適合小學(xué)六年級(jí)的英語故事

1、英語小故事：A bundle of sticksA man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another. He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him. One day he decided to show them what he meant.He called all the sons together a

2、nd put a tightly tied bundle of sticks on the floor in front of them."Can you break that ? " he asked the youngest son. The boy put his knee on the bundle but though he pressed and pulled with his arms he could not bend the wood. The father asked each son in turn to try to break the bundle

3、, but none of them could do it . Then he untied the string and scattered the sticks." Now try, " he said . The boys broke the sticks easily in their hands."Do you see what I mean ?" asked the father. "if only you stand together no one can hurt you . If you all disagree the w

4、hole time and insist on going your separate ways, the first enemy you meet will be able to destroy you. " United we stand divided we fall.【譯文】一捆樹枝從前有一個(gè)人，他有四個(gè)兒子。兒子們不斷地爭吵。他一再告誡他們說，如果他們一起干活兒，生活會(huì)舒適得多，但他們絲毫不理會(huì)他的意見。有一天，他決定通過示范把自己的意思告訴他們。 他把四個(gè)兒子都叫來，又把一捆扎得很緊的細(xì)樹枝放在他們面前的地上。"你能折斷這個(gè)嗎?"他問最小的兒子。小伙子

5、用膝蓋頂住，兩只手又壓又拉，都不能把那捆樹枝弄彎。父親讓別的兒子挨個(gè)兒試試，看他們是否能把那捆樹枝折斷，但誰也做不到。 然后，他解開繩子，把樹枝撒開。"試試吧。"他說。四個(gè)小伙子用手輕輕一撅，樹枝就斷了。"你們明白我的意思了嗎?"父親問，"只要你們聯(lián)合起來，誰也不能傷害你們。如果你們老吵架，一定要各行其是，那么你們一遇到敵人，就會(huì)被打敗。"合則存，分則敗。英語小故事：Mice and bullA mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing. The

6、bull jumped up in a rage and, with his head low to the ground, chased the mouse right across the yard. The mouse was too quick for him, however, and slipped easily into a hole in the wall.The bull charged the wall furiously again and again, but although he bruised his head and chipped his horns, the

7、 mouse stayed safely inside his hole. After a time the bull gave up and sank down to rest again.As soon as the bull was asleep, the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole, pattered across the yard, bit the bull again - this time on the nose - and rushed back to safety. As the bull roared helple

8、ssly the mouse squeaked:"It's not always the big people who come off best. Sometimes the small ones win, you know."【譯文】老鼠和公牛有一次，公牛躺著打盹，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛怒氣沖沖地跳起來，低著頭追老鼠，一直追過院子。然而，老鼠跑得比他快多了，從容地鉆到墻洞里去了。公牛一次又一次地猛撞墻壁，盡管頭撞腫了，角撞裂了，老鼠卻安然待在洞里。過了一會(huì)兒，公牛不撞了，倒下歇著。公牛剛睡著，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑過院子，又咬了公牛一口 ? 這回咬了鼻子

9、 ? 又跑回安全的地方去。當(dāng)公牛毫無辦法地吼叫時(shí)，老鼠吱吱叫道： "大人物并不總占上風(fēng)。有時(shí)小人物也會(huì)取勝。" 小故事：Better late than neverOnce 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

10、 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?" Didn't accept his neigh

11、bor's 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 neighbor's advice, to take timely remedial measures. So he quic

12、kly 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.Herdsmen's story tells us: make a mistake, suffer setbacks, it is a common phenomenon. As long as can learn seriously, to take remedial measure

13、s in time, can avoid continue to make mistakes, suffer greater losses.【譯文】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。原來羊圈破了個(gè)窟窿，夜間有狼從窟窿里鉆了進(jìn)來，把一只羊叼走了。鄰居勸告他說：“趕快把羊圈修一修，堵上那個(gè)窟窿吧。” 他說：“羊已經(jīng)丟了，還去修羊圈干什么呢?”沒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。這位牧民很后悔沒有認(rèn)直接受鄰居的勸告，去及時(shí)采取補(bǔ)救措

14、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)牧民的羊就再也沒有被野狼叼走過了。牧民的故事告訴我們：犯了錯(cuò)誤，遭到挫折，這是常見的現(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。 英語小故事：The poor and the appleA 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, &quo

15、t;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; the

16、n 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

17、glad to have them at some other time.【譯文】窮人和蘋果一個(gè)人正朝著一個(gè)富人的房子走去，當(dāng)他沿著路走時(shí)，在路的一邊他發(fā)現(xiàn)一箱好蘋果，他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果，因?yàn)楦蝗藭?huì)給我更多的食物，他會(huì)給我很好吃的東西?！比缓笏闷鹛O果，一把扔到土里去。他繼續(xù)走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對(duì)岸，他等了一會(huì)兒，然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因?yàn)槲也荒芏蛇^河?！彼_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(gè)時(shí)候你會(huì)覺得它們大有用處 英語小故事：The City Mouse and

18、the Country MouseOnce there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country."So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, &quo

19、t;This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."The Country mouse went to the house

20、 of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise.The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country m

21、ouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."【譯文】城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠從前，有兩只老鼠，它們是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在鄉(xiāng)村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它說：“你一定要來我鄉(xiāng)下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。鄉(xiāng)下老鼠領(lǐng)著它到了一塊田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城里老鼠。城里老鼠說：

22、“這東西不好吃，你的家也不好，你為什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你應(yīng)該搬到城里去住，你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子，還會(huì)吃上美味佳肴，你應(yīng)該到我城里的家看看?！编l(xiāng)下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的東西也為他們擺好了。可是正當(dāng)他們要開始吃的時(shí)候，聽見很大的一陣響聲，城里的老鼠叫喊起來：“快跑!快跑!貓來了!”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來。過了一會(huì)兒，他們出來了。當(dāng)他們出來時(shí)，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里，我喜歡住在田野我的洞里。因?yàn)檫@樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在，比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說，要好些?！?#160;英語小故事：The hare and the tortoise The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never been beaten,&quo