英語演講小故事

A wolf was almost dead with hunger. A house-dog saw him, and asked, "Friend, your irregular life will soon ruin you.

"Why don't you work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly?"

"I would have no objection," said the wolf, "if I could only get a place." "I will help you," said the dog. "Come with me to my master, and you shall share my work."

So the wolf and the dog went to the town together.

On the way the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog's neck.

He felt quite surprised, and asked him why it was like that?

"Oh, it is nothing," said the dog. "Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up. You will soon get used to it."

"Is that the only reason?" said the wolf. "Then good-bye to you, my friend. I would rather be free."

一隻狼快要餓死了，一隻狗看見後問他：“你現在的無規律的生活一定會毀掉你，為什麼不像我一樣穩定地幹活並有規律地獲得食物呢?”

狼説：“如果我有個地方住，我沒有意見。”狗回答説：“跟我到主人那裏去，我們一起工作。”於是狼和狗一起回到了村子。

在路上，狼注意到狗的脖子上有一圈沒有毛，他很奇怪地問為什麼會那樣。

“噢，沒有什麼，”狗説，“我的主人每天晚上都用一條鐵鏈子拴住我，你很快就會習慣的。”“就是因為這個原因嗎?”狼説道，“那麼，再見了，我的朋友，我寧願選擇自由。”

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Going to the Sun During the Night When the Americans were getting ready to send their firstmen to the moon， an old Irishman was watching them on tele vision in the bar of a hotel. There was an Englishman in the bar too， and he said tothe Irishman，“The Americans are very clever， aren't they?They're going to send some men to the moon. It's a very longway from our world.” “Oh that's nothing，”the ered quickly.“The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a fewmonths’ time. That's much farther away than the moon， youknow.” The Englishman was very surprised when he heard this.“Oh， yes， it is.” he said，“but the sun's too hot for people togo to.” The Irishman laughed and answered.“Well，the Irish aren't stupid， you know. We won't go to the sun during theday， of course. We'll go there during the night.” 夜間到太陽上去 當美國人正準備將他們第一批宇航員送上月球時，有一個上了年紀的愛爾蘭人在一家旅館的酒巴里正從電視中觀看着宇航員的.壯舉。 在酒巴里還有一個英國人，他對那個愛爾蘭人説：“美國人真聰明，是吧?他們就要將幾個人送上月球了。那兒離我們地球有好長好長的一段路呢。” “嘔，那又有什麼，”愛爾蘭人馬上回話説。“再過幾個月的時間愛爾蘭人要將一些人送到太陽上去呢。你是知道的，那兒比月球要遠得多了。” 那英國人聽了這番話，感到很吃驚，他説：“噢，是的，是遠得多了，不過太陽太熱了，人們去不了那兒。” 愛爾蘭人大笑起來，回答説：“咳，你知道，愛爾蘭人可沒那麼蠢。我們當然不會在白天到太陽上去。我們在夜間上太陽那兒去。”

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