Once upon a time, there was a very lonely lady. She had always dreamed of having a child of her own, so she traveled far far away to meet a great wizard to asked him for help. The wizard gave her one seed from a magic flower.“Watch over the seed and nourish it with your love. When it grows, you will have a child.” The lady thanked him and gently held the seed to her heart.
很久很久以前，有一位孤独的妇女。她一直梦想着拥有一个自己的孩子。于是她走了很长很长的路去找一位法术高明的巫师帮忙。巫师给了她一颗神奇的花籽。“好好保管这颗花籽，用爱孕育它。它长大后你就会有自己的孩子了。”妇人谢过巫师，小心翼翼地把花籽捧在怀里。
When she returned home, she carefully planted the seed in a pot and took goo care of it every day. As the day went on, the seed sprouted. Green leaves emerged from the soil and soon a lovely flower appeared.
回到家后，她细心地把种子种在盆里，每天精心照料。日子一天天过去，种子慢慢发芽了。土壤里起初长了几片绿叶，很快又长出了一朵可爱的花儿。
“Oh, the flower has blossomed at last! It is more beautiful than I imagined!”
She leaned closer to smell it. Suddenly, something wonderful happened: A tiny girl appeared from the beautiful petals!
“啊，终于开花了!没想到它这么漂亮!”她凑过去闻着花儿的芬芳。突然间，奇迹发生了：花瓣里冒出一个小女孩儿!
“Oh my! Oh my goodness! How tiny she is and how beautiful! You will be my child and I will call you Thumbelina because you’re as small as my thumb.” The lady was very delighted that the flower had given her the daughter she dreamed of.
“噢，天啊!我的'上帝啊!多么精致的小人儿，长得真俊俏啊!你就是我的孩子了!以后就叫你拇指姑娘吧，因为你长得就跟我的拇指一样大。”妇人高兴极了，因为花朵让她拥有了自己一直想拥有的女儿。
聪明的兔子
The clever rabbit
The wolf and the fox want to eat the rabbit, but it wasn't easy to catch him.
狼和狐狸想要吃掉兔子，但是这只兔子太难抓到了。
One day the wolf says to the fox, "You go home and lie in bed. I'll tell the rabbit that you are dead. When he comes to look at you, you can jump up and catch him." That's a good idea," says the fox.
一天，狼对狐狸说：“你回家假装躺在床上。我去告诉兔子你已经死了。当他来看你的时候，你就可以跳起来抓住他了。”“真是个好主意!”狐狸说。
The fox goes home at once. The wolf goes to the rabbit's house and knocked at the door. "Who is it?" asks the rabbit. "It's the wolf. I come to tell you that the fox is dead." Then the wolf goes away.
于是他立刻回到家。狼去兔子的房前敲了敲门，“是谁啊?”兔子问道。“狼，我是来告诉你狐狸已经死了。”说完狼就走开了。
The rabbit goes to the fox's house. He looked in through the window and sees the fox lying in bed with his eyes closed. He thinks, "Is the fox really dead or is he pretending to be dead? If he's not dead, he'll catch me when I go near him." so he said, "The wolf says that the fox is dead. But he doesn't look like a dead fox. The mouth of a dead fox is always open." When the fox hears this, he thinks, "I'll show him that I'm dead." So he opened his mouth.
兔子去狐狸家看情况。他通过狐狸家的窗户看到闭着眼睛的狐狸躺在床上。他想，狐狸是真的死了，还是在假装呢?如果他没有死，那么我走*他就会被他抓住。于是他说：“狼说狐狸死了。但是他看起来并不像死掉了呀。死去的狐狸通常都是张着嘴的'。”狐狸听到这些话就想：我得证明自己是真的死了。于是他张开了嘴巴。
The rabbit knows that the fox isn't dead, and he rans away quickly.
这时兔子知道狐狸并没有死，他就以最快的速度跑开啦。
Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of 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 a crow comes 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 feels surprised and 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 the world is 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 believe.”
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!
——儿童英语口语故事 (菁华3篇)
聪明的兔子
The clever rabbit
The wolf and the fox want to eat the rabbit, but it wasn't easy to catch him.
狼和狐狸想要吃掉兔子，但是这只兔子太难抓到了。
One day the wolf says to the fox, "You go home and lie in bed. I'll tell the rabbit that you are dead. When he comes to look at you, you can jump up and catch him." That's a good idea," says the fox.
一天，狼对狐狸说：“你回家假装躺在床上。我去告诉兔子你已经死了。当他来看你的时候，你就可以跳起来抓住他了。”“真是个好主意!”狐狸说。
The fox goes home at once. The wolf goes to the rabbit's house and knocked at the door. "Who is it?" asks the rabbit. "It's the wolf. I come to tell you that the fox is dead." Then the wolf goes away.
于是他立刻回到家。狼去兔子的房前敲了敲门，“是谁啊?”兔子问道。“狼，我是来告诉你狐狸已经死了。”说完狼就走开了。
The rabbit goes to the fox's house. He looked in through the window and sees the fox lying in bed with his eyes closed. He thinks, "Is the fox really dead or is he pretending to be dead? If he's not dead, he'll catch me when I go near him." so he said, "The wolf says that the fox is dead. But he doesn't look like a dead fox. The mouth of a dead fox is always open." When the fox hears this, he thinks, "I'll show him that I'm dead." So he opened his mouth.
兔子去狐狸家看情况。他通过狐狸家的窗户看到闭着眼睛的狐狸躺在床上。他想，狐狸是真的死了，还是在假装呢?如果他没有死，那么我走*他就会被他抓住。于是他说：“狼说狐狸死了。但是他看起来并不像死掉了呀。死去的狐狸通常都是张着嘴的。”狐狸听到这些话就想：我得证明自己是真的死了。于是他张开了嘴巴。
The rabbit knows that the fox isn't dead, and he rans away quickly.
这时兔子知道狐狸并没有死，他就以最快的速度跑开啦。
We are friends
Tommy is turtle. He has no daddy, no mummy and no friends.
Tommy 是一只乌龟。他没有爸爸、妈妈和朋友。
He is crying. A bird comes. She says: “I can fly. Let’s fly!”
他在哭。一只小鸟过来了。她说：“我会飞，让我们一起飞吧。”
Tommy says: “ no,no, I can’t fly!”
Tommy 说：“不，不，我不会飞。”
A rabbit comes. He says: “ I can jump. Let’s jump!”
一只兔子过来了。他说：“我会跳。让我们一起跳吧。”
Tommy says: “no, no. I can’t jump!”
Tommy说：“不，不。我不会跳。”
A monkey comes. He says:“I can climb the tree. Let’s climb the tree!”
一只猴子过来了。他说：“我会爬树。让我们一起爬树吧。”
Tommy says: “ no, no. I can’t climb the tree!”
Tommy说：“不，不。我不会爬树。”
A duck comes. He says: “I can swim. Let’s swim!”
一只鸭子过来了。他说:“我会游泳，让我们一起游泳吧!”
Tommy smiles: “ we are friends!”
鸭子笑了：“我们是朋友!”
Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of 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 a crow comes 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 feels surprised and 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 the world is 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 believe.”
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!
——BEC商务英语口语：订单常用口语 (菁华3篇)
a: thank you very much for the order .
b: we appreciate your fast service .
a: we do the best we can .
b: we’ll be calling you again next month .
a:谢谢你的.订货。
b:麻烦你会尽力处理，谢谢。
a:我们会尽力而为。
b:下个月我们会再打电话给你。
a: i’m here to see the purchasing agent .
b: he’s not in his office at the moment.
a: may i wait ?
b: yes ,he should return soon .
a:我是来拜访采购经理的。
b:他现在不在办公室里，
a:我等他一下没关系吧?
b:请，他应该很快就会回来。
a: do you usually buy in large quantities ?
b: our standard order is 500cases at a time .
a: we can handle an order that size very easily.
b: we’ll let you know the next time we need to place an order .
a:你们的订购量通常都很大吗?
b:我们的标准订量是一次500箱。
a:这种量我们做起来很容易。
b:下次需要订购时我们会通知你。
——儿童英语口语之自我介绍 (菁华3篇)
Hi，boys and girls, good morning, it is my pleasure to take this change to introduce myself, my name is Leo, I am 10 years old.
About my family, there are 4 people in my family, father, mother, brother and me, my father and mother are all very kind, welcome you to visit my family if you have time!
I ’m a very outgoing boy(girl), I like reading、playing games and listening to music, of course, I also like to make friends with all the people in the school, I hope I will be your best friends in the school life.
My name is Liyuanyuan. Im a boy and I am 12 yeas old, there are 4 people in my family.
My father is a Chemistry teacher. He teaches chemistry in Zhengxin senior high school. My mother is a Chinese teacher. She teaches Chinese in the university. I have an elder brother; he is a junior middle school student and is preparing for the entrance exam. Im tall and I have a pair of big eyes.
Now, I am in Grade 5, my study is not very good, but I like English, so my English is better than others. I like singing, drawing, playing basketball. I like to read English story books in my free time. Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the English study materials. Because it also enlarges my vocabulary words. I think one day I can master English. Thank you.
Hello ! My name is li zi ming ,Im a boy. I like eat apples bananas and Oranges. I like play com*r games.Im tall but me is very thin.I have a big eyes,i like smile,because smile can give me confident.My math and english is very good.and now Im 12 years old.I like read books and make friend.I also ride my bike go to school every day .
This is me.Do you like me?Do you want to make friends will me ?
——几组英语口语 (菁华3篇)
I like it.
I love my motherland.
I'm into collecting stamps.
I'm very partial to sweet food.
I prefer tea to coffee.
I hate it.
That's enough.
Please leave me alone.
You're a pain in the neck.
It's disgusting.
I can't bear him.
You won't believe what Bill just told me.
What?
Tommy cheated on the exam and was caught on the spot.
I can't believe this. He isn't that kind of person.
I know. It's incredible,but it's true.
Everyone will be surprised hearing this.
Absolutely!
Mum, I'm ill in hospital.
Hospital? What's happened?
I've sprained my ankle by accident.
Which hospital are you in? I'll be right there.
Don't worry. The doctor says I'll be all right in a couple of weeks.
Tell me the name of the hopital and the room number quickly.
Please don't tell my father.
Your father won't blame you. He's standing here and he's worried very much.
——商务英语口语的 (菁华3篇)
A: United Development Corp. May I help you?
B: I’d like to speak to Mr. Smith, please.
A: Who shall I say is calling, please?
B: This is Miss Zhang from ABC Corp.
A: I’m sorry, Miss Zhang, but Mr. Smith is not in at the moment.
B: When will he come in, do you know?
A: I suppose he won’t be in until 11:00.
B: May I leave a message?
A: Certainly.
B: Please ask him to give me a call as soon as he returns. He has my number.
A: Very well, Miss Zhang, I’ll do that.
B: Thank you. Goodbye.
-- 联合开发公司。您有什么事 吗？
-- 我想和史密斯先生通电话。
-- 可以告诉我您是哪位吗？
-- 我是ABC公司的张小姐。
-- 对不起，张小姐，史密斯先生 现在不在。
-- 他什么时候来，你知道吗？
-- 我估计他要到十一点才会来。
-- 我可以留个口信吗？
-- 当然可以。
-- 他一回来就请他给我回个电话。 他有我的电话号码。
-- 好的，张小姐。我会的。
-- 谢谢。再见。
A: Is Mr. Zhang there, please?
B: Sorry. I can’t hear you. Would you please speak a little louder?
A: I said, is Mr. Zhang there?
B: Mr. Smith, the line is bad. Don’t hang up, please. I’ll have the call transferred to another line.
-- 请问张先生在吗？
-- 对不起。我听不清楚。请说 大声一点好吗？
-- 我是问，张先生在吗?
-- 史密斯先生，电话线路不清 楚。请别挂，我把电话转到 另一条线路上去。
A: (on the phone) Hello? Smith here.
B: Oh, Mr. Smith, my name is Melva Miller. You don’t know me, but I’m a friend of Mike Black.
A: Oh, yes?
B: When I told Mike I was coming to live here he gave me your name, and suggested that I give you a ring. I was wondering if you could give me some advice.
A: I’ll be pleased to if I can. What can I do for you?
B: Well, I’m looking for a place to live. Mike thought that as you’re an estate agent you might know of something suitable.
A: Yes, I think I can help you. Why don’t you come round and see me? Do you know where my office is?
B: Yes. I’ve got the address.
A: Good. Where are you now?
B: I’m at the post office.
A: Oh, well, that’s just a few minutes walk from my office. Come round and see me now.
B: Thank you very much, Mr. Smith.
A: Not at all.
-- 您好，我是史密斯。
-- 哦，史密斯先生，我是梅尔薇·米勒。您不认识我，但我是迈克· 布莱克的一个朋友。
-- 哦，是吗？
-- 当我告诉迈克我要来这里时，他给我您的名字，他还建议我给您打 个电话。我想知道您能否给我一些建议。
-- 如果可以的话，我很乐意。我能为您做点什么？
-- 哦，我在找一个住的地方。迈克想您是一位房地产商，可能知道 一些合适的信息。
-- 是的，我想我能帮你。你为什么不过来找我呢？您知道 我的.办公 室在哪里吗？
-- 是的，我有地址。
-- 太好了，你现在在哪里？
-- 我在邮局。
-- 哦，那里离我这里走路才几分钟。现在过来找我吧。
-- 非常谢谢你，史密斯先生。
-- 不客气。
——英语口语的小故事优选【五】篇
A little panda picks up a pumpkin and 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。
Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike. “I know! I have a good idea.” she jumps and shouts happily, “I can roll a pumpkin. It’s like a wheel.”
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 she rolls the 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 answers proudly, “I can’t lift it, 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：“天啊！这么食的南瓜！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！”
One day, Robin Hood went hunting alone in the forest. He had told his men that if he should fall into any danger and could not escape he would blow his horn so that they might know and come to help him. When he was crossing a river by a long bridge he met a huge man at the middle. And neither of the two would give way to the other. Robin Hood got angry and put an arrow to his bow and made ready to shoot. The stranger said it was unfair for Robin Hood to shoot a man who had only a staff in his hand. Hearing this Robin Hood lay down his bow and pulled up a small tree and returned to the stranger.
Big Rocks One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget.
As he stood in front of the group of overachievers he said, "OK, time for a quiz." He pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth jar and set it on the table in front of him. He also produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?"
Everyone in the class yelled, "Yes." The time management expert replied, "Really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some gravel in and shook the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?"
By this time the class was on to him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?"
"No!" the class shouted. Once again he said, "Good." Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?" One eager student raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"
"No," the speaker replied, "That"s not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is if you don"t put the big rocks in first, you"ll never get them in at all. What are the "big rocks" in your life? Time with your loved ones, your education, your dreams, a worthy cause, teaching or mentoring others? Remember to put these big rocks in first or you"ll never get them in at all." So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the "big rocks" in my life?
一天，时间管理专家为一群学生讲课。他现场做了演示，给学生们留下了一生都难以磨灭的印象。
站在那些高智商高学历的学生前面，他说：“我们来做个小测验”，拿出一个一加仑的广口瓶放在他面前的桌上。随后，他取出一堆拳头大小的石块，仔细地一块放进玻璃瓶。直到石块高出瓶口，再也放不下了，他问道：“瓶子满了?”
所有学生应道：“满了!”。时间管理专家反问：“真的?”他伸手从桌下拿出一桶砾石，倒了一些进去，并敲击玻璃瓶壁使砾石填满下面石块的间隙。“现在瓶子满了吗?”他第二次问道。
但这一次学生有些明白了，“可能还没有”，一位学生应道。“很好!”专家说。他伸手从桌下拿出一桶沙子，开始慢慢倒进玻璃瓶。沙子填满了石块和砾石的所有间隙。他又一次问学生：“瓶子满了吗?”
“没满!”学生们大声说。他再一次说：“很好!”然后他拿过一壶水倒进玻璃瓶直到水面与瓶口*。抬头看着学生，问道：“这个例子说明什么?”一个心急的学生举手发言：“无论你的时间多少，如果你确实努力，你可以做更多的事情!”
“不!”时间管理专家说，“那不是它真正的意思，这个例子告诉我们：如果你不是先放大石块，那你就再也不能把它放进瓶子了。那么，什么是你生命中的`大石头呢?也许是你的道德感、你的梦想?还有你的---切切记得先去处理这些大石块，否则，一辈子你都不能做!”我们可曾问过自己这个问题：人一生的“大石头”是什么?找出自己人生的“大石头”。
Known as the father of the Franklin American, and his outstanding achievements, which is his first visit was not unrelated.
Time, Franklin to visit an older home. One door, his head on the hard to hit the door, the pain he could not to rub his hands, while looking at the low than the normal standard door. Out to meet him this pair of predecessors like to see him, smile, said:
"Pain, right? However, this would be to visit you today, my biggest gain. A safe place to live in the world, we must always remember the "bow". This is also to teach me the things you Do not forget the "
Franklin put as the biggest harvest visit, firmly bear in mind the teachings of the older generation lived, and to include it in the lives of his life among the criteria.
Life are the virtues of modesty and prudence. A mature person, there is the achievements of people, such an essential character, they are advised to bow their heads, tolerance, not arrogance. This may be a lot of successful people of the United States and Germany.
被称为美国人之父的富兰克林，一生功绩卓绝，这与他的一次拜访不无关系。
一次，富兰克林到一位前辈家拜访。一进门，他的'头就狠狠地撞在了门框上，疼得他一边不住地用手揉搓，一边看着比正常标准低矮的门。出来迎接他的前辈看到他这副样子，笑笑说：
“很痛吧?可是，这将是你今天来访问我的最大收获。一个人要想*安无事地活在世上，就必须时时刻刻记住‘低头’。这也是我要教你的事情，不要忘记了”
富兰克林把这次拜访看成最大的收获，牢牢忘记住了前辈的教导，并把它列入他一生的生活准则之中。
谦虚谨慎是做人的美德。一个成熟的人，有成就的人，必备此种品格，宜低头、忍让，而非自高自大。这也许是许多成功人士之美德。
It’s sunny day in spring. Miss Cat is fishing. Suddenly the fishing rod moves. “Great! Oh, it’s so heavy!” Miss Cat says happily.
这是春天里一个阳光明媚的'日子，猫小姐在河边钓鱼。突然鱼竿动了动。“太棒了！哇，好重啊！”猫小姐高兴地喊着。
The fish is plucked out of the river. “Oh, a big fish! How big the fish is!” She cheers. But she puts the fish into the river and goes on fishing.
鱼被拉出来了。“啊！一条大鱼！这条大鱼可真大呀！”她欢呼道。但是她却把鱼放回河里，又继续钓鱼。
At the time Mr. Horse goes by and sees it. “Why do you set it free?” He asks. “Because my pot is too small, I can’t cook it,” Miss Cat says.
这时候马先生路过，看见这一切，就问她：“为什么你把鱼放了？” “因为我的锅太小。我没办法烧这么大的鱼。”猫小姐回答说。
