英语故事大全（1）
世界杯每四年就举行一次，它的主题曲在全世界都很流行。因此很多著名的歌手想要成为这个幸运的人，因为演唱主题曲是他们的巨大荣誉。足球迷肯定很熟悉夏奇拉，一个拉丁女歌手。她已经两次演唱了主题曲，使得她成为引人注目的歌手。
今天，夏奇拉在全世界都很有名。她来自哥伦比亚，能够讲多国语言。夏奇拉在青少年的时候就成为了一名歌手，她停止了练体操，转向唱歌。刚开始，她演唱拉丁歌曲，这让她在拉丁国家很受欢迎。但是她想要让更多人听到她的歌，因此她往美国发展事业。夏奇拉做出了明智的选择，有着天赋加上努力，她不仅征服了美国人民，也征服了全世界。她是最为成功的女歌手之一。
The world cup holds every four years and the theme songs will be very popular around the So many famous singers try to be the lucky one because it is their great honor to sing the theme The football fans must be familiar to Shakira, who is a Latin female She has sung the theme song twice, which makes her the outstanding
Today, Shakira is famous around the She is from Columbia and she can speak many Shakira became a singer when she was a teenager, she dropped out of gymnastic and then turned to At first, she sung the Latin songs, which made her popular in the Latin But she wanted to let more people hear her songs, so she went to America and developed her Shakira made the wise choice, with her talent and effort, she not only conquers the American people, but also conquers the She is one of the most successful female
英语故事大全（2）
一只老虎很饥饿，他正在寻找食物。他看到一只青蛙在他前面。
哈哈!一只青蛙，我有晚餐啦!”于是，他扑向青蛙。
在老虎的后边，有一只乌龟。小乌龟看见了，他猛咬一下啊老虎的尾巴。
“哎呦!”老虎疼得叫起来并回头看看。此时青蛙听见了老虎的声音，他迅速跳进水里。
“谢谢你，小乌龟。”青蛙说。
大事老虎十分愤怒：“讨厌!我要把你扔到天上去。”
“谢谢你，我喜欢在天空飞翔。”乌龟说。
老虎停下来：“那我就把你扔到到水里。”
“哦，不!我不会游泳，如果你把我扔井水里我会死的。”老虎很快就把乌龟仍进水了。
“谢谢你，老虎先生，再见!”乌龟和青蛙一起游走了。
A tiger is hungry, he is looking for He sees a frog in front of
“Haha! A frog! My dinner!” so he rushes at the
Behind the tiger, there is a The little tortoise sees it; he bites the tiger’s
“Ouch!” cries the tiger and he looks The frog hears the voice and jumps into
“Thank you, little ” says the
But the tiger is very “Bother it! I’ll throw you to the sky!”
“Thank you, I like flying in the sky,” says the
The tiger stops, “I will throw you into the ”
“Oh, no! I can’t swim; I will die if you throw me into the ” The tiger threw the tortoise into the water
“Thank you, ” The tortoise and the frog swim away
英语故事大全（3）
一位妇女来到我们银行想兑换一张支票，但她在我们这儿没建立帐户。
当我问她要证明材料时，她把社会保险卡、图书卡拿给我看。
我告诉她我们要看她的驾驶证，她说她没有。
“难道你就没带照片的东西吗?”
噢，有啊，”她边说边从钱包里拿出一张合家照。
“站在后排的那个就是我。”
A woman came into our bank to get a check cashed,but she didn't have an account with
When I asked her for some identification, she showed me several charge cards,her Social Security card and a library
I told her we needed a driver's license，but she didri t have
"Don't you have something with your picture on it?"I
"Oh, sure,"she said as she flipped to a family photo in her
"That's me in the back "
英语故事大全（4）
An old woman had a The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the She began to hit the The cat said, "Do not hit your old I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were "
一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。
于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
英语故事大全（5）
Donny is a seven year old He goes to school every The school is near his he goes there on foot and comes back home on But today, he is mother asks him, “Why do you go to the headmaster’s office?”Because the teacher asks us a question in class and nobody can answer it, but I ”“It’s good to answer the teacher’s ” “But the question is ‘Who pours ink on my chair?’”
谁把墨水倒在我椅子了? 唐尼是个7岁孩子，每天他都上学。学校在他的家附近。 因为，他不行去上学并按时回家。但是今天他回来迟了。 他的母亲问他：“你为什么去校长的办公室?”“ 因为老师在上课时老师问我们一个问题，没有人能回答他，而我能。”“ 回答老师的问题是好事。”“ 但那个问题 ‘谁把墨水倒在我的椅子上了?’
英语故事大全（6）
Put Down My Shepherd Dog
Man walking along a road in the countryside comes across a shepherd and a huge flock of
He tells the shepherd, "I will bet you $100 against one of your sheep that I can tell you the exact number in this " The shepherd thinks it over ; it's a big flock so he takes the "973," says the The shepherd is astonished, because that is exactly The shepherd says, "OK, I'm a man of my word, take an " Man picks one up and begins to walk away .
Wait, cries the shepherd, "Let me have a chance to get even . Double or nothing that I can guess your exact occupation ." Man says "You are a quantitative economist for a government think tank ," says the "Amazing!" responds the man, "You are exactly right! But tell me, how did you deduce that?"
Well, says the shepherd, "put down my shepherd dog and I will tell "
放下我的牧羊犬
有人在乡间小路上偶遇一位牧羊人和一大群绵羊，他对牧羊人说：“我和你打赌，如果我猜中这群羊的数目，我得你一只羊，如猜错，你得我100元。”牧羊人想了一会，认为这一大群羊可不好数，于是欣然接受。“一共973只。”此人脱口说道。牧羊人听后大为惊奇，因为数目的确不错。牧羊人说道：“我是个言而有信的人，拿走一只吧。”于是，此人抱起一只就想离开。
“等等，”牧羊人急忙喊道，“给我一个扳平的机会吧。如果我猜对你的职业的话，你就空手走人，我要是猜错的话，你就再带走一只。”此人欣然同意。“你是一位数量经济学家，在政府智囊机构工作。”牧羊人说道。“太神奇啦!”此人应声说道，“完全正确!可是请告诉我你是如何推论出来的呢?”
“好吧，”牧羊人说道，“先把我的牧羊犬放下来我再告诉你。”
英语故事大全（7）
It All Depends
The mathematician's child and the economist's child were in the third grade together, and one day the teacher asked, "If one man with one shovel can dig a ditch in ten days, how long would it take ten men with ten shovels to dig the same ditch?" Both children raised their
The teacher said to the mathematician's child, "Johnny , how long?" and little Johnny said, "One day, "
The teacher looked at the economist's child and said, "John Maynard, is that right?"
Little John Maynard said, "Teacher, it all depends ."
要看情况而定
经济学家的儿子和数学家的儿子是三年级同班同学。一天，老师提出这样的问题：“如果一个人用一把铁锹在10天内挖出一条水渠，那么请问10个人拿10把铁锹，需要多少天才能挖好同样的一条水渠?”两人都举起了手。
老师问数学家的儿子：“约翰尼，需要几天?”小约翰尼答道：“老师，一天。”
老师看着经济学家的儿子，问道：“约翰·梅纳德，他说得对吗?”
小约翰·梅纳德说道：“老师，那要看情况而定。”
英语故事大全（8）
Einstein's Question
When Albert Einstein died, he met three New Zealanders in the queue outside the Pearly To pass the time , he asked what were their IQs . The first replied "Wonderful," exclaimed Einstein, "We can discuss the contribution made by Ernest Rutherford to atomic physics and my theory of general " The second answered "Good," said Einstein, "I look forward to discussing the role of New Zealand's nuclear-free legislation in the quest for world " The third New Zealander mumbled Einstein paused, and then asked, "So what is your forecast for the budget deficit next year?" (Adapted from The Economist, June 13th 1992, 71)
爱因斯坦的困惑
爱因斯坦升天后在天国之门的外面遇到了三个排队的新西兰人。为了打发时间，爱因斯坦就问他们智商有多高。第一个回答说190。“太棒了，”爱因斯坦惊呼道，“我们可以讨论欧内斯特·卢瑟福对原子物理学的贡献以及我的广义相对论了。”第二个回答说150。“不错，”爱因斯坦说，“我期待着和你讨论新西兰的无核立法对世界和平的作用。”第三个人咕哝着说是50。爱因斯坦停顿了一下，然后问道：“那么阁下预测一下明年政府的预算赤字是多少呢?”(改编自1992年6月13日的《济学人》第71页的文章)
英语故事大全（9）
Where Am I?
A man takes a hot air balloon ride
at a local country A fierce wind suddenly picks up, causing the balloon to violently leave the fair and carry its occupant out into the The man has no idea where he is, so he brings the balloon down to five meters above ground and asks a passing wanderer, "Excuse me, sir, could you tell me where I am?"
Eyeing the man in the balloon the passer-by says, "You are in a red balloon, five meters above "
The balloon's unhappy resident replies, "You must be an "
How could you possibly know that? asks the
Because your answer is technically correct but absolutely useless, and the fact is I am still lost .
Then you must be in management, replies the
That's right! How did you know?
You have such a good view from where you are, and yet you don't know where you are and you don't know where you are The fact is you are in the exact same position you were in before we met, but now your problem is somehow my fault!
我在哪?
一人在某地区的乡村博览会上乘坐热气球玩。突然一阵狂风刮来，热气球被吹到了一个远离博览会的地方，把这个人带到了乡间。他不知道自己身在何处，因此把热气球降到了距离地面五米的地方，询问一个路人：“打搅一下，先生，可否告诉我我在哪里?”
路人看了看坐在热气球里的这个人后答道：“你在地面之上五米处的一只红色热气球里。”
热气球里的人很不高兴：“你肯定是位经济学家。”
“你怎么知道?”路人问道。
“因为你给出的这个答案技术上完全正确，但是毫无用处，没有改变我迷路的事实。”
“如此说来你一定是位管理人员喽?”路人回敬了一句。
“一点不错!你怎么知道的呢?”
“你在上面的视野那么好，但是不知道自己在哪里，也不知道自己要向哪里去。事实是，你现在的位置和我们相遇之前的位置完全一样，但是你却把你的问题归咎在我身上。”
英语故事大全（10）
What Do Two Plus Two Equal?
A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for the same The interviewer
calls in the mathematician and asks, "What do two plus two equal?"
The mathematician replies, "" The interviewer asks, "Four, exactly?" The mathematician looks at the interviewer incredulously and says, "Yes, four, "
Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and asks the same question, "What do two plus two equal?" The accountant says, "On average , four—give or take ten percent, but on average, "
Then the interviewer calls in the economist and poses the same question, "What do two plus two equal?" The economist gets up , locks the door, closes the shade, sits down next to the interviewer and says, "What do you want it to equal?"
2加2等于几?
一位数学家、一位会计师和一位经济学家申请同一份工作。面试官先把数学家叫进了办公室问道：“2加2等于几?”
“等于4。”数学家答道。面试官继续问：“不多不少恰好等于4吗?”数学家感到不可思议，看着面试官答道：“没错啊，就等于4。”
接着，面试官把会计师叫了进来，问了相同的问题：“2加2等于几?”
“通常等于4，但上下有10%的浮动，不过通常等于4。”
最后，面试官把经济学家叫了进来，问了相同的问题：“2加2等于几?”只见经济学家站了起来，关上门，拉上了窗帘，然后坐到面试官旁边，低声问道：“你想让它等于几?”
英语故事大全（11）
A shoemaker, through no fault of his own, had become so poor that he had only leather enough for a single pair of He cut them out one evening, then went to bed, intending to finish them the next Having a clear conscience, he went to bed peacefully, commended himself to God, and fell 从前有个平凡的鞋匠，家里穷得只剩做一双鞋子用的皮革了。晚上他把皮革裁剪好，就去睡觉了，打算第二天一早做完它们。他在床上怀着一颗纯洁而宁静的心祈求完上帝便睡着了。
The next morning, after saying his prayers, he was about to return to his work when he found the shoes on his workbench, completely Amazed, he did not know what to He picked up the shoes in order to examine them more They were so well made that not a single stitch was out of place, just as if they were intended as a A customer soon came by, and he liked the shoes so much that he paid more than the usual price for 第二天早上他做完祷告,打算继续工作,但他发现.在工作台上的那双鞋子已经做好了.天啦!鞋匠惊讶得说不出话来. 他把鞋子拿起来检查了一下,做工非常棒,缝接处没有丝毫偏差.就在这时，一位顾客进来了,他非常喜欢这双鞋并用高价买下了它们.
The shoemaker now had enough money to buy leather for two pairs of That evening he cut them out, intending to continue his work the next morning with good But he did not need to do so, because when he got up they were already Customers soon bought them, paying him enough that he now could buy leather for four pairs of Early the next morning he found the four pairs And so it continued; whatever he cut out in the evening was always finished the following He now had a respectable income and with time became a wealthy 鞋匠现在有足够的钱买做两双鞋的皮革了.晚上他兴高彩烈地裁剪好,打算第二天早上做好它们.但是他起床的时候鞋已经做好了.很快又有顾客买走了,并付给他很多钱,这下，鞋匠可以买做四双鞋子的皮革了。而且和以前一样，第二天早晨他发现鞋子已经做好了。这样过了一段时间，随着越来越多的鞋子做好了，卖出去，鞋匠很快就富了起来。
One evening shortly before Christmas, just before going to bed, and having already cut out a number of shoes, he said to his wife, "Why don't we stay up tonight and see who is giving us this helping " 圣诞节前的某天晚上，鞋匠一边忙着裁剪皮革，一边对妻子说:“不如我们整夜不睡，看看究竟是谁在帮助我们?”
His wife agreed to this and lit a Then they hid themselves behind some clothes that were hanging in a corner of the At midnight two cute little naked men Sitting down at the workbench, they picked up the cut-out pieces and worked so unbelievable quickly and nimbly that the amazed shoemaker could not take his eyes from They did not stop until they had finished They placed the completed shoes on the workbench, then quickly ran 他的妻子非常赞同,于是他们点了一根蜡烛，悄悄地藏在房间衣服的后面。半夜时分，两个小小的光着身子的小精灵出现了。他们坐在工作台上捡起裁剪好的皮革飞快的做了起来,鞋匠简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。它们直到全部做好才停下来把鞋放在工作台上,然后迅速跑走了.
The next morning the wife said, "The little men have made us We must show them our They are running around with nothing on, Do you know what? I want to sew some shirts, jackets, undershirts, and trousers for them, and knit a pair of stockings for each of them, and you should make a pair of shoes for each of " 第二天早上，鞋匠的妻子:“这些小精灵让我们生活这么富裕。我们应该报答他们,他们光着身子东奔西跑一定很冷。知道吗?我可以缝制一些衬衫,短外套,汗衫,还有裤子和长袜,而你可以给他们做一双鞋子.”
The husband said, "I agree," and that evening, when everything was finished, they set the presents out instead of the unfinished Then they hid themselves in order to see what the little men would At midnight they came skipping up, intending to start work When they saw the little clothes instead of the cut-out leather, they at first seemed puzzled, but then They quickly put them on, then stroking the beautiful clothes on their bodies they sang: Sind wir nicht Knaben glatt und fein? Was sollen wir linger Schuster sein! Are we not boys, neat and fine? No longer cobblers shall we be! 鞋匠说: "完全同意,"那天晚上，鞋匠夫妇没有把裁剪好的皮革放在工作台上，而是把做好的小礼物放在上面。然后，他们又悄悄的躲了起来看小人会做什么.半夜里，小精灵们来了,并立刻准备把东西腾空开始工作,但他们刚看见那些小衣服的时候很迷惑，然后马上欣喜的把它们穿在身上,用手摸着漂亮的衣服唱起歌来: “快来看看我，我是多么漂亮!我是一个英俊潇洒的帅小伙，没有比干制鞋的活更使我们快乐。”
Then they hopped and danced about, jumping over chairs and Finally they danced out of the They never returned, but the shoemaker prospered, succeeding in everything that he 他们神气活现地蹦着、舞着、跳过椅子和长凳，最后跳出了房子再也没有回来。但是鞋匠仍然生意兴隆,万事如意。
英语故事大全（12）
月亮和风
once upon a time, there were two very good friends who lived together in the shade of a Strange as it may seem, one was a lion and one was a They had met when they were too young to know the difference between lions and So they did not think their friendship was at all Besides, it was a peaceful part of the mountains, possibly due to the influence of a gentle forest monk who lived He was a hermit , one who lives far away from other
For some unknown reason, one day the two friends got into a silly 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 Neither could convince the They could not reach any conclusion to resolve the growing 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
Visiting the peaceful hermit, the lion and tiger bowed respectfully and put their question to The friendly monk thought for a while and then gave his ;It can be cold in any phase of the moon, from new to full and back to new It is the wind that brings the cold, whether from west or north or Therefore, in a way, you are both right! And neither of you is defeated by the The most important thing is to live without conflict, to remain Unity is best by all ;
The lion and tiger thanked the wise They were happy to still be
从前，有两个很好的朋友住在一起在岩石的阴影。这看上去很奇怪，一个是狮子，一个是老虎。他们相识时，他们太年轻，知道狮子和老虎之间的差异。所以他们不认为他们的友谊在所有不寻常的。此外，它是一个山的安静的一部分，可能是由于影响的一个温和的森林和尚住在附近。他是一个隐士，住在远离其他人。
由于一些未知的原因，有一天，两个朋友陷入了愚蠢的争吵。老虎说，每个人都知道感冒是当月亮会从全新的!狮子说，你在哪里听过这种胡言乱语吗?每个人都知道感冒是当月亮从新全!
争论越来越激烈。谁也说服不了谁。他们不可能达成任何结论来解决日益增长的争议。他们甚至开始叫对方的名字!由于担心他们的友谊，他们决定去问博学的森林和尚，他肯定知道这样的事。
参观和平的隐士，狮子和老虎恭敬地鞠了一躬，他把自己的问题。友好的和尚想了一会儿，然后给出他的答案。它可以在任何阶段的月亮是冷的，从新到满月再回到新的了。它带来了寒冷的风，无论从西或北或东。因此，在某种程度上，你都是对的!你们谁也没有其他的失败。最重要的是没有冲突的生活，保持团结。统一是的方法。
狮子和老虎感谢聪明的隐士。他们很高兴仍然是朋友。
英语故事大全（13）
One day, a clam proudly opened its shells to sun itself on the river A snipe passed by the clam and stretched its bill to peck at the clam's
一天，一只河蚌得意洋洋地张开壳，在河滩上晒太阳。有一只鹬鸟，从河蚌身边走过，就伸出嚎去啄河蚌的肉。
The clam hurriedly closed its shells and tightly grasped the snipe's bill between Despite all its efforts, the snipe could not extricate its
这时候，河蚌急忙把壳合上，紧紧地夹住了鹬鸟的咏。鹬鸟用尽
力气，也拔不出它的嚎来。
The clam could not get itself free to return to the river
河蚌也脱不了身，不能回到河里去了。
Then the clam and the snipe began to
河蚌和鹬鸟就争吵了起来。
The snipe said angrily:
鹬鸟气呼呼地说:
"If it doesn't rain for one or two days, there will be no And you can't return to the river, then surely you will die "
“一天不下雨，两天不下雨，没有了水，你回不了河，总是要死的。”
The clam also said angrily:
鹬河蚌也气呼呼地说:
"If I don't let go of you for one or two days, you won't be able to pull out your Don't hope that you can "
“一天不放你，两天不放你，你的咏拔不出来，也别想活。”
Neither the clam nor the snipe would give in, and they kept on At this moment, a fisherman came along the riverside with a fishing He was very glad to see the snipe and the clam at a Without the least effort, he caught them both, put them into his fish basket and carried them
河蚌和鹬鸟谁也不让谁，争吵个不停。这时候，有个捕鱼的人，提着鱼网，沿着河边走来。看见鹬鸟和河蚌相持不下，他非常高兴，毫不费力地把它们两个一齐捉住，塞进鱼篓里，带回家去了。
英语故事大全（14）
At the end of the Qin Dynasty(221-206 ) the State of Chu and the State of Han fought for control for the Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, was besieged(包围) at a place called Gaixia by the Han army led by Liu Xiang Yu was in a desperate situation, with little food and only a few At night, the surrounding Han troops started to sing Chu folk Xiang Yu was very surprised at this, and said:"Has Liu Bang occupied the whole of Chu? How can he have drafted so many Chu people into his army?" Then he fled together with the remainder of his
This idiom is used metaphorically to mean to be in a helpless and critical situation, surrounded by the enemy on all
项羽和刘邦原来约定以鸿沟(在今河南荣县境贾鲁河)东西边作为界限，互不侵犯。后来刘邦听从张良和陈平的规劝，觉得应该趁项羽衰弱的时候消灭他，就又和韩信、彭越、刘贾会合兵力追击正在向东开往彭城(即今江苏徐州)的项羽部队。终于布置了几层兵力，把项羽紧紧围在垓下(在今安徽灵璧县东南)。这时，项羽手下的兵士已经很少，粮食又没有了。夜里听见四面围住他的军队都唱起楚地的民歌，不禁非常吃惊地说：“刘邦已经得到了楚地了吗?为什么他的部队里面楚人这么多呢?”说看，心里已丧失了斗志，便从床上爬起来，在营帐里面喝酒，并和他最宠爱的妃子虞姬一同唱歌。唱完，直掉眼泪，在一旁的人也非常难过，都觉得抬不起头来。虞姬自刎于项羽的马前，项羽英雄末路，带了仅剩兵卒至乌江，最终自刎于江边。
以后人们就用“四面楚歌”这个词，形容人们遭受各方面攻击或逼迫，而陷于孤立窘迫的境地。凡是陷于此种境地者，其命运往往是很悲惨的。例如某人因经常与坏人为伍，不事生产，游手好闲，但后来却被那些坏人逼迫得无以为生，而求助于别人时，别人又因他平日行为太坏，绝不同情理睬，这人所处的境地便是“四面楚歌”。
英语故事大全（15）
郭氏之墟
On a vacation trip, Duke Huan of the state of Qi came to the ruin of the capital of Guo Shi , which perished long
Seeing the desolate and bleak prospects of broken tiles, collapsed walls, and clusters of weeds, he could not help asking the local people about the reason of the ruin of Guo
They replied,"Guo Shi was fond of doing good deeds, and averse to evildoing, which led to the "
When the Duke could not understand the answer, people explained ," Though he liked doing good, he had never been able to do so; though he hated evildoing, never could he help not That caused the ruin of his "
齐桓公出游途中，来到已经灭亡许久的郭氏都城的废墟。
看到瓦砾残垣、杂草丛生的萧条景象，忍不住问当地百姓郭氏灭亡的原因。
百姓们回答说："郭氏由于喜爱善行善事。厌恶邪恶丑行而导致灭亡。"
齐桓公不能理解这种回答，百姓们便解释说："郭氏虽然喜爱善行善事，但从来都不能做到;尽管厌恶邪恶丑行，却总是忍不住参与其中。这就是他的都城变成废墟的原因。"
