有趣的英語小故事及翻譯

　　英語作為一門語言和思維統一的學科,其內在本質是語言與思維的辨證統一。英語故事教學不僅能有效地學習英語知識,亦能有效地培養學生的思維能力。本文是，希望對大家有幫助!

　　：誰是最偉大的人

　　A judge, a bishop, and a conductor were having a discussion. All three were rather vain men, and their talk soon turned to the question of which of them was the greatest.

　　一個法官、一個教堂主教和一位指揮家正在進行一場辯論。三個人都是虛榮自負的人，他們的話題很快轉到他們之中誰是最偉大的人上。

　　“Well,” said the judge, “my position is one of dignity and power. When I walk into the courtroom, the bailiff says ‘All rise!’ and all the people stand to pay me honor.”

　　“嗯，”法官說，“我的職業既高貴又擁有權力，當我走進法庭的時候，獄警會說’全體起立!’接著所有人都會站起來向我致意。”

　　“That’s very nice,” said the bishop.“People stand in your honor; but when people xiaogushi8 have an audience with me they kneel, kiss my ring, and they address me as ‘Your Holiness. ‘”

　　“好極了，”主教說，“人們站起來向你致敬。當我出現在教堂裡，人們會跪在我的面前，親吻我的戒指，並稱呼我為’陛下’。”

　　The conductor snorted and said, “I think I got you both beat; when I step onto the podium, as guest conductor, the xiaogushi8 people look down, put their hands over their eyes, and say ‘Oh, my God!’”

　　指揮家哼了一聲，說道：“我覺得你們都不如我。當我作為客座指揮走上指揮台的時候，人們都垂著頭，用手捂著眼睛，說道，’噢，我的上帝!’”

　　：今天早上還沒有呢

　　A boastful American from Texas was being shown the sights of London by a taxi-driver.

　　一個從美國得克薩斯州來的人，特別喜歡吹牛。這天，他在出租車司機的幫助下觀光倫敦。

　　“What’s that building there?” asked the Taxan.

　　“這是什麼建築物?”得克薩斯人問。

　　“That’s the Tower of London, sir,” replied the taxi-diver.

　　“先生，那是倫敦塔。”出租司機回答。

　　“Say, we can put up buildings like that in two weeks,” drawled the Texan.

　　“唉，在美國，我們兩星期之內就可以建起一座這樣的建築物。”得克薩斯人故意拉長了腔調。

　　A little while later he said, “And what’s that building we’re passing now?”

　　走了一會兒，他又問：“我們剛才經過的建築物叫什麼名字?”

　　“That’s Buckingham Palace, sir, where the xiaogushi8 Queen lives.”

　　“先生，那是白金漢宮，是女王住的地方。”

　　“Is that so?” said the Texan. “Do you know back in Texas we could put up a palace like that in a week.”

　　“是嗎?”得克薩斯人說，“你知道嗎?在得克薩斯，像這樣的宮殿只要一個星期就可以建成。”

　　A few minutes later they were passing Westminster Abbey. The American again asked, “Hey, cabby, what’s that building over there?”

　　幾分鐘後，他們又從威斯敏斯特大教堂經過。這位美國人又問：“嘿，司機，那邊是什麼樓?”

　　“I’m afraid I don’t know, sir,” replied the taxi-driver. “It wasn’t there this morning!”

　　“先生，我也不知道，”司機說, “今天早晨還沒有呢!”

　　：教育階段

　　The dean of Engineering had once walked into a class, and said “Good Morning”.

　　一天，工程系的主任走進一間教室說：“早上好。”

　　The whole class chorused “Good Morning”.

　　全班同學異口同聲地回答：“早上好。”

　　“Hi, you are freshmen, aren’t you?” he asked.

　　“你們是大一新生吧?”主任問道。

　　One student bolder than the others asked him how he knew.

　　班級裡一個膽子比較大的同學問主任是如何知道的。

　　“Well,” he said. “When I say ‘Good Morning’ to a class, if they are freshmen they say‘Good Morning’ too. If they are sophomores, they quietly fold their papers away, and look at me. A class of juniors will look at me over the top of their papers, and then get back to them. A class of seniors xiaogushi8 will ignore my greeting, and keep reading the papers. When xiaogushi8 I say ‘Good Morning’ to a class of graduate students, they write it down.”

　　“嗯，”主任說，“當我說‘早上好’的時候，假如是大一的新生，他們也一定會說‘早上好’的。假如他們是大二的學生，他們會輕輕地合上課本，然後集體看著我。大三的學生則會抱著書本，抬起頭看我一眼，然後又繼續讀書。大四的學生則根本無視我的存在，一直看著書。至於研究生班的學生，我向他們‘問早上’好，他們就會把這句話寫在筆記本上。”