英语口语比赛小故事.doc

The Fox and the Goat（狐狸和山羊） One day a fox fell into a well. 一天，一只狐狸失足掉到了井里。 He tried to get out of it, but he couldn’t. 不论他如何挣扎仍没法爬上来。 Just then a goat came to the well. 就在当时，一只山羊来到井边。 She wanted to drink some water. 她想喝水。 She looked down into the well and saw a fox there. 她往井里看发现狐狸在井里。 The goat said to the fox, “Is the water good?” 便问狐狸：“井水好不好喝？” “Yes, the water is good,” said the fox. 狐狸说：“是的，井里的水很好喝。” The goat jumped into the well and drank much water as she liked. 山羊便不假思索地跳了下去，咕咚咕咚痛饮。 After a while the goat said to the fox, “How can we get out of this well?” 一会儿之后，山羊问狐狸：“我们怎么从井里出去？” The fox said, “Well! Put your feet on the wall. 狐狸说：“你用前脚扒在井墙上。 Then I jump up from your back. 我从你后背跳上井去， After that I will help you out.” 再拉你上来，我们就都得救了。 “Oh, it’s a fine idea,” said the goat. “嗯，真的是个好办法。”山羊说。 And the fox got upon her back and jumped out of the well. 狐狸跳到他的背上，再用力一跳，跳出了井口。 “Now help me out, please!” said the goat. “现在请把我救出去吧！”山羊说。 “Why didn’t you think of how to get out, before you jumped in?” The fox said,then ran away. “为什么你在跳进井里之前没有想着如何上来呢？”狐狸说完就跑开了。 The story tell us: Think twice before your action. 这个故事告诉我们：三思而后行。 Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well 坐井观天 There is a frog. 有一只青蛙住在井底， He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. 他从来没有去过井外面。 He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well. 他以为天空就和井口一样大。 One day a crow comes to the well. 一天， 一只乌鸦飞到井边， He sees the frog and says, “Frog, let’s have a talk.” 看见青蛙，就对它说：“青蛙，咱们聊聊吧。” Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?” 青蛙就问他：“你从哪里来？” “I fly from the sky,” the crow says. “我从天上上来。” The frog feels surprised and says, 青蛙惊讶了，就说： “The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. “天空就只有这井口这么大， How do you fly from the sky?” 你怎么会从天上飞老呢？” The crow says, “The sky is very big. 乌鸦说：“天空很大。 You always stay in the well, so you don’t know the world is big.” 只不过你一直呆在井里，所有不知道世界很大。” The frog says, “I don’t believe.” 青蛙说：“我不相信。” But the crow says, “You ca