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英语初级口语短文18篇
ButtheChineseDid!
OnedayTomsaidtooneofhisfriends,"I'mgoingtohaveaholidayinPeking.ButIdon'tspeakChinese,soI'llgotoeveningclassesandhaveChineselessonsforamonthbeforeIgo."
Hestudiedveryhardforamonth,andthenhisholidaysbeganandhewenttoChina.
Whenhecamebackafewweekslater,hisfriendsaidtohim,"DidyouhaveanytroublewithyourChinesewhenyouwereinPeking,Tom"
"No,Ididn'thaveanytroublewithit,"answeredTom."ButtheChinesedid!
"
Self-service
Ifyouareinahurryandyouwanttohaveaquickmealthereisnobetterplacethanaself-servicerestaurant.Yougointotherestaurant,pickupatray,knife,fork,andspoonandqueueatacounterwherethefoodisondisplay.Youpickoutwhatyouwantandputitonyourtray,whichyouhavetopushalongaspecialracktillyoureachthecashier.Thecashierwillgiveyouyourbill.Afterpaying,youtakeyourtraytoanytableyoulike.Youcansitaloneorwithanothercustomer.Youcanhaveagoodmealintenminutes.And-asthereisnowaiteryoudon'thavetogiveatip.
HowDidYouloseYourWay
MrsBrown'soldgrandfatherlivedwithherandherhusband.Everymorninghewentforawalkintheparkandcamehomeathalfpasttwelveforhislunch.
ButonemorningapolicecarstoppedoutsideMrsBrown'shouseattwelveo'clock,andtwopolicemenhelpedMrBrowntogetout.OneofthemsaidtoMrsBrown,"Thepooroldgentlemanlosthiswayintheparkandtelephonedtousforhelp,sowesentacartobringhimhome."MrsBrownwasverysurprised,butshethankedthepolicemenandtheyleft.
"But,Grandfather,"shethensaid,"youhavebeentothat
parknearlyeverydayfortwentyyears.Howdidyouloseyourwaythere"
Theoldmansmiled,closedoneeyeandsaid,"Ididn't
quitelosemyway.IjustgottiredandIdidn'twanttowalkhome!
"
WhatWouldYouLiketoDoTonight
Mary'scousins,FayandRosemary,arestillatherhouse.Thegirlswanttogotothemovies.Theylookinthenewspapertoseewhattimethemoviestarts.Afterseeingthemovie,theygotoanicecreamparlorandordertheirfavoritedesserts.
MARY:
Girls,whatwouldyouliketodotonight
ROSEMARY:
Doyouevergotothemovies
MARY:
Ofcourse.Ioftengotothemovies.
ROSEMARY:
Well,let'sgotothemovies.
MARY:
There'sagoodmovienearhere:
"SummerinMaine"
FAY:
Fine.Iheardit'saverygoodmovie.
ROSEMARY:
Let'sfindoutwhattimeitstarts.
MARY:
Let'slookatthenewspaper.Movieprogramsareusuallyonpagenine.
FAY:
Hereitis."SummerinMaine"startsat8o'clock.
ABeautifulDress
OnedayMrsJoneswentshopping.Whenherhusbandcamehomeintheevening,shebegantotellhimaboutabeautifulcottondress."Isawitinashopthismorning,"shesaid,"and..."
"Andyouwanttobuyit,"saidherhusband."Howmuchdoesitcost"
"Fortypounds."
"FortypoundsforacottondressThatistoomuch!
"
Buteveryevening,whenMrJonescamebackfromwork,hiswifecontinuedtospeakonlyaboutthedress,andatlast,afteraweek,hesaid,"Oh,buythedress!
Hereisthemoney!
"Shewasveryhappy.
Butthenextevening,whenMrJonescamehomeandasked,"Haveyougotthefamousdress"shesaid,"No."
"Whynot"hesaid.
"Well,itwasstillinthewindowoftheshopafteraweek,soIthought,nobodyelsewantsthisdress,soIdon'twantiteither."
WhoWaitsforWhom
MrandMrsAllengogroceryshoppingonSaturdaymornings.MrAllenneverenjoysthesetrips.MrsAllendoestheshoppingandhesitsinthecarandwaitsforher.ThismorningtherewerealotofpeopleandittookMrsAllenlongerthanusual.AnhourwentbyandfinallyamancameuptoMrAllen."Excuseme,"hesaid,"isyournameAllenYourwifeiswaitingforyouatthecheck-outcounter.Shedoesn'thaveenoughmoneyforthegroceries!
"
AfteraHeavySnowstorm
Onenighttherewasaheavysnowstorm,andinthemorningMrSmith'sgardenwasfullofdeepsnow.MrSmithwantedtotakehiscarout,sohepaidamantocleanthepathfromhisgaragetohisgate.Hesaidtothisman,"Don'tthrowanysnowonthatside,becauseitwilldamagethebushesinmygarden;anddon'tthrowanysnowintothestreet,orthepolicewillbeangry."ThenMrSmithwentout.
Whenhecameback,thepathwascleanandthesnowfromitwasnotonthebushes,orthefence,orthestreet.MrSmithwasverypleased-untilheopenedthegaragetogethiscarout!
Thegaragewasfulltothetopwithallthesnowfromthepath,andhiscarwassomewhereunderitall!
ABetterMailman!
Iworkedasamailmanforashorttime.However,IamafraidofdogsandIhadalotoftrouble.OnedayItriedtodeliversomeletterstoabighouse.Istartedtoopenthegateandallofasuddenahugedograntowardme.Itgrowledandbarkedatme,soIthrewthelettersoverthefence.Thedogpickedthemupandcarriedthemintothehouse.ThedogwasabettermailmanthanIwas!
InterestingPictures
"Foodreallytastesgoodcookedoveranopenfire,"Lloydremarkedashetookanotherbiteofhishotdog.
"Itsuredoes,"repliedFred."Iwishthisweren'tthelastnightofourcampingtrip,butschoolstartsnextweek."
Acoupleofdaysafterreturninghome,LloydandFredtooktheexposedfilmoutoftheircameraandtookittothecamerashoptobedeveloped.TheyweretoldthatthepictureswouldbereadyThursday.Thursdaywasjusttwodaysaway.FredandLloydcouldhardlywaittoseehowtheirpicturescameout.Theyplannedtoshowtheirpicturestoeveryoneatschoolassoonasschoolwasbackinsession.
FredandLloydfeltverypleasedwhentheyshowedtheirteacherthepicturestheyhadtakenontheirvacation.Shesaidthattheyweresomeofthemostinterestingpicturesshehadseen.
GiveMeaBigBoxofChocolates
Johnlikedchocolatesverymuch,buthismothernevergavehimany,becausetheywerebadforhisteeth,shethought.ButJohnhadaverynicegrandfather.Theoldmanlovedhisgrandsonverymuch,andsometimeshebroughtJohnchocolateswhenhe.cametovisithim.Thenhismotherlethimeatthem,becauseshewantedtomaketheoldmanhappy.
Oneevening,afewdaysbeforeJohn'sseventhbirthday,hewassayinghisprayersinhisbedroombeforehewenttobed."Please,God,"heshouted,"makethemgivemeabigboxofchocolatesformybirthdayonSaturday."
Hismotherwasinthekitchen,butsheheardthesmallboyshoutingandwentintohisbedroomquickly.
"Whyareyoushouting,John"sheaskedherson."Godcanhearyouwhenyoutalkquietly."
"Iknow,"answeredthecleverboywithasmile,"butGrandfather'sinthenextroom,andhecan't."
ATallandSlimGirl
Atfivefeetsixinches,Rosawastallerthaneveryotherstudentinthesixthgrade.Sheworriedaboutthisaltthetime,inschoolandathome.Hermothertoldhertostandupstraightandbeproudthatshewassotallandslim.
"Someday,"hermothersaid,"you'11behappythatyou'retall."
ThismadeRosahappier,butshewasstillafraidherclassmatesweremakingfunofherbehindherback.Oneday,allthischangedwhenMrRansom,thecoachfromtheyouthclub,askedRosatoplaycenterontheirbasketballteam.HesaidthatRosawasagoodballplayerandherheightwouldmakehervaluableascenter.Now,shereallywasproudtobetall.Shewassomeonespecial.
BetterBeaStupidMan
Itwasabeautifulspringmorning.Therewasn'tacloudinthesky,andthesunwaswarmbutnottoohot.soMrAndrewswassurprisedwhensawanoldgentlemanatthebus-stopwithabig,strongblackumbrellai'hishand.
MrAndrewssaidtohim,"Arewegoingtohaveraintoday,doyouthink"
"No,"saidtheoldgentleman,"Idon'tthinkso."
"Thenareyoucarryingtheumbrellatokeepthesunoffyou"
"No,thesunisnotveryhotinspring."
MrAndrewslookedatthebigumbrellaagain,andthegentlemansaid,"Iamanoldman,andmylegsarenotverystrong,soIreallyneedawalk-ing-stick.ButwhenIcarryawalking-stick,peoplesay,`Lookatthatpooroldman,andIdon'tlikethat.WhenIcarryanumbrellainfineweather,peopleonlysay,`Lookatthatstupidman'."
TheyDon'tTalk
MrJoneswasveryangrywithhiswife,andshewasveryangrywithherhusband.Forseveraldaystheydidnotspeaktoeachotherata11.OneeveningMrJoneswasverytiredwhenhecamebackfromwork,sohewenttobedsoonafterdinner.Ofcourse,hedidnotsayanythingtoMrsJonesbeforehewentupstairs.MrsJoneswashedthedinnerthingsandthendidsomesewing.Whenshewentuptobedmuchlaterthanherhusband,shefoundapieceofpaperonthesmalltablenearherbed.Onitwerethewords,"Mother.-Wakemeupat7a.m.-Father"
WhenMrJoneswokeupthenextmorning,itwasnearly8a.m.-andonthesmalltablenearhisbedhesawanotherpieceofpaper.Hetookitandreadthesewords:
"Father.-Wakeup.Itis7a.."
WhataLanguage!
FirstFrenchman:
Ionceheardsomeoneshout,"Lookout."Iputmyheadoutofawindowandabucketfulofwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat"lookout"maymean"don'tlookout."
SecondF:
Iwasonceonashipandheardthecaptainshout,"Allhandsondeck."Iputmyhandsonthedeckandsomeonewalkedonthem..
ThirdF:
IoncecalledearlyonanEnglishfriendandthemaidw