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15.ACleverInterpreter13
16.WhoPushedMeIn13
17.ACleverMan14
18.DoIHavetoGivetheWatchBack?
15
19.MindingHisT'
sand2'
s16
20.ABet17
21.TheManWhoHadNoFriends18
22.UnclePodgeratWork19
23.AnAttemptedMurder19
24.TheLostRing21
25.ThePerfectPearl22
26.AFunnyThingHappenedtoMe..23
27.LikeClockwork24
28.TheUglyDuckling25
29.TheNightingale26
30.AFaithfulDog27
31•TheFoxandtheGrape28
32.TheHareandtheTortoise29
33.TheWolfandtheLamb29
34•TheMilkmaid30
35.TheLionandtheMouse31
36.AprilFools'
Day32
37.Valentine'
sDay33
38.TheThreeWishes33
39.TheMagicKettle34
40.Mencius'
sMother35
41.TheThiefandHisMother36
42.TheFishermanandtheGoldFish37
43.TheKind-heartedMermaid40
44.Cinderella42
45.TheGardenofEdenandtheSerpent45
46.TheTowerofBabel46
47.TheFlood47
48.Echo49
49.Narcissus50
50.HowTroublesCameintotheWorld51
1.AFrenchTraveler
AFrenchmanwasoncetravelinginEngland.HecouldspeakEnglishquitewellbutnotperfectly.Foronething,hisvocabularywasnotlarge.
Oneday,hewashavingamealinasmallcountryhotelandwantedtoordersomeeggs.Buthecouldn'
trememberthewordforeggs.
Suddenly,throughthewindow,hesawaroosterwalkingintheyard.HeimmediatelyaskedthewaiterwhatthebirdwascalledinEnglish.
Thewaitertoldhimthatitwascalledarooster.
TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhattherooster'
swifewascalled.
Thewaitertoldhimthatshewascalledahen.
TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhatthehen'
schildrenwerecalled.
Thewaitertoldhimthattheywerechickens.
TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhatthechickenswerecalledbeforetheywereborn.
Thewaitertoldhimtheywerecalledeggs.
"
Fine!
"
saidtheFrenchman."
Pleasebringmetwoeggsandacupofcoffee."
l•perfectly熟练地
2.vocabulary个人所使用的词汇量（集合名词，单数概念.）
3.rooster公鸡（美国英语，同cock.）
4•bird此处泛指禽类。
点评这位法国人说的英语实在不敢恭维;
但他能利用极之有限的几个单词，解脱了困境，其急智与机巧令人叹服。
2.ASmartBoy
WilliamHenryHarrison,theninthpresidentoftheUnitedStates,wasborninasmalltown.Asayoungboy,hewasveryquietandshy.Infact,hewassoquietthatmanypeoplethoughthewasstupid.
It'
safunnythings,"
William'
smothersaidtohimoneday,"
Iknowthatyouareasmartboy,butsometimesyouletpeoplethinkyouarenotsosmart.Iwonderwhy?
Thepeopleofthetownlikedtoplaytricksonthisboywhotheythoughtwassostupid.
Here,William,"
oneofthemwouldsay."
Hereisanickel,andhereisadime.Whichonedoyouwant?
Williamalwayschosethenickel,andallthepeoplewouldlaughathim.
Finally,hismothertookhimasideandsaidtohim,William,whydoyoualwayschoosethenickelinsteadofthedime?
Don'
tyouknowthatadimeisworthmorethananickel?
CertainlyIknowit,"
Williamansweredslowly,"
butifIchoosethedime,thenpeoplewon'
tplaythetrickonmeanymore.ThenIwon'
tgetanymorenickels."
注释
1.It'
safunnything.这真逗。
2•playtrickson跟……开玩笑，戏弄
3•nickel五美分硬币
4•dime十美分硬币
5•not...anymore不再
点评有的成年人常以为儿童年幼无知，喜欢作弄他们，殊不知自己被小孩作弄了还蒙在鼓里。
3.ButIMissedAgain
PeterJuddjoinedthearmywhenhewaseighteen,andforseveralmonthshewastaughthowtobeagoodsoldier.Hedidquitewellineverythingexceptshooting.Onedayheandhisfriendswerepractisingtheirshootings,andallofthemweredoingquitewellexceptPeter.Afterhehadshotatthetargetninetimesandhadnothititonce,theofficerwhowastryingtoteachtheyoungsoldierstoshootsaid,"
You'
requitehopeless.Peter!
twasteyourlastbullettoo!
Gobehindthatwallandshootyourselfwithit!
Peterfeltashamed?
.Hewentbehindthewall,andafewsecondslatertheofficerandtheotheryoungsoldiersheardthesoundofashot.
Heavens!
theofficersaid,"
Hasthatsillymanreallyshothimself?
Heranbehindthewallanxiously,butPeterwasallright."
I'
msorry,sir."
hesaid,"
butImissedagain."
l•werepractisingtheirshooting正在练习射击
2•shotat瞄准（shot的原形动词是shoot，shot是过去分词.）
3.feltashamed感到羞愧
4•missedagain又没打中
点评前九次他均未射小靶子，幸亏其射击技术差到极点，第十次才没有射中自己。
这次恐怕教官不会埋怨他了吧。
4.GettingLost
AcouplefromanothercountrywasoncevisitingMiami.Theywantedtotakeawalkandtoseethecity,buttheywereafraidtheymightgetlost.TheydidnotspeakanyEnglish.
Aftertheylefttheirhotel,theywenttothefirststreetcornerandlookedatthenamesofthetwostreets.Thentheycarefullycopiedthetwonamesintotheirnotebook,theythoughtthatthiswouldhelpthemfindtheirwaybackiftheygotlost.
Theywalkedforhoursthroughthecity,andsuddenlytheyrealizedthattheywerelost.Theyfoundapoliceofficerandaskedforhelp,buttheofficerdidn'
tspeaktheirnativelanguage.
Afteranhourtheyfoundapersonwhocouldhelpthem.ShewasaninterpreterwhospokeboththeirnativelanguageandEnglish.Theyexplainedthattheydidn'
tknowthenameoftheirhotel,buttheyknewwhichcorneritwason.Theyshowedtheinterpreterwhattheyhadcopiedintotheirnotebook,andtheinterpreterbegantolaugh.
ThewordswhichtheyhadsocarefullycopiedwereStopandOneWay.
l•acouple一对夫妇。
注意acouple后面用的谓语动词是单数形式。
2•Miami迈阿密（美国Florida州东南部的一城市）
3•getlost迷路
4•findtheirwayback找到回去的路
5•nativelanguage本国语
6•Stop禁止通行
7•OneWay单行道
点评这对夫妇特地抄下的原来是普普通通的路标，并非他们以为已万无一失地记下之街道名。
5.ACleverBoy
IhaveasevenyearoldsonnamedJohn.Heloveschocolates.Heoftentakeschocolatesinsteadofmeals.Therefore,hegetsverybadteeth.Thedentisttoldmenottolethimeatchocolatesanymore.Buthisgrandfatherdotesonhimverymuch.HeoftenbuysJohnchocolateseventhoughheknowsthattheyarebadforhisteeth.IknowthatJohnishisonlygrandson,whoiseverythingtohim.Ireallydon'
twanttomakehimunhappy.Therefore,IalwaysallowJohntoeatthechocolateshisgrandpahasboughthim.
YesterdayeveningIkissedJohngoodnightandaskedhimtosayhisprayersbeforegoingtobed,thenIlefthisbedroom.Afewminuteslater,IheardJohnshoutingwordbyword,"
Tomorrow-is-my-birthday.May-God-bring-me-a-big-box-of-chocolates."
Iwenttohisroomandsawhimkneelingonthegroundshoutingouthisprayers.Isaid,"
Don'
tshout,John.Yourdadissleepingnow!
Godcanhearyounomatterhowsoftlyyoutalktohim."
Pointingtothenextroomwherehisgrandpasleeps,Johnsaidsecretly,"
MyGodissleeping.Hecan'
thearmeunlessIwakehimup."
l•doteon溺爱，过分偏爱
2•whoiseverythingtohim这是一个非限制性定语从句，意为"
约翰是他爷爷的一切"
。
3•kissedJohngoodnight跟约翰吻别，道晚安。
4•MyGod此处指约翰的爷爷。
点评小约翰借晚祷大声道出自己的心愿，竟不惜惊醒爷爷的美梦。
不知爷爷是否"
惊醒"
?
Manyyearsago,therelivedaveryrichmanwhowantedtodosomethingforthepeopleofhistown.Butfirsthewantedtofindoutwhethertheydeservedhishelp.Soheplacedaverylargestoneinthecenterofthemainroadintotown.Thenhehidbehindatreeandwaited.Soonanoldmancamealongwithhiscow.
Whoputthisstoneinthecenteroftheroad?
saidtheoldman,buthedidnottrytoremovethestone.Instead,withsomedifficultyhepassedaroundthestoneandcontinuedonhisway.Anothermancamealonganddidthesamething;
thenanothercame,andanother.Allofthemcomplainedaboutthestoneinthecenteroftheroad,butnotoneofthemtriedtoremoveit.Lateintheafternoon,ayoungmancamealong.Hesawthestoneandsaid,"
Thenightwillbeverydark.Someneighborwillcomealonglaterinthedarkandwillfallagainstthestone."
Theyoungmanthenbegantomovethestone.Hepushedandpulledwithallhisstrengthtomoveittooneside.Butimaginehissurprisewhenunderthestonehefoundabagfullofmoneyandthismessage:
Thismoneyisforthethoughtfulpersonwhoremovesthisstonefromtheroad.Thatpersondeserveshelp."
l•deserve值得
2•camealong走过来
3•complain抱怨
4•fallagainst踢着……而跌倒
5•pushedandpulledwithallhisstrength用尽他所有的力气又推又拉
点评故事告诉我们，真正为他人着想的人理应得到别人的帮助。
7.BeMedicallyExamined
Ayoungmanwascalledupforarmyserviceandhadtogotobemedicallyexamined.Thedoctorwassittingatadeskwhenhewentin.Hesaidtotheman."
Takeyourcoatandshirtoff,loosenyourbeltandsitonthatchair."
Theyoungmandidso.Thedoctorlookedathimforamomentwithoutgettingupfromhischairandthensaid,"
Allright.Putyourclothesonagain."
Butyouhaven'
texaminedmeatall,"
theyoungmansaidinatroubledvoice.
Itisn'
tnecessary,"
thedoctorsaidgently."
WhenItoldyoutotakeyourcoatandshirtoff,youheardmeallright,soyouaren'
tdeaf.YousawthechairIpointedto,soyoureyesight'
sgoodenoughforthearmy.Youmanagedtotakeyourclothesoffandtositonthechair,soyourbodymustbehealthy,andyouunderstoodwhatItoldyoutodoanddiditwithoutamistake,soyoumustpossessenoughintelligenceforthearmy."
l•wascalledup被召
2•bemedicallyexamined进行体格检查
3•saidinatroubledvoice不安地说
4•possess拥有
点评这种体检方式确实反常，连接受体检者也觉得不像，但医生却能自圆其说，道出其科学根据。
8.AHorseThief
GeorgeWashingtonwasawell-knownfarmerandsoldierbeforehebecamethefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hereisoneofthemanystoriespeopletoldabouthim.
OnceaneighborstoleoneofWashington'
shorses.Washingtonwentwithapo
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