oh, I hate the ugly toy soldier!" She threw him in to the fireplace. Flames were all over his body. "Good-bye, Ballerina!"
“噢，我不喜欢这个丑陋的玩具士兵!”她把他扔进了壁炉中。这时他全身都被火点燃了。“再见了，我亲爱的'芭蕾舞女!”
At that moment, the wind blew and took the paper ballerina to the fireplace, too. The toy soldier and the ballerina were burned together.
就在这时，一阵风吹来，把纸做的芭蕾舞女也吹向了壁炉中。就这样，玩具士兵和芭蕾舞女在烈火中相拥长眠。
The next morning, the woman found a heart-shaped piece of brass in the fireplace. It was the symbol of the toy soldier's and the ballerina's love.
第二天早上，女士在壁炉中发现一块心形的铜块。这象征着玩具士兵和芭蕾舞女美好的爱情。
达蒙和皮西厄斯
A young man whose name was Pythias had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like. For this offence he was dragged to prison, and a day was set when he should be put to death. His home was far away, and he wanted very much to see his father and mother and friends before he died.
一个生轻人名叫皮西厄斯，做了一件暴君迪奥尼修斯不喜欢的事情。因为对暴君的冒犯，皮西厄斯被投进了监狱，还确定了被处死的日期。因为离家很远，他非常想在临死之前去看看父母和朋友们。
"Only give me leave to go home and say good-by to those whom I love," he said, "and then I will come back and give up my life."
“就让我回去辞别我爱的人吧，”他说，“然后我会回来终结我的生命。”
The tyrant laughed at him.
暴君嘲笑他。
"How can I know that you will keep your promise?" he said. "You only want to cheat
me, and save yourself."
“我怎么知道你会信守诺言?”他说。“你只想欺骗我.救你自己。”
Then a young man whose name was Darmon spoke and said.
这时一位名叫达蒙的年轻男子开口说:
"O king! Put me in prison in place of my friend Pythias, and let him go to his own country to put his affairs in order, and to bid his friends farewell. I know that he will come back as he promised, for he is a man who has never gone back on his word. But if he is not here on the day which you have set, then I will die in his stead."
“噢，国王!把我送进监狱，让我代替我的朋友皮西厄斯，让他回自己的国家，处理好事务，与他的朋友们告别吧。我知道他一定会信守诺言回来的，因为他是一个从不食言的人。但是，如果在你设定的那天，他没有回到这里，我愿替他去死。”
The tyrant was surprised that anybody should make such an offer. He at last agreed to let Pythias go, and gave orders that the young man Damon should be shut up in prison.
暴君很惊，竟然有人提出这样的请求。他终于同意让皮西厄斯回去，并下令把达蒙关进监狱。
Time passed, and by and by the day drew near which had been set for Pythias to die;and he had not come back. The tyrant ordered the jailer to keep close watch upon Darnon, and not let him escape. But Damon did not try to escape. He still had faith in the truth and honor of his friend. He said, "If Pythias does not come back in time, it will not be his fault.It will be because he is hindered against his will."
时间流逝，，日子一天天过去，离皮西厄斯的死期越来越近，而他还没有回来。暴君命令狱吏严密监视达蒙，不让他逃跑、但是达蒙并没有试图逃跑，他仍然相信他朋友的真诚和名誉。他说:“如果皮西厄斯没有按时回来，那也不是他的错，肯定是他受到了阻碍，违背了他的意愿。”
At last the day came, and then the very hour. Damon was ready to die. His trust in his friend was as firm as ever; and he said that he did not grieve at having to suffer for one whom he loved so much.
这一天最终降临，行刑的时间到了。达蒙准备接受死刑，但他对朋友的信任一如既往地坚定，他说他为一个他深爱的朋友遭受痛苦，他并不感到悲伤。
Then the jailer came to lead him to his death; but at the same moment Pythias stood in the door. He had been delayed by storms and shipwreck, and he had feared that he was too late. He greeted Damon kindly, and then gave himself into the hands of the jailer. He was happy because he thought that he had come in time, even though it was at the last moment.
狱卒准备带他去行刑台，但就在这时，皮西厄斯出现在了门口。风暴和船舶失事使他延误了行程.他害怕回来得太晚。他友好地向达蒙问候，之后把自己交到狱卒手中。他很高兴，因为他认为他准时回来了，虽然是在最后一刻。
自私的巨人
Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden.
每天下午，孩子们放学回来，总会去巨人的花园里玩耍。
It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. "How happy we are here!" they cried to each other.
这是一个可爱的大花园，长满了柔嫩的青草。草丛间到处盛开着美丽的鲜花，如繁星点点。花园里还有十二棵桃树，每到春天，粉红色和珍珠色的花朵姣美诱人，到了秋天树上果实累累。鸟儿栖息在枝头动听地唱着，孩子们都禁不住停止游戏，细心聆听。“我们在这儿多么快乐!”他们互相欢叫。
One day the Giant came back. 1-1e had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle.When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.
有一天巨人回来了。他去拜访康沃尔的怪物朋友，和他一起住了七年。七年结束了，巨人说完了想说的话，因为他的话总有个尽头，他决定回到自己的城堡。当他到家的时候，看见孩子们正在花园里玩耍。
"What are you doing here?" he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away.
“你们在这儿做什么‘!”他非常粗暴地喊道，孩子们跑开了。
"My own garden is my own garden," said the Giant; "any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself." So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board.
“我自己的花园就是我自己的，”巨人说道，“随便什么人都明白。除了我以外，我不允许任何人在花园里玩。”于是他在花园的四周砌起了高高的围墙，支起一块告示牌。
