放飞梦想歌词英语小故事共30篇-英语小趣事

2021年1月19日发(作者：耿九畴)
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< br>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。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
，
铁
铲




hammer
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。
”

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?

ted 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

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，
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。< br>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。
”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,
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”

我有一个朋友，
他似乎总是微微向左倾斜。
这个问题曾经非常困扰我，
所以我建议他去看医生，检查一下他的腿。几年来，他总是不听我的
建议，还说我不正常，但是上星期，他终于去看了医生。果真，医生
发现他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英 寸。
一个很快的小手术后，
他康复
了，
现在他的两条腿完全一样长了，
他也不再倾斜了。
“你看，
”
我说，
“那时我告诉你医生可以治好你的腿时 你还不相信我呢。
”他看着我
说：
“我认错了。
”

Doctors can fix friends leg?



7 Making a Kite

One day, Paula and Richard decided to make a kite. First they went out
and found two straight sticks of the same length. They brought them back
home and tied them with a piece of string into the shape of a cross. Then
they took some string and used it to tie the four ends of the sticks together.
Then, they spread some brightly coloured paper over the frame and glued
it around the string. They stuck a tail made of paper to one of the corners,
and
tied
a long
string
to
the
centre
of the
kite.
On the next windy
day,
they took the kite to a hill near their house and flew it.


straight
stick
直木棍




tie
系




string
绳子




shape
形状




cross
十字


spread
传开




frame
框架




stick
粘




tail
尾巴




windy
有
风的



做一个风筝

一天，保罗和理查德决定做一个风筝。首先，他们出门找了两根一样
长的直木棍。他们把木棍带 回家，用一根绳子把它们绑成十字形。然
后他们又拿了些绳子，把木棍的四个顶端连在一起。然后，他们 把一
些颜色鲜艳的纸涂上胶水，
粘在风筝的框架上。
他们将纸做的尾巴粘
在一 角，在风筝中间系上一根长绳。在接下来的一个有风的日子里，
他们就在家附近的小山上放风筝了。
Who decided to make a kite



8 Animals in Danger

Some of the animals and birds in the rainforest, such as monkeys and

woodpeckers, live in the treetops. They are always swinging and flying
from one

tree
to
another
looking
for
food
among
the
leaves
and
branches.
They
even sleep

in the treetops so they do not have to come down to the ground.

Have
you
heard
that
such
animals
and
birds
in
the
rainforests
are
in
danger?

Because people are cutting down so many trees in the forests, the animals
are

losing
their
homes.
Do
you
know
the
reasons
for
it?
Yes,
people
want
wood, paper

and land. As a result many animals and plants are dying. Some forests are
so

badly damaged that they become deserts.


rainforest
雨林



woodpecker
啄木鸟




treetop
树顶




swing
摇
荡


leaves
树叶（
leaf
的复数形式）



branch
树枝



desert
沙漠


濒

危

动

物

一些雨林中的 动物和鸟类生活在树顶上，
例如猴子和啄木鸟。
它们总
是从一棵树荡到或飞到另一棵树 上，
在树叶和树枝间寻找食物。
它们
甚至在树顶睡觉，所以它们不用到地面上来。

你知道吗？雨林中的这些动物正处于危险中。
因为人们砍伐了森林中
的许多树，动物们失去了家园。你知道人们砍树的原因吗？是的，人
们需要木材、纸和土地。所以，许多 动物和植物正在消亡。一些森林
遭到了严重的破坏，变成了沙漠。

What animals are endangered animals


9 English in the World


Some
people
say
that
the
English
language
no
longer
belongs
to
the
English,

and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who
use

English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native

speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this

number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the
total is

close to one billion.

English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for

conducting
international
business
and
diplomacy,
as
well
as
in
science
and

medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports

events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies.


estimate
估计



exceed
超过




native
本族的，本国的




official
官方的

acquire
掌握




to some extent
达到某种程度




billion
千万


increasingly
越来越多地



medium
工具，手段




conduct
实行，
执行


international
国际的




diplomacy
外交




medicine
医药


communication
通信



event
事件


世界上的英语

有人说英语已不再属于英国人了，它属于全世界。据估计，使用英语< br>的人超过七亿五千万，
其约有三亿五千万是以英语为母语的人，
而其
余的人将英 语作为官方语言使用。
如果我们再加上已经掌握英语到一
定程度的人，这个总数将接近十亿。< br>

英语，
作为进行国际业务和外交的工具，
在世界上起着越来越重要 的
作用。
它还在科学、
医药、
互联网、
空中及海洋通信、
国 际体育赛事、
电台电视节目、流行歌曲及电影中发挥着越来越重要的作用。

How many people are English-speaking?



10 A Friend

When you read an English book, you often come across new words. You
might try

to guess what the words mean from the words you know, but when you
cannot

guess the meanings of new words at all, what should you do?

You have a good friend then. From him you can learn what a word means,
how to

pronounce a word, how to use a word, and so on. This friend can always
be with

you,
and
you
can
always
ask
him
to
help
you.
Do
you
know
who
this
friend is?

It is a dictionary. You can learn some important things about words from
it,

so you must know how to use it.


come across
碰到




guess
猜测



朋

友

当你读英语书时，
你经常会 碰到新单词。
你可能试着从你知道的词中
猜这些词的意思，但是当你无法猜出这些词的意思时， 你该怎么办
呢？


这时你有一个好朋友。
从他那里你可以学到单词 的意思、
发音及用法
等。这个朋友可以经常伴你左右，你可以经常请他帮忙。你知道这个
朋友是谁吗？


他就是字典。
你可以从他那里学习有关词汇的众多重要知 识，
所以你
必须学会如何使用字典。

When you are unable to guess what these
words mean, and what should you do?



11
“I Have Never Heard You in Carmen”


Mark Twain was once invited by a friend to go to the opera. The friend
was

very rich. He and his wife had their own box at the theatre. During the
opera

the friend's wife talked all the time. She also talked rather loudly. She

talked so much that it was often difficult for Mark Twain to listen to the

opera. Toward the end of the opera she turned to Mark Twain and said,


dear Mark Twain, I do want you to be with us again next Friday night. I'm
sure

you will like it
—
the opera will be Carmen.


heard

you in Carmen.

Carmen
《卡门》
（歌剧名）




invite
邀请





opera
歌剧


box
包厢





theatre
剧场，戏院


“我还从未听过你唱卡门”


有一次，一个朋友邀请马克
?
吐温去看歌剧。这个朋友很有钱。他和
他的妻子在剧院有自己的包厢。看歌剧时，朋友的妻子一直在说 话。
她说话的声音还挺大。她的话那么多，马克
?
吐温根本听不清歌剧。


歌剧临近结束时，她转而对马克
?
吐温说：
“噢，我亲爱的马克< br>?
吐温，
我真的想让你再和我们一起度过下周五。
我保证你会喜欢的——下周< br>的歌剧是《卡门》
。
”


“非常感，
”
马 克
?
吐温说。
“想来会很好。
我还从未听过你唱
《卡门》
。
”

A friend who invited to the Opera?



12 Learning English in England

I came to England last summer. I have been in England for eleven months.
I am

going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave for China next

month.

At first it was very difficult for me to communicate with other people in

English.
Now
I
can
speak
English
much
better,
and
even
understand
English

television, because
I have
studied hard
and
my
teachers
and
classmates
have

helped me a lot.

I have lots of English friends now. Some of them have even invited me
for

dinner
at
their
houses.
They
are
interested
to
learn
about
China
and
Chinese

people. Every time they ask me a lot of questions, I realize how little I
know

about my own country.

communicate
交流


在英国学英语

去年夏天，我来到英国。现在我在英国已经待了十一个月了。我将很< br>快结束在英国的学习，下个月我就将回中国了。


一开始，我觉得很难用英语 和别人交流。现在我英语说得好多了，甚
至可以看懂英语电视，
这是因为我学习很努力，
老师和同学对我的帮
助也很大。
现在我有许多英国朋友。
一些朋友甚至邀请我去他们 家吃
饭。他们对中国和中国人很感兴趣。每当他们问我许多问题时，我才
意识到自己对祖国的了 解是如此之少。

Who
find
it
difficult
to
communicate
in
English and others?



13 The Hare and the Tortoise


One day a hare was telling the other animals how fast he could run.

beat anyone!





So a starting line was made, and away they went. The hare ran fast and
was

soon far ahead, so he sat down to rest. By the time the tortoise came up,
the

hare was sleeping.

On and on went the tortoise, and when the hare looked up at last, it was
too

late.

There sat the tortoise by the sign that said: The End.


hare
野兔




tortoise
龟，乌龟




beat
打败




race
比赛


兔子和乌龟

一天，兔子正在向其他动物炫耀他能 跑得很快。
“我能跑过任何人。
”
他喊道。


“你们有谁想和我比一比吗？”

“我。
”
乌龟说。

“你！
”
兔子笑道，
“哦，哦，太滑稽了！
”

“留着到比赛结束后笑吧。
”乌龟说。


他们划了条起跑线，出发 了。兔子跑得飞快，很快就跑到了前面，所
以他坐下来休息。等到乌龟赶上来时，他睡着了。


乌龟一直往前走，当兔子最后醒来时，已经太晚了。

乌龟坐在一块
牌子旁，上面写着：

终点。

When the Hare finally woke up to see what
the?



14 Helping Parents


Parents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. Let's say

that your
mother is not happy about her boss. If she doesn't have other
ways

of expressing her emotions, she might come home and yell at you, scream
at

your dad, kick at the dog, or even say something mean to you.

Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling
his

or
her
anger:
Don't
make
it
worse.
Angry
people
can
have
trouble
thinking

clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wait till
your

parent cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm tone, and try to explain

how the anger is affecting you.


yell
大叫，呼喊




scream
尖声喊叫



handle
处理




adult
成年
人


cool off
平静下来




tone
语气




affect
影响



帮

助

父

母

父母常常因为他们生活中的烦恼而生气。
我们举个例子，
比如你妈妈
对她的上 司不满。
假如她没有其他方法发泄她的情绪，
她就可能回到
家冲你大声嚷嚷，对你爸爸 大喊大叫，踢家里的狗，或者甚至对你说
一些难听的话。


当你身边的大人 控制不住他们的怒火时，
你应付的方法是：
别让情况
变得更糟糕。生气的人很难保持思 维清晰，所以不要做，也不要说任
何会使事情变得更糟的事或话。
先等你的父母平静下来，然后再心平
气和地和他们谈，并想办法说明他们的怒火是如何影响你的。

When
you're
around
when
adults
are
unable to control their anger, the way you
cope with what is?



15Humour
—
What Is a Teenager?

A teenager is ...

... someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not
his

mother calling from the next room.

... a whiz who can operate the latest computer without a lesson but can't
make

a bed.

... a connoisseur of two kinds of fine music
—
loud and very loud.

... an enthusiast who has the energy to bike for miles but is usually too

tired to dry the dishes.

... a romantic who never falls in love more than once a week.

... a boy who can sleep till noon on any Saturday and suspects the room
needs

cleaning.

...
an
original
thinker
who
is
positive
that
his
mother
was
never
a
teenager.


block
街区

whiz
天才，能手



operate
操作




connoisseur
行，鉴
赏家


enthusiast
热心的人，热情的人



energy
精力



romantic
浪漫主义
者


suspect
怀疑


original
新颖的，独创的



positive
肯定的



幽默——少年是什么样的人？

少年是……


……一个隔 着三个街区也能听到他最喜欢的歌手的声音但却听不到
隔壁房间母亲叫声的人。


……

一个不用上一节课就可以操作最新电脑的能手，
但却不会铺床。


……两种音乐的鉴赏家——吵闹的和非常吵闹的音乐。


……一个充满热情 ，精力充沛的人，他可以骑车骑几英里，但却经常
因为觉得太累而擦不

干碟子。


……一个浪漫主义者，他不经常恋爱，一周绝对少于一次。


……一个每星期六都要睡到中午，却总是怀疑房间需要打扫的人。


……是一个有独创精神的思想家，
他断定他的母亲不是从少年时期走
过来的

What Is a Teenager?


16 Charles Chaplin

One day a small boy called Charles Chaplin was walking along the street
in

London. It was a cold winter's day in 1900. He wanted to buy some bread,
but

he didn't have any money. His father had died when he was very young.
He and

his brother, Sid, had to work to help their sick mother.

Although Charles was small, his dream was very big. He wanted to be a
great

man
in
the
world
of
films,
so
he
worked
very
hard
to
become
a
good
dancer and

singer.

Thirty years later, this same boy was among the most famous people in
the

world.