英语幽默故事比赛英语作文（优秀20篇）

Last week, I took part in an English speech contest which was held by our teachers. There were twelve students in the final contest. I was one of them.

Fifteen minutes before my turn, I picked my topic and prepared for it. I wrote down the outlines and organized what I was going to say. However, when I stood in front of all judges and students, I was extremely nervous. My mind was totally empty.

Then I took a deep breath to relax myself and started my speech. The result was not as good as I expected, but I preferred to regard it as a challenge to myself, whose process was the most important for me. I can learn a lot from this contest. I am sure I will be better next time.

Humor is a kind of art, is indispensable to a rate of comedy. Because of its existence, and make the world is full of joy.

Humor is a kind of talent, is a kind of power, or the face of our common human living dilemma and created a civilization. It is expressed in the form of pleasure of sincere, generous and kind heart. It is like closing the miles of space that intervene between a man and a pressure bridge, make up the gap between people, is hard and hope to establish a good relationship with others of the indispensable thing, is also a hope every necessary to reduce his life return on crutch.

When as a natural person live in society, you can consciously or unconsciously must be a social person, that is not willing to or not depends on you. Assimilate social or assimilation by the society. Is, the power of humor does not make you gain or lose weight, not to help you pay the bill, not temple also help you work, but it can help you solve the problem of interpersonal relationship, to coordinate the relationship between the age or forget years. When you want to be a can overcome obstacles, to win others to like and trust the person, dont ignore the magical powers.

幽默是一种艺术，是人主中不可缺少的喜剧。正因它的存在，使世界充满了欢乐。

幽默是一种才华，是一种力量，或者说是人类面对共同的生活困境而创造出来的一种文明。它以愉悦的方式表达人的真诚、大方和心灵的善良。它象一压桥梁拉近人与人之间的距离，弥补人与人之间的鸿沟，是奋发向上者和希望与他人建立良好关系者不可缺少的东西，也是每一个希望减轻自己人生重提的人所必需依靠的“拐杖”。

当作为一名自然人生活在社会中时，你就自觉不自觉地非成为一名社会人不可，这并非决定于你的愿意与否。同化社会或被社会同化。固然，幽默的力量不会使你长高或减肥，不合帮你付清帐单，也不寺帮你干活，但它的确能帮助你解决人际关系问题，协调同龄或忘年之间的关系。当你希望成为一个能克服障碍、赢得他人喜欢和信任的人时，千万别忽视这股神奇的力量。

football is the most popular ball in the world. more and more people like watching football matches. they cant sleep or eat when their teams are playing.they shout for their players. i think many chinese football player have done better match after match since the professional football league of china was set up. but we still have a long way to go to asia and to the world. we should learn from foreign teams. foreign players and coaches must be invited. dalian wanda, shanghai shenhua and guangd0ng apollo are among the best.

足球是世界上最流行的球类运动。现在越来越多韵人喜欢看足球比赛，当他们的球队参加比赛的时候，他们可以废寝忘食地为他们的队员加油。我认为自从中国足协建立以来，许多中国足球的比赛踢得一场比一场好了。但是我们的足球要冲出亚洲、奔向世界还有很长的路要走。我们应该向国外的球队学习，邀请一些外国的运动员和教练到我们中间来。大连万达、上海申花、广东太阳神都是最出色的球队。

[足球比赛英语作文

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read Beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, For the world was intent on dragging me down.

And if that weren‘t enough to ruin my day, A young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted down And said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"

In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, With its petals all worn - not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then shifted away.

But instead of retreating he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, "It sure smells pretty and it‘s beautiful, too. That‘s why I picked it; here, it‘s for you."

The weed before me was dying or dead. Not vibrant of colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."

But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, He held it mid-air without reason or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that weed-toting boy could not see: he was blind.

I heard my voice quiver, tears shone like the sun. As I thanked him for picking the very best one. "You‘re welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, Unaware of the impact he‘d had on my day.

I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged plight? Perhaps from his heart, he‘d been blessed with true sight.

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that‘s mine.

And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose And smiled as that young boy, another weed in his hand About to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.

一位老和尚，他身边聚拢着一帮虔诚的弟子。这一天，他嘱咐弟子每人去南山打一担柴回来。弟子们匆匆行至离山不远的河边，人人目瞪口呆。只见洪水从山上奔泻而下，无论如何也休想渡河打柴了。无功而返，弟子们都有些垂头丧气。唯独一个小和尚与师傅坦然相对。师傅问其故，小和尚从怀中掏出一个苹果，递给师傅说，过不了河，打不了柴，见河边有棵苹果树，我就顺手把树上唯一的一个苹果摘来了。后来，这位小和尚成了师傅的衣钵传人。

世上有走不完的路，也有过不了的河。过不了的河掉头而回，也是一种智慧。但真正的智慧还要在河边做一件事情：放飞思想的风筝，摘下一个“苹果”。历览古今，抱定这样一种生活信念的人，最终都实现了人生的突围和超越。

很小的时候，妈妈手上拿着一张纸，不停地说：黑楼，黑楼，还有踢车。

我问：妈妈，什么是黑楼啊？

妈妈说：不是黑楼，是哈喽。

我以前不懂英语，后来上了幼儿园大班后才知道英语里的hello。在一年级的暑假里，我背过了英语A、B、C等26个字母。二年级时，听说下一年要学英语，我着急了，因为我不知道怎么学英语，后来上了才知道，没有我想象得那么难，英语老师也不凶，还很逗，有时她刚做完的事，转身就忘了。

有人不好好听课时，老师就叽里咕噜，叽里咕噜的，全是英语。

有一次英语课上，一个英语学得不太好的同学，在书上画小人，那个小人画得很好玩，结果被老师发现了。老师叽里咕噜一串英语数落他，逗得我们笑，那个同学摸着脑袋，听不懂老师说啥。

英语课是有趣的，让我懂得了那些美丽的单词。

作者：王浩然

今天是讲故事比赛，我非常非常的紧张。为什么呢？因为我是讲故事比赛的选手。还有一件事情也让我非常的紧张，那就是，我的故事还没有背的太熟。不过经过妈妈给我的指导，我相信我还是可以取得一个好成绩。

我是第十一个上场的，打了我上场的时候我心跳如雷，腿都在颤抖，好像马上就站不起来了。该我上场了，我做了好几个深呼吸，终于使自己的情绪不紧张了，说不紧张，其实还是有一点儿紧张。到了中间的时候，我有一个句给说错词了，正在这时，我想起了妈妈说的话：忘词了千万不要停顿，就算编，也要把它编下去。于是我把这个故事编了下去，后来渐渐的，我又想起了我的故事。到了最后一个自然段的时候，我背的是一首名字叫满江红的词，我背的词是这样的：怒发冲冠，凭栏处，潇潇雨歇。抬望眼，仰天长啸，壮怀激烈。三十功名尘与土，八千里路云和月。莫等闲，白了少年头，空悲切。因为妈妈说过这首词背的时候要有气势，所以我背的非常有气势。

这次，我获得的分数是9·64分，得了个第二名，今天我太高兴了！

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。

Long, long ago, a farmer thought the shoots in his fields were not growing fast enough. He wanted to help them.So he pulled every shoot up, then went home, feeling very tired but very satisfied. "Look, how great I an! I can think out such a good idea.From now on, my shoots will grow faster and faster," he thought. "I an very tired today," he said to his family, "Ive been helping the young shoots to grow."When his son heard this, he ran out to the fields to have a look.To his surprise, he found all the shoots weredead.

很久很久以前，一个农夫感觉他田里的幼苗长得不是很快，他想帮助它们。于是他就向上拔它们，然后回了家，虽然感觉很累但是却很满意。他默默地想：“瞧我多么的伟大，我能想出如此好的办法。从现在起，我的幼苗将会生长得越来越快。”于是他对家人说：“我今天累坏了，我在帮助幼苗生长。”当他的儿子听到这话，便匆忙跑到地里去看。让他吃惊的是，他发现所有的幼苗都死了。

导读：哲理小故事能够引起小朋友们的兴趣，在看故事的同时也能从中学习到一些人生哲理，在外国也有许多的哲理小故事，下面小编为大家整理了一些短篇英语哲理小故事，希望大家能够喜欢。

一、THRIFT 节俭

There is not a (no) thrifty man but becomes a rich man sooner or later. Why? Because he will not spend such money as is unnecessary. Little by little his money will accumulate. Ten to one, he is bound to make a fortune.

I do not like such men as spend their money in a wrong way. They do not know extravagance is a bad thing. It can only make them happy for the time being. In short, thrift makes poor men rich and extravagance makes rich men poor.

一个没有一个节俭的人迟早不成为一个富翁。为什么？因为他决不花像那种不必要的钱。渐渐他的钱就会聚积起来。十之八九，他一定会发财的。

我不喜欢那种乱花钱的人。他们不知道奢侈是一件坏事。它只能够使他们暂时快乐而已。总而言之，节俭使穷人变富，奢侈使富人变穷。

二、PERSEVERANCE 毅力／坚忍

Needless to say, nothing but perseverance can lead a man to the way of success. In other words, a persevering man never does his work without succeeding in it. This is indeed unchangeable truth.

Our National Father, Dr.  , is the most ideal example. He was devoted to the revolution about forty years. He met with many failures, but he was anything but discouraged. As a result, he won. The Republic of China was born.

不需说，只有毅力才能引导人迈向成功之途。换句话说，一个具有毅力的人做工作终是(never...without)会把它做成功的。这真是不易之定理也。

我们国父是一个最理想的例了.致力国民革命凡四十年。他遭遇到许多次的失败，但是他决不灰心。结果，他赢了。诞生了。

三、WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY 有志者事竟成

The secret of success (The key to success) is not so much money as a strong will. A great man is one who has a strong will and an indomitable spirit. In other words, if a man does not have a strong will to win (get) the final victory, he will never succeed in his life. He is no more than a failure.

It is quite obvious that there is no difficult thing (nothing difficult) in the world. if you make up your mind to do it, you will certainly accomplish your end. That stands to reason.

成功的要诀不是金钱而是一个坚强的意志（用not so mush... as）。一个大人物是一个具有坚强意志和不屈不挠精神的人。换句话说，如果一个人没有坚强意志去获得最后胜利的人，他终其一生永远不会成功。他只不过是（用no more than）一个失败者。

很显明的世界上并没有难事。如果你下定决心去做它，你一定会达到目的。那是显而易见的。

四、Whale 鲸鱼

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.

The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.

The little girl stated that a whale swallowed Jonah.

Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.

The little girl said,“When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah.”

The teacher asked,“What if Jonah went to hell?”

The little girl replied,“Then you ask him.”

一个小女孩和她的老师正在谈论有关鲸鱼的事情。

她的老师说：“一头鲸鱼从身体构造的角度看，是不可能吞掉一个人的。因为尽管鲸鱼是一种非常巨大的哺乳动物，可它的嗓子非常小。”

那个小女孩说：“约拿(一位西伯来先知)就是被鲸鱼吞掉的。”

她的老师非常生气，她再次告诉小女孩说：“从身体构造角度来讲，鲸鱼是不可能吞掉一个人的。”

那个小女孩说：“那等我到了天堂，就去问问约拿。”

她的老师问：“那么，假如约拿下了地狱怎么办?”

那个小女孩回答：“如果是那样的话，你就去问他。”

这个成语来源于东汉。应劭《风俗通义》，时北壁上有悬赤弩，照于杯，形如蛇。宣畏恶之，然不敢不饮。

有一年夏天，县令应郴请主簿（办理文书事务的官员）杜宣来饮酒。酒席设在厅堂里，北墙上悬挂着一张红色的弓。由于光线折射，酒杯中映入了弓的影子。杜宣看了，以为是一条蛇在酒杯中蠕动，顿时冷汗涔涔。但县令是他的上司，又是特地请他来饮酒的，不敢不饮，所以硬着头皮喝了几口。仆人再斟时，他借故推却，起身告辞走了。回到家里，杜宣越来越疑心刚才饮下的是有蛇的酒，又感到随酒入口的蛇在肚中蠕动，觉得胸腹部疼痛异常，难以忍受，吃饭、喝水都非常困难。

家里人赶紧请大夫来诊治。但他服了许多药，病情还是不见好转。

过了几天，应郴有事到杜宣家中，问他怎么会闹病的，杜宣便讲了那天饮酒时酒杯中有蛇的事。应郴安慰他几句，就回家了。他坐在厅堂里反复回忆和思考，弄不明白杜宣酒杯里怎么会有蛇的。

突然，北墙上的那张红色的弓引起了他的注意。他立即坐在那天杜宣坐的位置上，取来一杯酒，也放在原来的位置上。结果发现，酒杯中有弓的影子，不细细观看，确实像是一条蛇在蠕动。应郴马上命人用马车把杜宣接来，让他坐在原位上，叫他仔细观看酒杯里的影子，并说：“你说的杯中的蛇，不过是墙上那张弓的倒影罢了，没有其他什么怪东西。现在你可以放心了！”

杜宣弄清原委后，疑虑立即消失，病也很快痊愈了。

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。

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。

一条不懂事的美丽小蛇在水边看见了一只有着漂亮花纹、皮肤超好的青蛙，不禁生出了爱慕之心。小蛇对青蛙说：我们能够交往吗？青蛙说：好啊好啊。于是他们两个生活在了一齐。有一天，他们在睡觉的时候，小蛇在睡梦中不由自主地用身体将青蛙缠了起来，青蛙感觉要窒息了，就奋力挣扎，用两条强壮而有力的后腿重重地蹬在小蛇的腹部，弹了出去，然后迅速地逃走了，再也没有回来。悲哀的小蛇养好了身上的伤，却无法养好心中的伤，她对帅气漂亮的青蛙产生了恐惧感，认为会被伤害，从此她过着单身生活。

这一天，一只丑陋的癞蛤蟆发现了小蛇，觉得她十分美丽，不禁生出了爱慕之心。癞蛤蟆对小蛇说：我们能够交往吗？小蛇看了看丑陋的癞蛤蟆，觉得他的眼神很真诚，她那颗寂寞的心动摇了，她想这只癞蛤蟆这么丑陋，就应会好好珍惜她这么漂亮的小蛇的，于是她说：好吧好吧。于是他们两个生活在了一齐。有一天，他们在睡觉的时候，小蛇在睡梦中不由自主地用身体将癞蛤蟆缠了起来，癞蛤蟆感觉要窒息了，就奋力挣扎，他的背上喷出了毒汁，射进了小蛇的眼睛，小蛇受痛展开了身体，癞蛤蟆趁机逃走了，再也没有回来。

这个故事告诉我们：别以为只有帅哥才会伤害女孩，丑男一样会伤害女孩！这个故事还告诉我们：适当的缠绵是能够的，但是如果你的性要求太频繁，给男生压力太大，那么男生会被你吓跑的。

龙王住在海底深处，传说它是水族中的至尊，水中一切动物都是它的臣民；龙王还能呼风唤雨，它的一举一动都会给民间百姓带来很大影响，因此，民间百姓虽不是水族动物，也同样对龙王顶礼膜拜。

一天，龙王出外巡游，在海滨遇上了一只青蛙。龙王和青蛙相互致以问候以后，便友好地攀谈起来。

青蛙问：“龙大王您居住的地方是怎样的呀？”

龙王说：“我住在宫殿里，那不是一般的宫殿，那是海底宫殿，是用珍珠宝贝建造的，里面珠光宝气、金碧辉煌。”

接着龙王又问青蛙说：“那么你居住的地方又是什么样子呢？”

青蛙回答说：“我住的地方嘛，在山间小溪边，那里有绿色的苔藓和碧绿的青草，还有清亮的泉水和洁白的山石，简直美丽极啦！”说着，青蛙高兴起来，便问龙王道：“龙大王，您高兴和发怒的时候是怎样的呢？”

龙王说：“我高兴的时候，就给人间适时降下滋润的雨水，使五谷丰登；我发怒的时候，就刮起暴风，使天地间飞沙走石，然后，再加以霹雷闪电，使得千里之内寸草难留。”说完，龙王又问青蛙说：“不知你在高兴和发怒的时候是怎样的？”

青蛙回答说：“我跟龙大王您完全不一样。我高兴了，就在风清月明的夜晚亮起我的歌喉，一个劲地‘呱呱’鸣叫，唱上一阵；我要是发怒了，就先睁大眼睛凸出眼珠子，接着便鼓胀起我的肚子，表示我的气愤，最后把肚子这么胀过以后也就罢了。我就这么大能耐。”

其实，世上万事万物间的差别是很大的，有多大能力就干多大的事情、起多大的作用，因此没必要强求一个标准、一种模式，还是根据各自力所能及的实际情况办事为好。

The Christmas Tree——圣诞树的故事

Although it is generally agreed that the Christmas tree in its current form came from Germany in the early 19th century, the tradition of decorating a tree to mark winter celebrations dates back hundreds of years to Roman times, when they used to decorate evergreen trees with small pieces of metal to celebrate Saturnalia.

In medieval times the Paradise Play was performed every year on 24 December. This depicted the creation of Man and the fall of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and always included an evergreen hung with apples which represented the apple tree of temptation.

There is a legend that St Boniface, an English monk, came upon a group of pagans gathered around an oak tree who were preparing to sacrifice a child to the God Thor. In order to stop the sacrifice, and save the childs life, St Boniface is said to have felled the tree with one blow of his fist. Later on, a fir tree grew in place of the oak and this, St Boniface told the pagans, was the Tree of Life and represented the Christ Child.

Legend also suggests that, in the late 16th century, Martin Luther (the founder of the Protestant religion) was the first to decorate an indoor tree with candles when he attempted to recreate the stars shining over a forest of evergreens.

The first mention of decorated trees being taken indoors came in 1605 in Germany - a country with a long Christmas tree history! The trees were initially decorated with fruit and sweets together with hand made objects such as quilled snowflakes and stars. German Christmas Markets began to sell shaped gingerbreads and wax ornaments which people bought as souvenirs of the fair and took home to hang on their tree.

Tinsel was also invented in Germany in about 1610. Up until fairly recently real silver was used, which was pulled into wafer thin strips by special machines. This was durable but tarnished quickly and many experiments took place to try and find an alternative - including a mix of lead and tin, which was too heavy and kept breaking. It was only in the mid 20th century that a viable alternative was found.

Artificial trees were invented in the 1880s in a bid to try and stop some of the damage being caused to real trees due to people lopping the tip off large trees, thus preventing the trees from growing any further. It got so bad in Germany that laws had to be brought in to prevent people having more than one tree.

Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, is credited with being responsible for introducing the custom of the Christmas tree to the British public by decorating the first English Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1841 using candles, sweets, fruit and gingerbread.

The popularity of the Christmas tree grew in Britain during the first half of the 20th century, with trees becoming bigger and more elaborately decorated with bells, baubles and tinsel. However, the onset of the Second World War resulted in a ban on cutting down trees for decoration and people resorted to having small, artificial tabletop trees bearing home made decorations. These were often taken down into the air raid shelters when the sirens sounded to provide a bit of Christmas cheer!

This all changed following the war, and large trees were erected in many public places to celebrate Christmas. The most famous of these is the tree in Trafalgar Square, London which is an annual gift from the Norwegian government to give thanks for the help they received from Britain during the war.

[关于圣诞树的故事的英语作文

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。

今年四月到六月，我参加了2017年“希望之星”英语风采大赛。这可是全国性的比赛哦！必须要闯过海选、市赛和省赛三关，才能去北京参加中央电视台的总决赛。

参加市赛的早上，我和妈妈坐车到了目的地。当时，太阳特别大，天特别热，而且人山人海。我们到了之后赶紧报到，接着就排队去比赛了。因为我是最后一个，等了好久才轮到我，裁判先让我抽图，准备看图说话，再自我介绍。我觉得自己前两个环节表现得挺好的，最后是回答问题，这个环节有点难，四个题中我只答出两个。紧接着裁判宣布结果，我心想：肯定有我！肯定有我！结果，真的有我！我拿了市赛一等奖，进入了省赛。

省赛的准备过程是非常艰难的，又是背台词，又是准备自我介绍，还有模拟考试。仅仅是看图说话环节，一训练就是一上午……

终于迎来了省赛。我怀着紧张的心情走进赛场，里面很安静，选手们都在努力地背词，我也不甘示弱。自我介绍环节，我们都做得非常好，看图说话环节就比较惨了，得知成绩后，我的心情非常低落，爸爸妈妈安慰我，要我别泄气，要我在下午最后一个环节加油，还特意给我复习了几遍演讲内容，我的心情又明朗起来。下午的比赛开始了，轮到我上场了，我站在台上，信心十足地完成了演讲，最后的分数还不错哦！

我的2017年“希望之星”英语风采大赛结束了，虽然我没有踏上国赛舞台，但是我虽败犹荣！这个过程中，我见识到了那些高手们的厉害！我一定要好好学习英语！我一定会回来的！明年再战！

纪晓岚后来做了乾隆皇帝的陪读。一次，他伴驾南行，走得口干舌燥，路见一颗梨树，摘下一颗梨子，自己吃了。

乾隆问：“孔融四岁能让梨。爱卿得梨为何让也不让，自己便吃了?”

纪晓岚说：“梨者离也。臣奉命伴驾，不敢让梨。”

乾隆又说：“那咱俩分吃了也好哇?”

纪晓岚又说：“哪敢与君分梨(离)呀?”

又走了一程，见有一棵柿树。纪晓岚拣成熟的摘下一个，切成两半分而食之。乾隆边吃边问：“怎么这柿子就可以分吃了呢?”

纪说：“柿者事也。臣伴君行，有事(柿)共参(餐)嘛!”

有一个名叫吐的人，经营宰牛卖肉的生意，由于他聪明机灵，经营有方，因此生意做得还算红火。

一天，齐王派人找到吐，那人对吐说：“齐王准备了丰厚的嫁妆，打算把女儿嫁给你做妻子，这可是大好事呀！”

吐听了，并没有受宠 若惊，而是连连摆手说：“哎呀，不行啊。我身体有病，不能娶妻。”

那人很不理解地走了。

后来，吐的朋友知道了这件事，觉得奇怪，吐怎么这么傻呢？于是跑去劝吐说：“你这个人真傻，你一个卖肉的，整天在腥臭的宰牛铺里生活，为什么要拒绝齐王拿厚礼把女儿嫁给你呢？真不知你是怎么想的。”

吐笑着对朋友说：“齐王的女儿实在太丑了。”

吐的朋友摸头不知脑，问：“你见过齐王的女儿？你何以知道她丑呢？”

吐回答说：“我虽没见过齐王的女儿，可是我卖肉的经验告诉我，齐王的女儿是个丑女。”

朋友不服气地问：“何以见得？”

吐胸有成竹地回答说：“就说我卖牛肉吧，我的牛肉质量好的时候，只要给足数量，顾客拿着就走，我用不着加一点、找一点的，顾客感到满意，我呢，惟恐肉少了不够卖。我的牛肉质量不好的时候，我虽然给顾客再加一点这、找一点那，他们依然不要，牛肉怎么也卖不出去。现在齐王把女儿嫁给我一个宰牛卖肉的，还加上丰厚礼品财物，我想，他的女儿一定是很丑的了。”

吐的朋友觉得吐说得十分在理，便不再劝他了。

过了些时候，吐的朋友见到了齐王的女儿，齐王的女儿果然长得很难看。这位朋友不由得暗暗佩服吐的先见之明。

有些事情虽没什么直接的联系，但道理是相通的，如果吐不是以自己亲身的感受去举一反三地思考生活中的现象，那说不定就会要娶回一个自己不喜欢的丑妻了。

李阳祖籍山西，1969年出生于祖国大西北的新疆乌鲁木齐。其父母六十年代大学毕业后响应党的号召志愿支援边疆建设。李阳中学的学习状况不很理想，1985-1986年高三期间因对学习失去信心曾几欲退学，1986年自新疆实验中学勉强考入兰州大学工程力学系。大学一二年级李阳多次补考英语。

为了彻底改变英语学习失败的窘况，李阳开始奋起一博，他摒弃了偏重语法训练和阅读训练的传统，另辟蹊径，从口语突破，并独创性将考试题变成了朗朗上口的句子，然后脱口而出。经过四个月的艰苦努力，李阳在1988年大学英语四级考试中一举获得全校第二名的优异成绩。

李阳，绝对是高中学生学习英语的榜样。基础差不要紧，笨鸟先飞嘛，关键是我们要引导学生树立起学好英语的自信心：人家可以讲一口流利、纯正、地道的英语，我们也一定能！