Question

有哪些两分钟的英语故事,一分钟也行?不要太长.

Answer 1

There was a man who had seven sons, but he had no daughter, greatly though he longed for one. At last his wife told him that they could again expect a child and, sure enough, when it was born it was a baby girl. There was great rejoicing, but the child was weak and puny, so weak that it had to be christened at once. The father told one of the boys to go quickly to the spring and fetch christening water; the other six ran along with him, and because each of them wanted to be the first to dip the jug into the well, it fell in and sank. So there they stood and didn‘t know what to do, and none of them dared go home. When they didn‘t come back their father got impatient and said:“ I‘ll wager they‘ve been playing some game again and forgotten all about it, the godless brats.“ He was afraid the little girl would have to die unbaptized, and in his rage he cried out:“ I wish those boys would all turn into ravens.“ He‘d scarcely spoken the words when he heard a whirring of wings in the air overhead, looked up and saw seven coal-black ravens flying away.
有个人,他有七个儿子,他很希望有个女儿,可是怎么盼也没有.好不容易,妻子又怀孕了.生下来一看,果然是个女孩.他们非常高兴.但是孩子太小,又非常虚弱,非得马上急救洗礼不可.父亲打发一个男孩立即到井台去打洗礼水,其余六个也跟着去了.在井台旁,他们都争着先打水,结果罐子掉进井里,沉了下去.他们不知道该怎么办才好,都真楞楞地站在那儿,谁也不敢回家了.父亲在家里等得不耐烦了,就说：“我敢说这些无法无天的孩子一定是贪玩,把打水的事给忘了.”他担心女孩子不经洗礼会死,就生气地大声喊起来：“淘气鬼,都变成乌鸦才好呢!”这话刚出口,就听到头顶有“吧哒吧哒”鸟儿拍打翅膀的声音.他抬头一看,只见空中有七只漆黑漆黑的乌鸦飞过去了.
狗和影子(The Dog and the Shadow)
It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now, on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.
一只狗嘴里衔着一块肉,走过一条河上面的桥,看见他自己在水里的影子,以为是另一只狗,那时狗衔着的肉,比他自己的还要大一倍.因此他仍掉自己的那一块,狠狠地扑向那只狗,想夺到那一块较大的肉.结果两头都落了空,因为他想要抓取在水中的那一块,只不过是一个影子,而原来的那一块,也被水冲走了.
Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning?
Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,"School-Go slow".
老师:为什么你每天早晨都迟到?
汤姆:每当我经过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着"学校----慢行".
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱.
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说. “你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说.“再给你两分钱.可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”
“她是个卖糖果的.”
Drunk
One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk."
"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!"
醉酒
一天,父亲与小儿子一道回家.这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄,老是有提不完的问题.他向父亲发问道：“爸爸,‘醉’字是什么意思?” “唔,孩子,”父亲回答说,“你瞧那儿站着两个警察.如果我把他们看成了四个,那么我就算醉了.” “可是,爸爸, ”孩子说,“那儿只有一个警察呀!”
international business and law, etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, such as maths, physics and biology, and art majors, like history, Chinese and philosophy.
　　Only a few students can study in these “hot” majors, because the number of these “hot” majors is limited.
　　If one has no interest in his work or study, how can he do well? I learned this from one of my classmate. He is from the countryside. His parents are farmers. Though he likes biology, he chose “international business”. He wants to live a life which is different from that of his parents.
　　In the end, he found he was no interested in doing business. He found all the subjects to be tiresome.
Maybe this wouldn’t have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interest.
　　Choosing a major in university does not decided one’s whole life. Majors which are not “hot” today may become the “hot” major of womorrow. Choosing your major according to your own interests is the best way to succeed.