適合中小學生講演的英語小故事.doc

My first and my lastAn Indian farmer and his child were toiling in the fields. It was almost dark by the time they had finished their work and the farmer said to the child, Wow! Its getting dark! Quickly pack up the tools and run. Lets run quickly!Relax. Were not far from home and we know the way home.Why are you in such a panic? asked the child. Theres something you dont know. Im not afraid of tigers or lions. Im only afraid of the night. answered the farmer。It so happened that a lion was hiding nearby and overheard their conversation. Whats this thing called the night? How could it be more fearful than I am? I must find out about it.Then darkness fell and the farmer couldnt see nearby objects clearly. He only saw an animal approaching, thought it was the donkey he had recently lost, and beat the lion several times, saying, Ive been looking for you all day. Where have you been? How dare you come back so late?This is the end of me, the lion thought with regret. How could I have been so stupid as to come so close to this thing called the night that beat me just now? Its really horrifying. What should I do now? the farmer again slapped it several times, urging it to go home with him. Early the next morning, On the way, another lion passed by and found it hilarious to see a lion obediently following a farmer. the lion asked, What are you doing? Why are you walking behind this man?Shh! Keep your voice down and leave quickly. Dont you know that this being walking in front is something called the night. Hes very terrible. Last night, he beat me and shackled me, leaving me cold and starving the entire night. I have no idea where hes taking me now. Run along or your life will be in danger!After hearing this story, the other lion said, Youre incredible. You idiot! Youre a lion, the king of animals! Youve been deceived! Just roar at him now and youll know who is more terrifying. The lion accepted his advice and roared loudly, so the farmer took a closer look. Now that the sky had become brighter, he saw that it was a lion. Wow! He bolted like lightning, and the lion was free again.The lion said,”Im incredible, This is my first and my last.”And the farmer said,”O(jiān)h my god! My first and my last.”第一次與最后一次喬治35歲時買了架小型飛機，并開始學習駕駛。不久，他就能很嫻熟地駕機做各種各樣的特技飛行了。喬治有個朋友名叫馬克。一天，喬治主動邀請馬克乘他的飛機上天兜一圈。馬克心想，“我乘大客機飛行過好幾次，還從來沒有乘過小飛機，我不妨試一試?！鄙蘸?，喬治飛了有半個小時，在空中做了各種各樣的飛行特技。后來他們著陸了。馬克很高興能夠安全返回地面。他用顫抖的聲音對他的朋友說：“喬治，非常感謝你讓我乘小飛機做了兩次飛行?！眴讨畏浅３泽@地問：“兩次飛行？”“是的，我的第一次和最后一次。”馬克答道。My First and My LastWhen 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, Ive travelled in a big plane several times, but Ive never been in a small one, so Ill 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.An Indian Farmer And A Lion獅子和農(nóng)夫An Indian farmer and his child were toiling in the fields. It was almost dark by the time they had finished their work and the farmer said to the child, Wow! Its getting dark! Quickly pack up the tools and run. Lets run quickly!有一個印度的農(nóng)夫跟他的小孩子出去耕田，當耕完了以后，天快要黑了，他就跟小孩說：哇！天快黑了！不行、不行了！快收東西，快點走，我們趕快走吧！Relax. Were not far from home and we know the way home. Why are you in such a panic? asked the child. Theres something you dont know. Im generally fearless. Im not afraid of tigers or lions. Im only afraid of the night. When the night comes, Im completely powerless. The night is most terrifying to me. Im really frightened of it. I cant stand it, answered the farmer.小孩說：哎呀！你別緊張嘛！回家的路不遠，而且我們也知道路，你干什麼這麼緊張呢？農(nóng)夫說：不行啊！你不知道??！我什麼都不怕，我不怕老虎、不怕獅子，我最怕那個晚上！只要晚上一來，我就軟趴趴。那個晚上最恐怖了，我好怕、好怕，我受不了！It so happened that a lion was hiding nearby and overheard their conversation. Whats this thing called the night? How could it be more fearful than I am? I must find out about it, the lion mused as it moved closer to the farmer, hoping to learn more about this night that was even more frightening than itself.剛好有一只獅子躲在旁邊聽到了，它就想：這個晚上是什麼東西？它怎麼可能比我還恐怖呢？我倒要試試看！它就靠近農(nóng)夫，想查看晚上是什么種類的東西，竟然比獅子還要恐怖。Then darkness fell and the farsighted farmer couldnt see nearby objects clearly. He only saw the vague outline of an animal approaching, thought it was the donkey he had recently lost, and beat the lion several times, saying, Ive been looking for you all day. Where have you been? How dare you come back so late?那個時候天已經(jīng)黑了，那個農(nóng)夫有老花眼，看不清楚，只看到一個動物跑過來靠近他，認為是他那頭剛剛走掉的驢子，就打它幾下，說：找你整天找不到，去哪里了？現(xiàn)在才回來！This is the end of me, the lion thought with regret. How could I have been so stupid as to come so close to this thing called the night that beat me just now? Its really horrifying. What should I do now? As these thoughts flashed through the lions mind, the farmer again slapped it several times, urging it to go home with him. The petrified lion then obediently followed the farmer back to his house.這只獅子心想：完了！我怎麼那么笨，跑來靠近這個，剛剛打我就是叫晚上的東西吧！好恐怖啊！現(xiàn)在怎么辦呢？它在想的時候，農(nóng)夫又打了它好幾下，催它趕快回家去，這只獅子怕死了，就跟著農(nóng)夫走回去。It was even darker when they reached home. Since the farmer continued to mistake the lion for his donkey, he tied it in a corner outside his house before he went to bed. That night, the lion stayed out in the cold, starving, petrified and not knowing what to expect of the night when morning dawned. It believed that the farmer was the night.回家時天更黑了，因為農(nóng)夫認為是他的驢子，就把獅子綁在屋外的角落邊，然后進去睡覺。那只獅子在那邊又餓又冷整個晚上，又害怕，不曉得明天早上那個晚上會再對待它怎么樣？它認為農(nóng)夫就是所謂的晚上。Early the next morning, before dawn broke, the farmer got up and took his donkey to the fields. On the way, another lion passed by and found it hilarious to see a lion obediently following a farmer. It then approached the captive lion and asked, What are you doing? Why are you walking behind this man?隔天一大早，天還不怎么亮的時候，農(nóng)夫已經(jīng)起來了，出門帶那頭驢子要去耕田。走到半路時，剛好有另外一只獅子經(jīng)過，它看到這只獅子乖乖地跟著農(nóng)夫走在后面，就感覺到好笑，它靠近這只獅子，問：你做什么啦？為什么跟著那個人的后面走呢？Shh! Keep your voice down and leave quickly. Dont you know that this being walking in front is something called the night. Hes very terrible. Last night, he beat me and shackled me, leaving me cold and starving the en