有趣的小短文(英语)

一

The easiest question in the world

one day , a rich man met Sam. the rich man asked ,

and nothing is difficult to you. Can you tell me why you are so clever.

Sam answered,

angry.

Sam said,

a question now. If you have a group of sheep, I give you another group. How groups

of sheep do you have?

that. I have two groups of sheep.

Sam laughed and said,

one group. That is easiest question in the world.

二

I`ll not go home tonight because of the rain

When a friend was visiting David, it began to rain. So David told him not to go home

that night.

But a few minutes later, the friend went out. He didn`t tell David where he was going

nor did he ask for an umbrella. When David was about to go to bed, his friend

returned, he was all wet through.

tell my brother that I`ll not go home tonight because of the rain.

三

Why do I want to go to college?

Why do I want to go to college? No one asked me such a question. But many times I

have asked myself.I have come up with a whole variety of reasons. The most

important reason is that I want to be a better man.

Many things make human beings different is education. If i fail to receive higher

education, my education will not finish. As I

want to be a fully developed , I must

get a well- rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to

provide.

I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and

universities are among

the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well- educated,

will I be a better human being and be fit into society.

四

Children should not have to do heavy work

It is not a good idea for children to have to work hard. Children should study in school

as hard as they can. They should not have to do heavy work with their bodies.

When parents or others force children to work hard, the results are never good and

may be very bad.

A farmer`s son who has to work hard like a man may early learn to hate farming.

Children sometimes do too much work in gardens, in shops or even in their own own

homes.

They soon begin to hate such kind of work with force that can destroy their happiness.

But there may be a worse loss: a child`s love for his parents. The feeling may become

something different. When that happens, the old kind of love never returns.

五

The effect of the blood group on personality

Your blood group hides no secrets, it shows the

group O, you can get things done and sell the goods well. Blood group A are the

thinkers,while blood group B are highly creative, people belonging to blood group B

might be good at painting and writing. And if you have problems, ask the ABs to

solve them.

Your blood group could affect your work. So if you visited the Japanese company,

you would find the O types out selling goods and

A types keeping order in the

office.

六

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。

七

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

!

八

Perfect Match

A

rich

woman

is

so

proud

of

a

valuable

antique

vase

that

she

decides

to

have

her

bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several painters try to mix the color right,

but none comes close enough to satisfy the woman.

Eventually,

a

painter

comes.

He

is

confident

that

he

can

mix

the

proper

color.

The

woman

is

pleased

with

the

result,

and

the

painter

becomes

famous.

Years

later,

he

retires and turns the business over to his son.

I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?

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

……

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