有關於初一英語小短文精選

　　社會生活的資訊化和經濟活動的全球化使外語,特別是英語,已經成為我國對外開放和與國際交往的重要工具。本文是有關於初一英語小短文，希望對大家有幫助!

　　有關於初一英語小短文：hem and haw

　　猶豫不決

　　The 'You' is a kind of wild animal which is by nature extremely suspicious.

　　“猶”是一種野獸，它天生性情非常多疑。

　　Whenever it hears a sound, it immediately becomes afraid, suspecting that there is a hunternearby who is trying to catch it, or another animal that wants to harm it. It runs up into a tree and hides, peeking out its head and scanning all around.

　　不論它在甚麼地方找食物，或是散步，一聽到聲音就害怕。它懷疑有獵人要來抓它，或是別的野獸要來害它，就慌張地爬到樹上躲起來。再把頭探出來，偷偷地看。

　　After a while it climbs back down, looking here and looking there.

　　過了一會兒，又從樹上跳下來，在地上東張西望地看看那邊。

　　Only when it is sure that there is nothing around does it finally begin to relax.

　　一直到什麼也沒看見，才定下心來。

　　But then pretty soon, it will again grow afraid, and running up into a tree, begin the sameroutine all over again.

　　但是過了一會兒，它又懹疑起來，就又爬到樹上，在樹上停一會兒，定定心，認為沒有什麼危險了，才從樹上跳下來。

　　Time and time again, the 'You' repeats this, with the result that it spends half of its day running up and down trees, and wastes a lot of energy.

　　就這樣一次又一次地跳上跳下，跳了大半天，總是白費力氣。

　　So, when someone is very hesitant, and cannot make a decision, others often say of this person that 'the 'You' cannot decide."

　　後來的人，因為“猶”天生好疑心，不果斷，所以當一個人處理事情時，沒有主意，不知道怎樣處理，就叫做“猶豫不決”。

　　有關於初一英語小短文：mere copycat

　　東施效顰

　　In the Spring and Autumn Period ***春秋時期,770-476 BC***, there was a beauty in the State of Yue called Xishi ***西施***.

　　傳說春秋時期，越國有一美女，名喚西施。

　　She often suffered from pains in her chest, and so she would often walk around doubled over and with her brows knitted.

　　但是西施有心口疼的毛病，所以她經常手捂胸口，皺著眉頭走著。

　　There was an ugly girl in the village called Dongshi who envied Xishi.

　　村子裡還住著一位醜姑娘，叫做東施，她十分嫉妒西施。

　　Striving to emulate Xishi, she imitated her stoop, knitting her brows at the same time.

　　於是東施時常效仿西施，手捂胸口，緊皺眉頭。

　　She thought that this made her elegant, but in fact, it only made her more ugly.

　　東施覺得她效仿西施就會變得很美麗，但是實際上，只會使她變得更難看而已。

　　Later, this idiom came to be used to indicate improper imitation that produces the reverseeffect.

　　這個典故比喻不恰當的模仿，帶來相反的效果。

　　有關於初一英語小短文：thief

　　樑上君子

　　In the Eastern Han Dynasty ***東漢***, there was a man named Chen Shi ***陳寔*** .

　　在東漢初年，有個人叫陳寔。

　　One day, a thief slipped into his living-room. Hiding behind the beam, the thief waited for Chen Shi to fall asleep.

　　有一天，一個小賊溜進了他的房間，躲在房樑上等著陳寔去睡覺再下手。

　　Chen Shi, finding the thief, called his family together, saying, "To be a upright man one must have aspirations. Men are not born evil. But if one gets used to doing evil things, it will be hard to reform. The gentleman above the beam is such a man."

　　陳寔發現了小偷，把他的家人都召集在一起，說：“人不可以不自強。人不是天生就壞的，壞習慣往往是由不注意自身品性修養所致的。咱家房樑上這個人就是這樣。”

　　The thief, hearing this, hurriedly jumped down and knelt on the ground to beg forgiveness.

　　小偷聽到這話，從房樑上跳到地上，跪在陳寔面前，請求原諒，決心做個有用的人。

　　This idiom is used to refer to a thief.

　　這個成語用來比喻小偷。