简短的英语故事（精选十篇）

1.简短的英语故事

　　Two guys were walking through the jungle. All of a sudden, a tiger appears from a distance, running towards them. One of the guys takes out a pair of "Nikes" from his bag and starts to put them on. The other guy with a surprised look and exclaims, "Do you think you will run faster than the tiger with those?" His friend replies: "I don't have to out run it, I just have to run faster than you."

　　两个男⼈正在穿过丛林，突然，⼀只⽼虎出现在远处，向他们冲来。其中的⼀个⼈从包⾥拿出⼀双“耐克”鞋，开始穿上。另⼀个⼈惊奇地看着他说，“你以为穿上这个就可以跑得过⽼虎吗?” 他的朋友回答道：“我不⽤跑得过它，我只要跑得⽐你快就⾏了。”

2.简短的英语故事

　　Mike is a little boy. He is only five years old. He is too small to go to school. So he can not read and write.

　　One day he stood at my desk with a pencil in his hand. There was a big piece of paper on the desk. He wanted to draw a picture of himself. He drew lines and cleared them out, then drew more and cleared them out again. When I looked at the picture, he wasn't happy. "Well," he said at last to me, "I'll put a tail on it and make it a monkey."

　　He began to add the tail. I began to laugh.

　　翻译

　　迈克是⼀个⼩男孩,他只有5岁。他太⼩还没有上学,因此也不会读和写。

　　⼀天,他⼿⾥拿着⼀⽀铅笔站在我的桌⼦前。桌⼦上放着⼀张⼤纸,他要画⾃画像。他画了⼏笔就擦掉了,再画⼏笔,有擦掉了。当我看⼀幅画时,他很不⾼兴。 "好吧,"他最后和我说,"我就再加⼀条尾巴,把他画成⼀只猴⼦吧!"

　　他开始加上⼩尾巴,我⼤笑起来。

3.简短的英语故事

　　A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing。 The 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 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 helplessly the mouse squeaked:

　　"It's not always the big people who e off best。 Sometimes the small ones win， you know。"

　　⽼⿏和公⽜

　　有⼀次，公⽜躺着打盹，⼀只⽼⿏咬了他的尾巴。公⽜怒⽓冲冲地跳起来，低着头追⽼⿏，⼀向追过院⼦。然⽽，⽼⿏跑得⽐他快多了，从容地钻到墙洞⾥去了。

　　公⽜⼀次⼜⼀次地猛撞墙壁，尽管头撞肿了，⾓撞裂了，⽼⿏却安然待在洞⾥。过了⼀会⼉，公⽜不撞了，倒下歇着。

　　公⽜刚睡着，⼩⽼⿏就爬到洞⼝，嗒嗒地跑过院⼦，⼜咬了公⽜⼀⼝，这回咬了⿐⼦，⼜跑回安全的地⽅去。当公⽜毫⽆办法地吼叫时，⽼⿏吱吱叫道：

　　"⼤⼈物并不总占上风。有时⼩⼈物也会取胜。"

4.简短的英语故事　　One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant’s home. Then, three of them become good friends.

　　⼀天，⼀只猴⼦在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有⼀只狮⼦，狮⼦向他跑来。他⾮常的害怕，掉进河⾥。他不会游泳，⼤叫起来。兔⼦听见了，跳进⽔⾥，但他却没有办法救猴⼦。幸运的是，⼀只⼤象过来了。⼤象⾮常强壮，救出了兔⼦和猴⼦。他们来到⼤象的家，在那⾥吃了⼀顿⼤餐。从此他们成了好朋友。

5.简短的英语故事

　　The Sports Meeting in the Forest

　　There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting.

　　Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he can’t jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best.

　　This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!

　　森林⾥有很多动物。

　　今天天⽓晴朗，⼩动物要举⾏运动会。⼩猴⼦，狐狸，兔⼦和⼩熊在赛跑。看!⼩兔⼦得了第⼀，狐狸和猴⼦得了第⼆，⼩熊得了第三。⼩动物们都在叫喊：“⼩熊，加油!⼩熊，加油!”看那⼉，⼩鸭和⼩猪在⽐赛跳⾼。⼩猪太胖了，成绩不太理想，所有⼩鸭得了冠军。看这⾥!⼩猫和⼩松⿏在⽐赛爬树，⼩猫⽣病了，没能拿冠军，但它全⼒以赴了。

　　运动会可真棒，⼩动物们多开⼼啊!

6.简短的英语故事

　　A Woodman came into a forest to ask the Trees to give him a handle for Ax. It seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once agreed to it, and it was settled among them that the plain, homely Ash should furnish what was wanted.　　No sooner had the Woodman fitted the staff to his purpose ,then he began laying about him on all side.Felling the whole matter too late, whispered to the Cedar: "the first concession has lost all ;if we has not a sacrificed our humble neighbor, we might have yet stood for ages ourselves."

　　有⼀个樵夫来到森林⾥，要求树给他⼀跟斧柄，看来他的请求⾮常谦虚，⽴刻得到了树的⾸领的同意。他们决定由平凡⽽朴素的⽩杨树来提供所需要的东西。

　　樵夫刚按好斧柄，就开始到处乱砍，森林⾥的树都砍倒了，树林现在察觉⼤势已去，就⼩声对衫树说："第⼀次的让步已失去了⼀切，如果我们不牺牲我们的⼩⼩的邻居，我们⾃⼰还可以活⽆数年呢。"

7.简短的英语故事

　　Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him: “If you are going to the south, why is your chariot heading north? ” The man answered, “My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I have enough money. ” The man didn't consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was away from his destination.

　　从前有个⼈要到南⽅去，他坐的车⼦却向北⽅⾏驶。过路⼈说：“你去南⽅，车⼦怎么向北⾏驶呢？”他回答说：“我的马很能跑路，我的车夫驾车的技术也很⾼明，加上我⼜带了充⾜的路费。”这个⼈没有考虑到，⽅向弄反了，他的条件越好，离他要去的地⽅就越远。

　　The idiom derived from this story indicates that one's action was the opposite effect to one's intention.

　　后来⼈们就把这个故事概括为“南辕北辙”，⽐喻⼀个⼈的⾏为和他的⽬的正好相反。

8.简短的英语故事　　Standing on the roof of a small goat and the Wolf

　　Kid standing on the roof and saw the Wolf walked through the bottom and then abuse him, and laughed at him. The Wolf said, "oh, buddy, scold me is not you, but your terrain. "

　　This story to illustrate, dili and cat often give a person the courage to fight against the strong.

　　翻译：站在屋顶的⼩⼭⽺与狼

　　⼩⼭⽺站在屋顶上，看见狼从底下⾛过，便谩骂他，嘲笑他。狼说道：“啊，伙计，骂我的不是你，⽽是你所处的地势。”　　这故事说明，地利与天机常常给⼈勇⽓去与强者抗争。

9.简短的英语故事

　　In the Warring States Period, Duke Wei of Qi neglected state affairs, for the first three years of his reign, giving himself over to dissipation. One of his ministers, Chun Yukun who had a good sense of humour, said to him: 'There is a big bird which has neither taken wing nor sung for three years.' The duke answered, 'Once that bird starts to fly and sing, it will astonish the world.' The duke thereupon devoted himself to his duties and built his state up into a powerful one.

　　战国时代，齐威王即位后做了三年国君，只顾享乐，不理政事。有个善于说笑话的⼈叫淳于髡，⼀天对齐威王说：“城⾥有⼀只⼤鸟，三年不飞也不叫，你知道这是什么道理?”齐威王说：“这鸟不飞则罢，⼀飞就冲天;不鸣则罢，⼀鸣就惊⼈。”在淳于髡的激发下，齐威王开始治理国家，取得很⼤成绩，齐国的声威⼀直保持了⼏⼗年。

10.简短的英语故事

　　A boy found an eagle's egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings. It was a dreary life. Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter. One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains. "Oh, I wish I could fly like that!" said the eagle. The chicken replied, "Don't give it another thought. That's the mighty eagle, the king of all birds-you could never be like him!" And the eagle didn't give it another thought. He went on cackling and complaining about life. He died thinking he was a prairie chicken. My friends, you too were born an eagle. The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the prairie chickens!

　　⼀位⼩男孩发现了⼀只⽼鹰下的蛋，把它放进了⼀只⼭鸡的窝⾥。鹰被孵出来了，但他以为⾃⼰是⼀只⼭鸡。渐渐的他长⼤了，却做着⼭鸡所做的事---从泥⼟⾥寻找⾷物，做短距离的飞翔，翅膀还啪啪作响。⽣活⾮常沉闷，渐渐地鹰长⼤了，也越来越苦恼。有⼀天，他和他的⼭鸡朋友看见⼀只美丽的鸟在天空翱翔，飞的⽐⼭还⾼。 “哦，我要能飞的那么⾼该多好啊！”鹰说。⼭鸡回答说，“不要想了，那是凶猛⽆⽐的鹰，鸟中---你不可能像他⼀样！”于是鹰放弃了那个念头。他继续咯咯地叫，不停的抱怨⽣活。最后他死了，依然认为⾃⼰是⼀只⼭鸡。朋友们，你们天⽣就是雄鹰。造物主有意把你造就成⼀只雄鹰，所以不要听信⼭鸡的话！