英语小故事共30篇英语小趣事Word文件下载.docx

1、狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了。导盲犬可以为盲主人引路。现在，人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨。然而，对于大多数人来说，狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友。Who is mans best friend?2 Detective WorkA bank robber stole a lot of money. He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here i

2、s the detective, reporting to the inspector. Yes, sir, I found Johnny . I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldnt make anything out of what he bought. Heres the list.shirt , heavy crowbar, box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers .The inspector said, Good. That hel

3、ps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard with cement?detective 侦探的侦探 robber 强盗，盗贼 prison 监狱 inspector 检察官 frankly 坦白地，真诚地 crowbar 铁撬，撬棒 shovel 铲，铁铲 hammer 铁锤，锤子 backyard 后院 cement 水泥 侦探工作一个盗贼从银行偷了很多钱。他被抓住送到监狱，但是钱没找到。当他从监狱出来时，他被监视，看他

4、会做什么。这不，侦探正向检察官报告：“是的，先生，我发现了强尼•阿米塔基，我跟着他转遍了全镇，但坦白说，我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么。这里是清单。” 衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力铁铲、大铁锤、一束花 。检察官说：“好，这对我很有帮助。你还记得我们看到他是怎么帮他的邻居，贾德森老太太用水泥铺院子的吗？”I cannot infer from what he bought what?3 What is Time? （Nursery Rhyme）Time is grain for peasants. Time is wealth for workers. Time is life for

5、doctors. Time is victory for soldiers. Time is knowledge for students. Time is speed for scientists. Time is money for businessmen. Time is everything for all of us. Therefore, seize the time of today!grain 粮食 wealth 财富 victory 胜利 seize 抓住，把握时间是什么（童谣一首）对农民来说，时间就是粮食。对工人来说，时间就是财富。对医生来说，时间就是生命。对士兵来说，时间

6、就是胜利。对学生来说，时间就是知识。对科学家来说，时间就是速度。对企业家来说，时间就是金钱。对我们大家来说，时间就是一切。因此，把握今天!For farmers, what time is it?4 Perfect MatchA rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, but none comes

7、close enough to satisfy the woman. Eventually, a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. Dad,asks the son, theres something Ive got to know.

8、 How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?Son,” the father replies, I painted the vase.proud of 自豪 valuable 值钱的 antique vase 古董花瓶 paint 用油漆漆 satisfy 满意 eventually 最终 confident 有信心的 retire 退休 match 和相配 绝配一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲，因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶，她决定把她的卧室漆成和花瓶一样的颜色。好几个油漆匠试图调出正确的颜色，但是没有一个人调出的颜色能让妇人

9、满意。最后，来了一个油漆匠。他很有信心可以调出合适的颜色。果然妇人对最终的效果感到满意，漆匠也因此成名。几年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交给了儿子。“爸爸，”儿子问，“有件事我想知道。你是如何调配出和花瓶一样的颜色的？” “儿子，”父亲回答，“我把花瓶也一起漆了。Who have a valuable antique vase?5 A BarbecueWhen I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer. We decided to make a barbecue in the valley. So we coll

10、ected some tree sticks to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a match, but produced only smoke. Then my father said, Thats not the right way. Ill show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood

11、 because they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them.My father helped me make a big fire. barbecue 烧烤 valley 山谷 stick 枝条 make a fire 生火 烧烤当我还是小孩子的时候，一年夏天我们全家去野营。我们决定在山谷中烧烤，所以我们捡来了一些树枝生火。父亲问我愿不愿意尝试着生火，我很高兴地承担了这项任务。我试着用火柴把木头点燃，但结果都是烟。父亲说：“这样做不对。我来教你如何生火。先用小片的木头，因为它们容易点燃，然后把大些的放在它们上

12、面。”父亲帮我点起了旺旺的火。What people go to barbecue?6 A Joke “I stand corrected”I have this friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the time. It used to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last week, he

13、finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was cured, and both legs are exactly the same length now, and he no longer leans. “So,”I said, You didnt believe me when I told you a doctor could fix your leg. He just looked at me and said, I stand corrected.lean 倾斜 slightly 轻微地 check out 检查 refuse 拒绝 quarter 四分之一 surgery 手术 cure 治愈 fix 治愈 stand corrected 认错