资源描述：
《10个英语故事stories in english》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、英语故事StoriesinEnglish目录ContentsI.AFrenchTraveler22.ASmartBoy33.ButIMissedAgain44.GettingLost45.ACleverBoy56.WhoDeservesHelp?67.BeMedicallyExamined68.AHorseThief79.MarkTwainWasFooled810.TheGeneral'sTeeth81.AFrenchTravelerAFrenchmanwasoncetravelinginEngland.Hecouldspeak
2、Englishquitewellbutnotperfectly.Foronething,hisvocabularywasnotlarge.Oneday,hewashavingamealinasmallcountryhotelandwantedtoordersomeeggs.Buthecouldn'trememberthewordforeggs.Suddenly,throughthewindow,hesawaroosterwalkingintheyard.Heimmediatelyaskedthewaiterwhatthebird
3、wascalledinEnglish.Thewaitertoldhimthatitwascalledarooster.TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhattherooster'swifewascalled.Thewaitertoldhimthatshewascalledahen.TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhatthehen'schildrenwerecalled.Thewaitertoldhimthattheywerechickens.TheFrenchmanthenaskedwhatthechi
4、ckenswerecalledbeforetheywereborn.Thewaitertoldhimtheywerecalledeggs."Fine!"saidtheFrenchman."Pleasebringmetwoeggsandacupofcoffee."l·perfectly熟练地2.vocabulary个人所使用的词汇量(集合名词，单数概念.)3.rooster公鸡(美国英语，同cock.)4·bird此处泛指禽类。点评这位法国人说的英语实在不敢恭维;但他能利用极之有限的几个单词，解脱了困境，其急智与机巧令人叹服。2.
5、ASmartBoyWilliamHenryHarrison,theninthpresidentoftheUnitedStates,wasborninasmalltown.Asayoungboy,hewasveryquietandshy.Infact,hewassoquietthatmanypeoplethoughthewasstupid."It'safunnythings,"William'smothersaidtohimoneday,"Iknowthatyouareasmartboy,butsometimesyouletpeo
6、plethinkyouarenotsosmart.Iwonderwhy?"Thepeopleofthetownlikedtoplaytricksonthisboywhotheythoughtwassostupid."Here,William,"oneofthemwouldsay."Hereisanickel,andhereisadime.Whichonedoyouwant?"Williamalwayschosethenickel,andallthepeoplewouldlaughathim.Finally,hismotherto
7、okhimasideandsaidtohim,William,whydoyoualwayschoosethenickelinsteadofthedime?Don'tyouknowthatadimeisworthmorethananickel?""CertainlyIknowit,"Williamansweredslowly,"butifIchoosethedime,thenpeoplewon'tplaythetrickonmeanymore.ThenIwon'tgetanymorenickels."注释1.It'safunnyt
8、hing.这真逗。2·playtrickson跟……开玩笑，戏弄3·nickel五美分硬币4·dime十美分硬币5·not...anymore不再点评有的成年人常以为儿童年幼无知，喜欢作弄他们，殊不知自己被小孩作弄了还蒙在鼓里。3.ButIMissedAgain
