阅读英语短文副本.docx

1、阅读英语短文副本The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat co

2、uld not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what

3、good work the old did when they were young. 【译文】 A man was going to the of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat. The

4、n he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, I cannot go to the rich mans today, for I cannot get over the river. He began to go home. He had eaten no food tha

5、t day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 【译文】 The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Once there were two mice. They were . One mouse lived in the count

6、ry; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, Do come and see me at my in the country. So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and

7、live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city. The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat t

8、hey heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, Run! Run! The cat is coming! They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to

9、 be rich and afraid. 【译文】 Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning? Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,School-Go slow. Little Robert asked his for two cents. What did you do with the money I gave you ? I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered. Youre a good boy, said the proud

10、ly. Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman? She is the one who sells the . Drunk One day, a father and his little son were . At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, Whats the meaning of the word Drunk

11、, dad? Well, my son, his father replied, look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk. But, dad, the boy said, theres only ONE policeman! 一名老妇有只猫，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，发觉一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，但是，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为咬不了它。 于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开

12、始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很连年，而且还愿意为你效劳，可是，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利的情形。”【译文】 一个人正朝着一个富人的屋子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发觉一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。 他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。” 他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。 不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你

13、会感觉它们大有效处。 【译文】 城里老鼠和乡下老鼠 之前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很，乡下老鼠碰着城里老鼠，它说：“你必然要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为何住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮屋子，还会吃上，你应该到我城里的家看看。” 乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。屋子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是合法他们要开始吃的时候，听见专门大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫嚷起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”

14、他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。 过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为如此虽然贫困可是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着的生活来讲，要好些。” 老师:为何你天天早晨都迟到? 汤姆:每当我通过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着学校-慢行.好孩子 伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子，”妈妈自豪地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为何对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。” 醉酒 一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。那个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲

15、发问道：“爸爸，醉字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着。若是我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸， ”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀)the lion and the fox the lion once said that he was sick on his death bed. So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes. the goat came to the lions cave. He stood there and listened for a long t

16、ime. then a sheep went in. Before she came out, a rabbit entered to hear the last wishes of of beasts. But soon the lion seemed to recover, and went to the mouth of his cave. He saw a fox waiting outside. “Why dont you come in?“ asked the lion to the fox. “I beg Your Majestys pardon,“ said the fox,

17、“I have seen many animals enter your cave, but none of them come out. Till they come out again, I prefer to wait outside.“ 老狮子与狐狸 一头年老的狮子声称自己病得要死了，他告诉所有的动物来听他的临终遗言。 一只山羊进入狮子的洞穴，并一直留在那里，接着一只绵羊也进去了。之前，一只兔子也曾进去听这兽中之王的临终遗言。 但是不久，狮子好像康复了，能走到洞口了，他看到狐狸站在洞口，就问：“你为什么不进来呢？” “尊敬的殿下，”狐狸回答说，“如果我没发现只有进去的脚印，没有一个出来

18、的脚印，我也许会进洞去。”回答人的补充 2009-05-09 07:08 A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat. Then he t

19、ook the apples and threw them away into the went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, I cannot go to the rich mans house today, for I cannot get over the river. He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He

20、 began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他河对岸，他等了一

21、会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。” 他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。IF YOU WANT DOING NOHTING YOU MUST BE SITTING VERY HIGH UPThe crow was sitting on the tree doing nothing all a small rabbit saw the crow,and asked him:Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day

22、long? the crow answered:sure ,? So the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow,and of a sudden. A fox appeared,jumped on the rabbit and ate it .moral of the story is :To be sitting and doing nothing ,you must be sitting very very high up!若是你想什么都不做，你就必需做得很高。有一只乌鸦成天坐在树上什么事也不做。一只看见了，就问它：“我能像你一样成天坐着什么事也

23、不做吗？”这只乌鸦回答道：“固然能够。为何不呢？”于是坐在树底下开始休息。突然一只狐狸出现，跳起抓住就把它给吃了。那个故事的寓意是：若是你想什么也不做，就必需坐得很高。The wolf in sheeps clothingA wolf wanted to eat the sheep, but he was afraid of the vigilant shepherd and his dogs. One day the wolf found the skin of a sheep. He put it on and walked among the sheep. A lamb thought

24、that the wolf was its mother because his skin looked like hers. So it followed the wolf. Soon after they had left the dogs, the wolf came at the lamb and ate it up. For some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals. 参考译文：狼想吃羊，可是他害怕警戒的牧羊人和。 有一天狼发觉了一块羊皮，便披着它混入。 一只小羊羔把这只误以为自己

25、的妈妈，被领出了。 狼成功地欺骗了，吃掉了小羊羔。 寓意：事物的外表有时候会掩盖它的本质，所以咱们不能只凭表面现象就作判断。Park There is a park near my are a lot of beautiful trees,flowers and birds in the many people go to the park to enjoy their like walking or having a picnic in the I like flying a kite with my sisiter there. 我家周围有一个公园。哪里有很的树、花和小鸟。所以很多人都喜欢

26、到那里去度周末。他们喜欢在公园里散步或是.可是我喜欢和我姐姐在那里。 Bedroom I have a small are only a small bed,a small desk and a small chair in the there is a beautiful doll on my blue I do my homework,read books and play games with the doll in my is small,but it gives me much happiness. 我有一间小小的卧室。那里有一张小小的床、小小桌子和一把小小的椅子。而且还有一个漂亮的

27、娃娃在我那张蓝色的小床上。我天天都在房间里写作业，看书和与我的娃娃玩。虽然房间很小，可是他给了我很多欢乐。My father My father is a tall and handsome is a policeman. Everyday he comes back home very late,because he must help the doesnt have time to examine my homework and take me to the I like my father,because he is a good policeman. 是一个高大帅气的男人。他是一个警察

28、。他天天都很晚才回家，因为他要帮忙其他的人。他没有时刻给我检查作业和带我去公园。可是我仍然很喜欢，因为他是一个好警察。 Yesterday it was Fathers didnt go to school, I went shopping with my used my pocket money to bought a nice gift for my father .As soon as I got home,I cleaned the house and did some my father came back home,he saw the house was felt very ha

29、ppy. 昨天是,我没有去上学,们一路去购物,我用我的零花钱给我爸爸买了一份漂亮的礼物,我一回家,我就打扫房间和做家务.当我爸爸回抵家的时候,他看见屋子很干净,他感到超级高兴.on June 15, Sunday, I went to play football with my friends in the afternoon. We went to the playground where we usually went. We were playing happily. Suddenly, I fell over and my leg hurt. My , Li Hua, took me

30、to a hospital. The doctor looked over my leg for a while. At the end, there arent any big problems on my leg and my friends went home with me in case i would fall down again. 6月15号,礼拜天下午,们去踢足球,咱们去咱们去过的操场玩,咱们玩得很高兴,突然,我摔倒了,脚也受伤了,送我去医院,医生看了我的脚一会儿,最后,医生说我脚没有什么大问题,然后我的朋友就送我回家, : You cant be all things to

31、 all people. You cant do all things at once. You cant do all things equally well. You cant do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone elses. 每一个人都明白： 你无法为每一个人办到每件事。 你无法立刻完成所有的事。 你无法把所有的事都做的。 你无法把每件事都做的比他人好， 你只是和其他人一样。Q: Whats the difference between a monkey

32、and a flea? A: A monkey can have fleas, but a flea cant have monkeys. 猴子会和有什么不同呢？你可能会直接的想到它们俩是一大一小。但除此之外呢，那就是猴子身上能够长，而身上却不能有猴子。那个答案很？ Q: How can you most irritate a farmer? A: By treading on his corn? 若是你踩了农夫的玉米或是谷物，他肯定会生气的；而若是你踩了农夫脚底的，他会更生气。Corn既能够表示“玉米/谷物”，也有“”的意思。 Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world? A: The snail. It carries its house on its back. 因为snail（蜗牛）的后背上老是背着一所屋子，所以说蜗牛是世界上最强壮的生物是不足为奇的。你说呢？ Q: What do people do in a clock factory? A: