用英语讲好中国故事的英语作文合集20篇

苏惠，字若兰，武功人，约生于秦王苻坚永兴元年(公元357年)。当地百姓传说，若兰容貌秀丽，举止娴雅。她自小聪颖过人，三岁学画，四岁作诗，五岁抚琴，九岁便学会了织锦。十岁刚过，即可描龙绣凤，琴棋书画的神韵，全被她运用到了织锦之中。远近乡邻将她的超人之才，传成了神话。一些豪门望族上门求婚，均被谢绝。一日，逢法门寺庙会，巧遇一射飞雁、穿池鱼的英武少年，其为右将军窦真之孙，名叫窦滔，自幼习文练武，相貌不凡，若兰顿生爱慕之情。经人提亲，结成百年之好。

不料好景不长，窦滔因厌战不从军令，被革职发配到流沙(今甘肃敦煌)，后来遇到了歌妓赵阳台，娶作了偏房。这赵阳台，不但能歌善舞，而且娇媚可人，引得窦滔对她宠爱不已。后来，窦滔奉命出镇襄阳，本欲携妻妾同往，可苏蕙为赵妾之事赌气不从，窦滔只带着赵阳台赴任。

苏蕙独守长安空闺中，日子稍长，便感寂寞难耐。丈夫在身边时，不能感觉出他太多好处，现在一离开，思念之情却是刻骨铭心，不由得悔恨当初的负气。悔恨之余，她便用吟诗作文来排遣孤寂的时光。后突发奇想，又经反复推敲构思，将所写诗词编排整理暗藏在29行、29列的文字里。然后怀着满腔幽思、废寝忘食地把诗词织在八寸锦缎上。苏蕙把这副锦缎命名为《璇玑图》。璇玑，原意是指天上的北斗星，之所以取名璇玑是指这副图上的文字，排列象天上的星辰一样玄妙而有致，知之者可识，不知者望之茫然。其中更暗寓她对丈夫的恋情，就象星星一样深邃而不变。

《璇玑图》织好后，苏蕙派人送往襄阳交给窦滔。旁边的人见了这图，都不明其意，可窦滔捧着《璇玑图》，细细体味，竟完全读懂了妻子的一片深情。当即，窦滔派遣了人马，到长安接来了苏蕙。自此，夫妻恩爱偕老。

对于这幅《璇玑图》。苏若兰笑言：“徘徊宛转，自为语言，非我佳人，莫之能解。”唐武则天这么评价道：“五采相宜，莹心耀目。其锦纵横八寸，题诗二百余首，计八百余言，纵横反复，皆成章句。其文点画无缺，才情之妙，超今迈古，名曰《璇玑图》。”《璇玑图》是回文诗中最长、最动人之作，堪称我国文学史上的奇葩。

《璇玑图》全诗29行，每行29字，共841字，顺读、回读、横读、斜读、交互读、蛇行读、退一字读、重一字读、间一句读、左右旋读，皆成诗章。《璇玑图》用五彩丝线织成，除了绚丽多彩外，主要还是便于阅读，后人抄录时，因为用墨不能复彩，所以，很难读下来。

武则天时，能读诗二百余首，但读法失传。后来，因原诗色彩脱落，迷其句读，均不过百首。宋元年间，起宗道人把《璇玑图》分解为七个分图，读诗达3572首。到了明朝，经史学家康万民研究出了正读、反读、倒数逐步退一字读等十二种读法后，可得五言、六言、七言诗4206首;每一首诗均悱恻幽怨，一往情深，令人为之动颜。乾隆四十六年，扶风知事熊家振撰修的扶风县志，言其读诗达9958首，此说恐有夸大成分。近日又有国外学者在大功率计算机上对《璇玑图》再次破译，竟得中国古诗词39827首，但此研究成果未正式公布。《璇玑图》宛转反复，相生不穷，可以说，这是人类在计算机发明之前，远古时代的一次电脑行为，是亿万个大脑细胞在亿万次的组合与分裂中间获得的一次空前绝后的智慧结晶。

苏若兰织《璇玑图》时，年仅二十三岁，才情之高，慧心之巧，堪称千古绝唱。

Helen Keller once wrote about these early days.

One beautiful spring morning I was alone in my room, reading. Suddenly a wonderful smell in the air made me get up and put out my hands . The spirit of spring seemed to be passing in my room. "What is it?"I asked. The next minute I knew it was coming from mimosa tree outside. I walked outside to the edge of the garden, toward the tree. There it was, shaking in the warm sunshine. Its long branches, so heavy with flowers, almost touched the ground. I walked through the flowers to the tree itself and then just stood silent. Then I put my foot on the tree and pulled myself up into it. I climbed higher and higher until I reached a little seat. Long ago someone had put it there. I sat for a long time... Nothing in all the world was like this.

Later Helen learned that nature could be cruel as well as beautiful. Strangely enough she discovery this in a different kind of tree.

One day my teacher and I were returning from a long walk. It was a fine morning but it started to get warm and heavy. We stopped to rest two or three times. Our last stop was under a cherry tree, a short way from our house. The shade was nice and the tree was easy to climb. Miss Sullivan climbed with me. It was so coot up in the tree, we decided to have lunch there. I promised to sit still until she went to the house for some food. Suddenly a change came over the tree. I knew the sky was black because all the heat which meant light to me had died out of the air. A strange odor came up to me from the earth . I knew it. It was the odor which always comes before a thunder storm. I felt alone, cut off from friends, high above the firm earth. I was frightened and wanted my teacher. wanted to get down from that tree quickly, but I was no help to myself. There was a moment of terrible silence. Then a sudden and violent wind began to shake the tree and its leaves kept coming down all around me. I almost fell. I wanted to jump, but was afraid to do so. I tried to make myself small in the tree as the branches rubbed against me. Just us I thought that both the tree and I were going to fall, a hand touched me . It was my teacher. I held her with all my strength, then shook with joy to feel the solid earth under my feet.

Miss Sullivan stayed with Helen for many year. She taught Helen how to read, how to write and how to speak. She helped her to get ready for school and college. More than anything, Helen wanted to do what others did, and do it just as well. In time Helen did go to college and completed her studies with high honors. But it was a hard struggle. Few of the books she needed were written in the Braille language that the blind could read by touching pages. Miss Sullivan and others had to teach her what was in these books by forming words in her hands. The study of geometry and physics was especially difficult. Helen could only learn about squares, triangles and other geometrical forms by making them with wires. She kept feeling the different shapes of these wires until she could see them in her mind.

During her second year college Miss Keller wrote the story of her life and what a college meant to her. This is what she wrote.

My first day at Radcliffe college was of great interest. Some powerful force inside me made me test my mind. I wanted to learn if it was as good as that of others. I learned many things at college. One thing I slowly learned was that knowledge does not just mean power, as some people say. Knowledge leads to happiness because to have it is to know what is true and real. To know what great man of the past had thought, said, and done is to feel the heartbeat of humanity down through the ages.

All of Helen Kellers knowledge reached her mind through her sense of touch and smell, and of course her feelings. To know a flower was to touch it, feel it and smell it. This sense of touch became greatly developed as she got older. She once said that hands speak almost as loudly as words. She said the touch of some hands frightened her. The people seemed so empty of joy that when she touched their cold fingers it is as if she were shaking bands with a storm. She found the hands of others full of sunshine and warmth. Strangely enough Helen Keller learned to love things she could not hear, music for example. She did this through her sense of touch. When waves of air beat against her, she felt them. Sometimes she put her hand to a singers throat. She often stood for hours with her hands on a piano while it was played. Once she listened to an organ. Its powerful songs made her moved her body in rhythm with the music. She also liked to go to museums. She thought she understood sculptures as well as others. Her fingers told her the true size and the feel of the material.

What did Helen Keller think of herself, what did she think about the tragic lost of her sight and hearing. This is what she wrote as a young girl.

Sometimes a sense of loneliness covers me like a cold mist. I sit alone, and wait at life s shut-door. Beyond there is light and music and sweet friendship. But I may not enter. Silence sits heavy upon my soul. Then comes hope with a sweet smile and said

softly " There is joy in forgetting oneself And so I tried to make the light in others eyes my sun, the music in others ears my symphony, the smile on others lips my happiness.

Helen Keller was tall and strong. When she spoke, her face looked very alive. It helped to give meaning to her words. She often felt the faces of close friends when she was talking to them to discover their feelings. She and Miss Sullivan both were known for their sense of humor. They enjoyed jokes and laughing at funny things that happened to themselves or others. Helen Keller had to work hard to support herself after she finished college. She spoke to many groups around the country. She wrote several books and she made one movie based on her life. Her main goal was to increase public interest in the difficulties of people with physical problems. The work Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan did has been written and talked about for many years. Their success showed how people can conquer great difficulties. Anne Sullivan died in 1936, blind herself. Before Miss Sullivan died, Helen wrote and said many kind things about her.

It was the genius of my teacher, her sympathy, her love which made my first years of education so beautiful. My teacher is so near to me that I do not think of myself as a part from her. All the best of me belongs to her. Everything I am today was awakened by her loving touch .

Helen Keller died on June 1st, 1968. She was 87 year old. Her message of courage and hope remains.

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .It’s to celebrate the lunar calendar ‘s New year .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .

They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”. People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .

Southern Dynasties of Jiang Yan, word Wen-tung, when he was young, became a Dingdingyouming writer, his poems and articles at the time received high acclaims. However, when he is getting older, he has not previously written an article good, but a lot of setbacks. His poems written in prosaic; and pick up a pen-yin grip for a long time, still can not write a word, the occasional inspiration came; poem written, but the textual Kuse, content, plain were completely useless. So some people to legend, once a boat parked in Chan Jiang Yan-Ling Monastery river and dream of a self-named Zhang Jingyang person; to his followers repay a silk, he would arrest a few feet from her, he is also silk. Thus, his article there will be no wonderful. It was also legend; once the rule of Jiang Yan in the booth sleeping too; dreamed that a person claiming to Guo Pu, walked over to his side, his claim to the pen, said to him: "Man Michie, I have a pen in your place has been a long time, and now should be able to give it to me the bar! "Jiang Yan heard, they dig out from his arms, he is also a five-color pen. Reportedly Since then, Jiang Yan on Evans exhausted and could not write the article in any good.

Jiang Yans talent has not really run out, but he was an officer after the one hand, as the Chief busy, on the other hand also because of career proud of, without their own write, to sweat, they did not write the. Over time, the article will bring out less, lacking in talent. (Excerpt from "Practical Writing" 1995 No. 8 "I hope," Jiang "was not exactly")

南朝的江淹，字文通，他年轻的时候，就成为一个鼎鼎有名的文学家，他的诗和文章在当时获得极高的评价。 可是，当他年纪渐渐大了以后，他的文章不但没有以前写得好了，而且退步不少。他的诗写出来平淡无奇；而且提笔吟握好久，依旧写不出一个字来，偶尔灵感来了；诗写出来了，但文句枯涩，内容 平淡得一无可取。于是就有人传说，有一次江淹乘船停在禅灵寺的河边，梦见一 个自称叫张景阳的人；向他讨还一匹绸缎，他就从怀中拘出几尺绸缎还他。因此,他的文章以后便不精彩了。又有人传说；有一次江淹在冶亭中睡午觉；梦见一个自称郭璞 的人，走到他的身边，向他索笔，对他说：“文通兄，我有一支笔在你那儿已经很久了，现在应该可以还给我了吧!” 江淹听了，就顺手从怀里取出一支五色笔来还他。据说从此以后，江淹就文思枯竭，再也写不出什么好的文章了。

其实并不是江淹的才华已经用完了，而是他当官以后，一方面由于政务繁忙，另一方面也由于仕途得意，无需自己动笔，劳心费力，就不再动笔了。久而久之，文章自然会逐渐逊色，缺乏才气。（节选自《应用写作》1995年第8期《但愿“江郎”才不尽》）

有一个老人家，在他自己的门前栽了一棵树。他每天守护着它，抱着种种的期待。

他希望这棵树长得像一把大雨伞，那么他可以欣赏一种好风景，又可以乘凉。可是他也希望它长成为一种有出息的栋梁大材，那么他可以用来建造一座大楼房，又美观，又牢靠。然而他又很想要它长得又高又直，像桅杆一般，因为他的孙子已经在念书，将来中了状元，少不了要在门前竖旗杆的。不过，他也已经定好计划要造桥梁，做一件有益于人家的好事。此外，他还要制办床榻台几和一切木器;而最后，他就想到了自己年事已高，先做好一具寿材是刻不容缓的了，而这株树正是最适用的。

这个老人家，拿这棵树简直派了无穷尽的用场。而他都不是白派的，每次想到了一种用场的时候他就去抚摸一回，浇一回水，每天都如此。而这棵树呢，它也很想不辜负老人家的希望;可是，它不但喝得太多，而且精神负担也实在太重，这样，很不幸，不久它就死掉了，虽然它还很年轻。

One day, a colt carried a bag of wheat to the mill.

As he was running with the bag on his back, he came to a small river. Water went gurgling on. The colt could not decide whether he could cross it. Looking around, he saw a cow grazing nearby. He asked, "Uncle Cow, could you tell me if I can cross the river?" the cow told him that he could and that the river was not very deep, just to his knees.

The colt was crossing the river when a squirrel jumped down a tree and stopped him. The squirrel shouted, "Colt, stop! Youll be drowned! One of my friends was drowned yesterday just in the river." Not knowing what to do, the colt went home to consult his mom.

He told his mom his experience on the way. His mother said, "My child, dont always listen to others. Youd better go and try yourself. Then youll know what to do."

Just at the river, the squirrel stopped the colt again. "Little horse, its too dangerous!" "No, I want to have a try by myself", answered the colt. Then he crossed the river carefully. On the other side of the river, the colt realized that the river was neither as shallow as the cow said nor as as deep as the squirrel told him.

The fable tells us a truth: real knowledge comes from practices.

一天， 老马让小马驮着半口袋麦子到磨坊去磨面。

小马驮着口袋朝着磨坊跑去。忽然，一天小河挡住了去路，河水哗哗地流着。小马为难了，怎么办呢?它向四周望了望，看见一头老牛在河边吃草。小马问道：“牛伯伯，请您告诉我，这条河我能趟过去吗?”老牛说：“能。谁很浅，刚没小腿。”

小马听了老牛的话，正准备过河，突然丛树上跳下一只松鼠，拦住它大叫道：“小马，别过河!河水会把你淹死的。昨天，我的一个伙伴就是掉到这条河里淹死的!”小马不知如何是好，决定回家问妈妈。

小马把路上的经历告诉了妈妈。妈妈说：“孩子，光听别人说是不行的，你自己亲自去试一试，就知道答案了。”

小马回到河边，刚要下水，松鼠又大叫起来：“小马，你不要命啦?”小马说：“让我试试吧。”它一面回答一面下了河，小心地趟了过去。原来河水既不像老牛说的那样浅也不像松鼠说的那样深。

这则寓言告诉我们:实践出真知。

I live with my parents and my grandmother. My grandmother is a kind elderly

people. She likes talking and she always tells me stories of hers, my father’s

and mine. She is full filled with memories. She told me that I was quiet and

docile when I was little. My parents went to work all day, and my grandmother

took care of me and my cousin. After she fed me, I sat and played myself. She

didn’t have to worry much about me. I almost made no troubles. But my cousin was

not. He never sat well or ate his food tactfully. My grandmother had to always

keep an eye on him to prevent making troubles. But, there was one thing drove

her crazy. That was I didn’t like going to school. When I was at the school age,

my parents sent me to school. But I cried every morning when I arrived at

school. They had to comfort me for a long time to bring me into classroom. After

two or three months later, the situation became good. I like my grandmother

sharing the stories with me. It makes me warm and beloved.

在8月份去了一趟北京，带着虔诚与敬仰来到了这座古老的城市，虽然沧桑却不失辉煌，5天的时光让我喜欢上了这个充满魅力的城市。

北京是壮阔的，它带着有历代的智慧与心血而建成的山河、寺宇、宫殿、楼阁，带着几千年而不衰的悠久文明，酝酿着坦荡而大气的民族。

北京是感性的，它富有人情味，人性化的街道，诗情画意的景致，闲逸舒适的生活，发展着美丽、纯朴的文化。

北京是和谐的，它象征着旧中国的灵魂、文化，同时又代表着新中国的开始、未来，含蓄着高调的城市生活和朴实的乡村生活的协调。

这是个壮丽的城市，从南门入城，经过一重重城门才能到达壮丽的皇宫，红瓦明墙，雕栏玉砌，飞檐楼角，历史的沧桑并未掩盖住它的浑厚。合抱的古柏，

堆砌的假山，满池的荷花，精致的石雕，倒垂的杨柳都在诉说着北京的美丽。北京是一个帝王的梦，宫殿、花园、寺庙、百尺林荫、宝塔、祭坛、太学，处处都有着皇家的印记，华丽、庄严、肃穆。而这样的北京，却充满了更多的平民气息。入夜，后海被点亮了，红色的花灯亮起，微亮的天色在古树的枝叶间若隐若现，小船闪着明晃晃的黄光在后海上摇曳着。后海热闹起来了，大把的人群出现在后海的长街上，逛街、用餐、饮酒……而传统的北京小吃总是备受欢迎，豆汁儿、葫芦串儿、烤串儿也只有在露天摊子上才能吃出味来。在我看来，霓虹灯的五颜六色是比不过茶座上亮起的点点烛光的，整条长街上晃动的光芒映在湖面上，星星点点，伴以清亮的水流声，整个后海，活灵活现的描绘出一幅古典游乐图……对北京的感慨，不是某地某景，而是它壮丽的氛围。

这是个清静的城市，方方正正、匀匀称称的北京被布局整齐得像个棋盘，以故宫为中心，九门对称，天地日月四坛相环，偶尔会有斜街，名字也很可爱，烟袋斜街，樱桃斜街。传统的四合院带着庄严肃穆，每个院子中央会有一个金鱼缸，梁上挂着一个鸟笼，院落旁会栽种着一棵石榴树，显得平和可爱。胡同与四合院是一体的，胡同两边由若干四合院连接而成，胡同有些也会编号，从两条到十二条，觉得变得太死板了，也会给胡同取名字，云居胡同，草园胡同，都十分别致。胡同常常是安静的，它远离了车水马龙，远离了喧嚣，能进胡同的只有三轮车和人，要想让一辆车开进去，实在是难为了司机。北京人容易满足，他们对物质要求不高，他们不愿离开破旧的胡同，大都安土重迁，几十年，甚至几辈子的也有，老北京们在胡同里是扎了根的。他们说话都有些源远流长，清脆的口音，极快的说话速度，语言的背后就有历史的痕迹。就算不住胡同和四合院，住在闹市附近，也能有平静闲逸的享受，高楼大厦间总会有几条老旧的步行街。想要感受那份闲适，不妨在城中任意几个公园内徘徊散步，或坐在街头的茶桌边消磨整个下午，斜倚着松树下小憩，此时此刻享受独处，品位心灵的自由。

这是个有故事的城市，过去这里是官僚贵族的世界，京城里举办的繁复而隆重的仪式渐渐孕育了一种皇族文化。这样的文化虽然壮阔凛然，但只是在腐朽中的表面辉煌。辛亥革命结束了中国漫长的封建统治，皇族的轻易没落给北京增添一分脆弱的伤感与怀旧的感伤。北京的历史旧迹很多，事物再美好也会“逝者如斯”，看着圆明园西洋楼的旧址巍峨的矗立在苍空之下，仿佛在诉说着曾经的帝国的辉煌，而在旁就散落着无数石楼的碎片，参差排放的石块中央曾经是个宽阔的喷泉，那四个大柱子间应是天子御座，唯一的残桥上曾有大块汉白玉，曾经的享受消磨，曾经的宏伟，曾经的辉煌，全都在历史的风云中消逝了。历史是反复的，经过浩大的斗争，新北京开始了，一个崭新的国家——中华人民共和国在******广场上宣布成立。老北京开始与新北京融合，中国也不能老当一个古玩店，它得顺应时代，向前走。北京开始包容各种色彩——有新的色素和旧的色素。古旧的城楼和鼓楼为居民报时，无数条外环路相接舒缓着交通，有古城，古树，古桥，每一处都有沧桑的历史。有鸟巢、水立方，每一处又诞生着新的元素。

我一直认为北京是最具有中国感觉的城市，它贴近祖国，融合着民族的灵魂，谱写着中国的新历史。它涵养传统文化，又在文化中变迁，诉说着一个个中国的故事。

远在1950年，被外国人称为“能抵五个师”的 钱学森博士，已是美国大学的 终身教授和实验 中心主任。他配备有世界第一流搞科研的技术设备，享有非常优裕的生活条件。如果从追求个人的科研成果来说，那真是“得天独厚”。但他毅然冲破美国的种阻挠，回到祖 国，在“一穷二白”的土地上创 造中国人的火箭、导弹事业。有人问他为什么归心似箭，他说：“因为我是一个中国人 ，我的事业在中国，我的归宿在中国。”有人问他中国既无人才又无设备，搞火箭导弹 能行吗?他回答是：“外国人能干的，中国人为什么不能干!”钱学森的誓言实现了，中国卫星上天了，洲际导弹可以同外国“比武”了

WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY

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.

Chinese New Year is a Chinese traditional festival. We also call it the Spring Festival. It is on lunar January 1st.

On New Year’s Eve, all the people sit around the desk and have a big family dinner. There are some vegetables, some fish, some meat, some fruits and some drink like juice, Coke, Pepsi and some nice wine. Overall, this is a good and delicious dinner. After dinner, we always watch TV New Year progammes. We have a wonderful evening on New Year’s Eve.On the first day of the Spring Festival, most of people get up early and say “happy new year” to each other. For breakfast, people often eat dumplings and baozi. After breakfast, people often make many delicious foods, and children often play cards, computer games and fireworks. On the second and third day, we visit friends and relatives.

Everyone is busy on Chinese New Year, and everyone is happy, too.

Chinese food is famous all over the world, if you ask a foreigner how about Chinese food, they will be full of praise。

中国的美食在全世界都是出名的，一提到中国食物，他们都会赞不绝口。

When we see the movie, Chinese food is praised by the people. Recently, there is a famous movie called A Bite of China, the movie is popular, it introduces Chinese food from different places. The audience is attracted by the delicious food, they never thought Chinese food would be so various. Now the second part of the movie has been made out, more and more Chinese traditional food has been introduced. After appreciating the movie, I begin to learn more about Chinese food, I want to have taste of them. I am so proud of our food, when we talk about it to foreign friends, we can feel their favor of our food. The food is part of our culture, they should be inherited.

当我们看到电影时，中国的食物广泛受到人们的赞扬。最近，有一部很出名的电影叫《舌尖上的中国》，电影很受欢迎，介绍了来自中国不同地方的食物。观众受到了这些美味的食物吸引，他们从来没想到中国的食物可以有这么多的种类。现在电影的第二部分也已经上映，介绍了越来越多的中国传统美食。欣赏了电影以后，我开始学着了解更多中国的美食，我想要尝一尝。我为我们国家的食物感到自豪，当我们和外国朋友讨论中国食物时，我们能感觉到他们对我们食物的喜爱。这些食物是我们文化的一部分，应该要传承下来。

带着书、衣服、药品、食物等诸多在这三天里有可能用得着的东西，搭出租车去赶考。我们很运气，女儿的考场排在本校，而且提前在校内 培训中心定了一个有空调的房间，这样既是熟悉的环境，又免除了来回奔波之苦。信佛的妻子说这是佛祖的保佑啊!我也说，是的，这是佛祖的保佑。

坐在出租车上，看到车牌照上的号码尾数是575，心中暗喜，也许就能考575分，那样上个重点大学就没有问题了。车在路口等灯时侧目一看旁边的车，车牌的尾数是268，心里顿时沉重起来。如果考268分那就糟透了。赶快看后边的车牌尾数，是629，心中大喜，但转念一想，女儿极不喜欢理科而学了理科，二模只模了540分，怎么可能考629?能考575就是天大的喜事了。车过了三环路，看到一些学生和家长背包提篮地向几家为高考学生开了特价房间的 大饭店拥去。虽说是特价，但每天还是要400元，而我们租的房间只要120元。在这样的时刻，钱是小事，关键的是这些大饭店距考场还有一段搭车不值的步行 又嫌远的尴尬距离，而我们的房间距考场只有一百米!我心中蛮是感动，为了这好运气。

安顿好行李后，女儿马上伏案复习语文，说是“临阵磨枪不快也光”。我劝她看看电视或者到校园里转转，她不肯。一直复习到深夜十一点，在我的反复 劝说下才熄灯上床。上了床也睡不着，一会儿说忘了《墙头马上》是谁的作品，一会儿又问高尔基到底是俄国作家还是苏联作家。我索性装睡不搭她的话，心中 暗暗盘算，要不要给她吃安定片。不给她吃怕折腾一夜不睡，给她吃又怕影响了脑子。

终于听到她打起了轻微的鼾，不敢开灯看表，估计已是零点多了。

凌晨，窗外的杨树上，成群的麻雀齐声噪叫，然后便是喜鹊喳喳地大叫。我生怕鸟叫声把她吵醒，但她已经醒了。看看表才四点多钟。这孩子平时特别贪睡，别说几声鸟叫，就是在她耳边放鞭炮也惊不醒，常常是她妈搬着她的脖子把她搬起来，一松手，她随即躺下又睡过去了，但现在几声鸟叫就把她惊醒了。拉开窗帘看到外边天已大亮，麻雀不叫了，喜鹊还在叫。我心中欢喜，因为喜鹊叫是个好兆头。

女儿洗了一把脸又开始复习，我知道劝也没用，干脆就不说什么了。离考试还有四个半小时，我很担心到上考场时她已经很疲倦了，心中十分着急。

早饭就在学校食堂里吃，这个平时胃口很好的孩子此时一点胃口也没有。饭后劝她在校园里转转，刚转了几分钟，她说还有许多问题没有搞清楚，然后又匆匆上楼去复习。从七点开始她就一趟趟地跑卫生间。

我想起了我的奶奶。当年闹日本的时候，一听说日本鬼子来了我奶奶就往厕所跑。解放后许多年了，我们恶作剧，大喊一声：鬼子来了!我奶奶马上就脸色苍白，把提着裤子往厕所跑去。唉，这高考竟然像日本鬼子一样可怕了。

终于熬到了八点二十分，学校里的大喇叭开始广播考生须知。我送女儿去考场，看到从培训中心到考场的路上拉起了一条红线，家长只许送到线外。

女儿过了线，去向她学校的带队老师报到。

八点三十分，考生开始入场。我远远地看到穿着红裙子的女儿随着成群的考生涌进大楼，终于消失了。距离正式开考还有一段时间，但方才还熙熙攘攘的 校园内已经安静了下来，杨树上的蝉鸣变得格外刺耳。一位穿着黄军裤的家长仰脸望望，说：北京啥时候有了这玩意儿?另一位戴眼镜的家长说：应该让学校把它们 赶走。又有人说：没那么悬乎，考起来他们什么也听不到的。正说着蝉的事，看到一个手提着考试袋的小胖子大摇大摆地走了过来。人们几乎是一起看表，发现离开 考还有不到十分钟了。几个带队的老师迎着那小胖子跑过来，好像是责怪他来得太晚了。但那小胖子抬腕看看表，依然是不慌不忙地、大摇大摆地向考场走。家长们 都被这个小子从容不迫的气度所折服。有的说，这孩子，如果不是个最好的学生就是一个最坏的学生。穿黄裤子的家长说，不管是好学生还是坏学生，他的心理素质绝对好，这样的孩子长大了可以当军队的指挥官。

大家正议论着，就听到从学校大门外传来一阵低声的喧哗。于是都把身体探过红线，歪头往大门口望去，只见两个汉子架着一个身体瘦弱的男生，急急忙忙地跑了进来。那男生的腿就像没了骨头似的在地上拖拉着，脖子歪到一边，似乎支撑不了脑袋的重量。一个中年妇女(显然是母亲)紧跟在男孩的身后，手里拿着考试袋，还有毛巾药品之类的东西，一边小跑着，一边抬起胳膊擦着脸上的汗水与泪水。

一群老师从考试大楼里跑出来把男孩从那两个男人手里接应过去，那位母亲也被拦挡在考试大楼外。红线外的我们一个个都很感慨很同情的样子，有的叹 气有的低声咕哝着什么。我的觉悟不高，心中有对这个带病参加考试的男生的同情，但更多的是暗自庆幸，不管怎么说我的女儿已经平平安安地坐在考场里，现在已 经拿起笔来开始答题了吧。

考试正式地开始了，蝉声使校园里显得格外安静。我们这些住在培训中心的幸运家长，站在树阴里，看到那些聚集在大门外强烈阳光里的家长们，心中又是一番感慨。因为我们事先知道了培训中心对外营业的消息，因为我们花了每天120元钱，我们就可以站在树阴里看着那些站在烈日下的与我们身份一样的人，可见世界上的事情，绝对的公平是不存在的，譬如这高考，本身也存在着很多不公平，但它比当年的推荐工农兵大学生是公平的多了。对广大的老百姓的孩子来说，高考是最好的方式，任何不经过考试的方式，譬如保送，譬如推荐，譬如各种加分，都存在着暗箱操作的可能性。

有的家长回房间里去了，但大多数的家长还站在那里说话，话题飘忽不定，一会儿说天气，说北京成了非洲了，成了印度了，一会儿又说当年的高考是如何的随便，不像现在的如临大敌。学校的保安过来干涉，让家长们不要在校园内说话，家长们很顺从地散开了。

将近十一点半时，家长们都把着红线眼巴巴地望着考试大楼。大喇叭响起来说时间到了，请考生立即停止书写，把卷子整理好放在桌子上。女儿的年级主 任跑过来兴奋地对我说：莫先生，有一道18分的题与我们海淀区二模卷子上的题几乎一样!家长们也随着兴奋起来。一位不知是哪个学校的带队老师说：明年海淀 区的教参书又要大卖了。

学生们从大楼里拥出来。我发现了女儿，远远地看到她走得很昂扬，心中感到有了一点底。看清了她脸上的笑意，心中更加欣慰。

迎住她，听她说：感觉好极了，一进考场就感到心中十分宁静，作文写得很好，题目是《天上一轮绿月亮》。

下午考化学，散场时大多数孩子都是喜笑颜开，都说今年的化学题出得比较容易，女儿自觉考得也不错。第一天大获全胜，赶快打电话往家报告喜讯。晚 饭后女儿开始复习数学，直至十一点。临睡前她突然说：爸爸，下午的化学考卷上，有一道题，说“原未溶解……”我审题时，以为卷子印错，在“原未”的“未” 字上用铅笔写了一个“来”字，忘记擦去了。我说这有什么关系?她突然紧张起来，说监考老师说，不许在卷子上做任何记号，做了记号的就当作弊卷处理，得零 分。她听不进我的劝，心情越来越坏，说，我完了，化学要得零分了。我说，我说了你不信，你可以打电话问问你的老师，听听她怎么说。她给老师打通了电话，一边诉说一边哭。老师也说没有事。但她还是不放心。

无奈我又给山东老家在中学当校长的大哥打电话，让他劝说。我说：退一万步说他们把我们的卷子当成了作弊卷，给了零分，我们一定要上诉，跟他们打官司。爸爸认识不少报社的人，可以借助媒体的力量，把官司打赢……

凌晨一点钟女儿心事重重地睡着了……

我躺在床上暗暗地祷告佛祖保佑，让孩子一觉睡到八点，但愿她把化学的事忘记，全身心投入到明天的考试中去。明天上午考数学，下午物理，这都是她的弱项……

The Wolf and the Lamb故事

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(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.

[英语寓言故事之The Wolf and the Lamb

In our country .There are a lot of holidays such as Spring festival , Childrens day and May day. All the people in China like these holidays very much.

Spring festival is a popular holiday in china. It is in January or February. People eat a lot of delicious food and go shopping. They usually spend time with their family and friends.My favourite holiday is Childrens day. It is on the first of June. Children usually have parties at school, go to the park and go to the cinema. I didnt go to the park and go to the cinema last year. I had parties at school with my family. We were very happy.

My father and grandpas favourite holiday is May day. It is on the first of May. People usually have a long holiday. They meet friends and relatives. They go to parks and beaches. But my father and grandpa planted trees last May day. They were very tired but happy!

We all like these holidays. On the days, we had a good time.

西汉时候，有个农民的孩子，叫匡衡。他小时候很想读书，可是因为家里穷，没钱上学。后来，他跟一个亲戚学认字，才有了看书的能力。

匡衡买不起书，只好借书来读。那个时候，书是非常贵重的，有书的人不肯轻易借给别人。匡衡就在农忙的时节，给有钱的人家打短工，不要工钱，只求人家借书给他看。

过了几年，匡衡长大了，成了家里的主要劳动力。他一天到晚在地里干活，只有中午歇晌的时候，才有工夫看一点书，所以一卷书常常要十天半月才能够读完。匡衡很着急，心里想：白天种庄稼，没有时间看书，我可以多利用一些晚上的时间来看书。可是匡衡家里很穷，买不起点灯的油，怎么办呢?

有一天晚上，匡衡躺在床上背白天读过的书。背着背着，突然看到东边的墙壁上透过来一线亮光。他嚯地站起来，走到墙壁边一看，啊!原来从壁缝里透过来的是邻居的灯光。于是，匡衡想了一个办法。他拿了一把小刀，把墙缝挖大了一些。这样，透过来的光亮也大了，他就凑着透进来的灯光，读起书来。

匡衡就是这样刻苦地学习，后来成为了一个很有学问的人。

A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The panda cant take it home.

Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike. "I know! I have a good idea." she jumps and shouts happily, "I can roll a pumpkin. Its like a wheel."

So she rolls the pumpkin to her home. When her mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised, "Oh, my God! How can you carry it home?" the little panda answers proudly, "I cant lift it, but I can roll it." Her mother smiled and says, "What a clever girl! Use you heard to do something,"

聪明的熊猫

一只小熊猫摘了一只大南瓜，想把它拿回家。但是这只南瓜太大了，她没有办法把这么大的南瓜带回家。

突然她看见一只狗熊骑着一辆自行车朝她这边来。她看着自行车，跳着说：“有了!我有办法了。我可以把南瓜滚回家去。南瓜好像车轮。

于是她把那瓜滚回家。当她妈妈看到这只大南瓜的时候，很惊讶：“天啊!这么食的南瓜!你是怎么把它带回家来的?”小熊猫自豪地说;“我拎不动它，可是我能滚动它啊!”她妈妈微笑着说：“真聪明啊!记住：只要你肯动脑筋，没有难办的事。

螳螂调到蜗牛、水螅界当法官后，仍然一成不变地按昆虫界刑法进行审判。

一天，他威严地站在审判席中央，用镰刀似的前脚举起判决书：

“绿水螅害死同胞，罪大恶极，证据确凿，判处  死刑，立即执行。死刑用刀把脑袋割成两半执行。”

绿水螅听到这个判决，心里暗暗好笑。场内，顿时议论纷纷。

“安静!安静!”螳螂接着又宣布：

“贪嘴蜗牛偷吃禁食植物，犯罪情节轻微，根据刑法第一五一条规定，切掉触角予以教训。”

贪嘴蜗牛立即昏了过去，别的蜗牛都忿忿不平：

“法官大人，你判得太重了。”

“是啊，这不要了他的命吗?”

“你不知道，我们蜗牛的眼睛是长在……”

“胡说!”没等他们说完，螳螂就拍着石桌大叫道，“你们是法官，还是我是法官?谁再敢捣乱，我就拘留他!”

大伙都不敢吱声了。

蜗牛的眼睛是长在长触角上的，短触角则是他们的“鼻子”。贪嘴蜗牛被切掉两对触角后，再也看不见东西，闻不到气味，找不到食物了，没过几天就死了。

而绿水螅呢，它的再生能力很强，脑袋被割成两半后，不但没有死，而且还长成了两个脑袋。从此，水螅中的犯罪越来越多，越来越严重。

蜗牛们向低等动物界最高法院告螳螂法官的状。

螳螂法官被撤了职。它很不服气，申辩说：“以前我在昆虫界当法官的时候，一直是按这个刑法审判的，谁都说我是个最公正的铁包公;现在，我还是按这个刑法审判，为什么要撤我的职?”

“就是因为这个才撤了你的职。蜗牛、水螅和昆虫的生理有许多截然不同的地方，你却还是按昆虫刑法判刑，结果使犯了轻罪的贪吃蜗牛丧了命，犯了杀人罪的绿水螅却没有得到应有的下场。”

螳螂垂下了头。

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。”

Chinese people usually have two word or three word names: the family name, a middle name and the last name.中国人的名字通常由两个字或三个字组成：姓，中间名和最后名。

Family names always come tirst.For example, my full name is Bai Junwei.Bai is my family name. Junwei is my given name.But some Chinese people dont have the middle name. For example, a man called Zhou Jian. Zhou is his family name,and Jian is his given name.姓要放在第一位。例如：我的全名叫白君伟。白是我的姓，君伟是我的名。但有些中国人没有中间的名，例如：一个人叫周健，周是他的姓，健是他的名。

People often use Mr. , Mrs. , or Miss before their family names, but never before.their given names.So you can say "Mr. Zhou", but you could never say "Mr.Jian".人们经常在他姓的后面使用先生、夫人、小姐，但此种说法从不在名字后面使用。所以你能说“周先生”，而不能说“健先生”。

Chinese names are different from English names.In England, the last name is the family name. The first and the middle name is tile given name.For example,there is a man called Jim Henry Brown. Brown is his family name. Jim Henry is his given name.Another difference between~ E.nglish and Chinese names is that in China, the younger peoples names shouldnt be the same as the elders in the family.For example, my grandpas name is Guo Dong, so i cant be called Guo Dong again.This shows that we respect the old people.中国人的名字与英国人的名字不同。在英国，最后一个字是姓，第一个和第二个是名字。例如：有个人叫Jim HenryBrown，Brown是他的姓，JimHenry是他的名字。英文和中文名字的另一个不同之处是：在中国，年轻人一般不能取和老人一样的名字。例如：我的外公叫郭冬，而我不能再叫郭冬，这是对老人的尊重。

In the family, people usually call me Weiwei for short. This is because it is shorter and easier than Bai Junwei, and it also they love me.In one word, Chinese names are quite different from English names.在家里，大人通常简称我伟伟，这是因为这比白君伟短并且容易叫，也显示出了他们对我的疼爱之情。总之，中国人的姓名表示法与英国人不同。

小鼹鼠有心要见见世面。听说阳光下有青的山、绿的水，水中有漫游的鱼群;河岸上是盛开的鲜花、结着硕果的树木;树上栖息着五彩的孔雀，娇小的黄莺在枝头婉啼……啊，这一切多么富于诱惑力!小鼹鼠非去饱览地面的风光不可了，因为，它这个时候的眼力还是挺不错的。

刚打地面的洞口出去，小鼹鼠撒欢似地跑着，才溜开几步，慈母的声音便从后面追了上来：“乖乖，你是不会游水的，小溪小河虽然幽美，掉进水里，‘咕噜咕嗜’几口水会呛死你的!”

“我该怎么办?”小鼹鼠停下来回头问。

“千万小心，绝对不能到水边去。”

“记住啦。”小鼹鼠应着，放慢了脚步。

“小宝贝，等一等，”小鼹鼠刚走了十多步，母亲的声音又从后面响起，“我忘了提醒你，树上的果子又大又多，成熟了，风一吹便会掉下来，一落到头上，准会将你的脑袋砸扁。”

“妈妈，这真可怕呀，有什么好法儿防止吗?”小鼹鼠大惊失色地问。

“牢牢记住：凡树底下不要走!”

小鼹鼠应了一声，慢吞吞地往前爬动。不一会鼹鼠妈妈从后面赶上来，上气不接下气地叮嘱道：“好儿子，你大概没听说过，从草地上穿行，空中会有老鹰扑下，往山路上走动，会碰见拦路猛虎……稍微一麻痹大意，我便再也见不到你了!”

“我到底该怎么办?”小鼹鼠急得要哭了。

“你走一步，停一停，把上下左右看分明，再迈第二步。”母亲叹了口气，接着说，“孩子，既然留不住你，就只好让你去旅行……”

鼹鼠妈妈回到洞里，照例掘着地道。第二天，鼹鼠妈妈往前打洞时，和另一只挖洞的鼹鼠碰上了。当它拨开泥土一摸，竟是自己的儿子!

“孩子，你还在这里?”母亲又惊又喜地问。

“是的，妈妈，”小鼹鼠温顺地回答，“听了您昨天的几次吩咐，我觉得我还是一直呆在附近挖洞为好。”

直到如今，鼹鼠已不再做去地面旅游的美梦。最后，它的一双眼睛完全退化，再也看不见任何东西了。