英语故事大全

英语故事大全

高尔斯华绥-党代会报告

英语故事StoriesinEnglish

目录Contents

英语故事StoriesinEnglish....................................................................1

hTraveler................................................................................2

Boy........................................................................................3

ssedAgain.............................................................................4

gLost........................................................................................4

rBoy.......................................................................................5

ervesHelp?...........................................................................6

callyExamined......................................................................6

Thief......................................................................................7

ainWasFooled.....................................................................8

eral'sTeeth...........................................................................8

'sHandwriting........................................................................9

inandChauffeur....................................................................10

ceNightingale.......................................................................11

rtisementforModernBicycle...........................................12

rInterpreter.........................................................................13

hedMeIn..........................................................................13

rMan..................................................................................14

etoGivetheWatchBack?...............................................15

gHisT'sand2's...................................................................16

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WhoHadNoFriends.......................................................18

odgeratWork......................................................................19

mptedMurder.....................................................................20

tRing.................................................................................21

fectPearl.............................................................................22

ThingHappenedtoMe....................................................23

ockwork...............................................................................24

yDuckling..........................................................................26

htingale...............................................................................27

fulDog................................................................................28

31·TheFoxandtheGrape....................................................................29

eandtheTortoise...............................................................29

fandtheLamb...................................................................30

34·TheMilkmaid..................................................................................31

nandtheMouse.................................................................32

ools'Day..............................................................................33

ine'sDay................................................................................33

eeWishes............................................................................34

icKettle............................................................................35

s'sMother............................................................................36

efandHisMother...............................................................37

hermanandtheGoldFish...................................................38

d-heartedMermaid.............................................................41

ella........................................................................................43

denofEdenandtheSerpent...............................................46

erofBabel.........................................................................47

od........................................................................................48

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sus.........................................................................................51

ublesCameintotheWorld................................................52

hTraveler

dspeakEnglishquite

thing,hisvocabularywasnotlarge.

Oneday,hewashavingamealinasmallcountryhotelandwantedtoorder

ouldn'trememberthewordforeggs.

Suddenly,throughthewindow,

immediatelyaskedthewaiterwhatthebirdwascalledinEnglish.

Thewaitertoldhimthatitwascalledarooster.

TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhattherooster'swifewascalled.

Thewaitertoldhimthatshewascalledahen.

TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhatthehen'schildrenwerecalled.

Thewaitertoldhimthattheywerechickens.

TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhatthechickenswerecalledbeforetheywere

born.

Thewaitertoldhimtheywerecalledeggs.

"Fine!"saidtheFrenchman."Pleasebringmetwoeggsandacupofcoffee."

l·perfectly熟练地

lary个人所使用的词汇量(集合名词，单数概念.)

r公鸡(美国英语，同cock.)

4·bird此处泛指禽类。

点评这位法国人说的英语实在不敢恭维;但他能利用极之有限的几个单

词，解脱了困境，其急智与机巧令人叹服。

Boy

WilliamHenryHarrison,theninthpresidentoftheUnitedStates,wasbornin

ngboy,,hewassoquiet

thatmanypeoplethoughthewasstupid.

"It'safunnythings,"William'smothersaidtohimoneday,"Iknowthat

youareasmartboy,butsometimesyouletpeoplethinkyouarenotsosmart.I

wonderwhy?"

Thepeopleofthetownlikedtoplaytricksonthisboywhotheythoughtwas

sostupid.

"Here,William,"oneofthemwouldsay."Hereisanickel,andhereisa

nedoyouwant?"

Williamalwayschosethenickel,andallthepeoplewouldlaughathim.

Finally,hismothertookhimasideandsaidtohim,William,whydoyou

alwayschoosethenickelinsteadofthedime?Don'tyouknowthatadimeis

worthmorethananickel?"

"CertainlyIknowit,"Williamansweredslowly,"butifIchoosethedime,

thenpeoplewon'on'tgetanymore

nickels."

注释

'safunnything.这真逗。

2·playtrickson跟……开玩笑，戏弄

3·nickel五美分硬币

4·dime十美分硬币

5·not...anymore不再

点评有的成年人常以为儿童年幼无知，喜欢作弄他们，殊不知自己被小孩

作弄了还蒙在鼓里。

ssedAgain

PeterJuddjoinedthearmywhenhewaseighteen,andforseveralmonths

uitewellineverythingexcept

heandhisfriendswerepractisingtheirshootings,andallof

ehadshotatthetargetninetimes

andhadnothititonce,theofficerwhowastryingtoteachtheyoungsoldiersto

shootsaid,"You'!Don'twasteyourlastbullettoo!Go

behindthatwallandshootyourselfwithit!"

Peterfeltashamed?.Hewentbehindthewall,andafewsecondslaterthe

officerandtheotheryoungsoldiersheardthesoundofashot.

"Heavens!"theofficersaid,"Hasthatsillymanreallyshothimself?"

Heranbehindthewallanxiously,butPeterwasallright."I'msorry,sir."he

said,"butImissedagain."

注释

l·werepractisingtheirshooting正在练习射击

2·shotat瞄准(shot的原形动词是shoot，shot是过去分词.)

hamed感到羞愧

4·missedagain又没打中

点评前九次他均未射小靶子，幸亏其射击技术差到极点，第十次才没有射

中自己。这次恐怕教官不会埋怨他了吧。

gLost

ntedto

takeawalkandtoseethecity,d

notspeakanyEnglish.

Aftertheylefttheirhotel,theywenttothefirststreetcornerandlookedat

eycarefullycopiedthetwonamesintotheir

notebook,theythoughtthatthiswouldhelpthemfindtheirwaybackiftheygot

lost.

Theywalkedforhoursthroughthecity,andsuddenlytheyrealizedthat

undapoliceofficerandaskedforhelp,buttheofficer

didn'tspeaktheirnativelanguage.

an

plainedthat

theydidn'tknowthenameoftheirhotel,buttheyknewwhichcorneritwason.

Theyshowedtheinterpreterwhattheyhadcopiedintotheirnotebook,andthe

interpreterbegantolaugh.

ThewordswhichtheyhadsocarefullycopiedwereStopandOneWay.

注释

l·acouple一对夫妇。注意acouple后面用的谓语动词是单数形式。

2·Miami迈阿密(美国Florida州东南部的一城市)

3·getlost迷路

4·findtheirwayback找到回去的路

5·nativelanguage本国语

6·Stop禁止通行

7·OneWay单行道

点评这对夫妇特地抄下的原来是普普通通的路标，并非他们以为已万无一

失地记下之街道名。

rBoy

ntakes

ore,tisttoldme

grandfatherdotesonhimvery

nbuysJohnchocolateseventhoughheknowsthattheyarebadfor

hatJohnishisonlygrandson,y

don'ore,IalwaysallowJohntoeatthe

chocolateshisgrandpahasboughthim.

YesterdayeveningIkissedJohngoodnightandaskedhimtosayhis

prayersbeforegoingtobed,nuteslater,Iheard

Johnshoutingwordbyword,"-God-bring-me

-a-big-box-of-chocolates."Iwenttohisroomandsawhimkneelingonthe

,"Don'tshout,dissleeping

now!Godcanhearyounomatterhowsoftlyyoutalktohim."Pointingtothe

nextroomwherehisgrandpasleeps,Johnsaidsecretly,"

can'thearmeunlessIwakehimup."

注释

l·doteon溺爱，过分偏爱

2·whoiseverythingtohim这是一个非限制性定语从句，意为"约翰是他

爷爷的一切"。

3·kissedJohngoodnight跟约翰吻别，道晚安。

4·MyGod此处指约翰的爷爷。

点评小约翰借晚祷大声道出自己的心愿，竟不惜惊醒爷爷的美梦。不知爷

爷是否"惊醒"?

ervesHelp?

Manyyearsago,therelivedaveryrichmanwhowantedtodosomethingfor

sthewantedtofindoutwhethertheydeservedhis

acedaverylargestoneinthecenterofthemainroadintotown.

oldmancamealongwithhiscow.

"Whoputthisstoneinthecenteroftheroad?"saidtheoldman,buthedid

d,withsomedifficultyhepassedaroundthe

rmancamealonganddidthesamething;

thenanothercame,hemcomplainedaboutthestoneinthe

centeroftheroad,theafternoon,a

hestoneandsaid,"Thenightwillbeverydark.

Someneighborwillcomealonglaterinthedarkandwillfallagainstthestone."

edandpulledwith

ginehissurprisewhenunderthe

stonehefoundabagfullofmoneyandthismessage:"Thismoneyisforthe

rsondeserves

help."

注释

l·deserve值得

2·camealong走过来

3·complain抱怨

4·fallagainst踢着……而跌倒

5·pushedandpulledwithallhisstrength用尽他所有的力气又推又拉

点评故事告诉我们，真正为他人着想的人理应得到别人的帮助。

callyExamined

Ayoungmanwascalledupforarmyserviceandhadtogotobemedically

totheman.

"Takeyourcoatandshirtoff,loosenyourbeltandsitonthatchair."

torlookedathimforamomentwithout

gettingupfromhischairandthensaid,"rclothesonagain."

"Butyouhaven'texaminedmeatall,"theyoungmansaidinatroubled

voice.

"Itisn'tnecessary,"thedoctorsaidgently."WhenItoldyoutotakeyour

coatandshirtoff,youheardmeallright,soyouaren'thechairI

pointedto,soyoureyesight'agedtotake

yourclothesoffandtositonthechair,soyourbodymustbehealthy,andyou

understoodwhatItoldyoutodoanddiditwithoutamistake,soyoumust

possessenoughintelligenceforthearmy."

注释

l·wascalledup被召

2·bemedicallyexamined进行体格检查

3·saidinatroubledvoice不安地说

4·possess拥有

点评这种体检方式确实反常，连接受体检者也觉得不像，但医生却能自圆

其说，道出其科学根据。

Thief

GeorgeWashingtonwasawell-knownfarmerandsoldierbeforehebecame

oneofthemanystoriespeopletold

abouthim.

OnceaneighborstoleoneofWashington'gtonwentwitha

policeofficertotheneighbor'sfarmtogetthehorse,buttheneighborrefusedto

givethehorseup;heclaimedthatitwashishorse.

Washingtonplacedbothofhishandsovertheeyesofthehorseandsaidtothe

neighbor,"Ifthisisyourhorse,thenyoumusttellusinwhicheyeheisblind."

"Intherighteye!"theneighborsaid.

Washingtontookhishandfromtherighteyeofthehorseandshowedthe

policeofficerthatthehorsewasnotblindintherighteye.

"Oh,Ihavemadeamistake,"saidtheneighbor."Heisblindinthelefteye."

Washingtonthenshowedthatthehorsewasnotblindinthelefteye,either.

"Ihavemadeanothermistake,"saidtheneighbor.

"Yes,"saidthepoliceofficer,"andyouhavealsoshownusthatyouarea

gton."

注释

l·claim声称

2·inwhicheyeheisblind这是一个宾语从句"它哪只眼晴是瞎的"。

点评面对这个巧妙的提问，心虚的贼不打自招，原形毕露。

ainWasFooled

MarkTwainwasfamousasawriter,buthewasalsofamousasapublic

nwentfromtowntotowngiving

lectures.

Onedayhewaswalkingalongthestreetofasmalltownwherehewasgoing

youngmanwhosaid,",I'dlike

totalktoyouforaminute,nunclethatI'

doanything?"

"Bringyouruncletomylecturethisevening,nteethat

he''tworryaboutathing."

ain

someveryfunnystories,buttheoldmannever

toldthefunnieststoriesheknew,buttheoldman'sfacestill

,MarkTwainlefttheplatformalmostexhausted.

LaterMarkTwainwastalkingwithafriendaboutthis.

"Oh!"saidthefriend,"eendeafforyears."

注释

1·I'dliketo我想,我愿意

2·guarantee保证

3·remainedblank依然毫无表情，blank无表情的，空白的

4·lefttheplatformalmostexhausted离开讲台，几乎精疲力竭。此处exhausted

是过去分词，表示状态。

点评幽默大师对着聋子讲笑话，真够"幽默"!

eral'sTeeth

HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwhowasaveryimportant

odyintheUnited

Statesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisin

theirhomes.

hewenttoa

aterthegeneralheardthathisteeth

werebeingsoldincuriosityshopsat$oftheteeththerewasa

labelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords:"Buytheseteethandshowthemto

yourfriendsathome."edtohisofficeandordered

sixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.

veningtheyreturnedandputonthe

dcollected175

teeth.

注释

l...toldaboutanAmericangeneral...这是过去分词短语，后置作定语用，相当

于whichwastoldabout...

2·werebeingsold正被出售。过去进行时态的被动语态。

3·curiosityshop古玩铺，古玩店

点评名人的牙齿成古玩，赚钱有术;假假真真，又何须分辨!

'sHandwriting

Balzac,thefamousFrenchwriter,elsarereadby

achievementsweregreat!

t

ftentoldhisfriendsthathecoulddescribe

aperson'scharacterfromaperson'shandwriting.

Oneday,awomanfriendbroughthimafewsheetsofaboy'shandwriting.

ShesaidthatshewantedtoknowwhatBalzacthoughtoftheboy'scharacter.

looked

an,however,toldhimthattheboywasno

relativeofhersandthathecouldtellherthetruth.

"Good,"saidBalzac."ThenIcanspeakfrankly."

Hethenwentontosaythathethoughttheboywasacarelessandlazy

person."ilywouldbe

ashamedofhim,"headded.

"Isn'tthatstrange,"saidthewoman,smiling.

"Becausethishappenstobepagesyou’reyourowncopybook，whichyou

yourselfusedwhenyouwereaboy."

注释

l·Balzac巴尔扎克,法国著名文学家，他的作品有《人间喜剧》等。

2·begoodat擅长于

3·Itissaidthat…据说…

4·norelativeofhers不是她的亲戚

5·good-for-nothing无用的人，饭桶

6·happento碰巧，偶然

点评能洞察人间种种奸猾险诈的巴尔扎克，却被此妇人施以小计，"以彼之

矛刺彼之身"。

inandChauffeur

ThereisastoryabouthowAlbertEinsteinwastravelingtouniversitiesina

chauffeur-drivencar,

whilestransit,thechauffeurremarked:"in,I'veheardthatlecture30

tbyheartandbetIcouldgiveitmyself."

"Well,I'llgivethechance,"saidEinstein."Theydon'tknowmeatthenext

school,sowhenwegetthereI'llputonyourcapandyouintroduceyourselfasme

andgivethelecture."

ThechauffeurdeliveredEinstein'finished,he

startedtoleave,butoneoftheprofessorsstoppedhimandaskedacomplex

uffeur

thoughtfast."Thesolutiontothatproblemissosimple,"hesaid,"I'msurprised

,toshowyoujusthowsimpleitis.I'mgoingtoaskmy

chauffeurtocomeuphereandansweryourquestion."

注释

1·AlbertEinstein阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦(1879一1955)(美国物理学家，生于

德国，是相对论的创立人。)

2·achauffeur-drivencar由驾驶员驾驶的汽车;chauffeur汽车司机。

3·deliveringlecturesonhistheofrelativity作有关相对论的报告，现在分词短

语。

4·intransit在路途中

5·flawlessly完美无缺地

6·acomplexquestionfilledwithmathematicalequationsandformulas一个涉及

方程式和数学公式的复杂问题

点评爱因斯坦智慧过人，其司机冒名顶替，差点露馅，却能巧妙遮掩，未

出破绽。真是"强将手下无弱兵"!

ceNightingale

"Bealady,'swhatwewant!"Howmanytimesprettyyoung

FlorenceNightingaleheardthesewordsfromherfatherandmother!Butforher,

tedtodosomethingforothers.

Florence'cetooklessonsinmusicand

ldspeakFrench,German,andItalianas

traveledagreatdealwithhermotherandfather.

Asachildshefeltthatvisitingsickpeoplewasbothadutyandapleasure.

nasshecould,shevisitedhospitalsinother

somuchsufferingthatsheknewshemusthelp.

Atlasthermindwasmadeup."I'mgoingtobeanurse,"shedescribed.

"Nursingisn'ttherightworkforalady,"herfathertoldher.

"ThenIwillmakeitso,"wenttolearnnursingin

ereturnedtoEngland,Florencestartedanursing

edideverythingfromwashingfloorstogivingher

patientsnewhope.

DuringtheCrimeanWarin1854manysoldierswerewoundedorbecame

Florence

twitha

bandofthirty-eightnursestothehospitalsatScutari.

ddeath

icertheredidnotwantany

womentotellhimhowtorunahospital,bravenurseswentto

work.

Florenceusedherownmoneyandsomefromfriendstobuyclothes,beds,

medicines,ypaywassmilesfromthelipsofdying

yweremorethanenoughforthiskindwoman.

Shefelldangerouslyillherself,n

thelasthoursofnight—shecouldbeseen

diersoftenkissedhershadowas"the

ladyofthelamp"wentby.

AfterthewarshereturnedtoEnglandandwashonoredforherservicesby

QueenVictoria.

sedmoney"tobuild

theNightingaleHomeforNursesinLondon,andsheaskedyounggirlstolearn

owroteabookonpublichealthwhichwasprintedinseveral

countries.

FlorenceNightingaledidattheageofninety，stilltryingtoserveothers

，itisbecauseofFlorenceNightingalethatwe

honornursestoday.

注释

l·FlorenceNightingale弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔(1820一1910)(女，英国人，参

加克里米亚战争的英国护士，为近代护理制度的创始人。)

2，Bealady.意为"做一个高尚的妇女"。

3·Atlasthermindwasmadeup.最后她下定决心。makeupone'smind下

决心

4，makeitso使它(护士职业)成为适合女士的工作

5，anursinghome护理院

6·CrimeanWar指的是1853一1956年的克里米亚战争。

7·Scutari斯库台(又称Shkoder，是阿尔巴尼亚西北部的一城市，历史上

曾先后被土耳其、奥地利等国占领过.)

8·inthelasthoursofnight深夜

9·theladyofthelamp"掌灯女士"

10·OueenVictoria维多利亚女王(英国的女王)

1l·raisemoney筹措款项，募集资金。

12·theNightingaleHomeforNurses南丁格尔护士之家

点评无论从事何种职业，只要尽心尽力为大众谋福利，都是一个高尚的人，

永远受人尊崇，被人怀念。

rtisementforModernBicycle

Tomsawanadvertisementinanewspaperforabeautifulmodernbicycle

whichcost$50,sohewenttotheshopwhichhadputtheadvertisementinand

askedtoseeoneoftheirwonderfulbicycles.

TheshopkeeperwasveryhappytoshowonetoTom,whoexaminedit

carefullyandthenturnedtotheshopkeeper,saying,"Thereisn'tlamponthis

bicycle,buttherewasoneonthebicycleinyouradvertisement.""Yes,sir,"

answeredtheshopkeeper,"butthelampisn'tincludedinthepriceofthebicycle.

It'sanextra."

"Notincludedinthepriceofthebicycle?"Tomsaidangrily."Butthat'snot

amp'sintheadvertisement,itshouldhavebeenincludedinthe

priceyougavethere."

"Well,sir,"answeredtheshopkeepercalmly,"thereisalsoagirlonthe

bicycleinouradvertisement,butwedon'tsupplyoneofthemwiththebicycle

either."

注释

l·advertisement广告

2·show...to给……看

3·extra额外的东西，指它不包含在价目内。

4·itshouldhavebeenincluded就应该包括在内。

5·eitheradv.也(常与表示否定的句子连在一起用。)

点评广告之术往往混淆视听，不可不防。

rInterpreter

AfamouswriterwhowasvisitingJapanwasinvitedtohavealectureata

ofthemcouldnotunderstand

spokenEnglish,hehadtohaveaninterpreter.

Duringhislecturehetoldanamusingstorywhichwentonforratheralong

hestoppedtoallowtheinterpretertotranslateitintoJapanese,and

wasverysurprisedwhenthemandidthisinafewseconds,afterwhichallthe

studentslaughedloudly.

Afterthelecture,thewriterthankedtheinterpreterforhisgoodworkand

thensaidtohim,"Nowpleasetellmehowyoutranslatedthatlongstoryofmine

intosuchashortJapaneseone."

"Ididn'ttellthestoryatall,"

said,"lalllaugh,

please."

retern.译员,口译者

2·rathera=quitea相当,颇

3·Youwilllaugh.这是一个祈使句,将主语you说出，以示强调。

点评译员利用听众对客人的礼貌，自己取巧图便，不可取。

hedMeIn

Justbeforegivingalavishpartyathisestate,atycoonhadtheswimming

edthegueststoswimandannounced,

"Toanyonebraveenoughtoswimacrossthispool,Iwillgivethechoiceofa

thousandacresofmyoilfields,10,000headofcattle,ormydaughter'shandin

marriage."

Nosoonerwerehiswordsspokenthanayoungmanplungedin,swanacross

thepoolandclimbedoutunscathedbutbreathless."Congratulations!"thetycoon

greetedhim,"Doyouwantmyoilfields?"

"No!"gaspedtheguest.

"The10,000headofcattle?"

"No!"theyoungmanshouted."Well,howaboutmydaughter's..."

"No!"

"Youmustwantsomething,"saidthepuzzledhost.

"Ijustwanttoknowthenameoftheguywhopushedmein!"

注释

l·lavishadj.过分大方的，奢侈的

2·tycoonn·(实业界，政界的)巨头

3·daughter'shandinmarriage允诺女儿的婚事

4·Nosooner...than"一……就"，这是一个部分倒装句。

5·unscathedbutbreathless未受到伤害,却已气喘嘘嘘.

点评被人推人池中的年轻人因祸本可得"福"，但利不能动其心，实在耿直

得可爱。

rMan

ASaresultofweatherdelays,Boston'sLoganInternationalAirportwas

heckedinformyflight,Icouldsee

fromthesizeofthecrowdthatboardingwasgoingtobealengthyprocess.

Onewell-dressedyoungmanhandledthesituationwithtrueYankee

edashesatdownnexttoamotherwhowascopingwithababy

andtwopreschoolchildren,tiestruckupaconversationwithher,makingapoint

oflearningtheyoungsters'names.

Theboardingcallforpassengerswithyoungchildrenwasannounced."May

IhelpyouwithRobandJenny?"ghisbriefcase

underonearm,hegaveeachchildahelpinghandandfollowedmotherandbaby

totheplane.

注释

th充满,富于

n验票登记

3·theboardingwastobealengthyprocess登机的过程将会拖延很长时间

4·Yankeeingenuity美国佬式的机智

5·strikeupaconversationwith开始与.....交谈起来

6·makingapointof特别注意

7，tuckinghisbriefcaseunderonearm将公文包夹于腋下。现在分词tucking..

在句中作状语,表示伴随状况。

8·ahelpinghand援助之手

点评这个故事里谁帮了谁?

etoGivetheWatchBack?

Itwasveryhotinthesmallcourt-roomandeverybodywasfeelingsleepy.

Afteratiringmornings,theclerkswereanxioustogetofftolunchandeventhe

,

middle-agedmanwithgreyhairandsmallblueeyeswasnowstandingbeforehim.

Themanhadafoolishexpressiononhisfaceandhekeptlookingaroundstupidly

asifhewastryinghardtounderstandwhatwasgoingon.

Themanwasaccusedofbreakingintoahouseandstealingacheapwatch.

Thewitnesswhowascalleddidnotgiveaveryclearaccountofwhathad

medtohaveseenamanoutsidethehouseonenight,buton

beingquestionedfurther,heconfessedthathewasnotsurewhetherthiswasthe

geconsideredthematterforashorttimeandthendeclaredthatas

therewasnorealproof,

ile,theaccusedlooked

ngthis,the

judgepausedforamomentandthenthemansaidsuddenly，"Excuseme,sir，but

doIhavetogivethewatchbackornot?"

注释

l·Afteratiringmorning...经过一个疲劳的上午，在这里tiring是现在分

词，用作定语，"疲劳"的意思。

2·musthavefeltrelieved一定感到如释重负，relieved此处必是过去分词，

作表语。

3·whenthelastcasecameup当最后一个案子被提审时，case这儿是指违法

犯罪的案件，讼案。

4·beaccusedof被指控(某种罪)

5·onbeingquestionedfurther被进一步讯问时

6·befoundguilty被判有罪

7，theaccused(刑案中的)被告人

点评因无确凿证据,法官宣布疑犯无产者无罪释放,愚蠢的小偷却问法官，"

我要不要归还(偷来的)那块表?"不打自招。这不是对法官判决的莫大讽刺吗?

法官判决的莫大讽刺吗?

gHisT'sand2's

Wright,presidentoftheAmericanFederationforAgingResearch,

tellsthestoryofapsychologicaltestthatwasdevelopedtomeasurethemental

psychologistwaschosentotryoutthetestona

91-year-oldman.

Thepsychologistexplainedthatitwasaverbaltestandthatsomeofthe

questionswereeasy,stquestion,forexample,

was"WhattwodaysintheweekbeginwithT?"

"That'seasy,"themanreplied."TodayandTomorrow."

Thepsychologistpaused,studiedhispapers,andmovedtothenextquestion.

"ysecondsarethereinayear?"

Withoutblinkinganeye,themansaid,"Twelve."

"Whatdidyousay?"askedthepsychologist.

"Twelve,"saidtheelderlyman,smiling."ThesecondofJanuary,thesecond

ofFebruary..."注释

1·英语里有一个成语mindone'sp'sandq's，含有"谨慎行事"意思;本文标题就

是根据此成语化出的，其中T's指t字母开头，2's指second表"二"的含

义。

2·federationn.联邦

3·apsychologicaltest一项心理测试

4·mentalagility大脑的灵敏性，脑智力

5·elderlyadj.年长的(elder是old的委婉说法。)

6·一周中以T开头的两天是Tuesday和Thursday，然而"今天"、"明天"两词

的头一个字母也是T。这是问者始料不的另一个答案。

7·withoutblinkinganeye连眼睛都不眨一下

8·问句"Howmanysecondsarethereinayear?"中的seconds一词有几个意思，

本是问多少"秒"，老翁却以多少个"(月的)第二日"作答，令问者哑口无言，

啼笑皆非。两次巧妙答问，体现了老翁的机敏。

点评对有的问题，不一定只有一个正确答案;世间许多事情也并非无隙可

乘，从不同的角度往往有不同的解释。

Aprogrammerandanengineeraresittingnexttoeachotheronalongflight

grammerleansovertotheengineerand

ineerjustwantstotakeanap,so

programmerpersistsandexplainsthatthegameisreallyeasyandhasalotoffun.

Heexplains"Iaskyouaquestion,andifyoudon'tknowtheanswer,youpayme

$uaskmeaquestion,andifIdon'tknowtheanswer,I'llpayyou$5."

Again,grammer,

nowsomewhatagitated,says,"Ok,ifyoudon'tknowtheansweryoupayme$5,

andifIdon'tknowtheanswer,I'llpayyou$50!"ThiscatchestheEngineer's

attention,andheseesnoendtothistormentunlessheplays,soheagreestothe

grammerasksthefirstquestion."What'sthedistancefromtheearth

tothemoon?"Theengineerdoesn'tsayaword,butreachesintohiswallet,pulls

,it'stheengineer'sturn.

Heaskstheprogrammer,"Whatgoesupahillwiththreelegs,andcomesdown

onfour?"southis

intotheAerophone

ated，he

boutanhour，hewakesthe

engineerandhandshim$ineerpolitelytakesthe$5Oandturnsaway

totrytogetbacktosleep，Theprogrammer，morethanalittlemiffed,shakesthe

engineerandasks，"Well，sowhat'stheanswer?"Withoutaword，theengineer

reachesintohiswallet，handstheprogrammer$5，andturnsawayandgoesback

tosleep.

注释

l·programmern.(电脑程序)编写员

2·catchafewwinks闭一会儿眼，打个盹

3·nowsomewhatagitated这时有点激动

4·seesnoendtothistorment觉得这种折磨没完没了

5·laptopcomputer笔记本电脑(有时也说成portablecomputer,即便携

式电脑，与laptop相关的另一词是desktop,指的是台式电脑。)

6·modem是由modulator和demodulator两个词合成，意为"调制解调

器"。调制解调器是将数字信号调制转换成模拟信号和将模拟信号解调成数

字信号。有了调制解调器，电脑之间可以通过普通电话线传送数据。个人

电脑PC(尤其是家庭用的)正是通过调制解调器和电话线接上internet，查询

资料，发送和接收电子邮件。

7·e-mailelectronicmail的缩写，意为"电子邮件"。

8·tonoavail毫无结果，徒劳

9·miffedadj.(美口)生气的，恼火的

点评自以为无所"不知的程序编写员，反被想摆脱纠缠的工程

WhoHadNoFriends

Edgarwonderedwhyhedidn'sonwasas

alwaystaking,nevergiving,peoplesoongottiredofthat.

OnedayEdgartoldBill,"I'dliketogiveapartyonSaturday.I'dlikeyouto

comeandbringMartha,too."

"Thanks,'dbehappytocome."

"Perhapsyou'Marthasingwell

together.I'msureeveryonewillwantyoutosingforus."

"We''lltrytolearnafewnewsongsbetweennowand

tartpracticingthisevening."

"Good!Don'tforgettopractice'YouAreMySunshine'.That'stheoneI

outobesuretosingthatone."

askedanotherfriend,

Betty,tobringacake."Youmakethebestcakeintheworld,Betty,andIpreferto

eatyourcakethanhaveonefromthebakery."Edgarinvitedseveralotherfriends

otforgettoasksomethingfromeachoneofthem.

HeevenaskedJimandMaryJacksontolethimgivethepartyattheirhouse!

Theyagreedtolethim.

r，astheguestswereleavingtheysaid

"Thankyou"toBillandMarthaforthemusic，BettyMaryforthecake，the

r

theysaidsimply，"Thanksfortheinvitation."EveryoneknewthatwasallEdgar

managedtocontribute!

注释

l·Thereasonwasasalwaystaking，nevergiving原因是由于他总是索取而从

不给与

2·gettiredofthat对此(人们很快)都厌烦了。

3·abigsuccess很成功

4·contributionn.贡献

点评这位仁兄只知道"发挥"他人所长，占人便宜，自己一毛不拔.他怎么

还会有朋友呢?

odgeratWork

Therearemanypeoplewhosaytheyliketodoalittlepieceofwork

y,"Whycallsomebodyontothehouse,oraskalotofpeople

tohelpwhenyoucandothejobverywellalone."

heboughtapicture.

"Wedon'tneedamanforthis.I'llputthatpictureuponthewallinno

time."

his

sentoneoftheboystotellherwhatsizetobuy.

Thenheshouted.

"Nowyougoandgetmemyhammer,Will;andbringetheruler,Tom;and

Ishallwanttheladder,'tgoaway,Maria,becauseIshallwantyou

,Tom,handmethepicture."

WhenallwasreadyandTomhandedhimthepicture,hedroppedit,andit

dtosavetheglass,ran

roundtheroom,lyheremembereditwasin

rybodystartedlookingforhiscoatwhilehesat

andshouted.

“Doesn’tanybodyinthewholehouseknowwheremycoatis?”

Thehediscoveredthathewassisttingonit,andshoutedagain.

“Oh,neverfindanything,youfools.”

odgerstartedtoworkallover

againwiththewholefamilystandingroundreadytohelp.

……

Ataboutmidnight,odywasverytired

except,ofcourse,UnclePodger.

“Thereyouare!”hesaid,comingdownfromthechair.“Why,otherpeople

callinaspecialmantodoalittlethinglikethat!”

Notes:

lsomebodyintothehouse:这个why开始的句子并不是一个真正

的疑问句，而只是一种表示反对意见的强调方式，所以句尾不用问号。

me:soon,immediately

toftheframe:从框里掉出来。

4·withthewholefamilystandingroundreadytohelp;一家人站在周围，准备帮

忙。这是一个with+宾语+现在分词，表示伴随状况的独立结构。

5·Thereyouare!你们瞧，我说对了吧。

6，why感叹词，"嗨”

点评有些小事情自己动手做本来值得提倡，但因此反要许多人在一旁帮

手，这是否明智之举呢?

mptedMurder

Thewritersofmurderstoriesgotoagreatdealoftroubletokeepus

alfact,peopleoftenbehavemorestrangelyin

reallifethantheydoinstories.

Thefollowingadvertisementonceappearedinalocalnewspaper:"An

opportunitytoearn$...willingtotakechances

wantedforanout-of-the-ordinaryjobwhichcanbeperformedonlyonce."A

readerfoundthisofferverygenerousandappliedtotheadvertiser,butbeingabit

suspicious,terwards,ed

intheenvelopewasatypednoteinstructinghimtoringacertainnumberifhe

oandlearnedonthetelephonethattheadvertiser

wantedhim"togetridofsomebody"andwoulddiscussitmorefullywithhimthe

mantoldthepoliceandfromthenon"actedundertheir

instructions.

Thepolicesawthetwomenmetandwatchedthemastheydroveaway

artheadvertisercametothepointatonce:hetoldthemanhe

sonhegavewasthathewassufferingfrom

anincurablediseaseandwantedtoliveinawarmercountry，buthiswifeobjected

themansomemoney，theadvertisertoldhimtobuyagunand

warnedhimtobecarefulofthedogwhich，thoughitwouldnotbite，mightattract

gavehimaphotographofhiswifesothathewouldbeableto

recognizeher，Afterthat，theadvertisersuggestedthatthemanshould"dothe

job"ile，hewouldpreparehiswifebytellingherthata

youngmanwas，hemurder，theywouldmeetagainoutsidea

ondmeeting

nevertookplace，fortheadvertiserwasarrestedshortlyafterwardsandcharged

withattemptingtopersuadesomeonetomurderhiswife

注释

l·anattemptedmurder一桩未遂谋杀案

2·gotoagreatdealoftrouble不辞劳苦，特意

3·takechances冒险

4·wantedforanout-of-the-ordinaryjob不同寻常的工作

5·foundthisofferverygenerous发觉开出的价很高

6·abitsuspicious有点疑心

7·ringacertainnumber打某一电话号码

8·getridof摆脱，除掉

9·fromthenon从那时起

thepoint谈到正题

1l·anincurabledisease不治之症

12·objectedto反对

13·(be)chargedwith被指控(犯...罪)

点评世事千奇百怪下人心匝测。夫妻不能相互体谅，差点酿成血案;谋杀未

遂，但不幸的结局已令读者感叹。

tRing

assoexcitedthatshecould

ysheremovedthecottonsurroundingthesmall

objectinsidethebox,teredandsparkled-made

alivebythebrightsunlightpouringthroughthelargepicturewindow.

Nancyturnedtheobjectslowlyinherhands,firstthiswayandthenthat

ea

mondengagementringhadbeenfoundand

returnedtoher,justasthewomanonthephonehadpromised.

Fortwoweeks,Nancyhadalmostbecomeanervouswreckafterlosingthe

placedadsinthenewspapersandovertheradio,

,shehadalmostgivenuphope

whenthetelephonecallcame.

Akind,elderlyfemalevoiceinformedherthatshehadfoundthering

called,shesaid,toascertaintheexactaddress

nshe

hadaddedsweetly:

"There'yengagementringonce

whenIwasyoung，andsomekind，unknownpersonreturnedittomethenext

'monlypayingbackanolddebtofgratitude."

Nancyhadthankedthefinderprofuselylandaskedhername,buttheother

womanhadsaidthatitwasn'timportant.

Andnow，ppeditonceagain

onherfingerandbreathedahugesighofrelief.

注释

l，couldhardlycontainoneself几乎不能自制

2·picturewindow观景窗

3·asif仿佛，好像;后面跟的是比较状语从句。

4·alittlesquealofdelight高兴地轻轻一声尖叫

5·diamondengagementring钻石定婚戒指

6·anervouswreck一个神经极度受损的人，落魄者

7·ad广告(ad是advertisement的缩写.)

8·almost...when几乎就要……这时

g·wedgein嵌在……里，楔人

l0·insuredmail保价邮件

11·thank....profusely感激不尽，千恩万谢

12·breatheahugesighofrelief大大地松了一口气

点评贵重之物，失而复得，自然令失主喜出望外，感激涕拾者不留姓名，

不图回报，这在古今中外都被视为一种高美德而加以褒扬。

fectPearl

explainedthathewishedtobuyapearlforhiswife'cedidn't

matter,

examininganumberofbeautifulandexpensivepearls,hechoseanexquisite

blackonethatcost$5,forthegemincash,shookhandswiththe

jeweler,andleft.

Afewdayslaterthemanreturnedandsaidthathiswifehadlikedthepearl

obeexactlythesamesize

andquality,asshewantedapairofearringsmade."Canyoupossiblygivemeany

adviceonhowtogetholdofsuchapearl?"elerregretfully

replied,"Iwouldsayit'svirtuallyimpossibletofindanexactduplicateofthat

pearl."

Themillionaireinsistedthatthejeweleradvertiseinthenewspaper,and

offered$25,opleansweredthead,butnobody

enthejewelerhadgivenuphope,alittle

mazement，shepulledtheperfectpearlfrom

herpurse"Idon'tliketopartwith，"shesaidsadly."Iinheritedfrommymother，

andmymotherinheriteditfromhersButIreallyneedthemoney."

hecalledthemillionaire'lionaire，

howevernowheretobefound.

Why?

The"millionaire"

"duplicate"pearlthatshesold,thejewelerwasactuallythesameonethe

"millionairehadbought.

注释

l·didn'tmatter不要紧，没关系

2·anexquisiteblackone一颗精致的黑色珍珠;one用

来代替上文中的名词pearl。

3·pay...incash用现金支付

4·apairofearring一对耳环

5·giveanyadviceon就…提供任何建议

6·virtuallyadv.实际上，事实上

7·duplicaten.复制品，完全一样的东西

8·tohisamazement使他惊讶的是

9·inherit....from从……处继承

10·beforeshechangedhermind趁她没改变主意

11·nowheretobefound哪儿也找不到，无处寻觅

点评谁能料到这位衣冠楚楚的男人与那位老妇人居然是一对合伙的诈骗

犯。

ThingHappenedtoMe…

AfunnythinghappenedtomelastFriday.I'dgonetoLondontodosome

dtogetsomeChristmaspresents,andIneededtofindsome

booksformycourseatcollege(yousee.I'mastudent.).Icaughtaearlytrainto

London,allthenoiseandtraffic;andImadesomearrangementsforthatevening.

So,'treallyaffordtaxis,butwantedtogetthe

3:unatelythetaxigotstuckinatrafficjam,andbythetimeIgot

waitanhourforthenextone.I

boughtaneveningnewspaper,the"Standard",andwanderedovertothestation

timeofdayitwasnearlyempty,soIboughtacoffeeandapacket

ofbiscuits...chocolatebiscuits.I'ere

wnandbegan

senjoydoingcrosswordpuzzles.

asnothing

specialabouthim,helookedlikeatypicalcity

w,'tsayanythingandI

lyhereachedacrossthetable,openedmy

packetofbiscuits,tookone,dippeditintohiscoffeeandpoppeditintohismouth.

Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes!,Ididn't

wanttomakeafuss,

tookabiscuitmyselfandwentbacktomycrossword.

Whenthemantookasecondbiscuit,Ididn'tlookupandIdidn'tmakea

coupleofminutes,I

casuallyputoutmyhand,

uslyputthebiscuitinmymouth,anddecidedto

adytogetupandgowhenthemansuddenlypushedbackhischair,

eryrelievedanddecidedtowaittwo

hedmycoffee,foldedmynewspaper

re,onthetable,wheremynewspaperhadbeen,wasmy

packetofbiscuits.

注释

l·gotstuckinatrafficjam交通受阻

2·buffetn.(车站、火车内的)餐室;小卖部

3·acoffee一杯咖啡。英语中有些名词既能用作不可数名词又能用作可数

名词，但是含义不同。又如iron(铁),用iron(烙铁，熨斗)。

4·acoupleof几个，两三个，acoupleofminutes几分钟

5·crosswordn.纵横字谜

6·reachacross伸过来

7·popv.砰的一声，这是一个拟声词。

8·Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.我不能相信自己的眼睛

9·makeafuss小题大作，无事自扰

点评此君看见别人毫不客气地拿他买的东西吃，虽然气恼,但表面装出若

无其事的样子，以"息事宁人";幸喜他"宽宏大量"，未与人计较。因为事后才

发觉自己所买之物却原封未动，是自己白吃了人家的东西呢!怎不叫人哑然失

笑!

ockwork

ItwasaquarterafternineasMariehurriedintotheoffice

hadinchedalong

throughheavymorningtraffic,makingherafewminuteslateforher

olvedtostartouthalfanhourearlierthenextday.

Onceinsidethelobby,shehadtostandattheelevatorsandwait

severalminutesbeforeshecouldgetononegoingtothesixthfloor.

Whenshefinallyreachedtheofficemarked"KingEnterprises",she

tappedonthedooragain,sidethe

nextoffice,shecouldhearthesoundofvoices,sosheopenedthedoor

andwentin.

Althoughshewassureitwasthesameofficeshehadbeenintwo

,itlooked

,

ar

endoftheroom,somebodymusthavejusttoldagoodjoke,she

concluded,becausetherewasaloudburstoflaughterasshecamein.

Foramomentshehadthoughttheywerelaughingather.

Thenoneofthemenlookedathiswatch，andclappedhishandsand

ytheallwenttotheirdesksand，in

aidany

yshewentuptothemanwhowassittingat

thedesknearestthedoorandexplainedthatthiswashisfirstdayinthe

lookingupfromhisworkhetoldhertohaveaseatand

，rie

realizedthattheday'

hefoundoutthathelivedinConnecticutandcameinto

Manhattanonthesametrainevermorning，arrivingintheoffice

promptlyat9:35，sothathisstaffknewexactlywhentostartworking.

注释

l·inchalong缓慢向前移动

2·heavymorningtraffic早上拥挤的交通

3·very在此必用作形容词，它往往与物主代词及the,this等连用，以加强语

气。

4·resolvev.决心，决定

5·elevatorn.(美)电梯

6·enterprisen.企业，公司

7·tapv.轻敲

einterviewwith与某人见面,与某人会谈

vetoldagoodjoke一定是讲了个挺逗的笑话。mast此处必用作表

示揣测或推度.

10inamatterofseconds几秒钟功夫,片刻

11·Connecticutn.(美国)康涅狄格州

12·Manhattann.曼哈顿(美国纽约市中心)

点评天天准时来公司的金先生，想必认为他的雇员个个表现不错;倘若有

一天他提早一刻到来，他会见到办公室里是什么样一番情景?

yDuckling

Onceuponatime,otherlessand

lthoughtthathe

sadandlonely,becausenooneplayedwithhim.

Dayswentby,andtheducklinggrewup."I'llgoandlookforadventure,"

hesaidtohimself."I'msickofbeinglaughedathere."

Ashewentalong,hethoughtsadlyofhismisfortune"Whywasn'tIborn

beautiful?"hesaidtohimself.

toabiglakein

hisheaddowntothe

dhardlybelievehiseyesashesawinthewaterthereflectionofa

beautifulswan!

fullgrownswanwithwhite

feathernow!Asheswamonthelake,peoplealllookedathim."Whatabeautiful

swan!"criedeverybody.

Hewashappyatlast,forhewasadmiredinsteadofbeinglaughedat.

注释

l·ducklingn.小鸭子

2·wentby过去了

3·besickof对……厌倦，讨厌

4·reflectionn.倒影，(映在水里的)影像

5·insteadof而不是，代替

点评爱美之心人人皆有，动物也然。丑小鸭竟然变成了美丽的天鹅，确

实令人高兴，但是否每一个不幸者都如此幸运呢?

htingale

Onceuponatime,inthegardenoftheChineseEmperorthereliveda

daytheemperorwassomovedwhen

hadthebirdkeptina

beautifulcageinhispalaceandlistenedtohereveryday.

toybirdgavethe

asabletosingthreeandthirtytimeswithout

beingtired.

Withoutbeingnoticed,thelivingnightingalehadflownoutofthecage,

backtohergreenwoods.

Butoneevening,whenthetoybirdwassingingitsbest,somethinginside

ingofanynightingale

washeard.

Manyyearspassed,andtheEmperorfeltsosorrythathelayilland,itwas

said,edverymuchtohearthenightingale'ssongagain.

Allatoncetherecamethebeautifulsongofanightingalethroughthe

ebegan

toreturntotheEmperor.

"Thankyou，littlebird，"saidtheEmperor."Ididn'ttreatyouwellbefore，and

Irewardyou?"

"Youhavedonethatalready，"saidthenightingale."Ibroughttearstoyoureyes

thefirsttimeIsang;Ishallneverforgetthat."

htingaleoftencametositina

treeofthepalacegardenandsingsomethingtomaketheEmperorhappy.

注释

l·hadthebirdkeptinabeautifulcage叫人把鸟关在漂亮的笼子里;havesth

done意为"叫人做某事"。

2·beforelong不久

3·toynightingale玩具夜莺

4·outoforder出故障

5·allatonce=suddenly突然

6·rewardv.报答，奖赏

点评人造的东西可能有胜过天然物的地方，但它却没有天之物可令人起

死回生的情感。这恐怕才是两者的根本差别。

fulDog

TherearemanymountainsinWalesoftheUnitedKingdom,and

mes

wolvesattackedpeopleandkilledthem.

Morethansevenhundredyearsago,thePrinceofWaleshada

nwent

withthePrincewhenhewenthuntingintheforest.

his

ywasina

woodencradle,whichislikeasmallbed.

ThePrincewentawayandhuntedwildanimalsforseveralhours.

Whenhereturnedtohishome,hisdogheardhimcoming.

edhistailandjumped

uptoputhispawsonthePrince'ePrincesawbloodon

Gelert'sjawsandhead.

"Whathaveyoudone?"edintohishome

dlewaslyingonitssideonthe

thesweretornandtherewasbloodonthem.

"Soyouhavekilledmyson!"thePrincesaidangrily."You

unfaithfuldog.!"

Gelertwasdying,ePrince

heardababycalltothedog.

ThePrinceranoutofthehouseandsawhissonlyingontheground

mwasadeadwolf,whichhadtriedtostealthebaby

ePrinceknewthatGelerthaddefendedthe

babyandhadkilledthewolf.

was

andownhisfacewhenhe

ncecarriedthebodyof

his,

orningatdawn,hewalkedup

themountainsothathecouldstandbythedog'sgraveforafew

minutes.

IfyougotoMountSnowdoninWales,peoplewillshowyouwhere

ndspeopleofa

braveandfaithfuldog.

注释

ing去打猎

ngonitssideonthefloor翻倒在地上

dto设法

4·Nearhimwasadeadwolf…这是一个倒装句型,意为"在他身边躺着一只死

去的狼"。

5·Tearsrandownhisface...眼泪从他的脸上淌下来

6·atdawn在黎明

7·remindsbofsth使(某人)记起(某事)，提醒(某人)

点评一条忠诚的狗被主人误会而惨遭杀害，但等主人明白过来以后，后

悔已经晚了!

31·TheFoxandtheGrape

AFox，justatthetimeofthevintage,stoleintoavineyardwhere

theripesunnyGrapesweretrelliseduponhighinmosttemptingshow.

Hemademanyaspringandajumpafterthelusciousprize，but，failing

inallhisattempts，hemutteredasheretreated:"Well!Whatdoes

matted!TheGrapesaresour!"

注释

1·这则寓言故事和下面四篇均选自<>

2·justatthetimeofthevintage正当采收葡萄酿酒的时候

3·stoleintoavineyard偷偷溜进葡萄园

4·trelliseduponhigh用棚架往上撑高

5·mademanyaspringandajump作了许多次跳跃，manya=many

6·afterthelusciousprize以那令它垂涎的甘美珍品为目标

点评想要的葡萄因得不到，便说它是酸的!这是绝妙的自我解嘲方式。

eandtheTortoise

laughedandsaid,thathewouldrunagainstherandbeatheranyday

shewouldname."Comeon,"IsaidtheHare,"youshallsoonseewhat

myfeetaremadeof."Soitwasagreedthattheyshouldstartatonce.

TheTortoisewentoffjoggingalong,withoutamoment'sstopping,at

e,treatingthewholematterverylightly,

saidshewouldfirsttakealittlenap,andthatsheshouldsoonovertake

iletheTortoiseploddedon,andtheHare

oversleepingherself,arrivedatthegoal,onlytoseethattheTortoise

hadgotinbeforeher.

Application:Slowandsteadywinstherace.

注释

嘲笑

drunagainstherandbeatheranydayshewouldname任她说定哪一

天,他都会

oggingalong出发,一路慢吞吞地往前走4·athisusualsteadypace

以他惯常那种平稳的步子

5·plodon缓慢地往前走

6·oversleepherself睡过头，oversleep在此作及物动词用。这个词也

可用作不及物动词，如sorry，Iamlate-Ioversleep对不起，迟到了，我睡过

头了。

7·Slowandsteadywinstherace慢而稳赢了比赛。

点评优越的条件，有时反而成为使自己落后和失败的根源。这是一条很

普通的辩证法。

fandtheLamb

AsaWolfwaslappingattheheadofarunningbrook,hespieda

strayLambpaddling,atsomedistance,made

uphismindtoseizeher,hebethoughthimselfhowhemightjustifyhis

violence."Villain!"saidhe,runninguptoher,"Howdareyoumuddle

thewaterthatIamdrinking?""Indeed,"saidtheLambhumbly,"Ido

notseehowIcandisturbthewater,sinceitrunsfromyoutome,not

frommetoyou.""Bethatasitmay,"repliedtheWolf,"itwasbuta

yearagothatyoucalledmemanyillnames.""!"saidtheLamb,

trembling,"AyearagoIwasnotborn.""Well,"repliedtheWolf,"ifit

wasnotyou,itwasyourfather,andthatisallthesame;butitisnouse

tryingtoarguemeoutofmysupper."-andwithoutanotherwordhe

felluponthepoorhelplessLambandtorehertopieces.

yhavelittlechanceof

resistingtheinjusticeofthepowerfulwhoseonlyweaponsare

innocenceandreason.

注释

l·astraylamp一只迷途羔羊

2·paddlev.涉水，用脚玩水

ghtoneself想，考虑。bethought是动词bethink的过去形式。

4·muddlev.使混乱，使浑浊

5·callillnames咒骂，骂人

6·itisnouse没有用。这个句型后面通常跟-ing形式的短语。

7·torehertopieces将她撕得粉碎

tneverwantsaplea.专横残暴者根本不要别人申辩。

9·Whoseonlyweaponsareinnocenceandreason它们仅有的武器就是天真和

道理。这是一个定语从句，修饰前面的主语they。

点评欲加之罪，何患无辞。弱肉强食，何需理由!--样能定人罪名，"格杀勿

论"。

34·TheMilkmaid

Acountrymaidwaswalkingtothetowntosellsomemilk，which

entalong，shesaidto

herself，"Ihavealreadyfiftyeggsathome;withthemoneywhichIget

undredeggscannotfailto

ckenswillbereadyformarket

justwhenpoultryisdearest，

themoneyIwillgetmeanewgownandwhenIwearitatthefairthe

youngfellowswillwanttodancewithme，butIwillturnfromeach

withatossofthehead."Asshesaidthesewords，shecouldnothelp

givingherheadatoss，whendownfellpitcher,milk,eggs,poultry，

gown，sweethearts,otyourchickensbeforetheyare

hatched.

注释

l·pitchern.有柄的大水罐

2·poultryn·(集合词)家禽，鸡类

3·dearestdear的最高级，意为"最昂贵的"。

4·atossofthehead摇头

othelpgivingherheadatoss禁不住将头摇，couldnothelp后常跟动

名词，意为'禁不住，不禁"。

6·whendownfellpitcher...andall为了生动，这个句子用了倒装，正常词序应

是whenpitcher....在此意为"这时"。

7·Countnotyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.蛋尚未孵别数鸡，别太指

望未有把握之事。

点评谁人心中没有美妙的愿望和打算?但切莫想人非非，得意忘形，而应

脚踏实地，努力去使自己的美梦成真。

nandtheMouse

Itoncehappenedthatahungrylionwoketofindamousejust

htthetinycreature,andwasabouttomakea

mouthfulofhim,whenthelittlefellowlookedup,andbegantobegfor

hislife.

Inthemostpiteoustonesthemousesaid:"Ifyouwouldonlyspare

mylifenow,Olion,Iwouldbesuretorepayyou."

Thelionlaughedscornfullyatthis,butheliftedhispaw,andlet

hisbraveprisonergofree.

Itbefellthegreatlion,notlongafterwards,tobeinasevilacase

ashadbeenthehelplessmouse,anditcameaboutthathislifewastobe

savedbythekeepingofthepromisehehadridiculed.

Hewascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimwithstrongrope,

whiletheywentawaytofindmeansforkillinghim.

Hearinghisloudgroans,themousecamepromptlytohisrescue,

gnawedthegreatrope,andsettheroyalcaptivefree.

"Youlaughed,"hesaid,"attheideaofmybeingabletobeof

seeithas

cometopassthatyouareasgratefultomeasIwasoncetoyou."

Theweakhavetheirplaceintheworldastrulyasthestrong.

注释

l·wasaboutto即将，准备，正打算

2·inmostpiteoustone用极其可怜的声调

3·sparemylife饶我一命

4·laughscornfullyat对此轻蔑地一笑置之

5·itbefellthegreatlion...tobeinasevilacaseas...与……一样倒霉的情形降

临到大狮的头上。形式主语it代表后面的不定式短语tobein...

6·itcameaboutthat...在此it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that引导的

从句。comeabout是"发生"意思。

7·cametohisrescue来营救他

8·指遭擒被缚的兽中王狮子。

9·弱者在世界上也有一席之地，这和强者是同样的。

点评强者可称王称霸，横行一时，但也有"技不如人"的时候;这时弱者说

不定有克敌制胜的法宝、解除危难的"绝招"

ools'Day

AprilFools'DayisthefirstofApril(alsoknownasAllFools'

Day).Onthisdaypracticaljokesareplayed,suchassendingafriend

onafool'serrandordupinghimintodoingsorbelievingsomething

absurd.

Althoughthepracticesofthedayareofobscureorigin,theyare

thoughttohavearisenwiththecelebrationsofthevernal(spring)

lkloristsbelievethatthecustomofplayingsomeone

forafoolonthisdaywasbeguninFrancein1564withtheadoptionof

nwhoresistedchangingNewYear'sDay

fromApril1toJanuary1wasvictimizedbypranksters'onApril1and

becameknownaspoisond'avril(Aprilfish).

WidespreadobservanceofthedaybeganinEnglandinthe18th

land,thecustomofmakingAprilfoolsisknownas

huntingthegowk(cuckoo).InMexico,AllFools'Dayiscelebratedon

December28.

洼释

l·AprilFools'Day愚人节

2·practicaljokes.恶作剧,戏弄人的鬼把戏

3·onafool'serrand白白受累,无谓奔走

4·ing骗某人去做某事

5·ofobscureorigin来历不清楚

6·vernal(spring)equinox春分

7·prankstern.爱开玩笑的人

8·poissond'avril法语,字面意思是"四月的鱼"

点评不肯承认将元旦从四月一日改为一月一日，被人讥笑为像四月鱼一

样愚蠢;四月一日也就成了戏弄"愚人"的节日。

ine'sDay

Formorethan600yearspeoplehavebeensendingvalentinestothosethey

loveonValentine'sDay(sometimescalledSaintValentine'sDay).Itwasa

favoritesentimentalholidayinEngland,France,andlatertheUnitedStatesand

Canada.

ThebeginningsofValentine'notseemtobe

y

beginningofvalentinecelebrationsmighthavebeenanancientRomanfestival

calledtheLupercalia,thispaganfeast,young

endrewfromthe

urnbychancethenamesofyoungwomenwhowouldbetheirpartnersforthe

heRomansbecameChristians,thechurchmenwishedtogivethe

eforthecelebrationwasmovedaday

stheanniversaryofthedayamartyredRoman

priest@namedValentinewasmadeasaint.

注释

l·valentinen.在情人节寄给异性的卡片(书信、礼物)

ine'sDay情人节,又译作"圣挖伦丁节"

3·Lupercalia牧神节(古罗马节日,每年2月15日在牧神祭司主持下举行庆

祝仪式和宴会.)

4·paganadj异教的,非基督教的

5·urnn.坛，缸

6·bychance偶然地，碰巧

7·amartyredRomanpriest一名罗马殉道士

点评罗马人皈依天主教(基督教派)后，年轻情人欢闹的节日也要改前一

日，与殉道士瓦伦丁成为圣人同一天。情人过节也就"名正言顺"了，可有几

个情人想到殉道?他们宁可"殉清"!

eeWishes

Onceuponatime,revery

poor,ay,thewoodman

wouldsetoutearlyinthemorningtochopdowntrees.

Asthewoodmanwastravelingthroughtheforestoneday,hesawafineold

oaktree."Thatwillmakeplentyofplanks,"hethought,ashefeltthebladeofhis

bouttostrikethetreewiththeax,whenhe

heardsomeonecryingout:"Pleasedon'thurtthistree."

Thewoodmanlookedaroundhimandsawatinyfairy."Ifyoudonothurt

thistree,"shesaid,"Iwillgrantyouandyourwifethreewishes."

"Iwon'thurtthetree,"efairyvanished!

Thatevening,eelingveryhungryand

couldnotwaitforhissupper.

"Ismysupperready?"Thewoodmanaskedhiswife.

"Notforatlea...sttwohours,"oodmansatina

chairbythefire.

"IwishIhadabigsausagetoeatrightnow,"denly,

adelicioussausageappearedonthetablebeforehim!"Whyhasthatsausage

suddenlyappeared?"thewoodman'swifeasked.

wifewasvery

angry."Youhavewastedthefirstofourwishes,"shesaidcrossly."Iwishthat

sausagewereonyournose!"

Andwiththat,thesausagejumpedupandstuckfastonthewoodman'snose.

Hiswifecouldnotpullitoffandnorcouldhe,sotheonlythingtodowastowish

itonthetableagain,whichthewoodmandid.

Whatawasteofthreewishes!Theonlythingthewoodmanhadwasagood

supperofabigsausage.

Application:Goodluckisnogaintohimthathasnotthewittouseit.

注释

onatime从前(故事的开头用语)

el的过去式,在这儿是及物动词,意为"触摸,摸试".

airy一位极小的仙

had...我希望...此处表示愿望,用虚拟语气.

en.香肠,腊肠

6·stuckfast牢牢粘住;stuck的原形动词是stick,fast在这儿是副词。

7·Whatawasteof....这是一个感叹句,waste是"浪费，糟蹋"的意思。

点评好运对于不会利用它的人来说，有也等于无

icKettle

RightinthemiddleofJapan,highinthemountain,anoldmanlivedinhis

dedto

urprise,thekettlebecameastrangecreaturewhenit

nitchangedback

chantcameandwent

awaywiththekettle.

Atnight,tlebecamea

lynextmorning

isneighbors,after

hearingwhathehadseeninthenight,advisedhimtotravelinthecountryto

displayit.

performancesdrewbigaudiences,

hewasrichnow,hethoughtthatheowedsomeofhis

wealthtothemanfromwhomhehadboughtthekettle.

Onemorning,heputahundredgoldpiecesintothekettleand,hangingit

onhisarm,man

thankedthemerchant，sayingthatfewpeoplewouldhavebeensohonest.

hingwentwellwiththemtillthey

died.

注释

l·rightadv·正好，恰好

2·tohissurprise使他惊奇的是

3·runabout四处跑动

4·drewabigaudience吸引了一大批观众

5·owe...to归功于

点评这个商人生财有道，但他饮水思源，不忘自己曾受人之惠。正如老

人所说，很少有人会像他这样诚实。

s'sMother

Mencius,wholivedfrom372to289B.C.,isregardedasthegreatestsage

remanystoriesaboutthisgreat

sage.

Mencius'herdidallshecouldtomakeyoung

edthefamilythreetimesinorderthatherson

wouldbeinterestedinbooks.

enciuslikedto

watchhimworkandimitatehim.

cher

wasalearnedman,

youngMenciusbegantoimitatetheteacherandlikedtoreadbooks.

StillMenciuswasn'his

motherwasweavingcottonclothathome,whenshesawhersonstopreadinghis

lessons.

Shetookupaknifetocuttheclothontheloom–Shetoldhersonthatifhe

didn'tworkhardathislessons,hisfuturewouldbedestroyedlikethecloth.

ItissaidthatfromthenonMenciusburiedhimselfinbooksandlaterbecame

oneofthegreatestthinkersinthecountry.

Today，thestoryaboutthegoodmotheristoldandretoldthroughoutthe

country.

注释

l·Mencius(人名)孟子

2·B·C·=BeforeChrist公元前

3，isregardedas被认为

4·thegreatestsagenextonlytoConfucius仅次于孔子的最伟大的圣人

5·settledown定居,住下

6·aleanedman一个有(高深)学问的人

7·1oomn.织布机

8·buriedhimselfin埋头于

点评孟母三次迁居目的是为其子营造良好的学习环境，后来又用"断织"，

勉励儿子学习成材。

efandHisMother

Aschoolboystoleahorn-bookfromoneofhisschoolfellows,andbrought

dofchastisinghim,sheratherencouragedhiminthe

seoftimetheboy,nowgrownintoaman,begantostealthingsof

greatervalue,tillatlengthbeingcaughtintheveryact,hewasboundandledto

vinghismotherfollowingamongthecrowd,wailingand

beatingherbreast,hebeggedtheofficerstobeallowedtospeakonewordinher

equicklydrewnearandappliedhereartoherson'smouth,heseized

isshecriedoutlustily,

andthecrowdjoinedherinupbraidingtheunnaturalson,asifhisformerevil

wayshadnotbeenenough,butthathislastactmustbeadeedofimpietyagainst

eplied:"Itisshewhoisthecauseofmyruin,forifwhenI

stolemyschoolfellow'shorn-bookandbroughtittoher,shehadgivenmea

soundflogging,Ishouldneverhavesogrowninwickednessastocometothis

untimelyend."

herodandspoilthechild.

注释

1·horn-bookn·角贴书(纸页上印有文字，其上盖有透明角片的儿童

识字书籍)

2·chastisev·惩戒，惩罚

3·incourseoftime终有一天

4·atlength=atlast最后

5·caughtintheveryact当场被抓，very在这儿用来加强语气。

6·wasboundandledtoexecution被捆，被带上刑场。

7·wailingandbeatingherbreast一边痛哭一边捶打着胸，此现在分词短语表

伴随状况。

8·drawnear靠近，挨近，走进

9·seizedthelobeofittightlybetweenhisteeth他用牙齿紧紧地咬住(母亲

的)耳垂

10·lustilyadv·起劲地，拼命地

1l·upbraidv·责备，谴责

12·unnaturalson违背天理的儿子

13·adeedofimpietyagainst对……不孝的行为

14·Itisshewho...这是一个强调句。

15·givesb·asoundflogging把某人痛打一顿

16·cometothisuntimelyend过早就了此一生，死于非命。untimely

这儿指年纪轻轻就被判死刑的结局。

linthebud.将罪恶扼杀在萌芽状态。防患于未然。

18·Sparetherodandspoilthechild不打不成器.棍棒底下出孝子。不打不成

器。

点评"养不教，父之过。"儿子不学好，母亲一味包庇纵容，反害了自己的

孩子，行刑前儿子给母亲吃的小小苦头，纵令她醒悟，那已是悔之晚矣。

hermanandtheGoldFish

boatandgoestotheseaeveryday.

Onedayheisontheseainhisboat.

eFishermancatchesa

LittleGoldFish.

"Pleaseletmego,"saystheLittleGoldFish."Icangiveyouanythingyou

like."

"ay,"saystheFisherman."Idon'twanta

fishthatcantalk."

HeputstheLittleGoldFishintothewater,anditswimsaway.

sher

abouttheLittleGoldFishthatcantalk.

"WemustaskthisLittleGoldFishforsomething."saystheOldWoman.

"andask

theLittleGoldFishtogiveusaprettylittlecottage."

TheOldMandoesnotliketogo,

comestothesea,sdownandsays,

"OhFishoftheSea,

Comelistentome!

Mywifewantstoask

Afavorofthee."

TheLittleGoldFishswimsuptohim,andasks,"Whatdoesshewant?"

"Acottage,"saystheOldMan."Shesaysshedoesnotliketoliveinalittle

oldhut."

"Youcangohome,"saystheLittleGoldFish."Sheisinthecottagealready.

"

SotheOldMangoeshome,andthereishiswifeatthedoorofaprettylittle

cottage.

"Comein!Comein!"shesays."Isn'tthisabeautifulCottage?"

Thereisaprettysitting-roomandabedroom,andakitcheninthecottage,

andthereisalittlegardenbehindthecottage.

"Nowyouarehappy."saystheOldMan.

TheOldWomanishappyforsometime,andthenshesays,"Idon'tlikethis

LittleGoldFishtogiveusacastle."

"Idon'tliketoasktheLittleGoldFish,"saystheOldMan."TheLittleGold

'tthinkitcandothat."

"Oh,yes!"saystheOldWoman."TheLittleGoldFishcandoit."

methewaterisdarkblue.

TheOldManlooksdownandsays:

"OhFishoftheSea,

Comelistentome!

Mywifewantstoask

Afavourofthee."

"Whatdoesshewantnow?"askstheLittleGoldFish.

"Shedoesnotlikethecottage,"saystheOldMan."Shewantsabeautiful

castle."

"Gohome,"saystheLittleGoldFish."Sheisatthedoorofthecastle

already."

TheOldMangoesaway,andthereistheOldWomanatthedoorofa

beautifulcastle.

"Comein!Comein!"shesays."Isn'tthisabeautifulcastle?"

Theygointothecastle,andheseesmanyroomsandgoldchairsandtables.

Behindthecastlethereisagarden,andarounditthereisabeautifulpark."Now

youarehappy,"saystheOldMan.

ThenextmorningtheOldWomansays,"'GototheLittleGoldFish,andtell

ittomakemequeenofalltheland."

"Youcan'tbequeen,"saystheOldMan."TheLittleGoldFishmaybe

'tmakeyouqueen."

"Yes,theLittleGoldFishcandoit,"saystheOldWoman."Goandaskthe

LittleGoldFishtomakemequeenofalltheland."

looksdownandcries,

"OhFishoftheSea,

Comelistentome!

Mywifewantstoask

Afavorofthee."

"Whatdoesshewantnow?"askstheLittleGoldFish.

"Shedoesnotlikethebeautifulcastle,"saystheOldMan."Shewantstobe

queenofalltheland."

"Gohome,"saystheLittleGoldFish."Sheisqueenalready."

Womanissittinginachairofgold.

"Areyouqueennow?"askstheOldMan.

"Yes,"shesays."Iamqueen."

"Whatagoodthingitistobequeen!"saystheOldMan."Youarevery

happynow."

ThenextdaytheOldWomansaystotheOldMan,"GototheLittleGold

FishandtelltheFishtomakemequeenofthesea."

"TheLittleGoldFishcan'tmakeyouqueenofthe

sea,"saystheOldMan."Itmaybeangry."

"Yes,theLittleGoldFishcandoit,"saystheOldWoman.

TheOldWomanisangrywiththeOldMan,andatlastshegoesaway.

"Idon'tlikethis,"hesays,"theLittleGoldFishmaybeangry."

Whenhecomestothesea,thewaterisquiteblack,andtheOldManis

llhelooksdownandcries,

"OhFishoftheSea,

Comelistentome!

Mywifewantstoask

Afavorofthee."

"Whatdoesshewantnow?"askstheLittleGoldFish.

"Shewantstobequeenofthesea,"saystheOldMan.,

"Gohome,"saystheLittleGoldFish,"toyouroldhutagain."

SotheOldMangoeshome,andthereistheOldWomanatthedoorofthe

littleoldhut.

注释

dj.平静

on.汝,古英语you的宾格.

'tthisabeautifulCottage?=ThisisabeautifulCottage.这是一个形式

上为疑问句而实际上为陈述句的修辞疑问句。意为"多漂亮的农舍啊。"

4·oncemore再一次

5·darkblue深兰色

6·parkn·狩猎场

7·Whatagoodthingitistoqueen!做个皇后有多好啊!这是一个感叹句

型。

点评贪得无厌的老渔妇最终什么也没得到，只有守着破旧的小茅棚，重

新去过以前的苦日子。

d-heartedMermaid

idthatonce

ngestwasthemostbeautifulofthemall.

theywerebeautiful,theyhadnofeet,onlyafish'recalled

mermaid.

NothinggavetheyoungestPrincessgreaterpleasurethantohearaboutthe

ehergrandmothertellallsheknew

aboutshipsandtowns,peopleandanimals.

NowtheyoungestPrincesswasfifteen,andwasallowedtoriseupabove

mostinterestedinabigship.

TherewasayoungandhandsomePrinceonboardtheship.

Therewassuddenlyastormonthesea,ncewas

rtosavehimthemermaidstayedwiththePrinceand

sedtheunconsciousPrinceandthenswamtohide

mermaidsadlyreturnedtoherfather'spalaceunderthesea.

InordertowintheloveofthePrince,themermaidwantedtogetridofher

fish'ttotheSeaWitchfor

help.

"Itisveryfoolishofyou."saidthewitch."Itwillbringtroubleuponyou,

ebottleofmedicinewithyou,sitdown

lgetridofthetail,butitwillhurtasifasharp

swordwerecuttingthroughyou."

"I'mwillingtostandallthepain,"saidthemermaid.

"Butremember,"saidthewitch,"onceyouhavetakenhumanshape,you

onotwintheloveofthePrince,and

ifhemarriessomeoneelse,yourheartwillbreakandyouwillbecomefoamon

thesea."

"Iamwilling,"saidthemermaid.

"Butyouwillalsohavetopayme."saidthewitch."Youhavethemost

beautifulvoice,soImusthavethatinexchangeformymarriage."Themermaid

itchcutoutthetongueofthelittlemermaid,whocouldnot

speakfromthenon.

Thenextmorning,

ePrincesawher,she

ncefellinlovewith

erdressedbeautifully.

Thoughshecouldnotspeak,thePrincecouldseethatshewaskindandinlove

withhim.

Beforelong,lreason

wasthathisfatherwantedhimtoseetheKing'

course,hewasnotwilling,thinkingnoonewouldbeprettierthanthebelovedgirl,

themermaid.

Alas!ThePrincesswasverybeautifulandthePrincedecidedtomarryher.

mermaid'sheartseemedtobe

breaking.

Intheverynight,

hadsoldtheirbeautifulhairtotheSeaWitchforthesister'ndedthe

youngestsisterthewitch'thisway

mightshechangebackintoamermaidandreturntothepalaceunderthesea.

ButshelovedthePrincesomuchthatshecouldnotbringherselftokillhim.

ShedecidedtothrowawaytheknifeandwishforthePrince'shappylifewithhis

herselfturnedintofoamintheseawhendawncame.

注释

1·Alldaylong...整日

2·mermaidn·美人鱼

3·onboardtheship在船上

4·unconscious失去知觉的

5·wintheloveof赢得…的爱

6·standallthepain承受所有的痛苦

7·inexchangefor作为交换

lovewith爱上

9·alas天哪!这是一个感叹词。

点评美丽善良的美人鱼为了爱情承受了巨大的痛苦，当负心的王子离她

而去，娶国王女儿为妻时，她不仅没有照着姐姐们所劝说的去做，杀了王子，

而是放弃了生的机会，为王子的幸福祝福，自己却化成了大海里的泡沫。

ella

Therewasonceaveryrichgentlemanwhosewifedied,leavinghimone

ovedhiswifedearly,

resolvedtomarryagain,forhehopedthustofindamotherforhislittlegirl,and

secondwifewasproudandhaughty,andshehad

edher

husband'schild,becausehisdaughterwassosweetandgoodthatshemadeher

owndaughtersseemveryunpleasantanddisagreeable.

Sothiswickedstepmothermadethepoorlittlegirlliveandworkwiththe

tosleepinthegarret,onamiserablestrawbed,whileher

stepsistershadfinerooms,withhandsomecurtainsatthewindows,large

comfortablebeds,andlongmirrors,er

workwasdone,shesatinthekitchenamongthecinders,andsoshewascalled

Cinderella.

Ithappenedthattheking'ssongaveaball,andinvitedallpersonsof

tedthetwowickedsisters,butofcoursetheking's

tersbeganatoncetopreparefor

veningoftheball,Cinderellahadto

eyhaddepartedintheircarriage,

Cinderellasatdowninacorner,andbegantocry.

Justthenhergodmother,whowasafairy,appeared."Whatisthematter,

Cinderella?"sheasked.

"Iwish-Iwish,"sobbedpoorCinderella,andcouldnotsayanotherword.

"Youwishtogototheball,don'tyou?"saidthegodmother."Well,beagoodgirl,

andyoushallgo."ShethenorderedCinderellatobringapumpkinfromthe

mothertookoutalltheinsidesofthepumpkin,andleftonlythe

etoucheditwithherwand,andthepumpkininstantlybecameafine,

nlookedintothemousetrap,andsawsixlivelymiceinit.

ShetoldCinderellatoliftthedoorofthetrapverygently,andaseachmouse

cameout,tlytheybecamesixhandsomegray

nderellarantotherattrap,

godmotherchangedthelargestoftheseintoapositiontorideononeofthe

horses.

Next,of

hingwas

ready,then,exceptCinderella'rchildlookeddownatgodmothera

thousandtimes,alked,

hersistersreturned,andtoldherofthewonderfulprincesswhosenamenobody

tday,thetwosistersappearedagainattheball,andsodid

enjoyedherselfsomuchthatsheforgothergodmother's

frightenedwhenshecountedtwelvestrokesoftheclock,and

g'ssontriedtoovertakeher,

erhaste,

king'ssoncarefullypickeditup.

twasleftofherelegance

me,theprincetriedineverywaytofindoutthe

princess'sname,invain,fortheguardsatthe

g'ssonsatandlookedatthe

slipperwhiletheballlasted,forhehadfallendeeplyinlovewiththeunknown

andbeautifulprincess.

Afewdaysafterwards,peopleheardmessengersproclaiming,"Theking's

sonwillmarrytheladywhosefootexactlyfitstheglassslipper."Firstthe

messengerswenttoalltheprincesses,thentothelesserladiesofthecourt,but

eycametothehomeofCinderella,thetwosisterstried

ythatonesistercutoffherbigtoe,

andthattheothersistercutoffherheel,soeagerweretheytoweartheslipper,

butitwasallinvain.

yshesaid,"Pleaseletmetryonthe

slipper."

Thesisterssaid,"Thatisfoolish,"butthemessengerkneltdownbeforeher

sisters

wereamazed,buttheiramazementwasstillgreaterwhenCinderelladrewthe

otherslipperfromherpocket,andputiton,thismoment,thefairy

godmotherarrived,touchedCinderella'sclotheswithherwand,andthereshe

stood,moremagnificentlydressedthanever.

Thenthesisters,ofcourse,recognizedher,andtheythrewthemselvesather

feet,ellahelpedthemto

rise,kissedthem,sengersthenledCinderellatothe

prince,dingtook

placeinafewdays,andCinderellaafterwardsgavehersistersroomsinthepalace,

andhelpedthemineveryway.

注释

ella《灰姑娘》,这是一篇格林童话.

2·stepmother继母,下文中的stepsisters是指继母所生的女儿。

3·garretn.阁楼

4·Shesatinthekitchenamongthecinders，andsoshewascalledCinderella.因

为她干完活后常坐在厨房里与煤渣煤灰为伴，故称灰姑娘。

5·giveaball举行舞会

6·personsoffashion上流人士

7·godmothern·教母。基督教徒在其子女受洗礼时，在其亲戚或朋友

中邀请一男子为教父，一女子为教母，直至长大成人。

8·wandn·短杖，magicwand魔杖

9，lizardn·蜥蝎

10·onnoaccount决不

1l·refreshments(Pl·)点心，饮食

12·eatabite吃一口

13，madeadeepcurtsy深深地行了一个屈膝礼。屈膝礼是西洋妇女对长者

所行的礼。

14·athousandtimes一千次。形容多，这在修辞学上披称之为夸张法

(hyperbole)。

15triedineverywayto用尽种种办法来……

16·invain徒劳地

17·thelesserladiesofthecourt宫中级别较次的宫女

18·threwthemselvesatherfeet她们跪倒在她的面前

点评灰姑娘美丽又善良、宽厚，人们都希望她有此美好的结局;狠心的继

母及其妒忌心重的女儿虐待灰姑娘，天理难容，应遭恶报。

denofEdenandtheSerpent

Whenthefirstrainshadwateredtheearth,clay

breathedlifeintotheclay,andgave

ehimabeautiful

gardentolivein,calledtheGardenofEden,inwhichGodhadplantedflowers

dAdamthathecouldeatthefruitofevery

treeinthegardenexceptone,thetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevil."Eat

fromthattree,"GodsaidtoAdam,"andyouwillsurelydie."

Adamwascontentwithhislifeinthegarden,butGodsawthatofallthe

creatureshehadmade,utAdamintoadeep

sleep,andwhilehewassleeping,GodtookaribfromAdam'isrib

Godmakeawoman,whosenamewasEve,tobeawifeandacompanionto

Adam.

rewasonecreaturein

sthe

serpent,

theserpentfoundEvealoneinthegarden,andshewhisperedinherear,"You

l

understandeverything,andyouwillbothbelikegods."

Evebelievedtheserpent,kthefruitandate

it,andgaveittoAdam,lt

,theywereashamedoftheirnakedness,

sotheysewedfigleavestogethertocoverthemselvesup.

Thatevening,AdamandEveheardGodwalkinginthegarden,andtheyhid

themselvesamongthetrees."Whereareyou?"

Adamhadtocomeoutofhiding."Iheardyourvoice,"hesaidtoGod,"andIwas

afraidbecauseIwasnaked,soIhidmyself."

"Whotoldyouthatyouwerenaked?"Godaskedhim."Haveyoueatenthe

fruitoftheforbiddentree"?""Thewomanmademedoit,"Adamsaid.

"Whydidyoudoit?"GodaskedEve."Theserpentmademedoit,"she

replied.

turnedto

AdamandEve."Becauseyouhavedisobeyedme,"hesaid,"Iwillsendyouout

oftheGardenofEdenintothewilderness,

willgivebirthinpain,andmanwillhavetoworkhardtoraisecrops,untilhedies.

Imadeyououtofdust,andyouwillreturntodust."

SoAdamandEvehadtoleavethegardenwheretheyhadbeensohappy，and

Godsetanangeltoguarditwithaflamingswordsothattheycouldneverreturn.

注释

l·TheGardenofEdenandtheSerpent《伊甸园和蛇》(此蛇乃魔鬼撒旦变

成)。这篇和以下两篇故事TheTowerofBabel，TheFlood都选自<>

2·moldv·造形，捏

3·fruittreesofeverykind各种果树

4·goodandevil善与恶

5·becontentwith对……感到满意

6·ribn·肋骨

7·companionn·伴侣

8·maketrouble制造麻烦，制造事端

9·whisperinone'sear在某人耳边低语

10·comeoutofhiding从躲藏的地方走出来

1l·thefruitoftheforbiddentree禁果

12·Imadeyououtofdust，andyouwillreturntodust.我用尘土造了你们,你们

也将回归尘土。

13·setanangeltoguarditwithaflamingsword派天使拿着火焰的剑把守着

点评人类的祖先亚当和夏娃听信撒旦之言，偷吃禁果，人变得聪明了，

但被逐出伊甸园;撒旦被看成是罪魁，但其功过有谁来替他评说?

erofBabel

Therewasonceatimewheneveryonespokethesamelanguageand

edaysthepeopleoftheearthwandered

westwards,lookingforaplacetosettle.

WhentheycametoaplaininthelandofShinar,theysaid,"Howbeautiful

acitywouldlookhereintheplaceofthiswilderness!Insteadoftreesandgrass

buildagreatwallaroundthecity,to

makedomesthatgleaminthesun,andgardensandfountains

sinkwellsdeepintotheearthandbuildtowers

beginbybuildingatowerthatwillbesohighthat

itwillreachtoGodhimself."

AfterawhileGodcametolookattheircityandtheirtower,andwasvery

angry."Ifmencandothis,"hesaidtohimself,"thereisnothingtheywon'tbeable

onfusetheirspeech,andmakethemallspeakdifferentlanguages,so

thattheywon'tbeabletounderstandoneanother."

Suddenly,notonepersoncouldunderstandwhatanybodyelsewassaying.

workstopped，andthepeople

wentoffindifferentdirectionsandscatteredthemselvesoverthefaceoftheearth.

Thecity，whichwasleftunfinished，wasgiventhenameofBabel，because

itwastheplacewhereGodhadmadeababbleoutoftheinhabitants，speech.

注释

l·TheTowerofBabel巴别塔，又译作"通天塔"。

2·Therewasonceatimewhen…曾经有一个时期…(故事的开头用语)

3·domen·圆顶屋

4·sinkwells挖(掘)井

5·scatteredthemselvesoverthefaceoftheearth在大地的表面分散开去

6·babblen·听不清的语言

点评通天塔未建成，人类却被上帝惩罚:世上再也没有一种统一的语言，

大家各说各的语言，彼此不能沟通。当然，聪明的人类还是有办法利用翻译

来达到彼此了解，相互交流。

od

Yearspassed,andmanypeoplelivedontheearth,buttheyhadbecomevery

guedandfoughtandstoleandlied,andcheatedoneanotherso

badlythatGodbecamesorrythathehadmadepeoplewhowerecausingsuch

troubleandhedecidedhewoulddestroythemall.

ewasNoah,

oketoNoahandtoldhimwhathewasgoingtodo.

Hewouldsendsomuchrainthattherewouldbeagreatflood,anditwoulddrown

everythingontheearth.

WhenNoahheardthishewasveryfrightened,butGodsaid,"Don'tworry,

Noah,youareagoodman,andIwon'tdestroyyouoryourwife,oryoursons,or

mustdoexactlyasItellyou,sothatwhenthefloodcomes

youwillbesaved."

obemadeof

cypresswood,

cutandsawed,tthreedecks,cutalargedoorinone

sideandputawindowinthetop.

ThepeoplewholivednearbylaughedatNoahwhilehewasbuildingthe

ark."Whybuildaboathere-we'tbemad,"they

said.

"Thisbigarkisnotonlyforyou,"GodsaidtoNoah,"Iwantyoutogoout

andcollectamaleandafemaleofeverykindofanimalandbirdandreptile,and

ndgatherallthefoodyoucanfindfor

lneedenoughforalongvoyage."WhenNoah's

neighborssawNoahandhisfamilypilingstoresoffruitandgrain,leavesandhay,

insidetheark,handhisfamilypaidno

verykindofanimalandbirdand

reptileeatalotoffood,andverysoonitwouldbegintorain.

Whenallthestoreswereready,Noahandhiswifeandhissonsandhis

sons'llowedNoahintotheark,two

aseveryoneofthemwassafelyonboard,thefirstdropsofrain

startedtofall.

oonthearkbegantofloat,butthewaterrose

androse,untilitcoveredeventhemountaintopandeverylivingcreaturethatwas

edfor40daysand40nights,

andafterithadfinallystoppedraining,thefloodwaterswentoncoveringthe

wholeearthfor150days.

ThenGodthoughtofNoahandtheark,andhemadeastrongwindblow,

thearkcametorestonthetop

gantosendoutbirds,toseeiftheycouldfinddryland,

yonedayNoahsentoutadove,and

rtsofthe

ttimeNoahreleasedthedove,itdidnotcomeback

atall,whichshowedNoahthatitwasnowsafetoleavetheark.

SoNoahandhisfamily,andallthecreaturestheyhadtakenwiththem,

cameoutofthearkontodryland,andNoahbuiltanaltarandofferedasacrifice

ofthanks-givings".Godwaspleased,andheblessedNoahandhisfamilyandtold

themtohavemanychildrenandfilltheearthwithpeopleagain.

"Iwillmakeapromisetoyouandallyourchildren,"Godsaid."Iwillnever

utarainbowineveryraincloud,

andwheneveryouseeityoucanremembermypromise,whichwilllastforever."

注释

那亚(人名);Noah'sark那亚方舟

emadeofcypresswood准备柏木料制成

3·coatedwithtar抹上沥青,在这儿是动词,意为"涂上".

4·inthetop在顶上方

s·reptilen.爬行动物,爬虫

6，storesn.储存,储备

7·perchv.栖息

8·olivetwig橄榄枝

9·altarn.祭坛

-giving感恩

点评人们争吵打斗，说谎偷盗，惹怒了上帝;幸亏有个好人挪亚，人类和世

上的各种动物才免遭灭绝。

veryfondofhavingthe

shespokerudelytothegreatJuno,whosaidthatforthis

offenseEchoshouldneverusehervoiceagain,unlesstorepeatwhatshehadjust

heard,butsinceshewassoveryfondoflastwords,shemightrepeatthelast

wordsofothers.

s

verymuchashamedandhidherselfintheforest.

Narcissus,ayoungmanwhohadhairasyellowasgoldandeyesasblueas

thesky,-averyrarethinginGreece,wheremostpeoplewereverydark,-usedto

aspeepingoutshylyfrom

tensawNarcissus,andsheadmired

himverymuch.

OnedayNarcissusbecameseparatedfromhisfriends,andhearing

somethingrustleamongtheleaves,hecalledout,"Who'shere?"

"Here,"answeredEcho.

"!"saidNarcissus."Iamcome，"saidEcho;and，asshe

spoke，shecameoutfromamongthetrees.

WhenNarcissussawastranger，insteadofoneofhisfriendsashehad

expected，helookedsurprisedandwalkedquicklyaway.

Afterthis，Echonevercameoutandneverallowedherselftobeseenagain，

andintimeshefadedawaytillshebecameavoice.

Thisvoicewasheardformany，manyyearsinforestsandamongmountains，

rsolitarywalks，mesit

mockedthebarkingoftheirdogs;

alwayshadaweirdandmournfulsound，andseemedtomakelonelyplacesmore

lonelystill.

注释

1·此篇Echo和以下两则故事都选自希腊和罗马神话故事。

2·nymphn·(希神)居于山林水泽的仙女

3·Juno朱诺主神朱庇特的妻子，天后，司婚姻的女神。

4·forthisoffense因为这冒犯

5·unlesstorepeat=unlesssheusedhervoicetorepeat除非她用她的声音重加

覆诵

6·Narcissus那喀索斯(希腊神活里一个爱上自己水中倒影以致淹死而变为水

仙的美少年.)(见下则故事)

7·Iamcome=Ihavecome实际上是重复那喀索斯说的最后三个词。

8，intheirsolitarywalks在他们单独行走时

andmournfulsound一个古怪而悲哀的声音

10·makelonelyplacesmorelonelystill使孤寂的地方更为孤寂

点评厄科(回音)的遭遇确实可怜，令人同情;但我们更要感谢她，因为当

我们身在荒僻孤寂的地方时，还有她的话音陪伴着我们呢!

sus

Narcissushadatwinsisterwhomhelovedbetterthananyoneelseinthe

susmissed

hersomuchthathewishedhemightdietoo.

Oneday,ashesatonthegroundbyasprings,lookingabsentlyintowater

andthinkingofhislostsister,hesawafacelikehers,

seemedasifhissisterhadbecomeawater-nymphandwereactuallythereinthe

spring,butshewouldnotspeaktohim.

OfcoursethefaceNarcissussawwasreallythereflectionofhisownface

inthewater,edaystherewerenoclearmirrors

likeours,andtheideaofone'sappearancethatcouldbegotfromapolishedbrass

shield,forinstance,issusleanedoverthewaterand

lookedatthebeautifulfacesolikehissister's,andwonderedwhatitwasand

whetherheshouldeverseehissisteragain.

Afterthis,hecamebacktothespringdayafterdayandlookedattheface

hesawthere,andmournedforhissisteruntil,atlast,thegodsfeltsorryforhim

andchangedhimintoaflower.

flowersofthisfamily，whenthey

growbythesideofapondorastream，stillbendtheirbeautifulheadsandlook

atthereflectionoftheirownfacesinthewater."

注释

l·twinadj.孪生的

z·springn·泉

3·thefaceNarcissussaw=thefacewhichNarcissussaw

4·likeours=likeourmirrors

5·polishedbrassshield经过磨光的铜制盾牌

6·dayafterday一日又一日

7·narcissusn·水仙花

8·alltheflowersofthisfamily所有这一科的花

点评这个哀伤的故事确是美丽的水仙花的形象而真实的写照。

ublesCameintotheWorld

Averylongtimeago,intheGoldenAge,

wasalwaysspring;eredwithflowers,andonlygentlewinds

blewtosettheflowersdancing.

livedonmountainstrawberries,which

werealwaystobehadforthegathering,andonwildgrapes,blackberries,and

sweetacorns,flowedwithmilk

andnectar-Eventhebeesdidnotneedtolayuphoney,foritfellintinydrops

asabundanceeverywhere.

Inallthewholeworld,therewasnotasword,noranyweaponbymeansof

adeverheardofanysuchthing.

Alltheironandthegoldwereburieddeepunderground.

Besides,peoplewereneverill;theyhadnotroublesofanykind;andnever

grewold.

Thetwobrothers,PrometheusandEpimetheus,livedinthosewonderful

tealingthefireforman,Prometheus,knowingthatJupiterwouldbe

angry,decidedtogoawayforatimeonadistantjourney;butbeforehewent,he

warnedEpimetheusnottoreceiveanygiftsfromthegods.

Oneday,ycameto

thecottageofEpimetheus,leadingbythehandabeautifulyoungwoman,whose

awreathofpartlyopenedrosebudsonherhead,a

numberofdelicategoldchainstwistedlightlyaroundherneck,andworeafilmy

ypresentedherto

Epimetheus,sayingthegodshadsentthisgiftthathemightnotbelonesome.

PandorahadsuchalovelyfacethatEpimetheuscouldnothelpbelieving

idnoheedtothewarning

ofPrometheus,buttookPandoraintohiscottage,andfoundthatthedayspassed

muchmorequicklyandpleasantlywhenshewaswithhim.

Soon,saheavybox,which

thesatyrsbroughttothecottage,withdirectionsthatitwasnottobeopened.

Epimetheusletitstandinacornerofhiscottage;forbythistimehehadbegunto

thinkthatthecautionofPrometheusaboutreceivinggiftsfromthegodswas

altogetherunnecessary.

Often,Epimetheuswasawayallday,huntingorfishingorgatheringgrapes

days,Pandorahad

her

resultwassimilartowhatwouldhavehappenedhadsheliftedthecoverofa

hedagreatswarmoflittlewingedcreatures,andbeforePandora

knewwhathadhappened,ppedthelidandranoutofthe

heus,whowasjustcominginatthedoor,waswell

stung,too.

ThelittlewingedcreaturesthatPandorahadletoutoftheboxwere

Troubles,onflewaboutand

spreadthemselveseverywhere,pinchingandstingingwhenevertheygotthe

chance.

Afterthis,peoplebegantohaveheadaches,rheumatism,andotherillness;

andinsteadofbeingalwayskindandpleasanttooneanother,astheyhadbeen

beforetheTroubleswereletoutofthebox,theybecameunfriendlyand

gantogrowold,too.

shyounggrassesthathad

clothedallthehillsides,andthegay-coloredflowersthathadgivenEpimetheus

andPandorasomuchpleasure,werescorchedbyhotsummersuns,andbittenby

,itwasasadthingfortheworld,whenallthosewicked

littleTroubleswereletloose!

AlltheTroublesescapedfromthebox,butwhenPandoraletthelidfallso

hastily,sheshutinonelittlewingedcreature,akindofgoodfairywhosename

asshewas

free,sheflewaboutintheworld,undoingalltheevilthattheTroubleshaddone,

thatis,

matterwhatevilthinghadhappenedtopoormortals,shealwaysfoundsomeway

nedachingheadswithhergossamerwings;shebrought

backthecolortopalecheeks;and,bestofall,shewhisperedtothosewhowere

growingoldthattheyshouldonedaybeyoungagain.

SothisisthewaythatTroublescameintotheworld,butwemustnotforget

thatHopecamewiththem.

注释

以...为生,以...为食物

n.甘露

=putby

drops小滴小滴地

heus普罗米修斯因盗天火救助人类而惹怒了朱庇特,被绑在高加索

山脉上,让老鹰啄其肝脏,后因功获救

6Epimetheus普罗米修斯之弟未呀其兄忠告，接受神的赠物，致使灾祸散

布人间。

7·Jupiter朱庇特天上众神之王

y墨丘利众神的信使，掌管商业、工艺、道路等的神。

a潘多拉火神用黏土做成的地上的第一个女人。朱庇特为惩罚

普罗米修斯偷取天上火种，特遣潘多拉为其弟之妻，并赠盒一只，潘多拉人

自将其打开，各种灾祸就灰盒内飞出，最后只留下"希望"在其中。

10·awreathofpartlyopenedrosebuds一顶含苞待放的玫瑰花冠

11·afilmyveil薄纱

12·paynoheedto=paynoattentionto不注意，未加注意·

13·satyr森林之神长着马耳马尾或山羊角山羊尾，半大半兽之神。

14·hadsheliftedthecoverofabeehive这是一个用厨装表示的条件句，=if

shehadlifted.

15·Outrushedagreatswarmoflittlewingedcreatures这L是一个倒装句

16·waswellstung被狼狠地蛰了一下。动词stung的原形为sting。

17·clothev·使披上，覆盖上

18·mortaln·凡人

19·gossameradj·轻而薄的

20·虽然灾祸这样来到了世上，但我们不可忘了，随之而来的还有希望。