現(xiàn)在給孩子們英語啟蒙的方式越來越多了，家長們有給孩子聽英文兒歌的、有讓孩子看英語繪本的、當(dāng)然也有讓孩子聽英語小故事的等等等，只要對孩子的英語學(xué)習(xí)有所幫助，家長們都會去試試，其實有時候讓孩子看看一些比較有意義的英語寓言短篇小故事也挺有意思的，可以從里面學(xué)到很多的哲理知識，對孩子的人生還是有極大的幫助的，給大家推薦幾個經(jīng)典的適合兒童閱讀的英語短篇小故事，給孩子收藏起來吧！

　　短篇英語故事：A?Good?Boy(好孩子)

　　A?Good?Boy

　　Little?Robert?asked?his?mother?for?two?cents."What?did?you?do?with?the?money?I?gave?you?yesterday?"

　　"I?gave?it?to?a?poor?old?woman,"he?answered.

　　"You're?a?good?boy,"said?the?mother?proudly."Here?are?two?cents?more.But?why?are?you?so?interested?in?the?old?woman?"

　　"She?is?the?one?who?sells?the?candy."

　　好孩子

　　小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。

　　“昨天給你的錢干什么了？”

　　“我給了一個可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。“你真是個好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說?！霸俳o你兩分錢?？赡銥槭裁磳δ俏焕咸敲锤信d趣呢？”

　　“她是個賣糖果的?！?

　　短篇英語故事：城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠

　　The?City?Mouse?and?the?Country?Mouse

　　Once?there?were?two?mice.They?were?friends.One?mouse?lived?in?the?country;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?house?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?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?they?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?be?rich?and?afraid."

　　【參考譯文】

　　城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠

　　從前，有兩只老鼠，它們是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在鄉(xiāng)村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它說：“你一定要來我鄉(xiāng)下的家看看?！庇谑牵抢锢鲜缶腿チ?。鄉(xiāng)下老鼠領(lǐng)著它到了一塊田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城里老鼠。城里老鼠說：“這東西不好吃，你的家也不好，你為什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你應(yīng)該搬到城里去住，你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子，還會吃上美味佳肴，你應(yīng)該到我城里的家看看?！?

　　鄉(xiāng)下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的東西也為他們擺好了?？墒钦?dāng)他們要開始吃的時候，聽見很大的一陣響聲，城里的老鼠叫喊起來：“快跑！快跑！貓來了！”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來。

　　過了一會兒，他們出來了。當(dāng)他們出來時，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里，我喜歡住在田野我的洞里。因為這樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在，比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說，要好些。”

　　短篇英語故事：不同的國家有不同的英語

　　Different?Countries?Have?Different?Kinds?of?Englishes

　　不同的國家有不同的英語

　　Voyages?of?people?from?England?play?an?important?part?in?spreading?the?English?language.At?present,English?is?frequently?spoken?as?an?official?or?common?language?in?many?countries,such?as?America,Singapore,Malaysia?and?some?African?countries.All?based?on?British?English,the?English?spoken?in?these?countries?can?be?well?understood?by?native?English?speakers.But?actually,these?Englishes?have?been?gradually?changing?in?accents,spellings,s?and?the?usage?of?vocabulary.

　　Because?of?this?fact,you?can?make?use?of?the?differences?to?tell?which?country?the?foreigners?of?your?block?are?from.For?example,if?a?boss?fluently?commands?his?driver,“Come?up?straight?to?my?apartment?by?elevator?and?take?some?gas?for?my?trucks?and?cabs”,instead?of?requesting,“Please?come?to?my?flat?by?lift?and?take?some?petrol?for?my?lorries?and?taxis”,you?can?recognize?his?American?identity,while?the?latter?suggests?that?he?is?British.

　　英國人的航海在英語的傳播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英語在許多國家被作為官方語言或通用語言頻繁地使用，例如美國、新加波、馬來西亞和一些非洲的國家。這些國家的英語都以英式英語為基礎(chǔ)，能很好地為以英語為本族語的人所理解。但是實際上，這些英語在口音、拼寫、表達(dá)和詞匯的使用方面都在逐漸變化。

　　因為這一情況的存在，你就可以利用這些英語之間的區(qū)別說出你們街區(qū)的外國人是哪個國家來的了。例如，如果有個老板流利地命令他的司機：“Come?up?straight?to?my?apartment?by?elevator?and?take?some?gas?for?my?trucks?and?cabs（直接搭電梯到我公寓上來拿卡車和出租車的汽油）”，而不是要求說，“Please?come?to?my?flat?by?lift?and?take?some?petrol?for?my?lorries?and?taxis（請直接搭電梯到我公寓上來拿卡車和出租車的汽油）”，你就可以輕易地辨認(rèn)出他的美國人身份，而后者卻暗示著那是一位英國人。（請注意：聽力錄音里第二段兩個“電梯”的單詞跟原文不一致，原文是對的，錄音弄錯了，elevator才是美式說法而lift是英式說法。)

　　短篇英語故事：A?Hard?Trip(一次辛苦的旅行)

　　A?Hard?Trip

　　My?sister?was?fond?of?traveling.Ever?since?graduating,she?had?been?determined?to?organize?a?trip?to?an?old?temple.Since?transporting?fare?was?expensive,she?decided?to?use?a?bicycle?to?cycle?there?not?caring?about?the?disadvantages.Her?stubborn?attitude?was?always?her?shortcoming.Once?she?made?up?her?mind?to?do?something,no?one?could?persuade?her?to?change?her?mind.Finally,we?gave?in?as?usual?though?we?preferred?to?take?a?train.After?we?prepared?everything,including?the?schedule,reliable?weather?forecast?and?the?insurance,we?began?our?trip.

　　Our?journey?was?along?a?river?flowing?from?a?high?altitude.Our?pace?was?slow?because?the?river?frequently?had?many?sharp?bends?through?deep?valleys,where?the?water?seemed?to?boil.Just?as?I?recorded?in?my?journal,it?was?really?a?hard?journey.But?we?also?enjoyed?great?views.One?night,I?put?my?head?on?my?pillow--a?parcel?of?wool?coats,and?lay?beneath?the?stars.When?the?flame?in?front?of?our?cave?went?out?at?midnight,I?found?the?sky?so?beautiful!

　　【參考譯文】

　　一次辛苦的旅行

　　我的妹妹很喜歡旅行。自從畢業(yè)以來，她就下定決心要組織一次往一座古廟的旅行。因為交通費用昂貴，她決定騎自行車去，毫不擔(dān)心其中的不利情況。頑固的態(tài)度一直都是她的缺點，一旦她下定決心要做的事，就沒有人能說服她改變主意。最后，我們像往常一樣讓步，盡管我們更喜歡乘火車去。我們準(zhǔn)備好了所有東西，包括時間表、可靠的天氣預(yù)報，還有保險，就開始了旅程。

　　我們的旅程沿著一條從高海拔處流下來的河流前行。但我們的步伐很慢，因為當(dāng)流經(jīng)深深的峽谷時，這條河流急轉(zhuǎn)彎很多，急湍的河水都似乎沸騰起來。正如我在旅行日志里記錄的那樣，這真是一次艱苦的旅行。但是我們也欣賞到了美麗的景色。一天晚上，我把頭枕在一包羊毛衣服做的枕頭上，躺在星空下，當(dāng)巖洞前的火焰在午夜熄滅時，我發(fā)現(xiàn)夜空是如此的美麗！

　　短篇英語故事：A?Horrible?Earthquake(可怕的地震)

　　A?Horrible?Earthquake

　　Dirty?water?rose?in?wells?and?canals?before?the?earthquake.But?no?one?judged?that?an?earthquake?was?coming.Suddenly,everything?shook.It?seemed?as?if?the?world?was?at?an?end.Millions?of?brick?houses?and?a?number?of?dams?were?destroyed.Railway?tracks?became?www.52article.com?useless?bars.Pipes?in?mines?burst?and?let?out?smelly?steam.Huge?cracks?trapped?cyclists?everywhere.

　　The?next?day,this?event?was?the?headline?or?main?title?of?all?newspapers.With?the?reporters?giving?an?outline?of?the?disaster,the?whole?nation?was?shocked?by?the?damage?and?the?victim’s?extreme?suffering.People?were?moved?when?they?read?that?the?survivors?comforted?each?other?by?saying“Congratulations!You?survived!”.So?they?not?only?expressed?their?sympathy?sincerely,but?also?organized?together?to?help?the?victims?right?away.The?injured?were?rescued?and?the?dead?were?buried.The?frightened?survivors?were?dug?out?from?under?the?ruins?and?were?offered?shelter,fresh?water?and?electricity.Thanks?to?people’s?help,the?loss?was?minimized.

　　【參考譯文】

　　可怕的地震

　　地震前，水井和運河里的污水都漲涌起來。但是卻沒人判斷出地震即將來臨。霎那間，一切都在搖晃，似乎整個世界就要結(jié)束。數(shù)以百萬的磚房和許多水壩遭到破壞；鐵路軌道都變成無用的鐵條；煤礦管道紛紛爆裂，發(fā)出有臭味的蒸汽；到處都有騎車的人被巨大的裂縫陷住。

　　第二天，所有報紙都紛紛以大字標(biāo)題或主要標(biāo)題報道了這一事件。記者們描述了災(zāi)難的大概情況，全國都被地震的破壞和災(zāi)民們極度的苦難所震驚。當(dāng)人們讀到幸存者以“恭喜啊，你還活著?！眮砘ハ喟参繒r，都被感動了。人們不僅衷心地表達(dá)了他們的同情，而且還立刻組織起來幫助災(zāi)民。傷員被救助了，死者被埋葬了，嚇壞的幸存者被從廢墟中挖出來了，棲身處、凈水和電力也很快得到提供。多虧了人們的幫助，災(zāi)區(qū)的損失被減到了最小。

　　短篇英語故事：The?Great?President(偉大的總統(tǒng))

　　The?Great?President

　　As?the?founder?of?the?republic,the?president?had?many?good?qualities.Before?coming?to?power,he?was?a?generous?lawyer.He?was?willing?to?selflessly?help?everyone?who?turned?to?him.He?accepted?no?fee?to?offer?legal?guidance?and?opinions?to?those?who?were?out?of?work?or?uneducated.Later,believing?all?mankind?to?be?equal,he?devoted?himself?to?stopping?the?unfair?anti-black?laws.He?set?up?the?Black?Youth?League?and?was?voted?to?be?the?leader.However,though?he?kept?peaceful?principles?without?violence?and?terror,his?mean?enemies?still?blew?up?his?house?and?attacked?his?relatives,and?he?himself?couldn’t?escape?being?sentenced?to?30?years?in?prison.

　　Not?fearing?of?the?prison?guards’cruelty,he?kept?active?and?begged?no?mercy?from?them.As?a?matter?of?fact,he?was?always?hopeful?and?never?lost?heart?during?the?stage?even?though?he?was?in?trouble.

　　Finally,people?rewarded?him?with?the?leader’s?position?and?a?gold?blanket.

　　偉大的總統(tǒng)

　　作為共和國的創(chuàng)始人，這位總統(tǒng)具備許多的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)。還在掌權(quán)之前，他就是一位慷慨的律師。他愿意無私地幫助那些向他求助的人。他免費為失業(yè)的，或沒有受過教育的人提供法律指導(dǎo)和意見。后來，因為相信所有人類都是生來平等，他全身心投入到廢除不平等的反黑人法律工作中。他建立了黑人青年團(tuán)并被選為領(lǐng)袖。然而，盡管他堅持沒有暴力、沒有恐怖的和平原則，卑鄙的敵人還是炸毀了他的家、襲擊了他的親屬，他自己也無法逃脫被判30年徒刑的遭遇。

　　在獄中，他毫不畏懼獄警的殘酷，始終保持積極的態(tài)度，不向他們乞求憐憫。實際上，他在任何一個困境時期都充滿著希望，從未灰心。

　　最后，人們以領(lǐng)袖的職位和一塊金毯子回報了他的貢獻(xiàn)。