英语幽默故事比赛英语作文(汇编20篇)

The escalating sales of turkey legs inspired a poultry farmer to research and breed a turkey with more legs and thus, reap more profits for him. It was only after many years that he finally succeeded in breeding one with six legs! The news of his success reached the media and reporters questioned him about the taste of the turkey he had bred. The intellectual whispered with a grave face, "What I wouldnt give to catch it!"

火鸡腿的热销让一名家禽饲养员想研究培育出一个有更多条腿的火鸡品种，从而可以获利更多。许多年后，他终于成功培育出一只有六条腿的火鸡!他成功的新闻被媒体获悉，到访的记者们询问他这只火鸡的味道如何。这名智者一脸严肃地低声说道：“我倒是想告诉你呢，但是我压根抓不住啊!”

A pair of flexible eyes, long under the crooked eyebrows, a high nose, a red mouth, showing two neat teeth, and a long hair and medium height. This is me, I have a characteristic, rectifies it.

Once, my uncle went to my home and bought a lot of things, including my favorite fruit, drink, summer bar... Wait for the fruit and snack. Mother knew that the uncle came to our house and went to the small shop to buy some things to entertain the guests. My mother and uncle talked happily. In the face of these delicious things, I secretly took them to eat, eat and eat when they didnt pay attention to them. I had eaten them, but I didnt think they had eaten a lot. Still have to be criticized by the mother, the uncles are not stop to help me, really humiliated. Ever since I learned that lesson, it will never happen again.

I have a lot of hobbies, such as badminton, chess, playing cards, Internet, chat... And so on is my hobby. I have a lot of talent, want to jump rubber band, once took fourth place, as well as writing, writing "Yiyanqianjin" won 2 prize.

Like my character, I like to love a lot of fun.

This is me.

I hope everyone likes me.

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.

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。

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird.

因为张大千留有一口长胡子，闹出一个笑话。

在一次吃饭时，一位朋友以他的长胡子为理由，连连不断地开玩笑，甚至消遣他。

可是，张大千却不烦恼，不慌不忙地说：“我也奉献诸位一个有关胡子的故事。刘备在关羽、张飞两弟亡故后，特意兴师伐吴为弟报仇。关羽之子关兴与张飞之子张苞复仇心切，争做先锋。为公平起见，刘备说：‘你们分别讲述父亲的战功，谁讲得多，谁就当先锋。’张苞抢先发话：‘先父喝断长板桥，夜战马超，智取瓦口，义释严颜。’关兴口吃，但也不甘落后，说：‘先须长数尺，献帝当面称为美鬃公，所以先锋一职理当归我。’这时，关公立于云端，听完禁不住大骂道：‘不消子，为父当年斩颜良，诛文丑，过五关，斩六将，单刀赴会，这些光荣的的战绩都不讲，光讲你老子的一口胡子又有何用？’”

听完张大千讲的这个故事，众人哑口，从此再也不胡扯胡子的事了。

抗日战争胜利后，张大千要从上海返回四川老家。他的家生设宴为他饯行，邀着名京剧艺术家梅兰芳等社会名流作陪。宴会开始，张大千向梅兰芳敬酒说：“梅先生，你是君子，我是小人。我先敬你一杯。”梅兰芳不解其意，众宾客也莫名其妙。张大千含笑解释道：

“你是君子——唱戏动口，我是小人——画画动手。”一句话引得演堂大笑不已。

我爱我的家，爱爸爸、妈妈，他们也非常爱我，一个幸福的大家庭。

暑假里，大多数就我一个人在家里，爸爸、妈妈都要上班，可是有一天早上，8点了，爸爸、妈妈都还没有出门，我十分好奇，就问爸爸：“爸爸，你们怎么不上班啊？”爸爸笑着说：“暑假都是你一个人在家，今天，我们就陪你玩一天！”我开心地笑了。

想了好久，我们终于想出了一个游戏，它既可以学习，又可以玩——“英语单词比赛”。我、爸爸、妈妈三人轮流做裁判，共3轮，每一轮有2关，第一关是必答关，第二轮是抢答关，谁先举手就先回答，答对一题加一分。

比赛开始了。妈妈先做裁判。妈妈问爸爸：“苹果英语怎么说?”“苹果，苹果……”爸爸答不出来，急得抓耳挠腮。第二个问题：“library图书馆怎么拼？”“嗯，l-i-b-r-a-r-y！对吧。”“答对了，加一分。下一题，自行车怎么说？”“啊，这个我知道，bike。”“嗯，再加一分。”现在轮到我了，我十分自信，有十分认真。“地铁怎么拼？”“s-u-b-w-a-y。”“对，加一分。”……时间过去了很久，我做完裁判了，接下来，该爸爸做裁判了。爸爸一直对着我们笑，感觉不怀好意，似乎会出很难的题。“电影院怎么拼1、2、3.”我飞快地举起了手：“c-i-n-e-m-a。”“对了，加一分。第二题，国家怎么拼？”我想了一会，举起了手，而一旁的妈妈早就举手了，这次只能失去机会了。

十分钟过去了，二十分钟过去了，半个小时过去后，我们的比赛结束了，我、妈妈、爸爸的比分是20：19：13。“我赢啦！”我高兴地一蹦三尺高。咦，爸爸呢？奥，原来他正拿着英语书补习呢：“下周我们再来吧！”“好啊！”我和妈妈齐声说。

瞧！我们在一起多开心，我有一个幸福温暖的大家庭！

Human growth is a process of experimentation， trial， and error ultimately leading to wisdom。 Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action， you can never quite be certaion how the situation will turn out。 Sometimes you are victorious， and sometimes you become disillusioned。

The failed experiments， however， are no less valuable than the experiments that ultimately prove successful； in fact， you usually learn more from your perceived "failures" than you do from your perceived "success"。

If you have made what you perceive to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own expectations， you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of you that is the alleged wrong—doer。 However， perceiving past actions as mistakes implies guilt and blame， and it is not possible to learn anything meaning while you are engaged in blaming。 Therefore， forgiveness is required when you are harshly judging yourself。

Forgiveness is the act of erasing an emotional debt。 There are four kinds of forgiveness。

The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself。

The second of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another。

The third kind of forgiveness is advanced forgiveness of yourself。 This is for serious transgressions， the ones you carry with deep shame when you do soimething that violates your own values and ethics， you create a chasm between your standards and your actual behavior。 In such a case， you need to work very hard at forgiving youeself for these deeds so that yo call close this chasm and realign with the best part of yourself。

This does not mean that you should rush to forgive yourselfor not feel regret or remorse； but wallowing in these feelings for a protracted period of time is not healthy， and punishing yourself excessively will only creats a bigger gap between you and your ethics。

The last and perhaps most difficult one is the advanced forgiveness of another。 At some time of our life， you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems impossible。 However， harboring resentment and revenge fantasies only keeps you trapped in victim hood。 Under such a circumstance， you should force yourself to see the bigger picture， by so doing， you will be able to shift the focus away from the anger and resentment。

It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and clean the memory。 when you can finally release the situation， you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth。

卓别林能编，能导，能演，是不可多得的全能影人。有一次，他召开影片摄制会议，一只苍蝇在他四周绕着圈子飞。起初他用手打几下，没有打到，就要了一个苍蝇拍。会议进行中，他就握着苍蝇拍，摆出打苍蝇的姿态，眼睛狠狠地望着那苍蝇。可是打了三次，都没有打到。后来苍蝇就在他面前的桌上，他慢慢地拿起苍蝇拍，正要作死命一击时，忽然放下手中武器，让苍蝇飞走。旁边在座的人看了，就说：为什么你不把它打死?这位谐星耸了耸肩，说：这只不是方才那只!

以前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。但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，请来饰品匠检查，称重量，看做工，都是一模一样的。

怎样办？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，不必须是最能说的人。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，不得已只好一向搬家。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，正因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”，一般人无法明白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，务必试着认清自己，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，领导潜质不是天生的，人们完全能够透过后天的发奋获得这种潜质。因此，领导者要想成功地改变员工，首先就务必改变自己的领导特质。

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

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，公司务必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，转向为坚信员工潜力、鼓舞员工热情。

When I was very small, I liked to read novels and watched all kinds of

detective cartoons. In my heart, I have a small dream. I want to be a writer. So

I have written some short stories, but I am very shy and never let others to see

it. I keep revising the stories and when I am ready, I want my best friend to be

my first reader.

Last week,one of classmates said,"do you want a bet?" I asked,"what for?" the classmate replied,"do you dare to had a running race with Tony." I answered,"Why not?" Unfortunately,I lost the running race,because I dint know he was a good runner,and Tony ran so fast.Before running race,I bet him $$200.00 that I would win for the running race.In fact,I not only lost the competition,but also lost $$200.00.

Yesterday was the ninth day of the World Cup. There was a football match between China and Brazil. We know Brazilian Team is the top one of the world. Though the players of the Chinese Team tried their best, they still lost the game. The result of the game was 4:0. I think they did better than the first game.I believe they can learn a lot from Brazilian Team.

I hope the team of China will be a strong team one day.

昨天是世界杯赛的第九天。中国队对巴西队。我们都知道巴西队是世界上最好的足球队。虽然中国队队员竭尽了全力，但是还是输了。比赛结果四比零。我觉得中国队表现比第一场要好多了。我相信，他们能从巴西队那里学到很多东西。

我希望中国足球队终有一天成为强队。

Yesterday evening the team of China played against the team of Brazil. The game started at 7: 30. It was an exciting game.Brazilian Team is the best one in the world. Everyone in the team of China tried his best, but the team of Brazil was too strong.Chinese Team couldn＇t stop them. They kicked four goals, and our team lost the game.

We hope the players in Chinese Team can make great progress, and it will be a strong team one day.

昨天晚上，中国足球对迎战巴西足球队。比赛在7：30开始。那是一场令人激动的比赛。巴西队是世界上最好的足球队，中国队的每个队员都尽了最大努力，但是巴西队太强大了。中国队根本抵御不住他们的进攻，最终以零比四输了这场比赛。

我们希望中国足球队队员能取得较大的进步，将来能成为一个强队。

小鹿和小猴是一对十分要好的朋友，可是有一天它俩吵架了，谁也不理谁，因为他们又在比本领了。猴子神气地说：“我的本领最高，我可以灵活地在树上爬上爬下，在树上摘果子，瞧瞧你，又笨又不灵活，又爬不上树，我比你棒!”“什么呀?我跑得快，一瞬间我就没影了，老虎想抓我也难呢!你，头脑简单，四肢发达，头大无脑，脑大生草。”小鹿顶嘴说。“那我们去比赛一下谁的本领大!”小猴说。

一开始，他们找到了松鼠妹妹，说明原因后，松鼠妹妹说：“你们比赛在树顶上摘一颗松果，最快的就胜利，1、2、3、开始!”话音刚落，小猴双脚向后一蹬，双手向上一爬，三两下就蹦到了树顶，疾眼快地摘下一颗最大的松果，再在树顶上挥动着松果大声说：“看到了吗，我赢了，耶!”可小鹿呢?只能在树下眼睁睁地看着冠军被抢走。

然后，他们又找到了马大哥，说明原因后，马大哥说：“你两比赛赛跑吧!1、2、3、开始!”话还没说完，小鹿放开四蹄，撒腿就跑!顿时烟尘滚滚，小鹿像只箭一样冲了过去并在终点大声说：“我到了赢了!”。可小猴蹦蹦跳跳地跑，慢的要死。

接着，他们又找到了熊大叔，说明原因后，熊大叔说：“你们谁先到小河对岸摘一个桃子回来，最快的就胜利，1、2、3、开始!”小鹿一下跑到了树下，可它可不会爬树啊，那就摘不到桃子，只能在树下看着桃子干瞪眼。而小猴呢，可没小鹿跑得快，也不会淌水过河，也在河边干瞪眼。正在两个都干着急时，小猴在河边大声喊：“小鹿，你回来，背我过河，我们一起摘桃!”小鹿想了想“对呀!我会过河，不会摘桃，小猴不会过河，会摘桃，合在一起就又会摘桃又会过河了!”于是回头跑过去，三两下就把小猴背过河跑到桃树下面，小猴双脚向后一蹬，双手向上一爬，“嗖”一下就蹦到了树顶，手疾眼快地摘下一颗最大的桃子。当他们俩把桃子送到熊大叔面前，熊大叔说：“看，你们两个一个会跑，一个会爬树，都有本领。但只有一起互相合作才能摘到大桃子。这就是团结的力量!”

小猴和小鹿恍然大悟，明白了一个道理，团结就是力量!一根筷子容易断，一把筷子不易断!

My name is Michael. I will tell you a story about myself. I graduated from China University of Mining and technology in 2006. I was hired by Founder Software Co., as a Net engineer in the previous 11 months.

I significantly benefit from these knowledge on Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 etc learned in school. I am working in VaconCN now as an IT website engineer. I think I can do this job very well, at the same time; its a challenge to me. I can learn more new knowlege. I like to play badminton. I play it Xinghai Coliseum Every weekend.

Its very interesting. I also like go to KTV with my friends, I like Ben john. I think his best song is it is my life. When I headed it, this song concert blew me away.

[英语作文：我的故事

有一天，西域来了一个经商的人将珠宝拿到集市上出售。这些珠宝琳琅满目，全都价值不菲。特别是其中有一颗名叫“珊”（shan）的宝珠更是引人注目。它的颜色纯正赤红，就像是朱红色的樱桃一般，直径有一寸，价值高达数十万钱以上，引来了许多人围观，大家都啧啧称奇，赞叹道：“这可真是宝贝啊！”

恰好龙门子这天也来逛集市，见了好多人围着什么议论纷纷，便也带着弟子挤进了人群。龙门子仔仔细细地瞧了瞧宝珠，开口问道：“珊可以拿来填饱肚子吗？”商人回答说：“不行。”龙门子又问：“那它可以治病吗？”商人又回答说：“不行。”龙门子接着问：“那能够驱除灾祸吗？”商人还是回答：“不能。”“那能使人孝悌吗？”回答仍是“不能”。龙门子说道：“真奇怪，这颗珠子什么用都没有，价钱却超过了数十万，这是为什么呢？”商人告诉他：“这是因为它产在很远很远没有人烟的地方，要动用大量的人力物力，历经不少艰险，吃不少苦头，好不容易才能得到它，它是非常稀罕的宝贝啊！”龙门子听了，只是笑了一笑，什么也没说便离开了。

龙门子的弟子郑渊对老师的问话很不解，不禁向他请教。龙门子便教导他说：“古人曾经说过，黄金虽然是重宝，但是人生吞了它就会死，就是它的粉末掉进人的眼睛里也会致瞎。我已经很久不去追求这些宝贝了，但是我身上也有贵重的宝贝，它的价值绝不只值数十万，而且水不能淹没它，火也烧毁不了它，风吹日晒全都丝毫无法损坏它。用它可以使天下安定；不用它则可以使我自身舒适安然。人们对这样的至宝不知道朝夕去追求，却把寻求珠宝当作唯一要紧的事，这岂不是舍近求远吗？看来人心已死了很久了！”

龙门子所说的“至宝”，就是指人们自身的美德。只有高尚的道德品质、完美的精神生活，才是真正值得人们去追求的无价之宝。

“Why need our care?’

“Because from then on the aunt cannot do what they liked to along with her daughter. She is very pitiful. In her distress, making dinners and doing chores are also becoming so difficult. My dear, can you help Mother hit an idea to help the aunt in other ways?”

At her mother’s proposal, the girl thought for a long while. All of a sudden, she went to the neighbor and knocked at the door.

The neighbor with a look of haggardness and tiredness opened the door.

“What can I do for you?” asked the neighbor.

“I heard my mother say you’re very distressed for losing your daughter…” The girl timidly handed the band-aid tightly held in her hand to the neighbor.

The neighbor suddenly choked with sobs, her tears gushing from her eyes. She hugged the girl and said, “Thank you. This band-aid will cure my wound.”

【中文翻译】

“妈妈，您在忙什么呢?”还不到6岁的女孩，好奇的问妈妈。

“给邻居家的阿姨做饭。”

“为什么?”

“前几天阿姨失去了心爱的女儿，现在很伤心。我们这几天要好好照顾她。”

“为什么需要我们照顾呢?”

“阿姨以后不能和她女儿一起做他们喜欢做的事了，很可怜。人在极度悲伤时，做饭和料理家务也会变得很难。女儿，你能不能也帮妈妈想想其他能帮助阿姨做的事呢?”

女孩听到妈妈的提议，认真的思考了很久，突然走到邻居家敲响了门。

一脸憔悴和疲惫的邻居开了门。

“有什么事吗?”邻居问道。

“听妈妈说，您因为失去了女儿，非常痛苦……”女孩羞涩的把攥在手里的创可贴递给了邻居。

“阿姨，把这个贴在胸口吧，那样你的心就不会痛了。”

邻居突然哽咽起来，泪水夺眶而出。她抱住女孩说：“谢谢，这个创可贴会治好我的伤口的。”

一位著名企业家在作报告，一位听众问：“你在事业上取得了巨大的成功，请问，对你来说，最重要的是什么?”

企业家没有直接回答，他拿起粉笔在黑板上画了一个圈，只是并没有画圆满，留下一个缺口。他反问道：“这是什么?”“零”。“圈”/“未完成的事业”/“成功”，台下的听众七嘴八舌地答道。

他对这些回答未置可否：“其实，这只是一个未画完整的句号。你们问我为什么会取得辉煌的业绩，道理很简单：我不会把事情做得很圆满，就像画个句号，一定要留个缺口，让我的下属去填满它。”留个缺口给他人，并不说明自己的能力不强。实际上，这是一种管理的智慧，是一种更高层次上带有全局性的圆满。给猴子一棵树，让它不停地攀登;给老虎一座山，让它自由纵横。也许，这就是企业管理用人的最高境界。

As was the common practice with the gods of Olympus,Zeus and Hermes were visiting the world in disguise．One day they came to a village．At a thousand house sthey knocked,and a thousand times they were refused rest and food and drink．At last they arrived at a humble cottage,where the old couple Baucis and her husband Philemon lived．Poor but at peace with world,they made the best of what life could offer them ,and felt truly grateful to the gods above．When the two travellers entered the hut,the old couple were glad with lively happiness．They offered their guests their best seat,and immediately set about preparing dinner for them．With no small difficulty they made fire,brought in a fresh cabbage,cut a fat piece of their long kept meat and put them over the fire to cook．The one single goose they were ready to kill for the visitors,but it was saved at the last minute by the guests．The dining bench was a makeshift ,poor and patched but the best they had．The table was supported by a brick．The feast was quite modest,eggs and wine and cot tage cheese,and a variety of newly pickedfruit．The old couple humbly waited on the visiting guests withsincere looks and eager goodwill．Moved at the hospitality ofthe house,the gods told their true identity．“We are gods”,saidZeus．“While the neigh bour hood pays the penalty for itswickedness you shall be free from misfortune．Coming along with us”．When they were near the top of the hill,Bancis and Phile mon looked back and saw all the village below covered by amarsh ,and that among the general ruin and destruction their old cottage alone survived,changed into a grand temple．At their request they were made the guardians of the sacred place of Zeus．When their span of worldly life came to an end they were turned into an ash and linden,standing side by side in front of the temple．

今天早上，妈妈带着我赶往了英语风采大赛的比赛处。

是这样的，一个月前高老师让我和几个小伙伴一起去参加星光英语举办的一次比赛。

签到后，我一直非常紧张，因为我怕我会背错，或把歌唱走调。是妈妈一直陪着我，并对我说：“你是最棒的，不需要紧张，你一定会成功的。”我还看见了我的好朋友和周老师，她们都对着我微笑。这是对我多大的鼓励和支持啊!表演结束后评委老师对我说：“你的表现还不错。”这让我兴奋不已。

老师们，同学们，谢谢你们的支持。更要谢谢我的老妈，因为您辅导我写了自我介绍，一直陪着我练习。

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

A man of the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of shoes.

从前，郑国有个人想买双鞋。

He measured his foot and put the measurement on a chair.

他量好了自己脚的尺码，把它放在了椅子上。

When he set out for the market,he forgot to bring it along.

可当他赶往市集时，却忘了带量好的尺码。

It was after he had found the pair he wanted that this occurred to him.

他要买鞋时，才想了起来。

"I forgot the measurement", said he.

他说：“我忘带尺码了。”

He went home to get it. But when he returned, the market had closed and he did not get his shoes after all.

他回家去取量好的尺码。等他赶回来时，市集已经关了，他还是没能买到鞋。

"Why didnt you try on the shoes with your feet?" He was asked.

有人问：“为什么不用你自己的脚去试一试鞋子呢?”

"Id rather trust the measurement than trust myself."

他说：“我宁愿相信尺码也不相信我自己的脚。”