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英语故事短文五篇

英语故事短文五篇

　　英语故事短文篇一

　　Honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen,

　　ThefairytaleofAladdinhasalwaysbeenmychildhoodfavorite.IwasmesmerizedbyhowAladdinusedhisthreemagicwishes.Asasmallgirl,IdreamedofhavingthemagicwishestogowhereverIwantedtogoandseewhateverIwantedtosee.Asyoucanprobablyguess,Ihaventfoundmygenieinthelampyet,however,Ihavefoundsomethingjustasexcitingandithasmademarvelouschangesinnotonlymylife,butthelivesofallhuman-beings.Itiscalledtechnology.

　　IstillrememberhowmyfathertoldmeabouthischildhoodbackinthosedayswhenChinawasnotasopenanddevelopedasitisnow.Childrenwouldrunforkilometerstoschool,maketoyswithwoodbythemselves,andthebiggestdreamofachildwasholdingtwojarsofsugar,onewhite,theotherbrownineacharmandhavingthechoiceofeatingwhicheverhewanted.Justlookatwhatwehavenow.Magnificenttechnologicaladvancementhasopenedupawholenewworldtous.

　　However,justasourlivesbecomemoreconvenient,problemsarisefromthisnewlifestyle.Weseemtobecagedinthemoderntechnology;wearethinkingalikeasaresultofusingthesamesearchengine,wearegettinglazyasmostofourworkcanbedonebymachines,andwearealienatingpeoplearoundusforwearemorecomfortabletalkingonphonesandtypinginfrontofacomputer.

　　IfIwasgiventhechancetomakemymagicwishesnow,Iwouldwishwecouldgobackintimeandliveforthreedayswithoutadvancedtechnology.Iwonderwhatwewoulddointhosethreedays.HereiswhatIimagine:

　　Onthefirstday,peoplewouldbefeelingsouncomfortablewiththenewsituationthattheywouldprobablybeconfusedandjustnotknowwhattodo.Theworldwouldbeinamessforthewholeday.

　　Onthesecondday,aslifegoeson,peoplewouldhavetofindalternativewaystodealwiththeirdailyrituals:

studentswouldhavetogotolibrariesforinformationtheywantedinsteadofsearchingonGoogle;boyswouldhavetoexpresstheiraffectiontogirlsinpersoninsteadofsendinganannoyingtxtmessage;andtheyoungpeopleoftodaywouldhavethechancetoexperiencethechildhoodoftheirparents.Onthisparticularday,wecouldrecoverallwehadlostinthemodernworld.

　　Thencomesthethirdday.Aftertheprevioustwodays,wewouldgraduallycometorealizethatweshouldhavepaidmoreattentiontoourstudiesandworkasweactuallyhavesomuchcreativityandpotentialwithinourselves.Wewouldalsorealizethatweshouldhavespentmoretimewithafriend,aparentorachildaswedolovethem,butwedontreallyunderstandthemduetothelackofpersonalcommunication.Weshouldnthavebeensodependentonmoderntechnologyasitwasntinventedtoconfineus,buttoinspireus.Thislastdaywouldbespentinsparksofnewideasandsweetmomentswithourlovedones.

　　Maybesomewouldarguethatitisjustmyimagination,andthatmagicwouldneverworkinourworld.True,butmagiccanalwaysworkinourhearts,helpingusunderstandthatwe,insteadofthemachine,arethemastersoftheworld.Thekeyistotreasureourhumaninitiativeandconnections,toseetheworldwithourowneyes,exploretheunknownwithourmindsandtreatotherswithourhearts.JustlikeAladdindidntchoosetousemagictogainahappylife,wecanmakeourchoice,too.Andwhenwedo,wewilllive,asinthefairytales,happilyeverafter.Thankyou.

　　英语故事短文篇二

　　Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,changehaspenetratedintoeveryaspectofourdailylife.Toillustratethat,Idliketomakeacomparisonofthesetwoseeminglyinsignificantthings:

milkmanandmailman,whosedifferencesindicateourchangingwayoflivingwiththetimes.

　　HomemilkdeliveryhasalmostgoneextinctinChinanow,alsogonewithitarethemilkmen,whooncedeliveredbottledfreshmilkdoor-to-door.Ontheotherhand,mailmansbusinessorthecourierservicehasthrivedasonlineshoppinggainspopularity.However,inretrospect,Ifindsomethinghasbeenlostinthistransition,somethingShakespearecalledasthemilkofhumankindness.

　　WhenIwasakid,milkwasntforsaleeverywhere.Forthefamilieswhoneedit,theydependedonthemilkmentotakeitfromthelocaldairyfarmstotheirhouses.Inourneighborhood,therewassuchamilkman,whosearrivalwasmuchanticipatedbythechildrenandalwaysbroughtuslaughterandjoy.Heknewthenameofeverykidandcouldeasilyseethroughourtricks.Ifwedidntbehave,hewouldsidewithourparentsandthreatentorobusofthenutritiousdrink.Theentireneighborhoodwasacquaintedwithhim;sawhimasamemberofthecommunityjustlikethemanyresidentsorstreetvendors.Therewasabondbetweenallofusforitwasnotonlythecommoditiesthatbeentransacted,butalsoasenseofcaringanddependability.Andthatsmallboxfixedontoourdoor,otherthanbeingadrop-offpointformilk;itwasacommunicationjunctionbetweenthepeopleaswetooktheinitiativetoreachouttoothers.

　　Fastforwardtotoday,milkisubiquitouswithnodedicateddeliverysystem.Buttheconveniencelevelofourlivehasgoneupanotch.Almosteverythingisforsaleonline,whichsparesusallthetravellingandtalking.Withafewreadyclicks,shoppingisdone.Therestisleftforthosespeeddeliverycompanies.Usuallyitsagrumpymailman,whoreachesusthroughcellphone,urgingeveryonetopickuptheirparcelsassoonaspossible.Andtheminutethereceiptissigned,werushbacktounpackwhilethecourierdashestothenextdestination.Thereisbarelyaconversationcarriedout,nordowefeeltheneedtotalktosuchastranger,whochangesfromtimetotimefrequently.Itseemsthatpeoplearealwaysinahurrynow,thoughwehavemoreconveniences,stillwerunshortoftimetostopandstare,tospeakandshare.

　　Callmeanold-timer,butIthinkthepersonaltouchrepresentedbythemilkmaniswhathasbeenmissinginthemodernsociety.WilliamWordsworthoncewrotethatGettingandspending,welaywasteourpowers.Moderntechnologymayhavemultipliedourpossessionsorgaveusmoreconveniences,butweruntheriskofreducingourvaluesifwelaywasteourpowerofinterpersonalrelationships.

　　英语故事短文篇三

　　Howwellareweintunewiththerhythmoflife?

Inourbusydaytodayexistence,wedontoftenstoptoaskourselvesthisquestion.AtleastIdont.AnditwasntuntilIjoinedacompetitivesportingeventthatIlearnedamostimportantlessonwemustplaceourmindinharmonywiththenaturalorderofthingstobesuccessful.

　　Letmetellyouwhathappened.

　　IdecidedtotakepartinanInternationalMarathoninmyhometownlastyear.Beinganambitiousperson,Ihopedtofinishitwithin5hours,accompaniedbymyfriendwithwhomIhadtrained.

　　Thebigdayfinallyarrived.Ready...set...bangAndwewereoff.

　　Atfirst,wekeptarapidpaceandrannonstop.Atthispace,wefinishedthefirst20kilometersin2hoursandIthoughtrunningamarathonwasapieceofcake.Thenmyrunningmatebegantoslowdown.Iurgedhimtokeeprunningatthesamepacebuthesaidno,hewantedtoconservehisenergy.IfeltIhadpartneredwiththewrongperson,therefore,Isprintedonandlefthimbehindinthedust.

　　Afewkilometerslater,Ibegantounderstandhisstrategyasmypaceslowedtoajogthenawalk.AfterthatIwasincapableofmovinganotherstep.Iwashumiliatedasmoreandmorepeopleranpassedme.MorethanonceIthoughtMaybeIshouldquit.Istartedtodoubtmyabilitytofinishthisrace.

　　Atthismoment,myrunningmatecaughtupwithmeandslappedmeontheback.Followme,heshouted.Hehadbalancedhismarathonpaceandwasencouragedmetodothesame.Fortherestofthisgruelingcontest,wewalked,jogged,ranafewmiles,andwalkedagain.Slowly,painfullybuthopefullythistime,weestablishedthemostsuitablepacewithinthenaturalflowofourphysicalcapabilities.

　　EventuallyweaccomplishedourfirstMarathonof42kilometersin4andhalfhours.Iaskedmyself,whatdidthismarathonmeantome?

MyMarathonexperiencebecameaninfluentialmetaphorformylifeabouthowwemustlearntopaceourselvesineverything,bybeingintunewiththerhythmoflife.

　　Likethetidethatebbsandflows,wemustlistentoadvicebutmakeourowndecisions.Liketheshowatdawnanddusk,wemustlearntobalanceprideandmodesty.Andfromthewaythewindcanbothshoutandwhisper,wemustlearnwhentobestrongandwhentobegentle,foreverythingmovesinitsownrhythmanditsownyinandyangelements.Itistheinteractionofthesecomplementaryextremesthatproducesharmony,asLaozisaid,extremesmeet.Sincethemarathon,thisnotionoftwooppositeforcesworkingtogetherhasbeenmyrunningpartner,sotospeak.Yinandyangexisteverywhere,constantlyinteracting,andneverexistinginanabsolutecondition.

　　LadiesandGentlemen,lifeislikerunningamarathon,letusdiscover,defineanddevelopanaturalrhythmoflife,inordertoachievebothharmonyandsuccess.

　　Thankyouforlistening.

　　英语故事短文篇四

　　Ihaveaquestionforyou.Doyouknowhowtobreathe?

Okay,Iknowwhatyouarethinkingnow,Girl,areyoukiddingme?

Everybodyknowshowtobreathe.Actually,ifIwereyousittingdowninthereoneyearago,Iwouldthink,Howdidshemakeittothefinal?

　　Alright,seriouslyspeaking,whatIamtalkingaboutistheartofbreathing,anditsaboutbreathinginaYogaway:

peacefullyandalwaysundercontrol.Whatitrevealsistherealessenceofperseverance,Inordertoachieve,sometimes,youneedtowait.Andwhenitcomestothingsyoureallywantinlife,itisashardasitcouldpossiblybe.

　　Forme,singingisal