初中英语幽默小故事 2页

初中英语幽默小故事:奖赏Aladylostherhandbag.Itwasfoundbyanhonestlittleboyandreturnedtoher.　　Lookinginherpurse,shecommented,"Hmmm...That'sfunny.WhenIlostmybagtherewasa$20billinit.Nowtherearetwenty$1bills."　　Theboyquicklyreplied,"That'sright,lady.ThelasttimeIfoundalady'spurse,shedidn'thaveanychangeforareward."TheBadCheckOnedayamiddle-agedwomantelephonedherdoctor.　　“Doctor,”shesaid,“I'mhavingalotoftroublewithmyshoulder.IthurtsallthetimeandIcan'tsleepatnight.”　　“Comeinthisafternoon.”saidthedoctor,“andI'llhavealookatit.”　　Thatafternoonthewomanwenttothedoctor'soffice.Hegaveheraverythoroughexamination,askedalotofquestions,andlistenedcarefullytoheranswers.　　“Well,mydear,”hesaid,“Itlookslikeyouhavearthritis.”　　“Arthritis?”shesaid.“Oh,no!WhatamIgoingtodo?”　　“Don'tworry,”heanswered,“I'llgiveyouaprescriptionandthepainwillgoaway．”Thenthedoctortookouthispen,wroteaprescription,andhandedherhisbillforfiftydollars.Thewomanopenedherpocketbook,wroteoutafifty-dollarcheck,saidgoodbye,andleft.　　Thedoctormailedthechecktohisbank,butaweeklaterhewassurprisedtofindthatthecheckwasreturnedtohim,marked“InsufficientFunds”.Hetelephonedthewomanimmediately.　　“I'mverysorrytohavetotellyouthis.”hebegan,“butyourcheckcamebackthisweek.”　　“Oh,really?”saidthewoman,“That'squiteacoincidence.”　　“Whatdoyoumean?”askedthedoctor.　　“Well,”saidthewoman,“sodidmyarthritis.”You'reRightOnceMrHenrywenttoasmalltownwithhighmountainsallaroundit.Itwasaquietandcoolplaceandsomerichpeoplelikedtogotherefortheirholidays.Aweeklater,beforeMrHenryleftthetown,hepaidthirtypoundsforaparrot.Whenhecameback,hebegantoteachthebirdtospeak.Hetriedhisbest,butitlearnedonlyonesentence,“You'reright.”Hewasdisappointedandsaidtothebirdangrily，“Howfoolishyouare!” 　　“You'reright,”saidtheparrot.　　ThenextdayMrHenrytookthebirdtothemarketandwantedtosellitforeightypounds.Beforelongafatmancameandlookedattheparrotcarefully.Thenheasked,“Howmuchisit,sir?”　　MrHenrydidn'thurrytoanswerandsaid,“It'sacleverbird,youknow.Itcanspeakandsing.”Thenhesaidtothebird,“Areyoureallywortheightypounds,mydear?　　“You'reright,”saidtheparrot.　　Thefatmanlikeditatonceandboughtit.Whenhetookithomeheaskeditalotof\nquestions,butitcouldonlysay,“Youareright.”　　Hefeltverysorryforitandsaidtohimselfangrily,“WhydidIspendeightypoundsonsuchafoolishbird?WhatafoolIam!　　“You'reright,answeredtheparrot.　　Hearingthis,themancouldn'thelplaughingandsetitfree．伊索寓言——牧童和狼AShepherd-boy,whotendedhisflocknotfarfromavillage,usedtoamusehimselfattimesincryingout"wolf!wolf!"Twiceorthricehistricksucceeded.Thewholevillagecamerunningouttohisassistancewhenallthereturntheygotwastobelaughedatfortheirpains.Atlastonedaythewolfcameindeed.Theboycriedoutinearnest.Buthisneighbors,supposinghimtobeathisoldsport,paidnoheedtohiscries,andthewolfdevouredthesheep.Sotheboylearned,whenitwastoolate,thatliarsarenotbelievedevenwhentheytellthetruth.译文：一个放羊的孩子在离村子不远的地方放羊。他为了开心寻乐常喊："狼来了！狼来了！"他的恶作剧有两三次达到了目的。全村的人都跑来帮忙，而他们所得到的回报却是一顿嘲笑，白费了心力。最后，有一天狼真的来了。这个孩子认真地大喊起来。但是他的邻人们却以为他又在耍把戏，谁都不理会他的喊叫，于是狼把羊吃了。因此这牧童得到了教训：爱说谎的人，甚至在他说真话的时候，也没人相信他，但是他知道得太晚了。词汇：Shepherd-boy牧羊童trick诡计athisoldsport耍他的老把戏