關於農夫和驢的英語故事

　　在英語教學中採用故事教學是符合少年兒童的心理和生理的特點的。英語不僅是學習的內容,而且是學習的工具。我們教學語言的物件是小學生,因而我們必須注意語言的生動性、形象性和情趣性。小編分享，希望可以幫助大家!

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　　農夫和驢子

　　One day a farmer's donkey fell into an abandoned well. The animal cried piteously***可憐地***for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; so it just wasn't worth it to him to try to retrieve the donkey.

　　He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They each grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. Realizing what was happening, the donkey at first cried and wailed horribly.

　　Then, a few shovel-fulls later, he quieted down completely. The farmer peered down into the well, and was astounded by what he saw. With every shovel-full of dirt that hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up on the new layer of dirt.

　　As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well andtrotted off, to the shock and astonishment of everyone.

　　Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to stop wailing, and not let the dirt bury you, but to shake it off and take a step up. Each one of our troubles is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

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　　There once was a farmer who wanted to buy a donkey.

　　He wanted a hardworking one that could help him on his farm.

　　He went to a market and saw one that looked perfect.

　　“May I try out his donkey for a day or two?” asked the farmer.

　　“If he is hardworking, I will pay you a good price.”

　　“Of course you may,” said the seller. “I’m sure that he will please you.” The farmer thanked the seller and took the donkey back to his farm.

　　When they arrived, the new donkey joined the other animals on the farm.

　　He placed himself beside the fattest, laziest donkeys there.

　　The farmer shook his head and took him back to the seller.

　　“Show me another donkey,” said the farmer. “I don’t want this one.”

　　He told the seller about what the donkey had done.

　　“I don’t understand,” said the seller. “What’s wrong with standing beside lazy donkeys?”

　　“Well,” said the farmer, “you can understand a lot about someone if you look at the friends he chooses.”

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　　An old Peasant was sitting in a meadow watching his Ass, which was grazing close by, when all of a sudden he caught sight of armed men stealthily approaching. He jumped up in a moment, and begged the Ass to fly with him as fast as he could, “Or else,” said he, “we shall both be captured by the enemy.” But the Ass just looked round lazily and said, “And if so, do you think xiaogushi8 they’ll make me carry heavier loads than I have to now?” “No,” said his master. “Oh well, then, ” said the Ass, “I don’t mind if they do take me, for I shan’t be any worse off.”

　　一位老農民坐在草地上看驢，驢被緊緊盯著。突然農民看到全副武裝的人們走近，便立刻跳了起來，懇求驢子跟他一起儘快飛走。“否則”他說，“我們便會被敵人逮住。”驢只是懶懶的看了看，便說：“如果這樣的話，你不認為他們會讓我馱更重的東西?”“不，”主人說。“哦，那麼，”驢子說，“我不介意他們把我抓走，我再也不會比現在更糟。”