能两分钟背完的 英语 小故事 简单一些有寓意的 还要做上动作的英语小故事

1、Good use of cry 哭的妙用

The parents with their three-year-old son went to see film

When they walked into the cinema, the attendant said to them,

“you’ll have to go out if your son cries But we’ll refund

you the tickets” About half an hour later, the husband

asked his wife, “What do you think of the film”

“I’ve never seen such a boring film” His wife answered

“It’s not worth seeing”

“I don’t think much of it, either” The husband said

“Wake the child up and let him cry”

一对夫妇带着他们3岁的儿子去看**。进**院时，服务员对他们说：“如果你们的儿子哭了，你们就得出去。不过我们会给你们退票的。”大约半个小时以后，丈夫对妻子说：“你觉得这**怎么样？”“我从没看过这么没劲的**。”妻子回答说，“真不值得看。”“我也不喜欢看。”丈夫说：“叫醒孩子，让他哭。”

2、What a Smart Wife家有笨妻

A newly married woman was sitting on a chair, looking vexed, when her husband came home "What's up Why do you look so troubled" the husband asked The woman replied, "I'm so sorry I was ironing your new suit and burned a hole in your trousers" And the man said, "That's all right I have another pair that is exactly the same" "Thank God you do I used it to mend this pair," the wife responded

有一个刚结婚的太太，坐在椅子那边，看起来很懊恼，她先生回家看到她这个样子，就问：‘嗨，你怎么啦？为什么看起来这么懊恼呢？’太太说：‘很抱歉，你那件新做的西装裤被我烫坏了，烫成一个洞了。’他先生说：‘啊！那个没关系啦！我还有另外一件一样的裤子。’ 她说：‘是啊，还好我把那件新的拿出来补那件被我烫坏的。’

3、Endearing terms

英语幽默故事:可爱的称呼

Bernie was invited to his friend's home for dinner Morris, the host, preceded every request to his wife by endearing terms, calling her Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, etc Bernie looked at Morris and remarked, "That is really nice, that after all these years that you have been married, and you keep calling your wife those pet names" Morris hung his head and whispered," To tell the truth, I forgot her name three years ago"

Bernie应邀来到他的朋友Morris家吃晚餐。在朋友家，Bernie发现，不管问他老婆什么问题，Morris总要在每句话的前面加上一些亲密的称呼，象蜜糖，我的爱人，亲爱的，甜心等等。Bernie对Morris说，“你们夫妻俩真够亲密的，结婚这么多年了，你还叫她叫得那么亲密。”Morris低下头，小声地对Bernie说，“老实跟你说吧，三年前我忘记老婆的真名是什么了。”

4、Are you a normal person？你是正常人吗？

During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the director , "What is the criterion that defines a patient to be institutionalized" "Well" said the director, "we fill up a bathtub, and we offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask him to empty the bathtub" "Oh, I understand," said the visitor "A normal person would choose the bucket as it is larger than the spoon or the teacup" "Noooooooo!" answered the director "A normal person would pull the plug"

参观一所精神病院的时候一个参观者问院长，“你们是用什么标准来决定一个人是否应该被关进精神病院呢？” “呃„ „”院长说，“是这样，我们先给一个浴缸放满水，然后我们给病人一个调茶匙，一个茶杯和一个水桶去把浴缸里面的水放清。” “噢，我明白了”， 参观者说。“一个正常人会选择水桶， 因为水桶比茶匙，茶杯的体积大。” “错了”，“院长回答”“正常人会把浴缸塞子拔掉”。

5、英文幽默老虎来了

Two guys were walking through the jungle All of a sudden, a tiger appears from a distance, running towards them

One of the guys takes out a pair of "Nikes" from his bag and starts to put them on The other guy with a surprised look and exclaims, "Do you think you will run faster than the tiger with those"

His friend replies: "I don't have to out run it, I just have to run faster than you"

两个男人正在穿过丛林，突然，一只老虎出现在远处，向他们冲来。

其中的一个人从包里拿出一双“耐克”鞋，开始穿上。另一个人惊奇地看着他说，“你以为穿上这个就可以跑得过老虎吗？”

他的朋友回答道：“我不用跑得过它，我只要跑得比你快就行了。”

6、Another 40 Years to live 再活40年

A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital While on the operating table she had a near death experience Seeing God, she asked if this was it God said, "No you have another 43 years, 2 months, and 8 days to live" Upon recovery the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face lift, lip-suction, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, etc She even had someone come in and change her hair color, figuring since she had so much more time to live, she might as well make the most of it She got out of the hospital after the last operation and while crossing the street was killed by an ambulance speeding to the hospital Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 40 Years "God replied, "I didn't recognize you"

一名中年妇女心脏病突发被送到了医院， 在手术台上，濒临死亡之际，她看到了上帝， 于是，她问上帝是不是她的日子到头了。 上帝回答说，“还没有，你还能活43年，2个月零8天。” 身体快要康复的时候，这名女士想到自己还要活那么多年，得好好对待自己，于是决定先不出院，而是去给自己整整容，吸吸脂，隆隆胸，然后还做了一个腹部拉皮和其它一些美容美体手术。 她甚至还请人到医院里面帮她头发给染了。 做完最后一个手术，这位女士出院了， 但就在过马路的时候，她被一辆风驰电挚赶回医院的救护车给撞死了。 再一次，她又站到了上帝的面前，她大惑不解地问上帝，“我记得你说我还能再活40年？” 上帝回答，“那个时候我没认出你来”。

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A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road a woman is driving down the same road

As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "pig!!"

The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "witch!!"

They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road

if only men would listen

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1、A cat goes to a river every day He wants to go fishing But he can’t catch any fish

一只猫每天去河边，他想去钓鱼，但是他去钓不到一条。

One day, he goes to the river as usual Suddenly a fish comes out He catches the fish He is very happy He forgets to put the fish in the basket He dances and sings He shouts, “I have a fish! I have a fish!” All his friends come to see him

一天，他像往常一样去了河边。突然一条鱼浮出了水面。他捉到了那条鱼。他非常开心。他忘记把鱼放到篮子里去了。他又唱又跳，叫道：“我捉到一条鱼!我捉到一条鱼!”他所有的朋友都过来看。

“Where is your fish Let us have a look at it ” his friends say

“你的鱼在哪儿让我们看一看。”他的朋友们说。

“It’s there, near the bank” the cat answers But he can’t find the fish When he sings and dances, the fish jumps back into the river

“在那儿，河岸附近。”猫回答道。但是他找不到那条鱼。当他又唱又跳的时候，鱼跳回了河里。

2、Wang Xi-zhi is one of the most famous calligraphers during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China When he was very young, he practiced his art every day and never stopped

王羲之是中国东晋时代一个很有名的书法家，他从小就刻苦练字，从不间断。

absorbed the strong points of all the other schools of calligraphy, and developed his own unique style of writing Because of his achievements, he has been honored as one of China's sages of calligraphy

以后又吸取了各个不同书法派的优点，形成他自己独特的个性。因为他在书法上的成就，人们都尊称他为中国书法界的“圣人”。

One time, Wang Xi-zhi sketched in wood for an engraver to cut Then the engraver found the ink had penetrated one centimeter into the wood

有一次，王羲之在木板上刻字，后来刻字的人发现墨汁渗入木板有三尺深。

"Ru Mu San Fen" is got from this story, which means the calligraphy is penetrating

“入木三分”就是从这个故事中得出来的，用来形容书法有力。

3、I have nine little goldfish Eight goldfish are all orange and one is black I like the black one best

我有九条小金鱼。八条金鱼都是桔**的，只有一条是黑的。我最喜欢那条黑的。

We call it Xiao Hei Its body is black It has two big and round eyes, a small mouth ,and a big tail Though it＇s very small ,it swims fast

我们叫它小黑。它全身都是黑色的。它有两只又大又圆的眼睛，一张小嘴和一条大尾巴。尽管它非常小，但它却游得很快。

I often feed them and change water for them We are good friends

我常常去喂它们，给它们换水。我们是好朋友。

4、For months I hinted that I needed a new wedding ring, since I had developed an allergy to gold

几个月以来，我一直在向丈夫暗示我需要一枚新的结婚戒指，因为我对黄金有点过敏。

On my birthday, while I was gardening, my husband asked me for gift suggestions I held my hands up and said, "Well, you‘ll notice that my hands are bare"

生日那天，我正在干园艺活时，丈夫问我想要什么礼物。我举起双手说：“嗯，你肯定看到了，我的两手都是光光的。”

Later that evening I opened my present with enthusiasm "Happy birthday," he said, as I unwrapped a new pair of gardening gloves

那天晚上，我满怀热情地拆开了丈夫送的礼物。“生日快乐!”他说。我打开一看：里面包着一双园艺手套。

5、A panda looks like a little bear It has black and white fur It lives only in China, so it is called the national treasure of China and protected by the law

熊猫看起来好像一只小熊。它的皮毛是黑白相间。 它只居住在中国，因此，它是中国的国宝，受到国家法律的保护。

We all see panda on TV or in the zoo They look stupid and walk slowly, but they are lovely and everyone likes them

A panda is lucky animal We Chinese like it, and people of the world like it, too

我们在电视上或在动物园里能看到熊猫。他们看起来显得很笨的样子，走起来很缓慢，但很可爱，大家都很喜欢它们。

Now there are China’s pandas in many other countries, such as Japan and the USA…

熊猫是个吉祥的动物。中国人民喜欢它，世界人民也喜欢它。现在许多国家都有中国的熊猫，如，日本、美国……

A panda isn’t a common animal, it is bridge of friendship

熊猫不是一种普通的动物，而是一座友谊的桥梁。

第一次与最后一次 乔治35岁时买了架小型飞机，并开始学习驾驶。不久，他就能很娴熟地驾机做各种各样的特技飞行了。 乔治有个朋友名叫马克。一天，乔治主动邀请马克乘他的飞机上天兜一圈。马克心想，“我乘大客机飞行过好几次，还从来没有乘过小飞机，我不妨试一试。” 升空后，乔治飞了有半个小时，在空中做了各种各样的飞行特技。 后来他们着陆了。马克很高兴能够安全返回地面。他用颤抖的声音对他的朋友说：“乔治，非常感谢你让我乘小飞机做了两次飞行。” 乔治非常吃惊地问：“两次飞行？” “是的，我的第一次和最后一次。”马克答道。 My First and My Last When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of tricks George had a friend His name was Mark One day George offered to take Mark up in his plane Mark thought, "I've travelled in a big plane several times, but I've never been in a small one, so I'll go" They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking voice, "Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane" George was very surprised and said, "Two trips" "Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark 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 他赢了 汤姆：约翰尼，你小弟弟好吗？ 约翰尼：他害病卧床了。他受了伤。 汤姆：真糟糕，怎么回事儿？ 约翰尼：我们做游戏，看谁能把身子探出窗外最远，他赢了。 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 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，“发生了什么事？” “一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。 “再见到他你能认出来吗？”妈妈问。 “他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢。” 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！” 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 由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。 客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪？” “在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。

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英语小故事1一2分钟分享：

Jean and Mark were twins They were ten years old, and they were in the same class at their school A few weeks ago, their English teacher said to the children, ‘I haven’t given you any homework for two weeks, children Now this week, write a composition about “our cat”, and give it to me next Monday Have you all got a cat at home’‘Yes, Miss Jones,’ all of them answered All the pupils did the composition, and they gave it to the teacher on Monday The teacher read all the compositions and then she gave them back to the pupils on Tuesday‘Jean,’ she said, ‘your composition is the same as your brother’s’‘Yes,’ answered Jean quickly, ‘It’s the same cat!’

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A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road a woman is driving down the same road

As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "pig!!"

The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "witch!!"

They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road

if only men would listen

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　大多数学生对听故事、讲故事非常感兴趣,英语故事是学生喜欢的学习材料。在一定条件下,通过讲故事、表演故事等形式,能激发学生学习英语的兴趣,从而提高课堂教学的效率。我精心收集了英语小故事50字，供大家欣赏学习!

英语小故事50字篇1

　Long ago there was a chess master named Qiu whose chess skills were superlative

　Qiu had two students who studied chess with him, one student studied with concentrated focus and energy The other, however, wasn’t like that, he thought studying chess was very easy, and there was no need to take it seriously When the teacher was explaining, although the [the student] sat there, his eyes seemed to be on the chess pieces, he was actually thinking: “If I go to the countryside right now and shoot a goose, I’ll have a lovely dinner” Because he was always indulging in flights of fancy and absent-mindedness, nothing the teacher said ever sunk in

　As a result, although the two students studied were taught at the same time by the same master, one improved quickly and became a superior chess player, while the other never learned much at all

　从前有一个下棋能手名叫秋，他的棋艺非常高超。

　秋有两个学生，一起跟他学习下棋，其中一个学生非常专心集中精力跟老师学习。另一个却不这样，他认为学下棋很容易，用不着认真。老师讲解的时候，他虽然坐在那里，眼睛也好像在看着棋子可心里却想着：“要是现在到野外射下一只鸿雁，美餐一顿该多好。 ”因为他总是胡思乱想心不在焉，老师的讲解一点也没听进去。

　结果，虽然两个学生同是一个名师传授，但是，一个进步很快，成了棋艺高强的名手，另一个却没学到一点本事。

英语小故事50字篇2

　Covering One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell

　Mr Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does foolish things

　One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door “Oh! How nice! I will take it home” He thinks, “What can I do” After a while he has a “good” idea “Aha! I have an idea now I can plug my ears Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bell”

　Then he does so But as soon as he takes off the bell, the owner opens the door “What ate you doing” the owner says angrily

　掩耳盗铃

　王先生总以为自己很聪明，实际上他总干傻事。

　一天，他看见一户人家的门头有个很漂亮的铃铛。“啊，真漂亮啊!我要把它拿回家去。”他自言自语道：“我该怎么做呢”过了一会儿他想到了一个“好”主意。“啊哈!我有办法了!我把耳朵堵上，拿铃铛的时候就听不见铃声了。”

　于是他就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，屋子的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说：“你在干什么”

英语小故事50字篇3

　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 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; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's 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 them at some other time

　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。

　故事是小学生所喜爱的,引人入胜的故事情节不仅能够对小学生产生很强的吸引力,使小学生注意力集中,同时还能够带给学生愉悦的体验。我精心收集了英语课前三分钟小故事，供大家欣赏学习!

英语课前三分钟小故事篇1

　Where Do You keep Yours

　你的东西放到哪儿去了

　The famous, but rather aged, doctor was making his rounds, followed by a young intern Suddenly the intern noticed something peculiar

　一位上了年纪的著名医生正在各病房做例行巡视，一位年轻的实习医生跟着他，突然那名实习医生注意到一件怪事。

　"Say, doctor, are you aware that you have a suppository behind your ear"

　“医师先生，您有没发现您耳朵放了一支栓剂呢"

　"Oh, shit!" exclaimed the eminent practitioner "Do you know what this means"

　“喔!真是糟糕!”那位名医说道，“你知道那表示什么吗”

　"What"

　“什么呢”

　"Some asshole has got my pen!"

　“我把我的钢笔塞到某一位病人的屁股里面去了!”

英语课前三分钟小故事篇2

　We're in the Same Boat

　同病相怜

　The young man was terribly self-conscious because he had a wooden eye

　一位年轻人因为他有只木制的眼睛而感到非常自卑。

　His friends would often invite him to dance parties,

　他的朋友常会邀请他参加舞会，

　but he could never work up the courage to ask a girl to dance

　但他从没能鼓起勇气邀请女孩子跳舞。

　But then, one evening, he spotted a girl With a wooden leg sitting sadly by herself

　有一晚，他却不经意看见一位装了一只木制义肢的女孩独自伤心地坐在角落。

　Apprehensively, he walked up to her and asked,

　他很谨慎地走向她问道：

　"Would you like to dance"

　“你要不要跳舞呀”

　"Would I ! " she exclaimed

　“我要不要 ”她惊叫。

　"Oh, yeah Well, you've got a wooden leg!"

　“哦，怎么了你有一只木制的义肢 (而我有一只木制的假眼，咱们应是天生的一对嘛!)。”

英语课前三分钟小故事篇3

　A young vice president of a bank had embezzled $200,000, and squandered it at the race track The bank examiners were due the next day, and there was no way he could conceal his crime What's more, when he told the sad tale to his wife, she packed her bags and left him

　一位年轻的银行副总裁挪用了二十万美金的公款，并悉数浪费在赛马上，银行的督察第二天就要来视察，而他也没办法隐瞒他的不法行为。更糟的是，当他把此一不幸的消息告诉他老婆时，她竞收拾行李，离他而去。

　Totally despondent, the young man headed for the nearest bridge and prepared to throw himself into the river Just as he was about to leap off, a hideous olci hag ran up to him, shouting for him to stop

　年轻人非常沮丧地走向离家最近的一座桥想投河自尽。就在他要跳下水时，一位面目可憎的老巫婆跑上前去，制止了他的行动。

　"You don't understand," explained the banker, and told her about his predicament

　“你不了解我的痛苦，”银行家说道，并且把他的困境告诉老巫婆。

　"Ha-ha," chortled the hag "Why, that's nothing It just so happens that I'm a witch, and I can solve all your problems "The witch seemed to concentrate, made some mystic signs and uttered a series of bizarre phrases

　“哈哈!”巫婆咯咯地笑，“那也没什么，刚好我是个女巫，我可解决你所有的难题。接着女巫似乎全神专注地在空中比划一些玄妙的符号，口中还念着一大串奇怪的话。

　"There you are," she said triumphantly "Not only is the money returned, but there's another $ 200,O0O in your safe deposit box And your wife is back at home and the whole matter has been erased from her memory "

　“你的问题我都帮你解决了，”她得意洋洋地说道，“不仅要回了你那二十万，你的保险柜里面还多了二十万美金!你太太也已回家，而且我已从她的记忆中除去了这件不愉快的事!”

　"My God, can this really be true" exclaimed the man

　“我的天啊，你说的是真的吗，’那个人说道。

　"Of course," replied the hag "But if you want to keep it true, you must do one thing You must take me to a hotel and screw my brains out "

　“当然啦!”巫婆回答道，“但是你如果要我保持目前这个状况的话，就必须答应我一件事，带我到旅社并和我做爱一个晚上。”

　The man gulped, for the old woman was truly hideous, and smelt horrible as well But seeing no alternative, he did as she requested, and holding his nose and averting his eyes, performed his duty manfully all night

　那个老兄吞了一口口水，因为女巫不但长像可怕，而且浑身臭气逼人。由于别无选择，他答应了她的要求，整个晚上他屏住气息，别过脸避开巫婆的视线，不停地履行他的承诺。

　In the morning, as he was getting dressed, the repulsive crone turned to him and said, "Sonny, how old are you anyway"

　隔天早上，银行家正在穿衣服，那令人厌恶的丑老太婆面向他问道：“小老弟，你究竟多大年纪呢”

　"Thirty-three," replied the executive

　“三十三，”老兄答道。

　"And don't you think you're a little bit old to believe in witches"

　“那你不认为你实在年长得可以不相信有巫婆的存在了吗”