帶中文翻譯的英語故事
一些有趣的英語故事,能提高我們閱讀英語的興趣,從而提高英語的閱讀能力,今天小編在這裡為大家分享一些_,歡迎大家閱讀!
:淘氣的袋鼠
There was a small Kangaroo who was bad in school. He put thumbtacks on the teacher's chair. He threw spitballs across the classroom. He set off firecrackers in the lavatory and spread glue on the doorknobs.
有這麼一隻小袋鼠,它在學校裡非常淘氣。它在老師的椅子上放圖釘,在教室裡扔紙團,在廁所裡放鞭炮,還往門把手上抹膠水。
“Your behavior is impossible!”said the school principal.“I am going to see your parents. I will tell them what a problem you are!”
“你的行為真讓人無法忍受!”校長說,“我要去見見你的父母,告訴它們你的問題!”
The principal went to visit Mr. and Mrs. Kangaroo. He sat down in a living-room chair.
校長去拜訪袋鼠夫婦。它坐在客廳的椅子上。
“Ouch!”cried the principal.“There is a thumbtack in this chair!”
“哎喲!”校長叫道,“這把椅子上有個圖釘!”
“Yes, I know,”said Mr. Kangaroo.“I enjoy putting thumbtacks in chairs.”
“是的,我知道,”袋鼠先生說,“我喜歡把圖釘放在椅子上。”
At the same time, a spitball hit the principal on his nose.
就在這時,一個紙團飛過來打在了校長的鼻子上。
“Forgive me,”said Mrs. Kangaroo,“But I can never resist throwing those things.”
“請原諒,”袋鼠夫人說,“我總是控制不住想扔那些東西。”
Suddenly, there was a loud booming sound from the bathroom.
突然,浴室裡傳來一聲巨響。
“Keep calm,”said Mr. Kangaroo to the principal.“The firecrackers that we keep in the medicine chest have just exploded. We love the noise.”
“別緊張,”袋鼠先生對校長說,“我們放在藥箱裡的鞭炮爆炸了,我們喜歡這種聲音。”
The principal rushed for the front door. In an instant he was stuck to the doorknob.
校長衝向前門,剛要開門,手就被粘在了門把手上。
“Pull hard,”said Mrs. Kangaroo.“There are little globs of glue on all of our doorknobs.”
“使勁兒拽,”袋鼠夫人說,“我們所有的門把手上都有點兒膠水。”
The principal pulled himself free. He dashed out of the house and ran off down the street.
校長掙脫後,衝出屋子,沿著街道跑了。
“Such a nice person,”said Mr. Kangaroo.“I wonder why he left so quickly.”
“它真是個好人,”袋鼠先生說,“我不明白它為什麼這麼快就走了。”
“No doubt he had another appointment,”said Mrs. Kangaroo.“Never mind, supper is ready.”
“它準是還有個約會,”袋鼠夫人說,“沒關係,吃晚飯吧。”
Mr. and Mrs. Kangaroo and their son enjoyed their evening meal. After the dessert, they all threw spitballs at each other across the dining-room table.
袋鼠夫婦和兒子津津有味地共進了晚餐。吃完甜點後,它們在飯桌旁互相扔起紙團來。
:北風和太陽
The North Wind and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
北風和太陽為誰的威力更大而爭執不下。它們一致同意,誰若是能夠讓過路人脫下衣服誰就是勝利者。
The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the North Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do.
北風首先一顯身手,用勁全力颳了起來,可是,它颳得越猛裂,過路人把鬥蓬裹得越緊,最後只得放棄了獲勝的希望。於是,北風只好請太陽一試身手。
The Sun suddenly shone out with all his warmth. The Traveler no sooner felt his genial rays than he took off one garment after another, and at last, fairly overcome with heat, undressed and bathed in a stream that lay in his path.
太陽突然釋放出它全部的溫暖。過路人感受到了它親切的光芒,一件一件地脫掉衣服,最後終於抵擋不住炎熱,脫光衣服,到路邊的小溪裡游泳去了。
"I think that proves who is strongest," said the Sun. But the North Wind had crept away to hide.
太陽說:“我想,這足以證明誰更強大了吧。”此時,風早已悄悄地溜走,藏了起來。
:小偷和他的母親
A young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.
一個小偷被抓住了,被判處死刑,三天後執行。
He wanted to speak with his mother before the execution. Of course this was granted.
他想在行刑前與他的母親話別,得到了允許。
When his mother came to him, he said, "I want to tell you something." He said something butshe could not hear. He whispered again, and when she came close to him, she put her ear to hismouth. He nearly bit off her ear. All the bystanders were horrified.
當他媽媽來到他的面前,他說:“告訴你一件事。”他輕輕說了一遍,但是她聽不到;等她走近些,小偷又輕聲說了一遍。母親將耳朵貼近時,兒子突然咬住母親的耳朵,差點撕下來,周圍的人都驚呆了。
"It is to punish her," he said. "When I was young I began stealing little things, and broughtthem home to mother. "Instead of punishing me, she laughed and said, ‘It will not be noticed.‘It is because of her that I am here today."
“這是對她的懲罰,”小偷說,“我小時候小偷小摸,把偷的東西帶回家時,她不但不懲罰我,反而笑著說‘別讓人看見。’就是因為她我才落個今天這樣的下場。”