1.求5个优美英语小故事!!!!!

什么叫优美的小故事啊，你看看这些行不行1。

When I was a child,I talked like a child,I thought like a child,I reasoned like a child.When I became a man,I put childish ways behind me.当我们还是小孩的时候，我像小孩一样说话，像小孩那样思考，像小孩那样推理。当我成为大人的时候，我把孩子的方式抛诸脑后。

2."This is a chance of a life time," I declared to my friend Stacy as I locked the door of my office and left the restaurant I managed. "It's every twenty-seven-year-old woman's dream to live in New York City, and in a few months I'll know if I get the transfer.""这可是我生命中的一次机遇，"我对斯泰西说。说着，我锁上办公室的门，离开了我经营多年的饭店。

在纽约生活，这可是每个27岁的女人所梦寐以求的.还有几个月我就可以知道能否获准迁入。I watched the moonlight glisten on the waters of Laguna Beach. "I'll miss it here, but living in the Big Apple is everything I've ever wanted - a dream come true." 我凝视着倒映在拉古纳湾水面上的月光。

"我很留恋这里，可住在纽约是长久以来我心中惟一的梦想--如今，美梦就要成真了！" We met a group of our friends at a local cafe, and I jabbered on about the possibility of my move. Laughter erupted from a nearby table. I watched as a handsome man captured the attention of his friends with his engaging story. His broad, warm smile and air of confidence held me in a trance. Stacy nudged me. "You're staring，在街上的一家小咖啡店里，我们遇到了一群朋友，我便和他们闲聊着我可能要走的事。这时，邻近的一张桌子爆发出阵阵笑声。

我应声望去，看见一个英俊的男人正在给他的朋友讲一个引人人胜的故事。他那坦率、温暖的笑容和自信的模样让我不由地发怔。

斯泰西轻轻地捅了我一下，说道："嘿，米歇尔，你发什么呆，好像着魔了一样。" Michelle, and about to drool." "Wow," I whispered. I watched the gorgeous guy push up the sleeves of his bulky sweater. Everyone at his table had their eyes fixed on him. "That's the man I want to marry." "Yeah, right," Stacy droned. "Tell us more about where you'd like to live in New York, because we all plan to visit you there when you land this job. " As I spoke my gaze drifted back to the debonair man.我看着那英俊的家伙卷起他那宽松外套的衣袖。

他桌边的同伴都全神贯注地望着他。我轻呼道；"哦！那正是我要嫁的男人。

""的确不错，"斯泰西说。"不过，还是快说说你在纽约打算住哪儿？要知道我们都打算等你工作定了去那儿看你。

" 我回答着她的问题，目光却不由自主地移向那个神采飞扬的男人。Three months later my friends and I gathered at the same restaurant. "To life in the Big Apple!" they cheered as we tapped our glasses together. "My chance of a lifetime!" We talked for hours. I told them of my plan to save money by moving out of my beach cottage and renting a room for the few remaining months. Our friend offered, "I have a fellow South African friend who is considering renting one of the four bedrooms in his house. His name is Barry. A great guy." He scribbled on a napkin. "This is his number. He's a forty-two-year-old confirmed bachelor. Says he's much too busy being a single dad to be a husband." 三个月后，我和朋友又相聚在同一家餐厅里。

我们互相碰杯，欢呼道："为了纽约的新生活！"我们聊了几个小时，我总说这是我生命中的一次机遇。我告诉他们为省钱我决定搬出海边的小木屋，准备在离开前的几个月内租一间房间住。

"我有一个来自南非的朋友，"一个朋友主动提出，"他叫巴里，是个很不错的家伙。""这是他的电话，"他在一张餐巾纸上写下了号码。

"他是个42岁坚定的单身主义者。他戏言自己忙于做一个单身父亲而没有时间再做丈夫。

" I made an appointment to see the room the same day. I approached the entrance of the spacious house, and the door opened. "You must be Michelle," he said. He pushed up the sleeves of his bulky sweater and flashed his handsome smile. It was the man from the restaurant months before --- the man I wanted to marry.当天，我便预约去看房子。我正朝那所大房子走去时，门开了。

"你一定是米歇尔，"他说着，卷起他宽松外套的衣袖，脸上漾起迷人的微笑。这不就是几个月前饭店里的那个男人--那个我想要嫁的男人！I stood staring, my mouth gaping, hoping I wasn't drooling.我目瞪口呆地站在那里，希望自己没有失态。

"You are Michelle, aren't you? " he said, coaxing me out of my trance." Would you like to see the room？""你就是米歇尔，对吗？"他打断了我的思绪，说道："你想看看房间吗？" 其他的你可以去下面的网站找阿。

2.英语中常用的典故

1. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

2. God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者

3. Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。

4. Slow and steady wins the race.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

5. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

6. Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。

7. One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。

8. It's never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。

9. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的未必都是金子。

10. Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。

11. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。

12. Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

13. More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。

14. Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。

15. Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。

16. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

17. Look before you leap.三思而后行。

18. Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。

19. Call back white and white back.颠倒黑白。

20. well begun,half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。

21. It is hard to please all.众口难调。

22. Ill news travels fast.坏事传千里。

23. Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不念。

24. Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能当饭吃。

25. Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。

26. First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。

27. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。

28. To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

29. live not to eat,but eat to live.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

30. Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。

31. East or west,home is the best.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

32. It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。

33. An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

34. As the tree,so the fruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

35. The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。

3.英语的成语故事

画蛇添足 An official of the ancient State of Chu awarded a pot of wine to his men after the ceremony of Spring Sacrifice. One man said, “We have only one pot of wine. It's not enough for all of us but sufficient for one. Let's determine who'll have the wine by drawing a snake on the ground. He who finishes first will have the wine.” The others agreed. Very soon, one man finished his snake. He was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing. He said complacently,“How slowly you are! I still have enough time to add feet to my snke.” But before he finished the feet, another man finished his snke and grabbed the pot from him, saying,“Whoever has seen a snake with feet? Yours is not a snke. So the wine should be mine!” He drank the wine. The man adding the feet to the snake had to give in and could only regret his foolishness. 楚国有一个官员，在春天祭过了祖宗之后，便将一壶酒赏给他的办事人员喝。

有人提议：“我们只有一壶酒，肯定不够我们大家喝的，一个人喝倒是绰绰有余。我们每人在地上画一条蛇，谁画得最快，就把这壶酒给他。”

大家都同意了。 有一个人很快就把蛇画好了。

他正打算喝这壶酒时，看见别人都还忙着画呢。他就得意扬扬地说：“你们画得好慢呀，等我再画上几只脚吧！” 他的蛇脚还没画完，另一个人已经把蛇画好了。

那人把酒壶夺了过去说：“有谁见过长脚的蛇？你画的不是蛇，这壶酒应该是我的了。”说罢，就喝起酒来。

那个给蛇画脚的人没办法，只能懊悔自己的愚蠢。一鸣惊人 In the Warring States Period, Duke Wei of Qi neglected state affairs, for the first three years of his reign, giving himself over to dissipation. One of his ministers, Chun Yukun who had a good sense of humour, said to him: 'There is a big bird which has neither taken wing nor sung for three years.' The duke answered, 'Once that bird starts to fly and sing, it will astonish the world.' The duke thereupon devoted himself to his duties and built his state up into a powerful one. 战国时代，齐威王即位后做了三年国君，只顾享乐，不理政事。

有个善于说笑话的人叫淳于髡，一天对齐威王说：“城里有一只大鸟，三年不飞也不叫，你知道这是什么道理？”齐威王说：“这鸟不飞则罢，一飞就冲天；不鸣则罢，一鸣就惊人。”在淳于髡的激发下，齐威王开始治理国家，取得很大成绩，齐国的声威一直保持了几十年。

杞人忧天 In the Spring and Autumn Period, in the State of Qi there was a man who always let his imagination run away with him. One day he even worried that the sky would fall on his head. He was so worried that he could neither eat nor sleep. Later, someone persuaded him that his fears were Ground-less. 春秋时代，杞国有一个喜欢胡思乱想的人。一天，他竟然想到，天会塌下来，地会陷下去，自己到哪里去安身？这个人越想越害怕，整天愁眉苦脸，坐立不安，白天吃不下饭，晚上睡不着觉。

后来有人耐心地开到他，他才放下了心。精卫填海 Once upon a time, the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan, legendary ruler of primitive China, went boating on the Eastern Sea. While she was enjoying herself, a strong wind rose on the sea and her boat capsized. Just before she was buried by the surging waves, her spirit turned into a beautiful bird. As it flew over the roaring sea, it cried sadly in the sound "jinwei, jingwei". That was why people called it "Jingwei". The bird lived on a mountain near the sea. It hated the sea so much that it decided to fill it up. Every day, it flew to and fro between the mountain and the sea, carrying in a twig or a pebble from the mountain and dropping it into the sea. One day, the roaring sea said to Jingwei, "Poor little bird, stop doing that meaningless thing! You'll never fill me up." Jingwei replied, "I'll fill you up no doubt! I will, even if it'll take me thousands of years! I'll fight on until doomsday!" The brave little bird kept carrying twigs and pebbles from the mountain to the Eastern Sea without taking a rest. From this fable comes the idiom "The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea". We use it to describe people who are firm and indomitable and will not stop until they reach their goal. 从前，炎帝（传说中中国原始社会的统治者）的小女儿在东海上划船。

正当她划得高兴时，海面上突然升起一阵大风，把她的小船弄翻了。就在她要被汹涌的波浪吞 没时，她的灵魂变成了一只美丽的小鸟。

它飞过那咆哮的海面，伤心的叫着"精卫，精卫"的声音。所以人们就叫她"精卫"。

精卫鸟住在靠海的一座山上。它非常恨大海，所以决心要把它填平。

它每天来回于山海之间，把从山上衔来的小树枝和小石子扔在大海里。 一天，咆哮的大海对精卫说："可怜的小鸟，停止你那无谓的举动吧！你是永远都填不平我的。

" 精卫回答说："我当然会把。

4.有哪些英语谚语的典故

Playing the Lute to a Cow 对牛弹琴 In ancient times was a man who played the zither very well. Once, he played a tune in front of a cow, hoping that the cow would appreciate it. The tune was melodious ,but the cow showed no reaction, and just kept on eating grass. The man sighed, and went away. This idiom is used to indicate[5IndIket]reasoning with stubborn[5stQbLn]people or talking to the wrong audience。

5.英语小故事及翻译10篇简短又易懂

How time flies ,It has past half an month since beginning of the summer holiday . As the weather getting hotter and hotter ,my parent and me go to the seaside .Last week we are go to the Xiamen.It's a beautiful city , bule sky and bule sea .The Xiamen is an island neal the Taiwan .From top of the Riguan rock we can see jinmen island . We spent a happy day in Xiamen . 时间过的很快，从放暑假到现在已经半个月了. 由于天气越来越热，我们全家一起到海边度假，上星期我们就到了厦门，那是一个很美丽的城市，有蓝天大海，厦门是一个岛屿离台湾岛很近.从日光岩上面还可以看到金门岛. 我们在厦门度过了一个很开心的假期. 我的妈妈 我的妈妈叫XX.她中等体格，中等身高..她不是非常漂亮，但在我心中却很美丽.她爱笑，她同样希望我也笑得灿烂..她很平凡，是一名人民教师.她从小就培养我坚强的品格，教我做人的道理.她给我自由，让我过上幸福的声国，让我拥有了一个快乐的童年.生活中的很多事情，她总是很宽容. 我很感谢她，我永远都不会忘记，在她老的时候，好好照顾她. My mother My mother is xx.She is of medium build and is of medium height（这是第七单元的最新语法）.She isn't very good-looking（用于修饰人，而beautiful大用于修饰物或动物），but I think she is really very pretty（这不仅是漂亮，还有在心里的善良等好性情，也有聪明的意思）.She loves laughing(love to do sth.一般表示一段时间类喜欢做的事)，and she also hopes I have the same bright smile.She is ordinary,(common虽普遍，但英语中有粗俗的意思，容易引起异议)she's a teacher.She teaches me to be strong and teaches me how to be a true man from my yonth（这里指青年时代）.She let me free so I have a lovely life,and I remember I had a lovely childhood,too.She is always very good-tempered. I am thinkful to her for everything. I will never forget her. When she is old,I'll take good care of her. 风和太阳（The Wind And The Sun） One day the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.” “We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.” So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself. “I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak. （有一天风跟太阳说： “看看那个沿着路上走的人.我可以比你快让他把披风脱下来.） （“我们等着看吧，”太阳说， “我让你先试.） （因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来.他用力地吹，可是那个人把披风拉得更紧.） （“我放弃了，”风最后说， “我无法让他把披风脱下来.”然后由太阳试试看.他尽可能地晒他.不久，那个人很热就把披风脱下来了.） 第一篇：THE NEWSPAPER 报 纸 Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances. 现今报纸拥有极大的价值，人人都应该看它。

它每天提供我们各种类类的消息。它告诉我们世界政治局势。

如果我们养成看报的习惯，我们就能得到足够的知识来因应我们的环境。学生虽然每天须做功课，但他们至少应该匀出一两个小时来看报。

哪些，他们不但能增加知识而且也能赶上时代。总而言之，看报对学生很有益处。

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 第二篇：MY DAILY LIFE 我的日常生活 Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country. I get up at six o'clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I go to school at seven o'clock. After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o'clock. Then I begin to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed. 虽然我的日常生活十分单调，但我却竭力设法去适应它。为什么？因为我打算做一个好学生，希望将来为国家服务。

我每天六点起床、洗脸刷牙后，就开始复习功课，七点钟我就去上学。 放学后，我就回家了。

我们通常在七点钟吃晚餐，之后我就开始做家庭作业，希望在睡觉前把它做完。 第三篇：A MODEL STUDENT 模范学生 Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (become) a model student. However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge. A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man c。

6.英语的成语故事

邯郸学步 English 相传在两千年前，燕国寿陵地方有一位少年，不知道姓啥叫啥，就叫他寿陵少年吧！ 这位寿陵少年不愁吃不愁穿，论长相也算得上中等人材，可他就是缺乏自信心，经常无缘无故地感到事事不如人，低人一等——衣服是人家的好，饭菜是人家的香，站相坐相也是人家高雅。

他见什么学什么，学一样丢一样，虽然花样翻新，却始终不能做好一件事，不知道自己该是什么模样。 家里的人劝他改一改这个毛病，他以为是家里人管得太多。

亲戚、邻居们，说他是狗熊掰棒子，他也根本听不进去。日久天长，他竟怀疑自己该不该这样走路，越看越觉得自己走路的姿势太笨，太丑了。

有一天，他在路上碰到几个人说说笑笑，只听得有人说邯郸人走路姿势那叫美。他一听，对上了心病，急忙走上前去，想打听个明白。

不料想，那几个人看见他，一阵大笑之后扬长而去。 邯郸人走路的姿势究竟怎样美呢？他怎么也想象不出来。

这成了他的心病。终于有一天，他瞒着家人，跑到遥远的邯郸学走路去了。

一到邯郸，他感到处处新鲜，简直令人眼花缭乱。看到小孩走路，他觉得活泼、美，学；看见老人走路，他觉得稳重，学；看到妇女走路，摇摆多姿，学。

就这样，不过半月光景，他连走路也不会了，路费也花光了，只好爬着回去了。 故事出自《庄子·秋水》。

成语“邯郸学步”，比喻生搬硬套，机械地模仿别人，不但学不到别人的长处，反而会把自己的优点和本领也丢掉。 Imitating Another without Success and Losing What Used to Be One'sOwn Ability Tradition has it that more than 2,oooyears ago,there lived a young man in the Shouling area of the State of Yan.As his name is not known ,we just call him Shouling young man for convenience's sake. self confident He was at a loss as to how to behave all the time. His family members advised him to overcome this shortcoming,but he thought they were fond of poking their noses into his business and were unwilling to provide him with tuition fee.His relatives and neighbours sneered at him,saying that he would never be able to learn anything.Asthe days went by,he even began to doubt whether he should walk the way he did,for he felt more and more that his walking gestures were too clumsy and awkward. One day,he met some people on the road who werechattingand laughing.One of themsaid that people in Handan walked most gracefully.And thatwas just what he was most concerned about,so he hurreed towards themand wanted to make further inquiries.To his surprise,when these people saw him,they stalked off laughing. He could not picture to himself in what way their walking gestures were graceful,no matter how hard he racked his parents one day.He went to Handanwhich was far away to learn how to walk. As soon as he arrived in Handan,he was dazzled to find that everything was novel.He learned from the children there how to walk,because he thought that the children's walking gestures were lively and pleasing to the eye.He learnd from the old people there how to walk,because he thought the old people's walking gestures were steady .He learnd from the women there how to walk,because he thought the women' swaying walking gestures were beautiful.That being the case with him ,in less than half a month he even forgot how to walk.As he had already used up his traveling expenses,he had to crawl back home. Thisstory come from the article"Autumn Water"in The Works of Xhuang Zi(Zhuang Zi was a famous ancient Chinese philosopher of about 300B.c.).Later the set phrase"initating another without success and losing what used to be one's own ability"is used to refer to acts of copying others mechanisally in disregard of specififc conditions. 汲黯是西汉武帝时代人，以刚直正义、敢讲真话而受人尊重。

他为人和做官都不拘小节，讲求实效。虽然表面上不那么轰轰烈烈，却能把一个郡治理得井井有条，因此，朝廷把他从东海太守调到朝廷当主爵都尉——一种主管地方吏任免的官职。

有一次，汉武帝说要实行儒家的仁义之政，为老百姓办好事了。没等皇帝把话说完，汲黯就说：“陛下内心里那么贪婪多欲，表面上却要装得实行仁政，这是何苦呢？”一句话把皇帝噎了回去。

汉武帝登时脸色大变，宣布罢朝，满朝文武都为汲黯捏着一把汗，担心他会因此招来大祸。武帝回到宫里以后，对身边的人说，汲黯这个人也未免太粗太直了。

从此以后，汲黯的官职再也没有提升。他当主爵都尉的时候，公孙弘、张汤都还是不起眼的小官，后来，他们一个劲儿住上升，公孙弘当上了丞相，张汤做上了御史大夫，可他汲黯还蹲在原地没动窝。

有一天，汲黯对武帝说，陛下使用群臣，跟码劈柴一样，是“后来者居上”啊！汉武帝当然听得出这是发牢骚。于是，转脸对臣下们说：“人真是不能不学习啊！你们听汲黯说话，越来越离谱了！” 故事出自《史记。

7.与英语有关的成语故事

亡羊补牢------Mend the fold after the sheep have been stolen

守株待兔------Wait every day under the tree, in the hope that a hare would kill itself by crashing into a tree trunk

坐井观天------Limited outlook

程门立雪------Stand in the snow to wait upon Master Cheng respectfully

入木三分------Penetrating

完璧归赵------To return a thing intact to its owner

负荆请罪------To offer a humble apology

凿壁借光------Bore a hole on the wall in order to get some light from the neighbour's house

乐不思蜀------Have much enjoyment and forget to go back home

草木皆兵------State of extreme nervousness

马革裹尸------Die on the battlefield

闻鸡起舞------Rise up upon hearing the crow of a rooster and practise with the sword

买椟还珠------Show lack of judgment

南辕北辙------Act in a way that defeats one 's purpose

楼主够了吧！不够跟我说哦！！

8.英语谚语典故,急

运动英语小典故：10个最常见的表达

英语中有许多惯用语 （idiom）都是源自各种运动术语。这些惯用语除了用做字面的意思之外，经常还含有隐喻（metaphor） 的意思。

[田径]track and field jump the gun：（字面）偷跑。田径比赛时，裁判还没有鸣枪，选手就抢先起跑了。（比喻）过早采取行动。如果用在合唱，某人提前唱出某音时，就是“放炮”。

[美式足球]American football Monday morning quarterback： （字面）周一早晨的四分卫。美国电视在足球季的每个星期天都会转播一场比赛。由于是现场节目，结果立刻分晓。等到第二天早晨看了报纸才发表‘真知灼见’，为时以晚矣！（比喻） 事后诸葛亮；放马后炮。

[拳击]boxing have a glass jaw： （字面）有个玻璃做的下颚。在拳击赛中，下颚像是玻璃做的，一被击中就不支倒地。（比喻） 不堪一击。

[马术]horseback riding get on one's high horse：（字面）骑上一匹高大的马。从前，马术师自以为骑马的人高高在上，所以比用脚走路的人优越。（比喻） 摆出傲慢的态度；摆高姿态。

[高尔夫]golf not up to par： （字面）没有达到标准杆数。高尔夫球戏中，每一洞依难度及远近有一标准杆数，例如第一洞的标准杆数是四杆。因此，杆数越低越好。若击出超过标准杆数，没有达到一般水平，就是 not up to par. （比喻）做事情没有达到应有的标准；也可以说是失常。注意：up to par 不用于肯定句。

[斗牛]bullfighting take the bull by the horns：（字面）斗牛比赛时，斗牛士常握着牛角以扳倒牛，这是一项艰难又危险的动作。（比喻）采取果敢的行动应付艰难的局面；面对困难采取行动。虽然字面的意思上像是中文里的‘执牛耳’，而‘执牛耳’的英文却可以用 rule the roost [roast] 来表达。

[游泳]swimming sink or swim： （字面）遇到河流时，沉到水底或游泳逃生。 （比喻）不成功便成仁。

[网球]tennis The ball is in your court.： （字面）该由你发球了。许多运动的场地以网隔开，并由双方轮流发球，像网球、排球、羽毛球等。（比喻）轮到该你负责了；轮到你采取行动了。

[赛马]horse racing neck and neck： （字面）赛马时两马颈部同时抵达终点，即以平手论。（比喻）并驾齐驱；不分胜负；不相上下；不分轩轾。

[篮球]basketball The game isn't over until the fat lady sings.： （字面）胖妇人未唱歌前，比赛不算结束。这是达拉斯小牛队前教练 Dick Motta 的一句名言，指一场比赛紧张激烈，不到结束时刻，仍然胜负未卜。在歌剧中，往往在结束前的高潮便是由一位身材丰满的女声乐家表演。胖妇人开始唱歌是比喻比赛将要结束。（比喻） 比赛不到最后一刻不知鹿死谁手。

9.谁能提供十篇以上英语成语小故事

东施效颦 说春秋时候，越国有个名叫西施的姑娘，她非常美丽、漂亮，一举一动也很动人。

他有心口疼的疾病，犯病时总是用手按住胸口，紧皱眉头。因为人们喜欢她，所以她这副病态，在人们眼里也妩媚可爱，楚楚动人。

西施的邻村有个丑姑娘叫东施，总是想方设法打扮自己。有一次在路上碰到西施，见西施手捂胸口，紧皱眉头，显得异常美丽。

她想难怪人们说她漂亮，原来是做出这种样子。如果我也做这个姿势，肯定就变漂亮了。

于是她模仿西施的病态。结果人们见了原来就丑的她，现在变成这种疯疯癫癫的样子，象见了鬼一样，赶紧把门关上。

Aping a Beauty (Dong Shi Xiao Ping) Xi Shi, a famous beauty, had a pain in her bosom, so she had a frown on her face when she went out. An ugly girl named Dong Shi who lived nearby saw her and thought she looked very beautiful. Therefore when she went home, she also put her hands on her bosom and had a frown on her face. When a rich man in the neighbourhood saw her, he shut his doors tightly and did not go out. When a poor man saw her, he took his wife and children and gave her a wide berth. She only knew Xi Shi's frown looked beautiful but she did not know the reason for its beauty. 刻舟求剑 A man from the State Chu was crossing the river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water by his carelessness. Imediately he made a mark on the boat.“This is where my sword fell off.”He said. When the boat stopped, he jumped into the water to look for his sword at the place where he marked the boat. The boat had moved but the sword had not. Is this not a foolish way to look for a sword？ “毛遂自荐”Mao Sui Recommending Himself 战国时代，秦国军队攻打赵国的都城。赵国的平原君打算亲自到楚国去请救兵，想挑选一个精明能干的人一同前去。

有一个名叫毛遂的人，自告奋勇愿意同去。平原君到楚国后，与楚王谈了半天，没有一点结果。

毛遂怒气冲冲地拿着宝剑，逼近楚王，终于迫使楚王答应出兵，与赵国联合共同抵抗秦国。 In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin besieged the capital of the State of Zhao. Duke Pingyuan of Zhao planned to ask the ruler of the State of Chu personally for assistance. He wanted to select a capable man to go with him. A man called Mao Sui volunteered. When the negoti-actions between the two states were stalled because the ruler of Chu hesitated to send troops, Mao Sui approached him, brandishing a sword. At that, the ruler of Chu agreed to help Zhao, against Qin. “毛遂自荐”这个成语用来比喻自己推荐自己，不必别人介绍。

This idiom means to recommend oneself.。

10.英文小故事 50个字左右

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。

英语小笑话 上个星期五我穿了一件 Adidas 的衣服去打球， 一个老美看到就笑我说， "Do you know what does it mean? It means All Day I Dream About Sex.我整天都在想著 性， 缩写正好是 Adidas） " 我正惊讶他怎么反应这么快， 联想力这么丰富时，旁边的 一个老美帮我解围， 他说， 有一个很著名的合唱团 Korn， 他们的招牌歌之一就是 A.D.I.D.A.S, (All day I dream about sex)所以呢，这个典故可是很多老美都耳熟 能详的喔！ 下次就换你去取笑老美了. 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" 一男子进入教堂和上帝对话.他问："主啊， 一百万美元对你意味着多少？"上帝回答："一便士."男子又问："且话偻蚰昴？"上帝说："一秒钟."最后男子请求道："上帝，我能得到一便士吗？"上帝回答："过一秒钟." 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. 两只鸟 老师： 这儿有两只鸟，一只是麻雀。谁能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀吗？ 学生：我指不出，但我知道答案。

老师：请说说看。 学生：燕子旁边的就是麻雀，麻雀旁边的就是燕子。

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. 鱼网 "你能告诉我鱼网是什么做的吗，安？" 老师发问道。 "。