初中英語小短文30篇

1、1 DogsPeople often say that a dog is man's best friend. Over thousands of years, man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogs are famous for their ability to control a flock of hundreds of sheep.Dogs have been used to aid disabled people for

2、centuries. A guide dog can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches, open refrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled owners. For the majority of people, however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both young and old members of the family.guard

3、看守,看護 sheepdog 牧羊犬 flock 群 aid 幫助disabled 殘疾人 century 世紀 guide dog 導盲犬 dial 撥 majority 大多數(shù)狗人們總是說狗是人類最好的朋友。 幾千年來, 除了看家外, 人類還教會了狗去做 許多其他的事,例如,牧羊犬就因其可以控制數(shù)百只羊的羊群而出名。狗用來幫助殘疾人已有好幾個世紀了。 導盲犬可以為盲主人引路。 現(xiàn)在, 人們還 教狗為殘疾主人打開電燈、 開冰箱和撥電話。 然而, 對于大多數(shù)人來說, 狗只是 家里老人和孩子們的寵物和朋友。2 Detective WorkA bank robber stole a lot of

4、money . He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector. "Yes, sir, I found Johnny . I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldn't make anyt

5、hing out of what he bought. Here's the list."shirt , heavy crowbar, box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers .The inspector said, "Good. That helps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard with cement?de

6、tective 偵探的偵探 robber 強盜,盜賊 prison 監(jiān)獄inspector 檢察官 frankly 坦白地,真誠地 crowbar 鐵撬,撬棒shovel 鏟,鐵鏟 hammer 鐵錘,錘子 backyard 后院 cement 水泥偵探工作一個盜賊從銀行偷了很多錢。他被抓住送到監(jiān)獄,但是錢沒找到。當他從監(jiān)獄出來時, 他被監(jiān)視, 看他會做什么。 這不, 偵探正向檢察官報告:“是 的,先生,我發(fā)現(xiàn)了強尼 阿米塔基,我跟著他轉遍了全鎮(zhèn),但坦白說, 我不能從他買的東西中推斷出什么。 這里是清單。 ” 襯衫、 大鐵撬、 一盒巧克力鐵鏟、大鐵錘、一束花 。檢察官說:“好,這對我很有幫助。

7、你還記得我們看到他是怎么幫他的鄰居,賈 德森老太太用水泥鋪院子的嗎?”3 What is Time? (Nursery RhymeTime is grain for peasants.Time is wealth for workers.Time is life for doctors.Time is victory for soldiers.Time is knowledge for students.Time is speed for scientists.Time is money for businessmen.Time is everything for all of us.Ther

8、efore, seize the time of today!grain 糧食 wealth 財富 victory 勝利 seize 抓住,把握時間是什么(童謠一首對農民來說,時間就是糧食。對工人來說,時間就是財富。對醫(yī)生來說,時間就 是生命。對士兵來說,時間就是勝利。對學生來說,時間就是知識。對科學家來說,時間 就是速度。對企業(yè)家來說,時間就是金錢。對我們大家來說,時間就是一切。因此,把握今 天 !4 Perfect MatchA rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her be

9、droom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, but none comes close enough to satisfy the woman.Eventually, a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later,

10、 he retires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"asks the son, "there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?""Son,” the father replies, "I painted the vase."proud of 自豪 valuable 值錢的 antique vase 古董

11、花瓶 paint 用油漆 漆satisfy 滿意 eventually 最終 confident 有信心的 retire 退休match 和相配絕配一個有錢的婦人感到非常驕傲, 因為她有一只值錢的古董花瓶, 她決定把她的臥 室漆成和花瓶一樣的顏色。 好幾個油漆匠試圖調出正確的顏色, 但是沒有一個人 調出的顏色能讓婦人滿意。最后, 來了一個油漆匠。 他很有信心可以調出合適的顏色。 果然婦人對最終的效 果感到滿意,漆匠也因此成名。幾年后,漆匠退休了,他把生意交給了兒子。 “爸爸, ”兒子問, “有件事我想知 道。你是如何調配出和花瓶一樣的顏色的?” “兒子, ”父親回答, “我把花瓶 也一起漆了。

12、 ”5 A BarbecueWhen I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer. We decided to make a barbecue in the valley. So we collected some tree sticks to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a

13、match, but produced only smoke. Then my father said, "That's not the right way . I'll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood because they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them."My father helped me make a big fire.barbecue 燒烤 valley 山谷 stick 枝

14、條 make a fire 生火燒烤當我還是小孩子的時候, 一年夏天我們全家去野營。 我們決定在山谷中燒烤, 所 以我們撿來了一些樹枝生火。 父親問我愿不愿意嘗試著生火, 我很高興地承擔了這項任 務。我試著用火柴把木頭點燃,但結果都是煙。父親說:“這樣做不對。我來教你如何生 火。先用小片的木頭,因為它們容易點燃,然后把大些的放在它們上面。 ”父親幫我點起 了旺旺的火。6 A Joke “I stand corrected”I have this friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the time. It used

15、 to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy , but last week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was cured, and bot

16、h legs are exactly the same length now, and he nolonger leans. “So,”I said, "Y ou didn't believe me when I told you a doctor could fix your leg. He just looked at me and said, "I stand corrected.lean 傾斜 slightly 輕微地 check out 檢查 refuse 拒絕 quarter 四 分之一surgery 手術 cure 治愈 fix 治愈 stand co

17、rrected 認錯笑話“我誠懇認錯”我有一個朋友, 他似乎總是微微向左傾斜。 這個問題曾經非常困擾我, 所以我建 議他去看醫(yī)生, 檢查一下他的腿。 幾年來, 他總是不聽我的建議, 還說我不正常, 但是上星期, 他終于去看了醫(yī)生。 果真, 醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英 寸。 一個很快的小手術后, 他康復了, 現(xiàn)在他的兩條腿完全一樣長了, 他也不再 傾斜了。 “你看, ” 我說, “那時我告訴你醫(yī)生可以治好你的腿時你還不相信我呢。 ” 他看著我說:“我認錯了。 ”7 Making a KiteOne day, Paula and Richard decided to make a kite

18、. First they went out and found two straight sticks of the same length. They brought them back home and tied them with a piece of string into the shape of a cross. Then they took some string and used it to tie the four ends of the sticks together. Then, they spread some brightly coloured paper over

19、the frame and glued it around the string. They stuck a tail made of paper to one of the corners, and tied a long string to the centre of the kite. On the next windy day, they took the kite to a hill near their house and flew it.straight stick 直木棍 tie 系 string 繩子 shape 形狀 cross 十字 spread 傳開 frame 框架

20、stick 粘 tail 尾巴 windy 有風的做一個風箏一天, 保羅和理查德決定做一個風箏。 首先, 他們出門找了兩根一樣長的直木棍。 他們把木棍帶回家, 用一根繩子把它們綁成十字形。 然后他們又拿了些繩子, 把 木棍的四個頂端連在一起。 然后, 他們把一些顏色鮮艷的紙涂上膠水, 粘在風箏 的框架上。 他們將紙做的尾巴粘在一角, 在風箏中間系上一根長繩。 在接下來的 一個有風的日子里,他們就在家附近的小山上放風箏了。8 Animals in DangerSome of the animals and birds in the rainforest, such as monkeys andw

21、oodpeckers, live in the treetops. They are always swinging and flying from one tree to another looking for food among the leaves and branches. They even sleepin the treetops so they do not have to come down to the ground.Have you heard that such animals and birds in the rainforests are in danger?Bec

22、ause people are cutting down so many trees in the forests, the animals arelosing their homes. Do you know the reasons for it? Yes, people want wood, paper and land. As a result many animals and plants are dying. Some forests are sobadly damaged that they become deserts.rainforest 雨林 woodpecker 啄木鳥 t

23、reetop 樹頂 swing 搖蕩leaves 樹葉(leaf 的復數(shù)形式 branch 樹枝 desert 沙漠瀕 危 動 物一些雨林中的動物和鳥類生活在樹頂上, 例如猴子和啄木鳥。 它們總是從一棵樹 蕩到或飛到另一棵樹上, 在樹葉和樹枝間尋找食物。 它們甚至在樹頂睡覺, 所以 它們不用到地面上來。你知道嗎?雨林中的這些動物正處于危險中。因為人們砍伐了森林中的許多樹, 動物們失去了家園。 你知道人們砍樹的原因嗎?是的, 人們需要木材、 紙和土地。 所以,許多動物和植物正在消亡。一些森林遭到了嚴重的破壞,變成了沙漠。9 English in the WorldSome people say

24、that the English language no longer belongs to the English,and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who useEnglish exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are nativespeakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to thisnumber the people w

25、ho have acquired the language to some extent, the total isclose to one billion.English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium forconducting international business and diplomacy, as well as in science andmedicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sportsev

26、ents, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies.estimate 估計 exceed 超過 native 本族的,本國的 official 官方的 acquire 掌握 to some extent 達到某種程度 billion 千萬increasingly 越來越多地 medium 工具,手段 conduct 實行,執(zhí)行 international 國際的 diplomacy 外交 medicine 醫(yī)藥communication 通信 event 事件世界上的英語有人說英語已不再屬于英國人了, 它屬于全世界。 據估計, 使用英語的人超過七

27、 億五千萬, 其中大約有三億五千萬是以英語為母語的人, 而其余的人將英語作為 官方語言使用。 如果我們再加上已經掌握英語到一定程度的人, 這個總數(shù)將接近 十億。英語, 作為進行國際業(yè)務和外交的工具, 在世界上起著越來越重要的作用。 它還在科學、醫(yī)藥、互聯(lián)網、空中及海洋通信、國際體育賽事、電臺電視節(jié)目、流行 歌曲及電影中發(fā)揮著越來越重要的作用。10 A FriendWhen you read an English book, you often come across new words. You might try to guess what the words mean from the w

28、ords you know, but when you cannotguess the meanings of new words at all, what should you do?Y ou have a good friend then. From him you can learn what a word means, how to pronounce a word, how to use a word, and so on. This friend can always be with you, and you can always ask him to help you. Do y

29、ou know who this friend is?It is a dictionary. You can learn some important things about words from it,so you must know how to use e across 碰到 guess 猜測朋 友當你讀英語書時, 你經常會碰到新單詞。 你可能試著從你知道的詞中猜這些詞的 意思,但是當你無法猜出這些詞的意思時,你該怎么辦呢?這時你有一個好朋友。 從他那里你可以學到單詞的意思、 發(fā)音及用法等。 這個朋 友可以經常伴你左右,你可以經常請他幫忙。你知道這個朋友是誰嗎?他就是字典。

30、 你可以從他那里學習有關詞匯的眾多重要知識, 所以你必須學會如 何使用字典。11 “I Have Never Heard You in Carmen”Mark Twain was once invited by a friend to go to the opera. The friend wasvery rich. He and his wife had their own box at the theatre. During the operathe friend's wife talked all the time. She also talked rather loudly.

31、Shetalked so much that it was often difficult for Mark Twain to listen to theopera. Toward the end of the opera she turned to Mark Twain and said, "Oh, my dear Mark Twain, I do want you to be with us again next Friday night. I'm sureyou will like it the opera will be Carmen.""Than

32、k you very much,"said Mark Twain. "That will be fine. I have never heard you in Carmen."Carmen 卡門 (歌劇名 invite 邀請 opera 歌劇box 包廂 theatre 劇場,戲院“我還從未聽過你唱卡門”有一次,一個朋友邀請馬克 ? 吐溫去看歌劇。這個朋友很有錢。他和他的妻子在 劇院有自己的包廂?？锤鑴r,朋友的妻子一直在說話。她說話的聲音還挺大。她的話那么多,馬克 ? 吐溫根本聽不清歌劇。歌劇臨近結束時,她轉而對馬克 ? 吐溫說:“噢,我親愛的馬克 ? 吐溫,我

33、真的想 讓你再和我們一起度過下周五。我保證你會喜歡的下周的歌劇是卡門 。 ” “非常感謝, ”馬克 ? 吐溫說。 “想來會很好。我還從未聽過你唱卡門 。 ”12 Learning English in EnglandI came to England last summer. I have been in England for eleven months. I am going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave for China nextmonth.At first it was very difficult for

34、me to communicate with other people inEnglish. Now I can speak English much better, and even understand English television, because I have studied hard and my teachers and classmates havehelped me a lot.I have lots of English friends now. Some of them have even invited me fordinner at their houses.

35、They are interested to learn about China and Chinesepeople. Every time they ask me a lot of questions, I realize how little I knowabout my own municate 交流在英國學英語去年夏天, 我來到英國。 現(xiàn)在我在英國已經待了十一個月了。 我將很快結束在英 國的學習,下個月我就將回中國了。一開始, 我覺得很難用英語和別人交流。 現(xiàn)在我英語說得好多了, 甚至可以看懂 英語電視, 這是因為我學習很努力, 老師和同學對我的幫助也很大。 現(xiàn)在

36、我有許 多英國朋友。 一些朋友甚至邀請我去他們家吃飯。 他們對中國和中國人很感興趣。 每當他們問我許多問題時,我才意識到自己對祖國的了解是如此之少。13 The Hare and the TortoiseOne day a hare was telling the other animals how fast he could run. "I canbeat anyone!"cried he. "Will one of you try a race with me?""I will,?said the tortoise."Y ou!?

37、laughed the hare. "Oh, oh, how funny!?"Save your laughing for the end of the race,?said the tortoise.So a starting line was made, and away they went. The hare ran fast and wassoon far ahead, so he sat down to rest. By the time the tortoise came up, thehare was sleeping.On and on went the t

38、ortoise, and when the hare looked up at last, it was toolate.There sat the tortoise by the sign that said: The End.hare 野兔 tortoise 龜,烏龜 beat 打敗 race 比賽兔子和烏龜一天,兔子正在向其他動物炫耀他能跑得很快。 “我能跑過任何人。 ”他喊道。 “你們有誰想和我比一比嗎?” “我。 ”烏龜說。 “你! ”兔子笑道, “哦,哦, 太滑稽了! ” “留著到比賽結束后笑吧。 ”烏龜說。他們劃了條起跑線, 出發(fā)了。 兔子跑得飛快, 很快就跑到了前面, 所以他坐

39、下來 休息。等到烏龜趕上來時,他睡著了。烏龜一直往前走,當兔子最后醒來時,已經太晚了。 烏龜坐在一塊牌子旁,上 面寫著:終點。14 Helping ParentsParents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. Let's saythat your mother is not happy about her boss. If she doesn't have other waysof expressing her emotions, she might come home and yell at y

40、ou, scream atyour dad, kick at the dog, or even say something mean to you.Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling hisor her anger: Don't make it worse. Angry people can have trouble thinkingclearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wai

41、t till yourparent cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm tone, and try to explainhow the anger is affecting you.yell 大叫,呼喊 scream 尖聲喊叫 handle 處理 adult 成年人cool off 平靜下來 tone 語氣 affect 影響幫 助 父 母父母常常因為他們生活中的煩惱而生氣。 我們舉個例子, 比如你媽媽對她的上司 不滿。 假如她沒有其他方法發(fā)泄她的情緒, 她就可能回到家沖你大聲嚷嚷, 對你 爸爸大喊大叫,踢家里的狗,或者甚至對你說一些難聽的

42、話。當你身邊的大人控制不住他們的怒火時, 你應付的方法是:別讓情況變得更糟糕。 生氣的人很難保持思維清晰, 所以不要做, 也不要說任何會使事情變得更糟的事 或話。 先等你的父母平靜下來, 然后再心平氣和地和他們談, 并想辦法說明他們 的怒火是如何影響你的。15Humour What Is a Teenager?A teenager is . someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not hismother calling from the next room. a whiz who can operate

43、 the latest computer without a lesson but can't makea bed. a connoisseur of two kinds of fine music loud and very loud. an enthusiast who has the energy to bike for miles but is usually tootired to dry the dishes. a romantic who never falls in love more than once a week. a boy who can sleep till

44、 noon on any Saturday and suspects the room needs cleaning. an original thinker who is positive that his mother was never a teenager.block 街區(qū) whiz 天才,能手 operate 操作 connoisseur 內行,鑒賞家 enthusiast 熱心的人,熱情的人 energy 精力 romantic 浪漫主義者suspect 懷疑 original 新穎的,獨創(chuàng)的 positive 肯定的幽默少年是什么樣的人?少年是一個隔著三個街區(qū)也能聽到他最喜歡的歌

45、手的聲音但卻聽不到隔壁房間母 親叫聲的人。 一個不用上一節(jié)課就可以操作最新電腦的能手,但卻不會鋪床。兩種音樂的鑒賞家吵鬧的和非常吵鬧的音樂。一個充滿熱情, 精力充沛的人, 他可以騎車騎幾英里, 但卻經常因為覺得太 累而擦不干碟子。一個浪漫主義者,他不經常戀愛,一周絕對少于一次。一個每星期六都要睡到中午,卻總是懷疑房間需要打掃的人。是一個有獨創(chuàng)精神的思想家,他斷定他的母親不是從少年時期走過來的 16 Charles ChaplinOne day a small boy called Charles Chaplin was walking along the street inLondon. It

46、 was a cold winter's day in 1900. He wanted to buy some bread, buthe didn't have any money. His father had died when he was very young. He and his brother, Sid, had to work to help their sick mother.Although Charles was small, his dream was very big. He wanted to be a greatman in the world o

47、f films, so he worked very hard to become a good dancer and singer.Thirty years later, this same boy was among the most famous people in theworld.Even if you do not understand English, you can enjoy his films, because nowords are used in his films.dream 夢想 dancer 舞蹈家查爾斯 ? 卓別林一天,一個叫卓別林的小男孩在倫敦的大街上走著。那

48、是 1900年寒冬的一天。卓別林想買一些面包, 但他沒有錢。 他的父親在他還很小時就去世了。 他和他的 兄弟西德必須工作以幫助生病的母親。卓別林年紀雖小但他有很大的理想。 他想成為電影世界的偉大人物, 所以他努力 工作,希望成為有名的舞蹈家和歌唱家。三十年后,這個小男孩成為了世界上最著名的人之一。即使你不懂英語,你也可以欣賞他的電影,因為他的電影是無聲的。17 A Seaside PicnicOne morning last April, Joan was lying in bed when the telephone rang. It was her friend, Dave, who in

49、vited her out for a picnic at the seaside.Later that day she left her flat and walked to the bus stop to catch the bus.Joan was wearing a T-shirt and skirt as it was quite hot. As she sat on thebus she looked out of the window. The sun was shining. She saw a plane going over a forest and some horses

50、 in the fields.Before long she arrived at the seaside and met Dave. They went down to thebeach and had their picnic next to a rock. They had sandwiches and crisps, and Dave painted a picture. They had a lovely day.flat 公寓 (英國英語 forest 森林 crisp 油炸馬鈴薯片海灘野餐去年四月的一天早上, 當瓊還躺在床上時, 電話鈴響了。 電話是她的朋友戴夫打 來的,她想邀請

51、瓊去海灘野餐。那天晚些時候, 瓊離開了公寓, 去公共汽車站乘車。 因為天氣很熱, 瓊穿著T恤 衫和裙子。 當她坐在車上時, 她看著窗外。 陽光明媚。 她看到一架飛機飛過一片 森林,看到田野里的馬。一會功夫,她就到了海邊,碰到了戴夫。他們走下海灘,在一塊巖石邊野餐。他 們一起吃三明治和馬鈴薯片,戴夫還畫了一幅畫。他們度過了開心的一天。18 A Dish WasherSome people have dogs or cats as pets. One woman in New York keeps a monkey as her pet. This monkey can wash dishes.

52、He washes the dishes for the woman every day . He likes to wash dishes and never breaks a dish. Sometimes he washes the same dishes over and over. If the woman tries to stop him, he then gets angry.He begins to throw the dishes in all directions. But this does not happen veryoften.The woman's hu

53、sband is very happy with the monkey. The husband never needs to help his wife wash the dishes. The monkey does all this work. The husband says that he cannot understand how anybody, a person or a monkey, can like to wash dishes so much.direction 方向洗 碗 工有些人的寵物是貓或狗。紐約的一位婦女養(yǎng)了只猴子當寵物。這只猴子會洗碗。 他每天為這個婦女洗碗。

54、 他喜歡洗并且從未打破過一個碗碟。 有時他會一遍遍地 清洗同一個碗。 如果這個婦女試圖阻止, 猴子就會發(fā)脾氣, 并開始朝四面八方扔 碗碟。但這種情況不常發(fā)生。女人的丈夫非常滿意這只猴子。 他從不需要幫自己的妻子洗碗。 猴子包辦了這些 活。這個丈夫說他無法理解,不管是誰,人還是猴子,怎么會如此喜歡洗碗呢19 A Young PioneerLong ago, when the western part of the United States was still a wilderness, ayoung boy, called Kit, not yet twenty years old, went

55、 from his home in theEast to learn about the new country. He wanted to know what lay beyond theRocky Mountains.Kit's father had taught him to shoot straight, but he learned more abouthunting and trapping in the country of the Indians.Kit was always calm in times of danger. He was strong and brav

56、e. Most of theIndians liked and respected him for his honesty.For many years, Kit lived in the West. He taught other white men many things. Probably the most important thing he taught them was how to get along with the Indians.wilderness 荒野 pioneer 先鋒,先驅 hunting 打獵 trapping 誘捕respect 尊敬 honesty 誠實,正

57、直 get along with 與相處年輕的先驅很久以前, 美國西部還是一片荒野, 一個年輕的男孩, 名叫基特, 還不滿二十歲, 從東部的家鄉(xiāng)來到這里, 要了解這個新的國家。 他想知道在落基山脈那邊有什么。 基特的父親教會他瞄準射擊, 但他在印第安人的村莊里學到了更多的打獵和狩獵 的本領?；卦谖ｋU的時刻總是很沉著。 他強壯勇敢。 大多數(shù)印第安人因為他的誠實而喜 歡并尊敬他?；卦谖鞑可盍撕芏嗄辍?他教會其他白人很多東西。 也許他教會他們的最重要 的東西就是如何與印第安人相處。20 A Robot BabysitterIn 2005 Japan made a new robot. It c

58、an take care of a child. The new robot iscalled iPapero. It weighs 13.2 pounds, and has a body of 15.2 by 10.3 and by9.8 inches.iPapero is a small robot, but it has many special skills. It can recognize and remember up to ten faces and use its eight separate electronic ears tounderstand human voices even in noisy situations. It also plays games withchildren when they are unhappy, or sing songs or ask quizzes to entertain thechild. If the child is bored, iPapero will change new songs and quizzes sothat it doesn't repeat itself. The robot babysitter even has a cell phone toc