比较有意思的短篇英文小说

妖夜回廊红颜手札，这两本都挺好看的，是短篇小说集，独立而又有联系的小说集，不影响你一天看一篇。有些故事感动到我了，但大部分是悲剧！

书名：number the stars

书籍作者：LOWRY, LOIS

图书出版社：Houghton Mifflin

图书品相：10成品相

库 存 量：1 本

图书售价：35.00元

图书类别：少儿类

图书标签：勇敢友谊英文小说

上书时间：2010-08-08

出版时间：1989 印刷时间：1989

开本：32开 页数：137页

CREEPY STORY...few years ago,a mother and father decided they needed a break,so they wanted to head out for a night on the town.

So they called their most trusted babysitter.

When the babysitter arrived,the two children were already fast asleep in bed.

So the babysitter just got to sit around and make sure everything was okay with the children.

Later at night,the babysitter got bored and went to watch tv

but she couldn't watch it downstairs because they didnt have cable downstairs

(the parents didn't want the children watching too much garbage).

So she called them and asked them if she could watch cable in the parents' room.

Of course the parents said it was ok,

but the babysitter had one final request.

She asked if she could cover up the clown satue in their bedroom

with a blanket or cloth,because it made her nervous.

The phoneline was silent for a moment,

(and the father who was talking to the babysitter at the time)

said....take the children and get out of the house....

we'll call the police...we don't have a clown statue...

the children and the babysitter got murdered by the clown.

It turned out to be that the clown was a killer that escaped from jail.

If u don't repost this within 5 minutes

the clown will be standing next to your bed at 3:00 am

with a knife in his hand. There i said it so the evil clown won't kill me.I hate chain letters!!!

蠕动的故事... 少量岁月前, 母亲和父亲决定他们需要断裂, 因此他们想朝向夜在镇。 如此他们告诉他们的被信任的保姆。 当保姆到达了, 二个孩子已经是熟睡在床。 如此保姆得到无所事事并且确定一切是好与孩子。 以后在晚上, 保姆得到了乏味和去看电视 但她couldn't 手表它楼下因为他们didnt 有缆绳楼下 (父母didn't 想要孩子观看许多垃圾) 。 如此她叫他们和问他们如果她能观看缆绳在parents' 室。 当然父母说它是好, 但保姆有一个最后的请求。 她问如果她能盖小丑satue 在他们的卧室 与毯子或布料, 因为它使她紧张。 phoneline 一会儿是沈默的, (和与保姆当时谈话) 的父亲 前述....take 孩子和离开房子.... we'll 电话警察... 我们don't 有一个小丑雕像... 孩子和保姆得到了由小丑谋杀。 它结果是, 小丑是从监狱逃脱的凶手。 如果u don't repost 这在5 分钟内 小丑站立在您的床旁边在上午3:00 与一把刀子在他的手里。我在那边说它因此邪恶的小丑won't 杀害me.I 怨恨链信件!!!

Sanjiang College definitely has a very negative aura. So the construction of the school is based on the Eight Diagrams. Students there all wear stuff for protection like talismans. Each floor has bathrooms on the southwest end of the Eight-Diagram-shaped building. Men’s Room has three stalls seperated from one another by wood-board walls. Students are only allowed to use bathrooms on the first floor when they study by themselves at night. One night, a boy got a sudden urge to go to the bathroom during his study. But all stalls of the men’s room on the first floor were occupied. For fear of losing it, he raced to the bathroom on the second floor. Opening the door, he saw a woman with long hair dressed in white. (I never get it why all ghosts dress this way.) She sat on the wall of the middle stall and seemed like she was dangling on the ceiling. The woman gave him a glance and was like: “What are you doing here?” The boy first thought he went to the Lady’s Room and hurried out. But then he found he didn’t and suddenly realized what he witnessed. Scared to death, he ran for his life

三江学院阴气重是肯定的了,所以学校的建筑都是按照八卦的样式造的,在那里上学的人也都会戴护身符之类的.就是那懂八卦状的教学楼,西南角是卫生间,从上到下都是的,男厕所里有三格蹲位,用木板隔开的.学生上自习一般只允许在一楼上.有一天晚上,一个男生上自习上到一半突然想上厕所,就到一楼的厕所去,结果三格都没满了,他憋不住,就跑到二楼的厕所,一进门就看见一个长发白衣的女子(一直很费解为什么鬼都是这种打扮)坐在中间一格的档板上,似乎是吊在天花板上的.那女子看了他一眼,说“你来干什么?“那个男生第一反应是自己走错厕所了,赶紧退出来,发现自己没走错,这才反应过来自己看见了什么,拔腿就跑~~~~

英文原版小说可以到大家论坛看一下，另外，短篇小说名家O Henry的作品集英文版也可以找到。

读书还是建议读经典的作品，如果能读原著尽量不要读翻译版的。

​One day the staff members of a zoo called a meeting to discuss the problem--how to deal with the kangaroos that were found out of the cage. They came to the conclusion that the cage was placed too low and decided to raise it from one to two meters high. But the next day the kangaroos were still at large and they again raised the cage to three meters.

Quite beyond their expectation the next morning they saw the kangaroos still free to go about. They were alarmed and determined to go to all the length by raising the cage to the height of ten meters.

Later a giraffe, while chatting with some kangaroos, asked them, “Do you think they will go on raising your cage?”

“Hard to say,” said a kangaroo, “if they continue forgetting to fasten the cage door.”

一般2个小时左右就看完了的《东宫》匪我思存，属于中篇小说。故事情节还是不错的，大多数人都觉得很好看和新颖。但我实在不喜欢男女主角导致我也不喜欢这部小说（个人口味）。

跟你推荐几本吧

都是关于友谊的英文小说

企鹅经典系列--论友谊（英文原版进口）

心灵鸡汤--友谊地久天长

(英文原版)

爱情与友谊(英文版)作者：简·奥斯汀(

Jane

Austen

)

《number

the

stars》

作者：LOWRY,

LOIS

同时英语沙龙上曾经有过一篇关于友谊的，你可以找找看，友谊(英文)--英语沙龙(初级版)2008年06期

祝你好运~

潇湘书院的新文宿敌吖，还在连载中，百度也可以看，谢谢支持，推文吖!

风和太阳(The Wind And The Sun)

One day the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.” (有一天风跟太阳说: “看看那个沿着路上走的人.我可以比你快让他把披风脱下来.)“We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.” (“我们等着看吧,”太阳说, “我让你先试.)So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself. (因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来.他用力地吹,可是那个人把披风拉得更紧.)“I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak. (“我放弃了,”风最后说, “我无法让他把披风脱下来.”然后由太阳试试看.他尽可能地晒他.不久,那个人很热就把披风脱下来了.)

2. Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

很久以前的一个很远的小村庄里，有一个以"千镜屋"而著名的地方。一个乐观的小狗听说了这个地方并决定去参观。当来到这个地方，他蹦蹦跳欢恰快的上了台阶，来到房门口，他高高竖起耳朵，欢快地摇着尾巴，从门口往里张望，他惊奇地看到有1000只欢乐的小狗像他一样快的摇尾巴。他灿烂地微笑着，回报他的是1000张热情，友好的灿烂笑脸。离开时他心想："这是一个精彩的地主，我一定要经常来参观。"

在这个村里还有另一只想参观"千镜屋"的小狗，他不及第一只小狗乐观，他慢吞吞地爬上台阶，然后耷拉着脑袋往屋子里看。一看到有1000只小狗不友好地盯着他，他便开始冲他们狂吠，镜中的1000只小狗也冲着他狂吠，把他给吓坏了，他在离开时心想："这是一个恐怖的地方，我再也不会来了。"

世界上所有的脸都是镜子，在你所遇见的人的脸上你看到反射出来的是什么?

3、An old cock and a foxIt is evening.An old cock is sitting in a tree.A fox comes to the tree and looks up at the cock."Hello,Mr Cock,I have good news for you,"says the fox."Oh"says thecock,"What good news for me?""All the animals are friends now."says the fox."Fine!"says the cock."I'm very glad to know that."Then he looks up、

"Look!A dog ia coming this way.""What?A dog?"says the fox."Well....well,I must go now.Goodbye,Mr Cock!""Wait,Mr Fox,Don't you like dogs?"Don't you like playing with the dog?Dogs are our friends now.""But,...but they may not know the news yet."Then he runs away."I see,I see,"says the cock.He smiles and goes to sleep

翻译：一只老公鸡和一只狐狸是夜。一只老公鸡呆在树上。一只狐狸走向大树要拜访公鸡。"你好，公鸡先生，我有一个关于你的好消息。"狐狸说。"噢，"公鸡说，"是什么关于我的好消息?""所有动物现在都是朋友了。"狐狸说。"好，"公鸡说，"我听到那非常高兴!"然后他看到了。

"看，一只狗正在往这边来。""什么?一只狗?"狐狸问。"好的好的，现在我该走了，再见，公鸡先生!""等等，狐狸先生，你难道不喜欢狗吗?难道你不喜欢和狗玩么?狗现在是我们的朋友。""但是，但是它们现在可能还不知道。"然后他跑走了。"我知道了，我知道了，"公鸡说。他微笑着然后去睡觉了。

4、The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.

After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."

【译文】

城里老鼠和乡下老鼠

从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”

乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。

过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”

Whitney's Story

There was a time when Whitney didn’t have a lot of friends. She was a bit shy and reserved. She never really wanted to be popular, but she did want to have someone to share secrets and laughs with. All through high school, though, she just slipped in and out of “light” friendships where she didn’t find a lot of comfort or companionship.

When it came time to go to college, Whitney was quite nervous. She was going to be rooming with someone she didn’t know and living in a town 300 miles away from home. There wouldn’t be a single person she knew in town. She had no idea how she was going to make friends in this new environment.

The first week of classes, something happened that changed Whitney’s life forever. In her English Composition class, she was asked (as were all the students) to share a little about herself. She told everyone where she called home and all of the other ordinary details that students share in such situations. The final question for each student was always the same: “What is your goal for this class?” Now, most of the students said it was to get a good grade, pass the class or something similar, but for some reason, Whitney said something entirely different. She said that her goal was to make just one good friend.

While most of the students sat in silence, one student came to Whitney and held out his hand and introduced himself. He asked if she would be his friend. The whole room was silent – all eyes focused on the Whitney and the hand extended just in front of her. She smiled and stretched her hand out to take his and a friendship was formed. It was a friendship that lasted all through college. It was a friendship that turned into a romance. It was a friendship that brought two people together in marriage.

Whitney learned the power of asking for what she wanted, being honest and taking action.

Friendship is indispensable to people's life. A man without friends is an angel without wings, whose life will suffer in the long tolerance of loneliness and depression. Friendship is the mother of our psyche, who'll warm her kid when hurt occurs. We have much to share with our friends in life, perplexity, excitement, bitterness etc. Alas, it's magnificent to maintain a genuine friendship.

It takes many special qualities to make a friend. Understanding should come first. Only when we get a better understanding of each other can we gain an authentic and meaningful friendship. We may find our hobbies of common interests. This feeling of affinity gets us closer and closer.

It also takes a special kind of love that seems to know no end. Never hesitate to show your heartfelt care and kindness to your friend when he/she is in trouble. Love is not selfish. Love is endowed by God that we should treasure all our life.

Tolerance is the third essential part in friendship. We are absolutely different persons. This individual distinction may cause conflict between us in every aspect of our life. Don't immerse ourself in this infliction too long. Try to tolerant his/her in an introspective mood. Saints are not perfect, let alone those ordinary people like us. Afterwards, we should get a good communication. Never shy to confess.

Understanding, love and tolerance are the first three essences that comes to an authentic friendship. Other qualities are also concerned such as thoughtfulness, trust and patience. Remember, friendship is your psyche's guard, treasure it

友谊是不可缺少的人们的生活。没有朋友的人没有翅膀的天使,他的生活将会受到在长期的宽容的孤独和抑郁。友谊是我们的母亲心理,谁来温暖自己孩子什么时候伤害的发生。我们有很多一起分享我们的朋友在生活中,困惑,兴奋,苦等。唉,它却是很伟大的维持一个真正的友谊。

要用许多特殊性质为了结交新朋友。理解能先来。只有当我们更好的了解对方就会给我们带来一个真正的和有意义的友谊。我们可能会发现共同利益的业余爱好。这种感觉的亲和力让我们越来越近。

它也需要一种特别的爱似乎知道没有终点的。不要犹豫,尽管显示你并给你的朋友的关心和体贴。当他/她有麻烦了。爱不是自私。爱是赋予上帝,我们应该珍惜一生。

宽容是第三中最重要的组成部分的友谊。我们完全不同的人。这个人的区别可能会引起冲突,在各方面我们生命中的一个大境界了。不要让自己在这所施加的时间太长了。试着宽容他/她的在一个发人深省的心情。圣徒并不完美,更不用说那些一个像我们这样的普通人。后来,我们应该好好沟通。不害羞的承认。

理解、爱和宽容三个基本要素是第一个是一个真正的友谊。其他的品质也对此表示关注,如体贴、信任和耐心。记住,友谊是心灵的后卫,珍惜它

《名人传》读后感

阅读了罗曼·罗兰的《名人传》，深有感触。罗曼·罗兰是20世纪法国著名作家，他的作品是人们强大的精神支柱。《名人传》写的是贝多芬，米开朗基罗和托尔斯泰的故事，他们经历了各种的磨难却没有向命运屈服，在生命的最后一秒仍不屈不挠的抗争着，最终成为了伟人。这也告诉了我们一个道理：艰难和挫折是对命运和人生的最好锤炼！

在这三位伟人当中，给我留下最深印象的是贝多芬。他对音乐有火一般的热情，先后创作了许多优秀的作品。他的作品深邃而辉煌壮观，充满了幻想。但灾难还是无情的降临到了他的头上，在1802年，他意识到自己的听力障碍已经无法治愈，并且会很快恶化。那意味着他可能再也不能进行创作了!这是多么大的打击啊！但他却能顽强的和命运抗争，这也许是他后期能写出那么多不朽作品的原因吧。这种对生活对命运永不妥协的精神正是我们应该学习的，这伟大不屈的灵魂让黑暗的世界有了光芒，让生活有了希望。

读了贝多芬的故事，让我联想到了海伦凯勒——一个同样有着坚强毅力的人。她的生活同样是很不幸的，儿时的一场大病，让她变成了一位又盲又聋又哑的小女孩。在她的世界里，没有色彩，没有声音，也无法表达自己的想法。但命运的不公没有让她失去希望，她渴望了解一切，于是她加倍的努力，最终成为十九世纪最有影响力的人物之一 。

贝多芬和海伦凯勒在生活中遭遇着不同的磨难，但他们却有着同样的精神——永不向命运屈服！这不仅让我敬佩也引发了我深深的思考。作为21世纪的一名中学生，社会的竞争更加的激烈，我们的功课越来越多，学习上的困难也随之增多，面对重重的困难与压力，我们是不是也需要这种精神呢？是！在遇到难题时，在学习成绩下降时，让我们“借着贝多芬的光芒，再一次擦亮我们的眼睛。”用坚定的信念去面对挫折，用顽强的毅力去实现理想

读《假如给我三天光明》有感

父母、老师常常教育我们：一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。自从我读了美国盲聋女作家、教育家海伦．凯勒写的《假如给我三天光明》，我才更明白这句话的含义。

《假如给我三天光明》这本书写了海伦对光明那热切的渴望和对人生的感慨，让读过这本书的人和她一起分享海伦人生中的酸甜苦辣。书字里行间，无不洋溢海伦·凯勒对生活的热爱，她用热情的态度劝戒世人应该珍惜享有的一切。她希望拥有三天的光明去看尽世界的一切景观。海伦·凯勒想看的事物实在是太多太多了，然而这只不过是一个梦。

"要是人把活着的每一天都当成最后一天该有多好啊，那就更能显示出生命的价值，然而人利用时间和享受时间却是有限的"如果每个人都可以充分利用每一天的话，那这将会是一件多么令人高兴的事情啊!三天光明，对于常人来说只是人生中的短暂的一刻。对于双目失明的海伦来说，却是可想而不可及的。三天光明，对于那些碌碌无为的人，无非是在漫无目的地游玩着，他们追求的生活还不如那些乞丐，至少还知道去要饭。而目前青少年学生中也有这么一些人，拥有舒适的生活环境，良好的学习条件。但他们不是去珍惜自己拥有的一切，而是吃不得半点苦，把学习当成一大苦差，无心向学。对于学习，他们总是不屑一顾，不是以积极的态度去勤奋学习，努力拼搏，而是哀叹命运对于自己的不公，责怨上天没有赋予他们聪颖的天资、超人的智慧，让他们能一举成名天下知。现在的社会是靠知识才能生存的社会，没有知识的人是不可能在社会上有一席之地。如果我们可以好好学习，让学问把大脑给占据的话，就可以为以后的道路铺上一层石头了！

海伦·凯勒双木失明，她还能用自己的残疾的身躯写出《假如给我三天光明》这样闻名于世的书。而我们拥有的健康的身体，明亮的眼睛，又有什么理由不去奋斗，不去创造自己的美好人生呢？

《呐喊》读后感——自然的身影

《呐喊》是鲁迅先生自《狂人日记》后的第二本经典小说集，它是中国的名著。同样也是世界的名著，这本书中有些文章是我们非常熟悉的。例如有《故乡》，《药》，《孔乙己》等等鲁迅先生的名作。

在藤野先生中鲁迅先生以自己的亲身经历，在日本的首都东京留学时，看到和听到当时中国人民的麻木不仁从而使鲁迅先生强烈的爱国意识苏醒，医学也只是治标不治本。因此他弃医从文，从此投身文学的知识宝库中。

鲁迅先生用“哀其不幸，怒其不争”八个字来概括了那时的中国人民，以及对于他们的怜惜和悲伤。

《孔乙己》中那个因为家境贫困好吃懒做，无所事事，社会层次低而又向往社会上流阶级的生活的孔乙己，从孔乙己在澡堂是人们取笑的话题，在生活中他常常以偷为职业，在最后因为偷了有钱人的书后被打折了腿，最后还是默默地离开了人世。

《故乡》中那个见什么人说什么话的“豆腐西施”，还有和剧中主人公从小玩在一起的那西瓜地上银项圈的小英雄闰土见到老爷时欢喜而又凄凉的神情，从而体现了当时人民的麻木，在受到封建势力压迫和打击下的情形，而《药》则更能够淋漓尽致地表现这一点。文中凶暴残酷的刽子手康大叔，因为小儿子小栓的痨病而拿出所有家档去买了个人血馒头的华老栓，和那些在茶店里议论纷纷的茶客，但是文中最不幸的就是因为革命而被处死，最后用自己的血作了人血馒头而牺牲的人，这一切的一切都说明了当时社会的状况，康大叔的残酷，卑鄙，仗势欺人。华老栓的愚昧，迷信，麻木，茶客们的盲从和人与人之间的势利，夏瑜的英雄气概但是完全脱离群众的革命是无法成功的。

当然，在《呐喊》这本书中，像这样的文章还有许许多多，鲁迅先生写这些文章是为了让当时的中国人民看了以后，能够清醒过来。鲁迅先生用幽默而又带有讽刺意味的语言，愤怒而又带有鼓励的语气，激励着当时半梦半醒的中国人，用带有指责和批评的语言，说明当时社会的黑暗，表现了鲁迅先生急切的希望沉睡中的巨龙——中国，早日苏醒，重整我中华雄威！

走出寒夜——读巴金小说《寒夜》

暮秋的冷，阴郁。早起阳光很好，南窗下温暖着。到了午后阳光稀薄，屋子里开始泛起凉意。夜晚来临，凉气从脚底蔓延到周身。还没送暖，是北方极难耐的时节。 此刻读巴金的《寒夜》，手握着暖水袋，心跟着文字颤抖。一天的时间从早到晚读完这部小说，放下书的时候，身心剧烈的打着寒战。 书是1980年出版的巴金中篇小说选，记得是在小城书店处理的摊位上买到的（只有下卷因此处理），一直跟随我，但没有仔细阅读过。年轻时大多看了些时尚的杂书，巴金的小说只看过《家》，而且还是二十年前的事了。 安静的时候就会想起父亲的话，“我在你这个年纪的时候，该读的书都已经读过的”。我很是惭愧，书读的不少，可是能够沉淀的记忆并不多，而且值得一读的书也没能够完成阅读。希望慢慢休整然后弥补一些残缺，尽可能的减少遗憾。 《寒夜》写于1944年冬天桂林沦陷的时候。当时巴金住在重庆的一间小得不能再小的屋子里，晚上常常要借助蜡烛来照亮书桌，时写时辍，两年以后才完成这部长篇小说。 走进寒夜，一种凄凉阴郁的感觉弥漫我的身心。此后的阅读也同样走不出这个氛围。 小说以“我”的家庭生活为主要线索，缓慢展开，大段大段的人物心理的描述，以自言自语的方式叙述，表达“我”即“汪文宣”在抗战即将胜利的前夕的生活状态。以此揭示当时大多数生活在底层的人物的命运。 贯穿于其中的其他人物并不多，母亲、妻子、儿子，以及仅有的几个邻里同事同学。 矛盾的主线来自于这个读书人家，包括母亲在内的一家三口都读过书。这种氛围下的诸多矛盾更显得不可思议，甚至无法理解。因此“宣”无论如何都弄不明白“为什么她们老是争吵？为什么这么简单的家庭，这么单纯的关系中间都不能有着和谐的合作呢？为什么这两个他所爱而又爱他的女人必须象仇敌似的永远互相攻击呢？……”让“我”夹在其中倍受熬煎。 我的卑微懦弱，我的无计可施，我的手足无措，我的良善悲悯，我的老好隐忍，我病魔缠身等等，在字里行间表现得细微而逼真。不由得读者不对这个人物产生强烈的同情感，甚至会有一点点的善意的怨恨。因此我想这也正是小说的成功所在。 “树生”的塑造是一个矛盾的人物形象。既是一个受过高等教育的新式女性，又是一个爱家爱先生爱孩子的传统女人，然而，却无法与母亲和睦相处，最终只能是选择逃离这个带给她无尽痛苦和折磨的家庭，虽然她百般的不舍。对于“树生”我能够表达的是一种偏爱。这个人物值得赞赏和称道的是她的善良和勇敢。 母亲的形象是一个尤其另人同情的不幸人物。年轻守寡，守着孤儿寡孙度日，仅有的爱全部都给了他们，甚至不能允许别人分享，包括儿子的妻子以及孙子的母亲。她的爱表现得无微不至，却也是独断专行，因此也是制造这个家庭悲剧的核心人物。我可以理她解作为母亲的苦心亦同情其不幸的身世，但是却无法接受她对于儿子和孙子的爱的偏执。 这三位主人公就这样在那个充满了苦难的岁月里生活着，没能够等到一种真正意义上的解放，没能够得到他们自己向往的普通而平常的幸福生活的开始。个人悲剧的产生和时代的悲剧密不可分，和个人性格的矛盾密不可分。每个人不可能完全逃离社会大环境的影响，因此小说反映的人物悲剧带有那个时代的普遍性。 小说借“宣”的嘴巴反复说过“我做过什么错事呢？我一个安分的老好人！为什么我该接受这惩罚？”“宣”最终以无声的呐喊“要求公平，他能够在哪里找到公平呢？他不能够喊出他的悲愤，他必须沉默的死去。”小说最后这样描写宣的离世。“最后他断气时，眼睛半睁着，眼珠往上翻，口张开，好象还在向谁要求公平。这是在夜晚八点钟光景，街头锣鼓喧天，人们在庆祝胜利，用花炮烧龙灯。”然而“宣”终究没有享受到胜利带来喜悦。这样的描写更渲染了人物的悲剧色彩。描写“宣”的性格时，用了无数的梦境来衬托他的无助矛盾的心理，还有反复的自言自语甚至害怕发出的声音都形象的把“宣”这个人物呈现再我的面前。 “宣”怀着一个模糊的渴望，想找一个使他忘记一切的地方，或者干脆毁灭自己。痛苦的担子太重了，他的肩头挑不起。他受不了零碎的宰割和没有终止的煎熬。他宁愿来一个痛痛快快的了结。“宣”最终的绝望来自于对生命苦难的无法承受，从精神到肉体都渴望摆脱。 在描写“树生”的矛盾心理的时候这样写到，树生心想，“她（母亲）都受得了，她似乎就安于这种生活，为什么我就不可以？为什么我总是感到不满足？我为什么就不能牺牲自己？”“难道我就应该这样争吵、痛苦地过完我这一辈子？。他们把寂寞留给我一个人，难道我就这样枯死了么？”可是当有一条路可以选择的时候，“树生”即兴奋又痛苦，而且还有一种惶惑的感觉，她仿佛站在十字路口，打不定主意要往什么地方去。她反复的说，我不走，要走大家一起走。”虽然她的决定并没有给她带来快乐。 但是母亲的话永远是那么刺耳“只要你（宣）肯答应我，只要不再看到那个女人（树生）我什么苦都可以吃，什么日子我都能过得去了！”“这种生活究竟给我带来了什么呢？我得到什么满足么？”她找不到一个明确的答复，挣扎了许久，才找到一条出路“没有！无论精神上，物质上，我都没有得到一点满足”“生命就这样平平淡淡一点一滴地消耗。“树生”的忍耐到了最高限度了。她并没有犯罪，为什么应该接受惩罚？这里不就是使生命憔悴的监牢？她应该飞，必须飞，趁她还有翅膀的时候。她要先救出自己。”“树生”最后选择了离开。小说中最精彩的部分是树生写给“宣”最后的一封长信，信中完全彻底的表达了“树生”多年来没有表达的一切，以及道尽她最终的选择的理由。她的痛苦可想而知。 虽然她离开家但是她依然按月寄给“宣”生活费用，嘱咐“宣”及时看病。而且最终回来，当得知“宣”的离世，儿子的不明下落时，她觉得这个世界实在是太冷了，她需要温暖。而在此之前她并没有以实际行动背叛“宣”以及她的家庭。 当一切即将结束的时候，萦绕于脑海的三个主人公清晰的站在面前。我怀着一腔的悲愤看着历史中那些小人物的命运，我因此看到我生长在这个时代是多么值得庆幸。但是我依然感到了很深的寒冷，甚至是浸骨的冷。直至周身颤抖，和文字一起。 小说的写法上并没有什么值得推崇的，是惯常的叙述风格。但是一直伴随我的却是《红楼梦》中和汪树生一样结局的林黛玉的影子，他们几乎同样都是耗尽心血才得以获得解脱。我再想巴金老人在塑造“汪树生”这个形象的时候脑海里是不是有着林黛玉的影子呢？不得而知。 我用大篇幅的文字叙述这个家庭的矛盾，而忽略社会生活中他们的角色。因为家庭是一个港湾，可惜风雨飘摇的世界里小小的港湾同样不能躲避风浪的侵袭。这就是我对于巴金老人的长篇小说《寒夜》的理解。 掩卷的时候夜已经很深了，我只想赶快的钻进被子里，暖一下身体，暖一下心灵，甚至忘记“寒夜”的凄苦。让那些人物远离我的脑海，让温暖或者月光包围我。

《童年》读后感

这个暑假,我读了高尔基的自传体小说这个暑假,我读了高尔基的自传体小说《童年》,它给我的感触颇深.

马克西姆·高尔基出生在一个贫穷的木工家庭中.在残暴的沙皇统治时期,高尔基吃尽了苦头:幼年丧父,却又受尽外祖父的虐待.他周围的人都是那么的自私,贪婪,充满了仇恨……

高尔基的童年是那么的悲惨,和他比起来,我可是幸福多了.

我出生在一个依山傍水的美好的地方,父母无微不至的呵护,亲人亲切无比的疼爱,伙伴们天真无邪的友爱,使欢乐的音符时时洒落在我的身边.在竹林里嬉戏,去山上采蘑菇,入溪水抓螃蟹,追蝴蝶,闻花香,追蚱蜢,我的童年就是这样无忧无虑开始的.

拎着个大篮子跌跌撞撞地跟在表姐身后捡麦子,大篮子却总是撞到我的脚后跟.两条小辫儿上下欢快地跳动着,白蝴蝶在身边快乐地翩翩飞舞.湛蓝湛蓝的天空,万里无云,微风挑逗着衣襟,篮中的麦穗已有大半.童年的美好时光也就是在欢欣愉悦的劳动中度过的.

走进了书香四溢的校园,也成了一个莘莘学子.充实的一天就在这琅琅的读书声中开始了.老师热心地传授我们知识,同学们互相探讨,我们像一棵棵小树苗,在接受春风雨露的滋润--吸取更多更好的知识,茁壮成长.在这知识的海洋中,我结束了快乐的童年,开始走向成熟.

我生活在一个充满人道主义的社会主义国家中,这里没有抽人的鞭子,没有殴打的拳脚,没有仇恨,没有贪婪,没有乖戾,更没有层出不穷的暴行和丑事.这里的人是善良,纯洁,乐观的,因而我的童年是充满了幸福和快乐的.

风和太阳(The Wind And The Sun)

One day the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.” (有一天风跟太阳说: “看看那个沿着路上走的人.我可以比你快让他把披风脱下来.)“We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.” (“我们等着看吧,”太阳说, “我让你先试.)So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself. (因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来.他用力地吹,可是那个人把披风拉得更紧.)“I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak. (“我放弃了,”风最后说, “我无法让他把披风脱下来.”然后由太阳试试看.他尽可能地晒他.不久,那个人很热就把披风脱下来了.)

2. Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often."

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

很久以前的一个很远的小村庄里，有一个以"千镜屋"而著名的地方。一个乐观的小狗听说了这个地方并决定去参观。当来到这个地方，他蹦蹦跳欢恰快的上了台阶，来到房门口，他高高竖起耳朵，欢快地摇着尾巴，从门口往里张望，他惊奇地看到有1000只欢乐的小狗像他一样快的摇尾巴。他灿烂地微笑着，回报他的是1000张热情，友好的灿烂笑脸。离开时他心想："这是一个精彩的地主，我一定要经常来参观。"

在这个村里还有另一只想参观"千镜屋"的小狗，他不及第一只小狗乐观，他慢吞吞地爬上台阶，然后耷拉着脑袋往屋子里看。一看到有1000只小狗不友好地盯着他，他便开始冲他们狂吠，镜中的1000只小狗也冲着他狂吠，把他给吓坏了，他在离开时心想："这是一个恐怖的地方，我再也不会来了。"

世界上所有的脸都是镜子，在你所遇见的人的脸上你看到反射出来的是什么?

3、An old cock and a foxIt is evening.An old cock is sitting in a tree.A fox comes to the tree and looks up at the cock."Hello,Mr Cock,I have good news for you,"says the fox."Oh"says thecock,"What good news for me?""All the animals are friends now."says the fox."Fine!"says the cock."I'm very glad to know that."Then he looks up、

"Look!A dog ia coming this way.""What?A dog?"says the fox."Well....well,I must go now.Goodbye,Mr Cock!""Wait,Mr Fox,Don't you like dogs?"Don't you like playing with the dog?Dogs are our friends now.""But,...but they may not know the news yet."Then he runs away."I see,I see,"says the cock.He smiles and goes to sleep

翻译：一只老公鸡和一只狐狸是夜。一只老公鸡呆在树上。一只狐狸走向大树要拜访公鸡。"你好，公鸡先生，我有一个关于你的好消息。"狐狸说。"噢，"公鸡说，"是什么关于我的好消息?""所有动物现在都是朋友了。"狐狸说。"好，"公鸡说，"我听到那非常高兴!"然后他看到了。

"看，一只狗正在往这边来。""什么?一只狗?"狐狸问。"好的好的，现在我该走了，再见，公鸡先生!""等等，狐狸先生，你难道不喜欢狗吗?难道你不喜欢和狗玩么?狗现在是我们的朋友。""但是，但是它们现在可能还不知道。"然后他跑走了。"我知道了，我知道了，"公鸡说。他微笑着然后去睡觉了。

4、The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.

After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."

【译文】

城里老鼠和乡下老鼠

从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”

乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。

过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”

世界三大短篇小说之王

莫泊桑、契诃夫和欧~亨利

莫泊桑（Maupassant1850～1893）19世纪后半期法国优秀的批判现实主义作家。年仅43年生命历程竟创作了6部长篇小说和356多篇中短篇小说，莫泊桑短篇小说布局结构精巧合理。典型细节选用真实可信、叙事抒情的手法如行云流水，充分体现了这种的文学传统。莫泊桑的最出色的短篇代表作是《羊脂球》。《项链》、我的叔叔于勒；其作品在我国影响很大，近几年来，一直被作为中学生必课的文学作品.

欧~亨利（1862～1910）善于描写美国社会尤其是纽约百姓的生活。他的作品构思新颖，语言诙谐，结局常常出人意外；欧~亨利一生创作了270多个短篇小说和一部长篇小说，还有数量很少的诗歌他颇善情节设计，处处留下玄机，结局常常以出人意料出外而收场。读后使人不禁使人豁然开朗，拍案叫绝,被称为"欧~亨利式结尾".又因描写了众多的人物，富于生活情趣，被誉为“美国生活的幽默百科全书”.黑色幽默,“含泪水的微笑”。代表作有爱的牺牲、《警察与赞美诗》、带家具出租的房间、《麦琪的礼物》、《最后一片叶子》等.

契诃夫（1860-1904）他常以十九世界俄国社会中所常见的凡人小事为素材，用语言简练、讽刺尖刻笔触描写小人物和知识分子两类人的命运。代表作有小职员之死《变色龙》。《套中人》等。契河夫是19世纪末俄国伟大的剧作家和短篇小说家，俄国现实主义文学流派的杰出代表

其他的有:

茨威格短篇小说集

马克.吐温短篇小说集

窃贼(阿·康帕尼尔)

情书(岩井俊二)

永远占有(格雷厄姆·格林)

化石街(岛田庄司)

棋逢对手(西瑞尔·哈尔)

首领(卡拉维洛夫)

热爱生命(杰克·伦敦)

蚂蚁 (博里斯·维昂)

蠢猪 (马莱巴)

品酒 (罗·达尔)

打不碎的鸡蛋 (马莱巴)

劳驾，快点！(图戈依)

品酒 (罗·达尔)

经典短篇小说好多呢！用词比较简单，但意义深刻！更重要的是每一篇都短小精悍！（符合你的要求哦）

1.《生火》杰克.伦敦 To Build a Fire (Jack LondonP

2.厄谢尔府的倒塌 爱伦.坡

The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)

3.《项链》莫泊桑 The Necklace (Guy de Maupassant)

4.《警察与赞美诗》欧.亨利 The Cop and the Anthem

(O Henry)

5.《麦琪的礼物》欧.亨利 Magi's gift (O Henry)

6.《最后一片藤叶》欧.亨利 The Last Leaf (O Henry)

7.加利维拉县有名的跳蛙马克.吐温 The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

（Mark Twain)

8.人生的五种恩赐马克.吐温

The Five Boons of Life （Mark Twain)

9.三生客 托马斯.哈代 The Three Strangers

(Thomas Hardy)

10.敞开的落地窗萨基 The Open Window (Saki)

11.末代佳人菲茨杰拉德 The Last of the Belles

(F.S.Fitzgerald)

12.《手》舍伍德.安德森 Hands

13.伊芙琳詹姆斯.乔伊斯 Eveline

14.教长的黑色面纱纳撒尼尔.霍桑

跟你推荐几本吧 都是关于友谊的英文小说

企鹅经典系列--论友谊（英文原版进口）

心灵鸡汤--友谊地久天长 (英文原版)

爱情与友谊(英文版)作者：简·奥斯汀( Jane Austen )

number the stars 作者：LOWRY, LOIS

同时英语沙龙上曾经有过一篇关于友谊的，你可以找找看，友谊(英文)--英语沙龙(初级版)2008年06期

祝你好运~

Black Horse 黑骏马

Jed got to the top of the mountain and sat down to rest. The July sun had made him hot.

杰德到了山顶，就坐下来休息。7月底太阳使他热汗淋淋。

It had been a long walk to the top and he was tired. He knew the horse he was trying to capture could not be too far away. He looked at the mountain and the valleys below, searching footmarks left by the horse.

他走了很长一段路才到山顶的，所以感到浑身乏力。他知道他想方设法要逮住的那匹马离此不会太远。他察看折山上及下面的山谷，寻找着那匹马留下的蹄印。

Then he saw the marks going down the other side of the mountain. He must capture the horse. He knew better men than he had tried. Tom Raglan, the best rancher in the state, had tried with the help of his cowboys.

这时，他看到在山的另一侧，顺坡而下有一行马蹄印。他一定要逮住这匹马。他知道曾有比他更有能耐的人尝试过。州内最好的牧场主汤姆·拉格伦就曾经在他那帮牛仔的帮助下做过尝试.

But they had not been able to capture it. It had gotten away from others, too. They all said it was too wild. It could not be captured.

但他们并没有能逮住它,其他试图去逮它的人也都失败了，都让它逃脱了。他们都说他太野，是不可能被逮住的。

After a slow, painful walk down the mountain, Jed came to a cool-looking river. He drank the clear water.顺着山路向下，慢慢地、艰难地走了一段之后，杰德到达一条水看上去十分清澈的河边，喝了几口河水。

Further down the valley he saw the black horse. It stood under a tree out of the sun. Jed moved closer, then hid behind a tree to watch. It was the biggest and blackest and blackest he had ever seen.

接着又沿山谷向前走了一段，这是他看到了那匹黑马，他站在一棵树下遮太阳。杰德又走进了些，然后躲在一棵树后观察。这是他有生以来见过的最大、最黑的马。

Jed knew all about horse. He had grown into a man caring for them. He had never earned more than '10 but he had dreams: If he could get a male and female house and 10 hectares of land, he could sell horses. That would be all the happiness Jed wanted.

杰德对马了如指掌。他是一个从小与马厮混、在马背上长大的人。尽管他挣的钱从来没有超过10美元，但他有自己的梦想：如果他能够得到一匹公马、一匹母马和10公顷土地，他就可以养马并以卖马为生了。那就是杰德想要得到的全部幸福了。

Night came. The big black house moved from under the tree and began to eat grass near the river. Jed watched again. A few hours later, he found a soft place in the ground. He placed his head against an old fallen tree and slept.

夜幕降临。那匹大黑马从树下走了出来，走到河边开始吃草。杰德继续观察着。几小时后，他在地上找了一块柔软的地方，将头靠在一棵倒着的老树上睡着了。

The next day he woke with the sun. His eyes searched for the horse, and there it was, grazing. Jed saw how it ate, then lifted its head and looked all around. It was the mark of the wild, always looking for hidden danger.

第二天日出时他醒了过来，马上就用目光寻找那匹马，还好，它就站在那里，正吃着草呢。杰德看着它吃草，随后又见它抬起头，朝四周看看。这就是野马的特征：它们总是十分小心，不时地看看四周是否有什么暗藏的危险。

Jed started to walk toward the horse. The horse stopped eating and looking at Jed. Jed's heart began to beat heavily. Men had said the horse was a killer. Still, he walked closer.

杰德开始慢慢向它走近。它停止吃草，看着杰德。杰德的心开始“咚咚”直跳。人们都说这马是一个杀手，但他还是继续向它靠近。

Fifteen meters away from the horse Jed stopped. The horse had lifted its front feet high in the air, then placed them heavily back on the ground. Jed moved closer. He talked to the horse in a soft voice.

在离它15米远的地方，杰德停了下来。只见它高高的抬起前蹄，然后又重重的落回原地。杰德又走近了些。他开始柔声跟它说话。

Then, with a loud scream, the horse turned and ran down the valley. Jed sank to the ground wet with excitement. He had done what no man had done.

接着，随着一声响亮的嘶鸣，这匹马转身顺着山谷跑了下去。杰德却因兴奋而浑身大汗淋漓，倒在地上。他已经做了别人没有做到的事儿.

He had almost touched the wild horse. The animal was not a killer. If it had been, Jed would be dead now.

他几乎快要挨到这匹野马了。它并不是一个杀手，如果它是的话，杰德现在已经没命了。

For six days he followed the horse. He rested when the horse rested. Jed did not like the land they were in now. The sides of the valley were high and filled with big rocks. Few trees were around. And the bottom of the valley was soft and wet.

他一连跟踪了这匹马6天。只有马歇的时候，他才歇。杰德不喜欢他现在所呆的地方。这山谷的两侧都很高，到处是大岩石，周围没有多少树，而且谷底又软又湿。

Jed watched the horse a while, and then lay down to sleep.

杰德又看了一会儿马，随后躺下来睡觉。

In the middle of the night, he was awakened by thunder and rain. He walked up the rocks until he found a dry hole, safe from the rain, and he slept again.

半夜十分，他被雷雨声惊醒。他立刻沿着岩石向上走，直到找了一个可以蔽雨的干燥的山洞，他再接着睡。

The next day was cold and wet. Heavy rains had softened the bottom of the valley. He followed the house most of the day. The wet valley was the only place it could walk now.

第二天又冷又湿。大雨已经泡软了谷底的土壤。这一天他大部分时间都在跟着马走。湿湿的山谷是现在它唯一可以行走的地方了。

The sides of the valley had gotten higher. Toward evening he saw it again. But this time there was fear in its face. He stopped and watched. The horse's nose was smelling the air. It smelled danger. It smelled danger.

越走，山谷两侧就显得越高。临近黄昏时分，他才又见到了它，但这次它的脸上出现了一种恐惧的神情。他停下来仔细观察，只见马鼻子在嗅着空气，他闻到了危险的气息。

Jed thought of wild animals, a wildcat(链接至同目录下wildcat）or bear maybe. He pulled his knife from his pants. He looked among the rocks but saw nothing.

杰德想到是不是有什么野兽，一只豹猫，也可能是一只熊。他从裤子里抽出刀，在岩石间四处看看，但什么也没有看见。

He began walking toward the horse. The wildcat could have been on either side of the valley. He walked slowly, trying to watch both sides at the same time.

他便向马走过去。豹猫可能在山谷的某一侧。他走得很慢，尽力同时看着两侧。

Slowly he came to the horse's side. Jed kept watching the rocks. If the cat was going to attack, it would do it now. He felt the excitement of danger.

慢慢地，他来到了马身边。杰德一直盯着那些岩石。豹猫如果要袭击，它现在就会跳出来的。他感到既危险又兴奋。

Suddenly the silence was broken. The black horse screamed loudly, a cry of fear. It began running down the wet valley.

突然，寂静被打破了。黑骏马大声嘶叫起来，那是一种充满恐惧的叫喊。随后，它顺着湿漉漉的山谷奔跑起来。

At the same time there was a heavy, deep noise from the rocks. Then it happened. Tons of wet earth and big rocks began moving down the sides of the mountain. The land itself was the enemy.

与此同时，岩石中传出了一种沉重的、深沉的响声。紧接着，事情就发生了。成吨成吨的湿土和大岩石开始从山坡两侧滚落下来。原来山地本身就是马的敌人。

When the air became clear, Jed looked for the horse. In front of him were tons of the fallen earth. He could not see down the valley and could not see the horse.

当空气恢复清新的时候，杰德立刻开始找马。在他面前是滚落下来的成吨的泥土，他无法看到山谷的前方，也看不到马。

He slowly climbed over the fallen rocks. On the other side was the horse, more frightened than ever. Its legs were stuck in the soft earth and it could not move. The more it struggled, the deeper it sank in the mud.

他慢慢地爬过那些落下来的岩石。马在这个石土堆的另一边，看上去比先前更加恐惧。它的腿陷入了软土里，动弹不得。 而它越挣扎，就在泥中陷的越深。

Jed walked toward the animal. Each step he took, the soft mud tried to suck him down, too. He walked on the grassy places harder than the mud.

杰德向它走过去。他每走一步都感到软泥也在将他向下吸，而且在长草的地方走比在泥里走还要艰难。

When he got to the horse, it was in the mud up to his stomach. Now it could move only its head. Jed felt wildly happy when he touched the horse. “Don't struggle and do not worry, Horse! I'll get you out!”

当他赶到马身边的时候，泥已经验到了马肚上，现在它只剩下头部还能动弹。摸到马，杰德感到欣喜若狂。“别挣扎，别担心，马儿！我会把你弄出来的！”

Suddenly he felt the horses teeth on his arm. He bit his lip to stop it from crying aloud. His free hand gently calmed the horse and slowly it let go. It pressed its nose against Jed's face. At last they were friends.

突然，他赶到马的牙齿咬住了他的手臂。他咬住嘴唇，以防自己疼得叫出声来。他用那只没被咬着的手轻抚马身，使它平静下来，慢慢地让它松开了嘴。随后，马将鼻子贴在了杰德的脸上。最后，他们成了朋友。

Now Jed could go to work. He studied the problem carefully. He had no way to lift the big horse from the mud. Certainly his rope was not strong enough.

现在杰德可以开始忙活了。他仔细研究了这个问题。他没有办法将这么大的一匹马从泥里拽出来，它的绳子显然不够结实。

He began to pull the mud away with his hands. But more mud fell into the hole he dug. He ran to the rocks that had fallen down the mountain. He took off his shirt and filled it with rocks. He dug again.

他开始用手将泥刨开，但这样以后，更多的泥又落进了他刚挖开的窟窿里。他就跑到那些山上落下的岩石边，脱下衬衣将岩石裹住，又挖了起来。

Only this time, he placed rocks in the holes he dug. The rocks stayed still and slowly a wall began to form. He did this through the day and when night came, his hands were bloody, torn by the sharp rocks.

这一次，他将岩石放进他挖开的窟窿里，岩石稳稳地呆在里面，慢慢地形成了一面挡土石壁。他整整挖了一天。夜幕降临时，他的两手已经被尖锐的岩石划得血淋淋的。

He knew night would be a bad time for the horse. He did not want it to become frightened and struggle against the wall of rock he was building in the mud.

他知道，夜晚对马来说是很难熬的。他不想让马害怕，以至于挣扎起来踢坏他在泥里建好的石壁。

He cut some small trees, laid them on the ground next to the horse and all through the night, he spoke soft, kind words to it to calm its fears.

他砍了一些小树，将它们放在马旁边的地上。另外，整整一夜，他都跟马说一些温柔友善的话来解除它的恐惧。

The next morning, he brought grass for it to eat and began his work again. It was slow, hard work. When night came, he lay next to the horse again. He did not want it to struggle yet. The time had not come for the test.

第二天早上，他抱来些草让它吃，然后又开始忙活起来。这是一项好时而又艰苦的工作。夜幕降临时，他又在马旁边躺了下来。现在他还不想让马从泥中挣脱出来，考验的时机还没有到。

By the middle of the next day, he had enough rocks in the mud on one side of the horse. Now he began to dig near the houses front legs. His rocks began to make the mud harder. The horse was able to move a little.

到第三天中午的时候，他在马一边的泥里放进了足够的岩石。现在他开始挖马前腿附近的土了。他放的岩石使泥地坚硬了起来，马开始能动一点儿了。

And when the pressure became less, it raised one of its front legs on to the rocks. It pushed against the rocks on its side and lifted its body a little out of the mud.

而感到压力变小了的时候，马便将它的一条前腿拔了出来，翘到了岩石的上面，然后朝身边的岩石猛蹬，使它的身体从泥里稍微抬起了点儿。

Jed got his rope and tied it around the horses neck. He began to pull on the rope.

杰德拿出绳子，将它系到马的脖子上，开始拉绳。

The horse felt the pull and struggled with all its power against the mud. It raised its other front leg on the rocks and with a mighty push with its back legs and with Jed pulling on its neck, it moved forward toward hard land.

马感到了拉力，就用尽全力在泥里向外挣扎。他将另一条前腿也拔出来，搭在了岩石上，靠着后腿的巨大蹬力和杰德对它脖子施加的拉力，他向前面的硬地移动着。

Jed fell on the earth, happy but tired. He had not eaten for three days. He had slept little. Half sleep, he felt the horses nose push against his face. He jumped to his feet and when he brought grass for the horse it made friendly noises and playfully pushed him.

杰德倒在地上，高兴而又疲惫。他已经三天没吃东西了，睡的觉也不多。正有点迷迷糊糊的，他感到马的鼻子拱到了他的脸上，他赶快一跃而起。当他为马抱来草料时，马发出了友好的叫声，顽皮地拱拱他，和他戏耍。

A week later, a big black horse rode on the land owned by Tom Raglan. It stopped near the ranch house. A little man got off the horses back. Tom Raglan looked at the horse with eyes that did not believe. Finally he said: "You got him."

一周之后，有人骑了一匹大黑马来到牧场主汤姆·拉格伦的领地上。他在牧场房边停下来，一名小个子男人从马背上跳了下来。汤姆·拉格伦用吃惊的眼光看着这匹马，眼前的情景简直令他难以置信。最后，他说：“你得到了他。”

"I got him, Tom, and I brought him back as I said I would."

“我的得到了他，汤姆，而且正像我说过的那样，我把他骑回来了。”

Raglan looked at the horse. Above all, he was a horseman and there was no need for Jed to tell him how he captured it. Jed's tired face, his torn hands, dirty clothes and thin body told the story.

拉格伦看着马。他毕竟是一个马主，没有必要让杰德告诉他是怎么逮住马的。杰德疲惫的脸、划烂的手、肮脏的衣服和瘦弱的身体就已说明了一切。

“Jed,” Raglan said. “that horse will kill anyone except you. I do not want it. But I have not forgotten my promise."

“杰德，”拉格伦说，“那匹马会弄死除你之外的任何人，我不想要它。但我没忘记自己的诺言。

"I will give you some land and the old house in back of the ranch if you will keep the horse there. I pay you '30 a month, if you will let me send my female horses to the black horse."

如果你让这匹马一直呆在这儿，我就把一些土地和牧场后边的那坐老房子送给你。如果你让我把我的母马送到你的黑骏马那里去交配的话，我会每个月付给你三十美元。

"I want the black horse's blood in my horses. And you can keep every seventh horse for yourself.”

我想要我的马的身体力都有黑骏马的血统。而且，你可以留下交配后产下的小马中的七分之一。”

Jed put his arm around the black horse. The black horse was his. His dream had come true. It was too much all at once.

杰德伸出手臂，抱住大黑马。黑骏马成他的了。他的梦想已经变为现实了。突然之间，他得到的真是太多了。

短篇励志英语美文篇1

找寻自己find yourself

who are we? that is the first question. it’s a question that’s almost impossible to answer.

我们到底是谁?这是我们要解答的第一个问题，是一个几乎回答不了的问题

but we all agree that one’s busy or daily self is not quite one’s real self. we’re quite sure that we’ve lost something in the course of just making our living.。

但是我们都同意这一点，那个每天在日常生活中奔忙的自己，并不是我们真实的自己。我们都很清楚，我们在为生计奔波的过程中失去了某些东西。

a crowd is watching a person running about looking for something in a field, and a wise man asks, “what has that person lost?” someone may guess a watch, another a diamond ring. when everyone has guessed, the wise man who like everyone else there has no idea, says, “i’ll tell you one thing for sure. he’s lost some breath.”

当一群人看着一个人在田野中奔跑着寻找某个东西时，智者向他们出了一个谜题：“那个人到底丢失了什么?”有个人认为是一块手表，另一个人认为是一枚钻石戒指。其他人也有不同的答案，智者也不知道那个人丢失了什么，但他却说：“我可以明确地告诉你们一件事，他丢失了一些生命力。”

and no one can deny that he’s right. the point is that we often forget our true selves in pursuit of things that are external1 to us, like a bird forgetting its own danger in pursuit of a mantis, which in turn forgets its own danger in pursuit of some other prey.

没有人认为智者所言是错的。其实我们经常在为生计奔波时忘记了我们自己，就像一只鸟在捕捉螳螂时忘记了自己的安危，相应地，螳螂在捕捉它的猎物时也忘记了自己的安危。