英语幽默故事比赛英语作文(20篇)

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。

春秋时代，越国有一位美女 名叫西施。她的美貌简直到了倾国倾城的程度。无论是她的举手、投足，还是她的音容笑貌，样样都惹人喜爱。西施略用淡妆，衣着朴素，走到哪里，哪里就有很多人向她行“注目礼”，没有人不惊叹她的美貌。

西施患有心口疼的毛病。有一天，她的病又犯了，只见她手捂胸口，双眉皱起，流露出一种娇媚柔弱的女性美。当她从乡间走过的时候，乡里人无不睁大眼睛注视。

乡下有一个丑女子，不仅相貌难看，而且没有修养。她平时动作粗俗，说话大声大气，却一天到晚做着当美女 的梦。今天穿这样的衣服，明天梳那样的发式，却仍然没有一个人说她漂亮。

这一天，她看到西施捂着胸口、皱着双眉的样子竟博得这么多人的青睐，因此回去以后，她也学着西施的样子，手捂胸口、紧皱眉头，在村里走来走去。哪知这丑女的矫揉造作使她原本就丑陋的样子更难看了。其结果，乡间的富人看见丑女的怪模样，马上把门紧紧关上；乡间的穷人看见丑女走过来，马上拉着妻、带着孩子远远地躲开。人们见了这个怪模怪样模仿西施心口疼在村里走来走去的丑女人简直像见了瘟神一般。

这个丑女人只知道西施皱眉的样子很美，却不知道她为什么很美，而去简单模仿她的样子，结果反被人讥笑。看来，盲目模仿别人的做法是愚蠢的。

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：“正因我饰演的是一位劳累的旅者，长途跋涉让他的鞋带松开，能够透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，我必须要保护他这种热情的用心性，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，能够下一次再说啊。”

人一个时刻只能做一件事，懂抓重点，才是真正的人才。

为提高孩子们英语水平，检验近期英语学习情况，进一步培养学生的英语综合运用能力，营造英语文化氛围，7月28日，山东理工大学“红色之旅”实践团于菏泽市牡丹区赵楼社区支教基地举行英语作文比赛。

此次比赛本着“人人参与”的原则，在初中三个年级中进行。以《My holidy》（我的假期）为题，学生们现场发挥，在30分钟的时间内写出一篇100词作文。比赛过程中，参赛选手胸有成竹，屏气凝神，严格遵守比赛规则，表现出优秀的参赛风格。全部同学在规定时间内完成，甚至有几位同学提前做完，显示出同学们对英语的有效掌握。学生作文水平虽显稚嫩，但从单词、句子的运用，到语法篇章的安排，都显示出了英语教学有了明显的进步，这是同学们勤学英语的结果，也是每位实践队员辛勤教学的结果。最终，赵芳同学脱颖而出荣获一等奖，刘涵、赵紫、赵伟等分获二、三等奖，队员们为其颁发奖状、奖品，以资鼓励。赛后，实践团将同学们的作品在橱窗中展示，以供大家交流学习。同学们表示今后一定再接再厉，学好英语。队员们鼓励大家在日常生活中也要勤学勤用，在实践中探索英语的奥秘。

此次比赛有力调动起同学们学习英语的积极性，提高了对英语的实用能力，提高了学生英语读写能力。据悉，此类活动还将继续开展，为学生创设运用英语写作展示的平台。

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今天下午，老师带着我们来到六楼阶梯教室听讲故事比赛。我们一共听了两个小时多，有十八个故事。

让我印象最深刻的故事是《灯孩儿》，只见我们班的谢林果穿着一条红裙子，像仙女一样走上舞台。她清脆悦耳的声音，好似百灵鸟的歌声一样优美。这个故事很感人，它留在了我的心中：灯孩儿看见一位老奶奶抱着一个孩子，就点亮一盏西瓜灯给孩子，孩子却哭得更厉害。原来那个孩子是瞎子。后来那孩子眼睛亮了，可灯孩儿不见了。

俗话说，台上一分钟，台下十年功。我想起自己在班里讲故事之前，我练习了很多次，而他们在台上能讲那么好，一定练习过成千上万次。我要给他们点赞。

2019年5月6日星期一晴

美国一家媒体幽默地评价道:“姚明大概是我们除了烤鸭酱外,从中国进口的最重要的东西。”热爱篮球的父母给了姚明2.26米的身高和充满智慧的大脑,任他纵横天下,成为世人瞩目的偶像。

姚明的玩笑能够让所有的人会心而笑,没有愚弄,没有嘲讽,也没有对任何人的伤害。

参加2015年nba全明星赛的球员们接受媒体的第一次采访时,姚明一进入见面会的大厅,就被记者包围在中间。一名记者问姚明:“泰格·伍兹对高尔夫球的发展作出了巨大的贡献。而篮球在中国比起高尔夫球来说影响要大得多,你认为这其中你的个人影响力有多大?”姚明歪着脑袋狡黠地称:“我想,那是因为篮球比高尔夫球大一点点吧。”接着一名记者问:“你将来如何对待媒体的围追堵截?”姚明又是幽默:“尽可能跑得快一些。”记者接着追问:“在这里最害怕什么?”“希望大家不要将我逼进厕所。”姚明说完自己也笑了。

在一次颁奖晚会上,央视名嘴孙正平对姚明进行采访时问:“你认为在nba打球和cba打球最大的区别是什么?”“在nba打球需要翻译。而cba就不需要。”颁奖晚会的第六项是“最具影响力的男女球员”,姚明在第二次上台领奖时,孙正平丢给他的问题是:“你所到之处都是球迷追捧,有人说你是麦当劳大叔,对此你有什么感想?”“我正在考虑开一间快餐店。”这是姚明机智的回答。

面对记者问起自己一言难尽的nba第一年,姚明给出了令人叫绝的比喻:“这好比学开车。光坐在车上看别人开,你永远学不会。只有自己亲自感觉油门,你才知道哪一脚油给大了,啥时候该踩刹车。”

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！”

今天上午，我在火炬学校参加了青少年英语比赛，我怀着紧张的心情，走进了考场。

比赛之前，监考老师讲完规则后，每人发了三张试卷，其中一张答题卡，两张题目，铃声一响，比赛正式开始。

环节一：听力和默写。考生们纷纷拿出笔，做好了听写准备，监考老师在上面报单词，每个报两遍，考生在下面默写，过十几秒继续下一个单词。考生们都聚精会神在下面听和写，一个字也不说，安静得连考生的呼吸声都能听见，时间过得很快，不一会儿第一环节结束了。

环节二：笔试。第一题是选则题，我觉得比较简单，紧张的心情稍稍放松了一些。轻松的答题，很快便答完了。第二题是根据已知的问句用英语写答句，我看了很久，有点懵了，因为问句我看都看不懂，又没人问，根本做不出，结束铃声响了，到最后不得已放弃。

我真希望这次比赛能取得好成绩!

It was sunny today. I was excited. I got up at a quarter to seven.

I made a appointment to meet at nine o’clock. After I had my breakfast, I went to the Wanjia Market . It was hot outside. When I arrived, my friends didn’t arrive. I waited for him in front of the KFC’s door.

I haven’t seen them for a year. And in a year, we didn’t come into contact with others frequently. About ten minutes left, my friends arrived one by one. After we greeted,we went to play basketball in Liwan Gymnasium. The match last for tow hours.Oh!I fill very happy today!

从前，有个叫陈大卿的人得了疥疮病，整天痒得他坐卧不安，别人也不大敢接近他。

一天，他的上司碰到了他，见他那副模样，便笑话他说：“你可真舒服呀！”

陈大卿正儿八经地说：“你别讥笑我。我这病可有五种美德，是其他的病所远远赶不上的呢。”

上司说：“哪五种美德？”

陈大卿说：“仁、义、礼、智、信，它都具备。”

上司问：“此话怎讲？”

陈大卿不紧不慢地说道：“你看，这疥疮不生在脸上，它为我保全了面子，这是仁；谁只要一接触到它，它便毫不吝啬地给予别人，传染迅速，这是义呀；它常常奇痒难耐，引得人叉开手指去抓、去挠，这是讲礼呀；它不生在别处，专拣关节缝里长，扑朔迷离 ，不大好捉摸，这可是它的智；每隔一段时间，它便定时发痒，总在那几个时间来，不偏不离，这便是信。您说，这不正是它的五种美德吗？”

上司所了陈大卿这些后，也哈哈大笑起来。

陈大卿与上司的对话，其实是对封建统治阶级所鼓吹的“仁、义、礼、智、信”的讽刺，认为那不过是像疥疮一样的病症！

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。

作者：曲姿谕

星期五下午，我们年级举行了讲故事比赛，每个班有两名代表，我幸运的成为了选手，那天，我的运气很好，抽到的顺序是第25个，我已经知足了。

下午起床后，我们年级组织着进了五楼报告厅。我仔细倾听着前24个选手的精彩演示，快到了我了，我的脸不知怎么了就开始通红通红的，心脏也不知怎么了开始“怦怦怦”的跳了起来，恨不得现在就发高烧，不参加不比赛。我试着用深呼吸的方式来调整心跳，就这样，到我了。我迈着沉重的脚步走上主席台，流利的讲了起来。就在这时，突然，我忘词了，心里想：糟糕，我怎么忘词了！我努力地想啊想，想啊想，终于想起来了。剩下的就很顺利了。

开始颁奖了，我听着自己的名字，啊！不会吧，我真的成了“故事大王”，我太高兴了。

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.

1、老鼠掉进了半满的米缸，意外让它喜不自禁。确定没有危险后，它便开始了在米缸里吃了睡、睡了吃的生活。很快，米缸就要见底了，可它终究还是摆脱不了大米的诱惑，继续留在缸里。最后，米吃完了，它才发现，跳出去只是梦想，一切都无能为力了感悟：我们的生活看似平坦，其实到处都是危机

2、第一天，小白兔去钓鱼，一无所获。第二天，它又去钓鱼，还是如此。第三天它刚到，一条大鱼从河里跳出来，大叫：你要是再敢用胡萝卜当鱼饵，我就扁死你感悟：你给的都是你自己“想”给的，而不是对方想要的，活在自己世界里的付出，不值钱

3、在一次宴会上，马克吐温与一位女士对坐，出于礼貌，说了一声：您真漂亮！那位女士却不领情，高傲地说：可惜我无法同样来赞美您！马克吐温委婉平和地说：那没关系，你可以像我一样，说一句谎话就行了。那位女士羞愧地低下了头感悟：你扔下的石头，绊倒的往往是你自己

4、一个朋友是医生，一次癌症手术，打开后发现切不了，只好再缝上。去和病人解释情况，那病人农村来的，听不懂术语，坚持认为手术过了，病就好了。只好让其出院，一年后回访，真的好了，癌细胞消失了感悟：乐观的心态是最好的手术

5、那年，他坐在咖啡店等朋友，一位女孩走过来问：你是通过王阿姨的介绍来相亲的吗？他抬头打量一下她，正是自己喜欢的类型，心想何不将错就错，于是忙答应道：对，请坐。结婚当天，他坦白，当时自己不是去相亲的。老婆笑，说：我也不是去相亲的，只是找个借口和你搭讪……感悟：机遇来了，要毫不犹豫的抓住它

6、女生公开投票选班花，相貌平平的小梅发表演说：如果我当选，再过几年，在座的姐妹可以向自己先生骄傲的说，我上大学时，比班花还漂亮！结果，她全票当选！感悟：说服别人支持你，不一定要证明比别人都优秀，而是要让别人觉得，因为有你，他们才变得更优秀、更有成就感

7、在高速行驶的火车上，一个老人不小心把刚买的新鞋从窗口掉了一只，周围的人倍感惋惜，不料老人立即把第二只鞋也从窗口扔了下去。这个举动让人大吃一惊。老人解释说：这一只鞋无论多么昂贵，对我而言已经没有用了，如果有谁能捡到一双鞋子，说不定他还能穿呢！感悟：注定无法挽回的痛苦，不如早点放弃

8、两只老虎，一只在笼子里，一只在荒野中。两只老虎都认为自己所处的环境不好，互相羡慕对方。它们决定交换身份，开始时，十分快乐。但不久，两只老虎都死了：一只饥饿而死，一只忧郁而死感悟：有时，人们对自己的幸福熟视无睹，总是把眼睛看向别人的幸福。其实，你所拥有的正是别人所欣羡的。

作者：左佳茹

今天，我们五年级进行了英华好少年杯讲故事比赛。

主持人站在台上，宣布讲故事比赛的开始。我们个个喜气洋洋，心里有说不尽的开心。故事都是关于温良恭俭让的，可是，有一个故事我始终不能忘记。

那个故事是五（7）班的杨云涵讲的，名字叫做《三袋米的故事》，为什么它让我难忘呢？那是因为，这个故事使我哭了两次，当然是感动哭的。当时我忍不住想：“这个故事那么感人，一定会得个高分的。”我猜测的没错，她的故事得了第一名。因为我跟杨云涵是朋友，所以后来我得知，那天她是带着病去的。

我们班曲姿谕讲的是《注视的眼睛》，也让我感到很难忘。不过，评委却给了她很少的分，我认为她不应该只获这一点分。她那么深的情感，那么优美的语调，很令人对她刮目相看。

两节课的时间，我们的讲故事比赛结束了，希望下一次的讲故事比赛快点来。

周五早上，下了第二节课要去参加英语比赛。虽然准备比较充分但我的心情还是有点紧张。万一过不了预赛怎么办？“叮铃铃，叮铃铃”第二节课下课的铃声响了，我拿起水杯，飞快的向外跑去。

到了赛场，哇！真是人山人海，有的大人在着急的等待，有的同学紧张的要哭，还有的同学紧张的直冒汗……我找了一个空，挤了进去。轮到我抽号了，就要这个吧！打开一看，耶！是39号，不错，和我的参赛号一样。我拿好笔和纸，信心十足的上楼做听力。之后又满怀希望的回一楼讲了一个英语故事。最关键的时刻到了，马上就要公布成绩了，我又紧张起来。我也感觉到我的手心一直在冒汗，以前从来没这么紧张过。人名一个一个的念着，我的心情也是时起时落，终于在最后颁发的一等奖获得者名单里念到我的名字了，“我得了个一等奖，这表示我晋级了！”

加油！相信自己能走到最后。我兴奋的对自己说。

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.‘

乡村真美。此时正值夏季，田里的小麦都呈现金黄色而燕麦依然青绿。干草被堆放在低洼的草地上，广阔的树林围绕着

田野和草地，树林的中央有多处深邃的湖泊，在阳光最充足的地方矗立着一栋老旧的大宅邸。这栋宅邸被一条深长的壕沟所包围，茂盛的

叶子从这栋房子干部上的藤蔓往下长，延伸到河水的边缘。其中有一些叶子很大，小孩子可以拿它们来当雨伞。

在森林的深处有一只母鸭子坐在她的巢中，她的小鸭子们即将孵出来。

终于蛋一个接一个地开始裂了。 “吱，吱！”小鸭们叫着。“呱，呱！”母鸭回道。“这个世界好大啊！”小鸭子异口同声道。

The countryside was lovely. It was summer. The wheat was golden and the oats were still

green. The hay was stacked in the low-lying meadows. There lay great woods around the fields and meadows.

There were deep lakes in the midst of the woods. In the sunniest spot stood an old mansion surrounded by a deep moat.

Great leaves grew from the vines on the walls of the house right down to the waters edge.

Some of the leaves were so big that a child could use them as an umbrella.

In the depths of a forest a duck was sitting in her nest. Her little ducklings were about to be hatched.

At last one egg after another began to crack." Cheep, cheep!" the ducklings said." Quack, quack!" said the duck.

" How big the world is!" said all the young ones.

但最大的蛋依旧在那儿，于是她又再坐回她的巢中。

一只年长的鸭子过来拜访她说：“喂！你近来可好吗？”坐着的母鸭回答说：“这枚蛋花了很长的时间，

壳偏偏还不裂开，不过其他的小鸭都是最完美的鸭子，他们很像他们的爸爸。”

年长的鸭子说：“让我看看那枚不会裂开的蛋，你或许是坐在一枚火鸡的蛋上！我曾经像那样被骗过一次。不错，那是火鸡的蛋！

你最好不要管它，去教其它的小鸭游泳吧。”

“我要再多坐一会儿。”

But the biggest egg was still there. And then she settled herself on the nest again.

"Well, how are you getting on?" said an old duck who came to pay her a visit." This egg is taking such a long time," answered the sitting duck."

The shell will not crack, but the others are the finest ducklings. They are like their father."

"let me look at the egg which wont crack," said the old duck." You may be sitting on a turkeys egg!

I have been cheated like that once. Yes. its a turkeys egg!

You had better leave it alone and teach the other children to swim."

"I will sit on it a little longer."

终于这枚巨蛋裂开了。这小子可真是又大又丑！她说：“那是一只非常巨大的鸭子，其他的小鸭没有一只看起来像他一样。

他会是火鸡的孩子吗？我会尽快查清楚，我将叫他下水去。”

隔天这只母鸭带着她的一家人走到壕沟。

她跳入水中，“呱，呱，”她说，小鸭们一只接一只地跳进河里。

这只又大又丑的鸭子跟着他们一起游来游去，她说：“不是的，那不是火鸡。呱，呱！现在跟我来，我将带你们去参观这个世界，

要一直靠近我并小心猫！”第一天过去了，一切都还顺利。

At last the big egg cracked. How big and ugly the baby was! " That is a very big duckling." she said,

" None of the others look like that. Can he be a turkeys chick?

I will soon find out. I will make him go into water."

The next day the mother duck with her family went down to the moat. She said, and one duckling jumped in after another.

The big ugly one swam about with them." No, that is no turkey," she said," Quack, quack! Now come with me

and I will take you into the world. Keep close to me all the time. Be careful of the cat!"

The first day passed, and everything was fine.

之后，事情愈来愈糟。这只可怜的小鸭被所有的小鸭追逐和骚扰，因为他长得很丑。大鸭们咬他，母鸡们啄他，

而喂食他们的女孩把他踢到旁边去。于是他离家出走，不久就来到一片野鸭住的广阔沼泽。

他双疲倦又痛苦，因此他整晚都在那里。

早上这群野鸭们飞来看他们的新朋友。这些野鸭说：“你长得非常丑，但那对我们来说无所谓。”他在那里整整待了两天，

然后有两只野雁飞过来。就在那个时候，他听到“砰！砰！”的声音，那两只野雁摔落在芦苇丛中死了。

对这只可怜的小鸭子来说，那是一项很可怕的冲击。

Afterwards, matters grew worse and worse. The poor duckling was chased and harassed by all the ducklings because he was very ugly.

The ducks bit him, the hens pecked him. and the girl who fed them kicked him aside. Then he ran off and soon came to a great marsh where the wild ducks lived.

He was so tired and miserable that he stayed there the whole night.

In the morning the wild ducks flew up to see their new friend." You are very ugly," said the wild ducks," but that does not matter to us."

He stayed there two whole days . And then two wild geese came.

Just at that moment the sound of "Bang! Bang!" was heard, and both the wild geese fell dead among the reeds.

It was a terrible shock to the poor duckling.

一只巨大的狗出现在他的身边，离他很近。这只狗露出锐利的牙齿，继续往前走，没有碰他。

这只小鸭叹息说：“哦，谢谢老天爷！我是这么丑，因此连狗都不会咬我！”

晚上他来到一间小屋。这间小屋住着一位老婆婆和她的猫及母鸡。她的视力不好，以为这只小鸭是一只肥鸭。

她说：“要是我有了鸭蛋，我就发财了，”因此她留这只小鸭住了3个星期，但他并没有下蛋。

这只猫是这间房子的主人，而这只母鸡是女主人。

A big dog appeared close beside him. He showed his sharp teeth and went on without touching him.

"Oh, thank Heaven! I am so ugly that even the dog wont bite me!"

sighed the duckling.

In the evening he reached a little cottage where an old woman lived with her cat and her hen.

Her eyesight was not good, and she thought the duckling was a fat duck.

"I will be rich if I have duck eggs," she said.

So she took in the duckling for three weeks, but he laid no eggs.The cat was the master of the house

and the hen was the mistress.

母鸡说：“你能不能下蛋呢？”

小鸭回答说：“不能。”

这只猫说：“那么你最好离开到外面广阔的世界去。”就这样这只小鸭离开了。

有一天晚上，太阳刚刚下山，此时有一群漂亮的大鸟从矮树丛飞出来。

小鸭心想：“我从来没有看过这么漂亮的东西。”

"Can you lay eggs?" asked the hen.

"No," answered the duckling.

"Then you had better go out into the wide world," said the cat. So away went the duckling.

One evening the sun was just setting when a flock of beautiful large birds appeared out of the bushes.

The duckling thought," Ive never seen anything so beautiful."

他们有长长的脖子，全身是令人眩目的白色。他们是天鹅，他并不知道这些鸟是什么鸟。

冬天非常地寒冷刺骨，因此这只小鸭在水中游来游去以免冻僵了。

太阳又开始温暖地照耀着，云雀在歌唱，美丽的春天已经来临了。突然这只小鸭举起他的翅膀， 而翅膀拍动的力气要比以前大，

不知不觉中，他发觉自己已置身在一座巨大的花园里，花园里的苹果树开满了花，紫丁香长长的枝桠垂挂在湖岸边。

就在他的面前，他看到三只美丽的白天鹅向他游过来。

They were dazzlingly white with long necks. They were swans.

He did not know what the birds were.

The winter was so bitterly cold that the duckling swam about in the water to keep himself from freezing.

The sun began to shine warmly again. The larks were singing and beautiful spring had come.

Then, all at once, the duckling raised his wings and they flapped with much greater strength than before.

Before he knew it, he found himself in a large garden where the apple trees were in

full blossom and long branches of lilacs overhung the shores of the lake.

Just in front of him he saw three beautiful white swans swimming towards him.

“我将朝他们飞去而他们将会把我劈成粉碎，因为我长得非常丑。

不过没有关系，我宁愿被他们杀死也不愿被那些鸭子咬或是被那些母鸡啄。”

因此他飞入水中朝这些天鹅游过去，他们看到他就向他冲过来。

“杀死我吧，噢，杀死我吧！”可怜的小鸭说着朝水中低头，等待死亡的来临。

但他在清澈的水中看到什么样了呢？

"I will fly to them and they will hack me to pieces because I am so ugly.

But it doesnt matter. I would rather be killed by them than be bitten by the ducks or pecked by the hens."

So he flew into the water and swam towards the swans. They saw him and darted towards him.

"Kill me! Oh, kill me!" said the poor duckling,

and he waited for his death bowing his head towards the water.

But what did he see in the clear water? He was no longer a dark gray ugly bird.

他不再是只黑灰丑陋的鸟，他竟然是一只天鹅！

有些小孩手拿玉米和面包来到这个花园，将这些东西投入水中。

个子最小的那个孩子兴高采烈地大叫：“有一只新来的天鹅。”其他的孩子大叫：

“对啊！来了一只新的。”

他对着自己说：“当我是那只丑小鸭的时候，我从来也没梦想过我能够这么快乐！”

He was himself a swan!

Some children came into the garden with corn and pieces of bread, which they threw into the water.

The smallest child shouted with joy," There is a new one."

The other children shouted, "Yes, a new one has come."

He said to himself,

" I never dreamed that I could be so happy when I was the ugly duckling!"

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。

战国时代，有一个叫公明仪的音乐家，他能作曲也能演奏，七弦琴弹得非常好，弹的曲子优美动听，很多人都喜欢听他弹琴，人们很敬重他。

有一年的春天，他带着琴来到城郊的田野散步，和煦的春风将青草的芳香吹到他的面前，让他心情非常舒畅。他环顾四周，发现不远处有一头大公牛正在吃草。他兴致勃发，突发奇想要为这头公牛演奏一曲，于是他拨动琴弦，对着这头公牛弹奏了一首高雅的《清角之操曲》。

虽然公明仪弹奏的曲子非常悦耳动听，但是那头吃草的牛儿却根本不理会那高雅的曲调，仍然低着头继续吃草。因为公牛虽然能听到琴弦发出的声音，但是并不能理解曲子中的美妙意境。

公明仪见美妙的琴声并不能打动这头不懂音乐的牛，非常无奈。过了一会儿，他又想出了一个办法。公明仪抚动琴弦，弹出一段段奇怪杂乱的声音，有的像嗡嗡的蚊蝇声，有的像迷路的小牛犊发出的叫声。这时候这头大公牛才像突然明白了什么似的，摇摇尾巴，竖起耳朵，听了起来。

对牛弹琴的启示：说话不看对象是不可取的，对蠢人讲道理也是不可取的。

I am a sports fan,basketball,table tennis,badminton.are sports I like.Among them,basketball is my best love,because it brings me joy.

When I put on a sports jacket,running in a basketball game,there is a feeling of freedom remain free.The blue sky and white clouds,sunshine,fresh air makes me to all the trouble to soak in the head.

When I have a rhythm on the court slapped basketball,it issued a "bang,bang,bang " sound,that sound inspire people.

Whenever I get rid of each others attack,firmly into the basket,there will be a joy and happiness.When the ball " bang,bang " and shoes and ground milled " squeak,squeak " sound interleaved together,sounded like the symphony let me revel in it!

I love basketball,I love basketball,because it can make me happy and bring me joy!

My classmates and I often play together,this is more interesting.I played basketball with classmates and happy,in our hands freely,because we played very skilled.I now because the power is not enough,so the three points and almost,I am going to practice!

More exercise will have a good body!