(完整版)英语小故事共30篇

1 Dogs

People often say that a dog is man's best friend. Over thousands of years,

man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the

home.

For

example,

sheepdogs

are

famous

for

their

ability

to

control

a

flock of hundreds of sheep.

Dogs

have been used

to

aid disabled people

for

centuries.

A

guide

dog

can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light

switches, open refrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled

owners.

For

the

majority

of

people,

however,

dogs

are

simply

pets

and

friends for both young and old members of the family.

guard

看守，看护

sheepdog

牧羊犬

flock

群

aid

帮助

disabled

残疾人

century

世纪

guide

dog

导盲犬

dial

拨

majority

大多数

狗

人们总 是说狗是人类最好的朋友。几千年来，除了看家外，人类还教

会了狗去做许多其他的事，

例如，

牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的

羊群而出名。

狗用来帮助残疾人 已有好几个世纪了。

导盲犬可以为盲主人引路。

现

在，人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话。然而，对于

大多数人来说，狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友。

Who is man's best friend?

2 Detective Work

A bank robber stole a lot of money. He was caught and sent to prison, but

the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched

him

to

see

what

he

would

do.

Here

is

the

detective,

reporting

to

the

inspector.

but frankly, I couldn't make anything out of what he bought. Here's the

list.

shirt , heavy crowbar,

box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer, bunch

of

flowers

.The

inspector

said,

That

helps

me

a

lot.

Do

you

remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs. Judson

to cover her backyard with cement?

detective

侦探的侦探

robber

强盗，盗贼

prison

监狱

inspector

检察官

frankly

坦白地，真诚地

crowbar

铁撬，撬

棒

shovel

铲

，

< br>铁

铲

hammer

< br>铁

锤

，

锤

子

backyard

后

院

cement

水泥

侦探工作

一个盗贼从银行偷了很多钱。他被抓住送到监狱，但是钱没找到。

当他从监狱出来时，他被监视，看他会做什么。这不，侦 探正向检察

官报告：

“是的，先生，我发现了强尼

•

阿米塔基，我跟着他转

遍了全镇，但 坦白说，我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么。这里是清

单。

”< /p>

衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力铁铲、大铁锤、一束花

。

检察官说：

“好，这对我很有帮助。你还记得我们看到他是怎么帮他

的邻居，贾德森老太太用水泥 铺院子的吗？”

I cannot infer from what he bought what?

3 What is Time?

（

Nursery Rhyme

）

Time is grain for peasants.

Time is wealth for workers.

Time is life for doctors.

Time is victory for soldiers.

Time is knowledge for students.

Time is speed for scientists.

Time is money for businessmen.

Time is everything for all of us.

Therefore, seize the time of today!

grain

粮食

wealth

财富

victory

胜利

seize

抓住，把握

时间是什么（童谣一首）

对农民来说 ，时间就是粮食。对工人来说，时间就是财富。对医生来

说，时间就是生命。

对士兵来说，时间就是胜利。对学生来说，时 间就是知识。对科学家

来说，时间就是速度。

对企业家来说，时间就是金钱。对我们大家来说，时间就是一 切。因

此，把握今天

!

For farmers, what time is it?

4 Perfect Match

A rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to

have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters

try

to

mix

the

colour

right, but none

comes

close

enough to satisfy

the

woman.

Eventually, a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper

colour.

The

woman

is

pleased

with

the

result,

and

the

painter

becomes

famous.

Years

later,

he

retires

and

turns

the

business

over

to

his

son.

those walls to match the vase so perfectly?

inted the vase.

proud

of

自

豪

valuable

值

钱

的

antique

vase

古

董

花

瓶

paint

用油漆漆

satisfy

满意

eventually

最终

confident

有信心的

retire

退

休

match

和……相配

绝配

< /p>

一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲，

因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶，< /p>

她决

定把她的卧室漆成和花瓶一样的颜色。

好几个油漆匠试图调出正确的

颜色，但是没有一个人调出的颜色能让妇人满意。

最后，来了一个油漆匠。他很有信心可以 调出合适的颜色。果然妇人

对最终的效果感到满意，漆匠也因此成名。

< br>

几年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交给了儿子。

“爸爸，

”儿子问，

“有

件事我想知道。你是如何调配出和花瓶一样的颜色的？”

“儿子，

”

父亲回答，

“我把花瓶也一 起漆了。

”

Who have a valuable antique vase?

5 A Barbecue

When I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer.

We decided to make a barbecue in the valley. So we collected some tree

sticks to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I

was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a match,

but produced only smoke. Then my father said,

I'll

show

you

how

to

do

it.

First

use

the

small

pieces

of

wood

because

they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them.

helped me make a big fire.

barbecue

烧烤

valley

山谷

stick

枝条

make a fire

生火

烧烤

当我还是小孩子的时候，

一年夏天我们全家去野营。

我们决定在山谷

中 烧烤，所以我们

捡来了一些树枝生火。

父亲问我愿不愿意尝试着生火，

我很高兴地承

担了这项任务。 我试

着用火柴把木头点燃，但结果 都是烟。父亲说：

“这样做不对。我来

教你如何生火。先用

小片的木头，因为它们容易点燃，然后把大些的放在它们上面。< /p>

”父

亲帮我点起了旺旺的

火。

What people go to barbecue?

6 A Joke

—

“I

stand corrected”

I have this friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the

time. It used to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his

legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last

week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was

a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was

cured, and both legs are exactly the same length now, and he no longer

leans. “So,”I said,

told you a doctor could

fix your leg. He just looked at me and said,

lean

倾斜

slightly

轻微地

check

out

检查

refuse

拒绝

quarter

四分之一

surgery

手术

cure

治愈

fix

治愈

stand corrected

认错

笑话——“我诚恳认错”