济南易途坑人:求英语小故事

⒈ Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent him ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without giving back the money.
Bob didn’t see Jim for a year. And at that time he knew another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel（旅馆）. So he went there to see him late in the evening.
When he got to Jim’s room, he saw his shoes near the door. “Well, he must be in,” he thought, and knock at the door. There was no answer. He knocked again, and said, “I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here.”
“I’ve gone out in my boots（靴子）,” answered Jim.

⒉ The Fox and the Tiger(狐狸和老虎)

An Archer, hunting in the woods, was so successful with his arrows that he killed many of the wild animals. This frightened the rest so much that they ran into the densest part of the bushes to hide. At last the Tiger stood up, and pretending to be very brave, told the other animals not to be afraid anymore, but to rely on his courage, and he would attack the enemy on his own. While he was talking, and lashing his tail and tearing at the ground with his claws to impress the others, an arrow came and pierced his ribs. The Tiger howled with pain.

While he was trying to draw out the arrow with his teeth the Fox went up to him and asked, in surprise, whoever had the strength and courage to wound such a brave and mighty beast as the Tiger?

"Nay," said the Tiger, "I misjudged my enemy. It was that unbeatable man over there!"

MORAL: Knowledge is power.

狐狸和老虎

一个射手正在森林里打猎。他的箭法好极了，射死了许多野兽。这可大大地吓坏了余下的动物，它们都跑到最茂盛的灌木丛中躲藏起来。最后，老虎站了起来，装着非常勇敢的样子叫其余的动物相信它的勇敢，不必再害怕。它将独个儿向敌人进攻。它一边说着，一边甩动着它的尾巴，并用它的爪子刨着地上的泥土，想使别人更信任它。就在这时，一枝箭飞来，刺穿了他的肋骨，老虎顿时痛得吼叫起来。

正当它尽力用牙齿拔出身上的箭时，狐狸走上前来吃惊地问道：“谁能有这样的力气和胆量来伤害象老虎这样勇敢而强有力的野兽呢？”

“不，”老虎说，“我错误地判断了我的敌人，是那边那个不可战胜的人打败了我。”

英文：
At Night

The horse sleeps in the stable.
The pig sleeps in the pen.
The squirrel sleeps in the tree hole.
The parrot sleeps in the cage.
The cat sleeps in the basket.
The goldfish sleeps in the fish bowl.
The moon sleeps in the sky.
Where do you sleep?
I sleep in my bed.

译文：
在夜晚

马儿睡在马厩里面。
猪儿睡在围圈里面。
松鼠睡在树洞里面。
鹦鹉睡在笼子里面。
猫儿睡在篮子里面。
金鱼睡在鱼缸里面。
月亮睡在天空中。
你睡在哪里？
我睡在我的床上。

1、A Coach and His Players

I was the new coach of a Little League baseball team and had not yet learned the names of my players. At our first game, I called each boy by the number on his uniform. When I yelled,"Number5, your time to bat, " Jeff Smith came to the plate to hit. When I called for "Number 7", Steve Heinz jumped up. Then I asked for "Number 1", and no one emerged from the dugout. Again I called for Number 1. Still no one.
As the umpire looked on, annoyed at this delay of the game, I shouted, "Who is Number 1?"
That\'s when the whole team yelled, "We are, Coach! We are!

教练与他的队员

我初到一小团体棒球队作教练，还不知道队员的名字。在第一次比赛中，我按照每一名队员球衣的号数来指挥。当我大声喊到：“5号，你该击球了。”杰夫·史密斯到本垒击球。当我叫到“7号”时，史迪夫·汉斯就跳起来。然后我叫到“1号”，却没人从隐蔽壕里跳出来。我又叫了一遍1号。还是没人跳出来。
因为裁判在旁观看，我很生气这支球队的懒散，大声吼道：“谁是1号（第一）？”
这时全体队员大喊道；“是我们，教练！我们是！”教练与他的队员

2、The 4th of July is one of the most loved holidays of the year. Because the weather is usually nice in July, people love to get outside and do fun things like camp, swim, boat, fish and barbecue. Picnics are one of the most common ways to celebrate - followed, of course, by fireworks when the sun goes down and it gets dark.
Anna and Beth recently discussed their plans for the 4th of July weekend. Listen in to their conversation to hear what they had to say.
美国独立纪念日是一年之中最受美国人欢迎的节日之一。进入七月份气候怡人，人们乐于到室外做一些象跑步，游泳，划船，垂钓和野餐等有趣的活动。野餐是最平常的庆祝方式，当然，随太阳落山，天逐渐黑下来就会燃放烟火以示庆祝。