英语有趣小故事

英语有趣小故事 When Jack bowed to someone, he always did it at lightening speed. You shouldn’t wait any longer after he has had his head nod. So he was blamed for no manners. Then some warmhearted men taught him, When you bow to somebody next time, you can count ‘January, February, March. until December. Then you can lift your body up. Thus, the ceremony will be perfect. The next day, he met his uncle, he did as the men told him. The bow was so long that it made his uncle feel surprised and escaped away soon . When Jack looked up, he found his uncle gone . So he asked the passer, Which month did he go away?杰克给人鞠躬，飞快 地一点头，就算完了。大家都怪他不懂礼貌。于是便有好心的人 教他说，下次鞠躬的时候，你就在心里数:正月、二月、一直数 到十二月为止，然后再直起身来。这样，礼节就周全了。第二天， 杰克见到他的叔叔，他便如法炮制。这躬鞠得太久，叔叔吃了一 惊，赶紧逃开了。杰克抬头一看，其叔早已不知去向，他便问过 路人:我叔叔几月走的, Fox and cock One morning a fox sees a cock.He think,This is my breakfast.’’ He comes up to the cock and says,I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?’’The cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away. The people in the field see the fox.They cry,Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.’’The cock says to the fox,Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.’’ The fox opens his mouth ang says,The cock is mine,not yours.’’Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree. 狐狸和公鸡 一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想:这是我的早餐。 他朝公鸡走来，对他说:我知道，你能唱得非常好听，你能唱给 我听么,公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住 它放到自己的嘴里走了。 在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫:看，看～狐狸抓住公鸡 逃走了。公鸡对狐狸说:狐狸先生，你能理解么,人们认为你叼 走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。 狐狸张开她的嘴说:公鸡是我的，不是你们的。就在那时，。公 鸡跑到了树底下。 -- Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, What happened? A kid bit me, replied Ivan. Would you recognize him if you saw him again? asked his mother. I’d know him any where, said Ivan. I have his ear in my pocket. 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，发生了什么事, 一个男 孩咬了我一口，伊凡说。再见到他你能认出来吗,妈妈问。他走 到哪里我都能认出他，伊凡说。他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢, 他的 耳朵在我衣兜里 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. A Good Boy 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 昨天给你的钱干什么了, 好孩子 我给了一个可怜的老太婆，他回答说。 你真是个好孩子，妈妈 骄傲地说再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣 呢,她是个卖糖果的。 Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest’s plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese? In the rat-trap, sir, replied theboy. 由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家 表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿 着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。 客人微笑着把 奶酪放进嘴里说:孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里 找到的奶酪, 在捕鼠夹上，先生。那小男孩说。好客 面试人员给一位前来应征的男士一张履历表，于是就填了这样的 信息。