少儿英语趣味故事英汉对照版(2)

　　少儿英语趣味故事(三)

　　Mike and the Pot

　　One day, Mike’s mother needed a pot. She asked Mike to borrow one from her friend. So Mike went to the friend’s house. She gave him a big pot. On the way home Mike put it down on the road and looked at it. It was made of clay and had three legs.

　　Then he said to the pot, “You have three legs and I have only two. You can carry me for a few minutes.” Then Mike sat down inside the pot. But the pot didn’t move.

　　Mike got angry and broke it then carried the broke pot home. His mother was angry. “You are stupid.” She said. But Mike thought, “I’m not stupid. Only a stupid person carried something with three legs.”

　　迈克和锅

　　一天，迈克的妈妈需要一口锅，她让迈克向她朋友借一口锅。于是，迈克去了她的朋友家，她的朋友借个他一口大锅。在回家的路上，迈克把锅放在路上看了看它，它是一口粘土制成的三条腿的锅。

　　然后他对锅说：“你有三条腿而我只有两条腿。 你应该背我一会儿。”然后，迈克坐在锅里，但是锅一动也不动。

　　迈克很生气地把锅打破了，但后拿着破锅向家里走去。到家后他的妈妈很生气地说：“你真笨。”但迈克认为：“我不笨，只有愚蠢的人才会带回三条腿的锅。”

　　少儿英语趣味故事(四)

　　The Broom Seller and the Barber

　　A man who sold brooms went into a barber’s shop to get shaved. The barber brought one of his brooms. After he had shaved him, he asked for the price of the brooms.

　　“Two pence,” said the man.

　　“No, no,” said the barber. “I will give you a penny, and if you don’t think that is enough, you may take your broom back!”

　　The man took it and asked what he had to pay his shave.

　　“A penny,” said the barber.

　　“I will give you a half penny, and if that is not enough, you may put my beard on again.”

　　卖扫帚的人和理发师

　　一个卖扫帚的人去理发店修面。理发师从他那里买了一把扫帚。当理发师给他修面后，问一下他扫帚的价格。

　　买扫帚的人说：“两个便士。”

　　“不，不。”理发师说：“ 我只出一个便士，如果你认为不狗的话，可以把扫帚拿回去。”

　　卖扫帚的人拿回了扫帚，随后问修面要付多少钱。

　　“一便士。”理发师说。

　　卖扫帚的人说：“我给你半个便士，如果不狗的话，请把我的胡子还给我。”