1.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
Stolen Turkey
Ducking into confession with a turkey in his arms, Brian said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I stole this turkey to feed my family. Would you take it and settle my guilt?"
布萊恩抱著一只火雞，非�？鄲�，他說(shuō)：“原諒我，神父，我有罪。我偷來(lái)這只火雞給我家人吃。你能告慰我的罪嗎”
"Certainly not," said the Priest. "As penance, you must return it to the one from whom you stole it."
“當(dāng)然不行，”神父說(shuō)�！澳惚仨毎阉�回去，這樣才能贖罪�！�
"I tried," Brian sobbed, "but he refused. Oh, Father, what should I do?"
“我試過(guò)了。”布萊恩抽泣著，“但是他拒絕了。神父，我到底該怎么辦呢?”
"If what you say is true, then it is all right for you to keep it for your family."
“如果你說(shuō)的是真的，那你就留著它吧�！�
Thanking the Priest, Brian hurried off.
謝過(guò)了神父，布萊恩跑開(kāi)了。
When confession was over, the Priest returned to his residence. When he walked into the kitchen, he found that someone had stolen his turkey.
告誡會(huì)結(jié)束后 ，神父回到住處。當(dāng)他走到廚房的時(shí)候，他發(fā)現(xiàn)火雞不見(jiàn)了。
2.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
A papaya dropped into the lake from a tree, A rabbit who lived near the tree heard it,"I must run away,or I'll be in danger." thought the rabbit, and then he began to run fast. A fox saw him and asked:"Hey, Hey ,Rabbit, What's happened?" "goo-dong, that goo-dong there." He thought, it seems that goo-dong is a terrible thing. "I must run away too." A monkey saw them running. "what happened? Why are you running so fast?","Er, Er, here comes Goo-dong." the monkey didn't know what a goo-dong was. " I'd better run away." He thought and ran quickly with the rabbit and the fox. The bear was running, the deer was running too, and more and more animals began to run. The lion was surprised, "what happened, why are you running so fast?" "Goo-dong, that goo-dong there." But where was it ? The tiger shook his head，the deer said:"I don't know either." The bear said"I don't know." The monkey said"I don't know." At last, the lion asked the rabbit about it. "that goo-dong lives near me by the river."
一只木瓜從樹(shù)上落到湖里，住在這棵樹(shù)附近附近的一只兔子聽(tīng)到了這個(gè)聲音，“我必須趕快逃跑，不然我就會(huì)有危險(xiǎn)�！蓖米酉�，然后他開(kāi)始快速跑走。一只狐貍看見(jiàn)了它，問(wèn)：“嘿，嘿，兔子，發(fā)生了什么事？” “咕咚，那里有咕咚�！彼J(rèn)為，咕洞似乎是一件可怕的事情�！拔乙脖仨毺幼摺！� 猴子看到它們�！鞍l(fā)生了什么事？你們?yōu)槭裁磁苣敲纯�？�?“呃，呃，咕咚來(lái)了�！� 猴子不知道咕咚是什么�！拔乙蔡幼�。” 它邊想邊跟著兔子和狐貍跑起來(lái)了。熊在跑，鹿也在跑，越來(lái)越多的動(dòng)物跟著一起跑。獅子感到很奇怪，“發(fā)生了什么事？為什么你們都跑那么快？” “咕咚，那里有咕咚。”但是它在哪里？老虎搖了搖頭，鹿說(shuō)：“我也不知道�！� 熊說(shuō)：“我不知道�！� 猴子說(shuō)：“我不知道�！� 后，獅子問(wèn)兔子。 “咕洞就在我住的地方鍍金的河里�！�
"well then take us there，we must have a look." Then they run after the rabbit to the lake. "Where is the goo-dong?" Just then a gale blew over,another ripe papaya dropped into the lake. "My god, goo-dong is just a papaya."
“好了，然后帶我們過(guò)去，我們必須去看看�！比缓�，他們跟著兔子來(lái)到湖邊。“咕洞在哪里？” 就在這時(shí)，大風(fēng)吹過(guò)，一只熟透的木瓜落入湖中�！拔业纳系郏径粗皇且恢荒竟��！�
3.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.
有一只青蛙住在井底，他從來(lái)沒(méi)有去過(guò)井外面。他以為天空就和井口一樣大。
One day a crow comes to the well. He sees the frog and says, “Frog, let’s have a talk.”
一天， 一只烏鴉飛到井邊，看見(jiàn)青蛙，就對(duì)它說(shuō)：“青蛙，咱們聊聊吧�！�
Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?”
青蛙就問(wèn)他：“你從哪里來(lái)?”
“I fly from the sky,” the crow says.
“我從天上上來(lái)�！睘貘f說(shuō)。
The frog feels surprised and says, “The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. How do you fly from the sky?”
青蛙驚訝地說(shuō)：“天空就只有這井口這么大，你怎么會(huì)從天上來(lái)? ”
The crow says, “The sky is very big. You always stay in the well, so you don’t know the world is big.”
烏鴉說(shuō)：“天空很大。只不過(guò)你一直呆在井里，所有不知道世界很大�！�
The frog says, “I don’t believe.”
青蛙說(shuō)：“我不相信�！�
But the crow says, “You can come out and have a look by yourself.”
烏鴉說(shuō)：“你可以出來(lái)，自己看看嘛�！�
So the frog comes out from the well. He is very surprised. How big the world is!
于是青蛙來(lái)到井外。他十分驚訝，原來(lái)世界這么大!
4.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
Better late than never
Once upon a time there lived a nomadic, raise dozens of sheep, grazing during the day, night into a with straw and wooden objects inside the shelter.
One morning, the herdsmen to the sheep, found little a sheep. Original pen broke a hole, night Wolf out of the hole drilled to come in, put a sheep diao away.
Neighbor advised him said: "the sheepfold quickly repaired, the hole plug. "
He said: "the sheep have been lost, but also to repair the sheep pen do? " Didnt accept his neighbors kind advice.
The next morning, he went to sheep and found a sheep was missing. Originally the Wolf from the inside of the hole into the sheepfold, and walked a sheep diao.
The herdsmen regret not to recognize directly by the neighbors advice, to take timely remedial measures. So he quickly plug that hole, again from the overall reinforcement, firmly and mend the sheepfold.
Since then, the sheep herders have never been Wolf diao has come.
Herdsmens story tells us: make a mistake, suffer setbacks, it is a common phenomenon. As long as can learn seriously, to take remedial measures in time, can avoid continue to make mistakes, suffer greater losses.
翻譯：亡羊補(bǔ)牢
從前有一個(gè)牧民，養(yǎng)了幾十只羊，白天放牧，晚上趕進(jìn)一個(gè)用柴草和木樁等物圍起來(lái)的羊圈內(nèi)。
一天早晨，這個(gè)牧民去放羊，發(fā)現(xiàn)羊少了一只。原來(lái)羊圈破了個(gè)窟窿，夜間有狼從窟窿里鉆了進(jìn)來(lái)，把一只羊叼走了。
鄰居勸告他說(shuō)：“趕快把羊圈修一修，堵上那個(gè)窟窿吧�！彼f(shuō)：“羊已經(jīng)丟了，還去修羊圈干什么呢?”沒(méi)有接受鄰居的好心勸告。
第二天早上，他去放羊，發(fā)現(xiàn)又少了一只羊。原來(lái)狼又從窟窿里鉆進(jìn)羊圈，又叼走了一只羊。
這位牧民很后悔沒(méi)有認(rèn)直接受鄰居的勸告，去及時(shí)采取補(bǔ)救措施。于是，他趕緊堵上那個(gè)窟窿，又從整體進(jìn)行加固，把羊圈修得牢牢實(shí)實(shí)的。
從此，這個(gè)牧民的羊就再也沒(méi)有被野狼叼走過(guò)了。
牧民的故事告訴我們：犯了錯(cuò)誤，遭到挫折，這是常見(jiàn)的現(xiàn)象。只要能認(rèn)真吸取教訓(xùn)，及時(shí)采取補(bǔ)救措施，就可以避免繼續(xù)犯錯(cuò)誤，遭受更大的損失。
5.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
An ox and a dog serve for the same farmer.
一頭牛和一只狗同時(shí)為一個(gè)農(nóng)夫工作
One day the dog arrogantly says: “How grand I am! In the daytime, I watch out for the cattle in the meadows; at night, I guard the house. But you…”
一天， 狗驕傲地說(shuō)著;‘我是多么重要啊!白天我在牧場(chǎng)看護(hù)家群，晚上我看家。而你呢…..?”
“Me? How about me ?” the ox says
“我?我怎么啦?“ 牛反問(wèn)。
“You can only plough or draw a cart,” the dog slightly says.
“你只會(huì)犁地或是拉扯�！惫凡恍傅卣f(shuō)。
“Yes. It’s true,” the ox says. “But if I don’t plough, what do you guard?”
“是的。你說(shuō)得沒(méi)有錯(cuò)，”�；卮鸬�。“但是如果沒(méi)有我犁地，你看護(hù)什么呢?”
6.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
Once upon a time, the animals living on the ground and those flying in the sky fought against each other. However, a bat could not take part on either side because he was timid and had no courage.
When the beasts seemed like winning, the bat went to them and said, "I would like to fight with you." They believed him.
Yet, the bat began to worry, as the birds started to move ahead. So, the bat went to them and begged, "I am on your side because I am winged, too."
They pleasantly accepted the bat. "Sure. Since you have wings, you are on our side." The fight between the birds and the beasts continued and the bat went back and forth to the winning side.
Then one day, peace was made in the woods. The birds and the beasts learned that the bat went hither and thither between them. All the animals determined to expel him. Turned away from both sides, the bat started to live in a dark cave.
從前，地上的動(dòng)物和天上的動(dòng)物經(jīng)常打架。然而，蝙蝠無(wú)法參加任何一方的隊(duì)伍，因?yàn)樗苣懶�，缺乏勇氣�?br> 當(dāng)野獸快要?jiǎng)倮臅r(shí)候，蝙蝠趕過(guò)去說(shuō)：“我要跟你并肩戰(zhàn)斗�！彼麄兿嘈帕蓑�。
然而，鳥(niǎo)兒們占上風(fēng)的時(shí)候，蝙蝠又開(kāi)始擔(dān)心。于是，蝙蝠轉(zhuǎn)而投靠他們懇求道：“我是你們這邊，你們看我也有翅膀。”
他們愉快地接受了蝙蝠。“當(dāng)然。既然你有翅膀，你就是我們的戰(zhàn)友。”鳥(niǎo)兒與野獸的打斗仍然沒(méi)有停止，蝙蝠來(lái)來(lái)回回地投靠每次勝利的一方。
一天，樹(shù)林里終于迎來(lái)了和平。鳥(niǎo)和野獸得知蝙蝠在他們中間來(lái)回地欺騙。所有的動(dòng)物都同意驅(qū)逐他。兩方的隊(duì)伍都不歡迎他，于是，蝙蝠開(kāi)始在黑暗的洞穴里生活。
7.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
There was a sturdy ram with a pair of thick horns upright on its head.
It strutted about proudly and saw a fence built with bamboo and wood in front, which blocked its way. It cast a sidelong glance at the fence, lowered its neck and lunged at the fence, hoping to knock it down. The fence remained intact but the ram injured its own horns.
If it had not injured its horns, the ram would have persisted obstinately in butting against the fence, even against the spokes of a wheel until it bled with a fractured skull.
As a result, with its horns caught in the fence, the ram could neither advance nor retreat butbleat helplessly.
一頭長(zhǎng)得非常雄壯的公羊的頭上，挺立著一對(duì)粗大的犄角。
公羊驕傲地踱著步，看見(jiàn)前面有一道竹木編成的籬笆擋住了它的去路。公羊斜著眼睛看看，便彎下脖子呼的一聲撞上去，想把籬笆撞倒。結(jié)果籬笆紋絲不動(dòng)，它反把自己的犄角碰傷了。
假如公羊沒(méi)有碰傷犄角的話(huà)，那么它還會(huì)一個(gè)勁兒地撞下去，甚至向車(chē)輪的輻條上撞去，直到頭破血流為止。
結(jié)果呢?公羊的犄角被籬笆夾住，進(jìn)也不得，退也不得，只能“咩咩”不停地叫喚。
8.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
Jack is a little goose. He has a lovely hat. He likes wearing it very much. But when he sits, his hat can’t stay on his head.
杰克是一只小鵝。它有一頂可愛(ài)的帽子，他非常喜歡戴它。當(dāng)它坐著時(shí)，他的帽子總是戴著頭上。
He puts his hat down and begins to play game with the hat. When he gets tired of the game, things are not the same.
它脫下它的帽子并開(kāi)始用帽子玩游戲。當(dāng)它玩累時(shí)，事情就不是那樣了。
He can’t find his hat. Where is it? Jack thinks hard. He looks up and down, and walks here and there. He can’t find his hat yet.
它沒(méi)有找到他的帽子。它在哪里?杰克仔細(xì)想。它上下看了看，到處找了找，還是沒(méi)有找到它的帽子。
At this time, his mother comes in. As soon as she sees Jack, she cries, “Oh, my dear! Don’t be foolish. Your hat is on your head.”
這時(shí)，它的母親走進(jìn)來(lái)，當(dāng)她看到杰克就喊道：“啊!親愛(ài)的，你真笨，帽子在你的頭上。”
Jack feels very foolish. He doesn’t want to wear his hat on his head.
杰克感到自己很愚蠢。它不想戴那頂帽子了。
9.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
On the third day after he was born, Little Elephant went with his mother to the banks of a stream, and there he saw a bird in the sky flying here and there. Little Elephant said: “If I could fly, I could see even more things, it would be great!”
In order to learn to fly, Little Elephant climbed a tree and, with a yelp of “Ai Yo!”, fell heavily to the ground.
Seeing this, the snake said: “Little elephant, we all have our own abilities. I can’t fly, but I can sleep in a tree.”
Lion said: “I also can’t fly, but I can jump across a wide river.”
Tiger said, “I can’t fly, but I can swim!”
Little Elephant’s father and mother said to him, “We elephants have great strength, incomparably greater than that little bird’s.”
Little Elephant understood. He used his long nose as a hook and moved a large branch.
小象生下來(lái)的第三天，跟媽媽來(lái)到小河邊，看見(jiàn)一只小鳥(niǎo)在天空飛來(lái)飛去。小象想：“要是我也會(huì)飛，可以看到更多的東西，多好呀！”
小象爬到樹(shù)去學(xué)飛“哎喲”一聲，摔了一個(gè)大跟頭。
蛇看見(jiàn)了說(shuō):“小象，我們有自己的本事。我不會(huì)飛，可是，我會(huì)在樹(shù)上睡覺(jué)�！�
獅子說(shuō):“我也不會(huì)飛，可是，我能跳過(guò)寬寬的大河�！�
老虎說(shuō):“我不會(huì)飛，可是我會(huì)游泳！”
爸爸媽媽對(duì)小象說(shuō):“我們象的力氣大，這是小鳥(niǎo)不能比的�！毙∠竺靼琢�。他用長(zhǎng)鼻子一鉤，大木頭就搬走了。
10.簡(jiǎn)單英語(yǔ)課前三分鐘小故事
Long ago, there were four blind people. They wanted to know what elephants looked like. Because of the blindness, they could only touch the elephant.
從前，有四個(gè)盲人很想知道大象是什么樣子，可他們看不見(jiàn)，只好用手摸。
The fat blind person touched the elephant’s ivory first. He said: “ Oh, I see! The elephant is big, thick and smooth, just like the carrots.”
胖盲人先摸到了大象的牙齒。他就說(shuō)：“我知道了，大象就像一個(gè)又大、又粗、又光滑的大蘿卜�！�
The tall blind person touched the elephant’s ear and yelled: “ No, no, no. The elephant is a big fan!”
高個(gè)子盲人摸到的是大象的耳朵�！安粚�(duì)，不對(duì)，大象明明是一把大蒲扇嘛!”
The short blind person touched the elephant’s leg. He said: “ You are all wrong! The elephant is a pillar.”
他大叫起來(lái)�！澳銈儍粝拐f(shuō)，大象只是根大柱子�！痹瓉�(lái)矮個(gè)子盲人摸到了大象的腿。
The old blind person said: “ The elephant is not that big. It’s just like a rope.” He was touching the elephant’s tail.
而那位年老的盲人呢，卻嘟嚷：“唉，大象哪有那么大，它只不過(guò)是一根草繩。”原來(lái)他摸到的是大象的尾巴。
The four blind people were arguing endlessly. Each of them said he himself was right. We all know that none of them is right.
四個(gè)盲人爭(zhēng)吵不休，都說(shuō)自己摸到的才是大象真正的樣子。而實(shí)際上呢?他們一個(gè)也沒(méi)說(shuō)對(duì)。
這個(gè)故事告訴我們：不能只看到事物的一部分，而應(yīng)看全局，那樣才能全面和真實(shí)的了解事物的情況。
We should look at the whole picture instead of only seeing part of it. Only in that way can we fully and truly understand the situation of things.
