英語簡單短篇小說

① 有什麼英語短篇小說推薦

1. 「A Good Man is Hard to Find,」 Flannery O』Connor

Few short stories have stuck with us as much as this one, which is probably O'Connor's most famous work — and with good reason. The Misfit is one of the most alarming serial killers we've ever met, all the more so for his politeness, and the story』s moral is so striking and terrifying that — whether you subscribe to the religious undertones or not — a reader is likely to finish and begin to reexamine their entire existence. Or at least we did, the first time we read it.
《好人難尋》這篇小說是奧康納最為著名的作品，很少有其他短篇小說能像這篇一樣給我們帶來震撼。無論你是否能明了宗教般的潛在含義，看完這篇小說讀者都會開始或是結束對存在的檢視。

2. 「The School,」 Donald Barthelme

This story is very short, but pretty much perfect in every way. Though Barthelme is known for his playful, post modern style, we admire him for his ability to shape a world so clearly from so few words, chosen expertly. Barthelme never over explains, never uses one syllable too many, but effortlessly leads the reader right where he wants her to be. It's funny, it's absurdist, it's sad, it's enormous even in its smallness. It may be this writer』s favorite story of all time. You should read it.
這篇小說很短，但是堪稱完美。巴塞爾姆的優秀就在於他能用精選的極少幾個文字就為我們敘述了一個世界。他很少過多地解釋，就把讀者帶到了他想要你去地方。

3. 「In The Penal Colony,」 Franz Kafka

Kafka called this one his「dirty story,」and thought it imperfect, but it's one of our favorites of his (though we also recommend 「The Hunger Artist」and「A Country Doctor」). It's so obviously a story about writing, in some ultimate way — a machine punishes its victims by writing on them over and over until their bodies give out — but its as if, while the body is the source of every problem in the tale, every weakness, it is also the only place where true knowledge can be translated.
卡夫卡稱自己的這篇小說是一個「很臟的故事」，認為並不完美，但是這個短篇確實我們的最愛之一。在小說中，我們可以體會到，身體是一切問題和弱點的根源，但身體也是唯一能轉化真知的地方。

4. 「Signs and Symbols,」Vladimir Nabokov

Another short one, we revere this story for its ability to turn every tiny detail into a portentous disaster, not to mention the fact that it's penned in Nabokov's effortlessly gorgeous, silvery prose. An old Jewish couple goes to visit their son in the mental hospital, only to be turned away because he has attempted to kill himself. And that's it, really. They go home and look though a photo album, eat some jam. The phonerings. But the whole thing is, perhaps, both a comment on the nature of insanity and the nature of the short story itself, with all its rules and strangeness and banality. And all its symbols, of course.
我們喜歡這篇小說的原因就在於，這個故事有能力把每個細微的細節瞬間變為一場災難，而Nabokov在寫這篇小說用的是輕松華麗水銀瀉地般的散文風格。

5. 「Gooseberries,」 Anton Chekhov

Chekhov's stories are indisputably among the greats, and this one, written rather late, is one of our favorites. Chekhov probes at both the frailty and the worth of humanity, not to mention the natureof life, both for the fortunate and the unfortunate. But like most of Chekhov's stories, there's no clear moral, there's no obvious takeaway. Some men sit around and discuss their thoughts, and we listen, mulling over the subtleties for ourselves.
契科夫的小說無疑是最偉大的作品之一，而這篇是我們的最愛。這篇小說像他的其他小說一樣，沒有清晰的道德標准，我們只是靜靜地看著幾個人圍坐著，討論他們的思想。

6. 「Sea Oak,」 George Saunders

「Sea Oak」 is Saunders's favorite of his own stories, we've heard, so because we find it so hard to choose among them, we've included it here on his own recommendation. Absurdist and satirical, and including at least one zombie shouting at her housemates to get laid, it's a weird one. But it's also concerned with placelessness, with family, with poverty, and like all of Saunders's stories, has a good, thumping heart under all that darkness and fun-poking.

這部小說是桑德斯最為喜愛的一步短篇，這也是我們聽說的。因為我們很難做出選擇，因此就把他自己的推介放在了這里。這部小說充滿了荒誕和諷刺，但是也關心家庭和貧窮等問題。像他的其他小說一樣，在黑暗和取笑中，也暗含著美好和快樂。

7. 「The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,」 Ursula K. LeGuin

LeGuin's parabolic tale, which won the Hugo Award for best short story in 1974, is a weird, spacious story about a city that seems to be a utopia — except for its one flaw, the single child that must always be kept in darkness and wretched misery so that the others may all live happily. Most of the citizens eventually accept this, but some do not, and silently leave the city, vanishing into the world around. Strange but pointed, Le Guin is a master of her genre.
勒古這部寓言般的短篇小說獲得過1974年的「雨果獎」，是關於一個類似烏托邦的城市的荒誕又宏大的故事。

8. 「The Veldt,」 Ray Bradbury

This tale, from one of the greatest science fiction writers in history, is deliciously wicked. Though it was written in 1950, this kind of story — of children driven mad by want, of technology turning on its masters — will never get old. Until technology actually turns on us, that is. Then we probably won't want to hear about it.
布萊伯利作為歷史上最富盛名的科幻小說家，這篇小說也是通過精心編寫的。

9. 「The Bear Came Over the Mountain,」 Alice Munro

The undisputed queen of the short story, Alice Munro』s work is stark and often heartbreakingly raw, and this story of memory loss and the aching tenderness of human interaction is no different. Fun fact: this story was adapted into the film 「Away from Her」, starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent.

門羅是毫無爭議的短篇小說女王，她的作品有一種朴實風格，常常帶著心跳般的粗獷，這篇關於喪失記憶以及人類互動中的痛苦和柔弱的小說也不例外。

10. 「The Nose,」 Nikolai Gogol

Gogol might be the oldest writer on this list, but he』s also one of the weirdest — in a good way. Nabokov once wrote, 「In Gogol…the absurd central character belongs to the absurd world around him but, pathetically and tragically, attempts to struggle out of it into the world of humans — and dies in despair.」 What else can an absurd noseless man do, after all?
果戈里應該是這個書單上最久遠的作家了，但是他也是最荒誕的小說家之一。納博科夫曾近這樣寫道：「在果戈里的作品中，荒誕的人物屬於他周圍荒誕的世界，但是卻可憐兮兮且悲慘地要逃離他的世界，最終死於絕望」。

② 小紅帽英語故事簡短篇

幼兒英語故事是提高英語教學的有效方法之一。幼兒英語故芹困事可從語言目標、表現形式和敘述風格分類。我分享小紅帽短篇英語故事，希望可以幫助大家!

小紅帽短篇英語故事版本1

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood is a lovely girl. She likes red hats. So her mother calls her little Red Riding Hood.

Her grandma loves her very much. But now she is ill. Her mother is busy. So she asks little Riding Hood to see her grandma.

In the forest, a wolf sees little Red Riding Hood, "Look, little Riding Hood. I have children for lunch, the path goes to her grandma's house."

The wolf comes to grandma's house and eats grandma. Then he wears grandma's glasses and clothes, and in her bed.

After a while, little Red Riding Hood comes to grandma's bed. To her surprise, grandma's mouth is very big. So she asks: "Grandma, why is your mouth so big?" "I eat little girls with this mouth." And he rushed at little Red Riding Hood.

"Help! Help!" The wolf runs after little Red Riding Hood. At this time, a hunter passes through the house. He shoots the wolf and saves little Red Riding Hood. Then he cuts the wolf and grandma comes out.

小紅帽

小紅帽是一個可愛的女孩。她喜歡紅帽子，於是她媽媽就叫她小紅帽。

她的祖母很愛小紅帽，但現在她生病了。小紅帽的媽媽非常忙，所有她讓小紅帽去看望祖母。在森林裡，一隻狼看見了小紅帽。"瞧啊!小紅帽。午餐有小孩子可以吃啦!這是一條去她祖母家的路。"

狼來到了祖母家並吃掉了祖母。然後他戴上祖母的眼鏡，並穿上祖母的衣服並睡在祖母的床上。過了搭首侍一段時間，小紅帽來到了祖母的床前，使她吃驚的是祖母的嘴巴非常大。於是她問："祖母，為什麼你的嘴巴這么大?""用它來吃小女孩。"狼說這就撲向小知吵紅帽。

"救命，救命!狼追著小紅帽。正在此時，一個獵人路過這兒，他用槍打死了狼並救出小紅帽;然後他剝開狼的兔子，救出祖母。"

小紅帽短篇英語故事版本2

Little Red Riding Hood is a lovely girl. She likes red hats. So her mother calls her little Red Riding Hood.

小紅帽是一個可愛的女孩。她喜歡紅帽子，於是她媽媽就叫她小紅帽。

Her grandma loves her very much. But now she is ill. Her mother is busy. So she asks little Riding Hood to see her grandma.

In the forest, a wolf sees little Red Riding Hood, “Look, little Riding Hood. I have children for lunch, the path goes to her grandma’s house.”

她的祖母很愛小紅帽，但現在她生病了。小紅帽的媽媽非常忙，所有她讓小紅帽去看望祖母。在森林裡，一隻狼看見了小紅帽。“瞧啊!小紅帽。午餐有小孩子可以吃啦!這是一條去她祖母家的路。”

The wolf comes to grandma’s house and eats grandma. Then he wears grandma’s glasses and clothes, and in her bed.

After a while, little Red Riding Hood comes to grandma’s bed. To her surprise, grandma’s mouth is very big. So she asks: “Grandma, why is your mouth so big?” “I eat little girls with this mouth.” And he rushed at little Red Riding Hood.

狼來到了祖母家並吃掉了祖母。然後他戴上祖母的眼鏡，並穿上祖母的衣服並睡在祖母的床上。過了一段時間，小紅帽來到了祖母的床前，使她吃驚的是祖母的嘴巴非常大。於是她問：“祖母，為什麼你的嘴巴這么大?”“用它來吃小女孩。”狼說這就撲向小紅帽。

“Help! Help!” The wolf runs after little Red Riding Hood. At this time, a hunter passes through the house. He shoots the wolf and saves little Red Riding Hood. Then he cuts the wolf and grandma comes out.

“救命，救命!狼追著小紅帽。正在此時，一個獵人路過這兒，他用槍打死了狼並救出小紅帽;然後他剝開狼的兔子，救出祖母。”

③ 英語小故事【簡短些,50字】

兒童寓言故事
Story 1 Three Good Friends
One day,a monkey rides his bike near the river.This time he sees a lion under a tree.The lion runs at him.He is afraid and falls into the river.He can』t swim.He shouts.The rabbit hears him.He jumps into the river.The rabbit swims to the monkey,but he can』t help him.Luckily,an elephant comes along.He is very strong.He helps the rabbit and monkey.Three friends are very happy.They go to the elephant』s home.Then,three of them become good friends.
故事一 三個好朋友
一天,一隻猴子在河邊騎車.這時他看見樹下有一隻獅子,獅慧擾子向他跑來.他非常的害怕,掉進河裡.他不會游泳,大叫起來.兔子聽見了,跳進水裡,但他卻沒有辦法救猴子.幸運的是,一隻大象過來了.大象非常強壯,救出了兔子和猴子.他們來到大象的家,在那裡吃了一頓大餐.從此他們成了好朋友.
Story 2 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."
故事二 好孩子
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢.
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了?」
「我給了一個可憐的老太婆,」他回答說.「你真是個好孩子,」媽媽驕傲地說.「再給你兩分錢.可鍵脊你稿碧滲為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢?」
「她是個賣糖果的.」
Story 3 Spring in the Green Season
Spring is coming.Spring is the first season of the year.In China,spring comes in February.It is still cold,but it is getting warmer and warmer.The days get longer and longer.The leaves on the trees begin to turn green.Then they come up green leaves in the spring wind on the ground.Spring is also sowing time season.
故事三
春天來了,春天是每年的第一個季節.在中國,春天二月來臨,那時候還是很冷,但是會運來月暖和,白晝悅來越長.樹上的葉子開始變綠,沐浴著大地春風長出了嫩芽.春天也播種的季節.

④ 短篇簡單的英語小故事

Teacher:Why
are
you
late
for
school
every
morning?
Tom:Every
time
I
come
to
the
corner,a
sign
says,"School-Go
slow".
老師:為什麼你每天早晨都遲到?
湯姆:每當我經過學校的拐角處,就看見一個牌子上寫著"學校----慢行".
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
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了?」
「我給了一個可憐的老太婆，」他回答說。
「你真是個好孩子，」媽媽驕傲地說。「再給你兩分錢。可你為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢?」
「她是個賣糖果的。」
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，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處於那種對什麼事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發問道:「爸爸，『醉』字是什麼意思?」
「唔，孩子，」父親回答說，「你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那麼我就算醉了。」
「可是，爸爸，
」孩子說，「那兒只有一個警察呀!」
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Teacher:Why
are
you
late
for
school
every
morning?
Tom:Every
time
I
come
to
the
corner,a
sign
says,"School-Go
slow".
老師:為什麼你每天早晨都遲到?
湯姆:每當我經過學校的拐角處,就看見一個牌子上寫著"學校----慢行".
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
小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了?」
「我給了一個可憐的老太婆，」他回答說。
「你真是個好孩子，」媽媽驕傲地說。「再給你兩分錢。可你為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢?」
「她是個賣糖果的。」
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!"

⑤ 簡單英語小短文50字左右

1、Today was Sunday and I was very happy!In the morning，I stayed at home to do my homework and watch TV.In the afternoon，I went to a park with my best friends.There were many flowers，and some birds were singing songs.We played games and talked about our dreams.At last，we went home for dinner.Today，I had a great time!

翻譯：這天是星期天，我十分高興！早上，我呆在家裡做作業看電視。下午，我和我最好的朋友去了公園。那裡有許多花兒，一些鳥還在唱歌呢、我們一齊玩游戲，談論我們的夢想。最後，我們就回家吃晚飯了。這天玩的真的很開心！

2、Most kids like animals.Girls like cats，and boys like dogs.However，my favorite animal is the horse.The horses are strong，not like the tame cats or puppy dogs.They look wild and hard to get close.Yet，they will be very timid and friendly after they get to know you.Horses remember the way home.

They are also faithful to their masters.They even understand what you are trying to tell them.I』ve heard many stories about how a horse saved his master』s life.That's also the reason why I love horses.They never betray you.

翻譯：大多數孩子喜歡動物。男孩和女孩喜歡貓，喜歡狗。然而，我最喜歡的動物是馬。馬是強大的，不像溫順的貓或狗狗。他們看起來野生和難以接近。然而，他們將會十分膽小，友好的了解你之後。馬還記得回家的路。他們也對他們的主人忠心耿耿。他們甚至明白你想告訴他們什麼。我聽說許多故事關於一匹馬救了主人的命。這也是為什麼我喜歡馬。他們永遠不會背叛你。

3、Look，I have a nice room.Come and have a look.Its small and nice.There is a big bed，a small desk，a shelf and a closet.The bed is near the desk.There is a shelf near the closet too.

Many good books are in the shelf.I like the books very much.Oh，yes，There is a big board on the wall.I often write and draw pictures on the board.Oh，My bedroom is too beautiful.I like it very much.Do you like my bedroom?Can you tell me about your beroom，please？

翻譯：看，我有一個舒適的房間，過來看一看，它小而漂亮，那有一張大床，一張小桌，一個書架和衣櫃，床在桌子旁邊，書架也在衣櫃旁邊，很多好的書都在書架上，我十分喜歡書，哦，是的，那有一個大的黑板在牆上，我經常寫和畫一些圖片在黑板上。哦，我的卧室是太漂亮了，我十分喜歡它，你喜歡我的卧室嗎，請你有告訴我你的卧室嗎？

4、My best friend is.He』s a very funny person.For example，he keeps his watch one hour ahead of the real time.He says it』s because he doesn』t want to be late.is also very honest and intelligent.He doesn』t need to cheat to get ahead.

In school he always gets the highest scores，but he never seems to study.He says he studies only when nobody is looking.Everybody likes my friend very much.

翻譯：我最好的朋友我最好的朋友是。他是一個很風趣的人。比如，他把表撥快1小時，他說那是因為他不想遲到。很誠實並且聰明。他不用作弊就能夠名列前茅。在學校他總是得最高分，但是他好像從來不學習。他說他只有在四周無人時才學習。每個人都十分喜歡我的朋友。

5、My classmate who called Limei.She is a beautiful girl，she has long long hair and big eyes.She always smiles.She has a little brother.We often play together.I like her very much.

翻譯：我的同學叫麗美。她是一個美麗的女孩，她有長長的頭發和大大的眼睛。她總是微笑。她有一個小弟弟。我們經常在一齊玩。我十分喜歡她。

⑥ 找一個英語小短文故事,7分鍾之內,簡單些

找一個英語小短文故事,7分鍾之內,簡單些

The woman walks to the rear of the bus and sits down,fuming.She says to a man next to her:"The driver just insulted me." The man says:"You go up there and tell him off.Go on,I'll hold your monkey for you."

找一個英語小短文故事,5分鍾之內笑輪耐,簡單些

Little Johnny's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures, tacked to a bulletin board, of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person. "Yes," said the policeman. "The detectives want very badly to capture him." Little Johnny asked, "Why didn't you keep him when you took his picture?"

小學英碰春語小短文8句，桐頃越簡單越好

1.Today i take the bus to the park. Some people are waiting for the bus at the bus s. When a young girl es, everybody looks at her.She is very shy. I don't know her name, but I think I have met her before. Suddenly,she turns to me and says: "It's You. Remember me? I'm your new clas *** ate.I'm Mary". Oh my God. she is really my new friend.
2.Our country is China .China is very big .It has more than 1.3billion people .In China we speak Chinese .Beijing is the capital city of our country .The palace museum in Beijing is very old and beautiful .Tian』an men square in Beijing is very famous .China 』s flag is red .It has five yellow stars .China looks like a cook on a map .
China is so great .I love China ----our country !
3.My father is very busy every day .He usually gets up early and goes to work on foot .He likes walking to work ,because it is good for his health .My father ofter works until midnight .When he es bake home ,he feels very tired .He likes reading books .His favourite book is story book .He likes cooking too ,and he is good at it .He sometimes cooks delicious food for my mother and me.
4.Today I talk about my father .My father』s name is Xie Weigang .He is 35 years old .He is tall and thin .He is 1.76metres tall .He likes playing volleyball .He is a lead of the volleyball team .
My father likes going into Inter and QQ .He uses puter every day .He often uses puter until 12 in the evening .
My father takes care of me .He often listens my English .
I like my father !
Do you know my father ?
5.I have a cat . It is a lovely cat . Her name is Dongdong .Her fur is black an d white . She is my best friend . I like her very much . I often tell stories to her . I think she can understand me.Because she jumps up with the joy when I tell her stories .
I'am student. I live in China. I'am happy boy. I'have one family. My father,mother and me live in my family. My father is a worker. My mother is a English teacher. We often go to park. Because I am very happy. my favourite food is meat. My favourite drink is an orange juice. I like play basketball best. I love my father,mother and my family. I have a happy family. I'm very happy every day.
No Wrong Numbers
Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury,but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage,so he has just bought elve pigeons.Yesterday,a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury .The bird covered the distance in three minutes.Up to now,Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other ,In this way,he has begun his own private "telephone" service.
回答人的補充 2009-08-18 10:40 As is well known, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful things. They increase our knowledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character. In other words, they are our good teachers and wise friends. This is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books.
Reading is a good thing, but we must pay great attention to the choice of books. It is true that we can derive benefits from good books. However, bad books will do us more harm than good.

一首簡單容易背的英文詩，越簡單越好，最好有題目的，長度在4分鍾之內

《愛情太短，遺忘太長 》Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write,for example,'the night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance'. The night wind revolves in the sky and sings. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. I loved her,and sometimes she loved me too. Through nights like this one I held her in my arms. I kissed her again and again under the endless sky. She loved me,sometimes I loved her too. How could one not have loved her great still eyes. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her.To hear the immense night,still more immense without her. And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture. What does it matter that my love could not keep her, the night is starry and she is not with me. This is all. In the distance someone is singing.In the distance. My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her. My sight tries to find her as though to bring her closer. My heart looks for her,and she is not with me. The same night whitening the same trees. We,of that time,are no longer the same. I no longer love her,that's certain,but how I loved her. My voice tried to find the wind to touch her hearing. Another's.She will be another's.As she was before my kisses. Her voice,her bright body.Her infinite eyes. I no longer love her,that's certain,but maybe I love her. Love is so short,fetting is so long. Because through nights like this one I held her in my arms my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her. Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer and these the last verses that I write for her.
今夜我可以寫 今夜我可以寫下最哀傷的詩句。 寫，譬如，「夜鑲滿群星， 而星星遙遠地發出藍光並且顫抖「。 夜風在天空中迴旋並低唱。 今夜我可以寫下最哀傷的詩句。 我愛她，而且有時她也愛我 如同今晚的夜，我曾擁她入懷， 在無盡的天空下一遍又一遍地吻她。 她愛我，有時我也愛她。 怎會不愛上她那沉靜的雙眼? 今夜我可以寫下最哀傷的詩句。 去想我並不擁用她，感覺我已失去她。 去聆聽廣闊的夜，因沒有她而更加廣闊。 詩句墜入我的靈魂，如同露水落在牧草上。 我的愛若不能擁有她又會怎樣？ 群星滿夜 而她不在我身邊。 這就是一切了。 遠處有人在唱著歌。 那麼遠。 我的空虛因為沒有她。 我的目光搜尋她，想要把她拉近； 我的心尋找她 而她並沒有和我在一起。相同的夜讓相同的樹木泛白。 彼時，我們也不再相似如初。 我不再愛她，這是確定的，但我曾多愛她。 我的聲音試著循風來撫摸她的聽覺。 別人的 如同她曾接受的我的千吻， 她的聲音，她潔白的身體，她無盡的雙眼， 她將會是別人的。 我不再愛她，這是確定的，但也許我還愛她。 愛情太短，遺忘太長。 藉著如同今晚的夜，我曾擁她入懷 我的靈魂因失去了她而失落。 這是她最後一次讓我承受的傷痛 而這些，便是我為她而寫的最後的詩句

英語短文200詞越簡單越好，我初一

Keep Your Direction 堅持你的方向
What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give up. However, the surest way to suess is to keep your direction and stick to your goal.
On your way to suess, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp, guiding you in darkness and helping you overe obstacles on your way. Otherwise, you will easily get lost or hesitate to go ahead.
Direction means objectives. You can get nowhere without an objective in life.
You can try to write your objective on paper and make some plans to achieve it. In this way, you will know how to arrange your time and to spend your time properly. And you should also have a belief that you are sure to sueed as long as you keep your direction all the time.
翻譯：
如果失敗了你會怎麼做？很多人可能會選擇放棄。然而，要想成功，最可靠的方法就是堅持你的方向和目標。
在通往成功的路上，你必須堅持你的方向。它就像一盞燈，在黑暗中為你指路，幫助你度過難關。否則，你很容易就會迷失方向或猶豫不前。
方向意味著目標。人生如果沒有目標，將一事無成。
你可以試著把你的目標寫在紙上，並制定實現目標的計劃。這樣，你就會懂得如何合理安排時間，如何正確地支配時間。而且你還要有這樣的信念：只要你一直堅持自己的方向，你就一定可以成功。

英語短文 150個詞左右越簡單越好

求英語短文，100詞以內，越簡單越好，最好有翻譯

Text(正文):
The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
【英語短篇故事譯文】
英語短篇故事-老貓
老貓
一位老婦有隻貓，這只貓很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了東西，因為它年紀太大了。一天，老貓發現一隻老鼠，它跳過去抓這只老鼠，然而，它咬不住這只老鼠。因此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。
於是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：「不要打你的老僕人，我已經為你服務了很多年，而且還願意為你效勞，但是，我實在太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情。」

十分鍾把一首歌詞背下來設巧

總有你鼓勵
李國祥&倫永亮（譚詠麟和李克勤也翻唱過，合唱）
歌詞：

別離夜
象溶化了一切
夜雨中她的影子漸細
在消失的那刻
方知過去這關系，再經不起這風雨沖洗

別離夜
夢和愛已關閉
夜雨中他將身份代替
為她舉起傘子，擋開我眼裡的淚
瞬息間經已取走了一切

誰叫我這晚竟會跟你相遇
兩心正好枯萎

誰叫我這晚竟會又重遇你
同在情路跌低
笑一聲真湊巧，哭也找到安慰
就象痛苦已再不有關系
熱情就算枉費，友情同樣美麗
讓無盡暖意回歸

也許一生到底，一切超出估計
但是我總會找到你鼓勵
熱情就算枉費，友情同樣美麗
恨愁用歌聲代替

未來夢
就如世界一切
沒有一些東西可預計

但始終都去找
只因有你在鼓勵
再不必將我的心去關閉

誰叫我這晚竟會跟你相遇
兩心正好枯萎
誰叫我這晚竟會又重遇你
同在情路跌低

笑一聲真湊巧，哭也找到安慰
就象痛苦已再不有關系

熱情就算枉費，友情同樣美麗
讓無盡暖意回歸

也許一生到底，一切超出估計
但是我總會找到你鼓勵

熱情就算枉費，友情同樣美麗
恨愁用歌聲代替
也許一生到底，一切超出估計
但是我總會找到你鼓勵
熱情就算枉費，友情同樣美麗
恨愁用歌聲代替

關於保護環境的短文,越短越好!十分鍾之後告訴我

隨著我國經濟的發展，有效利用能源、減少環境污染、降低安全生產事故頻次，防止突發環境事件，確保生命安全的重要性日益凸顯。制定並執行環保政策和措施，致在保護環境的同時改善人民的生活質量，已經成為我國民生工程的關注點。
中國化工業價值鏈的發展，在整個國民經濟中具有顯赫的地位，但是，環境污染問題，在化工領域尤其是中小化工企業存在的問題，是不可懈怠和輕視的；改善化工安全生產和化學品安全管理體系，增強企業安全防患意識，提升環保部門的環境管理水平，從而更好地採取治理和應對突發環境事故，是當前急不可待的任務。
我們能夠借鑒國際最佳實踐和企業成功經驗，從而進一步推動中國的可持續發展。
提升地方 *** 和企業的環保意識和能力，是中國可持續發展戰略的重要組成部分，在各地區區域性經濟發展中，已經注意到了本位主義和犧牲環境為代價所帶來的最終惡果，國家環保總局（現環保部）、國家安全生產監督管理總局開展的清潔生產運動、危險化學品安全管理示範專案，以促進中小型企業的認知和意識，足有收效。
安全地生產、清潔地生產，企業的獲益包括：提高安全生產、環保能力，降低事故、員工受傷和突發環境事件的發生，以及改善與加強當地社群、工業、價值鏈、買方市場的綜合效益，相關經驗將作為成功案例，為中國企業的環保工作，提供寶貴經驗。
國際勞工組織估計，1.6億人在受到包括環境問題在內的各種影響，每年約有230萬男子和婦女與工作有關，包括近36萬死亡事故，估計有195萬宗與工作有關的疾病的疾病死亡。對於生病的工人的保護，疾病和損傷引起的就業 -不僅是勞工權利，而且是一項基本人權。
對於中國，改善人民的生活質量，而不危及後代人的利益， *** ，地方 *** 和業界應制定和實施更加嚴厲的安全生產、清潔生產、高效利用自然資源等法規和政策，以減少對中國本土、人類環境的污染。
我建議，國家對環境保護問題，包括環境污染的防治與控制、自然生態保護、核安全監管、環境安全保護等，政策應當先行。對於以省級主要領導執行環境保護的法律法規，也應當充分利用經濟杠桿策略，過去比較注重經濟份額的考量，以「政績」應迅速轉為對國家法規和政策執行力的考量，以實現真正意義上的促進人與自然的和諧過程。

⑦ 英語短篇小說

經典英語短篇小說推薦如下：
1、密西西比河上的馬戲團男孩 The Circus Boys On the M
簡介： 本書是1910-1920出版的一套兒童系列叢書中的一本，講述了兩個男孩離家加入馬戲團的故事。達靈頓先生用大師之筆，向我們描繪了馬戲團生活的真實畫面。...
2、Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
In 1888, Bly suggested to her editor at the New York World that she take a trip around the world, attempting to turn the fictional Around the World in Eighty Days into fact for the first time. A year later, at 9:40 a.m. on November 14, 1889...
3、The Aspern Papers
簡介： With a decaying Venetian villa as a backdrop, an anonymous narrator relates his obsessive quest for the personal documents of a deceased Romantic poet, one Jeffrey Aspern. Led by his mission into increasingly unscrupulous behavior, he is ul...
4、At the Back of the North Wind
There was once a little boy named Diamond and he slept in a low room over a coach house. In fact, his room was just a loft where they kept hay and straw and oats for the horses. Little Diamonds father was a coachman and he had named his boy..

⑧ 經典的英語小故事短篇

英語的小故事我們可以收藏起來給小朋友學習一下，下面就給大家分享一下英語故事，有時間的要看看哦

優秀的英語小故事

There was a guy who went into a shop to buy a parrot. There werethree parrots in the shop. One was $5,000; another one, $10,000; and the third one, $30,000. The customer asked the owner, “How come this guy is $5,000? That‟s so expensive for this kindof parrot.” The owner said, “Because I have trained him and he can talk.” So the customer asked him, “How about this guy? What can he do that makes him so expensive?” The owner said, “Well, apart from talking, he can also do some amusing actions,like dancing and so on. That‟s why he‟s so expensive.” Then the customer said, “How about the third one? What canhe do that makes him so expensive?” The owner of the shopsaid, “I don‟t know. Normally, I have never heard him talk, nor dance, nor whistle, nor sing, nothing at all! But the other two call him „The Boss.‟”

老闆 有個人到一間商店買鸚鵡。店裡有三隻鸚鵡，其中一隻賣五千元，另一隻賣一萬元，還有一隻賣三萬元。顧客問老闆：「為什麼這只要賣五千元?這個價錢對這種鸚鵡來說太貴了!」老闆說：「因為我有訓練他講話。」顧客又問：「那這只呢?他會做什麼?為什麼要賣這么貴?」老闆說：「他除了會說話之外，還會表演一些有趣的動作，好比說跳舞等等，所以才賣這么貴。」

顧客接著又問：「那第三隻呢?他會做什麼?為什麼要賣這么貴?」老闆說：「我不知道。我從沒聽過他講話、吹口哨或唱歌，也沒看過他跳舞，什麼都沒有!不過另外兩只叫他：『老闆!』」

Where is the egg?

Teacher:Can you make a sentence with the word "egg"? Student:Yes.I ate a piece of cake yesterday.

Teacher:Then where is the “egg"?

Student:In the cake,Sir.

雞蛋在哪裡?

老師：你能用“雞蛋”一詞造句嗎?

學生：可以。我昨天吃了一塊蛋糕。

老師：“雞蛋”在哪?

學生：在蛋糕里，先生

Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. Once he goes to a cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out, and buys the second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys the third ticket. Two or three minutes after that he comes out and asks for another ticket. But a girl asks him,“Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” “No, I have no friends here,but a big woman always stops me at the door and cuts up my ticket.”

After Keaop It

"Boy, why have you got cotton-wool in your ear? Is it infected?" "No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other , so I am trying to stop it." “孩子，你為什麼用棉花塞住耳朵?它感染了嗎?”

“沒有，老師。可是你昨天說你告訴我的知識都是一個耳朵里進，一個耳朵里出，所以我要把它堵在裡面。”

“I'm sorry ，Madam ，but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth .”

“Twenty d ollars! Why ，I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!”

“Yes ，but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .”

“對不起，夫人，為您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”

“20美元!為什麼?不是說好只要4美元。”

“是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四個病人嚇跑了。” TWO： Teacher：We all know that beat causes an object to expand an cold cauese it to contract. Now，can anyone give me a good example?

John：Well ，in the summer the days are long，and in the winter the days are short.

老師：我們都知道熱脹冷縮的道理。現在，誰給我舉個例子?

約翰：嗯，在夏天天都長，在冬天天都短。

The lecturer on evolution had been going on for nearly two hours. then he started again, and said he:"Let me ask the evolutionist a question --- if we had tails like a baboon, where are they?"

"I'll venture an answer, " said an old lady. "We have worn them off sitting here so long.".

教進化論的老師已經滔滔不絕地講了快兩個小時，他的話題又來了：“讓我向進化論者提個問題——如果我們曾經像狒狒那樣長著尾巴，那麼現在尾巴到哪裡去了?”

“我來試試看，”一位老太太說。

“該是我們在這里坐這么久把它們磨掉了吧。”

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 st. 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 gladto take them out of the st and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time.

【譯文】 一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去，當他沿著路走時，在路的一邊他發現一箱好蘋果，他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西。”然後他拿起蘋果，一把扔到土裡去。 他繼續走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然後他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河。” 他開始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。 不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處。

“Goodness me!The moon is really in the water!”

英語小故事精選

² One day, a teacher took his pupils to a chicken farm to pay a visit. When they came near the incubator, chick just got out of its egg shell.

【一天，老師帶學生到養雞場參觀，當他們走近孵化器時，剛好一隻小雞破殼而出。】

² "It's wonderful to see a little thing come out from the egg shell, isn't it?" the teacher said.

² 【“看見一個小生命從蛋殼里出來，豈不是很奇妙的嗎?”老師說。】

² "Yes, sir." said one of the boys, " but it would be more wonderful if we knew how a chick gets in to its eggs hell before hand."

【“是的，老師。”一個男學生說，“可是，如果我們知道它是怎樣事先鑽進蛋殼里的那就更奇妙了。”】

² I'm Trying to Stop It

"Boy, why have you got cotton-wool in your ear? Is it infected?"

【“孩子，你為什麼用棉花塞住耳朵?它感染了嗎?”】

² "No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other , so I am trying to stop it."

【“沒有，老師。可是你昨天說你告訴我的知識都是一個耳朵里進，一個耳朵里出，所以我要把它堵在裡面。”】

² “I'm sorry ，Madam ，but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth .”

【“對不起，夫人，為您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”】

“Twenty d ollars! Why ，I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!”

【“20美元!為什麼?不是說好只要4美元。”】

“Yes ，but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .”

【“是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四個病人嚇跑了。”】

² Teacher：We all know that beat causes an object to expand an cold cauese it to contract. Now，can anyone give me a good example?

【老師：我們都知道熱脹冷縮的道理。現在，誰給我舉個例子?】

² John：Well ，in the summer the days are long，and in the winter the days are short.

【約翰：嗯，在夏天天都長，在冬天天都短。】

² One day,a little m is playing by the well.

【一天，有隻小猴子在井邊玩兒。】

He looks in the well and shouts :

【它往井裡一瞧，高喊道：】

“Oh!My god!The moon has fallen into the well!”

【“噢!我的天!月亮掉到井裡頭啦!”】

An older ms runs over, takes a look,and says,

【一隻大猴子跑來一看，說，】

“Goodness me!The moon is really in the water!”

簡單的英語小故事

A bird was confined in a cage outside a window. She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep.

One night a bat came. He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night.

The bird answered, “Last year when I was singing in the daytime, a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.Since then I have never sung by day.”

The bat replied, "But it is useless to do this now that you have become a prisoner." Then he flew away.

金絲雀與蝙蝠

掛在窗口籠里的金絲雀，經常在鳥兒睡著的夜裡歌唱。

一天晚上，蝙蝠來了，飛過來問她為什麼白天安靜無聲，夜裡卻要歌唱。

金絲雀回答說：“去年我在白天唱歌時，捕鳥人聽到我的歌聲抓住了我。從此，我再也不在白天唱歌了。”

蝙蝠說：“你現在才懂得謹慎已沒用了，你若在變為囚徒之前就懂得，那該多好呀!”說完就飛走了。

寓意: 我們應該在危險發生之前就提高警覺，因為危險一旦發生，我們再怎樣小心也沒有用了

⑨ 英語美文小故事短篇

1、The wrong gift 錯誤的禮物

我的一個朋友Miie T。她曾是一位經濟學家決定拋棄一切，致力於學畫。

她用了好幾年去尋找合適的老師，直到她在西藏遇到了一位精通微型畫的女人。Miie離開日本前往西藏山區，和這位一貧如洗的老師住在了一起，學習手藝。

第一年結束後，Miie回日本過了幾天，然後帶著滿滿幾箱的禮物又回到西藏。她的老師看見她帶來的東西，竟然大哭起來，並叫Miie不要再進她的家門了。她說：「在你回日本之前，我們的關系是關愛和平等的。你的頭上有一片瓦，有足夠吃的，還能畫畫。現在你帶了這些禮物給我，就等於在我們之間劃分了社會階級。一旦有這個區別存在，我們之間就不會有理解和奉獻了。」

A friend of mine, Miie T. decided to abandon everything she knew she was an economist in order to dedicate herself to painting. For years she sought an adequate master until she met a woman who lived in Tibet and specialized in miniatures. Miie left Japan and went to the Tibetan mountains and moved in with the teacher, who was extremely poor, to learn what she needed to learn. At the end of the first year, Miie returned to Japan for a couple of days and returned to Tibet with suitcases filled with gifts. When her teacher saw what she had brought, she began to cry and asked Miie not to come back to her home, saying, 「Before your trip, our relation was of equality and love. You had a roof, food and paints. 「Now, as you brought me these gifts, you have established a social difference between us. 「If this difference exists, there can』t be comprehension and surrendering.」

2、The fish who saved my life救了我命的那條魚

Nasrudin is walking past a cave when he sees a yogi, deep in meditation, and he asks the yogi what he is searching for. The yogi says: I study the animals and have learned many lessons from them that can transform a mans life.

A fish once saved my life, Nasrudin replies. If you teach me everything you know, I will tell you how it happened.

The Yogi is astonished; only a holy man could be saved by a fish. And he decides to teach Nasrudin everything he knows. When he has finished, he says to Nasrudin: Now that I have taught you everything, I would be proud to know how a fish saved your life.

Very simple, says Nasrudin, I was almost dying of hunger when I caught it and, thanks to that fish, I had enough food for three days.

有一次，納斯爾丁經過一個山洞，看見一位瑜伽士在裡面陷入沉思的樣子，就問他想弄明白什麼。瑜伽士說：

「我研究動物，在它們身上學到了許多可以改變人類一生的道理。」「有一條魚曾經救了我的命，」納斯爾丁回答，「如果你能把知道的都教我，我就告訴你發生了什麼。」

瑜伽士驚嘆不已。只有聖人才會為魚所救。他決定將將自己所知的傾囊相授給納斯爾丁。

當他結束後，他問那斯爾丁：

「現在我把知道的都告訴你了，如果能知道魚怎麼會救你，我會感到非常榮幸。」

「很簡單，」納斯爾丁說：「抓到它的時候我已經差點餓死了，感謝那條魚，我接下來的三天都不愁沒吃的。」

3、The law and the fruits法律與水果

In the desert, fruit was scarce. God called one of his prophets and said:- Each person may only eat one fruit a day. The custom was obeyed for many generations, and the ecology of the place was preserved. Since the remaining fruit supplied seeds, other trees appeared. Soon, the entire region was turned into fertile soil, which was the envy of other towns. But the people continued to eat one fruit a day they remained faithful to what the ancient prophet of their forefathers had told them. However they never allowed the inhabitants of other villages to take advantage of the abundant harvest with which they were rewarded each year.

The result was that fruit rotted on the ground. God called a new prophet and said:- Let them eat as much fruit as they like. And ask them to share the abundance with their neighbors. The prophet came to the town with the new message. But he was stoned for by now the custom was ingrained in the hearts and minds of each of the inhabitants. With time, the younger villagers began to question the barbaric old custom. But, since the tradition of the elders was unbending, they decided to abandon the religion. Thus, they could eat as much fruit as they wished, and give the rest to those in need of food. The only people who remained faithful to the local church, were those who considered themselves saints. But in truth they were unable to see how the world changes, and recognize how one must change with it.

在沙漠中的一個地區，水果稀缺。神叫來一位他的預言家，說：「讓每個人一天只能吃一個水果」。

這條神諭被好幾代人遵守著，這塊土地的生態被保護得很好。因為剩餘的水果提供了種子，其他的樹出現了。很快，這個地區的土壤變得肥沃，讓其他村子的人們好生羨慕。

但是這里的`人們依然每天只吃一個水果他們虔誠地遵守著祖先中的預言家說過的話。然而，他們從不讓其他村子的居民分享每年的豐厚收成。結果，很多果子都在地上爛掉了。

神又叫來一位新的預言家，說：--讓他們想吃多少水果就吃多少吧，然後請他們與他們的鄰居分享。

預言家回到村子裡傳達新的神諭。但是卻被村民用石頭砸死了因為流傳下來的習慣已經在當地居民心中根深蒂固。

隨著時間的流逝，年輕的村民開始質疑這個原始的舊習，可元老們定下的法律不可妥協。他們決定放棄信仰這種宗教。於是，他們想吃多少水果就吃多少，剩下的還被拿來分給那些需要食物的人。

唯一剩下的那些忠於當地宗祠的，是那些自認是聖徒的人。但實際上，他們才是看不到世界在改變的人，更沒意識到人應該跟著改變。

⑩ 既簡單又短的英語故事

在英語學習的初級階段 ,根據第一語言習得的相關理論及兒童心理特徵的研究 ,講故事有助於激發兒童的語言學習興趣 ,並能使其處於積極而活躍的最佳學習狀態。我分享既簡單又短的英語故事，希望可以幫助大家!

既簡單又短的英語故事：A Good Sandwich

Gordon was hungry. He opened the refrigerator. There must be something in here to eat, he thought. There was—a single hot dog.

He took it out of its package and put a small frying pan onto the stove’s gas burner. He turned on the heat. Then he poured a little bit of vegetable oil into the pan. He sliced the hot dog in half lengthwise. When the oil got hot, he put the two halves in the pan. About a minute later, heflipped each half over. After another minute, he took the hot dog out of the pan.

Gordon put two slices of bread into the toaster. This was tasty and healthy bread. The first ingredient listed was organic sprouted wheat. The first ingredient in ordinary bread is usually unbleached flour.

When the toast popped up, he put mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup on one slice. Then he added two slices of onion. On top of the onions, he placed the hot dog. On top of the hot dog, he put a couple of slices of apple. Then he added some bits of hot green chile, and then put the top piece of toast onto the chile bits.

Ahh, what a sandwich, he thought, as he sat down to eat.

既簡單又短的英語故事：Please Marry Me!

Jill answered the phone. It was Jack.

"Jill, will you marry me next week?"

"What?"

Jack repeated his question.

"Of course not," she replied. She wondered why he was asking her that question. They had already agreed that when people get married, they immediately start to take each other for granted. They don’t do the "little things" like opening the car door or holding hands. They get too comfortable. They treat their partner like an old shoe. And eventually, they get bored with each other and get divorced.

"We already agreed that we don’t want to get married because we don’t want to get divorced."

Jack agreed. But he argued that they were special. They were different from other couples. They loved each other too much to end up in a divorce.

"Yes, that may be true. But still, why next week? Why can’t we think about it for another year or two?"

"Because I had two dreams the last two nights. In both dreams, you left me for another man. In fact, you left me for two different men. I want to get married now so I don’t have these dreams anymore."

"Hmm. What did these men look like?"

既簡單又短的英語故事：Carbon Monoxide

Helen stepped outside her front door to see what the weather was like. It was sunny and warm. That was nice, because for the past two weeks it had been cold and rainy. It had been so cold that she had had to turn her heater on. She was lucky, because her heater worked and she could pay her heating bills.

Some people in Los Angeles were not so lucky. Unable to use their home heater, they placedcharcoal into a barbecue grill and lit it. The heat kept them warm, but the carbon monoxide killed them.

This happens almost every winter in Los Angeles. People shut all the windows tight to keep the cold out, then light the charcoal. Soon enough, the oxygen in their home is consumed by the open flames. The family suffocates to death.

Everyone knows that smoke detectors are required in Los Angeles. But many people don't know about, or don't think they need, carbon monoxide detectors. They're not expensive. A $25 investment can save a family from death.

People always think that nothing bad will happen to them; it always happens to "the other guy." So they forget to put fresh batteries into their smoke detectors annually, and they don't bother to buy carbon monoxide detectors.

既簡單又短的英語故事：The Fire Alarm

Jennifer's ears were "talking" to her. They were making little sounds, like little bubbles bursting. A "bubble" was bursting almost every second. It was not painful, but annoying. She knew the cause.

While she was cleaning the whiteboard after her class ended last night, the fire alarm went off. Instead of leaving the building immediately, she walked around to see what the problem was. The blaring alarm sounded like the busy signal on a phone, but 1,000 times louder. The school seemed to be empty. Then she walked by one room, and saw about seven students inside.

Just then the night supervisor came by. She told everyone to leave immediately. The students were packing their hair-care equipment into their bags. The night supervisor waited impatiently. Finally, after almost five minutes, all the students and their teacher left the building. They apologized for being so slow.

The firemen never arrived. Instead, a school police officer showed up. He walked around the area with the supervisor. It was a false alarm. The officer used his key to finally turn off the alarm.

But it was too late for Jennifer. She had listened to the loud alarm for too long. She should have known better. Even as she drove home, her ears felt strange.

既簡單又短的英語故事：Raising the Kids

Louise and Neil had been dating for three years. She was 40, and he was 50. They wanted to get married and have two kids as soon as possible, but there was a problem. They disagreed on how they would raise their kids.

Because Louise had a high-paying job, Neil could stay home and raise the kids. He looked forward to that, because he felt that he would be a great dad. First, he would teach them how to read. Then he would teach them about life. His kids were not going to waste their time reading fairy tales and watching Sesame Street. They were going to learn practical stuff, like how to use Microsoft Office and how to get a four-year scholarship to Harvard. He wanted them to become business majors, because business is where the money is.

Louise had other plans. She wanted her kids to relax and enjoy life. She didn't want them to grow up too fast. She was the oldest child in a poor family, and her father had put her to work in the fields as soon as she turned six. Life had been hard for her. She didn't want it to be hard for her children.

Neil said not to worry. There was still plenty of time for him to figure out a way for the kids to have fun and still become happy millionaires.