本站原创趣味英语小故事
1.ABadFoot
受伤的脚
Therewasabooksellerwhodidnotliketopayforanything.Onedayabigboxofbookellonhioot.
"Gotothedoctor,"saidhiswife,"showthatfoottohim."
"No,"hesaid,"I'llwaituntilthedoctorestoourshopnexttime.ThenI'llaskhimaboutmyfoot.IfIgotoseehim,Ishallhetopay."
Thenextdaythedoctorcametotheshoptobuysomebooks.Thebooksellertoldthedoctorabouthisbadfoot.Thedoctorlookedatitandpromisedtohelp.
Hetookoutapieceofpaperandwrotesomethingonit."Buythisandputitonthefootbeforeyougotobedeverynight."hesaid.
"Thankyou."saidthebookseller."Andnow,sir,hereareyourbooks."
"Howmuch"askedthedoctor.
"Twopounds."
"Good,"saidthedoctor."Ishallnothetopayyouanythingtoday."
"Why"askedthebookseller.
"Iheexaminedyourfoot.Iwanttwopoundorthat.Ifpeopleetomyhouse,Iaskthemtopayonepoundforaallthinglikethat.ButwhenIgototheirhouses,Iusuallychargetwopounds.AndIcameheretoday,didn'tIBye-bye！"
2.TheGoldandtheFurCoat
金子与皮大衣
Ayoungmanandanoldmanwerewaitingforabusatastation.Theysatnexttoeachother.
"What'sthatinyourbag"askedtheyoungman,pointingtoabigbagbesidetheoldman.
"Gold,nothingbutgold,"answeredtheoldman.
Theyoungmancouldhardlybelievehisownears,"What"hesaidtohimselfinsurprise."SomuchgoldMyGod！HowIwishtobeabletogetsomuchgold！"Thenhebegantothinkabouthowtogetthegold.
Theoldmanlookedtiredandsleepyanditseemedthathecouldhardlykeephiseyesopen."Areyousleepy,sir"askedtheyoungman."Thenyou'dbetterliedownonthechairandheagoodrest.Don'tworryaboutthebus.I'llwakeyouupintime."
"Allright.It'sverykindofyou,youngman."Theoldmanlaydownandbeforelonghefellasleep.
Theyoungmantookthebigbaggently.Butwhenhewasabouttorunaway,hefoundacornerofhiurcoatwasundertheoldman'sbody.Severaltimeshetriedtopullitout,buthecouldn't.Atlasthetookoffhiscoatandwentawaywiththebag.
Theyoungmanranoutofthestationasquicklyashislegscouldcarryhim.Whenhereachedaplacewherehethoughttheoldmancouldn'tfindhim,hestoppedandquicklyopenedthebag.
Tohissurprise,therewasnothingbutalotofallstonesinit.Hehurriedtothestationatonce.Butwhenhegotthere,hefoundtheoldmanwasgone.
3.SheMeFirst
先给我刮脸
Abarberwasinhisshop,busilycuttingaman'shair,whenahandsomeyoungstrangercamein.Hehadaallboywithhim.Theysatdowntogetherandwaiteduntilthebarberhadfinished.Thentheyoungmantoldthebarbertoshehimandtocuttheallboy'shair.
Thebarbersaid,"Doyouwantmetocuttheboy'shairfirst,ortosheyou"
"Oh,sheme."saidtheyoungman."ThenI'llgodowntheroadandheaglassofwinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair."
Theyoungmansatdowninthebarber'schair,andthebarberbegantoshehim.
Whenhehadfinished,theyoungmangotupandsaid,"I'llgodowntheroadnowandhemywinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair."
"Allright,butIwon'ttakelong."thebarberwarnedhim.Theyoungmanwentout,theallboyobedientlysatdowninthebarber'schair,andthebarberbegantocuthishair.
Ashehadsaid,hesoonfinished,andthentheboysatdownandwaited.Attheendofhalfanhour,whentheyoungmanhadstillnoteback,thebarbersaidtotheboy,"Itisapitythatyourdaddy'stakingsuchalongtime.Whereishelikelytobenow"
"Ican'tguess,"answeredtheallboy."Andthatmanwasn'tmydaddy.I'veneverseenhimbeforeinmylife.Iwasplayinginthestreetthiorning,andhecameuptomeandaskedmewhetherI'dliketohemyhaircutwithouthingtopayanything.IsaidIwould,becausemyhairwasratherlong,sohebrougehere."
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