1、一千零一夜儿童英语故事阅读：There was a guy who went into a shop to buy a parrot. There werethree parrots in the shop. One was $5,000; another one, $10,000; and the third one, $30,000. The customer asked the owner, “How come this guy is $5,000? Thats so expensive for this kindof parrot.” The owner said, “Because
2、I have trained him and he can talk.” So the customer asked him, “How about this guy? What can he do that makes him so expensive?” The owner said, “Well, apart from talking, he can also do some amusing actions,like dancing and so on. Thats why hes so expensive.” Then the customer said, “How about the
3、 third one? What canhe do that makes him so expensive?” The owner of the shopsaid, “I dont know. Normally, I have never heard him talk, nor dance, nor whistle, nor sing, nothing at all! But the other two call him The Boss.” 老板最大 有个人到一间商店买鹦鹉。店里有三只鹦鹉，其中一只卖五千元，另一只卖一万元，还有一只卖三万元。顾客问老板：为什么这只要卖五千元？这个价钱对这种鹦
4、鹉来说太贵了！老板说：因为我有训练他讲话。顾客又问：那这只呢？他会做什么？为什么要卖这么贵？老板说：他除了会说话之外，还会表演一些有趣的动作，好比说跳舞等等，所以才卖这么贵。顾客接着又问：那第三只呢？他会做什么？为什么要卖这么贵？老板说：我不知道。我从没听过他讲话、吹口哨或唱歌，也没看过他跳舞，什么都没有！不过另外两只叫他：老板！Where is the egg?Teacher:Can you make a sentence with the word egg?Student:Yes.I ate a piece of cake yesterday.Teacher:Then where is t
5、he “egg?Student:In the cake,Sir.鸡蛋在哪里？老师：你能用“鸡蛋”一词造句吗？学生：可以。我昨天吃了一块蛋糕。老师：“鸡蛋”在哪？学生：在蛋糕里，先生 Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. Once he goes to a cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out, and buys the s
6、econd ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys the third ticket. Two or three minutes after that he comes out and asks for another ticket. But a girl asks him,“Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” “No, I have no friends here, but a big woman
7、 always stops me at the door and cuts up my ticket.”汤姆是个小孩， 他才7岁。 当他去电影院的时候。那时他第一次去。他买了张票进去了。 但没过两三分钟他就出来了，然后买了第二张票又进去了。 几分钟后他又出来买了第三张票。 接着两三分钟后他又出来买票。 一个女的问她，“你为什么要买那么多票啊? 你见到了几个朋友？ 没有， 我里面没朋友， 但是每当我进门的时候一位大的女人老把我的票给剪了 Child:My uncle has 1000 men under him.Man:He is really somebody.What does do?Chi
8、ld:A maintenance man in a cemetery 他真是一个大人物小孩：我叔叔下面有1000个人。男人：他真是一个大人物。他是干什么的？小孩：墓地守墓人。Teacher: Would Shakespeare be a great man if he were still alive today? Student: Of course. He must be a great man, for so far nobody has lived to over 400 years.一名伟人 老师：如果莎士比亚还活着，他会是一名伟人吗？学生：当然。因为到目前为止，还没有人活到400多
9、岁。Mr. Smith: Waiter, theres a dead fly in my soup. Waiter: Yes, sir, I know-its the heat that kills it.史密斯先生：服务员，我的汤里有一只死苍蝇 服务员：是的，先生，我知道了，它是被烫死的Son: Dad, give me a dime. Father: Son, dont you think youre getting too big to be forever begging for dimes? Son: I guess youre right, Dad, Give me a dolla
10、r, will you? 儿子：爸爸，给我一角钱。 父亲：儿子，你不认为你已经长大了，不该再老是一角一角地要钱了(该自立了)，不是吗？儿子：爸爸，我想你是对的，那给我一块钱行吗？A little kid fell in love with another little kid, a school mate. Sometimes the kids think they fall in love when they have a crush on someone else in the class, when theyre eight or ten years old or something l
11、ike that. So the eight-year-oldkid came back home and asked his father, “Father, is it expensive to be married?” And the father said, “Yes, son, it is very expensive.” So the son asked, “How much does it cost?” And the father said, “I dont know, son. Im still paying.” 有个小孩爱上了另一个小孩，对方是学校的同学。八岁或十岁左右的孩
12、子有时会迷恋班上某个人，然后就以为自己恋爱了。因此这个八岁的小孩回家问他爸爸：爸爸，结婚很花钱吗？爸爸说：是啊，儿子，非常花钱。儿子又问：要花多少钱呢？爸爸说：我不知道，儿子，我到现在还一直在付钱啊！Boy, why have you got cotton-wool in your ear? Is it infected? No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other , so I am trying to stop it. “孩子，你为什么用棉花塞住耳
13、朵？它感染了吗？” “没有，老师。可是你昨天说你告诉我的知识都是一个耳朵里进，一个耳朵里出，所以我要把它堵在里面。” “Im sorry ，Madam ，but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boys tooth .” “Twenty d ollars! Why ，I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!” “Yes，but this youngster yelled so terribly that
14、he scared four other patients out of the office .” “对不起，夫人，为您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。” “20美元！为什么？不是说好只要4美元。” “是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四个病人吓跑了。” TWO： Teacher：We all know that beat causes an object to expand an cold cauese it to contract. Now，can anyone give me a good example? John：Well ，in the summer the days are long
15、，and in the winter the days are short. 老师：我们都知道热胀冷缩的道理。现在，谁给我举个例子？ 约翰：嗯，在夏天天都长，在冬天天都短。 The lecturer on evolution had been going on for nearly two hours. then he started again, and said he:Let me ask the evolutionist a question - if we had tails like a baboon, where are they? Ill venture an answer, s
16、aid an old lady. We have worn them off sitting here so long. 教进化论的老师已经滔滔不绝地讲了快两个小时，他的话题又来了：“让我向进化论者提个问题如果我们曾经像狒狒那样长着尾巴，那么现在尾巴到哪里去了？” “我来试试看，”一位老太太说。 “该是我们在这里坐这么久把它们磨掉了吧。” A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road.
17、 He said, I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat. Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time;
18、then he said, I cannot go to the rich mans house today, for I cannot get over the river. He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have
19、 them at some other time. 【译文】 一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。 他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。” 他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。 不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。 Its Good to Walk A group of penguins at a
20、 zoo in Japan take a walk to lose weight. Every day, 15 king penguins there walk 500 meters twice. “Just like human, penguins dont exercise much during winter. They become fat easily,” says a zookeeper. 散步有益 在日本的一个动物园里一群企鹅在散步减肥。哪里的15只金企鹅媒体散步两次，每次500米。 动物园工作人员说：“和人类一样，企鹅冬天不怎么运动，容易发胖。”你的车怎么了Something
21、Is Wrong with Your CarsRobert was a clever young man and got on well with his classmates .They all liked him and played with him though he often boasted .He was strong and often had sports .He hoped to join the army when he left the middle school .Bad luck !His leg was hurt in a traffic accident and
22、 he couldnt walk .He had to go to his home village and help his father to manage the farm .He read a lot of books on farming and did well in it .He got much money and bought a few farms next to hs and ten years later he became the richest farmer in his village .Once Robert net several friends in the
23、 capital .Some of them were famous in their country .They knew nothing about their lame friend .It made him unhappy and he asked them to visit his farm .They agreed and went there with him .They saw a beautiful house with a big garden when they got there .They found he had a lot of sheep ,pigs and c
24、ows .Robert and his family warmly received the guests from London .The next morning he took them to his farm .It was so large that they couldnt see the other end and it surprised them all .“Itll take you two days to reach the other end of my farm by car !”Robert said happily .“I think something is w
25、rong with your cars !”one of the guests said with a smile . Its Unfair Linda was a good girl, but she was often late for school. One day, she was late again. When she came in, Mr. Clark, her teacher said angrily, “Ill tell you father if you are late again.” Linda didnt want him to do that. Because h
26、er father was very strict with her. The next morning, Linda got up early. She hurried to school. At the school gate, she heard the first bell, “What shall I do?” she asked herself, “Ill turn it in first.” She decided. And so she did. When she hurried into her classroom, Mr. Clack was already beginni
27、ng his class. “Linda! Didnt I tell you to be here on time?” Mr. Clack said as he as her.“Im sorry, sir,” Linda tried to explain, “Im late because I had to?”“I dont listen to any excuse,” Mr. Clack stopped her. “If you cant get here on time, I have to tell your father.”“But Mr. Clack. Its its unfair!
28、”“Unfair! How dare you say that?” Mr. Clack said angrily, “Ill report you to the headmaster.“I was only trying to do a good idea,” Linda thought,“and now” She couldnt keep back her tears.When the bell rang for the break, the door opened and Mr. White, the headmaster came in. he was holding a wallet
29、in his hand, “Excuse me, Mr. Clack. Is this your wallet?”“Oh,yes. Its my wallet. Who found it? I must thank him.”“Linda found it and turned it in before school started.” Mr. Whitesaid. Mr. Clack face slowly turned red. He looked at Linda and said, “Im very sorry. Linda. I take back what I said.”“And
30、 Im sorry. Mr. Clack. Ill try not to be late again.” Linda said.这是不公平 琳达是一个好女孩，但她经常迟到。一天， 琳达又迟到了。当她进来的时，她的老师克拉克先生生气说：“如果你在迟到， 我就通知你爸爸。”琳达不想他那么做，因为她爸爸对她要求很严格。二天， 琳达起床很早。她匆匆向学校走去，在学校大门口，她停下来了。因为地上有一个钱夹。当她站在那儿是，她听见了第一遍铃声，“我该怎么办呢？”她自言自语，“我要先把它交上去。”她下定决定，于是她就是这么做了。当她匆匆走进教室的时候，克拉克先生已经开始讲课了。“琳达，我没有告诉你早点来吗？
31、”克拉克先生一看到琳达就说，“对不起，先生。”琳达想解释，“我迟到是因为我不得不”“我不想听任何借口，“克拉克阻止道, “如果你不能准时到这儿，我不得不告诉你父亲。”“但是，克拉克先生，这是.这是不公平的！”“不公平！你怎么敢那么说！”克拉克先生愤怒的说，“我要把你的事情汇报给校长！”“我只想做一件好事，”琳达心想，“但是现在”她的眼泪阻止不住流下来。当下课铃声响起是，教室的门开了，校长怀特先生走了进来。他的手里拿着一个钱夹：“打扰一下，克拉克先生，这是你的钱夹吗？”“哦，是我的。是谁找到的？我一定的谢谢她。”“琳达发现的，并在上课前把它交来了。”怀特先生说。克拉克先生的脸渐渐红了，他看了看琳
32、达，惭愧地说：“对不起，琳达，我收回我说过的话。”“我也不对，克拉克先生，我下次尽量不再迟到了。”琳达说。The Fisherman and His Wife Once, there was a fisherman. He had an ugly wife. They were poor. One day, the fisherman caught a goldfish. But the goldfish could talk, “Please let me go! Ill reward you.” “Ok, my God?” cried the fisherman, “Dont worry.
33、 I have no wish to eat a talking fish.” So he puts it into the water. The fisherman went home and told his wife about it. She became very angry.“How foolish you are!” she said, “Look at the hut. Go back to the sea and tell the fish to give me a cottage.”So the fisherman went down to the beach.“Whats
34、 the matter?” asked the fish.“My wife wants to cottage.” said the fisherman.“Dont worry, she will have it.”So the fishermans wife had her cottage.But after a few days, she became tired of it. “Tell the fish to give me a palace.” she said. Then the fisherman went back to the beach again. And the fish
35、ermans wife had her palace. But she soon got tried of it, too. “Ask the fish to be my servant, and I want to be a queen.” This time, the fish got angry. It said nothing and swam away. The fisherman waited and waited, but the goldfish didnt come back. When he went home, he found his wife back in thei
36、r old hut. 渔夫和他的妻子 从前，有一位渔夫，他又一个很丑的妻子。他们家里很穷。一天， 渔夫捕到一条金鱼。但这条金鱼会说话：“请放我走吧！我会报答你的.”“啊，我的天啊！” 渔夫吃惊地叫道，“别担心，我不会吃一条会说话的鱼的。”于是他把金鱼放进了水里。渔夫回家并把这件事告诉了他的妻子。妻子非常愤怒。“你多愚蠢啊！”她说：“看看这个破草屋，到海边去，向金鱼要一间小木屋。”于是渔夫来到海边。“怎么啦？”金鱼问。“我的妻子想要一件小木屋。”渔夫说。“别担心，她会有的。”渔夫的妻子得到了一间小木屋。但过了几天，她对此感到厌倦了：“告诉金鱼，让它给我一座宫殿。”渔夫又返回海边。他的妻子得到了一
37、座宫殿。但她很快又对此感到厌倦：“去叫金鱼做我的仆人，我想当女王。”这次，金鱼变得愤怒了，它一句话也没说就游走了。渔夫等呀等，但金鱼没有回来。当他回家时，他看见他妻子又回到就茅屋。：愚蠢的小鸡A Foolish ChickenChristmas was coming .Mr Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children .His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine .And the harvest was bad and all his family
38、were going go be hungry the next spring .He was quite worried about it .“We had only a cock ,”said Mrs Smith one day .“Youd better take it to the town .Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children .”“Its a good idea !”the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into
39、a box .It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow .Two hours later he was very tied and wanted to have a rest .He put the box to the ground and sat down .“The air in the box must be close ,”the man said to himself .“Id better let the cock walk outside for a while ,or itll die .”So
40、he put the cock to the ground .When he started again ,he couldnt catch it any longer .“How foolish you are !”Mr Smith called out angrily .“You can herald the break of day at night but you cannt find the way to the town in the daytime !”：牛和狗The Ox and the DogAn ox and a dog serve for the same farmer.
41、One day the dog arrogantly says: “How grand I am! In the daytime, I watch out for the cattle in the meadows; at night, I guard the house. But you” “Me? How about me ?” the ox says“You can only plough or draw a cart,” the dog slightly says. “Yes. Its true,” the ox says. “But if I dont plough, what do
42、 you guard?”一头牛和一只狗同时为一个农夫工作。狗骄傲地说着;我是多么重要啊!白天我在牧场看护家群，晚上我看家。而你呢.?” “我?我怎么啦?“ 牛反问。“你只会犁地或是拉扯。”狗不懈地说。“是的。你说得没有错，”牛回答道。“但是如果没有我犁地，你看护什么呢?”聪明的熊猫A Clever PandaA 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 rid
43、ing 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 an
44、swers 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
45、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。聪明的熊猫A Clever PandaA 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 jump
46、s 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，“Wha
47、t 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。Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.One day a crow comes to the well. He sees the frog and says, “Frog, lets have a talk.” Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?” “I fly from the sky,” t
