英语幽默故事比赛英语作文（优秀20篇）

作者：刘嘉仪

今天下午我们要进行讲故事比赛。

我们来到了五楼报告厅，我们坐好，等待。终于开始了，我满怀着激动听起了故事。两位主持人上台说了几句话，1号选手就上来了。我们听着听着，不是不觉就到了11号选手——我们班的王浩然讲的故事。

他讲的是《精忠报国》，讲的是岳飞。他讲的声音很大，震撼了我，我感受到了岳飞的爱国精神是那样的强烈，岳飞的这种精神值得我们敬佩。

到了25号选手，她是我们班的班长——曲姿喻，她讲的是《那双注视的眼睛》，我想对故事中的那个女人说：“是那双眼睛让你有了勇气，把那把伞放回了柜台。”

一共有28名选手，王浩然得分9。64分，曲姿喻得分9。45分。

到了颁奖时刻，我班两名同学都获奖，王浩然第二名。

我们回到教室，等待着看电视。

阿毛的个人大事一直没有解决，究其原因，就是过于腼腆。他看见女孩子心就发慌，面红耳赤地说不出话来。

酒能壮胆，最近，通过婚姻介绍所，阿毛认识了个叫丽丽的姑娘。丽丽个性温柔，各方面条件都不错，而且，看得出来，好像她对阿毛的印象也不错。可是，两人见了几次面后，又停滞不前了。为啥？还是老毛病，两人约会，也就是说说话，阿毛连人家的手都不敢去拉，更别说其他进一步的行动了。

同事们都替阿毛着急，大家通过分析，认为现在关键就是一层窗户纸没有捅破，只要阿毛拿出勇气，说出“我爱你”三个字，就有可能抵达胜利的彼岸了。大家纷纷为他打气，让他勇敢些。

可是无济于事。尽管阿毛每次约会前，都信心十足地发誓夸天一定要有所突破，可一到关键时刻，就患得患失，怕被人家拒绝，怕丢人，“我爱你”三个字憋在嗓子眼里，就是吐不出来。

单位有个烧锅炉的老黄。是个酒鬼，每天都喝得醉醺醺的，天不怕地不怕，连局长都敢骂。他听说阿毛的事情后，出主意说：“阿毛，下次你请人家吃饭，多喝两杯二锅头。酒能壮胆，我保证啥话你都说得出来。”

阿毛愁眉不展地问：“能管用吗？”

“你放心，保证管用。”老黄压低声音，“你看我，要不是有酒遮脸，打死我也不敢骂咱的局长呀。”

阿毛一听，心里陡生希望：“那我试试吧。”

当天晚上，阿毛鼓起勇气，打电话请丽丽出来吃饭。菜上齐后，阿毛跟服务员说：“麻烦你上一瓶白酒。”

丽丽奇怪道：“你不是不喝酒吗？”

阿毛脸一红，慌忙编了个理由：“今天单位发奖金，庆祝一下。”

服務员将酒拿上来以后，阿毛心想，也不能光自己喝呀，就问丽丽：“你要不要也来点？”

丽丽略一犹豫，微笑着说：“那就少来一点吧，我陪着你喝。”

一杯酒下肚后，阿毛试探着说：“丽丽，我……”后面的“爱你”两字却还是吐不出来。看来酒还不够，再喝。

两杯酒下肚后，阿毛重振旗鼓，鼓鼓勇气，说：“丽丽，我……”

丽丽抬起头，脸泛红晕，眼睛紧盯着他：“干什么？”

在她目光的逼视下，阿毛心一慌，鼓足的气又全散了，忙改口说：“……来，喝酒。”

两人一饮而尽。阿毛暗暗佩服，想不到丽丽这么有酒量呀。

第三杯下肚，阿毛肚里酝酿了一下，觉得这次差不多了，吭一声，清清嗓子：“丽丽……”

不料，丽丽将酒杯一放，摇摇晃晃站起来，双颊通红，跟挂了红旗似的。她凑到阿毛面前，满口酒气，大声说：“阿毛，我爱你！”

1、一只小鸟，正在飞往南方过冬的途中。天气太冷了，小鸟冻僵了，从天上掉下来，跌在一大片农田里。它躺在田里的时候，一只母牛走了过来，而且拉了一泡屎在它身上。冻僵的小鸟躺在牛屎堆里，发掘牛粪真是太温暖了。 牛粪让它慢慢缓过劲儿来了!它躺在那儿，又暖和又开心，不久就开始高兴地唱起歌来了。一只路过的猫听到了小鸟的歌声，走过来查个究竟。顺着声音，猫发现了躲在牛粪中的小鸟，非常敏捷地将它刨了出来，并将它给吃了!

这个故事的寓意是……

1)不是每个在你身上拉屎的都是你的敌人。

2)不是每个把你从屎堆中拉出来的都是你的朋友。

3)而且，当你陷入深深的屎堆当中(身陷困境)的时候，闭上你的鸟嘴!

2、表演大师

有一位表演大师上场前，他的徒弟告诉他鞋带松了。大师点头致谢，蹲下来仔细系。

等到徒弟转身后，又蹲下来将鞋带解松。有个旁观者看到了这一切，不解地问：“大师，您为什么又要将鞋带解松呢?”大师回答道：“因为我饰演的是一位劳累的旅者，长途跋涉让他的鞋带松开，可以通过这个细节表现他的劳累憔悴。”“那你为什么不直接告诉你的徒弟呢?”“他能细心地发现我的鞋带松了，并且热心地告诉我，我一定要保护他这种热情的积极性，及时地给他鼓励，至于为什么要将鞋带解开，将来会有更多的机会教他表演，可以下一次再说啊。”

人一个时间只能做一件事，懂抓重点，才是真正的人才。

3、鹦鹉

一个人去买鹦鹉，看到一只鹦鹉前标：此鹦鹉会两门语言，售价二百元。另一只鹦鹉前则标道：此鹦鹉会四门语言，售价四百元。该买哪只呢?两只都毛色光鲜，非常灵活可爱。这人转啊转，拿不定主意。结果突然发现一只老掉了牙的鹦鹉，毛色暗淡散乱，标价八百元。这人赶紧将老板叫来：这只鹦鹉是不是会说八门语言?店主说：不。这人奇怪了：那为什么又老又丑，又没有能力，会值这个数呢?店主回答： 因为另外两只鹦鹉叫这只鹦鹉老板。

这故事告诉我们，真正的领导人，不一定自己能力有多强，只要懂信任，懂放权，懂珍惜，就能团结比自己更强的力量，从而提升自己的身价。相反许多能非常强的人却因为过于完美主义，事必躬亲，什么人都不如自己，最后只能做最好的攻关人员，销售代表，成不了优秀的领导人。

4、金人

曾经有个小国的人到中国来，进贡了三个一模一样的金人，金壁辉煌，把皇帝高兴坏了。可是这小国的人不厚道，同时出一道题目：这三个金人哪个最有价值?皇帝想了许多的办法，请来珠宝匠检查，称重量，看做工，都是一模一样的。

怎么办?使者还等着回去汇报呢。泱泱大国，不会连这个小事都不懂吧?最后，有一位退位的老大臣说他有办法。皇帝将使者请到大殿，老臣胸有成足地拿着三根稻草，插入第一个金人的耳朵里，这稻草从另一边耳朵出来了。第二个金人的稻草从嘴巴里直接掉出来，而第三个金人，稻草进去后掉进了肚子，什么响动也没有。老臣说：第三个金人最有价值!使者默默无语，答案正确。

这个故事告诉我们，最有价值的人，不一定是最能说的人。老天给我们两只耳朵一个嘴巴，本来就是让我们多听少说的。善于倾听，才是成熟的人最基本的素质。

一只鸽子老是不断地搬家, 想去掉自己身上的气味!它觉得，每次新窝住了没多久，就有一种浓烈的怪味，让它喘不上气来，不得已只好一直搬家。它觉得很困扰，就把烦恼跟一只经验丰富的老鸽子诉苦。老鸽子说：“你搬了这么多次家根本没有用啊，因为那种让你困扰的怪味并不是从窝里面发出来的，而是你自己身上的味道啊。”

寓言启示录：与团队格格不入，问题来自于自己!

有些人会不断埋怨别人的过错，指责别人的缺点，他们觉得周围的环境和人处处跟自己作对;或者是认为自己“曲高和寡”，一般人无法理解自己丰富而深刻的思想。实际上，他们没有意识到真正的问题不是来自于周围，而是来自于他们自己。像这样的人，必须试着认清自己，试着认真而深刻地反省自己。而一个组织也没必要为了失掉这样一只“鸽子”而遗憾。

愈来愈多的研究显示，领导能力不是天生的，人们完全可以透过后天的努力获得这种能力。因此，领导者要想成功地改变员工，首先就必须改变自己的领导特质。

对领导者而言，出色的管理能力仍然是必需的。领导者拥有这种管理能力，不是为了控制和命令员工，而是为了支持、帮助员工的发展与成长。

在这变幻莫测的全球竞争时代，公司高层与其苦苦追寻“先进”的管理方法与手段，不如将眼光放远，锁定员工的才智与热情，这是公司取之不尽的宝藏，公司必须找到适当的途径将他们释放出来。实现这个目标的唯一途径，就是让管理从控制员工，转向为相信员工潜力、鼓舞员工热情。

5、辞职

A对B说：“我要离开这个公司。我恨这个公司!”B建议道：“我举双手赞成你报复!!破公司一定要给它点颜色看看。不过你现在离开，还不是最好的时机。”

A问：为什么?B说：“如果你现在走，公司的损失并不大。你应该趁着在公司的机会，拼命去为自己拉一些客户，成为公司独挡一面的人物，然后带着这些客户突然离开公司，公司才会受到重大损失，非常被动。”A觉得B说的非常在理。于是努力工作，事遂所愿，半年多的努力工作后，他有了许多的忠实客户。什么是股指期货 再见面时B问A：现在是时机了，要跳赶快行动哦!A淡然笑道：老总跟我长谈过，准备升我做总经理助理，我暂时没有离开的打算了。

其实这也正是B的初衷。一个人的工作，永远只是为自己的简历。只有付出大于得到，让老板真正看到你的能力大于位置，才会给你更多的机会替他创造更多利润。

The Lioness

A CONTROVERSY prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the greatest number of whelps at a birth. They rushed clamorously into the presence of the Lioness and demanded of her the settlement of the dispute. "And you," they said, "how many sons

have you at a birth? The Lioness laughed at them, and said:

"Why! I have only one; but that one is altogether a thoroughbred Lion.The value is in the worth, not in the number.

真的小猛士：美国9岁男孩徒手斗鳄鱼

A brave 9-year-old is recovering in hospital after he wrestled a 9-foot, 400lb alligator off him with his bare hands - and he now plans to make a necklace from a tooth doctors found embedded in a wound on his back.

美国佛罗里达州一名9岁的小男孩，在湖中游泳时，遭到一条长9英尺(约2.7米长)、重400磅(约180多公斤)的短吻鳄袭击，赤手与其搏斗之后，小男孩身上多处受伤，目前正在医院治疗中。医生从他背部的伤口里取出一颗短吻鳄的牙齿，小男孩表示想把它做成项链。

James Barney Jr, spoke calmly and eloquently about his ordeal from hospital, where he was tucked up in bed with a teddy bear by his side. He was covered in some 30 teeth marks, doctors said.

小男孩名叫小詹姆斯·巴尼，他在医院里平静、生动地讲述了自己与短吻鳄搏斗的经历，在他床边还放有一只泰迪熊。医生说，小詹姆斯全身有30多处牙印。

The little boy described how it was a hot day so he had parked his bike and jumped into Lake Tohopekaliga - a lake that people are forbidden to swim in - when he felt something brush against his leg.

小詹姆斯说那天特别热，于是他就把自行车停在一旁自己跳进了托霍普卡莱加湖，这个湖是禁止人们在里面游泳的，刚一进去他就感觉有东西擦到他的腿了。

It really amazed me what happened. At first, I thought someone was just playing with me, and I didnt know what happened, he told ABC.

“后来发生的事情真的让我大吃一惊。但开始的时候，我以为是有人在跟我闹着玩，我并不知道发生了什么事情。”他告诉美国广播公司(ABC)的记者。

I reached down to grab it, and I felt its jaw, I felt its teeth, and I didnt know what to do, so I immediately reacted and hit it a couple times. And I had enough strength to pry its jaw open. The child pulled the powerful jaws open long enough to slide out and swim to shore.

“我潜入水中抓住了它，摸到了它的下巴，摸到了它的牙齿，可不知道该怎么做，不过我立刻就反应过来了赶紧猛打了它几下，并使劲撑开了它的嘴巴。”小詹姆斯把它的嘴巴撑得足够大后赶紧退后并向岸边游去。

Witnesses say the boy surfaced, screaming that hed been bitten by an alligator. They immediately called 911.

目击者称小男孩浮出水面后尖叫着说自己被一只短吻鳄咬到了。于是他们立刻拨打911报警。

可能导致马航飞机坠毁的原因是什么？

Traditionally regarded as one of the safest planes in the skies, the Boeing 777’s reputation will have been damaged by the second fatal crash in less than a year.

There are around 1,000 Boeing 777s in service, and the plane is a long haul workhorse, plying some of the longest routes.

It entered service in 1995 and the National Transportation Safety Board, which is responsible for monitoring US-made aircraft, has logged fewer than 60 incidents.

But the recent record has been more patchy with two major incidents - a crash at San Francisco airport last July, which claimed three lives, and the crash-landing of a British Airways 777 at Heathrow in January 2008.

But the Malaysian disaster is very different from both the BA incident and the crash involving a Asiana Airlines flight at San Francisco International Airport in July.

Both the BA and Asiana accidents occurred shortly before landing, while the Malaysia airlines plane disappeared off the radar during the early stages of the trip.

The accident at San Francisco in July was attributed to pilot error which led to the engines being set to idle because he believed the computer would maintain sufficient speed to keep the plane up in the air.

But initial reports suggest that Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the 53-year-old Malaysian airlines pilot, was hugely experienced - having joined the carrier in 1981 and with 18,365 hours in the cockpit under his belt.

The BA crash landing, which did not result in any fatalities, was finally found to have been caused by a blockage in the fuel line feeding the engine.

Simply put the aircraft had the aviation equivalent of a cardiac arrest because some of the fuel failed to melt and blocked the supply line at the end of a long flight from Beijing to London, during which the plane travelled through unusually cold airspace over Siberia.

This crash has echoes of the disaster in which 288 people on board an Air France Airbus 330. That plane, another long-haul workhorse, crashed into the Atlantic en-route from Rio de Janeiro in June 2009 killing 228 people.

A variety of explanations have been given for the Air France crash, with investigators finding that the plane’s speed sensors were giving an incorrect reading.

But with this crash involving a different aircraft, it will take several months before investigators can ascertain the cause.

据英国《每日电讯报》报道，波音777飞机一直被认为是最安全机型之一，但不到一年时间里发生第二起致命坠毁必然会使其名声受损。

波音777飞机在1995年投入使用，现在运行中的波音777飞机大约有1000架，而且它们通常承担最远距离的飞行，是长途运输的主力。负责监控美国制造飞机的美国国家运输安全委员会记录的意外事件不到60件。

但是，最近的记录却因为两次重大事件显得很突出——一件为去年7月旧金山机场的坠机事件，导致三人死亡，另一件为2008年1月在希思罗机场一架英国航空公司的波音777迫降事件。

然而，本次马航事件与英国航空公司事件以及在旧金山国际机场发生的韩亚飞机坠毁事件不同。上两次事件发生在降落前的很短时间内，而马航飞机在航程开始不久就从雷达信号中消失了。

7月的旧金山机场事件归因于飞行员的错误操作，飞行员认为电脑能保持足够的速度使飞机保持空中高度，因此使发动机处于闲置状态。但是，初步报告表明53岁的马航飞行员沙阿飞行经验丰富——1981年进入马航，飞行时间已达1.8365万个小时。

英国航空公司的飞机迫降事件，没有造成人员死亡，失事原因最终确定为连接引擎的燃油管线堵塞。

假设把这次飞机失事的原因比作心脏骤停，原因是在北京到伦敦飞行的最后，经过了西伯利亚不同寻常的寒冷上空，一部分燃料没有融化堵住了供应管道。

本次马航事件让人联想到当年载有288名乘客的法航空客330坠毁事件。这架长途飞行的客机在2009年6月从里约热内卢起飞后在途中坠入大西洋，造成228人死亡。

对于法航飞机坠毁事件的原因，有多个解释，但调查发现飞机的速度传感器给出了错误的读数。但是本次马航事件的飞机与前面所述飞机不同，可能需要几个月的调查才能确定其原因。

云南鲁甸6.5级地震 2500余名官兵赶赴救援

China has deployed 2,500 soldiers to the south-western province of Yunnan to help search for survivors after an earthquake killed at least 398 people.

中国西南省份云南日前发生地震，目前已造成至少398人死亡，政府已出动2500名官兵赶往灾区协助搜救工作。

More than 1,800 people were injured when the magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck on Sunday.

云南周日发生6.1级地震，导致1800余人受伤。

Attempts to reach the epicentre have been hampered by heavy rain, with some rescuers forced to travel on foot.

救援队因暴雨受阻，只能徒步前往震中。

State broadcaster CCTV said the earthquake was the strongest to hit the mountainous province in 14 years.

中国国家电视台CCTV称，云南多山，此次地震是14年来云南省内最强的一次地震。

President Xi Jinping called for "all-out efforts" to find survivors as he dispatched soldiers to the area.

国家主席习近平在向灾区派兵的同时还作出指示，要将救人放在第一位。

They joined more than 300 police and firefighters from Zhaotong and about 400 emergency workers and sniffer dogs from across Yunnan province in the rescue operation.

参与救援行动的还有300余名昭通的武警公安和消防官兵，以及云南省派出的400名救灾人员和搜救犬。

But rescuers trying to deliver the much-needed supplies are struggling to reach the area, reports the BBCs Celia Hatton in Beijing.

但据BBC驻北京记者西莉亚·哈顿报道，搜救人员无法很快将应急物资送往震中。

Unrelenting rain and continuing landslides have left many roads in the region too damaged to use, she adds.

她补充说道，持续的暴雨和山体滑坡导致前往灾区的多个路段受阻。

Premier Li Keqiang has travelled to the area to oversee the rescue operation. And he had to walk for "over three miles" (5km) to reach the worst-hit village in Yunnan on Monday.

周一，中国国务院总理李克强赴云南视察灾情时需徒步“3英里多”(5千米)才能走到受灾最严重的村镇。

A spokesman for UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the secretary-general was "saddened by the loss of life".

联合国秘书长潘基文的发言人称，秘书长对云南地震造成人员伤亡表示悲痛。

South-west China lies in an area that is prone to earthquakes.

中国西南地区处于地震多发带。

An earthquake in Sichuan in 2008 killed tens of thousands of people while a magnitude 7.7 quake in Yunnan in 1970 killed at least 15,000.

2008年四川地震导致几万人遇难，1970年云南7.7级地震遇难人数超过1.5万人。

在我们死后，我们的挚爱可以获得我们的网络账户密码吗？

Should Your Family Get Access To Your Online Accounts When You Die?

Its a question that will eventually—hopefully not soon!—confront you, me, and every other person reading this: Should our loved ones gain access to our digital lives, from email to Instagram to financial accounts, after we die? A cadre of state-appointed lawyers are creating a bill that would allow for just that.

This is one of the more important legal dilemmas of recent years, and only a few states have clear laws on whether, say, a parent should gain access to their childs Facebook if the child dies, or whether a wife should get access to financial information locked in her deceased husbands email account. This week at its annual meeting, the Uniform Law Commission—a Chicago-based group of lawyers who are appointed to write clear and stable language for new legislation—will finalize its recommended language for a law that would give loved ones access to all of your digital accounts after you die. Unless you specify otherwise.

As the AP reports today, the bill would create a legal process for gaining access, which can be incredibly difficult today:

Most people assume they can decide what happens by sharing certain passwords with a trusted family member, or even making those passwords part of their will. But in addition to potentially exposing passwords when a will becomes public record, anti-hacking laws and most companys "terms of service" agreements prohibit anyone from accessing an account that isnt theirs. That means loved ones technically become criminals if they log on to a dead persons account.

And thats assuming they even have the password. Going up against giants like Google makes the process even more difficult. And for a grieving family, it can be all but impossible.

The bill would give access—but not control—to loved ones unless they specifically wrote in their will that they wouldnt allow it.

[英语寓言故事参考：The Lioness

作者：高梓涵

昨天，我们五年级进行了第五届的讲故事比赛。

我印象比较深的是《小猴子怕怕》、《三袋米的故事》、《少年岳飞》。

《小猴子怕怕》讲的是一条小猴子，它很胆小，取名怕怕，有一次，妈妈摔倒了，小猴子怕怕，自己爬树找松鼠医生，成了勇敢的小猴子。

《三袋米的故事》讲的是一个孩子家里很穷，到了他上高中的时候，每月都要交一袋米，他母亲按时交，但前两次熊师傅都说了，不要混合米。等到第三次，这位母亲说：“这是我去外村乞讨回来的。”熊师傅深受感动，校长得知后，免了这位孩子的学费。高考的时候，以627分的成绩考入清华大学。

《少年岳飞》讲的是岳家生了一个孩子，名叫岳飞，他从来不做伤天害理之事。长大，岳母问他：“我国有难，你打算怎么办？”“精忠报国。”之后，岳母在他背上刺了这四个字。

In china, people believe that, at the beginning, the tiger and the cat were friends, and the cat was much smarter than the tiger .

The cat learned the physical skills quickly, and the tiger was always behind.    Gradually, the tiger had to learn from the cat, and the cat was patient to teach the tiger.     Day after day, month after month, finally, the tiger could also run, jump, roll, grasp, tear, and strike as well as the cat.   One summer afternoon, the cat was taking a nap as the tiger sitting nearby.   Looking at the cat, the tiger suddenly thought, why should he keep befriending with such a small animal since he had already learnt all the skills from the cat?    The evil tiger decided to kill the sleeping cat as a before dinner snack. The tiger stood up and approached the cat viciously.   Just as this moment, the cat woke up. Opening up her eyes, the smart cat immediately realized what the tiger was trying to do and swiftly jumped onto a nearby tall tree and climbed to the top branch.     The tiger thought he had already learned every skill from the cat . But he never knew that the cat had hidden the tree climbing from him.  “I kept the last technique of the tree climbing from you just because I suspected you might be can ungrateful friend.”The cat loudly told the tiger who watched under the tree helplessly.

春秋时期，卫国有个名叫哀骀（tai）它（tuo）的人，他的容貌虽然很丑陋，可不管是男人还是女人都非常喜欢和他交往，相处亲近随和，舍不得离去。有一些女人甚至说：“与其做别人的妻子，还不如做他的小妾。”

他一无权位二无财产，也没有什么高深的理论和显赫的功绩，可是外表粗陋、其貌不扬的这位丑人却受到几乎所有人的喜爱和赞美，这使得鲁国的鲁哀公惊异不已，于是就派人把他从卫国请回鲁国加以考察。相处不到一个月，鲁哀公觉得他在平淡中确有不少过人之处，不到一年，就很信任他了。不久，宰相的位置空缺，鲁哀公便让他上任管理国事，可他却淡淡然无心做官，虽在再三要求下参议了国事，但不久他还是谢辞了高位厚禄，回到他在卫国的陋室中去了。

对此，鲁哀公求教于孔子：“他究竟是怎样一种人呢？”孔子借喻道：“我曾经在楚国看见一群小猪在刚死的母猪身上吃奶，一会儿都惊恐地逃开了，因为小猪发现母猪已不像活着时那样亲切。可见小猪爱母猪不是爱它的形体，而是爱主宰它形体的精神，爱它内在的品性。哀骀它这个人虽然外表不美，但他的品德和才情等内在之美必定已超越一般人很多，所以您和许多人才喜欢他。”

这个故事告诉我们，只有内在的美才可靠长久，值得追求和尊崇。虽然外在的容貌、身材、风采和权位、财产等也很吸引人，可内在的品德、学识、才能和真诚、自信等给人的感受则更有魅力。

导语：说到中秋想必大家想到的就是月饼了，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan dynasty China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attached and overthrew the government. Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake.

For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates(枣子), wrapped in a pastry. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. People compare moon cakes to the plum pudding and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons.

Nowadays, there are hundreds varieties of moon cakes on sale a month before the arrival of Moon Festival.

【参考译文】

有关于月饼的故事。中国在元朝是由蒙古人民统治。前宋朝的领导人不愿意服从外国的统治，并决定如何协调叛乱而不被发现。起义的领导人知道中秋节即将到来，就下令制作特制的蛋糕。回到每个月饼是一个信息的轮廓攻击。在中秋节的晚上，反叛者成功地推翻了政府。今天，月饼被用来纪念这个传说，被称为月饼。

一代又一代，月饼有坚果甜馅料，红豆泥，莲子糊和大枣(枣子)，酥皮包裹。有时煮熟的蛋黄中可以找到丰富的品尝甜点中间。人们把月饼和葡萄干布丁和水果蛋糕在英国的节日里进行比较。

现在中秋节到来前一个月就有数百种月饼出售。

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One day,a little monkey is playing by the well.

He looks in the well and shouts,“Oh!My god!The moon has fallen into the well!”

An older monkeys runs over, takes a look,and says,“Goodness me!The moon is really in the water!”

And olderly monkey comes over.He is very surprised as well and cries out,“The moon is in the well.”

A group of monkeys run over to the well.

They look at the moon in the well and shout:“The moon did fall into the well!Come on!Letget it out!”

Then,the oldest monkey hangs on the tree up side down,with his feet on the branch.And he pulls the next monkeys feet with his hands.

All the other monkeys follow his suit.And they join each other one by one down to the moon in the well.

Just before they reach the moon,the oldest monkey raises his head and happens to see the moon in the sky.

He yells excitedly “Dont be so foolish!The moon is still in the sky!”

一天，有只小猴子在井边玩儿。

它往井里一瞧，高喊道：“噢!我的天!月亮掉到井里头啦!”

一只大猴子跑来一看，说，“糟啦!月亮掉在井里头啦!”

老猴子也跑过来。他也非常惊奇，喊道：“糟了，月亮掉在井里头了!”

一群猴子跑到井边来。

他们看到井里的月亮，喊道：“月亮掉在井里头啦!快来!让我们把它捞起来!”

然后，老猴子倒挂在大树上，拉住大猴子的脚。

其他的猴子一个个跟着，它们一只连着一只直到井里。

正好他们摸到月亮的时候，老猴子抬头发现月亮挂在天上呢。

它兴奋地大叫：“别蠢了!月亮还好好地挂在天上呢!”

Ji Anlived at the time of Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24). He was respected for being upright and just and for daring to speak the truth. He did not bother about amall matters in personal behaviour and in being an official. He was particular about actual effects and ,although he did not cause a stir ,he could keep the prefecture he governed in perfect order. Because of this. the imperial court transferred him to the central government from being the perfect of the Donghai Prefecture to being a commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officals.

Once,Emperor Wudi said that he would implement the policy of benevolence and justice of Confucianism and would do good turns to the people.Emperor Wudi Had hardly finished his remards when Ji An said that there was no need for the emperor to say so.Why should the emperor bother,Ji An said, about pretending to implement the policy of benevolence and justice since he was so greedy and avaricious within himself? This choked the emperor off. The emperor suddenly Changed his countenance and declared the meeting over. All the civilian and military officers at court were breathless with anxiety for fear that Ji An might bring disaster upon himself because of this. After returning, Emperor Wudi said to the people around him that Ji An was a little too rude and too straightforward.

For this reason ,Ji An was never promoted again. When he was the commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officials, both Gongsun Hong and Zhang Tang were low -ranking lfficials of little importance. Later ,they were promoted continuously. Gongsun Hong became the prime minister and Zhang Tang became the imperial censor. However, JiAns post remained thesame. One day, Ji An said to Emperor Wudi that the way the emperor used his ministers was just like piling up firewood, which meant that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers. Of course, Emperor Wudi could see that Ji An was complaining. So,turning to his ministers, Emperor Wudi said, "It is true that no one can stop learning.You see, Ji An is making more and more indiscreet remarks."

This story comes from The Historical Records. Later generations use the set phrase "the latecomers surpass the old-timers " to indicate that successors can cxcel the predecessors, which is quite different from the original idea when Ji An said that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers.

汲黯是西汉武帝时代人，以刚直正义、敢讲真话而受人尊重。他为人和做官都不拘小节，讲求实效。虽然表面上不那么轰轰烈烈，却能把一个郡治理得井井有条，因此，朝廷把他从东海太守调到朝廷当主爵都尉——一种主管地方吏任免的官职。

有一次，汉武帝说要实行儒家的仁义之政，为老百姓办好事了。没等皇帝把话说完，汲黯就说：“陛下内心里那么贪婪多欲，表面上却要装得实行仁政，这是何苦呢？”一句话把皇帝噎了回去。汉武帝登时脸色大变，宣布罢朝，满朝文武都为汲黯捏着一把汗，担心他会因此招来大祸。武帝回到宫里以后，对身边的人说，汲黯这个人也未免太粗太直了。

从此以后，汲黯的官职再也没有提升。他当主爵都尉的时候，公孙弘、张汤都还是不起眼的小官，后来，他们一个劲儿住上升，公孙弘当上了丞相，张汤做上了御史大夫，可他汲黯还蹲在原地没动窝。有一天，汲黯对武帝说，陛下使用群臣，跟码劈柴一样，是“后来者居上”啊！汉武帝当然听得出这是发牢骚。于是，转脸对臣下们说：“人真是不能不学习啊！你们听汲黯说话，越来越离谱了！”

故事出自《史记汲郑列传》。成语“后来居上”，往往指后起的可以胜过先前的。和汲黯说这话的原意，大不相同。

前段时间，单位有位大姐拿着一个英语句子问我语法。我非常好奇，一个已经到了中年的妇女居然还在不断学习英语!她说自己坚持学习有6年了，到现在有一万多的词汇量，刚开始的英语底子就是26个英文字母。在日本留学的儿子告诉她，新概念是非常好的教材，他就开始自学新概念，新概念英语读的朗朗上口。我在她办公室桌上看有本新概念英语四，随手拿起来一看，上面密密麻麻全是注释，音标、词义、语法等等写的非常详细，她把新概念的每一个句子都详细的分析过!她说自己学习英语主要是工作以外的时间，办公室有活儿了就抓紧时间把工作做完，因为没有上网、玩游戏的爱好，工作之外的时间就用学英语来“打发”，办公室里有电脑，所以有时也会跟着录音读。

我问她为什么都到中年了还要坚持学外语呢，她回答的很有意思——以后要是当奶奶了，不想让孙子看到自己的奶奶啥都不懂。

一位中年妇女没有任何英语底子，居然可以不为过级，不为升学，毫无功利心的学习英语，年轻的我们会有何感想?大学的时候诵读《道德经》，老子的无为思想我至今无法理解，后来我想这种精心耕耘，不问收获，毫无功利心的去做一件事儿，是不是就是对道家无为思想的一种解释?年轻的我们又该如何?这或许正是她给予我们年轻人的力量和意义!

哲理故事1

有兄弟二人，年纪不过四、五岁，由于卧室的窗户整天都是密闭着，他们以为屋内太昏暗，看见外面残暴的阳光，感到十分爱慕。兄弟俩就磋商说：“我们可以一起把外面的阳光扫一点进来。”于是，兄弟两人拿着扫帚和畚箕，到阳台上去扫阳光。等到他们把畚箕搬到房间里的时候，里面的阳光就没有了。这样一而再再而三地扫了很多次，屋内还是一点阳光都没有。正在厨房繁忙的妈妈看见他们奇异的举措，问道：“你们在做什么?”他们答复说：“房间太暗了，我们要扫点阳光进来。”妈妈笑道：“只要把窗户打开，阳光自然会进来，何必往扫呢?”

秘诀：把封闭的心门敞开，胜利的阳光就能驱散失败的昏暗。

哲理故事2

一个心理学教授到疯人院参观，懂得疯子的生涯状况。一天下来，感到这些人疯疯癫癫，行事出人意料，可算大开眼界。想不到筹备返回时，发明自己的车胎被人下掉了。“必定是哪个疯子干的!”教授这样愤愤地想道，动手拿备胎预备装上。事情严重了。下车胎的人居然将螺丝也都下掉。没有螺丝有备胎也上不去啊!教授一筹莫展。在他焦急万分的时候，一个疯子蹦蹦跳跳地过来了，嘴里唱着不著名的欢喜歌曲。他发明了困境中的教授，停下来问产生了什么事。

哲理故事3

五岁的汉克和爸爸妈妈哥哥一起到森林干活，忽然间下起雨来，可是他们只带了一块雨披。爸爸将雨披给了妈妈，妈妈给了哥哥，哥哥又给了汉克。

汉克问道：“为什么爸爸给了妈妈，妈妈给了哥哥，哥哥又给了我呢?”

爸爸答复道：“由于爸爸比妈妈强盛，妈妈比哥哥强盛，哥哥又比你壮大呀。我们都会维护比拟弱小的人。

汉克左右看了看，跑过去将雨披撑开来挡在了一朵风雨中飘摇的娇弱小花上面。

真正的强者不必定是多有力，或者多有钱，而是他对别人多有辅助。义务可以让我们将事做完全，爱可以让我们将事情做好。

哲理故事4

有一位表演巨匠上场前，他的弟子告知他鞋带松了。巨匠点头致谢，蹲下来细心系好。等到弟子转身后，又蹲下来将鞋带解松。有个旁观者看到了这一切，不解地问：“大师，您为什么又要将鞋带解松呢?”巨匠回答道：“由于我饰演的是一位劳累的旅者，长途跋涉让他的鞋带松开，可以通过这个细节表示他的劳累憔悴.”“那你为什么不直接告知你的弟子呢?”“他能细心肠发现我的鞋带松了，并且热情地告诉我，我必定要维护他这种热忱的积极性，及时地给他激励，至于为什么要将鞋带解开，将来会有更多的机遇教他表演，可以下一次再说啊。”

人一个时光只能做一件事，懂抓重点，才是真正的人才。

从前有一个人，性格极为吝啬，不光对别人吝啬，对自己也是如此。有一次，在外出的路上，遇上河水忽然上涨，吝啬人不肯出摆渡钱，他自己冒着生命危险涉水。

谁知他刚到河中的时候，水势突然凶猛起来，他被冲倒了，在水中漂流了大概半里路。

他的儿子在岸上，十分着急，却帮不上忙，只得寻找船只去救助。船夫出价，要一钱才肯前去救助，可是儿子只同意出价五分，为了争执渡船的价钱相持了好长时间，而且一直没有决断。

这时候，落水人在垂死的紧要关头还对着他的儿子大声呼喊：“我的儿子呀!如果出价五分就来救，一钱就不要来救!”

【大道理】：

不要把钱看得太重，让自己成了守财奴。

1、罗斯福还未当上美国总统之前，家中遭窃，朋友写信安慰他。罗斯福回信说：谢谢你的来信，我现在心中很平静，因为：第一、窃贼只偷去我的财物，并没有伤害我的生命。第二、窃贼只偷走部分的东西，而非全部。第三、最值得庆幸的是，做贼的是他，而不是我。一言可以兴邦，一言可以亡国。

2、美国前总统里根在任初期遭遇枪击，子弹穿入胸部，情况危急。在生命攸关的当头，里根面对赶来探视的太太的第一句话竟是：亲爱的，我忘记躲开了。美国民众得知总统在身受重伤时，仍能不忘幽默本色，康复应该指日可待，因此也稳定了可能因总统受伤而动荡的政局。事情发生之后，是好是坏都不重要，重要的是，你从哪个角度去切入。

3、英国首相威尔逊，在一次演讲中，刚进行到一半时，台下突然有个捣蛋分子，高声打断了他：狗屎！垃圾！威尔逊虽然受到干扰，但他情急生智，不慌不忙的说：这位先生，请稍安勿躁，我马上就要讲到你提出的关于环保的问题了。全场不禁为他的机智反应鼓掌喝彩。掌握自己的情绪，才能掌握自己的未来。

4、邱吉尔首相在一次公开场合演讲时，由台下递上来一张纸条，上面只写着两个字：笨蛋。邱吉尔知道台下有反对他的人等着看他出糗，便神色轻松地对大家说：刚才我收到一封信，可惜写信人只记得署名，忘了写内容。邱吉尔不但没有被不快的情绪控制，反而用幽默将了对方一军，实在是高招。幽默的机智反应并非只是能言善道，而是一种快乐、成熟的生活态度，掌握了它等于掌握智慧的结晶，得到快乐的泉源。

5、一天，拿破仑到野外打猎，突然听见远处有人呼叫，他循声走去，看见一人落水，正大声求救。拿破仑毫不犹豫的举起枪来，大声叫道：喂！听好！你要是不爬上来，我就开枪打死你。那个人听了，顿时忘记落水的危险，立刻使尽全力向岸边游去。上岸的第一句话就是：你不救我就算了，为什么还要开枪打死我？拿破仑从容不迫的回答说：假如刚才我不吓唬你，你就不会奋力游上岸，那又怎么能脱险呢？要别人怎样对你，自己先怎样对别人。

6、艾森豪威尔将军参加某餐会，会中安排演讲节目，总共邀请五位贵宾致词，艾森豪威尔排在最后一位上台。前面四位，个个千言万语、赘言连连，轮到他时，时间已近十点了，台下早已意态阑珊、兴致缺缺。善解人意的艾森豪威尔将军一上台便说：任何演讲都会有句点，我就作为今晚演讲的句点好了。语毕鞠躬而退。

7、有一次，萧伯纳在街上行走，被一个冒失鬼骑车撞倒在地上，幸好并无大碍。肇事者急忙扶起他，连声抱歉，萧伯纳拍拍屁股诙谐的说：你的运气真不好，先生，如果你把我装死了，就可以名扬四海了。善于表达的人，有的是论点犀利，一针见血，有的是滔滔雄辩，口若悬河，但是都不如令听者发出真心微笑的幽默话语来的巧妙，来得“四两拨千斤”。

8、一次，美国知名作家马克吐温，因为看不惯国会议员在国会通过某个法案，而在报纸上刊登了一个广告，上面写着：国会议员有一半是混蛋。报纸一卖出，许多抗议电话随之而来，这些国会议员可不认为自己是混蛋，纷纷要求马克吐温更正。马克吐温于是又登了一个更正启事：我错了，国会议员，有一半不是混蛋。有幽默感的人，凡事健康思考，保持正面态度，当遇到困难时，比较容易化险为夷。

陽朱到宋国，投宿在一家客栈里。店主人热情地接待陽朱，并向他介绍自己的家人。陽朱发现主人有两位小妾，一位长得亭亭玉立，楚楚动人，而另一位却相貌丑陋。偏偏令人不理解的是，店主宠 爱丑陋而轻贱漂亮。

陽朱怀着好奇心，想打听个究竟，便询问缘由。

“那个漂亮的自恃美貌却轻视他人，傲气的不得了，我越看她，越觉得丑；这位看似丑陋的心地善良，待人谦和，知情达理，令我越看越觉漂亮，我一点也不认为她不漂亮。”说到这里，正好漂亮的那位小妾昂首挺胸地走过来。主人连看都不看她一眼，对陽朱说：“瞧这德性，这模样，实在叫人生厌，她哪里知道什么叫美，什么为丑！”

陽朱在店主人的一番启发下，很受教育。他认为，外形固然很重要，品行却是更重要的标准。一个人若貌美再加上品格高尚，那就一定会受到人们的爱戴。若相貌不理想而心灵美，也会获得尊重。

对美与丑从来有两条标准：追求外在美，是表面的肤浅的；崇尚内在美，是本质的富有内涵的。

炫耀表面美，踞美自傲是浅薄的丑陋；自尊自爱谦逊待人是美的境界。表面美是暂时的，内在美是永恒的。

再过几天，市里就要举行“故事大王 ”的比赛了。一个学校只能推荐两位选手去参赛，这当然非鲁冰冰和鲁皮皮莫属了。为什么呢?听我说吧。

鲁冰冰的学习成绩一直名列前矛，老师也很喜欢她。推荐她的原因就是，老师认为她的文笔挺好，说起话来流利、通畅，语句优美，所以就选她了。

鲁皮皮是班里的调皮大王，同学们还挺喜欢他呢!他是全班50人一致赞同，才推荐他的。下课时，同学们总能听到鲁皮皮的长篇大论，什么国家第一任总统是谁了?为什么当总统等，这些他总能侃侃而谈。有时，老师让他们讨论问题，鲁皮皮每次都能滔滔不绝的讲着。当他看到一些有趣的童话时，就在学校找时间讲。他坐在桌上，

娓娓动听得讲，同学们津津有味得听，甚至入了迷。总而言之，同学们都喜欢和玩。

鲁冰冰已经找到了一篇童话，天天都对着镜子练口型，练表情，她多么希望己能拿奖啊。

鲁皮皮挺着急的，他连续找了好多篇文章，没有一篇符合自己的意思。

眼看比赛的日子就要来临了，鲁皮皮和鲁冰冰的爸爸妈妈要带他们放松一下，他们也不愿看到自己的儿女变得憔悴呀。鲁皮皮没心思去玩，一个人在家里心烦意乱得看着电视。他心想，我可不能辜负了同学们对我的信任啊。不一会儿，他看到了一片青草地。远处，有城市，有山峰，有河流，这可是他梦寐以求的地方啊。鲁皮皮快活得飞奔起来，突然……〈未完〉

This pampered young lady had left her family for the first time to join the college and was feeling quite lonely on Thanksgiving. She decided to cook a Thanksgiving dinner for herself. She was narrating her first experience in the kitchen to her mother and mother really wanted to know about the results. When asked how the food was, the lady replied with a shudder that though the ready-made soup and pizza were great, she had quite a trouble with turkey. Trying to get to the root of the problem, the mother asked, "Was it burnt?" The lady replied, "Oh! I couldnt taste it mom. It simply wouldnt sit still!"

一位养尊处优的年轻小姐头一回离家去上大学，到了感恩节她倍感孤单。她决定为自己做一顿感恩节大餐。她正在向自己的母亲描述自己第一次做饭的经历，而母亲也很想知道结果如何。当被问及做得好不好吃，这位小姐打了一个颤说，尽管速食汤和批萨不错，但是烹饪火鸡时却遇到了不小的麻烦。她的母亲想找到问题的根源，于是就问她：“是不是烤焦了?”这位小姐回答道：“哦，我没法品尝它，妈妈。火鸡就是不肯老实地坐着!”

陈毅讲话大都不用稿子。但是，他出口成章，侃侃而谈，常常以机敏而风趣的言辞使听者折服。在一次会议上，有人看见他拿着一份稿纸，还不时地低下头看看，后来竟发现那是一张白纸。"陈总，您怎么用张空白的发言稿啊?"会后有人问他。他回答说："不用稿子，人家会讲我不严肃，信口开河。"

建国初期，陈毅任上海市长。有一次对工商界人士演讲，讲台上摆放着名贵的鲜花和精美的茶具。陈毅一上台就说："我这个人讲话容易激动，激动起来容易手舞足蹈，讲桌上的这些东西，要是被我碰坏，我这个供给制的市长，实在赔偿不起，所以我请求支持会议主持人，还是先把这些东西精兵简政撤下去吧。"会场上的人们立刻发出了轻松的笑声。

在60年代的一个会议上，陈毅为落实知识分子政策而大声疾呼："不能够经过了几十年改造、考验，还把资产阶级知识分子这项帽子戴在所有知识分子头上! "说到这里，陈毅摘下帽子，向参加会议的知识分于代表鞠了一躬，然后大声说道："今天，我给你们行脱帽礼!"这真挚的感情和恰到好处的幽默，使与会者为之动容。

He looked at us and said, "I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish."

He looked at us and said, "I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish."

Frank‘s voice dropped a bit. "When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school,I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!"

Frank‘s voice dropped a bit. "When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school,I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!"

He paused and then went on, "I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.‘

He paused and then went on, "I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.‘

有两个贫苦的樵夫靠上山捡柴糊口，有一天，他们在山里发现两大包棉花，两人喜出望外。棉花轻且贵，当下俩人各背了一包棉花赶路回家。

There once were two poor woodsmen who made a living by collecting woods in the mountain。 One day， they happened to discover two large bag of cotton in the mountain and felt surprisingly happy。 The cotton was light but valuable， so they carried it on their back and went back home。

走着走着，其中一名樵夫眼尖，看到山路上扔着一大捆布，他就和同伴商量。扔下棉花，背布回家。他的同伴却有不同的看法，认为自己背着棉花已走了一大段，到了这里丢下棉花，岂不枉费了先前的辛苦，坚持不愿换布。发现布的樵夫则尽其所能背起布走。又走了一段路，背布的樵夫望见不远处的地上散落着数坛黄金。心想这下真的发财了，赶忙用挑柴的扁担挑黄金。他的同伴仍是不愿丢下棉花，并怀疑黄金不是真的。发现黄金的樵夫只好自己挑了两坛黄金，和背棉花的伙伴赶紧回家。

When they were walking home， one of the woodsmen spotted a large bundle of cloth beside the road。 So he discussed with his partner whether to discard the cotton and take the cloth instead。 But his partner held a different view that since he had carried the cotton for such a long way， he would not change it with cloth because all his previous effort would turn out to be in vain。 Therefore， the other woodsman abandoned the cotton and carried the cloth on his back。 After walking for a while， the woodsman who carried the cloth spotted several jars of gold disseminated on the ground not far away。 He felt so thrilled that he was going to be a wealthy man。 So he gave up the cloth and used his carrying pole to carry two jars of gold， while his partner was still reluctant to abandon the cotton and wondering whether the gold was real or not。

谁知道刚走到山下。天竟下起雨来，俩人在空旷处被淋了个透。更为不幸的是，背棉花的樵夫背上的棉花，吸饱了雨水。重得背不动，实在不得已，只能丢下一路辛苦舍不得放弃的棉花，空着手和挑金子的同伴回家去了。

However， when they just went down to the foot of the mountain， it began to rain all of a sudden。 Both of them were wet from head to toes。 More unfortunately， the woodsman who carried the cotton found that his cotton had absorbed tons of water and became so heavy that he could no longer go on carrying it。 Desperately， he had to abandon the cotton and went back home empty—handed with his partner carrying gold。

在人生的每个关键时刻，谨慎地运用智慧，做最正确的选择，同时别忘了及时审视选择的角度，适时调整。要学会从各个不同的角度全面研究问题，放掉无谓的固执。冷静地用开放的心胸做正确抉择。每次正确无误的抉择将指引你走在通往成功的坦途上。

This story implies that we should deliberately utilize our wisdom and intelligence to make the right choice in face of every critical point in our life。 Meantime， we should not forget to review all the choices we have carefully and adjust our goal accordingly。 We should learn to view a certain issue from different angles and avoid being stubborn。 By opening your mind to the right choice， you will be guided to a smoother way to success。

一年一度的动物赛跑比赛开始了,参加这次赛跑的有德路犬波比、灰兔通瑞、波斯猫冬冬和小马达玲。

赛场上，到处都是观众，都快要挤到了跑道上。鸭子裁判宣布：“本次赛跑比赛的参赛的选手有：“波比、通瑞、冬冬和达玲。现在，比赛正式开始。”枪声刚响，波比就像风一样地冲出了起跑线，达玲紧追在其后，通瑞和冬冬并排跑。一会，达玲追不上了，落在了后面。通瑞和冬冬也追累了，速度越来越慢。波比扭头一看：“哈哈!一个也没追上，我休息一下再跑。”20分钟后，达玲追上来了，看见波比在睡大觉，就加快了速度，使劲向前奔去。波比还在睡，通瑞和冬冬也追上来了，见波比睡得香，也加快了速度。波比一觉醒来，看看后面:“咦?还没追上来，不管了，反正到终点我也是第一名。”他哪本文知道其实达玲、通瑞、冬冬已到终点了呀!波比到了终点一看，怎么他们已经到终点了?比赛结果出来了:“第一名达玲，并列第二名通瑞、冬冬，最后一名波比。”

比赛结束了，波比回到家，妈妈问他：“你拿了第几名?”“最后一名。”“最后一名?”狗妈妈简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。因为波比太骄傲了，所以拿了到数第一。

狗妈妈说：“谦虚使人进步，骄傲使人落后。”