美國的英語小短文篇一：英語小短文

2）BUYING A HAT

A lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat. As she was very fussy, it took her a long time to pick on one. Already at the end of his patience the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter her: "An excellent choice, madam. You look at least ten years younger with this hat on!" To his dismay, the lady took off her hat at once and said: "I don't want a hat that makes me look ten years older as soon as I take it off. Show me some more hats!"

中文翻譯

買帽子

一位婦女到一家帽子店買帽子。她很挑剔，用了很長時間才選好了一頂。已經(jīng)忍耐到極限的售貨員害怕她再改變主意，便恭維她："你做了極好的選擇，夫人。你戴上這頂帽子看上去起碼年輕十歲！"但令他沮喪的是，這位女士馬上摘下了她的帽子說："我不想要一頂摘下來便使我立刻顯得老十歲的帽子。多拿一些帽子給我看看！

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（4） Not long after an old Chinese woman came back to China from her visit to her daughter in the States, she went to a city bank to deposit the US dollars her daughter gave her. At the bank counter, the clerk checked each note carefully to see if the money was real. It made the old lady out of patience.

At last she could not hold any more, uttering. "Trust me, Sir, and trust the money. They are real US dollars. They are directly from America."

它們是從美國直接帶來的

一位中國老婦人在美國看望女兒回來不久，到一家市銀行存女兒送給她的美元。在銀行柜臺，銀行職員認(rèn)真檢查了每一張鈔票，看是否有假。

這種做法讓老婦人很不耐煩，最后實(shí)在忍耐不住說：“相信我，先生，也請你相信這些鈔票。這都是真正的美元，它們是從美國直接帶來的�！�

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（6）She kindled a third match. Again shot up the flame； and now she was sitting under a most beautiful Christmas tree ,far larger, and far more prettily decked out, than the one she had seen last Christmas eve through the glass doors of the rich merchant's house. Hundreds of wax-tapers lighted up the green branches, and tiny painted figures, such as she had seen in the

shop-windows, looked down from the tree upon her. The child stretched out her hands towards them in delight, and in that moment the lights of the match warm quenched； still, however, the Christmas candles burned higher and higher， she beheld them beaming like stars in heaven； one of them fell, the lights streaming behind it like a long, fiery tail.

“Now some one is dying,” said the little girl, softly, for she had been told by her old grandmother， the only person who had ever been kind to her, and who was now dead that whenever a star falls an immortal spirit returns to the God who gave it.

She struck yet another match against the wall； it flamed up, and surrounded by its light, appeared before her that same dear grandmother, gentle and loving as always, but bright and happy as she had never looked during her lifetime.

她擦著了第三根火柴，又冒出了火焰�，F(xiàn)在她覺得正坐在非常美麗的圣誕樹下面，比上次圣誕節(jié)透過那富商家的玻璃門看到的那株還要大、還要美。這株樹的綠枝上點(diǎn)燃著許許多多的蠟燭，顏色瑰麗的圖畫，就象櫥窗里掛著的那些一樣漂亮，仿佛在向她眨眼。小姑娘把兩只手伸過去，火柴又熄滅了。然而圣誕樹上的燭光越升越高。她看到它們變成了明亮的星星，有一顆落下來，在天上劃出一道長長的火絲。

“現(xiàn)在又有一個什么人死了。”小姑娘說。因?yàn)樗�的老祖母——一個唯一待她好的人，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)死了，曾經(jīng)告訴過她，天上落下一顆星，地上就有一個靈魂回到曾賦于他生命的上帝那里去。

她在墻上又擦了一根火柴，火光把四周照亮了。在亮光里，親愛的和生前一樣的祖母出現(xiàn)了。她依然是那么的慈愛和溫和，然而那快活和幸福的樣子卻是她生前從未有過的

（7）But the teacher cried

The six-year-old John was terribly spoiled . His father knew it, but his grandma doted on him. He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum. Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.

When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.

"Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?"

"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"

可是老師哭了

六歲的約翰嬌生慣養(yǎng)。他的父親知道這一點(diǎn)，可他的祖父母仍然寵著他。這孩子幾乎寸步不離他的祖母。他想要什么不是哭，就是鬧。他第一天上學(xué)才離開祖母的懷抱。

約翰放學(xué)了，他奶奶在門口接他并問道：“學(xué)校怎么樣？你過的好嗎？哭了沒有？”

“哭？”約翰問，“不，我沒哭，可老師哭了。”

（8）A Bet

Two pals are sitting in a pub watching the eleven-'clock news.A reporter comes on about a man threatening to jump from the 20th floor of a downtown

building.One friend turns to the other and says,'I'll bet you ten bucks the guy doesn't jump.'

'It's a bet,' agrees his buddy.

A few minutes later, the man on the ledge jumps,so the loser hands his pal a $10 bill.'I can't take your money,'his friend admits.'I saw him jump earlier on the six-o'clock news.'

'Me,too,'says the other buddy.'But I didn't think he'd do it again.

打賭

兩個好朋友正坐在一家小酒館內(nèi)觀看十一點(diǎn)的電視新聞。一則新聞報道說，有個男人威脅要從商業(yè)區(qū)一座大樓的二十層跳下去。一位朋友轉(zhuǎn)身對另一位說道：“我敢賭十塊錢，那家伙不會往下跳�！�

“賭就賭，”他的朋友欣然同意。

幾分鐘后，站在墻檐上的男人跳了下去，因而賭輸?shù)哪俏唤唤o他的朋友一張十元的鈔票。“我不能拿你的錢，”他的朋友承認(rèn)道，“早在六點(diǎn)的新聞里，我就已見他跳下去了�！�

“我也是，”另一位說，“可我想他不會再跳了！”

（9）Julie was saying her bedtime prayers. "Please God," she said, "make Naples the capital of Italy. Make Naples the capital of Italy."

Her mother interrupted and said. "Julie, why do you want God to make Naples the capital of Italy?"

And Julie replied, "Because that's what I put in my geography exam!"

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朱莉葉在做睡前禱告。“上帝，求求你，”她說，“讓那不勒斯成為意大利的首都吧�！�

媽媽打斷她的話說：“朱莉葉，為什么求上帝讓那不勒斯成為意大利的首都呢？”

朱莉葉回答道：“因?yàn)槲以诘乩砜季砩鲜沁@樣寫的�！�

（10)Nest and Hair

My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.

"What kind of bird?" my sister asked.

"I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest," replied the child.

"Then, can you give us a description of the nest?" my sister encouraged her . "Well, ma'am, it just resembles your hair. "

Notes:

1 inform v.告訴

2 nest n.窩；巢

3 description n.描述

4 encourage v.鼓勵

5 resemble v. 相似；類似

鳥窩與頭發(fā)

我姐姐是一位小學(xué)老師。一次一個學(xué)生告訴她說一只鳥兒在教室外 的樹上壘了個窩。

“是什么鳥呢？”我姐姐問她。

“我沒看到鳥兒，老師，只看到鳥窩。”那孩子回答說。

“那么，你能給我們描述一下這個鳥巢嗎？”我姐姐鼓勵她道。

“哦，老師，就像你的頭發(fā)一樣�！�

(11)I've Just Bitten My Tongue

"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.

"Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?"

美國的英語小短文篇二：【小東教育】美國聽力小短文

小東教育托福聽力

TOEFL listening lecture1

Narrator

Listen to part of a lecture in biologyclass.

小東教育托福聽力

Prof:

near the hive, say, oh, about 50 or 60 meters away, the scout flies in a round pattern, like a

circle. This tells the location, but not the direction, of the food site. If the site is farther away,

the scout does what's called a waggle dance. It flies in a pattern of ovals and vertical lines.

The speed of the waggle dance tells other bees how far away the food site is. The slower the

dance, the farther away the food. If the scout flies in a vertical line up the side of the beehive,

it's telling the foragers to fly directly toward the sun. If the scout flies vertically down the hive,

it's saying, "fly away from the sun." Up is toward, down is away. If the scout flies at an angle

to the hive, it's telling the foragers to fly neither toward nor away from the sun, but in

between. The bees have a special internal mechanism to know which angle they should fly,

based on the sun, the hive and the food site. They can also measure the distance they fly by

recording the motion of things they see as they flypast.

Now, um, one problem with von Frisch's theory had been this: It seems to take the forager bees a long time to reach the food site. That's why ... [false start] That's why scientists thought that perhaps it wasn't the waggle dance that led them there. For many years, scientists couldn't follow the foragers after they left the hive,. because they didn't have the technology. Just a few years ago, though,

TOEFL? based listening exercises (lectures) – Answerkeys

the British scientists solved this problem using a new type of radar. They were able to attach a, uh, small radio transmitter to forager bees -- I don't know how, but they did. This enabled them to follow the forager bees' flight after they left the hive. The radar showed that foragers, do, in fact, fly straight to the area of the food site. They don't follow the scout bee back to the site, because the scout goes into the hive after it finishes dancing. Well then, if the waggle dance does lead the foragers directly tothe

food site, why does it take so long for them to find the actual food? The answer is that the waggle dance leads the

foragers only to the general area of the food. It doesn't tell them the exact location of the flowers or plants that have the food. So the foragers have to spend a while flying around the area before they find the exact location of what they're looking for.

小東教育托福聽力

These answer keys refer to the audio fileTOEFL_1_lecture.mp3

1. Which aspect of bee behavior does the professor mainlydiscuss?

(A) Reproduction

(B) Hibernation

(C) Organization

(D) Communication

2. Why does the professor mentioadar?

(A)

(B) (C)

(D)

(A) (B)

(C)

(D)

verticalline?

(A) toward thewest

(B) between sun andmoon

(C) toward thesun

(D) away from thesun

Narrator: Listen again to part of the passage and answer the following question(s).

(audio fileTOEFL_1_lecture_excerpt1.mp3)

Prof: Just a few years ago, though, the British scientists solved this problem using a new

type of radar. They were able to attach a, uh, small radio transmitter to forager bees -- I don't

know how, but theydid.

5. What does the professor imply when he says this: I don't know how, but theydid.

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(A) The scientists should have been morecareful.

(B) It is difficult to put transmitters onbees.

(C) It is not a good idea to use radar withbees.

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(D) He does not know how transmitterswork.

小東教育托福聽力

6. What can be inferred about how forager bees findfood?

(A) They rely solely on the information from the waggledance.

(B) They rely completely upon their senses of sight andsmell.

(C) They use the waggle dance to reach the area of thefood.

(D) They use their senses to find the exact location offood.

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TOEFL? based listening exercises (lectures) – Answerkeys TOEFL listening lecture2

Narrator

Listen to part of a lecture in social scienceclass.

Prof: Today we're going to begin with a short quiz. No, no, you don't need pencil and paper, just listen. It's only one question. Ready? OK. What do blogs, Pokemon, tattoos, Cabbage Patch Kids, pet rocks, and hula hoop

s have in common?Anybody?

S1: They're all stupid.[laughter]

S2: I know, Professor Morgan. They're allfads.

Prof: trend, forexample.

become atrend.

Ahem [clears throat or coughs] Here's a third difference between fads and trends: how well industries accept them. Fads are often promoted by smaller companies. They need the quick money that fads provide. Large companies don't accept fads right away. They can't afford to be wrong. If someone [false start] If a company is known as a trend-setter, and it promotes a fad, its reputation will be damaged. Large companies buy products in huge numbers. They don't want unsold products sitting on their shelves. So they wait to see if a fad becomes a trend. Then they will accept it in their stores. Now...yes?

S2: How long does a fad have to last before it becomes a trend? I mean, there are all these energy drinks now. There used to be only a couple, but now there's like, a hundred. Are they still a fad? Exercise is a trend, so wouldn't energy drinks be part of the exercisetrend?

Prof: That's an excellent question! When exactly does a fad become a trend? Youknow,

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美國的英語小短文篇三：關(guān)于美國人的時間觀念的英語短文

關(guān)于美國人的時間觀念的英語短文

What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that‘s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."

The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of."

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time-like money-slips all too easily through our fingers. And time-like the weather-is very hard to predict. Nevertheless, time is one of life‘s most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.

-時間就是金錢(1)

本課您將學(xué)到：view（觀點(diǎn)），in advance（事先），be fond of句型

東方人和西方人最大的區(qū)別，恐怕就在于時間觀念。今天，我們就來聊聊美國人的時間觀念。

What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that‘s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."

The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff（材料） life is made of."

American lifestyles（生活方式） show how much people respect（尊重） the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency（緊急情況） to change it.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master（掌控） time. Time-like money-slips（溜掉） all too easily through our fingers. And time-like the weather-is very hard to predict（預(yù)料）. Nevertheless, time is one of life‘s most precious gifts. And unwrapping（撕開） it is half the fun.

【世博讀書筆記】

時間是什么？是一種像金錢一樣可以節(jié)省、花用或浪費(fèi)的東西嗎？（Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money?）或者它像天氣那樣，是一種我們無法掌握的東西？（is it something we have no control over）美國人視時間為一項(xiàng)重要的資源，（Americans see time as a valuable resource）也許這就是為什么他們喜歡說“時間就是金錢”的緣故。（that‘s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."）

早期的美國英雄班哲明·富蘭克林將這種想法表達(dá)得最淋漓盡致（expressed this view best）：“你愛生命嗎？如果愛就不要浪費(fèi)時間，因?yàn)樯�命即是由時間組成的。”（for that is the stuff life is made of）

View這個詞，可以指窗外的“風(fēng)景”，比如：

There‘s a fine view of the lake from our hotel window.

從我們旅館的窗口可以看到湖的美麗風(fēng)光。

引申為對某件事的看法、觀點(diǎn)，比如：

She tried writing out her views.

她試著把自己的想法寫下來。

美國人的生活型態(tài)表現(xiàn)出他們對別人的時間有多尊重。當(dāng)人們在計(jì)劃一項(xiàng)活動時，通常會在幾天或幾個星期前把時間定好。（they often set the time days or weeks in advance）時間一旦決定，（the time is fixed）除非情況緊急，（an emergency）否則不會輕易改變。

短語in advance意思是“預(yù)先、事先”，舉個例子：

I ought to have told you in advance.

我應(yīng)該事先告訴你。

不過連美國人都承認(rèn)，沒有人能夠完全掌握時間。（master time）時間就像金錢一樣，很容易就從我們的指間溜走；（slips all too easily through our fingers）時間也像天氣一樣，是很難預(yù)測的。（is very hard to predict）然而，時間是生命中最寶貴的禮物之一，（time is one of life‘s most precious gifts）而拆開（這項(xiàng)難以掌握和預(yù)料的）禮物本身就已經(jīng)是一種樂趣了。（unwrapping it is half the fun）

【世博句型留言板】

今天我們來說說一個常用句型be fond of ? 喜愛

造個句子描述一下我們的喜好，比如：My sister is fond of sweets. 我妹妹喜歡吃糖果。

Fond是個形容詞，意思是“喜歡的、愛好的”，可如果要表達(dá)“我最喜歡打籃球”卻不能說My fond sport is basketball. 用favorite才是正確的，因?yàn)?fond 不可做定語。（切記、切記）

be fond of相當(dāng)于like，所以要說“我喜歡唱歌”除了說I like singing.之外還可以說I am fond of singing.（其實(shí)細(xì)究起來，be fond of還是比like的語氣強(qiáng)烈一些，有l(wèi)ike very much的意思，和另一個表示同類意思的詞love相比，語氣又弱一些。）

在使用be fond of時，需要注意的一點(diǎn)是，它指慣常的愛好，不指一時的愛好，比如，今晚你特別想去散步，就只能說I would like to take a walk this evening.而不能說I am fond of taking a walk this evening.

最后，給大家提供幾個例子，參考一下這個句型的用法：

Jack and Helen are fond of skating in winter.

杰克和海倫喜歡在冬天滑冰。

My friend James is very fond of playing chess.

我的朋友詹姆士非常喜歡下棋。

我們都知道喜歡是like，不喜歡就是do not like，但be fond of 卻不能用be not fond of來表達(dá)，而要說not care to do，來看兩個例子：

I am fond of going there.

我喜歡去哪。

變成否定句，就是I don’t care to go there.

He was fond of meeting there people.

他愿意去見那些人。

變成否定句，就是He did not care to meet these people.

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