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有趣的英语小故事及翻译 英语作为一门语言和思维统一的学科,其内在本质是语言与思维的辨证统一。英语故事教学不仅能有效地学习英语知识,亦能有效地培养学生的思维能力。本文是，希望对大家有帮助! 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. 一个法官、一个教堂主教和一位指挥家正在进行一场辩论。三个人都是虚荣自负的人，他们的话题很快转到他们之中谁是最伟大的人上。 “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，”法官说，“我的职业既高贵又拥有权力，当我走进法庭的时候，狱警会说’全体起立!’接着所有人都会站起来向我致意。” “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. ‘” “好极了，”主教说，“人们站起来向你致敬。当我出现在教堂里，人们会跪在我的面前，亲吻我的戒指，并称呼我为’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!’” 指挥家哼了一声，说道：“我觉得你们都不如我。当我作为客座指挥走上指挥台的时候，人们都垂着头，用手捂着眼睛，说道，’噢，我的上帝!’” A boastful American from Texas was being shown the sights of London by a taxi-driver. 一个从美国得克萨斯州来的人，特别喜欢吹牛。这天，他在出租车司机的帮助下观光伦敦。 “What’s that building there?” asked the Taxan. “这是什么建筑物?”得克萨斯人问。 “That’s the Tower of London, sir,” replied the taxi-diver. “先生，那是伦敦塔。”出租司机回答。 “Say, we can put up buildings like that in two weeks,” drawled the Texan. “唉，在美国，我们两星期之内就可以建起一座这样的建筑物。”得克萨斯人故意拉长了腔调。 A little while later he said, “And what’s that building we’re passing now?” 走了一会儿，他又问：“我们刚才经过的建筑物叫什么名字?” “That’s Buckingham Palace, sir, where the xiaogushi8 Queen lives.” “先生，那是白金汉宫，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.” “是吗?”得克萨斯人说，“你知道吗?在得克萨斯，像这样的宫殿只要一个星期就可以建成。” A few minutes later they were passing Westminster Abbey. The American again asked, “Hey, cabby, what’s that b