儿童中英对照阅读小短文
Bananas for Lunch
香蕉午餐
A fat monkey likes eatingvery much.
一只小胖猴子很喜欢吃香蕉。
He had bananas for lunch. Heone and ate one more and then, one more，one banana, two bananas, three bananas, four…
他拿香蕉做午餐，他剥一个香蕉，用力地吃着，吃着，吃着，吃了1个香蕉，2个香蕉，3个香蕉，4个……
He ate and ate, but he wanted more, he peeled and he ate, peeled and he ate,bananas, six bananas, seven bananas,…
他不停地吃，但是他还想要更多！他边吃，边剥，5个香蕉，6个香蕉，7个香蕉，8个……He peeled two more and continued two more. He ateof bananas and can’t.
他又剥了两个，继续撑着吃。他吃了一整串香蕉以致不能躺下睡觉了。
词义解析：
：香蕉
：午餐
：剥
：五
：八
：继续
：完整的
：串
：睡觉
圣诞树的来源故事
It is said that there was a farmer served a poor boy on a cold windyand gave him a bigmeal. The boy cut a Fir tree's branch and inserted it into the earth .
He said, "every year this time. there will be manyin this branch. I wish I can pay back to your favor by this beautiful Fir tree. " After the boy left, the farmer discovered that the branch had grow up as a big tree.
Then he realized that the boy was anof the god. This is the origin of the chrismas day. In western countries, Whatever you are, everyone will prepare a chrismas tree to increase the happiness of the chrismas day.
Chrismas trees are made of evergreen tree like Fir trees and they represent the long put candles, flowers , toys, stars on the tree and they put chrismas present on the tree. On Chrismas Eve, people sing and dance happily and they enjoy themselves around the tree.
一个传说记载。据说有一位农民在一个风雪交加的圣诞夜里接待了一个饥寒交迫的小孩，让他吃了一顿丰盛的圣诞晚餐，这个孩子告别时折了一根杉树枝插在地上。
他说：“年年此日，礼物满枝，留此美丽的杉村，报答你的好意。”小孩走后，农民发现那树枝竟变成了一棵小树
他才明白自己接待的原来是一位上帝的使者。这个故事就成为圣诞树的来源。在西方，不论是否基督徒，过圣诞节时都要准备一棵圣诞树，以增加节日的欢乐气氛。
圣诞树一般是用杉柏之类的常绿树做成，象征生命长存。树上装饰着各种灯烛、彩花、玩具、星星，挂上各种圣诞礼物。圣诞之夜，人们围着圣诞树唱歌跳舞，尽情欢乐。
The Clever King Solomon
聪明的国王所罗门
Long long ago, there was a king. Solomon was his name. He was very.
很久很久之前，有一位国王，他的名字叫所罗门，他非常聪明。
In his, there were two women. They lived in the sameand each had a child.
在他的国家里，有两位妇女，她们住在同一间房子里。各有一个婴儿。
One night, one of the babies died. The dead baby’s mother took the other woman’s baby, and put it in her own bed.
一天夜里，其中一个婴儿死了。他的妈妈抱另一位妇女的小孩，把他放在自己的床上。Next morning, they had a.
第二天早上，他们发生了争吵。
“No, this is my baby! The dead is yours!”
“不，这是我的孩子！那个死的是你的！”
Each one wanted the living baby. So they went to see King Solomon.
他们都想要这个活着的孩子，于是她们去见所罗门国王。
“Bring me a knife, cut the child into two and give each woman one half.” said the King.
“给我拿把刀来，把这个孩子切成两半，没人一半。”国王判决道。
“Oh. Your! Give her my baby. Please don’t kill my baby!”
“哦，陛下，把我的孩子给她吧。请不要杀了我的孩子！”一位母亲哭喊道。
Then King Solomonto the woman in tears and said, “Give the baby to her. She is the mother.”
于是所罗门指着流泪的妇女说：“把孩子给她，她是真正的母亲。”
词义解析：
：国家
：房子
：争吵
：活着的
：刀
：指向
词组解析：
Majesty：陛下
tears：流着泪
A Smart Tortoise
聪明的乌龟
A tiger is, he is looking for food. He sees a frog in front of him.
一只老虎很饥饿，他正在寻找食物。他看到一只青蛙在他前面。
“Haha! A! My dinner!” so he rushes at the frog.
“哈哈！一只青蛙，我有晚餐啦！”于是，他扑向青蛙。
Behind the tiger, there is a. The little tortoise sees it; he bites the tiger’s.
在老虎的后边，有一只乌龟。小乌龟看见了，他猛咬一下啊老虎的尾巴。
“Ouch!” cries the tiger and he looks back. The frog hears theand jumps into water.
“哎呦！”老虎疼得叫起来并回头看看。此时青蛙听见了老虎的声音，他迅速跳进水里。“Thank you, little tortoise.” says the frog.
“谢谢你，小乌龟。”青蛙说。
But the tiger is very angry. “Bother it! I’llyou to the sky!”
大事老虎十分愤怒：“讨厌！我要把你扔到天上去。”
“Thank you, I like flying in the sky,” says the tortoise.
“谢谢你，我喜欢在天空飞翔。”乌龟说。
The tiger stops, “I will throw you into the river.”
老虎停下来：“那我就把你扔到到水里。”
“Oh, no! I can’t swim; I will die if you throw me into the water.” The tiger threw the tortoise into the water quickly.
“哦，不！我不会游泳，如果你把我扔井水里我会死的。”老虎很快就把乌龟仍进水了。“Thank y ou, Mr. Tiger. Bye-bye.” The tortoise and the frog swim away.
“谢谢你，老虎先生，再见！”乌龟和青蛙一起游走了。
词义解析：
：饥饿的
：青蛙
：乌龟
：尾巴
：声音
：迅速地
词组解析：
for：寻找
front of：在前面
That Is Not My Dog!
那不是我的狗
Awalks into ashop and sees a cute little dog. She asks the, “Does your dog bite”一个妇人走进一家宠物店，看见一只很可爱的小狗。她问店主：“你的狗咬人吗”
The shopkeeper says, “No, my dog does not.”
店主说：“不，我的狗不咬人。”
The woman tries tothe dog and the dog bites her.
于是这个妇人试着抚摸小狗，可是小狗却咬了她。
“!” She says, “I thought you said your dog does not bite!”
“哎哟！”妇人说，“我想你刚才还说你的狗不咬人。”
Th e shopkeeper replies, “That is not my dog!”
店主人回答说：“那不是我的狗。”
词义解析：
：妇女
：宠物（名词）；爱抚（动词）
：店主
：咬
：哎哟（疼痛时发出的声音）
Covering One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
掩耳盗铃
Mr. Wang thinks he is, but he always doesthings.
王先生总以为自己很聪明，实际上他总干傻事。
One day he sees a beautifulat t he top of a door. “Oh! How nice! I will take it home.” He thinks, “What can I do” After a while he has a “good” idea. “Aha! I have an idea now. I canmy ears. Then I will not hear thewhen I take off the bell.”一天，他看见一户人家的门头有个很漂亮的铃铛。“啊，真漂亮啊！我要把它拿回家去。”他自言自语道：“我该怎么做呢”过了一会儿他想到了一个“好”主意。“啊哈！我有办法了！我把耳朵堵上，拿铃铛的时候就听不见铃声了。”
Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, theopens the door. “What are you doing” the owner says angrily.
于是他就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，屋子的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说：“你在干什么”
词义解析：
：聪明的
：愚蠢的
：一会儿
：塞住
：铃声
：铃铛
：物主
词组解析：
the top of：在……的顶端
a while：过了一会
off：拿走
soon as：一……就
Adding Feet to a Snake
画蛇添足
One day, Mr. Liona. Many animals come and drink a lot of. At last there is aof wine. Who can drink it They think out an idea andto have a-Draw a snake. If youfirst, you can get it.
一天，狮子先生举行一场聚会，许多动物都来了，他们喝很多酒。最后只剩一壶酒了。让谁喝呢它们想了想，有个主意。它们比赛画蛇，谁最快画好，谁就喝这壶酒。
Soon Mr. Wolf finishes drawing. “Yeah, I’ve finished. I’m ,” he says. But he draws again and says, “Oh, let me add feet and my snake.” At the time, Mr.also finishes. He takes away the pot of wine and drinks；then he says, “That isn’t a snake. Snakes have no feet. I get the wine.”
不一会，狼先生画好了。“哈，我画好了，我是第一个。”它说。可是它又画了起来，它还说：“再给它加几只脚吧。”这是猩猩先生也画好了。它拿起那酒壶喝起来。一边喝一边说：“那不是蛇，蛇是没有脚的，我赢了这壶酒。”
词义解析：
：举办
：聚会
：酒
：壶
：决定
：比赛
：蛇
：完成
：猩猩
词组解析：
to do：决定做某事
away：拿走
英语儿童故事：杰克的帽子
Jack is a little. He has a lovely hat. He likes wearing it very much. But when he sits, his hat can’t stay on his head.
杰克是一只小鹅。它有一顶可爱的帽子，他非常喜欢戴它。当它坐着时，他的帽子总是戴着头上。
He puts his hat down and begins to play game with the hat. When he gets tired of the game, things are not the same.
它脱下它的帽子并开始用帽子玩游戏。当它玩累时，事情就不是那样了。
He can’t find his hat. Where is it Jack thinks hard. He looks up and down, and walks here and there. He can’t find his hat yet.
它没有找到他的帽子。它在哪里杰克仔细想。它上下看了看，到处找了找，还是没有找到它的帽子。
At this time, his mother comes in. As soon as she sees Jack, she cries, “Oh, my dear! Don’t be. Your hat is on your head.”
这时，它的母亲走进来，当她看到杰克就喊道：“啊！亲爱的，你真笨，帽子在你的头上。”Jack feels very foolish. He doesn’t want to wear his hat on his head.
杰克感到自己很愚蠢。它不想戴那顶帽子了。
学习笔记：
1、我的帽子在哪里
Where is my hat
2、帮我把帽子递过来。
Please hand me my hat.
3、多么漂亮的帽子啊！
What a beautiful hat！
Look at the Sky from theof a Well
坐井观天
There is a. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the. He thinks the sky is as big as theof the well.
有一只青蛙住在井底，他从来没有去过井外面。他以为天空就和井口一样大。
One day acomes to the well. He sees the frog and says, “Frog, let’s have a talk.”一天，一只乌鸦飞到井边，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。”乌鸦说。
The frog feelsand says, “The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. How do you fly from the sky”
青蛙惊讶地说：“天空就只有这井口这么大，你怎么会从天上来”
The crow says, “The sky is very big. You always stay in the well, so you don’t know theis big.”
乌鸦说：“天空很大。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.”
青蛙说：“我不相信。”
But the crow says, “You can come out and have a look by yourself.”
乌鸦说：“你可以出来，自己看看嘛。”
So the frog comes out from the well. He is very surprised. How big the world is! 于是青蛙来到井外。他十分惊讶，原来世界这么大！
词义解析：
：青蛙
：底部
：井
：口
：乌鸦
：感到惊讶的
：相信
out of：从……出来
…as：和……一样
A Clever Panda
聪明的熊猫
Apicks up aand wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The panda can’t take it home.
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。
she sees a beara bike toward her. She watches the bike. “I know! I have a good.” sheand shouts happily, “I can roll a pumpkin. It’s like a.”
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。我可以把南瓜滚回家去。南瓜好像车轮。
So shethe 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, “I can’tit, but I can roll it.” Her mother smiled and says，“What a clever girl!”
于是她把那瓜滚回家。当她妈妈看到这只大南瓜的时候，很惊讶：“，噢！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！”
词义解析：
：聪明的
：熊猫
：小的
：南瓜
：熊
：骑
：想法
：跳
：滚
：拿
：回答
：自豪地
：拿
Lord Ye’s Love of the Dragon
叶公好龙
There is aman, Lord Ye. He likesvey much. Hemany dragons in his house. Thea world of dragon.
有个年轻人，姓叶，非常喜欢龙。他在屋里面画了许多许多龙。这屋子都快成了龙的世界。
A red dragon hears of Lord Ye, and is. He wants toLord Ye and makes awith him. 一龙真龙听说了叶公的事，很受感动，就想去拜访叶公，和他交个朋友。
“Hi, Mr. Ye! Nice toyou,” the real dragon come s to visit Mr. Ye.
“嘿。叶先生！很高兴见到你。”这条真龙拜访叶先生了。
Ye runsas fast as he can. “Oh, my God! Help! Help!” He runs and.
可是叶先生飞快地逃了。还边跑边喊：“啊，我的天啊！救命！救命！”
词义解析：
：年轻的
：龙
：画
：房子
：深深地
：感动的
：拜访
：喊叫
The Sports Meeting in the Forest
森林运动会
There are manyin the. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting.
森林里有很多动物。今天天气晴朗，小动物要举行运动会。
,, panda,andare running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, d uck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he can’t jump very high. So duck is the. Here! Cat andarea tree. Cat isSo he is the, but he does his.
小猴子，狐狸，兔子和小熊在赛跑。看！小兔子得了第一，狐狸和猴子得了第二，小熊得了第三。小动物们都在叫喊：“小熊，加油！小熊，加油！”看那儿，小鸭和小猪在比赛跳高。小猪太胖了，成绩不太理想，所有小鸭得了冠军。看这里！小猫和小松鼠在比赛爬树，小猫生病了，没能拿冠军，但它全力以赴了。
This sports meeting is. The animals are very happy!
运动会可真棒，小动物们多开心啊！
词义解析：
1. animal：动物
2. forest：森林
3. monkey：猴子
4. fox：狐狸
5. rabbit：兔子
6. duck：鸭子
7. pig：猪
8. champion：冠军
9. squirrel：松鼠
10. climb：爬
11. ill：生病的
12. last：最后
13. best：最好
词组解析：
1. sport meeting：运动会
2. high jump：跳高
The Bathing Boy
洗澡的男孩
One day, Tom isin a river.
有一天，汤姆在河里洗澡。
He doesn’t swim well and will be. He calls outfor help.
他不太会游泳。眼看就要被淹死，他大声呼喊救命。
A man is justby. He doesn’t help the boy, but stands by and says to him. “Howyou are! It is dangerous to bath in the river.”
有个人正好从旁边经过，他没有帮助小男孩，却是站在旁边对小孩子说道：“你怎么这么草率！在河里洗澡很危险。”
“Oh, yes sir,” cries the boy, “ Please help me out andme.”
小男孩喊叫：“ 请你还是先把我救起来后再责备我吧。”
without help is.
只有忠告而不给予帮助是无济于事的。
词义解析：
：洗澡
：游泳
：溺死
：大声地
：轻率地
：以后
：劝告
：无用的
词组解析：
out：大声叫唤
by：经过
by：袖手旁观