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1、英语故事:桃太郎Momotaro文章背景《桃太郎》是日本童话故事中最受儿童喜爱的一篇古老童话。虽然经历了很多世纪后，故事的讲述形式和内容略有变动，但是大多数版本都紧紧地围绕着同样的主题：一对无儿无女的老夫妇意外地在一颗桃子里发现了一个小男孩。这个孩子长大后，立志去征服邪恶的食人怪。他带着一袋老婆婆做的小米饼上路了，途中遇到了一条狗，一只猴子和一只野鸡。后来，在这几个忠实伙伴的帮助下，桃太郎把食人怪打得落花流水，光荣地凯旋故里。故事的语言简短，结构明快，生动塑造了日本的一个传奇形象--桃太郎。值得一提的是，童话在颂扬桃
2、太郎这样一个勇敢，机智，善良，强壮人物的同时，也反映了他幼年时的懒惰，从而使这个形象变得丰满起来。和世界上其他童话相似，该故事中也用丰富的想象，为桃太郎安排了很多得力的助手，从而使故事在一系列巧合中体现"善良最终战胜邪恶"的主题。Onceuponatimeanoldmanandwomanlivedinthemountains.Everydaytheoldmanwenttothemountainandcollectedfirewood,whiletheoldwomanwenttotheriveranddidthelau
3、ndry.Oneday,shewasdoingthewashingwhenabigpeachcamefloatingdowntherivertowardsher.Asitwasabigandjuicy-lookingfruit,shethoughtthatherhusbandwouldbegladtoeatitsoshetookithome.Whentheoldmancamebackforlunchandsawthenicepeach,hewasreallyhappy.Theoldwomancutthebigpeac
4、hopenwithaknife.Whatasurprise!Alovelylittleboywasinthepeach.Theoldmanandwomanhadnochildrensotheywerereallygratefulthegodshadsentthemaboyinthispeach.Sincehewasborninapeach,theydecidedtocallhimMomotarowhichmeans"peach-boy".Theoldwomancookedamealforthelittleboywho
5、ateasmuchashecould;themoreheate,themorehegrew.Soonhebecameatallandstrongboy.Nomatterhowtallorstronghewas,Momotarowasalazyboy.Dayafterday,allhedidwassleepandeat.InthevillagetheotherboyswenttothemountainandpickedfirewoodwhileMomotarowastheonlyonedoingnothing.This
6、worriedtheoldmanandtheoldwoman,sotheyaskedtheotherboystotrytomakeMomotarogoandworkwiththem.Theboystheninvitedhim,"Momotaro,wouldyoucomewithus?We'regoingtocollectfirewood."Butheanswered,"Ihaven'tabasket,soIcan'tgowithyou"andwentbacktosleep.Thefollowingday,theyin
7、vitedhimagain,"Momotaro,wouldyoucomewithus?We'regoingtocollectfirewood."Andheansweredthem,"Ihaven'tanysandals,soIcan'tgowithyou"andwentbacktosleep.Uponhearingthis,theoldwomangotangrywithMomotaroforbeingsolazy,sothenextdayhewenttocollectfirewoodwiththeotherboys.
8、Whiletheboyswereworkingandcollectingfirewood,Momotarotookanap.Whentheworkwasfinished,theboysdecidedtogobacktothevillage.Justthen,Momotaroawokeandsaidtothem,"I'llcollectfirew
