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1、-英语故事-第 11 页1.A barber was in his shop, busily cutting a mans hair, when a handsome young stranger came in. He had a small boy with him. They sat down together and waited until the barber had finished. Then the young man told the barber to shave him and to cut the small boys hair.The barber said,“Do

2、 you want me to cut the boys hair first, or to shave you?”“Oh, shave me.”said the young man.“Then Ill go down the road and have a glass of wine while youre cutting the boys hair.”The young man sat down in the barbers chair, and the barber began to shave him.When he had finished, the young man got up

3、 and said,“Ill go down the road now and have my wine while youre cutting the boys hair.”“All right, but I wont take long.”the barber warned him. The young man went out, the small boy obediently sat down in the barbers chair，and the barber began to cut his hair.As he had said, he soon finished, and t

4、hen the boy sat down and waited. At the end of half an hour, when the young man had still not come back, the barber said to the boy,“It is a pity that your daddys taking such a long time. Where is he likely to be now?”“I cant guess,”answered the small boy.“And that man wasnt my daddy. Ive never seen

5、 him before in my life. I was playing in the street this morning, and he came up to me and asked me whether Id like to have my hair cut without having to pay anything. I said I would, because my hair was rather long, so he brought me here.”2.A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a sta

6、tion. They sat next to each other.“Whats that in your bag?”asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.“Gold, nothing but gold,”answered the old man.The young man could hardly believe his own ears,“What?”he said to himself in surprise.“So much gold? My God! How I wish to be able to

7、 get so much gold!”Then he began to think about how to get the gold.The old man looked tired and sleepy and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open.“Are you sleepy, sir?”asked the young man.“Then youd better lie down on the chair and have a good rest. Dont worry about the bus. Ill wake you

8、 up in time.”“All right. Its very kind of you, young man.”The old man lay down and before long he fell asleep.The young man took the big bag gently. But when he was about to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old mans body. Several times he tried to pull it out, but he couldnt

9、. At last he took off his coat and went away with the bag.The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him. When he reached a place where he thought the old man couldnt find him, he stopped and quickly opened the bag.To his surprise, there was nothing but a lot of small st

10、ones in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was gone.3.Gods CoffeeA group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversationsoon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.Offerin

11、g his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchenand returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking,some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in

12、 hand, the professor said: If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up,leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the

13、coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each others cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and positio

14、n in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define,nor change the quality of Life we live.Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coff

15、ee!The happiest people dont have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.Live simply.Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the rest to God.上帝的咖啡一群事业有成的同学回去看望他们的大学老师，很快他们开始抱怨生活和工作中的压力。老师去厨房为客人们准备咖啡，回来时端着一大壶咖啡和各式各样的杯子，这些杯子有陶瓷的、塑料的、玻璃的、水晶的，有的普通，有的昂贵，有的精致，老师让大家随意享用。等每个人都端起

16、一杯咖啡，老师说话了：你们注意到吗：所有好看昂贵的杯子都被用了，剩下那些朴素便宜的杯子。你们都只想要最好的，这很正常，这恰恰是你们的问题和压力所在。杯子不会让咖啡的质量变得更好，很多时候，只是让它变得更贵一些，甚至，有时候，让人忽略了到底我们在喝什么。你们真正想要的其实是咖啡，不是杯子，但你们有意识地去拿那些最好的杯子，随后开始打量其他人手上的杯子。想想吧：生活好比咖啡，工作、金钱和社会地位都只是杯子，只是生活的容器，而我们拥有的杯子既无法定义、也无法改变我们生活的质量。有时，由于我们只关心杯子，我们甚至不能够好好品尝上帝赐予我们的咖啡。上帝冲泡了咖啡，不是杯子。享受你们的咖啡吧。最快乐的人们

17、并不是因为他们拥有最好的一切，他们只是把一切当成最好。简单地活着。仁慈地爱着。深深地关心着。友善地说话。其他的，就留给上帝吧。4当一个人拥有Wealth时，他不一定快乐；当一个人拥有Success时，他不一定开心；只有当他拥有Love时，他才拥有一切。你也是这样认为的吗？ A woman saw three o1d men sitting in her front yard. She said, “I dont think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.” “W

18、e dont go into a house together,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked. One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth, this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your house.” Then the woman went in and told her family what

19、was said. She said, “Lets invite Wealth. Let him come in and bring us nice things. We have been so poor.” His husband disagreed, “My dear why dont we invite Success? Dont you want me to be a successful man?” Then the daughter asked. “Would it be better to invite Love? Our life will then be filled wi

20、th 1ove!” “Lets take our daughters advice,” said the father and mother. So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Suc

21、cess, “I only invited Love. Why are you corning along?” The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you have invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”5.大象是陆地上最大的动物。当它面对众多玩伴的误解时，它仍

22、然用自己的方式为他人谋福利，不计回报。在现实生活中有很多像大象一样的人，他们在不同的岗位上默默地奉献自己。 Once there were some animals going to town to have a party. The sun was like a fireball in the sky. There was not any cloud and no wind was blowing. Little Pig and Little Mouse came to the bus stop to wait for the bus. They were sweating. They th

23、ought how cool it would be if the wind blew. Then Yellow Dog and Little Cock came, too. Oh, how cool it would be if it rained, they thought. Now Little Panda and Little Monkey also came to wait for the bus. They thought how good it would be if the clouds blocked the sun. At that time Big Elephant wa

24、s coming from the river. Oh, he was here to wait for the bus, too. Big Elephant stood in front of the Little Panda. “Big Elephant, please stand behind us. You must wait for your turn,” The animals said. But Big Elephant didnt move. Everyone was unhappy, and no one was strong enough to push him away.

25、 “Ah! The sun was blocked!” they raised their heads and found it was the elephant. “Oh it was raining?” No, it was the water from the elephants nose. Then the elephants ears blew wind. They all felt cool now. The bus came. Big Elephant said, “I didnt stand in line. After you.” The animals got on the

26、 bus, but the big elephant was still at the bus stop. When the bus left, they saw big elephant walked back to the river. They understood and said, “Thank you Big Elephant.” 6.病人最痛苦的莫过于接到医生的死亡判决书，这时他们当中有的会焦急、烦闷，感到人生无望；有的平静地等待死亡的到来；有的则趁人生最后的时间做他们想做而没有做的事情。但有没有人想过要请另外一名医生重新诊断，或许那只是个误诊？答案是肯定的。 Three tra

27、velers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late. Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late. To pass the time, they began talking to

28、 each other. At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, “Tell meWhat would you most like to do if your doctor tells you that you have only three months to live?” The other two men thought about this for a while then Carl spoke. “Well,” he said, “If I have only three mont

29、hs to live, Ill take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. Id like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And Ill stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think Ill have a wonderful time.” “Thats very interest

30、ing,” Paul said. With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?” “Ill tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing Id like to do is to sell my house. With the money Ill buy the fastest car in

31、 the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.” Then he laughed, “I might even end up world champion.” “Now its your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tells you the bad news, what would you most like to do?” “Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “Ill go and see another doctor.” 7.每个人都有自己的幸福，所以不必

32、去羡慕那些住大房子、开好车子的人。虽然你没有他们那样富有，但你却拥有比他们更多的幸福，因为有些东西是用钱也买不到的。 Happiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often fe

33、el lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good c

34、are of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you

35、can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that cant be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very hap

36、py, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转) door. . When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. 8.Mary loved small ani

37、mals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning. But something happened one day, the large

38、r bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she grasped it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love killed the bird! The other bird was moving back and forth in the cage. Mary could feel

39、the bird wanted to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Mary took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.The easiest way to lose love is to hold to tight. The best way

40、to keep love is to give it wings. 玛丽很喜欢小动物。有一天早晨她在林中漫步时发现草地上有两只很虚弱的小鸟。她把它们带回家装进一个小笼子里。在她的悉心照料下两只小鸟长得很好。作为酬谢，它们每天早上给玛丽唱一首动听的歌。但是有一天出事了。大一点儿的那只鸟从笼子里飞了出来！玛丽认为它要飞走了，于是她就去抓它。抓到它时她非常兴奋。突然，她觉得有点儿奇怪。打开手掌，她发现那只鸟已经死了。她很伤心。是她的爱害死了这只鸟！另一只鸟在笼子里来回移动。玛丽感觉到它飞出牢笼，飞向蓝天。她立刻把鸟从笼子里放出来，让它飞走了。玛丽开心地看着鸟边飞边唱。它的歌声是她所听过的最美妙的。你

41、把爱抓得越紧，你就越容易失去它。最容易拥有爱的办法恰恰是给爱插上翅膀。9.The wolf is coming 狼来了Long long ago ,there was a child in the forest .His name is Dongdong, Dongdong had many sheep .He looked after them everyday.One day , Dongdong sad :“Its boringOK ！I have a good idea .”He climbed up to the hill.“Help ! Help ! The wolf is com

42、ing.”!The farmers heard him: “Oh, dear ! The wolf is coming! Lets go and help him.”They ran to Dongdong .“Dongdong ! Dongdong !where is the wolf?”“Ha Ha Ha There is no wolf at all!”There is no wolf at all“ How can you tell such a lie !”They were very angry.The next day .He called again“Help! Help! T

43、he wolf is coming.”!The farmers were very angry.“We will never believe you!”“Wawu wawu”Suddenly a big wolf jumped out .Help ! Help !But nobody answered.“Wawuwawu!”You are a bad boy! Nobody will help you !Ha !Ha !Ha !”“But Mr wolf, we should be good friends.”“Good friends? You and I ?why?”“Bad guys s

44、hould make friends with bad guys .Then we can protect ourselves .”The wolf thought for a while.“Maybeyou are right.”The wolf turned back .“Wawu wawu!”Dong dong picked up a stick and hit the wolf .The wolf passed out .“You are a clever boy .Never lie again .or you can only make friend with wolves .re

45、member!” Its my fault .I apologize .Sorry!”10.when i went yo england , i enjoyed my stoy. but i noiced so many different traditions.for exampie, you usually shake hands with people when you meet them for the first time . but after that , you can just say hello.you must say mr and mr when you speak t

46、o olaer people , but you can use first names with your friends.one day we visited some friends and had tea . tea is not just a drink but a light meal at around 4 pm . you cant have tea -the meal-after 4:30 . we atesandwiches and a large fruit cake. you can only drink tea at a tea part, not coffee or

47、 juice . and you must drink tea with milk . you must pour the tea , then the milk -you cant put the milk in first, then the tea.in buses or train , the other passengers are very quiet, and you mustnt talk too loudly . its very different from china!in mobile phones!and you dont often hear people shou

48、iting in the street.i was very lucky -i even went to a wedding . it was very different form a chinese wedding . for example , the man and the woman cant see each other the night before the wedding.then the woman mustt arrive at the church on time but a few minutes late.and at the party after the wedding , the woman throws her flowers over her shoulder . the girl who catches them will be next to get married !it was all very stange but it was great fun!11.An animal in