英語小故事400字左右的作文
❶ 作文推薦和英語小故事
1.The Country Squire
In a small pretty village in Notting ham shire there formerly lived a respectable Squire， who excelled all his friends in amusements athletic， and whose manner of living was far from ascetic． A wife he had taken for better or worse， whose temper had proved an intolerant curse；but at length， to his great and unspeakable joy， she died when presenting a fine little boy．Strange fancies men have；—the father designed to watch o』er the dawn of his son's youthful mind，—that，only approached by the masculine gender， no room should be left him for feelings more tender．「Had I ne』er seen a woman，」 he often would sigh，「What Squire in the country so happy as I！」 The boy was intelligent， active， and bright， and took in his studies uncommon delight；no juvenile follies distracted his mind； no visions of bright eyes， or damsels unkind， and those fair demisisterly beings so gay， yclept「pretty cousins， ne』erpopped in his way； till at length this remarkably singular son could number of years that had passed twenty one．」
Now the father had settled， his promising son should his studies conclude when he reached twenty one；and he went，with a heart beating high with emotion， to launch the young man on life's turbulent ocean．As they entered the town，a young maiden tripped by， with a cheek like a rose， and a lightlaughing eye．「O father， what's that？」 cried the youth with delight， as this vision of loveliness burst on his sight．「O，that，」 cried the cautious and politic Squire， who did not they outh's ardent glances admire，「is only a thing called a Goose，my dear son ；we shall see many more ere our visit is done．」
Blooming damsels now passed with their butter and cheese，whose beauty might even an anchorite please：「Merelygeese！」 said the Squire，「don't mind them，my dear；thereare many things better worth looking at here．」 As onwards they passed， every step brought to view some spectacle equally curious and new；and the joy of the youth hardly knew any bounds， at the roped ancers， tumblers， and merry gorounds．
As soon as the tour of the town was completed， the fatherre solved that the boy should be treated； so， pausing an instant，he said，「My dear son， a new era today in your life has begun；now of all this bright scene and the gayeties in it，choose whatever you like，it is yours from this minute．」「Choose whatever I like？」 cried the jouthful recluse．「O， thank you，dear father， then give me—a goose！」
鄉紳
從前，在諾丁漢郡的一個美麗的小村莊里住著一位可敬的紳士。他玩起體育競技游戲來比所有的朋友都高強，過的日子絕不是苦行僧式的。不管是福是禍，他娶了個妻。結果她脾氣奇壞，成了個難以忍受的災星。終於，她在產下一玲瓏佳兒後死去，鄉紳先生的萬分欣喜自是不可言傳。人不時會突發奇想。這位父親決定親自督察兒子年幼的頭腦的啟蒙，務必使他接觸的都是男性，絕不留下餘地萌生更溫柔的感情。「倘我從不曾見過女人，」他常常嘆息道，「全國的鄉紳里誰人能有我快活！」那男孩聰明、活潑而又通達事理，異常地喜歡學習。從不因小孩子的胡鬧而分心；從沒有明亮的眸子，或狠心的小妞，或被謂之「嫵媚表親」、半似姐妹的放肆尤物突然出現在他面前。到最後，這位非同尋常、出類拔萃的兒子終於度過了21個年頭。
父親決定，他的前途無量的兒子在21歲時應該結束學業。於是他滿心激動地帶領年輕人啟航進入洶涌的人生之海。當他們進城時，正有一少女款款經過，腮如玫瑰，眼笑流波。「哦，父親，那是什麼？」當那可愛身影闖入他的眼簾時，年輕人快樂地喊道。「噢，那個，」謹慎而講究謀略的鄉紳根本不贊賞兒子熱烈的目光，於是大聲說，「不過區區一笨鵝而已，我親愛的孩子，我們一路還會見到很多的。」
攜奶油乳酪的如花少女絡繹而過，就是隱士也會被她們的美麗打動。「不過是些笨鵝！」鄉紳道，「我兒不必放在心上，此間有許多事物更值得一觀呢。」他們繼續前行，每一步都見到同樣新奇有趣的景象，年輕人看到走繩索的，翻斤斗的，和旋轉木馬等等，其樂也無窮。
小城之行一結束，父親就決定要款待兒子。於是，他停頓片刻後說，「我親愛的兒子，今日起你的生活開始了一個新的時期。現在，在所有這眩目景象及種種賞心樂事中，選出你最喜愛的，你立刻就能得到它。」「由我任意選擇？」年輕的隱居者大叫，「啊，謝謝你了，父親，那就給我一隻笨鵝吧！」
2.Speeding
A speeding motorist was waved down by a police patrol car. 「I'm going to give you a ticket for speeding,」 said the policeman, writing his note. 「You've been driving over 60 miles per hour.」
「Would you mind making it 100, officer?」 was the reply. 「You see, I'm going to sell the car.」
超速行駛
一名超速行駛的駕駛員被巡邏警車攔住後，警察一邊做記錄，一邊說：「我要給你開一張超速罰單，因為你剛才的車速已經超過了60英里。」
「警官，請你把時速寫為100英里好嗎？你知道，我正要打算賣這輛車。」
❷ 數學家的小故事400字
華羅庚上小學時，一個老師對新上任的老師介紹學校的情況時，說這個學校的學生都是窮人家的孩子，多數是笨蛋……這話深深刺痛了華羅庚的心，他決心要以優異的成績回敬那位老師。
一天，數學老師出了一道有趣的難題給大家：「有一樣東西不知道有多少數量，三個三個地數剩下二個，五個五個地數剩下三個，七個七個地數剩下二個，問這樣東西到底有多少？」
全班同學面面相覷答不上來，唯有華羅庚站起來說：「老師，我知道，是『23』。」全班同學都震驚了，老師也點頭稱贊。從此，他便愛上了數學課。
正當他求學時，父親店鋪生意日見蕭條，無力供他繼續讀書了，他只好輟學看櫃台。他利用一本代數、一本幾何、一本只剩下50頁的微積分開始了自學。白天沒有時間，晚上守著小油燈一遍遍地演算。父親說他是個「書獃子」，幾次逼他把書燒掉，鄰居也勸他好好做買賣。
不幸的是，他又患上了可怕的傷寒，醫生搖頭嘆息地叫家人為他准備「後事」。他向死神發起挑戰，掙扎著下地幹活，左腿又被摔成殘廢。他還是不氣餒，拄著拐杖忍著疼痛進行鍛煉。練得能走了，就到一所中學去干雜務，給老師打水、削鉛筆，即使這樣，他也沒有放棄自學。
就在中學工作不久，他開始向報刊投寄數學論文，多次退稿也不灰心。後來他發表了《蘇家駒之代數的五次方程式解法不能成立的理由》一文，得到了數學泰斗熊慶來的賞識，很快把他介紹到清華園，安置在自己身邊。
(2)英語小故事400字左右的作文擴展閱讀
華羅庚成長歷程
1910年11月12日出生於江蘇常州金壇區， 他幼時愛動腦筋，因思考問題過於專心常被同伴們戲稱為「羅獃子」。1922年，12歲從縣城仁劬小學畢業後，進入金壇縣立初中，王維克老師發現其數學才能，並盡力予以培養。
1925年，初中畢業後，就讀上海中華職業學校，因拿不出學費而中途退學，退學回家幫助父親料理雜貨鋪，故一生只有初中畢業文憑。此後，他用5年時間自學完了高中和大學低年級的全部數學課程。
1927年秋，和吳筱元結婚。1929年冬，他不幸染上傷寒病，落下左腿終身殘疾，走路要藉助手杖。1929年，華羅庚受雇為金壇中學庶務員，並開始在上海《科學》等雜志上發表論文。
1930年春，華羅庚在上海《科學》雜志上發表《蘇家駒之代數的五次方程式解法不能成立之理由》轟動數學界。同年，清華大學數學系主任熊慶來，了解到華羅庚的自學經歷和數學才華後，打破常規，讓華羅庚進入清華大學圖書館擔任館員。
1931年，在清華大學數學系擔任助理。他自學了英、法、德文、日文，在國外雜志上發表了3篇論文。1933年，被破格提升為助教。1934年9月，被提升為講師。
❸ 400字小故事作文
一位商人走在山路上，突然，一個陌生的聲音對他說：「撿幾塊石頭吧！明天，你會既高興又懊悔。」商人撿了幾塊石頭繼續趕路。天亮了，他掏出石頭，發現它們都變成了寶石！商人無比高興，可過了一會兒，他卻很懊悔。高興的是：石頭變成了寶石；懊悔的是：撿得太少了。
讀書也如此。我們今天讀的書，明天就會變成一筆財富，但在你覺得自己讀的書已經夠多了，不去讀了，可是在將來的某一天，你就會覺得自己讀得太少了。
我很愛看書，讀書帶給我的好處越來越多，我從不為作文發愁，平常語文考試常得高分……這都是讀書的功勞。如果我當初不愛讀書，恐怕我不會是今天的優生。在感謝讀書給我帶來的收獲時，我也會同那個商人一樣懊悔。有時，老師問我們某本書中的內容時，我恰好沒看過。那時我反復在想：當初應該再多讀一些書。真是：「書到用時方恨少！」每當此時，我就告訴自己要讀更多的書。
我為什麼那麼愛讀書？因為：
讀書使我視野開闊。我沒有去過非洲，沒有到過南極，但我卻領略到非洲大陸的美麗風情，為南極的冰天雪地深深陶醉，這是因為讀書讓我身臨其境。
讀書使人們情趣高雅。清晨，當我在縷縷陽光中會吟誦那一首美麗的小詩時，我會感覺花瓣兒正悄悄地在我心中綻放，心情頓時舒暢。
讀書使我們思想深隧。它幫助我們在別人的思想上建立自己的思想。當我們在閱讀時，已經把別人的智慧「偷」過來裝進自己的腦袋中。多好！
讀書真讓人受益無窮！所以，請你們在看電視，玩游戲的時間中，務必抽出一點時間來讀書。別忘了，「書是奇跡」。如果你也想讓自己的生命發生奇跡的話，那就去讀書吧！為了明天不懊悔，讓我們一同進入書的寶庫中，去撿那一顆顆耀眼的寶石吧！ 贊同
❹ 要一個英語小故事和英語作文
The Hat Shop
A man wanted to buy a hat. So he went to an expensive hat shop. "I'd like to buy a hat, please," he said. "Can I try on a few, please?" "Of course," the assistant answered and then brought in several hats.
The man tried them on one by one but he didn't like any of them. "Mm, this one's too big and that one's too small. And this one isn't the right colour and that one is too expensive... Would you mind bringing a few more hats, please?" "Not at all," the assistant said. He went to the back of the shop and brought in more hats, but still the man didn't like any of them. In the end the assistant had to bring out all the hats.
After he had tried on all the hats in the shop, the man said, "It seems that all these hats aren't the right size." At this time the assistant got angry and said to him, "The hats are all right, sir, but I'm afraid your head isn't the right size."
翻譯：
帽子店
一個男人想買一頂帽子．所以他來到一個賣昂貴帽子的店裡．＂我想要一頂帽子，＂他說，＂我能試幾頂嗎？＂＂當然可以．＂售貨員回答說．隨後他拿來了幾頂帽子．
男人一頂接一頂地試，但沒有一頂讓他中意的．＂恩，這頂太大了，那頂又太小了．這頂的顏色不好，那頂太貴了…你介不介意再拿幾頂來呢？＂＂一點都不介意，＂售貨員說道．他到商店後邊又拿了一些帽子來，但男人依然不喜歡這些．最後，售貨員不得不把商店裡所有的帽子都拿了出來．
男人試過店裡全部的帽子之後說道：＂所有的帽子的尺寸似乎都不對．＂這時售貨員生氣地對他說：＂帽子都沒有什麼問題，先生．但是我懷疑您的腦袋的尺寸有問題．
❺ 英文小故事 50個字左右
He Won
Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself.
Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen?
Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won.
他贏了
湯姆：約翰尼，你小弟弟好嗎？
約翰尼：他害病卧床了。他受了傷。
湯姆：真糟糕，怎麼回事兒？
約翰尼：我們做游戲，看誰能把身子探出窗外最遠，他贏了。
I Have His Ear in My Pocket
Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?"
"A kid bit me," replied Ivan.
"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother.
"I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket."
他的耳朵在我衣兜里
伊凡鼻子流著血回到家裡。他媽媽問，「發生了什麼事？」
「一個男孩咬了我一口，」伊凡說。
「再見到他你能認出來嗎？」媽媽問。
「他走到哪裡我都能認出他，」伊凡說。「他的耳朵還在我衣兜里呢。」
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
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了？」
「我給了一個可憐的老太婆，」他回答說。 「你真是個好孩子，」媽媽驕傲地說。「再給你兩分錢。可你為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢？」
「她是個賣糖果的。」
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，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處於那種對什麼事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發問道：「爸爸，『醉』字是什麼意思？」 「唔，孩子，」父親回答說，「你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那麼我就算醉了。」 「可是，爸爸， 」孩子說，「那兒只有一個警察呀！」
Hospitality
The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy.
好客
由於客人在吃蘋果餡餅時，家裡沒有乳酪了，於是女主人向大家表示歉意。這家的小男孩悄悄地離開了屋子。過了一會兒，他拿著一片乳酪回到房間，把乳酪放在客人的盤子里。 客人微笑著把乳酪放進嘴裡說：「孩子，你的眼睛就是比你媽媽的好。你在哪裡找到的乳酪？」 「在捕鼠夾上，先生。」那小男孩說。
英語小笑話
上個星期五我穿了一件 Adidas 的衣服去打球, 一個老美看到就笑我說, "Do you
know what does it mean? It means All Day I Dream About Sex.我整天都在想著
性, 縮寫正好是 Adidas) " 我正驚訝他怎麼反應這么快, 聯想力這么豐富時,旁邊的
一個老美幫我解圍, 他說, 有一個很著名的合唱團 Korn, 他們的招牌歌之一就是
A.D.I.D.A.S, (All day I dream about sex)所以呢,這個典故可是很多老美都耳熟
能詳的喔! 下次就換你去取笑老美了.
A man goes to church and starts talking to God. He says: "God, what is a million dollars to you?" and God says: "A penny", then the man says: "God, what is a million years to you?" and God says: "a second", then the man says: "God, can I have a penny?" and God says "In a second"
一男子進入教堂和上帝對話.他問:"主啊, 一百萬美元對你意味著多少?"上帝回答:"一便士."男子又問:"且話僂蚰昴?"上帝說:"一秒鍾."最後男子請求道:"上帝,我能得到一便士嗎?"上帝回答:"過一秒鍾."
1,Two birls
Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which?
Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.
Teacher: Please tell us.
Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.
兩只鳥
老師： 這兒有兩只鳥，一隻是麻雀。誰能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀嗎？
學生：我指不出，但我知道答案。
老師：請說說看。
學生：燕子旁邊的就是麻雀，麻雀旁邊的就是燕子。
2. The Fish Net
"Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?"
"A lot of little holes tied together with strings." replied the little girl.
魚網
"你能告訴我魚網是什麼做的嗎，安？" 老師發問道。
"把許多小孔用繩子栓在一起就成了魚網了。" 小女孩回答道。
3. The New Teacher
George comes from school on the first of September.
"George, how did you like your new teacher?" asked his mother.
"I didn\'t like her, Mother, because she said that three and three were six and then she said that two and four were six too....."
新老師
9月1日， 喬治放學回到家裡。
"喬治，你喜歡你們的新老師嗎？" 媽媽問。
"媽媽，我不喜歡，因為她說3加3得6, 可後來又說2加4也得6。"
4. A physics Examination
Once in a physics examination, Nick finished the first question very soon, while his classmates were thinking it hard.
The question was: When it thunders why do we see the lighting first, then hear the thunderrolls?
Nick\'s answer: Because our eyes are before ears.
一次物理考試
在一次物理考試時，當同學們都還在苦思冥想時，尼克很快就答好了第一個問題。
這個問題是：為什麼在打雷時，我們總是先看到閃電後聽到雷聲？
尼克的回答是：因為眼睛在前，耳朵在後。
Jim』s History Examination
Uncle: How did Jim do in his history examination?
Mother: Oh, not at all well, but there, it wasn't his fault. They asked him
things that happened before the poor boy was born.
吉姆的歷史考試
舅舅：吉姆這孩子歷史考得怎麼樣？
母親：唉，糟透了。可話又說回來，這也不能怪他。嗨，他們盡問一些這個
可憐的孩子出生前的事兒。
回答者： 可愛乖寧寧 - 四級 2010-3-9 21:17
Magic change
神奇變化
Gaga is a little ck. He is small, dirty and ugly. His friends don』t like to play with him.
One day, Gaga walked behind his friends quietly(靜悄悄地).But his friends did not want him. Gaga was very sad and ran to the river and cried loudly(大聲地)。
Just then, a big beautiful bird heard(聽見)him crying and flew down(飛下來，落下來). She said, 「Please don』t cry. Tell me, what do you want? I can help you.」
Gaga told the truth(真相). The beautiful bird said, 「OK, I can help you to become a good-looking ck.」 Then she took out a blanket and put it on the ck』s body. She said something which the little ck didn』t understand. Then she took away the blanket. There stood (站立)a good-looking ck.
Gaga was very happy. He thanked the big bird and quickly went to play with his friends
❻ 英語作文 小故事
讓愛自由飛翔 There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds. 從前，有個寂寞的女孩非常渴望愛。一天，她走在叢林中，發現兩只快要餓死的小鳥。她把它們帶回家，放入一個小籠子。經她悉心照料，鳥兒一天天強壯起來。每天早晨，鳥兒都要用美妙的歌聲向她表示問候。女孩不由得愛上了這兩只小鳥。 One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him. 一天，女孩敞開了鳥籠的小門。那隻較大較壯的鳥兒飛出了鳥籠。女孩非常害怕鳥兒會飛走。鳥兒飛近時，她死命將它抓住。她十分高興，終於又把它捉了回來。突然間，她感覺到鳥兒四肢無力。她張開手，驚恐地盯著手中的死鳥。她不顧一切的愛害死了鳥兒。 She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times. 她注意到另一隻鳥兒在籠邊撲閃著翅膀。她可以感覺到它對自由的無限嚮往。它渴望沖向明凈的藍天。她將它舉起，輕輕拋向空中。鳥兒盤旋了一圈，兩圈，三圈。 The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard. 看到鳥兒快樂的樣子，女孩很高興。她的內心不再計較自己的得失。她希望鳥兒幸福。突然，鳥兒飛近了，輕輕落在她的肩上，唱起了她從未聽過的最動人的歌。 The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS! 失去愛的方法，最快莫過於將其牢牢地抓在手心；令愛長駐的方法，最好莫過於賦予它一雙翅膀——讓愛自由飛翔！
❼ 英語作文 小故事
The fairy tale story in both Chinese and English composition 400 words
刺蝟智斗老虎
Hedgehog dou tiger
有一隻，刺蝟殺死了一隻老鼠，山貓想吃掉老鼠，刺蝟不同意。
There is a, a hedgehog killed a mouse, the bobcats want to eat mice, a hedgehog don't agree.
於是山貓便以「蓄意謀殺罪」告到了國王老虎大人那裡。
So the bobcats then to "attempted murder" against the king tiger alts there.
老虎下令將刺蝟關進了動物監獄。他與大臣豹、狼商量了一下，想暗地裡把刺蝟殺死吃掉。可是刺蝟渾身是刺，無法下手，只好既不審他，也不給他東西吃。
The tiger has ordered the hedgehog will put into animal prison. He and his lords leopard, the Wolf to discuss it, and want to secretly to kill eat. Hedgehog But a hedgehog was is not laid a hand on him, had to stab, neither he nor the, give him something to eat.
刺蝟餓極了，想出了一個好辦法讓狼帶他去見老虎。老虎問：「你來見我有什麼事?」刺蝟不慌不忙的說：「大王，我要獻一顆珍珠。這是老鼠那裡得到的，把它放在桌上，馬上會出現吃不完的肉。」老虎一聽饞得直流口水，但他還是半信半疑地問：「那你為什麼不留著自己用呢？」
A hedgehog hungry, figured out a good way to make the Wolf with him to see the tiger. The tiger ask: "you come to see I have what matter?" A hedgehog in no hurrily said: "big king, I shall offer a pearl. This is mice get there, put it on the table, it will appear eat meat." The tiger to chan that mouth water, but he still half ask: "that you why not their use?"
刺蝟說：「大王，這顆珍珠只能被沒殺過好人的人放在桌上，才會變出肉，而我殺過了老鼠，所以變不出來肉來。」老虎想去接珍珠，突然想起自己殺過無數小動物，忙將手縮了回去了。
A hedgehog said: "big king, the pearls can only be a good man who didn't kill on the table, will turn out meat, and I kill the mouse, so change does not come out meat." The tiger thought to pick up the pearl, suddenly reminded of his numerous small animals, death will be busy hands shrank back.
刺蝟說：「既然大王不敢接，就請豹來接吧。」「我不行，我手太重，會把珍珠弄碎的。」豹直往後退。他也是經常殺害小動物。
A hedgehog said: "since king can't meet, please the leopard to meet it." "I can't, I hand is too heavy, will break the pearl." Leopard straight to move back. He is also often kill small animals.
「那麼狼來接。」刺蝟轉向狼。狼不肯接。他也親手殺過許多的小動物的。
"So the Wolf to meet." A hedgehog turned to the Wolf. The Wolf will not pick up. He also personally killed a lot of little animals.
刺蝟大笑起來說：「你們所有人都殺過小動物，但你們誰也沒有被關進監獄。而我殺死了一隻危害森林王國的老鼠，就把我關進監獄，這公平嗎？」國王老虎、大臣豹和狼被問的一句話也答不上來了，只好把刺蝟放了。
A hedgehog laughed said: "all you people are killed a small animals, but not one of you not to be put in jail. And I killed a harm of kingdom of mice, forest put me in jail, this fair?" The king tiger, leopard and the Wolf asked secretary of a word also answer not to come up, had to put the hedgehog.......
第二篇 豌豆上的公主
ONCE upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.
One evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.
It was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. But, good gracious! what a sight the rain and the wind had made her look. The water ran down from her hair and clothes; it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she said that she was a real princess.
「Well, we』ll soon find that out,」 thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses.
On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept.
「Oh, very badly!」 said she. 「I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It』s horrible!」
Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds.
Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.
So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess; and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it.
There, that is a true story.
❽ 五年級英語小故事大道理400字作文
Kong Rong Gave Up The Big Pear
Long long ago, when Kong Rong』s father bought some pears, he specially picked out one of the biggest pears and handed it to Kong Rong. But Kong Rong tossed his head，picking up the smallest one and said: 「I am the youngest. I should eat the smallest pear. You had better give the largest ones to my elder brothers.」 Hearing this, his father got very surprised. When Kong Rong grew up, he became a man with high social morality. The story of Kong Rong giving up the large pear, was quickly spreading all over ancient China, and had been handed down from generations to generations. Even nowadays, many parents use this story to ecate their children. So the children should learn the spirit of selflessness from Kong Rong.
❾ 英語小故事帶翻譯10篇50字
英語小故事—The Real Princess
小學403字
There was once a prince who wished to marry a princess; but then she must be a real princess. He travelled all over the world in hopes of finding such a lady; but there was always something wrong. Princesses he found in plenty; but whether they were real princesses it was impossible for him to decide, for now one thing, now another, seemed to him not quite right about the ladies. At last he returned to his palace quite cast down, because he wished so much to have a real Princess for his wife.
從前有一位王子，他想找一位公主結婚，但她必須是一位真正的公主。他走遍了全世界，想要尋到這樣的一位公主。可是無論他到什麼地方，他總是碰到一些障礙。公主倒有的是，不過他沒有辦法斷定她們究竟是不是真正的公主，她們好象總是有些地方不大對頭。結果，他只好回到自己的皇宮來，心中很不快活，因為他是那麼渴望著得到一位真正的公主。
One evening a fearful tempest arose, it thundered and lightened, and the rain poured down from the sky in torrents: besides, it was as dark as pitch. All at once there was heard a violent knocking at the door, and the old King, the Prince's father, went out himself to open it.
It was a princess who was standing outside the door. What with the rain and the wind, she was in a sad condition; the water trickled down from her hair, and her clothes clung to her body. She said she was a real princess.
有一天晚上，忽然起了一陣可怕的暴風雨。天空中風馳電掣，大雨傾盆而降，四周一片漆黑。就在這時，響起了一陣劇烈的敲門聲，老國王自己去開門。
站在城外的是一位公主。可是，天哪!經過了風吹雨打之後，她的樣子是多麼難看啊!水沿著她的頭發和向下面流，她的衣服粘在身上。她說她是真正的公主。
Ah! we shall soon see that! thought the old Queen-mother; however, she said not a word of what she was going to do; but went quietly into the bedroom, took all the bed-clothes off the bed, and put a little pea on the bedstead. She then laid twenty mattresses one upon another over the
pea, and put twenty feather beds over the mattresses.
Upon this bed the Princess was to pass the night.
是的，這點我們馬上就可以考查出來。 老皇後心裡想，可是她什麼也沒說。她靜靜地走進卧房，把所有的被褥都搬開，在床榻上放了一粒豌豆。然後她取出二十床墊子，把它們壓在豌豆上。隨後，她又在這些墊子上放了二十床鴨絨被。
這位公主夜裡就睡在這些東西上面。
The next morning she was asked how she had slept. Oh, very badly indeed! she replied. I have scarcely closed my eyes the whole night through. I do not know what was in my bed, but I had something hard under me, and am all over black and blue. It has hurt me so much!
Now it was plain that the lady must be a real Princess, since she had been able to feel the little pea through the twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds. None but a real Princess could have had such a delicate sense of feeling.
So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess; and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it.
豌豆公主
第二天早晨大家問她昨晚睡得怎樣。 啊，不舒服極了! 公主說， 我差不多整夜沒合上眼!天曉得我床上有件什麼東西?我睡到一塊很硬的東西上面，弄得我全身發青發紫，這真怕人!
現在大家就看出來了。她是一位真正的公主，因為壓在這二十床墊子和二十床鴨絨被下面的一粒豌豆，她居然還能感覺得出來。除了真正的公主以外，任何人都不會有這么嫩的皮膚的。
因此那位王子就選她為妻子了，因為現在他知道他得到了一位真正的公主。這粒豌豆因此也就被送進了博物館，如果沒有人把它拿走的話，人們現在還可以在那兒看到它呢。
❿ 決心導致成功的英語小故事作文
I believe that the small success had made me more confident than I was before. Then I dare go ahead to challenge the limitation and overcome the underestimation of myself with more confidence, which will result in more bigger success, I』m very happy with the success and confidence I』ve achieved constantly. Now you could see the relationship between success, confidence and Happiness.