最新20篇初中英語(yǔ)小短文帶翻譯

1、精品文檔1 DogsPeople often say that a dog is man's best friend. Over thousands of years, man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogs are famous for their ability to control a flock of hundreds of sheep.Dogs have been used to aid disabled people

2、for centuries. A guide dog can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches, open refrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled owners. For the majority of people, however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both young and old members of the family.gu

3、ard 看守 ,看護(hù) sheepdog 牧羊犬 flock 群 aid 幫助disabled 殘疾人 century 世紀(jì) guide dog 導(dǎo)盲犬 dial 撥 majority 大多數(shù)狗人們總是說(shuō)狗是人類最好的朋友.幾千年來(lái),除了看家外,人類還教會(huì)了狗去做許多其他的事,例如 ,牧羊犬就因其可以控制數(shù)百只羊的羊群而出名.狗用來(lái)幫助殘疾人已有好幾個(gè)世紀(jì)了.導(dǎo)盲犬可以為盲主人引路.現(xiàn)在 ,人們還教狗為殘疾主人打開(kāi)電燈、 開(kāi)冰箱和撥電話.然而,對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō),狗只是家里老人和孩子們的寵物和朋友.2 Detective WorkA bank robber stole a lot of money

4、. He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector. "Yes, sir, I found Johnny . I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldn't make anything o

5、ut of what he bought. Here's the list." shirt , heavy crowbar, box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers .The inspector said, "Good. That helps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbor, old Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard with cement?detectiv

6、e 偵探的偵探robber 強(qiáng)盜 ,盜賊prison 監(jiān)獄inspector 檢察官 frankly 坦白地,真誠(chéng)地crowbar 鐵撬 ,撬棒shovel 鏟 ,鐵鏟hammer 鐵錘 ,錘子 backyard 后院 cement 水泥偵探工作一個(gè)盜賊從銀行偷了很多錢.他被抓住送到監(jiān)獄,但是錢沒(méi)找到.當(dāng)他從監(jiān)獄出來(lái)時(shí),他被監(jiān)視,看他會(huì)做什么.這不,偵探正向檢察官報(bào)告： “ 是的 ,先生 ,我發(fā)現(xiàn)了強(qiáng)尼 ?阿米塔基,我跟著他轉(zhuǎn)遍了全鎮(zhèn) ,但坦白說(shuō) ,我不能從他買的東西中推斷出什么 .這里是清單.”襯衫、大鐵撬、一盒巧克力鐵鏟、大鐵錘、一束花.檢察官說(shuō)： “好,這對(duì)我很有幫助.你還記得我們看到他

7、是怎么幫他的鄰居,賈德森老太太用水泥鋪院子的嗎? ”3 What is Time? ( Nursery Rhyme )Time is grain for peasants.Time is wealth for workers.Time is life for doctors.Time is victory for soldiers.Time is knowledge for students.Time is speed for scientists.Time is money for businessmen.Time is everything for all of us.Therefore,

8、 seize the time of today!grain 糧食 wealth 財(cái)富 victory 勝利 seize 抓住 ,把握時(shí)間是什么(童謠一首)對(duì)農(nóng)民來(lái)說(shuō) ,時(shí)間就是糧食.對(duì)工人來(lái)說(shuō),時(shí)間就是財(cái)富.對(duì)醫(yī)生來(lái)說(shuō) ,時(shí)間就是生命 .對(duì)士兵來(lái)說(shuō) ,時(shí)間就是勝利 .對(duì)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō),時(shí)間就是知識(shí).對(duì)科學(xué)家來(lái)說(shuō),時(shí)間就是速度.對(duì)企業(yè)家來(lái)說(shuō),時(shí)間就是金錢.對(duì)我們大家來(lái)說(shuō),時(shí)間就是一切.因此,把握今天 !4 Perfect MatchA rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedr

9、oom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, but none comes close enough to satisfy the woman.Eventually, a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later, h

10、e retires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"asks the son,"there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to matchthe vase so perfectly?" "Son, ” thfaether replies, "I painted the vase."proud of 自豪 valuable 值錢的 antique vase 古董花瓶

11、paint 用油漆漆satisfy 滿意 eventually 最終 confident 有信心的 retire 退休match和相配絕配一個(gè)有錢的婦人感到非常驕傲 , 因?yàn)樗幸恢恢靛X的古董花瓶 ,她決定把她的臥室漆成和花瓶一樣的顏色.好幾個(gè)油漆匠試圖調(diào)出正確的顏色,但是沒(méi)有一個(gè)人調(diào)出的顏色能讓婦人滿意.最后,來(lái)了一個(gè)油漆匠.他很有信心可以調(diào)出合適的顏色.果然婦人對(duì)最終的效果感到滿意,漆匠也因此成名 .幾年后,漆匠退休了,他把生意交給了兒子. “爸爸,”兒子問(wèn),“有件事我想知道.你是如何調(diào)配出和花瓶一樣的顏色的?” “兒子,”父親回答, “我把花瓶也一起漆了.”5 A BarbecueWhe

12、n I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer. We decided to make a barbecue in the valley. So we collected some tree sticks to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a match, but produc

13、ed only smoke. Then my father said, "That's not the right way. I'll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood because they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them." My father helped me make a big fire.barbecue 燒烤 valley 山谷 stick 枝條 make a fire 生火燒

14、烤當(dāng)我還是小孩子的時(shí)候,一年夏天我們?nèi)胰ヒ盃I(yíng).我們決定在山谷中燒烤,所以我們撿來(lái)了一些樹(shù)枝生火.父親問(wèn)我愿不愿意嘗試著生火,我很高興地承擔(dān)了這項(xiàng)任務(wù).我試著用火柴把木頭點(diǎn)燃,但結(jié)果都是煙.父親說(shuō)： “這樣做不對(duì).我來(lái)教你如何生火.先用小片的木頭,因?yàn)樗鼈內(nèi)菀c(diǎn)燃,然后把大些的放在它們上面.”父親幫我點(diǎn)起了旺旺的火.6 A Joke“ I standcorrectedI have this friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the time. It used to bother me, so I suggeste

15、d he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was cured, and both legs areexactly the same le

16、ngth now, and he no longer leans.“ So, ” I sbaeidlie, v"Yeomuediwdhne'tn Itold you a doctor could fix your leg. He just looked at me and said, "I stand corrected.lean 傾斜 slightly 輕微地 check out 檢查 refuse 拒絕 quarter 四分之一 surgery 手術(shù) cure 治愈 fix 治愈 stand corrected 認(rèn)錯(cuò)笑話“我誠(chéng)懇認(rèn)錯(cuò)”我有一個(gè)朋友,他似乎總是微微

17、向左傾斜.這個(gè)問(wèn)題曾經(jīng)非常困擾我,所以我建議他去看醫(yī)生,檢查一下他的腿.幾年來(lái),他總是不聽(tīng)我的建議,還說(shuō)我不正常,但是上星期,他終于去看了醫(yī)生.果真 ,醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸.一個(gè)很快的小手術(shù)后,他康復(fù)了,現(xiàn)在他的兩條腿完全一樣長(zhǎng)了,他也不再傾斜了.“你看 ,” 我說(shuō) ,“ 那時(shí)我告訴你醫(yī)生可以治好你的腿時(shí)你還不相信我呢 .”他看著我說(shuō)： “我認(rèn)錯(cuò)了 .”7 Making a KiteOne day, Paula and Richard decided to make a kite. First they went out and found two straight stick

18、s of the same length. They brought them back home and tied them with apiece of string into the shape of a cross. Then they took some string and used it to tie the four ends of the sticks together. Then, they spread some brightly coloured paper over the frame and glued it around the string. They stuc

19、k a tail made of paper to one of the corners, and tied a long string to the centre of the kite. On the next windy day, they took the kite to a hill near their house and flew it.straight stick 直木棍 tie 系 string 繩子 shape 形狀 cross 十字 spread 傳開(kāi) frame 框架 stick 粘 tail 尾巴 windy 有風(fēng)的做一個(gè)風(fēng)箏一天 ,保羅和理查德決定做一個(gè)風(fēng)箏.首先,

20、他們出門找了兩根一樣長(zhǎng)的直木棍.他們把木棍帶回家 ,用一根繩子把它們綁成十字形.然后他們又拿了些繩子,把木棍的四個(gè)頂端連在一起.然后 , 他們把一些顏色鮮艷的紙涂上膠水,粘在風(fēng)箏的框架上.他們將紙做的尾巴粘在一角,在風(fēng)箏中間系上一根長(zhǎng)繩.在接下來(lái)的一個(gè)有風(fēng)的日子里,他們就在家附近的小山上放風(fēng)箏了.8 Animals in DangerSome of the animals and birds in the rainforest, such as monkeys and woodpeckers, live in the treetops. They are always swinging and

21、 flying from one tree to another looking for food among the leaves and branches. They even sleep in the treetops so they do not have to come down to the ground. Have you heard that such animals and birds in the rainforests are in danger?Because people are cutting down so many trees in the forests, t

22、he animals are losing their homes. Do you know the reasons for it? Yes, people want wood, paper and land. As a result many animals and plants are dying. Some forests are so badly damaged that they become deserts.rainforest 雨林 woodpecker 啄木鳥(niǎo) treetop 樹(shù)頂 swing 搖蕩 leaves 樹(shù)葉（ leaf 的復(fù)數(shù)形式） branch 樹(shù)枝 desert

23、 沙漠瀕危動(dòng)物一些雨林中的動(dòng)物和鳥(niǎo)類生活在樹(shù)頂上,例如猴子和啄木鳥(niǎo).它們總是從一棵樹(shù)蕩到或飛到另一棵樹(shù)上,在樹(shù)葉和樹(shù)枝間尋找食物.它們甚至在樹(shù)頂睡覺(jué),所以它們不用到地面上來(lái).你知道嗎?雨林中的這些動(dòng)物正處于危險(xiǎn)中.因?yàn)槿藗兛撤チ松种械脑S多樹(shù) ,動(dòng)物們失去了家園 .你知道人們砍樹(shù)的原因嗎?是的 ,人們需要木材、紙和土地.所以 ,許多動(dòng)物和植物正在消亡.一些森林遭到了嚴(yán)重的破壞,變成了沙漠.9 English in the WorldSome people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it

24、 belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total is clos

25、e to one billion. English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for conducting international business and diplomacy, as well as in science and medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies.estimate 估計(jì) exceed 超過(guò) native 本族的,本國(guó)的official 官方的acquire 掌握 to someextent 達(dá)到某種程度billion 千萬(wàn)increasingly 越來(lái)越多地medium 工具 ,手段 conduct 實(shí)行 ,執(zhí)行international 國(guó)際的diplomacy 外交 medicine 醫(yī)藥communication 通信event 事件世界上的英語(yǔ)有人說(shuō)英語(yǔ)已不再屬于英國(guó)人了,它屬于全世界.據(jù)估計(jì),使用英語(yǔ)的人超過(guò)七億五千萬(wàn),其中大約有三億五千萬(wàn)是以英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的人,而其余的人將英語(yǔ)作為官方語(yǔ)言使用.如果我們?cè)偌由弦呀?jīng)掌握英語(yǔ)到一定程度