Once there was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.The first day the boy hammered 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and his father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.The days passed and one day the young boy told his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. The fence would never be the same. “When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like those nails,” his father said.
A group of alumni , highly established in their careers , got together to visittheir old university professor . Conversation soon turned into complaints aboutstress in work and life .
Offering his guests coffee , the professor went to the kitchen and returnedwith a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic ,glass , crystal , some plain looking ,some expensive , some exquisite - tellingthem to help themselves to the coffee .
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand , the professor said : "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up , leavingbehind the plain and cheap ones . While it is normal for you to want only thebest for yourselves , that is the source of your problems and stress .
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee . In most cases itis just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink .
What all of you really wanted was coffee , not the cup, but you consciouslywent for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups . Nowconsider this : Life is the coffee ; the jobs , money and position in societyare the cups . They are just tools to hold and contain Life , and the type ofcup we have does not define , nor change the quality of Life we live .
Sometimes , by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee Godhas provided us . "
God brews the coffee , not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee !
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything . They just makethe best of everything . "
A hungry Fox found in a hollow tree a quantity of bread andmeat, which some shepherds had placed there against their return. Delightedwith his find he slipped in through the narrow aperture and greedily devouredit all. But when he tried to get out again he found himself so swollen afterhis big meal that he could not squeeze through the hole, and fell to whiningand groaning over his misfortune. Another Fox, happening to pass that way, cameand asked him what the matter was; and, on learning the state of the case,said, “Well, my friend, I see nothing for it but for you to stay where you aretill you shrink to your former size; you’ll get out then easily enough.”
The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. So when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was 18.
But John‘s brother had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had examined him too. This doctor remembered the older boy‘s family name, so when he saw John‘s papers, he was surprised.
"How old are you?" he said.
"Eighteen, sir," said John.
"But your brother was eighteen, too," said the doctor. "Are you twins?"
"Oh, no, sir," said John, and his face went red. "My brother is five months older than I am."
The wind and the sun were disputing who was the stronger.
风和太阳两方为谁的能量大相互争论不休。
Suddenly they saw a traveler coming down the road. The sun said, "Whoever can make the traveler take off his coat will be the stronger."
突然，他们看到一个行人走在路上，太阳说：“谁能使行人脱下衣服，谁就更强大。”
So the sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow as hard as it could. As the wind blew harder, the traveler wrapped his coat more closely around himself.
太阳藏在乌云后面，风开始拼命地吹，风刮得越猛烈，行人越是裹紧自己的衣服。
Then the sun came out. He shone on the traveler. The traveler soon felt quite hot, and took off his coat.
太阳出来了，暖暖地晒着行人，行人感到很热，很快就把外套脱了下来。
2.让鲜花代替您的语言
A gentleman entered a busy florist shop that displayed a large sign that read "Say It With Flowers".
"Wrap up one rose,"he told the florist.
"Only one?"the florist asked.
" Just one，“the customer replied.“I'm a man of few words. "
One day, the father lets eight year-old son send a letter, the son took the letter , the father then remembered didn't write the address and addressee's name on the envelope.
有一天,父亲让八岁的儿子去寄一封信,儿子已经拿着信跑了,父亲才想起信封上没写地址和收信人的名字。
After the son comes back, the father asks him: "You have thrown the letter in the mail box?"
儿子回来后,父亲问他:"你把信丢进邮筒了吗?"
"Certainly"
"当然"
"You have not seen on the envelope not to write the address and the addressee name?"
"你没看见信封上没有写地址和收信人名字吗?"
"I certainly saw nothing written on the envelope."
"我当然看见信封上什么也没写"
"Then why you didn't take it back?"
"那你为什么不拿回来呢？"
"I also thought that you do not write the address and the addressee, is for does not want to let me know that you do send the letter to who!"
A fellow pilot flying over the Midwest heard an air-traffic controller trying to contact an airliner for normal frequency change.
“Flight 354，“said the controller，"contact Kansas City Center on frequency 135.5.“
The request was repeated several times with no reply from the pilot.
Finally，in exasperation the controller raised his voice."Flight 354，Simon says contact Kansas City Center on frequency 135.5.”The call was acknowledged with an emharrassed reply and prompt compliance.
A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. a woman is driving down the same road.
As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "pig!!"
The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "witch!!"
They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road.
if only men would listen.
In Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Kong Yu, who was a senior official of the State of Wei. He was clever and diligent in study. He had a good habit of asking questions. Whenever there was something he didn’t understand, he would ask others about it. Moreover, he often consulted someone who was less knowledgeable than him or someone inferior to him. Every time he did this, he didn’t feel ashamed about it at all.
After he died, the prince of State of Wei granted him a name “Wen”. Confucius later on also respected him very much and asked his students to learn from him.
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often a she would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone,and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent.
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.
想要让孩子从小就接触英语的学习，给他们讲英语故事短文再合适不过了，尤其是那种具有教育意义的英语故事，不仅可以让孩子学习到很多生活中的常识，而且以英语故事的方式来灌输英语知识，会更好培养孩子英语学习的兴趣，从而调动孩子学习英语的积极性，对学好英语会起到极大的帮助。
A Clever Panda
A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The panda can’t take it home.
Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike. “I know! I have a good idea.” she jumps and shouts happily, “I can roll a pumpkin. It’s like a wheel.”
So she rolls the pumpkin to her home. When her mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised, “Oh, my God! How can you carry it home?” the little panda answers proudly, “I can’t lift it, but I can roll it.” Her mother smiled and says，“What a clever girl! Use you heard to do something,”
A young man asked Socrates the secret to success, Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.
They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue.
Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air.
Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?” The boy replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it！”
After the rain， a difficult spider to the wall has been fragmented network， due to damp walls， it must climb the height， it will fall， which one to climb， repeatedly falling and…
A person saw， and he sighed to himself： "my life as this spider is not it? Busy but harvestless ." Thus， he increasingly depressed.
The second person also saw， he said： this spider really stupid， why do not climb up with going around the next dry place? I'll be as stupid as it can not. Thus， he becomes wise up.
The third person also saw， he immediately spiders keep the spirit of war touched. So he has become strong.
Tip： The mentality of those who are successful can be found everywhere the power of success．
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small uninhabited island.
He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.
But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.
“How did you know I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers.
“We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
When I was very small, I was so obsessed with the movie Harry Potter.
I had watched all the series and I was so impressed by the role that acted by Emma Watson. Now so many years have passed, I keep paying attention to her. Emma is as smart as the role she plays. Though she keeps filming movies, she never gives up study. She got full A in her lesson and she could go to any top university, finally she went to Brown University. When she graduated, she was invited to give the speech He For Her. She called the men to be equal with the women. The speech was welcomed by the world and people gave great support. People call Emma the England rose, she is smart and elegant, which sets the good example for the England girls.
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Once there was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.The first day the boy hammered 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and his father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.The days passed and one day the young boy told his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. The fence would never be the same. “When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like those nails,” his father said.
从前，有一个小男孩，他的脾气很坏。他的父亲送给他一袋钉子。告诉他说，他每发一次火，就必须将一颗钉子钉在栅栏上。第一天，男孩将37颗钉子钉进了栅栏。又过了几周，随着他学会控制自己的怒火，钉子的数目日益减少。他发现控制自己的脾气要比往栅栏上钉那些钉子容易。最后，男孩再也不发火的日子终于来了。他把这件事告诉了他的父亲。他的父亲建议他现在每天能控制住自己的脾气，就拔掉一颗钉子。又过去了好几天。有一天，男孩对他的父亲说，所有的钉子都没有了。男孩的父亲拉住他的手，将他领到了栅栏边。栅栏再也不是从前的样子了。“当你生气的说出事情时，它们就像那些钉子一样留下了伤疤。”他的父亲说。
God's Coffee
A group of alumni , highly established in their careers , got together to visittheir old university professor . Conversation soon turned into complaints aboutstress in work and life .
Offering his guests coffee , the professor went to the kitchen and returnedwith a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic ,glass , crystal , some plain looking ,some expensive , some exquisite - tellingthem to help themselves to the coffee .
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand , the professor said : "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up , leavingbehind the plain and cheap ones . While it is normal for you to want only thebest for yourselves , that is the source of your problems and stress .
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee . In most cases itis just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink .
What all of you really wanted was coffee , not the cup, but you consciouslywent for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups . Nowconsider this : Life is the coffee ; the jobs , money and position in societyare the cups . They are just tools to hold and contain Life , and the type ofcup we have does not define , nor change the quality of Life we live .
Sometimes , by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee Godhas provided us . "
God brews the coffee , not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee !
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything . They just makethe best of everything . "
Live simply .
Love generously .
Care deeply .
Speak kindly .
Leave the rest to God .
上帝的咖啡
一群事业有成的同学回去看望他们的大学老师，很快他们开始抱怨生活和工作中的压力。
老师去厨房为客人们准备咖啡，回来时端着一大壶咖啡和各式各样的杯子，这些杯子有陶瓷的、塑料的、玻璃的、水晶的，有的普通，有的昂贵，有的精致，老师让大家随意享用。
等每个人都端起一杯咖啡，老师说话了：你们注意到吗：所有好看昂贵的杯子都被用了，剩下那些朴素便宜的杯子。你们都只想要最好的，这很正常，这恰恰是你们的问题和压力所在。杯子不会让咖啡的质量变得更好，很多时候，只是让它变得更贵一些，甚至，有时候，让人忽略了到底我们在喝什么。你们真正想要的其实是咖啡，不是杯子，但你们有意识地去拿那些最好的杯子，随后开始打量其他人手上的杯子。想想吧：生活好比咖啡，工作、金钱和社会地位都只是杯子，只是生活的容器，而我们拥有的杯子既无法定义、也无法改变我们生活的质量。有时，由于我们只关心杯子，我们甚至不能够好好品尝上帝赐予我们的咖啡。
上帝冲泡了咖啡，不是杯子。······享受你们的咖啡吧。
最快乐的人们并不是因为他们拥有最好的一切，他们只是把一切当成最好。
简单地活着。仁慈地爱着。深深地关心着。友善地说话。
其他的，就留给上帝吧。
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The bulging belly fox
A hungry Fox found in a hollow tree a quantity of bread andmeat, which some shepherds had placed there against their return. Delightedwith his find he slipped in through the narrow aperture and greedily devouredit all. But when he tried to get out again he found himself so swollen afterhis big meal that he could not squeeze through the hole, and fell to whiningand groaning over his misfortune. Another Fox, happening to pass that way, cameand asked him what the matter was; and, on learning the state of the case,said, “Well, my friend, I see nothing for it but for you to stay where you aretill you shrink to your former size; you’ll get out then easily enough.”
胀肚的狐狸
饥饿的狐狸在一棵中空的树干中发现了一些牧羊人存留的面包和肉。高兴之余，他立即通过那狭窄的缝隙挤进去，贪婪的大吃起来。然而，当他吃饱之后，却发现自己的肚子胀鼓鼓的，即便费了九牛二虎之力，却怎么也钻不出那个洞来，便在树洞里唉声叹气。另一只狐狸恰巧经过那里，听到他的呻吟，便过去问他原因。听明白缘由后，那只狐狸便说道：“我的朋友，你就老老实实待在里边吧，等到恢复了钻进去之前的身材，你就能轻松地出来了。”
Midway Tactics
Three competing store owners rented adjoining shops in a mall. Observers waited for mayhem to ensue.
The retailer on the right put up huge signs saying, "Gigantic Sale!" and "Super Bargains!"
The store on the left raised bigger signs proclaiming, "Prices Slashed!" and "Fantastic Discounts!"
The owner in the middle then prepared a large sign that simply stated, "ENTRANCE".
中间战术
三个互相争生意的商店老板在一条商业街上租用了毗邻的店铺。旁观者等着瞧好戏。
右边的零售商挂起了巨大的招牌，上书：“大减价!”“特便宜!”
左边的商店挂出了更大的招牌，声称：“大砍价!”“大折扣!”
中间的商人随后准备了一个大招牌，上面只简单地写着：“入口处”。
Five Months Older
The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. So when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was 18.
But John‘s brother had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had examined him too. This doctor remembered the older boy‘s family name, so when he saw John‘s papers, he was surprised.
"How old are you?" he said.
"Eighteen, sir," said John.
"But your brother was eighteen, too," said the doctor. "Are you twins?"
"Oh, no, sir," said John, and his face went red. "My brother is five months older than I am."
大五个月
第二次世界大战开始了，约翰想参军，可他只有十六岁，当时规定男孩到十八岁才能入伍。所以军医给他进行体检时，他说他已经十八岁了。
可约翰的哥哥刚入伍没几天，而且也是这个军医给他做的检查。这位医生还记得他哥哥的姓。所以当他看到约翰的表格时，感到非常惊奇。
“你多大了?”军医问。
“十八，长官。”约翰说。
“可你的哥哥也是十八岁，你们是双胞胎吗?”
约翰脸红了，说：“哦，不是，长官，我哥哥比我大五个月。”
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下面分享几个英文小故事给大家：
1.风和太阳
The wind and the sun were disputing who was the stronger.
风和太阳两方为谁的能量大相互争论不休。
Suddenly they saw a traveler coming down the road. The sun said, "Whoever can make the traveler take off his coat will be the stronger."
突然，他们看到一个行人走在路上，太阳说：“谁能使行人脱下衣服，谁就更强大。”
So the sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow as hard as it could. As the wind blew harder, the traveler wrapped his coat more closely around himself.
太阳藏在乌云后面，风开始拼命地吹，风刮得越猛烈，行人越是裹紧自己的衣服。
Then the sun came out. He shone on the traveler. The traveler soon felt quite hot, and took off his coat.
太阳出来了，暖暖地晒着行人，行人感到很热，很快就把外套脱了下来。
2.让鲜花代替您的语言
A gentleman entered a busy florist shop that displayed a large sign that read "Say It With Flowers".
"Wrap up one rose,"he told the florist.
"Only one?"the florist asked.
" Just one，“the customer replied.“I'm a man of few words. "
一位先生走进一家生意兴隆的商店。他见到花店的大广告牌上写着:“让鲜花代替您的语言。”
“请包一支玫瑰。”他对卖花的人说。
“就要一支?”卖花人问。
“对，就一支。”那位先生说:“我这个人讲话不多。”
3.Intelligent Son 聪明的儿子
One day, the father lets eight year-old son send a letter, the son took the letter , the father then remembered didn't write the address and addressee's name on the envelope.
有一天,父亲让八岁的儿子去寄一封信,儿子已经拿着信跑了,父亲才想起信封上没写地址和收信人的名字。
After the son comes back, the father asks him: "You have thrown the letter in the mail box?"
儿子回来后,父亲问他:"你把信丢进邮筒了吗?"
"Certainly"
"当然"
"You have not seen on the envelope not to write the address and the addressee name?"
"你没看见信封上没有写地址和收信人名字吗?"
"I certainly saw nothing written on the envelope."
"我当然看见信封上什么也没写"
"Then why you didn't take it back?"
"那你为什么不拿回来呢？"
"I also thought that you do not write the address and the addressee, is for does not want to let me know that you do send the letter to who!"
"我还以为你不写地址和收信人,是为了不想让我知道你把信寄给谁呢!"
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A fellow pilot flying over the Midwest heard an air-traffic controller trying to contact an airliner for normal frequency change.
“Flight 354，“said the controller，"contact Kansas City Center on frequency 135.5.“
The request was repeated several times with no reply from the pilot.
Finally，in exasperation the controller raised his voice."Flight 354，Simon says contact Kansas City Center on frequency 135.5.”The call was acknowledged with an emharrassed reply and prompt compliance.
一名飞行员在中西部上空听到地面指挥塔的指挥员在呼叫一民航调整其正常接收频率。
"354航班，”指挥塔在呼叫，“请与堪萨斯市中心135.5频率联系。”
这一指令重复了几次之后，竟没得到任何回音。
最后，指挥塔的指挥员显然是被激怒了，他大声地锐:"354航班，西蒙说速与135. 5预率联系。”这一声显然奏效，只听对方慌忙地做了回答并迅速服从了指挥。”
小故事：是pig还是witch
A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. a woman is driving down the same road.
As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "pig!!"
The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "witch!!"
They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road.
if only men would listen.
一个男人在一条陡峭狭窄的山路上驾车，一个女人相向驾车而来。
他们相遇时，那个女的从窗中伸出头来叫到：“猪！！”
那个男的立即从窗中伸出头来回敬道：“女巫！！”
他们继续前行。这个男的在下一个路口转弯时，撞上了路中间的一头猪。
要是这个男的能听懂那个女人的意思就好了。
小故事：Be modest
In Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Kong Yu, who was a senior official of the State of Wei. He was clever and diligent in study. He had a good habit of asking questions. Whenever there was something he didn’t understand, he would ask others about it. Moreover, he often consulted someone who was less knowledgeable than him or someone inferior to him. Every time he did this, he didn’t feel ashamed about it at all.
After he died, the prince of State of Wei granted him a name “Wen”. Confucius later on also respected him very much and asked his students to learn from him.
春秋时期，有一个人叫孔圉（yŭ），他是卫国的大夫。他非常聪明而且勤奋好学。每当他遇到不懂的事情，他就会向他人询问。而且，他经常请教那些比自己学问差或者地位比自己低下的人。他也从未为此感到羞耻或不好意思。
在他死后，卫国国君赐他称号“文”。后来的孔子也非常尊重他，并且让自己的学生向他学习。
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A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often a she would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无瑕。于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。
这故事是说，人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。
The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着-一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。
这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动， 草率从事，就会身遭不幸。
The Goat and the Goatherd 羊与牧羊人
A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone,and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent.
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.
很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人，山羊说:"即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢?我的角己断了，这是十分明显的事实。"
这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。
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A Clever Panda
A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The panda can’t take it home.
Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike. “I know! I have a good idea.” she jumps and shouts happily, “I can roll a pumpkin. It’s like a wheel.”
So she rolls the pumpkin to her home. When her mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised, “Oh, my God! How can you carry it home?” the little panda answers proudly, “I can’t lift it, but I can roll it.” Her mother smiled and says，“What a clever girl! Use you heard to do something,”
一只聪明的熊猫
一只小熊猫摘了一只大南瓜，想把它拿回家。但是这只南瓜太大了，她没有办法把这么大的南瓜带回家。
突然她看见一只狗熊骑着一辆自行车朝她这边来。她看着自行车，跳着说："有了！我有办法了。南瓜很像车轮，我可以把南瓜滚回家去。"
于是她就把南瓜滚回了家。当她妈妈看到这只大南瓜的时候，很惊讶：“天啊！这么大的南瓜！你是怎么把它带回家来的？”小熊猫自豪地说；“我拎不动它，可是我能滚动它啊！”她妈妈微笑着说：“真聪明啊！记住：只要你肯动脑筋，没有难办的事。
保持距离的围观ing
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《The secret to success》
A young man asked Socrates the secret to success, Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning.
They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue.
Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air.
Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?” The boy replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it！”
《成功的秘密》
一个年轻人向苏格拉底询问成功的秘诀,苏格拉底让年轻人第二天早晨到河边见他。
他们见面后，苏格拉底叫年轻人和他一起走向河里，当河水淹至他们的脖子时，苏格拉底出其不意地抓住年轻人并把其压入水中，那人想要挣出水面，而强壮有力的苏格拉底将他摁在水中直到他变得无力抗争，脸色发青。
苏格拉底将他的头拖出水面，这个年轻人所做的第一件事就是大口喘息后，深吸一口气。
苏格拉底问： “当你闷在水里的时候你最想要的是什么？”年轻人回答说：“空气。”苏格拉底说：“那就是成功的秘诀。当你像渴望空气一样渴望成功，你就能够获得它！”
《A spider and three persons》
After the rain， a difficult spider to the wall has been fragmented network， due to damp walls， it must climb the height， it will fall， which one to climb， repeatedly falling and…
A person saw， and he sighed to himself： "my life as this spider is not it? Busy but harvestless ." Thus， he increasingly depressed.
The second person also saw， he said： this spider really stupid， why do not climb up with going around the next dry place? I'll be as stupid as it can not. Thus， he becomes wise up.
The third person also saw， he immediately spiders keep the spirit of war touched. So he has become strong.
Tip： The mentality of those who are successful can be found everywhere the power of success．
《一只蜘蛛和三个人》
雨后，一只蜘蛛艰难地向墙上已经支离破碎的网爬去，由于墙壁潮湿，它爬到一定的高度，就会掉下来，它一次次地向上爬，一次次地又掉下来……
第一个人看到了，他叹了一口气，自言自语：“我的一生不正如这只蜘蛛吗?忙忙碌碌而无所得。”于是，他日渐消沉。
第二个人看到了，他说：这只蜘蛛真愚蠢，为什么不从旁边干燥的地方绕一下爬上去?我以后可不能像它那样愚蠢。于是，他变得聪明起来。
第三个人看到了，他立刻被蜘蛛屡败屡战的精神感动了。于是，他变得坚强起来。
秘诀：有成功心态者处处都能发觉成功的力量。
《An uninhabited island》
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small uninhabited island.
He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.
But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.
“How did you know I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers.
“We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.
《一座孤岛》
在一场船难中，唯一的生存者随着潮水，漂流到一座无人岛上。他天天激动地祈祷神救他能够早日离开此处，回到家乡。他还每天注视着海上有否可搭救他的人，但却是除了汪洋一片，什么也没有。
后来，他决定用那片带他到小岛的木头造一个简陋的小木屋，以保护他在这险恶的环境中生存，并且保存他所有剩下的东西。但有一天，在他捕完食物后，准备回小屋时，突然发现他的小屋竟然陷在熊熊烈火之中， 大火引起的浓烟不断向天上窜。最悲惨的是：他所有的一切东西，在这一瞬间通通化为乌有了。悲痛的他，气愤的对天吶喊着：神啊！你怎么可以这样对待我！顿时，眼泪从他的眼角中流出。
第二天一早，他被一艘正靠近小岛的船只的鸣笛声所吵醒。是的，有人来救他了。
到了船上时，他问那些船员说：”你怎么知道我在这里？”
“因为我们看到了信号般的浓烟。”他们回答说。
人在碰到困难时，很容易会沮丧。不过无论受到折磨或者痛苦，都不用因此失去信心，因为上帝一直在我们心里面做着奇妙的工作。
记住：当下一次你的小木屋着火时，那可能只是上帝美妙恩典的表征而已。在所有我们所认为负面的事情，上帝都是有正面答案的。
笑而不语出惊人言可畏
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The City Mouse
and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。
过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些 。
When I was very small, I was so obsessed with the movie Harry Potter.
I had watched all the series and I was so impressed by the role that acted by Emma Watson. Now so many years have passed, I keep paying attention to her. Emma is as smart as the role she plays. Though she keeps filming movies, she never gives up study. She got full A in her lesson and she could go to any top university, finally she went to Brown University. When she graduated, she was invited to give the speech He For Her. She called the men to be equal with the women. The speech was welcomed by the world and people gave great support. People call Emma the England rose, she is smart and elegant, which sets the good example for the England girls.
在我很小的时候,我是如此痴迷于电影《哈利波特》。
我看了所有的系列,给我留下深刻印象是艾玛沃特森扮演的角色。如今许多年过去了,我一直关注她。爱玛如她扮演的角色那样聪明。虽然她不断拍摄电影,但是她从来没有放弃学习。她所有的课程都拿到了A,可以去任何一所顶尖大学,最后她去了布朗大学。当她毕业时,她被邀请去做演讲——《他为了她》。她呼吁男性与女性平等。演讲受到全世界的欢迎,人们给予了大力支持。人们叫艾玛为英格兰玫瑰,她是聪明和优雅，成为英国女孩的榜样。