Duckingintoconfessionwithaturkeyinhisarms,Briansaid,"Forgiveme,Father,forIhavesinned.Istolethisturkeytofeedmyfamily.Wouldyoutakeitandsettlemyguilt"
布莱恩抱着一只火鸡,非常苦恼,他说:“原谅我,神父,我有罪。我偷来这只火鸡给我家人吃。你能告慰我的罪吗”
"Certainlynot,"saidthePriest."Aspenance,youmustreturnittotheonefromwhomyoustoleit."
“当然不行,”神父说。“你必须把它还回去,这样才能赎罪。”
"Itried,"Briansobbed,"butherefused.Oh,Father,whatshouldIdo"
“我试过了。”布莱恩抽泣着,“但是他拒绝了。神父,我到底该怎么办呢”
"Ifwhatyousayistrue,thenitisallrightforyoutokeepitforyourfamily."
“如果你说的是真的,那你就留着它吧。”
ThankingthePriest,Brianhurriedoff.
谢过了神父,布莱恩跑开了。
Whenconfessionwasover,thePriestreturnedtohisresidence.Whenhewalkedintothekitchen,hefoundthatsomeonehadstolenhisturkey.
告诫会结束后,神父回到住处。当他走到厨房的时候,他发现火鸡不见了。2.经典的英文故事阅读
Awaggonerwasoncedrivingaheavyloadonaverymuddyroad.
一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行。
Suddenlythewheelsofthewagonsankintothemire,andthehorsecouldnotpullthemout.
突然,马车的轮子陷入了泥潭,马无法将它们拉出来。
Thewaggonerthrewdownhiswhip.HekneltdownandprayedtoHercules.“Hercules,helpme,please,“hesaid.
车夫扔下鞭子,跪在地上,祈求大力神出现,“大力神啊,请来帮助我。”他说。
ButHerculesappearedtohim,andsaid,“Man,don’tkneelthere.Getupandputyourshouldertothewheel.“
大力神出现了,却说:“朋友,用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来,再驱赶马拉车出来。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢”3.经典的英文故事阅读
Amouseoncetookabiteoutofabull'stailashelaydozing。Thebulljumpedupinarageand,withhisheadlowtotheground,chasedthemouserightacrosstheyard。Themousewastooquickforhim,however,andslippedeasilyintoaholeinthewall。
Thebullchargedthewallfuriouslyagainandagain,butalthoughhebruisedhisheadandchippedhishorns,themousestayedsafelyinsidehishole。Afteratimethebullgaveupandsankdowntorestagain。
Assoonasthebullwasasleep,thelittlemousecrepttothemouthofthehole,patteredacrosstheyard,bitthebullagain--thistimeonthenose--andrushedbacktosafety。Asthebullroaredhelplesslythemousesqueaked:
"It'snotalwaysthebigpeoplewhoeoffbest。Sometimesthesmalloneswin,youknow。"
老鼠和公牛
有一次,公牛躺着打盹,一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来,低着头追老鼠,一向追过院子。然而,老鼠跑得比他快多了,从容地钻到墙洞里去了。
公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁,尽管头撞肿了,角撞裂了,老鼠却安然待在洞里。过了一会儿,公牛不撞了,倒下歇着。
公牛刚睡着,小老鼠就爬到洞口,嗒嗒地跑过院子,又咬了公牛一口这回咬了鼻子又跑回安全的地方去。当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时,老鼠吱吱叫道:
"大人物并不总占上风。有时小人物也会取胜。"
4.经典的英文故事阅读
Aboyfoundaneagle'seggandheputitinthenestofaprairiechicken.Theeaglehatchedandthoughthewasachicken.Hegrewupdoingwhatprairiechickendo-scratchingatthedirtforfoodandflyingshortdistanceswithanoisyflutteringofwings.Itwasadrearylife.Graduallytheeaglegrewolderandbitter.Onedayheandhisprairiechickenfriendsawabeautifulbirdsoaringonthecurrentsofair,highabovethemountains."Oh,IwishIcouldflylikethat!"saidtheeagle.Thechickenreplied,"Don'tgiveitanotherthought.That'sthemightyeagle,thekingofallbirds-youcouldneverbelikehim!"Andtheeagledidn'tgiveitanotherthought.Hewentoncacklingandcomplainingaboutlife.Hediedthinkinghewasaprairiechicken.Myfriends,youtoowerebornaneagle.TheCreatorintendedyoutobeaneagle,sodon’tlistentotheprairiechickens!
一位小男孩发现了一只老鹰下的蛋,把它放进了一只山鸡的窝里。鹰被孵出来了,但他以为自己是一只山鸡。渐渐的他长大了,却做着山鸡所做的事---从泥土里寻找食物,做短距离的飞翔,翅膀还啪啪作响。生活非常沉闷,渐渐地鹰长大了,也越来越苦恼。有一天,他和他的山鸡朋友看见一只美丽的鸟在天空翱翔,飞的比山还高。“哦,我要能飞的那么高该多好啊!”鹰说。山鸡回答说,“不要想了,那是凶猛无比的鹰,鸟中---你不可能像他一样!”于是鹰放弃了那个念头。他继续咯咯地叫,不停的抱怨生活。最后他死了,依然认为自己是一只山鸡。朋友们,你们天生就是雄鹰。造物主有意把你造就成一只雄鹰,所以不要听信山鸡的话!5.经典的英文故事阅读
Apapayadroppedintothelakefromatree,Arabbitwholivednearthetreeheardit,"Imustrunaway,orI'llbeindanger."thoughttherabbit,andthenhebegantorunfast.Afoxsawhimandasked:"Hey,Hey,Rabbit,What'shappened""goo-dong,thatgoo-dongthere."Hethought,itseemsthatgoo-dongisaterriblething."Imustrunawaytoo."Amonkeysawthemrunning."whathappenedWhyareyourunningsofast","Er,Er,herecomesGoo-dong."themonkeydidn'tknowwhatagoo-dongwas."I'dbetterrunaway."Hethoughtandranquicklywiththerabbitandthefox.Thebearwasrunning,thedeerwasrunningtoo,andmoreandmoreanimalsbegantorun.Thelionwassurprised,"whathappened,whyareyourunningsofast""Goo-dong,thatgoo-dongthere."ButwherewasitThetigershookhishead,thedeersaid:"Idon'tknoweither."Thebearsaid"Idon'tknow."Themonkeysaid"Idon'tknow."Atlast,thelionaskedtherabbitaboutit."thatgoo-donglivesnearmebytheriver."
一只木瓜从树上落到湖里,住在这棵树附近附近的一只兔子听到了这个声音,“我必须赶快逃跑,不然我就会有危险。”兔子想,然后他开始快速跑走。一只狐狸看见了它,问:“嘿,嘿,兔子,发生了什么事?”“咕咚,那里有咕咚。”它认为,咕洞似乎是一件可怕的事情。“我也必须逃走。”猴子看到它们。“发生了什么事?你们为什么跑那么快?”“呃,呃,咕咚来了。”猴子不知道咕咚是什么。“我也逃走。”它边想边跟着兔子和狐狸跑起来了。熊在跑,鹿也在跑,越来越多的动物跟着一起跑。狮子感到很奇怪,“发生了什么事?为什么你们都跑那么快?”“咕咚,那里有咕咚。”但是它在哪里?老虎摇了摇头,鹿说:“我也不知道。”熊说:“我不知道。”猴子说:“我不知道。”最后,狮子问兔子。“咕洞就在我住的地方镀金的河里。”
"wellthentakeusthere,wemusthavealook."Thentheyrunaftertherabbittothelake."Whereisthegoo-dong"Justthenagaleblewover,anotherripepapayadroppedintothelake."Mygod,goo-dongisjustapapaya."
“好了,然后带我们过去,我们必须去看看。”然后,他们跟着兔子来到湖边。“咕洞在哪里?”就在这时,大风吹过,一只熟透的木瓜落入湖中。“我的上帝,咕洞只是一只木瓜。”6.经典的英文故事阅读
Onthethirddayafterhewasborn,LittleElephantwentwithhismothertothebanksofastream,andtherehesawabirdintheskyflyinghereandthere.LittleElephantsaid:“IfIcouldfly,Icouldseeevenmorethings,itwouldbegreat!”
Inordertolearntofly,LittleElephantclimbedatreeand,withayelpof“AiYo!”,fellheavilytotheground.Seeingthis,thesnakesaid:“Littleelephant,weallhaveourownabilities.Ican’tfly,butIcansleepinatree.”
Lionsaid:“Ialsocan’tfly,butIcanjumpacrossawideriver.”
Tigersaid,“Ican’tfly,butIcanswim!”
LittleElephant’sfatherandmothersaidtohim,“Weelephantshavegreatstrength,incomparablygreaterthanthatlittlebird’s.”
LittleElephantunderstood.Heusedhislongnoseasahookandmovedalargebranch.
小象生下来的第三天,跟妈妈来到小河边,看见一只小鸟在天空飞来飞去。小象想:“要是我也会飞,可以看到更多的东西,多好呀!”
小象爬到树去学飞“哎哟”一声,摔了一个大跟头。
蛇看见了说:“小象,我们有自己的本事。我不会飞,可是,我会在树上睡觉。”
狮子说:“我也不会飞,可是,我能跳过宽宽的大河。”
老虎说:“我不会飞,可是我会游泳!”
爸爸妈妈对小象说:“我们象的力气大,这是小鸟不能比的。”小象明白了。他用长鼻子一钩,大木头就搬走了。
7.经典的英文故事阅读
Aspiderandthree
Aftertherain,adifficultspidertothewallhasbeenfragmentednetwork,duetodampwalls,itmustclimbtheheight,itwillfall,whichonetoclimb,repeatedlyfallingand…No.apersontosee,andhesighedtohimself:"mylifeasthisspiderisnotitbusyandnoincome."Thus,heincreasinglydepressed.Seethesecondperson,hesaid:thisspiderreallystupid,whydonotdryplacefromthenexttoclimbuptolookaroundI'llbeasstupidasitcannot.Thus,hebecomeswiseup.Seethethirdperson,heimmediatelyspiderskeepthespiritofwartouched.Sohehasbecomestrong.
Tip:thementalityofthosewhoaresuccessfulcanbefoundeverywherethepowerofsuccess.
一只蜘蛛和三个人
雨后,一只蜘蛛艰难地向墙上已经支离破碎的网爬去,由于墙壁潮湿,它爬到一定的高度,就会掉下来,它一次次地向上爬,一次次地又掉下来……第一个人看到了,他叹了一口气,自言自语:“我的一生不正如这只蜘蛛吗忙忙碌碌而无所得。”于是,他日渐消沉。第二个人看到了,他说:这只蜘蛛真愚蠢,为什么不从旁边干燥的地方绕一下爬上去我以后可不能像它那样愚蠢。于是,他变得聪明起来。第三个人看到了,他立刻被蜘蛛屡败屡战的精神感动了。于是,他变得坚强起来。8.经典的英文故事阅读
LookattheSkyfromtheBottomofaWell
Thereisafrog.Helivesinawellandhenevergoesoutofthewell.Hethinkstheskyisasbigasthemouthofthewell.
有一只青蛙住在井底,他从来没有去过井外面。他以为天空就和井口一样大。
Onedayacrowcomestothewell.Heseesthefrogandsays,“Frog,let’shaveatalk.”
一天,一只乌鸦飞到井边,看见青蛙,就对它说:“青蛙,咱们聊聊吧。”
Thenthefrogasks,“Whereareyoufrom”
青蛙就问他:“你从哪里来”
“Iflyfromthesky,”thecrowsays.
“我从天上上来。”乌鸦说。
Thefrogfeelssurprisedandsays,“Theskyisonlyasbigasthemouthofthewell.Howdoyouflyfromthesky”
青蛙惊讶地说:“天空就只有这井口这么大,你怎么会从天上来”
Thecrowsays,“Theskyisverybig.Youalwaysstayinthewell,soyoudon’tknowtheworldisbig.”
乌鸦说:“天空很大。只不过你一直呆在井里,所有不知道世界很大。”
Thefrogsays,“Idon’tbelieve.”
青蛙说:“我不相信。”
Butthecrowsays,“Youcancomeoutandhavealookbyyourself.”
乌鸦说:“你可以出来,自己看看嘛。”
Sothefrogcomesoutfromthewell.Heisverysurprised.Howbigtheworldis!
于是青蛙来到井外。他十分惊讶,原来世界这么大!9.经典的英文故事阅读
It’sveryhot..Anoldmanisasleeponthechair.
Aflycomesandsitsontheendoftheman’snose.
Theoldmanhasanaughtymonkey.
Hechasesthefly.Theflycomesbackagainandsitsontheoldman’snoseagain.
Themonkeychasesitawayagainandagain.Thishappensfiveorsixtimes.Themonkeyisveryangry.
Hejumpsup,runstothegardenandpicksupalargestone.
Whentheflysitsontheoldman’snoseagain,themonkeyhitsithardwiththestone.Hekillstheflyandbreakstheoldman’snose.
天气很热。一位老人在椅子上睡着了。
一只苍蝇飞来落在老人的鼻子上。
老人有一只顽皮的猴子。
猴子在追打苍蝇。苍蝇再次飞落在老人的鼻子上,猴子一再追打苍蝇。这样往返了五六次,猴子很生气。
他跳着跑到花园,捡起一块大石头。
当苍蝇再次落在老人的鼻子上时,猴子用石头击中老人的鼻子上的苍蝇。他砸死了苍蝇也打破了老人的鼻子。10.经典的英文故事阅读
Onedayanoldmanissellingabigelephant.Ayoungmancomestotheelephantandbeginstolookatitslowly.Theoldmangoesuptohimandsaysinhisear,
一天,一位老人正在卖一头大象。一位年轻人来到大象跟前慢慢的观察着。老人上前在年轻人耳边轻语,
“Don’tsayanythingabouttheelephantbeforeIsellit;thenIwillgiveyousomemeat.”
“在我把大象卖出去之前你一句话也不要说,那么我会给你一些肉。”
“Allright.”saystheyoungman.
“好的。”那位年轻人说。
Aftertheoldmansellstheelephant,hegivestheyoungmansomemeatandsays,“Howcanyouseethebadearsoftheelephant”
老人卖出大象之后,他给了年轻人一些肉然后说,“你是怎么看到大象的坏耳朵的”
“Ididn’tseethebadears,”saystheyoungman.
“我没有看到坏耳朵,”年轻人说。
“Thenwhydoyoulookattheelephantslowly”askstheoldman.
“那你为什么要慢慢地看着大象”老人问。
Theyoungmananswers,“BecauseIhaveneverseenanelephantbefore,andIwanttoknowwhatitlookslike.”