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五年级英语小故事
1.To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow
Once upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice.Everyday he
went to the field to watch the seedlings grow.He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day.But still, he thought
they were growing too slowly.He got impatient with the young plants.“How could the plants grow faster?” He toed in bed during the night and could not sleep.Suddenly he hit upon an idea.He had an idea not wait for daybreak.He jumped out of the bed and dashed to the field.By the moonlight, he began working on the rice seedlings.One by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch.When he finished pulling, it was already morning.Straightening his back, he said to himself, “What a wonderful idea!Look, how much taller the plants have grown one night!” With great satisfaction, he went back home.He told his son what he had done in a triumphant tone.His son was shocked.Now the sun had risen.The young man was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.People now use “ Ba Miao Zhu Zhang” to describe the behavior of those who are too eager to get something done only to make it worse.The idiom is a bit like the English proverb “Haste makes waste”------to spoil things by exceive enthusiasm.拨苗助长
从前，有个农夫，种了稻苗后，便希望能早早收成。每天他到稻田时，发觉那些稻
苗长得非常慢。
他等得不耐烦，心想：“怎么样才能使稻苗长得高，长很快呢?
想了又想，他终了想到一个“最佳方法”，就是将稻苗拨高几分。
经过一番辛劳后，他满意地扛锄头回家休息。心想：明天稻苗长得一定更高了。
隔天早晨．一早起身，他迫不及待地起去稻田看他的“成果”。
哪知，他跑到稻田时，却看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。
2.Sunday Seven Long ago there were two hunchbacks.One was kind but the other was mean and spiteful.The two hunchbacks cold not work in the village because everybody made fun of them;therefore they went into the hills to cut wood.That is, the kind one cut all the wood since the mean and spiteful one was very lazy and was always telling his companion;
“Ay!, how sick I am today.It is better if you go and cut the wood this week.” His partner, being kind-hearted, would go into the mountains and do all the work week after week.One day, when the mean one had stayed at home as usual, the good woodcutter worked very hard and was very tired.Since his house was far away, he decided to camp near a small spring.About midnight, the woodcutter heard someone singing.At first he thought that somebody had camped near by but when he had listened to what
was being sung, he realized that the voices he heard were not human.Very cautiously he arose and silently walked to the place where the singing came from.Imagine his surprise when he saw a group of fairies singing and dancing around a blazing fire.Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday three, Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday three.That was all the fairies sang, they repeated the same line over and over again.It seemed that it was the only song they knew.The woodcutter then decided that he would talk to them.Naturally, as soon as he heard them singing again, he went near the fire and the fairies saw him at once.“What do you want, oh mortal?” asked the fairies.“Why do you come to bother us?”
“Because I can help you.Listen tome and you will see that your song will sound better this way.” Then he sang:
Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday three, Thursday and Friday and Saturday six.Oh!The fairies were filled with joy.They noticed then that the good woodcutter was a hunchback.They told him to kneel down and with a magic wand touched his hump.Immediately it disappeared, leaving him strong and strong
3Magic change
神奇变化
Gaga is a little duck.He is small, dirty and ugly.His friends don’t like to play with him.One day, Gaga walked behind his friends quietly(静悄悄地).But his friends did not want him.Gaga was very sad and ran to the river and cried loudly(大声地)。
Just then, a big beautiful bird heard(听见)him crying and flew down(飞下来，落下来).She said, “Please don’t cry.Tell me, what do you want? I can help you.”
Gaga told the truth(真相).The beautiful bird said, “OK, I can help you to become a good-looking duck.” Then she took out a blanket and put it on the duck’s body.She said something which the little duck didn’t understand.Then she took away the blanket.There stood(站立)a good-looking duck.Gaga was very happy.He thanked the big bird and quickly went to play with his friends.4The Dog And The Shadow 狗和它的影子
A DOG, croing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water, and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size.He therefore let go his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog, to get
his larger piece from him.He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow;and his own, because the stream swept it away.一条狗嘴里叼块肉,来到一座桥上.它看见水里有自己的影子, 以为是另一条嘴里也叼着一块比自己
那块肉大一倍的狗.它忙丢下自己嘴里的那块肉,猛力地攻击水里的狗.试图去抢它的肉.结果,它两块肉都得不到.因为那只是一个影子,它自己的影子而已.真正的肉也被水冲走了.5The Nice Wedding Gift We attended the wedding of an acquaintance's son.Because we did not know the young man or his bride, we decided to send them a practical household gift, a fire extinguisher.Apparently, the couple ma-produced their thank-you notes because we received a card saying: Thank you very much for the nice wedding gift.We look forward to using it soon.漂亮的结婚礼物
我们参加了一个熟人的儿子的婚礼。由于我们都不认识那个年轻人和他的新娘，所以我们决定送给他们一个实用的全家礼----一个灭火器。很明显，这对新人大批量制作了他们的感谢信，因为我们收到了一张卡片，上面写着：“非常感谢您的漂亮的结婚礼物，我们期待着不久就用到它。”
6The Dog And The Shadow 狗和它的影子
A DOG, croing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water, and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size.He therefore let go his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog, to get his larger piece from him.He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow;and his own, because the stream swept it away.一条狗嘴里叼块肉,来到一座桥上.它看见水里有自己的影子, 以为是另一条嘴里也叼着一块比自己那块肉大一倍的狗.它忙丢下自己嘴里的那块肉,猛力地攻击水里的狗.试图去抢它的肉.结果,它两块肉都得不到.因为那只是一个影子,它自己的影子而已.真正的肉也被水冲走了.7.THE ANT AND THE DOVE 蚂蚁和鸽子
One hot day, an ant was searching for some water.After walking around for some time, she came to a spring（小溪）.To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of gra.While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her.Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant.The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there.Soon it
Just at that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it.Gueing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel.Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net.The dove was quick to fly away to safety.MORAL: One good turn deserves another.8A Simple Gesture 举手之劳
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden.As they walked Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some
television.The afternoon paed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school.They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.“You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a me for anyone else.I had stored away some of my mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide.But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have mied that time and so many others that might follow.So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life.”
-John W.Schlatter(true story)9The Miser守财奴
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went
to look at daily.One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements.He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it.The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations.A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, “Pray do not grieve so;but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there.It will do you quite the same service;for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it.” 有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产，换回了金块，并秘密地埋在一个地方。他每天走去看 看他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察，知道了真情，趁他走后，挖出金块拿走了。守财奴再来时，发现洞中的金块没有了，便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛，问明原因后，说道：“喂，朋友，别再难过了，那块金子虽是你买来的，但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一 块石头来，代替金块放在洞里，只要你心里想着那是块金子，你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有 真正的金块效果没什么不同。依我之见，你拥有那金块时，也从没用过。”
这故事说明，一切财物如不使用等于没有。
10The Wolf and the Lamb 狼与小羊
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him.He thus addreed him:“Sirrah, last year you groly insulted me.” “Indeed,” bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, “I was not then born.” Then said the Wolf , “You feed in my pasture.” “No, good sir,” replied the Lamb, “I have not yet tasted gra.” Again said the Wolf, “You drink of my well.” “No,” exclaimed the Lamb, “I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me.” Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, “Well!I won't remain supperle, even though you refute every one of my imputations.” The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.一只小羊在河边喝水，狼见到后，便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上游，恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答说，他仅仅站在河边喝水，并且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水搅浑。狼见此计不成，又说道：“我父亲去年被你骂过。”小羊说，那时他还没有出生。狼对他说：
“不管你怎样辩解，反正我不会放过 你。”
这说明，对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。
11The Bat and the Weasels蝙蝠与黄鼠狼
A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life.The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds.The Bat aured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free.Shortly afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him.The Weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice.The Bat aured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.蝙蝠掉落在地上，被黄鼠狼叼去，他请求饶命。黄鼠狼说绝不会放过他，自己生来痛恨鸟类。蝙蝠说他是老鼠，不是鸟，便被放了。后来蝙蝠又掉落了下来，被另一只黄鼠狼叼住，他再三请求不要吃他。这只黄鼠狼说他恨一切鼠类。蝙蝠改口说自己是鸟类，并非老 鼠，又被放了。这样，蝙蝠两次改变了自己的名字，终于死里逃生。
这故事说明，我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。
12The A and the Grahopper 驴子与蚱蜢
AN ASS having heard some Grahoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;and, desiring to poe the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.They replied, “The dew.” The A resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙动听的歌声所打动，自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音，便 羡慕地问他们吃些什么，才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道：“吃露水。”驴子便也只吃露水，没多久就饿死了。
这个故事告诉人们不要企望非份之物。
13The Lion and the Mouse 狮子与报恩的老鼠
A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face.Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindne.” The Lion laughed and let him go.It happened shortly after this that the Lion
was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground.The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free, exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor;now you know that it is poible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion.”
狮子睡着了，有只老鼠跳到了他身上。狮子猛然站起来，把他抓住，准备吃掉。老鼠请求饶命，并说如果保住性命，必将报恩，狮子轻蔑地笑了笑，便把他放走了。不久，狮子真的被老鼠救了性命。原来狮子被一个猎人抓获，并用绳索把他捆在一棵树上。老鼠听到了他 的哀嚎，走过去咬断绳索，放走了狮子，并说：
“你当时嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的报答，现在可清楚了，老鼠也能报恩。” 这故事说明，时运交替变更，强者也会有需要弱者的时候。
14Fox and cock One morning a fox sees a cock.He think,“This is my breakfast.''
He comes up to the cock and says,”I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.The people in the field see the fox.They cry,“Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.''The cock says to the fox,”Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.'' The fox opens his mouth and says,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.狐狸和公鸡
一天早上，一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想：这是我的早餐。他朝公鸡走来，对他说：“我知道，你能唱得非常好听，你能唱给我听么？濑户早妃”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。
在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫：“看，看！狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说：“狐狸先生，你能理解么？人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的，不是他们的。”
狐狸张开她的嘴说：“公鸡是我的，不是你们的。”就在那时。公鸡跑到了树底下。
The last thing I want to do is hurt you.But it’s still on the list.直译：在这个世界上，我最不愿意做的事就是伤害你，但是这件事仍在我的考虑之列。 意译a：我真不想伤害你，但......
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