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趣味英语阅读100篇

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1

Ali,whowasworkingalongwayfromhome,wantedtosendaletter

tohiswife,buthecouldneitherreadnorwrite,andhehadtowork

allday,sohecouldonlylookforsomebodytowritehisletterlate

atnight.Atlasthefoundthehouseofaletter-writerwhosenamewas

Nasreddin.

Nasreddinwasalreadyinbed."Itislate,"hesaid."Whatdoyou

want?

""Iwantyoutowritealettertomywife,"saidAli.Nasreddin

wasnotpleased.Hethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,"Hasthe

lettergottogofar?

"

"Whatdoesthatmatter?

"answeredAli.

"Well,mywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanreadit,andifI

havetotravelalongwaytoreadyourlettertoyourwife,itwill

costyoualotofmoney."

Aliwentawayquickly.

2

Anoldmandiedandlefthissonalotofmoney.Butthesonwasa

foolishyoungman,andhequicklyspentallthemoney,sothatsoonhe

hadnothingleft.Ofcourse,whenthathappened,allhisfriendsleft

him.Whenhewasquitepoorandalone,hewenttoseeNasreddin,who

wasakind,cleveroldmanandoftenhelpedpeoplewhentheyhad

troubles.

"Mymoneyhasfinishedandmyfriendshavegone,"saidtheyoung

man."Whatwillhappentomenow?

"

"Don'tworry,youngman,"answeredNasreddin."Everythingwillsoon

beallrightagain.Wait,andyouwillsoonfeelmuchhappier."

Theyoungmanwasveryglad."AmIgoingtogetrichagainthen?

"

heaskedNasreddin.

"No,Ididn'tmeanthat,"saidtheoldman."Imeantthatyou

wouldsoongetusedtobeingpoorandtohavingnofriends."

3

WhenMrJoneswenttorestaurantoneday,helefthiscoatnear

thedoor.Therewasnothinginthepocketsofthecoatwhenheleftit,

sohewasverysurprisedwhenhetookhiscoatafterhismealandfound

thepocketsfullofjewelry!

Therewasawaiternearthedoor,soMr.Jonessaidtohim,

"Somebodyhasmadeamistake.Hehasputsomejewelryinmycoat.

Takeit,andwhenhecomesback,giveittohim."Thewaitertookit

andwentaway.SuddenlyanothermancameinwithacoatjustlikeMr.

Jones's."Iamsorry,"saidthisman."Imakeamistake.Itookyour

coatandyouhavegotmine.Pleasegivememycoatandjewelry."Mr.

Jonesanswered,"Igavethejewelrytothewaiter.Hewillgiveitto

you."

Mr.Jonescalledthemanageroftherestaurant;butthemanagersaid,

"Wehavenowaitershere.Weonlyhavewaitresses.""Yougavethe

jewelrytoathief!

"shoutedtheotherman."Ishallcallthe

police!

"Mr.Joneswasfrightenedandpaidthemanalotofmoneyfor

thejewelry.

4

Amanwastravellingabroadinasmallredcar.Onedayheleft

thecarandwentshopping.Whenhecameback,itsroofwasbadly

damaged.Someboystoldhimthatanelephanthaddamagedit.Theman

didnotbelievethem,buttheytookhimtocircuswhichwasnearthere.

Theowneroftheelephantsaid,"Iamverysorry!

Myelephanthasa

big,round,redchair.Hethoughtthatyourcarwashischair,andhe

satonit!

"Thenhegavethemanaletter,inwhichhesaidthathe

wassorryandthathewouldpayforallthedamage.

Whenthemangotbacktohisowncountry,thecustomsofficers

wouldnotbelievehisstory.Theysaid,"Yousoldyournewcarwhile

youwereabroadandboughtthisoldone!

"

Itwasonlywhenmanshowedthemtheletterfromthecircusman

thattheybelievedhim.

5

Nasreddinwascuttingabranchoffatreeinhisgarden.Whilehe

wassawing,anothermanpassedinthestreet.Hestoppedandsaid,

"Excuseme,butifyoucontinuetosawthatbranchlikethat,youwill

falldownwithit."HesaidthisbecauseNasreddinwassittingonthe

branchandcuttingitataplacebetweenhimselfandthetrunkofthe

tree.

Nasreddinsaidnothing.Hethought,"Thisissomefoolishperson

whohasnoworktodoandgoesabouttellingotherpeoplewhattodo

andwhatnottodo."

Themancontinuedonhisway.

Ofcourse,afterafewminutes,thebranchfellandNasreddin

fellwithit.

"MyGod!

"hecried."Thatmanknowsthefuture!

"andheranafter

himtoaskhowlonghewasgoingtolive.Butthemanhadgone.

6

Itwashalf-pasteightinthemorning.Thetelephonebellrangand

Marywenttoanswerit.

"Hullo,who'sthat?

"sheasked.

"It'sme,Peter."

PeterwasafriendofMary'seight-year-oldbrother,Johnny.

"Oh,hullo,Peter.Whatdoyouwant?

"saidMary.

"CanIspeaktoJohnny?

"

"No,"saidMary,"youcan'tspeaktohimnow.Heisbusy.Heis

gettingreadyforschool.Heiseatinghisbreakfast.Grandmotheris

combinghishair.Sisterisunderthetable,puttinghisshoeson.

Motherisgettinghisbooksandputtingtheminhisschoolbag.Goodbye,

I'vegottogonow.Ihavetoholdthedooropen.Theschoolbusis

coming."

7

Tworichladiesweresharingataxiandtalkingaboutthehighcost

ofgoinganywherebytaxi.

Oneoftheladiessaid,"Taxisareterriblyexpensivethesedays.

Theownersgetalotofmoneyfornothing."

"Yes,"saidtheotherlady,"andthedriversgetsuchbigtipsthat

theysoonbecomerich.Theyoughttobeashamedofthemselves."

Oneoftheladieswassmokingacigarette.Afteraminuteortwo

shesaidtotheotherlady,"Canyouseeanashtrayinthistaxi?

There

isn'toneonmyside."

Thedriver,whohadheardeverythingtheladieshadsaid,answered,

"Oh,justdroptheashesonthecarpet─Ihaveaservantwhocomesin

andcleansthreedaysintheweek!

"

8

Nasreddinputtwobigbasketsofgrapesonhisdonkeyandwentto

market.Atmiddayitwasveryhot,sohestoppedintheshadeofabig

tree.Therewereseveralothermenthere,andallofthemhaddonkeys

andbasketsofgrapestoo.Aftertheirlunchtheywenttosleep.After

sometime,Nasreddinbegantotakegrapesoutoftheothermen's

basketsandtoputtheminhis.

Suddenlyoneofthemenwokeupandsawhim."Whatareyoudoing?

"

hesaidangrily.

"Oh,"saidNasreddin,"don'tworryaboutme.Iamhalfmad,andI

doalotofstrangethings."

"Oh,really?

"saidtheotherman."Thenwhydon'tyousometimestake

grapesoutofyourbasketsandputtheminsomebodyelse'sbaskets?

"

"Youdidnotunderstandme,"saidNasreddin."IsaidthatIwashalf

mad,notquitemad."

9

TherewasabiggardennearNasreddin'shouse,andithadalotof

fruittreesinit.OnedayNasreddinsawsomebeautifulapplesononeof

them.Hewenthomeandgotaladder,putitagainstthehighwallofthe

gardenandclimbedup.Thenhepulledtheladderup,putitdownonthe

otherside,andclimbeddownintothegarden.Justthenagardenercame

roundacornerandsawhim.

"Whatareyoudoinghere?

"heshouted.

Nasreddinthoughtquicklyandthensaid,"Iamsellingmyladder."

"Sellingyourladder?

Insomebodyelse'sgarden?

DoyouthinkI

believesuchastupidstory?

"saidthegardenerandcametowards

Nasreddinwithastick.

"Itismyladder,"saidNasreddin,"andIcansellitwhereIlike.

Youneedn'tbuyitifyoudon'twantto."Andhetookhisladderand

climbedoverthewallagain.

10

Nasreddinwokeupinthemiddleofthenightandsawsomethingwhite

inhisgarden.Itseemedtobemovingtowardsthehouse.

"Thatisathief!

"hethought,andhetookhisgunandshotathim.

Thenhewentbacktobed,becausehewastoofrightenedtogooutofthe

houseinthedark.

ThenextmorningNasreddinwentoutandsawoneofhiswhiteshirts

hangingontheclothes-lineinthegarden.Hiswifehadwasheditthe

daybeforeandhungitouttodry.Nowithadabullet-holeright

throughthemiddleofit.

"MyGod,"saidNasreddin,"Iwasluckylastnight.IfIhadbeen

wearingthatshirt,thebulletwouldhavekilledme!

"Andhecalled

hisneighbourstogetherandaskedthemtothankGodforsavinghim.

11

Ajudgewasworkinginhisroomonedaywhenaneighbourraninand

said,"Ifoneman'scowkillsanother's,istheownerofthefirstcow

responsible?

"

"Itdepends,"answeredthejudge.

"Well,"saidtheman."yourcowhaskilledmine."

"Oh,"answeredthejudge."Everyoneknowsthatacowcannotthink

likeaman,soacowisnotresponsible,andthatmeansthatitsowner

isnotresponsibleeither."

"Iamsorry,Judge,"saidtheman."Imadeamistake.Imeantthat

mycowkilledyours."

Thejudgethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,"WhenIthink

aboutitmorecarefully,thiscaseisnotaseasyasIthoughtat

first."Andthenheturnedtohisclerkandsaid,"Pleasebringmethat

bigblackbookfromtheshelfbehindyou."

12

WhenNasreddinwasaboy,heneverdidwhathewastold,sohis

fatheralwaystoldhimtodotheoppositeofwhathewantedhimtodo.

Oneday,whenthetwowerebringingsacksofflourhomeontheir

donkeys,theyhadtocrossashallowriver.Whentheywereinthemiddle

ofit,oneofthesacksonNasreddin'sdonkeybegantoslip,sohis

fathersaid,"Thatsackisnearlyinthewater!

Pressdownhardonit!

"

Hisfatherofcourseexpectedthathewoulddotheopposite,but

thistimeNasreddindidwhathisfatherhadtoldhimtodo.Hepressed

downonthesackanditwentunderthewater.Ofcourse,theflourwas

lost.

"Whathaveyoudone,Nasreddin?

"hisfathershoutedangrily.

"Well,Father",saidNasreddin,"thistimeIthoughtthatIwould

dojustwhatyoutoldme,toshowyouhowstupidyourordersalways

are."

13

Nasreddinhadlosthisdonkey.Hewasgoingaboutlookingforit

everywhere,andwhilehewaslooking,hewassinginggaily.

Oneofhisneighbourssawhimandsaid,"Hullo,Nasreddin.Whatare

youdong?

"Iamlookingformydonkey,"answeredNasreddin.

"Don'tyouknowwhereitis?

"askedtheneighbour.

"No,