Anantwenttothebankofarivertoquenchitsthirst,andbeingcarriedawaybytherushofthestream,wasonthepointofdrowning.
ADovesittingonatreeoverhangingthewaterpluckedaleafandletitfallintothestreamclosetoher.
TheAntclimbedontoitandfloatedinsafetytothebank.Shortlyafterwardsabirdcatchercameandstoodunderthetree,andlaidhislime-twigsfortheDove,whichsatinthebranches.TheAnt,perceivinghisdesign,stunghiminthefoot.Inpainthebirdcatcherthrewdownthetwigs,andthenoisemadetheDovetakewing.
Onegoodturndeservesanother
Talkingclock
会说话的钟
Whileproudlyshowingoffhisnewapartmenttofriends,acollegestudentledthewayintotheden.Whatisthebigbrassgongandhammerfor?oneofhisfriendsasked.Thatisthetalkingclock,themanreplied.How'sitwork?
Watch,themansaidandproceededtogivethegonganearshatteringpoundwiththehammer.Suddenly,someonescreamedfromtheothersideofthewall,Knockitoff,youidiot!It'stwoo'clockinthemorning!
初中英语幽默小故事Speeding
Aspeedingmotoristwaswaveddownbyapolicepatrolcar.“I'mgoingtogiveyouaticketforspeeding,”saidthepoliceman,writinghisnote.“You'vebeendrivingover60milesperhour.”
“Wouldyoumindmakingit100,officer?”wasthereply.“Yousee,I'mgoingtosellthecar.”
超速行驶
一名超速行驶的驾驶员被巡逻警车拦住后,警察一边做记录,一边说:“我要给你开一张超速罚单,因为你刚才的车速已经超过了60英里。”
“警官,请你把时速写为100英里好吗?你知道,我正要打算卖这辆车。”
ReformofcollegeEnglishEducation
AscollegeEnglisheducationisgreatlyemphasizedwiththerapiddevelopmentofglobalcommunication,thedefectsthatexistinthecurrenteducationalsystemareopentomorecriticism.ItiswidelyacknowledgedthatathoroughreformofcollegeEnglisheducationshouldbeunderway.
EducatorsdefinitelyshouldberesponsiblefortheinadequacyofCollegeEnglishEducation.Itisknowntoallthatinterestisthebestteacher,butalargepartofcollegeEnglishteachersunderestimatetheeffectofinterestandkeeppreachinginclass.Besides,“languageenvironment”isneededtolearnaforeignlanguageandthelackofitinChineseuniversitieshashinderedthestudent’sEnglishlearning.
Someproblemsofthestudents’learninghabitsisalsothesourceoftheinadequacy.Chinesestudentstendtoseparatevocabularymemorizing,grammar,listening,speaking,reading,andwritingandthereforetheirEnglishisalso“broken”inthisway.Inaddition,theyaregenerallyreluctanttopracticespeaking.Thishasgreatlycontributedtothe“dumbEnglish”ofChinesestudents.
ThesuccessofthecollegeEnglisheducationreformrequireseffortsofbotheducatorsandstudents.TheuniversitiesshouldencouragestudentstospeakEnglishintheirdailycommunicationsandholemoreactivitieswiththepurposeofpromotingstudents’speakingofEnglish.TeachersshouldfocusonattractingstudentswithcharmsandinterestofEnglishintheirclasses.Studentsshouldtrytobeparticipantsofthelearningactivitiesratherthanpassivereceptors.Withthecollaborationofeducatorsandstudents,thereformofcollegeEnglisheducationwillsurelyyieldplentifulfruits
PerfectTrade
PresidentClintonreturnstoWashingtonafteratriptohishomestateofArkansas.Hestepsoutoftheplanecarryingtwopigs,oneundereacharm.Whenhereachesthebottomofthestairs,theMarinesharplysaluteshimasusual.
Clintonsays:I'dsaluteyoubackson,butasyoucanseemyhandsarefull.TheMarinereplies:Yes,sir!Mightyfinepigs,sir!PresidentClintonresponds:Thesearen'tjustordinarypigs,actually.TheyarepureArkansasRazorbackPigs!!
TheMarinereplies:Yes,sir!MightyfineRazorbacks,sir.
ThePresidentsays:IgotthisoneforHillary,andthisoneforChelsea!
TheMarinereplies:Yes,sir!Goodtrade,sir!
英语成语故事:掩耳盗铃
OstrichLogic(YanErDaoLing)
AtthetimewhenFan,anoblemanofthestateofJin,becameafugitive,acommonerfoundabellandwantedtocarryitoffonhisback.Butthebellwastoobigforhim.Whenhetriedtoknockitintopieceswithahammertherewasaloudclangingsound.Hewasafraidthatsomeonewillhearthenoiseandtakethebellfromhim,soheimmediatelystoppedhisownears.
Toworryaboutotherpeoplehearingthenoiseisunderstandable,buttoworryabouthimselfhearingthenoise(asifstoppinghisownearswouldpreventotherpeoplefromhearing)isabsurd.