#能力训练# 导语大多数小朋友都喜欢听故事，如果是英语故事的话，不但可以在听故事的同时学习英语知识。下面是 分享的英语短文简单小故事10篇。欢迎阅读参考！
1英语短文简单小故事
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"
翻译
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。”
2英语短文简单小故事
once upon a time, the animals living on the ground and those flying in the sky fought against each other However, a bat could not take part on either side because he was timid and had no courage
When the beasts seemed like winning, the bat went to them and said, "I would like to fight with you" They believed him
Yet, the bat began to worry, as the birds started to move ahead So, the bat went to them and begged, "I am on your side because I am winged, too"
They pleasantly accepted the bat "Sure Since you have wings, you are on our side" The fight between the birds and the beasts continued and the bat went back and forth to the winning side
Then one day, peace was made in the woods The birds and the beasts learned that the bat went hither and thither between them All the animals determined to expel him Turned away from both sides, the bat started to live in a dark cave
从前，地上的动物和天上的动物经常打架。然而，蝙蝠无法参加任何一方的队伍，因为他很胆小，缺乏勇气。
当野兽快要胜利的时候，蝙蝠赶过去说：“我要跟你并肩战斗。”他们相信了蝙蝠。
然而，鸟儿们占上风的时候，蝙蝠又开始担心。于是，蝙蝠转而投靠他们恳求道：“我是你们这边，你们看我也有翅膀。”
他们愉快地接受了蝙蝠。“当然。既然你有翅膀，你就是我们的战友。”鸟儿与野兽的打斗仍然没有停止，蝙蝠来来回回地投靠每次胜利的一方。
一天，树林里终于迎来了和平。鸟和野兽得知蝙蝠在他们中间来回地欺骗。所有的动物都同意驱逐他。两方的队伍都不欢迎他，于是，蝙蝠开始在黑暗的洞穴里生活。
3英语短文简单小故事
A boy found an eagle's egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken He grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings It was a dreary life Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains "Oh, I wish I could fly like that!" said the eagle The chicken replied, "Don't give it another thought That's the mighty eagle, the king of all birds-you could never be like him!" And the eagle didn't give it another thought He went on cackling and complaining about life He died thinking he was a prairie chicken My friends, you too were born an eagle The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the prairie chickens!
一位小男孩发现了一只老鹰下的蛋，把它放进了一只山鸡的窝里。鹰被孵出来了，但他以为自己是一只山鸡。渐渐的他长大了，却做着山鸡所做的事---从泥土里寻找食物，做短距离的飞翔，翅膀还啪啪作响。生活非常沉闷，渐渐地鹰长大了，也越来越苦恼。有一天，他和他的山鸡朋友看见一只美丽的鸟在天空翱翔，飞的比山还高。 “哦，我要能飞的那么高该多好啊！”鹰说。山鸡回答说，“不要想了，那是凶猛无比的鹰，鸟中---你不可能像他一样！”于是鹰放弃了那个念头。他继续咯咯地叫，不停的抱怨生活。最后他死了，依然认为自己是一只山鸡。朋友们，你们天生就是雄鹰。造物主有意把你造就成一只雄鹰，所以不要听信山鸡的话！
4英语短文简单小故事
Stolen Turkey
Ducking into confession with a turkey in his arms, Brian said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned I stole this turkey to feed my family Would you take it and settle my guilt"
布莱恩抱着一只火鸡，非常苦恼，他说：“原谅我，神父，我有罪。我偷来这只火鸡给我家人吃。你能告慰我的罪吗”
"Certainly not," said the Priest "As penance, you must return it to the one from whom you stole it"
“当然不行，”神父说。“你必须把它还回去，这样才能赎罪。”
"I tried," Brian sobbed, "but he refused Oh, Father, what should I do"
“我试过了。”布莱恩抽泣着，“但是他拒绝了。神父，我到底该怎么办呢”
"If what you say is true, then it is all right for you to keep it for your family"
“如果你说的是真的，那你就留着它吧。”
Thanking the Priest, Brian hurried off
谢过了神父，布莱恩跑开了。
When confession was over, the Priest returned to his residence When he walked into the kitchen, he found that someone had stolen his turkey
告诫会结束后 ，神父回到住处。当他走到厨房的时候，他发现火鸡不见了。
5英语短文简单小故事
After the rain， a difficult spider to the wall has been fragmented network， due to damp walls， it must climb the height， it will fall， which one to climb， repeatedly falling and… No a person to see， and he sighed to himself： "my life as this spider is not it busy and no income" Thus， he increasingly depressed See the second person， he said： this spider really stupid， why do not dry place from the next to climb up to look around I'll be as stupid as it can not Thus， he becomes wise up See the third person， he immediately spiders keep the spirit of war touched So he has become strong
翻译：
雨后，一只蜘蛛艰难地向墙上已经支离破碎的网爬去，由于墙壁潮湿，它爬到一定的高度，就会掉下来，它一次次地向上爬，一次次地又掉下来……第一个人看到了，他叹了一口气，自言自语：“我的一生不正如这只蜘蛛吗忙忙碌碌而无所得。”于是，他日渐消沉。第二个人看到了，他说：这只蜘蛛真愚蠢，为什么不从旁边干燥的地方绕一下爬上去我以后可不能像它那样愚蠢。于是，他变得聪明起来。第三个人看到了，他立刻被蜘蛛屡败屡战的精神感动了。于是，他变得坚强起来。
6英语短文简单小故事
A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road
一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行。
Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out
突然，马车的轮子陷入了泥潭，马无法将它们拉出来。
The waggoner threw down his whip He knelt down and prayed to Hercules “Hercules, help me,please,“ he said
车夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出现，“大力神啊，请来帮助我。”他说。
But Hercules appeared to him, and said, “Man, don’t kneel there Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel“
大力神出现了，却说：“朋友，用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来，再驱赶马拉车出来。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢”
7英语短文简单小故事
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
翻译
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。
8英语短文简单小故事
once there were three foxes, they worked together They lived a happy life
Little by little, the youngest fox became lazy, and often quarreled with the other foxes The eldest had to leave, and the second fox was driven off, too
Looking at the warm house with a lot of good food in it, the youngest fox smiled
The eldest fox opened a new hill again
The second eldest fox dug a pool Two of them because rich soon
The youngest fox ate up the food left by the other two foxes In the end it felt so cold and hungry that it could not stand up
从前有三只狐狸，他们愉快地工作和居住在一起。
最小的狐狸又懒又坏，经常同其他的两只狐狸争吵，气走了它的大哥和二哥。
最小的狐狸得意地住在温暖的房子里享受着丰富的食品。
老大重新开了一块小山坡种地。
老二挖了池塘，不久他们过上了富裕的生活。
最小的狐狸吃完了那些狐狸留下的所有食物，最后又冷又饿连站也站不起来。
9英语短文简单小故事
An old lion who had no energy to hunt thinks it can get its food with its wisdom
有一头年老的狮子已经不能凭借力量去抢夺食物了，心想，只能用智取得方法才能获得更多的食物。
So, it digs a hole, lies down and pretends to be sick If other animal come to see what's the matter with the lion he eats them So, some animals were eaten by the lion The fox sees through the trap, it stands near the hole and the look at the state of the lion's body The lion says: I feel sick It asks why the fox doesn't come in the hole The fox answers: Maybe I would if I didn't see thouse footprints which show some animals havewalked in but they haven't come out
于是啊，他钻进一个山洞里，躺在地上假装生病，等其他的小动物走过来窥探，就把她们抓住吃了。这样，不少的动物都被狮子吃掉了。狐狸识破了狮子的诡计，远远的站在洞外，问狮子身体现在如何。狮子回答说：嗨哟，很不好啊! 反问狐狸为什么不进洞里来。狐狸说道：如果我没发现只有进去的脚印，没有一个出来的脚印，我也许会进洞去。
The story tells us that the wise man foresees the danger and escapes frome it
这是说，聪明的人常常能审时度势，根据迹象遇见到危险，避免不幸。
10英语短文简单小故事
Tom is a very old man After dinner, he likes walking in the street And he goes to bed at seven o’clock
汤姆是一位老人，他喜欢在晚饭后到大街上散步，在7点回来睡觉。
But tonight, a car stopped at his house A policeman helps him get out He tells Tom’s wife, “The old man couldn’t find his way in the street He asked me to take him in the car”
但是，今天晚上一辆小汽车停在他家门前，汤姆在一位警察的帮助下走下汽车。警察告诉汤姆的妻子：“这位老人在街上迷路了，他让我用汽车送他回来。”
After the policeman leaves there, his wife asks, “Tom, you go to the street every night But tonight you can’t find the way, what’s the matter”
警察走后：“汤姆，你每天都到那条街上散步，但是今天你迷路了，你怎么了”
The old man smiles like a child and says, “I couldn’t find my way I didn’t want to walk home“
这位老人像孩子般的笑道：“我迷路了我是不想走路回家。”
英语小故事简短些,50字
Story 1 Three Good Friends
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river This time he sees a lion under a tree The lion runs at him He is afraid and falls into the river He can’t swim He shouts The rabbit hears him He jumps into the river The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him Luckily, an elephant comes along He is very strong He helps the rabbit and monkey Three friends are very happy They go to the elephant’s home Then, three of them become good friends
故事一 三个好朋友
一天， 一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。
Story 2 The Old Man and the Old Cat
An old man has a cat The cat is very old, too He runs very quickly And his teeth are bad One evening, the old cat sees a little mouse He catches it, but he can’t eat it because his teeth are not strong enough The mouse runs away
The old man is very angry He beats his cat He says: “You are a fool cat I will punish you!” the cat is very sad He thinks：“When I was young, I worked hard for you Now you don’t like me because I’m too old to work You should know you are old, too”
故事二 老人和老猫
一个年迈的老人养一只猫。这只猫也非常老了。她跑得很快，但是牙齿很糟糕。一天王还是那个，这只老猫看见一只小老鼠。它抓住了小老鼠，但是它却吃不了它，因为它的牙齿不够锋利了。这只小老鼠逃跑了。
老人很生气，他打了小猫，并且对它说：“你这只蠢猫！我要惩罚你！”猫非常伤心，它想：“在我还年轻的时候，我为你努力工作。现在你却因为我太老了不能工作而不喜欢我。你应该知道你也老了。”
Story 3 Spring in the Green Season
Spring is coming Spring is the first season of the year In China, spring comes in February It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer The days get longer and longer The leaves on the trees begin to turn green Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground Spring is also sowing time season
故事三
春天来了，春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国，春天二月来临，那时候还是很冷，但是会运来月暖和，白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿，沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽。
春天也播种的季节。
Story 4 Look for a Friend
Sam is a little fish He lives in the sea He is very lonely He wants to have a friend The friend looks like him Sam sees an ink fish The ink fish has eight legs He doesn’t look like Sam So Sam goes away Sam meets a shark He wants to say hello to the shark The shark opens his big mouth Sam runs away quickly Sam is tired and hungry He wants to have a rest Then he sees a round fish She says to him “Hello! Would you like to be my friend” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are sound I am flat” The round fish days: “But we are both fishes”
Sam thinks and says, “You are right Let’s be friends” They become good friends
故事四： 找朋友
塞姆是一条小鱼，他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独，想要找一个朋友，那个朋友看起来要想他。 塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8条腿，看上去不像塞姆。因此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴，塞姆有迅速地逃走了。
塞姆又累又饿，他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼，圆鱼对他说：“你好！你愿意做我的朋友吗？”
塞姆回答：“好哇！可你是圆形的，我是扁的。”圆鱼说：“但是我们俩都是鱼啊！”
塞姆思考后说：“你讲得对，让我们做朋友吧。”他们就成为好朋友了。
英语小故事3分钟简单的
儿童寓言故事
Story 1 Three Good Friends
One day,a monkey rides his bike near the riverThis time he sees a lion under a treeThe lion runs at himHe is afraid and falls into the riverHe can’t swimHe shoutsThe rabbit hears himHe jumps into the riverThe rabbit swims to the monkey,but he can’t help himLuckily,an elephant comes alongHe is very strongHe helps the rabbit and monkeyThree friends are very happyThey go to the elephant’s homeThen,three of them become good friends
故事一 三个好朋友
一天,一只猴子在河边骑车这时他看见树下有一只狮子,狮子向他跑来他非常的害怕,掉进河里他不会游泳,大叫起来兔子听见了,跳进水里,但他却没有办法救猴子幸运的是,一只大象过来了大象非常强壮,救出了兔子和猴子他们来到大象的家,在那里吃了一顿大餐从此他们成了好朋友
Story 2 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 moreBut why are you so interested in the old woman"
"She is the one who sells the candy"
故事二 好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱
“昨天给你的钱干什么了”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说“你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说“再给你两分钱可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢”
“她是个卖糖果的”
Story 3 Spring in the Green Season
Spring is comingSpring is the first season of the yearIn China,spring comes in FebruaryIt is still cold,but it is getting warmer and warmerThe days get longer and longerThe leaves on the trees begin to turn greenThen they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the groundSpring is also sowing time season
故事三
春天来了,春天是每年的第一个季节在中国,春天二月来临,那时候还是很冷,但是会运来月暖和,白昼悦来越长树上的叶子开始变绿,沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽春天也播种的季节
英语小故事简单的
通过调查发现,小学生对英语故事有浓厚的兴趣,老师对故事教学的作用也很肯定。我整理了3分钟简单的英语小故事，欢迎阅读!
3分钟简单的英语小故事篇一
Painstaking painter was hired to paint a wall of the palace A panel would judge his painting a week later
Before work, the painter had collected many pamphlets about the palaceHe noticed that the palace’s ceiling had a carved panel He drew a draft on a pad then began his formal work His assistant followed him ,carrying a paint pail and a pan
The painter worked so fast that his assistant hardly kept pace with him Soon, there were three paintings on the wallOne was a merry girl paddled her boat on the Pacific ocean Another was a person jumped with a parachute The last one was a giant panda lying under a palm tree The painter was satisfied with them He packed his package and took out a packet of cnt looked pale because of panic
The painter was unhappy, I take pains to paint them Why are you sad You make my heart painful ” Thus , the assistant panted out the reason
The king once was bite by a panda on the palm
一个苦干的画家被雇佣去描绘宫殿的一面墙。一个专门小组一周后会评判他的绘画。
工作之前，画家已经收集了许多关于宫殿的小册子。他注意到宫殿的天花板是带有雕刻的面板。他在便笺簿上画了草图，然后就开始正式工作了。他的手提着一个颜料提桶和一个盘子跟在他后面。
画家工作得如此之快，他的助手都差点不能跟上。很快，墙上出现了三幅绘画。一幅是一个欢快的女孩在太平洋上用桨划船。另一幅是一个人跳伞。最后一幅是一只巨大的熊猫躺在一棵棕榈树下，。画家对他们很满意，他捆扎包裹并掏出一盒烟来。但他的助手却因为恐慌而看起来很苍白。
画家很不高兴：“我煞费苦心来画它们。你怎么如此沮丧你让我的心都疼痛了。”因而助手气喘吁吁地说出了原因。
原来国王曾经被一只熊猫咬到过手掌 。
3分钟简单的英语小故事篇二A farmer can’t read or write One day he asks a man to write a letter for him He wants to post the letter to his uncle
“I can’t write you letter,” says the man, “Because I have a bad leg”
“Sir,” says the farmer, “I know, but I can’t see what a bad leg has to do with writing a letter”
“It has much to do with it,” says the man, “because I can’t walk so far and read the letter to you uncle”
“What do you mean, sir” says the farmer “His son can read it to him Why do you need to read if for him”
“Don’t you understand,” answers the man, “that only I can read what I write”
3分钟简单的英语小故事篇三I Owe You for a Float
Mr Smith worked in a post office and three years ago ,when he was sixty ,he retired Now he and his wife stay at home and his children work in another city The old woman does all housework and he has nothing to do at home He likes neither reading nor watching games At first he didn’t know how to spend the spare time Mr Hunt who was two years older than him asked him to go fishing with him
“It’s a good sport ,”said Mr Hunt “I’m sure you will soon be interested in it ”
“But I can’t fish at all ,you know ”
“That’s easy Go fishing with me tomorrow morning and I’ll teach you ”
Mr Smith decided to try his luck The following day the two old friends came to a river and began to fish Suddenly Mr Smith said ,“How much do those little red things cost ”
“You mean the floats Oh ,they are cheap What made you ask me such a question ”
“I owe you one Mine has just sunk ”
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玩具士兵
Some toy soldiers made of brass were standing on a shelf of a toy shop One of them had only one leg
在一家玩具店的黄铜架子上摆放着一些玩具士兵。其中的一位士兵只有一条腿。
The shop had also a castle made of paper A beautiful paper ballerina stood in front of the castle gate
这家商店也是一座用纸造筑的城堡。城堡门前站着一位纸做的美丽的芭蕾舞女。
The toy soldier with one-leg loved the ballerina He wanted to dance with her, but he couldn't ask her because he only had one leg
那位只有一条腿的玩具士兵很喜欢芭蕾舞女。他想邀她共舞，但是因为只有一条腿，他不好意思去邀请。
One day, a little girl bought the ballerina and took her to her house The toy soldier was so sad That night, the wind blew very hard The toy soldier fell down to the street because of the wind Some naughty boys found the toy soldier
有一天，一个小女孩将芭蕾舞女买回家了。玩具士兵很伤心。那天晚上，大风呼呼的刮着。玩具士兵被大风吹落在街上。淘气的男孩子们发现了玩具士兵。
"Look at him! This toy soldier has only one leg Let's throw him into the river" The boys threw him in the river When the toy soldier was drifting down the river, a big fish came over and swallowed him in its mouth
“快看!这个玩具士兵只有一条腿。我们把他扔进河里吧，”于是男孩们把士兵扔到了河里。当玩具士兵顺着河水漂流时，一条大鱼游了过来张口把他吞进了嘴里。
After a while, the fish was caught by a fisherman's rod He sold the fish to a woman She cut the fish while preparing dinner after she came back home She found the toy soldier inside of the fish The woman was surprised "Oh, what is this" She gave him to her daughter
又过了一段时间，大鱼被渔夫钓了上来。渔夫把鱼卖给了一位女士。那位女士回家后开始准备晚餐，她将大鱼切开。这时，她发现了鱼腹中的玩具士兵。女士很是惊讶。“哦，这是什么”她把玩具士兵送给了女儿。
The girl took him to her room At that moment, the toy soldier saw the beautiful paper ballerina "Toy soldier, How did you come to this house" They were so happy to meet again The Ballerina said, "Frankly speaking, I like you Stay here with me forever"
小女孩把玩具士兵带到了自己的房间。突然间，玩具士兵看见了美丽的芭蕾舞女。“玩具士兵，你是怎么来到这里的”再次见面，他们都很高兴。芭蕾舞女说，“其实，我很喜欢你。永远在这里陪着我吧。”
The toy soldier was so happy when he heard that But the naughty girl thought the toy soldier and the ballerina didn't make a good match
听到这句话玩具士兵高兴坏了。但淘气的小女孩觉得玩具士兵配不上芭蕾舞女。
"Oh, I hate the ugly toy soldier!" She threw him in to the fireplace Flames were all over his body "Good-bye, Ballerina!"
“噢，我不喜欢这个丑陋的玩具士兵!”她把他扔进了壁炉中。这时他全身都被火点燃了。“再见了，我亲爱的'芭蕾舞女!”
At that moment, the wind blew and took the paper ballerina to the fireplace, too The toy soldier and the ballerina were burned together
就在这时，一阵风吹来，把纸做的芭蕾舞女也吹向了壁炉中。就这样，玩具士兵和芭蕾舞女在烈火中相拥长眠。
The next morning, the woman found a heart-shaped piece of brass in the fireplace It was the symbol of the toy soldier's and the ballerina's love
第二天早上，女士在壁炉中发现一块心形的铜块。这象征着玩具士兵和芭蕾舞女美好的爱情。
达蒙和皮西厄斯
A young man whose name was Pythias had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like For this offence he was dragged to prison, and a day was set when he should be put to death His home was far away, and he wanted very much to see his father and mother and friends before he died
一个生轻人名叫皮西厄斯，做了一件暴君迪奥尼修斯不喜欢的事情。因为对暴君的冒犯，皮西厄斯被投进了监狱，还确定了被处死的日期。因为离家很远，他非常想在临死之前去看看父母和朋友们。
"only give me leave to go home and say good-by to those whom I love," he said, "and then I will come back and give up my life"
“就让我回去辞别我爱的人吧，”他说，“然后我会回来终结我的生命。”
The tyrant laughed at him
暴君嘲笑他。
"How can I know that you will keep your promise" he said "You only want to cheat
me, and save yourself"
“我怎么知道你会信守诺言”他说。“你只想欺骗我救你自己。”
Then a young man whose name was Darmon spoke and said
这时一位名叫达蒙的年轻男子开口说:
"O king! Put me in prison in place of my friend Pythias, and let him go to his own country to put his affairs in order, and to bid his friends farewell I know that he will come back as he promised, for he is a man who has never gone back on his word But if he is not here on the day which you have set, then I will die in his stead"
“噢，国王!把我送进监狱，让我代替我的朋友皮西厄斯，让他回自己的国家，处理好事务，与他的朋友们告别吧。我知道他一定会信守诺言回来的，因为他是一个从不食言的人。但是，如果在你设定的那天，他没有回到这里，我愿替他去死。”
The tyrant was surprised that anybody should make such an offer He at last agreed to let Pythias go, and gave orders that the young man Damon should be shut up in prison
暴君很惊，竟然有人提出这样的请求。他终于同意让皮西厄斯回去，并下令把达蒙关进监狱。
Time passed, and by and by the day drew near which had been set for Pythias to die;and he had not come back The tyrant ordered the jailer to keep close watch upon Darnon, and not let him escape But Damon did not try to escape He still had faith in the truth and honor of his friend He said, "If Pythias does not come back in time, it will not be his faultIt will be because he is hindered against his will"
时间流逝，，日子一天天过去，离皮西厄斯的死期越来越近，而他还没有回来。暴君命令狱吏严密监视达蒙，不让他逃跑、但是达蒙并没有试图逃跑，他仍然相信他朋友的真诚和名誉。他说:“如果皮西厄斯没有按时回来，那也不是他的错，肯定是他受到了阻碍，违背了他的意愿。”
At last the day came, and then the very hour Damon was ready to die His trust in his friend was as firm as ever; and he said that he did not grieve at having to suffer for one whom he loved so much
这一天最终降临，行刑的时间到了。达蒙准备接受死刑，但他对朋友的信任一如既往地坚定，他说他为一个他深爱的朋友遭受痛苦，他并不感到悲伤。
Then the jailer came to lead him to his death; but at the same moment Pythias stood in the door He had been delayed by storms and shipwreck, and he had feared that he was too late He greeted Damon kindly, and then gave himself into the hands of the jailer He was happy because he thought that he had come in time, even though it was at the last moment
狱卒准备带他去行刑台，但就在这时，皮西厄斯出现在了门口。风暴和船舶失事使他延误了行程他害怕回来得太晚。他友好地向达蒙问候，之后把自己交到狱卒手中。他很高兴，因为他认为他准时回来了，虽然是在最后一刻。
自私的巨人
Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden
每天下午，孩子们放学回来，总会去巨人的花园里玩耍。
It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them "How happy we are here!" they cried to each other
这是一个可爱的大花园，长满了柔嫩的青草。草丛间到处盛开着美丽的鲜花，如繁星点点。花园里还有十二棵桃树，每到春天，粉红色和珍珠色的花朵姣美诱人，到了秋天树上果实累累。鸟儿栖息在枝头动听地唱着，孩子们都禁不住停止游戏，细心聆听。“我们在这儿多么快乐!”他们互相欢叫。
One day the Giant came back 1-1e had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castleWhen he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden
有一天巨人回来了。他去拜访康沃尔的怪物朋友，和他一起住了七年。七年结束了，巨人说完了想说的话，因为他的话总有个尽头，他决定回到自己的城堡。当他到家的时候，看见孩子们正在花园里玩耍。
"What are you doing here" he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away
“你们在这儿做什么‘!”他非常粗暴地喊道，孩子们跑开了。
"My own garden is my own garden," said the Giant; "any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself" So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board
“我自己的花园就是我自己的，”巨人说道，“随便什么人都明白。除了我以外，我不允许任何人在花园里玩。”于是他在花园的四周砌起了高高的围墙，支起一块告示牌。
;英语小故事简单好背的短篇（十篇）
10个英语小故事
1、The Tortoise and the Hare（《乌龟和兔子》）
Aesop's fable tells the story of a hare who is very fast but arrogant, and a tortoise who is slow but persistent They compete in a race, and despite the hare's quick start, he becomes complacent and takes a nap while the tortoise keeps going The tortoise eventually wins the race, proving that slow and steady can win the race
2、The Boy Who Cried Wolf（《孩子和狼》）
This well-known story is about a boy who repeatedly cries "Wolf!" to get attention, even though there is no wolf People stop believing him when a real wolf appears and he cries for help, and as a result, he is not saved from the wolf
3、The Emperor's New Clothes（《皇帝的新装》）
In this story, two weavers trick an emperor into believing that they have made him a beautiful suit of clothes that only intelligent people can see In reality, the emperor is naked, but he is too embarrassed to admit it Eventually, a child points out that the emperor is not wearing any clothes, and everyone realizes they had been fooled
4、The Lion and the Mouse（《狮子与老鼠》）
This fable tells the story of a lion who is caught in a trap and is freed by a mouse Later, the mouse needs help and the lion repays the favor by saving the mouse from a predator This story teaches the lesson that even small acts of kindness can be important and lead to greater rewards in the future
5、The Three Little Pigs（《三只小猪》）
This classic children's story tells the tale of three pigs who build houses out of different materials: straw, sticks, and bricks When a wolf comes to blow down their houses, the first two pigs' houses are destroyed but the third pig's brick house withstands the attack
6、The Ugly Duckling（《丑小鸭》）
Hans Christian Andersen's story is about a duckling who is rejected by his peers because he looks different However, as he grows up, he discovers that he is actually a swan and is beloved for his beauty and grace
7、The Little Red Hen（《小红母鸡》）
This story is about a hen who asks her animal friends for help planting, harvesting, and grinding wheat to make bread When they all refuse, she does the work herself and enjoys the bread alone This story teaches the lesson that those who refuse to help should not expect to share in the rewards
8、The Gingerbread Man（《姜饼人》）
In this classic tale, a gingerbread man comes to life and runs away from the woman who made him As he runs through the forest, various animals try to catch and eat him, but he escapes until he meets a sly fox who outwits him and eats him
9、The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese（《想要更多奶酪的男孩》）
This lesser-known story is about a boy who loves cheese and always wants more When he is given a magical cow that produces unlimited cheese, he still wants more and more until the cow disappears and he learns the lesson to be content with what he has
10、The Pied Piper of Hamelin（《哈姆林笛手》）
This famous fairy tale is about a town plagued by rats, and a mysterious piper who offers to get rid of them in exchange for payment When the townspeople refuse to pay, the piper takes all the town's children away with his music, never to be seen again This story is often interpreted as a warning about the dangers of greed and breaking promises
1英语小故事简单好背的短篇
Standing on the roof of a small goat and the Wolf
Kid standing on the roof and saw the Wolf walked through the bottom and then abuse him, and laughed at him The Wolf said, "oh, buddy, scold me is not you, but your terrain "
This story to illustrate, dili and cat often give a person the courage to fight against the strong
翻译：站在屋顶的小山羊与狼
小山羊站在屋顶上，看见狼从底下走过，便谩骂他，嘲笑他。狼说道：“啊，伙计，骂我的不是你，而是你所处的地势。”
这故事说明，地利与天机常常给人勇气去与强者抗争。
2英语小故事简单好背的短篇
Jack is a little goose He has a lovely hat He likes wearing it very much But when he sits, his hat can’t stay on his head
杰克是一只小鹅。它有一顶可爱的帽子，他非常喜欢戴它。当它坐着时，他的帽子总是戴着头上。
He puts his hat down and begins to play game with the hat When he gets tired of the game, things are not the same
它脱下它的帽子并开始用帽子玩游戏。当它玩累时，事情就不是那样了。
He can’t find his hat Where is it Jack thinks hard He looks up and down, and walks here and there He can’t find his hat yet
它没有找到他的帽子。它在哪里杰克仔细想。它上下看了看，到处找了找，还是没有找到它的帽子。
At this time, his mother comes in As soon as she sees Jack, she cries, “Oh, my dear! Don’t be foolish Your hat is on your head”
这时，它的母亲走进来，当她看到杰克就喊道：“啊!亲爱的，你真笨，帽子在你的头上。”
Jack feels very foolish He doesn’t want to wear his hat on his head
杰克感到自己很愚蠢。它不想戴那顶帽子了。
3英语小故事简单好背的短篇
The Sports Meeting in the Forest
There are many animals in the forest Today is a fine day Animals are having a sport meeting
Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running Look! Rabbit is the first Fox and Monkey are the second Bear is the third The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump Pig is too fat, he can’t jump very high So Duck is the champion Here! Cat and Squirrel are climbing a tree Cat is ill So he is the last, but he does his best
This sports meeting is wonderful The animals are very happy!
森林里有很多动物。
今天天气晴朗，小动物要举行运动会。小猴子，狐狸，兔子和小熊在赛跑。看!小兔子得了第一，狐狸和猴子得了第二，小熊得了第三。小动物们都在叫喊：“小熊，加油!小熊，加油!”看那儿，小鸭和小猪在比赛跳高。小猪太胖了，成绩不太理想，所有小鸭得了冠军。看这里!小猫和小松鼠在比赛爬树，小猫生病了，没能拿冠军，但它全力以赴了。
运动会可真棒，小动物们多开心啊!
4英语小故事简单好背的短篇
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river This time he sees a lion under a tree The lion runs at him He is afraid and falls into the river He can’t swim He shouts The rabbit hears him He jumps into the river The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him Luckily, an elephant comes along He is very strong He helps the rabbit and monkey Three friends are very happy They go to the elephant’s home Then, three of them become good friends
一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。
5英语小故事简单好背的短篇
In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei One day he said to the king: 'I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring' When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground Geng Lei said, 'This goose has been hurt in the past Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed So it simply gave up trying to live
战国时期（公元前403―221年中国中原地区各诸侯国连年争战的时代）魏国有个名叫更羸的人。一天，他对国王说：“我只要拉开弓，空射一下，就能把天上的鸟射下来。”国王不相信。更羸便对准天上飞来的一只雁射去，果真那只雁听到拉弦的声音就掉了下来。国王感到很奇怪。更羸说，“那是一只受过伤的雁。它一听到我拉开弓弦的声响，就惊慌得支持不住，自然要掉下来了。”
This idiom means that if one has been frightened in the past one's will may become paralysed in a similar situation
“惊弓之鸟”这个成语比喻受过惊恐之后，有一点动静就特别害怕。
6英语小故事简单好背的短篇
Kua Fu tried his best to chase the sun When he arrived at the place where the sun set, he had to turned around, as he could not bear the thirst, and came to the Yellow River and the Wei River
夸父竭尽全力追赶太阳。当他追赶太阳降落的地方时， 由于忍受不了干渴，只好掉转头，回到黄河、渭河所在的地方，一口气便将这两条河里的水喝得精光。
In one breath, he quaffed up all the water in both rivers Though he drank up two rivers, he still felt thirsty, and he decided to go to the large lake in the north for a good drink On the way to the north, Kua Fu eventually died of thirst。
虽然喝光了两条大河，但夸父还是感到不解渴,又打算到北方的大湖里去痛饮一番。北去的途中，夸父终因干渴而死。
The walking stick thrown down by him, being nurtured by the nourishment converted from his dead body, unexpectedly bloomed and fructified, and it grew into peach woods, which stretched for thousands of miles
扔下的手杖，被他的尸体所化成的养料滋润，竟然开花结果，长成一片连绵千里的桃林。
7英语小故事简单好背的短篇
Wolf and egret
The wolf mistake swallowed a piece of bone， very suffered， running about， look for to visit the doctor everywhere。He met the egret， and talk to settle the service fees to invite him to take out the bone， egret to stretch in the wolf's throat the own head， and the 叼 outs bone， then toward to settle the good service fees wolfThe wolf answer says:" hello， friend， you can since the wolf 嘴 take back the head in the peace ground， and the difficult way return the dissatisfied foot， and how and still speak the guerdon"
This story elucidation， guerdon badly person act charitably， and is a bad person of cognition and does not speak the reputation's innate character。
狼与鹭鸶
狼误吞下了一块骨头，十分难受，四处奔走，寻访医生。他遇见了鹭鸶，谈定酬金请他取出骨头，鹭鸶把自我的头伸进狼的喉咙里，叼出了骨头，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答说：“喂，朋友，你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来，难道还不满足，怎样还要讲报酬？”
这故事说明，对坏人行善的报酬，就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质。
8英语小故事简单好背的短篇
Long long ago， several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself。 So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the 4 12 ground and the man who finished first would have the wine。 One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing， so he decided to draw the feet to the snake。 However， before he could finish the feet， another man finished and grabbed the jar from him， saying， "Who has ever seen a snake with feet” The story of "Draw a snake and add feet to It。” tells us going too far is as bad as not going far enough。
古时几个人分一壶酒。他们都想独自喝完那壶酒，所以就定了一个规矩：每人在地上画一条蛇，谁画得最快，这壶酒就归谁。有一个人很快就把蛇画好了。他正打算喝这壶酒时，看见别人都还在忙着画，就决定给蛇再画上几只脚。结果，他的'蛇脚还没加完，另一个人已经把蛇画好了。那人一下把酒壶夺了过去，说：“有谁见过长脚的蛇”。这个故事告诉我们这样的道理：做得过分和做得不够都是不对的。
9英语小故事简单好背的短篇
Complete nirvana painting a tiger
Five dynasties painting tiger famous through the company since the childhood like painting, especially like painting a tiger, but not having seen the tiger really, always painted sick cats, the tiger so he decided to enter the mountains, visit the tiger, really experienced untold hardships, with the help of Orion's uncle, finally met the tiger really, through a lot of sketch copy, the painting techniques by leaps and bounds, tiger's tiger lifelike, a few can be spurious Since then, and spent most of his time visited many famous mountains and great rivers, see more birds beast, finally become a generation of masters
五代画虎名家历归真从小喜欢画画，尤其喜欢画虎，但是由于没有见过真的老虎，总把老虎画成病猫，于是他决心进入深山老林，探访真的老虎，经历了千辛万苦，在猎户伯伯的帮助下，终于见到了真的老虎，通过大量的写生临摹，其的画虎技法突飞猛进，笔下的老虎栩栩如生，几可乱真。从此以后，他又用大半生的时间游历了许多名山大川，见识了更多的飞禽猛兽，终于成为一代绘画大师。
10英语小故事简单好背的短篇
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"
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。”
