英语故事会出现学生认识或是不认识的单词，而这个单词的重复不断出现，会加深同学们对单词的记忆，这种记忆不同于一般的死记硬背，而是在潜移默化中，让学生记住单词，并且不枯燥。
Once a simpleton’s wife told him to buy some ice.
Two hours later, he didn’t come back. She wanted to know why he didn’t come back and went out to have a look. She saw he was standing in the sun at the gate and watching the ice melting.
“What’s the matter?” She asked him. “Why don’t you bring it in?”
“I saw the ice was wet and I was afraid that you would scold me so I’m running it dry.” The simpleton answered.
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 toward her. She watches the bike.
“I know!I have a good idea.” she jumps and shouts happily,“I can roll a pumpkin. It’s like a wheel.”
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,”
uncle sam doesn’t like farmer. he thinks they are very foolish and only know work on the farm.
one winter morning，the sun is shining. uncle sam sits on the step of his house. at that moment，a farmer with a map in his hand es to him.
farmer:excuse me，uncle. can you tell me know to get to the hospital，please? uncle sam: lie down in the middle of the street and you’ll soon be at a hospital. farmer please set an example to me.
uncle sam: i think you e to our city at the first time. it’s much more beautiful than the field. is that right?
farmer: yes，uncle. but it is built on the field. uncle sam’s face turns red.
Let me begin my speech with a replay of scenes familiar to most, if not all, of those present here today. “Mum, I'm sorry, but I need 3,000 yuan for my tuition this year.”
“Mum, it is my friend's birthday tomorrow, I must buy her a present.”
“Mum, this jacket was out of fashion long ago, would you do me a favor? ”
Take. Take. Take. The relationship between a mother and a child always seems to follow such a pattern. I know my mother is always there for me, providing me with everything I need; from food to clothing, from tuition to pocket money. I never thought twice about all she did until one day she said, “Will there be a time that you'll say you have taken enough from me? ”
Like a child endlessly asking, we humans, throughout history, have been continually demanding what we desire from nature. We enjoy the comfort and beauty of our furniture, yet we never bother to think about the serious soil erosion caused by deforestation. We take it for granted that we must warm ourselves in winter times, yet we seldom realize the burning away of precious natural resources. We appreciate all the prosperity from the development of modern industry, yet few would give the slightest consideration to the global air and water pollution caused by industrial wastes. Our ruthless exploitation has permanently impaired our mother earth. As we tragically learned from last summer's floods. we cannot continue our carelessness.
the games of the 29th olympiad in are awarded to the city of beijing."with the motto "new beijing, great olympics", beijing promises to host a "green olympics", a "hi-tech olympics" and the "people's olympics".
chinese people always appreciate the purposes and principles of olympic ideal, support the efforts of olympic games to promote world peace. the chinese government and people are doing our the utmost/best to prepare for the olympic games in beijing, and shooting at the pageant with advocating olympic ideal, sparkpluging world peace and enhancing the relationships among the world. olympic spirit are gonna spread again in orient cultural ancient china.
the government and people of china have always admired the purposes and principles of the olympic spirit and supported the efforts made by the olympics in promoting world peace. the chinese government and people are doing our utmost in preparation for the olympics in beijing. it is our hope to make it a grand gathering that will carry forward the olympic spirit, promote world peace and enhance the friendship among people of the world, so that the olympic spirit will flourish once again, this time in china, an oriental country with an ancient civilization.
It’s a sunny day. A little mouse wants to go out and play.
But he is afraid of the cat . so he peeks and peeks.
He peeks to the left and peeks to the right.
Suddenly, the mummy mouse shouts.
“watch out! Watch out! The cat is here , the cat is here.”
sam is a little fish. he lives in the sea. he is very lonely.
he wants to have a friend. the friend looks like him. sam sees an ink fish. the ink fish has eight legs. he doesnt look like sam. so sam goes away. sam meets a shark. he wants to say hello to the shark. the shark opens his big mouth. sam runs away quickly. sam is tired and hungry. he wants to have a rest. then he sees a round fish. she says to him. "hello! would you like to be my friend?" sam answers: "of course! but you are round. i am flat." the round fish days: "but we are both fishes."
sam thinks and says,"you are right. lets be friends."
they bee good friends.
a woman was waiting at an airport one night， with several long hours before her flight。 she hunted for a book in the airport shops， bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop。 she was engrossed in her book but happened to see that the man sitting beside her， as bold as could be， grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between， which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene。 so she munched the cookies and watched the clock， as the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock。
一天晚上，一位女士在机场候机，她的航班还要等上很长的几个小时。她在机场的商店里找了一本书，买下一袋曲奇饼，找了一个地方坐下。她全神贯注地读着书，忽然看见坐在她旁边的一个男子居然大胆地从他们之间的曲奇饼袋子里拿走了一两块去吃。为了不当众发脾气，她尽量假装没有看见，使劲地嚼着曲奇饼，一边看着表，而那个可恶的曲奇饼小偷正在使她的存货不断减少。
she was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by， thinking，"if i wasn't so nice， i would blacken his eye。" with each cookie she took， he took one too。 when only one was left， she wondered what he would do。 with a smile on his face， and a nervous laugh， he took the last cookie and broke it in half。 he offered her half， as he ate the other。
时光一分一秒地过去，她越来越生气，心想：“要不是我脾气好，我早把他的眼睛打青了！”就这样，她拿一块曲奇饼，他也拿一块，剩了最后一块时，她不明白对方会怎样做。他呢，脸上带着微笑，又有些紧张，把最后一块曲奇饼拿起来，掰成两半，给她一半，自我把另一半吃了。
she snatched it from him and thought。。。oooh， brother。 this guy has some nerve and he's also rude。 why he didn't even show any gratitude! she had never known when she had been so galled and sighed with relief when her flight was called。 she gathered her belongings and headed to the gate， refusing to look back at the ingrate thief。
她从对方手里夺下半块曲奇饼，想，哦，老兄！这家伙有点太胆大、太无理了。他竟然都没有露出一点感激的意思！她从来也没有像这样恼怒过，所以在她的航班通告响起时，她如释重负地叹了口气。她收拾好了行李，走向登机口，根本不想再看一眼那忘恩负义的小偷。
she boarded the plane， and sank in her seat。 then she sought her book， which was almost plete。 as she reached in her baggage， she gasped with surprise。 there was her bag of cookies， in front of her eyes。 if mine are here， she moaned in despair， the others were his， and he tried to share。 too late to apologize， she realized with grief， that she was the rude one， the ingrate， the thief。
登机之后，她舒适地坐在座位上，开始找那本立刻就要看完的书。就在她够到行李时，却惊讶地喘但是气来。她的曲奇饼不就放在自我眼前吗？她绝望地喃喃着，如果这是我的，那么那些曲奇饼就是他的啦，是他在和我分享。她悲哀地意识到，道歉已经太晚，她才是那个不讲理的、忘恩负义的、偷了曲奇饼的人。
the lion and the fox
the lion once said that he was sick on his death bed. So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes. the goat came to the lion’s cave. He stood there and listened for a long time. then a sheep went in. Before she came out, a rabbit entered to hear the last wishes of the king of beasts. But soon the lion seemed to recover, and went to the mouth of his cave. He saw a fox waiting outside. “Why don’t you come in?“ asked the lion to the fox. “I beg Your Majesty’s pardon,“ said the fox, “I have seen many animals enter your cave, but none of them come out. Till they come out again, I prefer to wait outside.“
three good friends
one day， a monkey rides his bike near the river。 this time he sees a lion under a tree。 the lion runs at him。 he is afraid and falls into the river。 he can’t swim。 he shouts。 the rabbit hears him。 he jumps into the river。 the rabbit swims to the monkey， but he can’t help him。 luckily， an elephant es along。 he is very strong。 he helps the rabbit and monkey。 three friends are very happy。 they go to the elephant’s home。 then， three of them bee good friends。
三个好朋友
一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他十分的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象十分强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。
Nest and Hair
My sister， a primary school teacher， was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom。
"What kind of bird?" my sister asked。
"I didn't see the bird， ma' am， only the nest，" replied the child。
"Then， can you give us a description of the nest?" my sister encouraged her 。
"Well， ma'am， it just resembles your hair。 "
Notes:
1 inform v。告诉
2 nest n。窝；巢
3 description n。描述
4 encourage v。鼓励
5 resemble v。 相似；类似
鸟窝与头发
我姐姐是一位小学老师。一次一个学生告诉她说一只鸟儿在教室外 的树上垒了个窝。
“是什么鸟呢？”我姐姐问她。
“我没看到鸟儿，老师，只看到鸟窝。”那孩子回答说。
“那么，你能给我们描述一下这个鸟巢吗？”我姐姐鼓励她道。
“哦，老师，就像你的头发一样。”
See no end to the landscape, new objects presenting themselves as we advance; so, in the commencement of life, we set no bounds to our inclinations. nor to the unrestricted opportunities of gratifying them. we have as yet found no obstacle, no disposition to flag; and it seems that we can go on so forever. we look round in a new world, full of life, and motion, and ceaseleprogress; and feel in ourselves all the vigor and spirit to keep pace with it, and do not foresee from any present symptoms how we shall be left behind in the natural course of things, decline into old age, and drop into the grave.
It is the simplicity, and as it were abstractedneof our feelings in youth, that (so to speak) identifies us with nature, and (our experience being slight and our passions strong) deludes us into a belief of being immortal like it. our short-lives connection with existence we fondly flatter ourselves, is an indissoluble and lasting union-a honeymoon that knows neither coldness, jar, nor separation. as infants smile and sleep, we are rocked in the cradle of our wayward fancies, and lulled into security by the roar of the universe around us0we quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows the more-objects prearound us, filling the mind with their magnitude and with the strong of desires that wait upon them, so that we have no room for the thoughts of death.
Billy hare is hungry and finds a radish. What he picks it up, Mr. Fox is behind him and wants to eat him. “I’m hungry, too. You’re my dinner. I’m going to eat you,” he says.
Billy Hare is shocked, but he isn’t scared. He says, “Follow me. I have better food for you.”
They go to a well.
“Look down here,” Billy Hare says “There is something in the water. “What’s that?” Mr. Fox asks surprisingly. “It’s a big and fat hen. Let’s get down and fetch it.” Billy Hare says and gets down with a pail.
“Can you out the hen into the pail?” Mr. Fox shouts. “No. She’s too big,” Billy Hare says, “Come down, please. We can take her up together. Jump into the other pail.”
Mr. Fox does so. When he gets down, Billy Hare gets up. “Good-bye!” Billy Hare gets out of the well and says. Mr. Fox can’t get out.
野兔比利很饿，他找到了一只萝卜。当他捡起萝卜的时候，狐狸先生正在他的身后，想吃了他。 “我也饿了。你是我的晚餐，我要吃了你。”狐狸说。
比利很吃惊，但是他并不害怕。他说：“跟我来，我有更好的`食物给你。” 他们来到一口井边。
“朝这下面看，”比利说， “水里有东西。”“是什么呀？”狐狸先生好奇地问：“那是一只有大又费肥的母鸡。我们下去把她捉上来。”比利说着，乘一只水桶下去了。
“你能把鸡放进桶里吗？”狐狸问他：“不行，这只鸡太大了，”比利说，“下来吧。我们可以一起把它捉上去。快跳到另一只水桶里吧。”
狐狸照做了。当他下去的时候，比利就上来了。“再见。”比利从井里出来时说。而狐狸却出不来了。
Once upon a time, there were two very good friends who lived together in the shade of a rock. Strange as it may seem, one was a lion and one was a tiger. They had met when they were too young to know the difference between lions and tigers. So they did not think their friendship was at all unusual. Besides, it was a peaceful part of the mountains, possibly due to the influence of a gentle forest monk who lived nearby. He was a hermit , one who lives far away from other people.
For some unknown reason, one day the two friends got into a silly argument. The tiger said, ;Everyone knows the cold netes when the moon wanes from full to new!; The lion said, ;Where did you hear such nonsense ? Everyone knows the cold netes when the moon waxes from new to full!;
The argument got stronger and stronger. Neither could convince the other. They could not reach any conclusion to resolve the growing dispute. They even started calling each other names! Fearing for their friendship, they decided to go ask the learned forest monk, who would surely know about such things.
Visiting the peaceful hermit, the lion and tiger bowed respectfully and put their question to him. The friendly monk thought for a while and then gave his answer. ;It can be cold in any phase of the moon, from new to full and back to new again. It is the wind that brings the cold, whether from west or north or east. Therefore, in a way, you are both right! And neither of you is defeated by the other. The most important thing is to live without conflict, to remain united. Unity is best by all means.;
The lion and tiger thanked the wise hermit. They were happy to still be friends.
A Bet
Two pals are sitting in a pub watching the eleven-'clock news。A reporter es on about a man threatening to jump from the 20th floor of a downtown building。One friend turns to the other and says，'I'll bet you ten bucks the guy doesn't jump。'
'It's a bet，' agrees his buddy。
A few minutes later， the man on the ledge jumps，so the loser hands his pal a $10 bill。'I can't take your money，'his friend admits。'I saw him jump earlier on the six-o'clock news。'
'Me，too，'says the other buddy。'But I didn't think he'd do it again。
打赌
两个好朋友正坐在一家小酒馆内观看十一点的电视新闻。一则新闻报道说，有个男人威胁要从商业区一座大楼的二十层跳下去。一位朋友转身对另一位说道：“我敢赌十块钱，那家伙不会往下跳。”
“赌就赌，”他的朋友欣然同意。
几分钟后，站在墙檐上的男人跳了下去，因而赌输的那位交给他的朋友一张十元的钞票。“我不能拿你的钱，”他的朋友承认道，“早在六点的新闻里，我就已见他跳下去了。”
“我也是，”另一位说，“可我想他不会再跳了！”
我要自由 i want be free
good afternoon，everyone。today，my topic is “i want to be free。”it’s a story about a wolf and a dog。
a wolf was almost dead with hunger。a house-dog saw him，and asked，”friend，it’s bad for you。”
“why don’t you work steadily as i do，and get your food regularly?” “i would have no objection。”said the wolf，”if i could only get a place。” “i will help you。”said the dog。”e with me to my master，and you shall share me work ”
so the wolf and the dog went to the town together。
on the way ，the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog’neck。 he felt quite surprised，and asked him why it was like that? “oh，it is nothing。”said the dog。”every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up。you will soon get used to it。”
“is that the only reason。”said the wolf。”then good bye to you，my friend。i would like to be free。”
do you like to be free?every。thank you for listening。
下午好。这天，我的话题是“我要自由”。这是一个关于一只狗和一只狼的故事。
一只狼快要饿死了，一只狗看见后问他，“这对你是不好的，为什么不像我一样稳定地干活并有规律地获得食物呢？”
狼说：“如果我有个地方住，我没有意见。”狗回答说：“跟我到主人那里去，我们一齐工作。”于是狼和狗一齐回到村子。
在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈没有毛，他很奇怪地问为什么会那样。
“噢，没有什么。”狗说，“我的主人每一天晚上都用一条铁链子拴住我，你很快就会习惯的。”“就是因为这个原因吗？”狼说道，“那么，再见了，我的朋友，我宁愿选取自由。” 你想要自由吗？多谢大家。
Christmas was coming Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine the harvest was bad and all his family were going go be hungry the next spring was quite worried about it .
"We had only a cock ，"said Mrs Smith one day ."You’d better take it to the town it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children ."
"It’s a good idea !"the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow hours later he was very tied and wanted to have a rest put the box to the ground and sat down .
"The air in the box must be close ，"the man said to himself ."I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while ，or it’ll die ."
So he put the cock to the ground he started again ，he couldn’t catch it any longer .
"How foolish you are !"Mr Smith called out angrily ."You can herald the break of day at night but you cann’t find the way to the town in the daytime !"
In this competitive society it is essential to know how to sell yourself in order to get the job you want. That means you must be able to market your best features and present yourself in the best light. After all, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
There are several things you can do to project a good image in an interview. First of all, look like a winner. Dress conservatively and well, and you'll look like you're going to the top. Second, communicate clearly. Consider each question carefully and respond with total honesty. Remember to make eye contact and maintain good posture. You need to look attentive but also at ease. Third, have a positive and assertive attitude. It's important to appear confident of your ability and optimistic about your future. Finally, be prepared. Present a professional resume and be ready to explain everything in detail.
By following the advice above, you are bound to make a good impression on potential employers. Then you will be able to choose the best opportunity for you and take that first step towards success.
A man carves an idol and takes it to the fair. No one buys it, so he begins to shout in order to canvass the customer.
He says that this idol can bring in wealth and good luck. One man says to the seller, “Hello, My friend, if this is so, you should have the advantages that the idol can bring, why do you want to sell it?” The seller says, “What I want is that I can get cash in at once. The profit from the idol is so slow. This story means: God will never respect people who make a profit by hook or crook.
Billy hare is hungry and finds a radish.What he picks it up,Mr.FoX is behind him and wants to eat him."Im hungry,too.Youre my dinner.Im going to eat you," he says. Billy Hare is shocked,but he isnt scared.He says,"Follow me.I have better food for you."
They go to a well."Look down here," Billy Hare says "There is something in the water."Whats that?" Mr.FoX asks surprisingly."Its a big and fat hen.Lets get down and fetch it." Billy Hare says and gets down with a pail. "Can you out the hen into the pail?" Mr.FoX shouts."No.Shes too big," Billy Hare says,"Come down,please.We can take her up together.Jump into the other pail."
Mr.FoX does so.When he gets down,Billy Hare gets up."Good-bye!" Billy Hare gets out of the well and cant get out.
三只狐狸
Once there were three foxes, they worked together. They lived a happy life.
Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the other foxes. The eldest had to leave, and the second fox was driven off, too.
Looking at the warm house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest fox smiled.
The eldest fox opened a new hill again.
The second eldest fox dug a pool. Two of them because rich soon.
The youngest fox ate up the food left by the other two foxes. In the end it felt so cold and hungry that it could not stand up.
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。
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。
Wood Fire
One woman lectured her best friend on the nature of the male animal. “Husbands are like wood fires; they go out if left unattened.”
“Does that mean,” asked the other, “that they make ashes of themselves?”
森林之火
一名妇女向她最好的朋友大谈雄性动物的特性：“丈夫们就像是森林里的火，一不注意，他们就会燃烧起来。”
“那是不是意味着，”另一个问道，“他们将自己烧成灰烬？”
Best Reward
A naval officer fell overboard. He was rescued by a deck hand. The officer asked how he could reward him.
“The best way, sir,” said the deck hand, “is to say nothing about it. If the other fellows knew I‘d pulled you out, they‘d chuck me in.”
最好的奖赏
一名海军军官从甲板上掉入海中。他被一名甲板水手救起。这位军官问如何才能酬谢他。
“最好的办法，长官，”这名水手说，“是别声张这事。如果其他人知道我救了您，他们会把我扔下去的。”