1.20篇英语小短文,带翻译
1.金鱼 Goldfish Stan: I won 92 *: Where are you going to keep them?Stan: In the bathroom 。
Fred: But what will you do when you want to take a bath?Stan: Blindfold them！斯丹：我赢了 92 条金鱼。弗雷德：你想在哪儿养它们？斯丹：浴室。
弗雷德：但是你想洗澡时怎么办？斯丹：蒙住它们的眼睛！* Father Was the Stronger Will and Bill were quarrelling about whose father was the stronger. Will said, “Well, you know the Pacific Ocean ? My father’s the one who dug the hole for it.” Bill wasn’t impressed, “Well, that’s nothing. You know the Dead Sea ? My father’s the one who killed it！” 威尔和比尔在为谁的父亲更强壮而争吵。威尔说： “ 喏，你知道太平洋吗？就是我爸爸为它挖的洞。
” 比尔不屑一顾： “ 噢，那没什么。你知道死海吗？那是我爸爸杀死的。
”3.I Need Your Football George knocked on the door of his friend’s house. When his friend’s mother answered he asked, “can Albert come out to play? ” “ No,” said the mother, “it’s too cold. ” “ Well, then, ” said George, “ can his football come out to play ？ ” 乔冶敲着他朋友家的门。当朋友的妈妈来应门时，他问：“阿尔伯特可以出来玩吗？ ” “ 不行， ” 那位妈妈说， “ 天气太冷了。
” “ 噢，那么， ” 乔冶， “ 他的足球可以出来玩吗？ ”* the Bill to My Father Doctor： 〃I can do nothing for your complaint. It is hereditary.〃 Patient： 〃then send the bill to my father,please.〃 医生：“对你的抱怨我无能为力。那是遗传病。”
病人：“那请你把账单给我父亲吧。”5.我在谈一笔很大的生意 A young business man had just started his business, and rented a beautiful office. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and pretended that he had a big deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments. 一个年轻人刚开始做生意，租了一间漂亮的办公室。
坐在办公室，他看见一个人从外面走进办公室。装着很忙的样子，他拿起话筒，假装正在跟人谈一笔很大的生意。
他从嘴里说出的，都是数目很大的数字，还有口气很大的许诺。 Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor. “Can I help you?” The man said, “Sure. I’ve come to install the phone.” 最后，他挂上电话，问来访者：“您有什么事吗？”来访者说：“哦，我是来装电话的。”
6. whats puberty（青春期） One evening, in the midst of dinner preparation, our 10yearold daughter asked, “Mommy, what’s puberty?” My wife was rushed at the moment, so she suggested that Peggy look up the word in the dictionary, after which they could talk about it. A few minutes later, Peggy returned. Her mother asked what the dictionary had said. “Puberty means,” announced Peggy, “the earliest age at which a girl is able to bear children.” “What do you think of that?” my wife asked. “I’m not sure,” Peggy relied. “I’ve always been able to bear children. It’s adults I can’t bear.”. 青春期 一天晚上，在准备晚饭的时候，我们十岁的女儿问：“妈妈，什么是青春期？”我的妻子此时正忙得不亦乐乎，所以她建议佩吉到字典上查这个词，然后她们可以再讨论它。 几分钟以后，佩吉回来了。
她妈妈问字典上怎么说。 “青春期的意思是，”佩吉宣布：“一个女孩能忍受孩子的最早年龄。”
“你怎么想呢？”我妻子问。 “我不知道，”佩吉回答。
“我总能忍受孩子。让我忍受不了的是大人。
Note: bear children： 生孩子。bear 一词也可作“忍受”讲。
* Swimmer The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast. Johnny laughed. “Do you doubt that a good swimmer could do that?” asked the teacher. “No, sir,” answered Johnny, “but I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were.” 游泳者 老师给同学们讲了一个小故事，说有一个人早饭前要在河里游泳，横渡三趟。 约翰尼笑了。
老师问道：“你不相信一个游泳很好的人可以做到么？” 约翰尼回答说：“不是的，先生，我是不明白他为什么不游四次，好回到他放衣服的那边。”8.谁签署了独立宣言 A Kentucky teacher was quizzing her students. “Johnny, who signed the Declaration of Independence?” He said, “Damn if I know.” She was a little put out（激怒） by his swearing, so she told him to go home and to bring his father with him when he came back. Next day, the father came with his son, sat in the back of the room to observe. She started back in on her quiz and finally got back to the boy. “Now, Johnny, I’ll ask you again. Who signed the Declaration of Independence?” “Well, hell, teacher,” Johnny said, “I told you I didn’t know.” The father jumped up in the back, pointed a stern finger at his son, and said, “Johnny, if you signed that damn 。
2.英语小故事带翻译20字
狼和羊
A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his * felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream.”If you bring me the water,” he said, “I will find means to get some food.””Yes,” said the sheep, “if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly make me your food.”
狼被狗所咬，伤势很严重，痛苦地躺在巢穴里，不能外出觅食。 他感到又饿又渴，这时，他看见一只羊，便请求他到附近的小河里为他取一点水来。“你给我一点水解渴”，他说，“我就能自己去寻找食物了。”“是呀”，羊回答说，“如果我给你送水喝，那么我就会成为你的食物。” 寓意： 谎言是经不起推敲的，它很容易被人们识破。
3.英语小故事带翻译20字
10条冷笑话，就几句话， 1) Talk back to your Rice Krispies. All of a sudden, act offended, throw the bowl on the floor and kick it. Refuse to clean it up, explaining, “No, I want to watch them suffer.” 跟你的米酥（一种零食）讲话，然后突然！表现出你被冒犯的样子，把装米酥的碗摔在地上、并一脚踹上去。
跟你的室友说你不会打扫，并解释：“我就是要看他们被折磨的样子！” 2) Every time your roommate walks in yell, “Hooray! You’re back!” as loud as you can and dance around the room for five minutes. Afterwards, keep looking at your watch and saying, “Shouldn’t you be going somewhere？” 每次你室友回来的时候都大声欢呼：“哇！你回来啦！！”然后围着他跳舞跳上五分钟，接着就一直看表，问他：“你是不是该出去一趟啊？” 3) Make a sandwich. Don’t eat it, leave it on the floor. Ignore the sandwich. Wait until your roommate gets rid of it, and then say, “Hey, where the heck is my sandwich!?” Complain loudly that you are hungry. 做个三明治，不要吃、把它丢在地板上。然后就无视那块三明治、直到你室友受不了把它给扔了。
这时候你就可以大声喊饿，问：“我那该死的三明治哪儿去了！？” 4) While your roommate is out, glue your shoes to the ceiling. When your roommate walks in, sit on the floor, hold your head, and moan. 趁你室友外出的时候，把你的鞋子沾在天花板上，等他回来的一瞬间坐在地板上，摸着头大叫痛。 5) Tell your roommate, “I’ve got an important message for you.” Then pretend to faint. When you recover, say you can’t remember what the message was. Later on, say, “Oh, yeah, I remember!” Pretend to faint again. Keep this up for several weeks. 对你室友说：“我有个重要的消息要告诉你！”然后装晕倒。
接着等你醒过来的时候就跟他说你忘记是什么消息了。等一会，又说“哦！我记起来了！”然后继续装晕倒。
这样持续玩上个几星期。 6) Collect hundreds of pens andpile them on one side of the room. Keep one pencil on the other side of the room. Laugh at the pencil. 买一大堆笔回来，在房间的一边排列好。
然后只把其中一支放在房间的另一边，对着它大笑。 7) Buy some knives. Sharpen them every night. While you’re doing so, look at your roommate and mutter, “Soon, soon。
.” 买一些刀回来，每天晚上磨，边磨边看着你的室友小声嘟哝：“快了、就快了……” 8) Draw a tiny black line on your nose. Make it bigger every day. Look at it and say, “The hair, it’s growing. Growing！” 在你的鼻子上画一条细线，每天加粗一点，然后对着你的室友喊：“看！它在生长！在生长！” 9) Move everything to one side of the room. Ask your roommate if he knows how much an elephant weighs, and look at the floor on the empty side of the room with concern. 把房间里所有东西都移到墙边，一边很认真地盯着地板看，一边问你室友：你觉得一头大象能有多重呢？ 10) Collect potatoes. Paint faces on them and give them names. Name one after your roommate. Separate your roommate’s potato from the others. Wait a few days, and then bake your roommate’s potato and eat it. Explain to your roommate, “He just didn’t belong.” 收集一堆土豆、给它们分别画上脸、取名字。然后把那个以你室友命名的和其他土豆分开。
几天后把它烤来吃了，跟你的室友解释说：“它就是跟大家合不来嘛……” 文章来源 转载请注明出处。
4.6个英语小故事带翻译10
Endearing terms
英语幽默故事：可爱的称呼
Bernie was invited to his friend’s home for
dinner. Morris, the host, preceded every request to his wife by
endearing terms, calling her Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, etc.
Bernie looked at Morris and remarked, “That is really nice, that after
all these years that you have been married, and you keep calling your
wife those pet names.” Morris hung his head and whispered,” To tell the
truth, I forgot her name three years ago.”
Bernie应邀来到他的朋友Morris家吃晚餐。在朋友家，Bernie发现，不管问他老婆什么问题，Morris总要在每句话的前面加上一些亲密的称呼，象蜜糖，我的爱人，亲爱的，甜心等等。Bernie对Morris说，“你们夫妻俩真够亲密的，结婚这么多年了，你还叫她叫得那么亲密。”Morris低下头，小声地对Bernie说，“老实跟你说吧，三年前我忘记老婆的真名是什么了。”
2、老虎来了
Two guys were walking through the jungle. All
of a sudden, a tiger appears from a distance, running towards them. One
of the guys takes out a pair of “Nikes” from his bag and starts to put
them on. The other guy with a surprised look and exclaims, “Do you think
you will run faster than the tiger with those?” His friend replies: “I
don’t have to out run it, I just have to run faster than you.”
两个男人正在穿过丛林，突然，一只老虎出现在远处，向他们冲来。 其中的一个人从包里拿出一双“耐克”鞋，开始穿上。另一个人惊奇地看着他说，“你以为穿上这个就可以跑得过老虎吗？” 他的朋友回答道：“我不用跑得过它，我只要跑得比你快就行了。”
3、Lady First
女士优先
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.”
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。”
希望能帮助到你，望采纳！
5.简短的英语小故事带翻译 30字左右
Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, “What’s the meaning of the word ‘Drunk’, dad?” “Well, my son,” his father replied, “look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.” “But, dad,” the boy said, ” there’s only ONE policeman！” 醉酒 一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。
这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。
如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸， ”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！”。
6.最短英语故事10篇每篇20字,带翻译
剩下的发不上来，还有几个，我放在这条的评论里 midway tactics three competing store owners rented adjoining shops in a mall. observers waited for mayhem to * retailer on the right put up huge signs saying, “gigantic sale!” and “super bargains!” the store on the left raised bigger signs proclaiming, “prices slashed!” and “fantastic discounts!” the owner in the middle then prepared a large sign that simply stated, “entrance”.中间战术 三个互相争生意的商店老板在一条商业街上租用了毗邻的店铺。
旁观者等着瞧好戏。右边的零售商挂起了巨大的招牌，上书：“大减价！”“特便宜！” 左边的商店挂出了更大的招牌，声称：“大砍价！”“大折扣！” 中间的商人随后准备了一个大招牌，上面只简单地写着：“入口处”。
very pleased to meet you during world war ii, a lot of young women in britain were in the army. joan phillips was one of them. she worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and * evening she met captain humphreys at a dance. he said to her, “i’m going abroad tomorrow, but i’d be very happy if we could write to each other.” joan agreed, and they wrote for several * his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in * went there and said to the matron, “i’ve come to visit captain humphreys.””only relatives are allowed to visit patients here,” the matron said.”oh, that’s all right,” answered joan. “i’m his sister.””i’m very pleased to meet you,” the matron said, “i’m his mother！” 在第二次世界大战中，有许多年轻的妇女在军营中服役。琼.飞利浦斯是其中之一。
她在一个大军营中工作，当然遇到了许多男士，包括军官和士兵。一天晚上她在舞会上遇到了军官汉弗雷斯。
他对她说，“我明天就要出国，但如果我们能够相互写信，我会很高兴。”琼同意了，于是他们几个月里一直通着信。
后来，他再没有来信。她收到了另一个军官的信，告诉她，他受伤了，住在英格兰的某个部队医院里。
琼到了医院，她对护士长说，“我来看望军官汉弗雷斯。” “这里只有亲属可以探望病人。”
护士长说。“噢，是的，”琼说，“我是他的妹妹。”
“很高兴认识你，”护士长说，“我是他的母亲。” two soldiers two soldiers were in camp. the first one’s name was george, and the second one’s name was bill. george said, “have you got a piece of paper and an envelope, bill?” bill said, “yes, i have,” and he gave them to * george said, “now i haven’t got a pen.” bill gave him his, and george wrote his letter. then he put it in the envelope and said, “have you got a stamp, bill?” bill gave him * bill got up and went to the door, so george said to him, “are you going out?” bill said, “yes, i am,” and he opened the * said, “please put my letter in the box in the office, and。
” he stopped.”what do you want now?” bill said to * looked at the envelope of his letter and answered, “what’s your girlfriend’s address？” 军营里有二名士兵，一个叫乔治，一个叫比尔。乔治问：“比尔，你有信纸、信封吗？” 比尔说：“有。”
然后把信纸和信封给了乔治。乔治又说：“我还没有笔呢。”
比尔又把自己的笔给了他。乔治开始写信。
写完后把信放进信封里，又问：“比尔，你有邮票吗？”比尔给了他一张。这时比尔站起来，向门口走去。
乔治问：“你要出去吗？” 比尔说：“是的。”随即打开了门。
乔治说：“请帮我把这封信投进办公室的信箱里，还有。”他停住了。
“你还要什么？”比尔问。乔治看着信封说：“你女朋友的地址是？” five months older the second world war had begun, and john wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. so when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was * john’s brother had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had examined him too. this doctor remembered the older boy’s family name, so when he saw john’s papers, he was surprised.”how old are you?” he said.”eighteen, sir,” said john.”but your brother was eighteen, too,” said the doctor. “are you twins?””oh, no, sir,” said john, and his face went red. “my brother is five months older than i am.” 大五个月 第二次世界大战开始了，约翰想参军，可他只有十六岁，当时规定男孩到十八岁才能入伍。
所以军医给他进行体检时，他说他已经十八岁了。可约翰的哥哥刚入伍没几天，而且也是这个军医给他做的检查。
这位医生还记得他哥哥的姓。所以当他看到约翰的表格时，感到非常惊奇。
“你多大了？”军医问。“十八，长官。”
约翰说。“可你的哥哥也是十八岁，你们是双胞胎吗？” 约翰脸红了，说：“哦，不。
7.英语小故事20字,带翻译,急
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。
这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。
The Raven and the Swan乌鸦和天鹅
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan’s splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无 瑕。于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。
这故事是说，人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。
The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人
A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, “Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent.”
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.
很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人， 山羊说：“即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了，这是十分明显的事实。”
这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。
8.英语小故事带翻译简短一些,最好带翻译,1分钟以内,急
Will Give It to the Lord Myself An old man put a dollar on the Salvation Army drum and asked a young man on the left: “What do you do with the money?” “Give it to the Lord.” “How old are you,young man?” “Twentyone.” “I am eightynine,” said the old man as he recovered his dollar from the drum. “You don’t need to bother. I will more likely see the Lord before you do, and I will give it to the Lord myself.” 我将亲手把它交给上帝一个老人把一美圆放在救世军（基督教的一种传教组织，编制仿部队形式）军鼓上后，向左边的一个年轻人问道， “你用钱来做些什么？” “把它（钱）交给上帝。”
“你多大了，年轻人？” “21岁。” “我已经89了”，老人边说边把鼓上的钱收回。
“你不用担心这个了，看起来我更加有可能比你先去见上帝，我将自己亲手把它交给上帝。” （这则故事大概的意思是救世军在向百姓筹集捐款时发生的。
年轻人应该是救世军的一员） The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, “Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young.” 【译文】 老猫 一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。
因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。 于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。
她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。” A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, “I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat.” Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, “I cannot go to the rich man’s house today, for I cannot get over the river.” He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 【译文】 一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”
然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。 他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”
他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。
不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。 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.” 【译文】 城里老鼠和乡下老鼠 从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。
一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”
于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。
它把所有最。
9.英语小故事带翻译（要短的）
The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it. Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, “Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young.” 【译文】 老猫 一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。
一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。
于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, “I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat.” Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, “I cannot go to the rich man’s house today, for I cannot get over the river.” He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 【译文】 一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。
他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。” 他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。
他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。 不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。
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.” 【译文】 城里老鼠和乡下老鼠 从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。
很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。
乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。
城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。” 乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。
房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。
因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。” Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning? Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,”SchoolGo slow”. 老师：为什么你每天早晨都迟到？ 汤姆：每当我经过学校的拐角处，就看见一个牌子上写着”学校慢行”. A Good Boy Little 。
10.20篇英语小短文,带翻译
1.金鱼GoldfishStan: I won 92 *: Where are you going to keep them?Stan: In the bathroom 。
Fred: But what will you do when you want to take a bath?Stan: Blindfold them！斯丹：我赢了 92 条金鱼。弗雷德：你想在哪儿养它们？斯丹：浴室。
弗雷德：但是你想洗澡时怎么办？斯丹：蒙住它们的眼睛！* Father Was the StrongerWill and Bill were quarrelling about whose father was the stronger. Will said, “Well, you know the Pacific Ocean ? My father’s the one who dug the hole for it.”Bill wasn’t impressed, “Well, that’s nothing. You know the Dead Sea ? My father’s the one who killed it！”威尔和比尔在为谁的父亲更强壮而争吵。威尔说： “ 喏，你知道太平洋吗？就是我爸爸为它挖的洞。
”比尔不屑一顾： “ 噢，那没什么。你知道死海吗？那是我爸爸杀死的。
”3.I Need Your FootballGeorge knocked on the door of his friend’s house. When his friend’s mother answered he asked, “can Albert come out to play? ”“ No,” said the mother, “it’s too cold. ”“ Well, then, ” said George, “ can his football come out to play ？ ”乔冶敲着他朋友家的门。当朋友的妈妈来应门时，他问：“阿尔伯特可以出来玩吗？ ”“ 不行， ” 那位妈妈说， “ 天气太冷了。
”“ 噢，那么， ” 乔冶， “ 他的足球可以出来玩吗？ ”* the Bill to My FatherDoctor： 〃I can do nothing for your complaint. It is hereditary.〃Patient： 〃then send the bill to my father,please.〃医生：“对你的抱怨我无能为力。那是遗传病。”
病人：“那请你把账单给我父亲吧。”5.我在谈一笔很大的生意 A young business man had just started his business, and rented a beautiful office. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and pretended that he had a big deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments. 一个年轻人刚开始做生意，租了一间漂亮的办公室。
坐在办公室，他看见一个人从外面走进办公室。装着很忙的样子，他拿起话筒，假装正在跟人谈一笔很大的生意。
他从嘴里说出的，都是数目很大的数字，还有口气很大的许诺。 Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor. “Can I help you?” The man said, “Sure. I’ve come to install the phone.” 最后，他挂上电话，问来访者：“您有什么事吗？”来访者说：“哦，我是来装电话的。”
6. whats puberty（青春期） One evening, in the midst of dinner preparation, our 10yearold daughter asked, “Mommy, what’s puberty?” My wife was rushed at the moment, so she suggested that Peggy look up the word in the dictionary, after which they could talk about it. A few minutes later, Peggy returned. Her mother asked what the dictionary had said. “Puberty means,” announced Peggy, “the earliest age at which a girl is able to bear children.” “What do you think of that?” my wife asked. “I’m not sure,” Peggy relied. “I’ve always been able to bear children. It’s adults I can’t bear.”. 青春期 一天晚上，在准备晚饭的时候，我们十岁的女儿问：“妈妈，什么是青春期？”我的妻子此时正忙得不亦乐乎，所以她建议佩吉到字典上查这个词，然后她们可以再讨论它。 几分钟以后，佩吉回来了。
她妈妈问字典上怎么说。 “青春期的意思是，”佩吉宣布：“一个女孩能忍受孩子的最早年龄。”
“你怎么想呢？”我妻子问。 “我不知道，”佩吉回答。
“我总能忍受孩子。让我忍受不了的是大人。
Note: bear children： 生孩子。bear 一词也可作“忍受”讲。
* Swimmer The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast. Johnny laughed. “Do you doubt that a good swimmer could do that?” asked the teacher. “No, sir,” answered Johnny, “but I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were.” 游泳者 老师给同学们讲了一个小故事，说有一个人早饭前要在河里游泳，横渡三趟。 约翰尼笑了。
老师问道：“你不相信一个游泳很好的人可以做到么？” 约翰尼回答说：“不是的，先生，我是不明白他为什么不游四次，好回到他放衣服的那边。”8.谁签署了独立宣言 A Kentucky teacher was quizzing her students. “Johnny, who signed the Declaration of Independence?” He said, “Damn if I know.” She was a little put out（激怒） by his swearing, so she told him to go home and to bring his father with him when he came back. Next day, the father came with his son, sat in the back of the room to observe. She started back in on her quiz and finally got back to the boy. “Now, Johnny, I’ll ask you again. Who signed the Declaration of Independence?” “Well, hell, teacher,” Johnny said, “I told you I didn’t know.” The father jumped up in the back, pointed a stern finger at his son, and said, “Johnny, if you signed that damn thing, hell, 。