英语幽默小故事

英语幽默小故事: 认错 It‟s Good to Admit a Fault John is not a “good” student. He always sleeps in the class. Today he sleeps again. “John!” Teacher says angrily. “What? What‟s wrong?” John is awaken. “Why do you make a face? It‟s classroom. Look! Everyone is laughing.” Teacher says. “No one is laughing.” Teacher says. “No, it‟s not me. I was not making a face. I was sleeping.” John fells upset. “Um. Not bad. You can admit your fault. You are still a good boy.” Teacher is satisfied with it. 英语幽默小故事:女士优先Lady First A teacher asked her class: "Is the sentence ' The ox and the cow are in the fields' correct?" Most of the children said: "Yes, it is all right!" And only one little boy said: "No, it is not correct. The lady must be mentioned first." 女士优先 一位老师问班上的学生:”公牛和母牛在田里“这个句子对吗,” 大多数学生回答 说:“对，一点不错。” 只有一个小男孩说:“不对，应该先说女士。” 英语幽默小故事:画蛇添足 Adding Feet to a Snake One day, Mr. Lion holds a party. Many animals come and drink a lot of wine. At last there is a pot of wine. Who can drink it? They drink out an idea and decide to have a match-Draw a snake. If you finish first, you can get it. Soon Mr.Wolf finishes drawing. “Yeah, I‟ve finished. I‟m No.1,” he says. But he draws again and says, “Oh, let me add feet and my snake.” At the time, Mr. Gorilla also finishes. He takes away the pot of wine and drinks, then he says, “That isn‟t a snake. Snakes have no feet. I get the wine.” 画蛇添足 一天， 狮子先生举行一场聚会，许多动物都来了，他们喝很多酒。最后只剩一 壶酒了。让谁喝呢,它们想了想，有个主意。它们比赛画蛇，谁最快画好，谁就 喝这壶酒。 不一会，狼先生画好了。“哈，我画好了，我是第一个。”它说。可是它又画了起 来，它还说:“再给它加几只脚吧。”这是猩猩先生也画好了。它拿起那酒壶喝起 来。一边喝一边说:“那不是蛇，蛇是没有脚的，我赢了这壶酒。” 英语幽默小故事:我不想走路回家 I Don’t Want to Walk Home Tom is a very old man. After dinner, he likes walking in the street. And he goes to bed at seven o‟clock. But tonight, a car stopped at his house. A policeman helps him get out. He tells Tom‟s wife, “The old man couldn‟t find his way in the street. He asked me to take him in the car.” After the policeman leaves there, his wife asks, “Tom, you go to the street every night. But tonight you can‟t find the way, what‟s the matter?” The old man smiles like a child and says, “I couldn‟t find my way? I didn‟t want to walk home.” 我不想走回家 汤姆是一位老人，他喜欢在晚饭后到大街上散步，在7点回来睡觉。 但是，今天晚上一辆小汽车停在他家门前，汤姆在一位警察的帮助下走下汽车。 警察告诉汤姆的妻子:“这位老人在街上迷路了，他让我用汽车送他回来。” 警察走后:“汤姆，你每天都到那条街上散步，但是今天你迷路了，你怎么了,” 这位老人像孩子般的笑道:“我迷路了,我是不想走路回家。” 英语幽默小故事:十块糖 Ten Candies Mother asks her son, “Jim, if you have ten candies, and you eat four, then how many candles do you have?” “Ten.” Jim says. “Then,” Mother asks. “Yes, Mum. Four candles are in my stomach and six candies are out of my stomach. Four and six is ten, isn‟t it right?” 十块糖 妈妈问儿子:“吉姆， 如果你有10块糖，吃了4块，那你还有几块糖,” “10块。”吉姆说。 “10块,”妈妈问。 “是的，妈妈。因为4块在我的肚子里面，6块在肚子外面，4加6等于10，不对 吗,” 英语幽默小故事:明天早上数 Count Tomorrow Morning It‟s a right. John is looking at the sky. Tom is John‟s younger brother. He asks John “What are you doing?” John says, “I‟m counting stars.” Tom laughs and says, “It‟s really dark now. Why not count them tomorrow morning?” 明天早上数 这是一个晚上。约翰抬头看着天空。 汤姆是约翰的弟弟。他问约翰:“你在干什么,” 约翰说:“我在数星星。” 汤姆笑着说:“现在天空太黑了。你为什么不等到明天早上再数呢,” 英语幽默小故事:迟到的原因The Reason of Being Late eacher: Johnny, why are you late for school every morning? Johnny: Every time I come to the corner, a guidepost says, 'School -- Go Slow'. 迟到的原因 老 师:约翰尼，为什么你每天早晨都迟到, 约翰尼:每当我经过学校附近的拐角处，就见路牌上写着„学校,缓行‟。 看故事学英语:笨鸟先飞The early bird catches the worm A bird hatches six baby birds.The Sixth is very weak and small; his sisters and brothers usually bully him.The other birds usually rob food from his mouth, and the Sixth has to suffer from hunger.树上一只鸟妈妈孵出了六只鸟宝宝，小六又瘦又小， 哥哥姐姐们都欺负它;经常从它嘴里抢虫子，小六只得饿着肚子。 Sisters and Brothers call him “clumsy bird.”哥哥姐姐们都叫他“小笨鸟”。 He determines to exercise more to be healthier, in order to not be laughed by his sisters and brothers. 于是他决心锻炼好身体，让哥哥姐姐们不再嘲笑自己。 The Sixth has a strong will and gets up very early every day.He always finishes exercising and eating worms by the time his sisters and brothers wake up.他志气非常 大，每天都起得很早，等哥哥姐姐们醒来，他已经跑完步，吃了虫子了。 When the winter is coming and the bird flock prepare to fly to the south, the “clumsy bird” is the first one to start flying.冬天到了，鸟群要南飞了;小笨鸟是鸟群中第一 个飞往南方的。 【文化链接】 “笨鸟先飞”比喻了那些“本身资质可能稍逊于他人，但是靠加倍的努力赶上甚至 是超过了别人”的人，英语中有一个意义相近的短语叫做“The early bird catches the worm.”,意思就是“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”，但是它并不强调这早起的鸟就是“笨鸟”， 更多的强调了“勤能补拙”的意思。 所以，如果有一天你很早起床去学校，朋友很惊讶，问你:“Why are you so early,” 那你就可以回答:“To catch worm.”(也就是自己把自己比喻成了“early bird”~) 看故事学英语:滴水穿石 persistence/Constant dripping of water wears away the stone. One day, Zhang Guaiya (the county magistrate) was patrolling the government buildings.一天，宋朝县令张乖崖在衙门周围巡行。 He saw a minor official come out from the money vault hurriedly.看到一个小吏慌慌 张张地从钱库中走出来。 Zhang Guaiya stopped him and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"张乖崖把他喊 住问:“你这么慌慌张张干什么?” "No reason." the officer answered.“没什么。”那小吏回答说。 Zhang Guaiya recalled the things stolen from the money vault recently. He ordered the guards to search the officer.张乖崖联想到最近钱库经常失窃，便让随从对他进行搜 查。 Consequently, there was a copper piece found in the officer‟s headband.结果，在头巾 里搜到一枚铜钱。 Zhang Guaiya asked him how much more money he had stolen. The officer refused to admit that he stole any additional money. Zhang Guaiya ordered that the officer be tortured.张乖崖问他一共偷了多少钱，小吏不承认另外偷过钱，张乖崖便下令拷 打。 The officer didn‟t give in and said, “It‟s nothing to steal just a copper piece. Could it be that you can kill me?” 小吏不服说:“ 偷了一枚铜钱有什么了不起，难道你还 能杀了我,” Zhang Guaiya was very angry and sent him to be executed.”张乖崖十分愤怒，就把他 押到刑场斩首示众。 He said to all the people, "Constant dripping of water wears away the stone, let alone stealing everyday."并对所有人说:“水滴不停的滴，就能把石头滴穿，更不用说是 每天偷盗了。” 【文化链接】 “滴水穿石”现在常用来比喻“虽然力量小，但只要目标专一，持之以恒，就一定 能把艰难的事情办成”，简单来说也就是“毅力”二字，英语中可用“persistence”来 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 达，这是一个名词，所以如果想要表达“持之以恒做什么事”的时候，就可以用 “persist to do sth”，我们来一起看两个例句: As long as we persist to work hard, we can succeed just as constantly dripping water can wear away stone. 只要我们坚持努力，总会滴水穿石，取得成功。 Study requires the acquisition of knowledge and persistence. Just as dripping water wears away stone constant effort will help us to achieve good marks. 学习要有恒心和积累，滴水穿石，才能取得好成绩。 看故事学英语:如鱼得水to feel just like a fish in water In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the country was in confusion.东汉末年，天下大乱。 In order to reunite the country, Liu Bei paid a visit to Zhu Geliang who had hidden himself in the countryside.刘备为统一天下，特意拜访隐居的诸葛亮寻求帮助。 He went there twice but didn't see Zhu Geliang. Then the third time he finally met him. 他连去了两次都没见到诸葛亮，第三次才见到了他。 Liu Bei explained why he came and explained his noble ambition to Zhu Geliang.Zhu Geliang also proposed some very good strategies.刘备说明来意，并畅谈了自己的宏 图大志。诸葛亮也提出了周详的战略方针。 After listening, Liu Bei was so happy, he appointed Zhu Geliang as his military advisor.He said: "Zhu Geliang to me is as water is to fish."刘备听后大喜，于是立诸 葛亮为军师。他说:“我刘备有了诸葛亮，就好像鱼儿有了水一样。” With the assistance of Zhu Geliang, Liu Bei's power expanded rapidly, and finally he realized his goal.刘备在诸葛亮的帮助下，势力不断扩大，最终实现了目标。 Nowadays, this phrase is often used to describe the person who stays in the environment which suits him/her perfectly, or someone who is very adept at using the suitable or right methods.如今,这个短语常常被用来形容一个人处在完全适合自己 的环境中，或者一个人能够熟练地应用合适的或正确的方法。 【文化链接】 “如鱼得水”用英文可以表达为“feel just like a fish in water”，我们来看一个例句: I've wanted to study at Beijing University my whole life. I also love the culture and the weather in Beijing. I feel just like a fish in water.去北京大学学习是我一生的梦想。 我还喜欢北京的文化气氛和天气。我在北京简直就是如鱼得水。 看故事学英语:指鹿为马call black white (and white black) In Qin dynasty, there was a powerful and evil counselor named Zhao Gao.在秦朝，有 个很得势的奸臣叫赵高。 Zhao Gao wanted to rebel, but he didn't know how many people in the court would stand by his side.赵高想造反，但是又不知道群臣中有多少人会支持他。 So he worked out a way to test the people.于是他想了个 办法 鲁班奖评选办法下载鲁班奖评选办法下载鲁班奖评选办法下载企业年金办法下载企业年金办法下载 来测试。 He presented a deer as a tribute to the emperor in front of the court, and said that it was a swift horse.他在群臣面前送了一头鹿给皇上，并说这是一匹千里马。 The emperor not accepting his statement said, "This is obviously a deer."皇上不信，说 “这明明是鹿啊。” opportunity to ask the court, "Is this a deer or a horse?"然后Then, Zhao Gao took this 赵高借机问各位大臣，“这是鹿还是马,” In the court, those who didn't dare to go against Zhao Gao agreed with him and said that it was a horse, those who dared to go against Zhao Gao said that it was a deer.在 大臣中，不敢反抗赵高的都赞同说是马，敢于反对赵高的说是鹿。 Later, Zhao Gao remembered the counselors who didn't agree with him and persecuted them to solidify his power.后来，赵高记住了这些反对他的人并加以迫害，以巩固 自己的势力。 This story is still popular even today. People use this idiom to describe someone who calls white black.这个故事流传至今，人们用这个成语来形容一个人颠倒黑白。 【文化链接】 英语中表达“指鹿为马”意思的短语可以用“call black white (and white black)”，意 思也就是“把黑的当白的，把白的当作黑的”，这样也就是颠倒是非啦~ 看故事学英语:对牛弹琴cast pearls before swine During the Warring States Period, there was a musician named Gongming Yi, who played musical instruments very well.战国时代，有一个叫公明仪的音乐家，他很会 弹琴。 There were a great number of people fond of listening to him play, and respected him very much.很多人都喜欢听他弹琴，人们很敬重他。 One day, Gongming Yi saw a cow when he was having fun in the countryside.一天，公 明仪在郊外游玩时，看到了一头牛。 He thought, "Everybody compliments my music. Why don't I play some music for this cow?"他想:大家都赞扬我的琴技，不如我给牛也弹一曲吧! He played a piece of elegant quaint music for the cow, but the cow just kept grazing the grass with its head down.他给牛弹奏了一曲古雅的曲子，牛埋头吃草不理他。 He played another piece of joyful music, but the cow still kept its head down to graze the grass and totally ignored him.他又弹奏了一曲欢快的曲子，牛依然埋头吃草不 理他。 Gongming Yi was so disappointed and started to question his ability.公明仪拿出自己 的全部本领， 结果牛还是不理他。公明仪非常失望，开始怀疑自己的琴技。 A passerby said to him,"It's not because your ability is bad. It is because the cow can not understand music at all."路人说:“不是你弹的琴不好，而是牛根本听不懂啊!” 【文化链接】 “对牛弹琴”现在常用来比喻对愚人谈论高深的道理，白费口舌，英文中可以用 “cast pearls before swine”来表达相应的意思，也就是“即使把珍珠丢到猪的面前， 猪也不会珍惜在意”,同时也颇有“明珠暗投”的意味。来一起看一个例句: Don't waste your time and breath. It's not worth casting pearls before swine! 别浪费你的时间和精力了，不值得和他对牛弹琴～ 看故事学英语:孔融让梨Kong Rong gave away bigger pears In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a person called Kong Rong. He was very smart ever since he was a little boy. He had five older brothers and one younger brother. 东汉时候，有个叫孔融的人。他小时候很聪明，有五个哥哥，一个弟弟。 One day his father bought some pears, picking one of the largest and giving it to Kong Rong deliberately. But Kong Rong shook his head and picked up the smallest one. 一天爸爸买了一些梨子，特意捡了一个最大的给孔融，孔融却摇头不要，拿了一 个最小的梨。 His dad was very curious, and asked: “Why?” 爸爸很好奇，就问:“为什么呢,” Kong Rong said: “I am younger, so I should eat the smaller pear, and brothers should eat the bigger ones.” 孔融说:“我年纪小，我吃小梨，大的给哥哥吃。” His dad was very glad after hearing his words, but asked further: “What about your younger brother who is younger than you are?” 爸爸听后很高兴，又问:“那弟弟比你还小呀,” Kong Rong said: “I am older than him, so I should leave the bigger one to my little brother.” 孔融说:“我比弟弟大，我是哥哥，我应该把大的留给小弟弟吃。” Later, Kong Rong became a great scholar. 后来，孔融成为了一个很有学问的人。 【文化链接】 “孔融让梨”这个故事告诉我们，凡事应该懂得谦让的礼仪，英语中表达“谦让谦 逊”等意思可以用“modest”，有一句叫做“Modest is Hottest”，也就是“谦虚最迷人”~ 看故事学英语:得寸进尺go too far During the late Zhanguo period, there were seven kingdoms on the mainland of China. Among the seven kingdoms, the Qin kingdom was the most powerful one. The ruler of Qin wanted to conquer the other kingdoms to be the ruler of all.战国末期，七雄争霸。 其中秦国最强大，并图谋统一天下。The Emperor of Qin intended to attack the Qi kingdom by going through the kingdoms of Han and Wei.秦昭王准备越过韩、魏两国 打齐国。But his subordinate Fan Ju said: "The Qi kingdom is still powerful now and far away from our kingdom.但策士范雎说:“现在齐国势力还算是强大，但离秦国 很远。Even if we win the battle, we must guard the land of Qi by passing through the kingdoms of Han and Wei.即使打胜了，也必须越过韩、魏两国才能到达，很难守 住。What if we slowly expand the amount of land we control from here? So we can firmly control every inch of land we conquer. And in the end we will be the ruler." 所以不如慢慢向外拓展，这样所得的每一寸一尺土地，都 将稳稳当当地为秦国 所拥有，这样就能逐渐统一天下了。”The Emperor adopted his suggestion, and won many battles.秦昭王便采用了这个策略，果然在许多战役中取得胜利。 【文化链接】 现在我们通常会用“得寸进尺”来表达一个人“做事做的太过分”，英语中常用“go too far”,比如:I didn't mind at first, but now you've gone too far.起先我并不在意，但 现在你已经得寸进尺了。 看故事学英语:守株待兔get on a gravy train Once upon a time, there was a farmer.One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw a hare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck.从前，有一个农 夫。一天，在他耕田的时候，忽然跑过来一只野兔，恰好碰在一个树桩上，脖子 折断死了。The farmer took the hare home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.农 夫把兔子拾回家去，美美地吃了一顿兔肉。That night he thought: "I needn't work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it."当晚，他就想:“我何必辛辛苦苦的种地呢,每天在树桩旁等着捡撞死的野兔 就好了”。So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting for the hare to come and run into it.于是他从此不再耕种，每天在树桩旁等待野兔的到 来。But from then on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.但是，从那 以后，他再没有发现一只野兔撞在树桩上。 【文化链接】“守株待兔”其实比喻那些“不劳而获的人”，英语中可以用短语“get on a gravy train”来表达相应的意思。这个短语来自美剧《老友记》，总是混吃喝的 Joey和Monica交换公寓后依然大大咧咧地到别人冰箱里拿吃的。这时，Monica 说:Umm, excuse me, we switched apartments. You can't eat our food anymore, that gravy train had ended. (我说，我们好像换过公寓了吧? 你再也不能吃我们的东 西了，吃白食的好日子结束了。)Gravy，既有“肉汁”的意思，也有“外快;轻易得到的钱财”之意。汉语里我们常说某人“富的流油”，这里gravy train中的gravy也有“肉汁”的意思，大家不妨拿来联想记忆一下，(get on) a gravy train, 就是“不劳而获;轻易得到”的意思，也就可以翻译成“守株待兔”。我们来看几个例子: I wouldn‟t like loafing. I don't want to get on a gravy train. 我不愿虚度光阴，我不要守株待兔。 After about three months, though, the gravy train stops and the young foxes must find their own meals. 这种守株待兔的生活只会持续约三个月，此后，小狐狸必须自己觅食。