英語故事TheOldCatAnoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongthehesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver."Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.HebegantowantHecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsometime.TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouseOncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SoCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."Teacher:Whyareyoulateforschooleverymorning?Tom:EverytimeIcometothecorner,asignsays,"School-Goslow".AGoodBoyLittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents."Whatdidyoudowiththemoneygaveyouyesterday?""Igaveittoapooroldwoman,"heanswered."You'reagoodboy,"saidthemotherproudly."Herearetwocentsmore.whyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?""Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy."DrunkOneday,afatherandhislittlesonweregoinghome.Atthisage,theboyinterestedinallkindsofthingsandwasalwaysaskingquestions.Now,heasked,"What'sthemeaningoftheword'Drunk',dad?""Well,myson,"hisfatherreplied,"look,therearestandingtwopolicemen.IfIregardthetwopolicemenasfourthenIamdrunk.""But,dad,"theboysaid,"there'sonlyONEpoliceman!"【譯文】老貓此，老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了，因為老貓咬不了它。于是，老婦很生氣，因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死。她開始打這只貓，貓說：“不要太老了，對年紀大的不要這么無情，要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情?！薄咀g文】蘋果，他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果，因為富人會給我更多的食物，他會給我很好吃的東西?！比缓笏闷鹛O果，一把扔到土里去。他繼續(xù)走，來到河邊，河漲水了，因此，他到不了河對岸，他等了一會兒，然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了，因為我不能渡過河?！彼_始回家，那天他沒有吃東西。他就開始去找吃的，他找到蘋果，很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了。不要把好東西扔掉，換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處?！咀g文】城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠”于是，是正當他們要開始吃的時候，聽見很大的一陣響聲，城里的老鼠叫喊起來：“快跑！快跑！貓來了！”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來。過了一會兒，他們出來了。當他們出來時，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠說：過了一會兒，他們出來了。當他們出來時，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里，過著提心吊膽的生活來說，要好些?！崩蠋?為什么你每天早晨都遲到?湯姆:每當我經(jīng)過學校的拐角處,就看見一個牌子上寫著"學校 慢行".好孩子小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。“““給你兩分錢?？赡銥槭裁磳δ俏焕咸敲锤信d趣呢？”“她是個賣糖果的?！弊砭艱eepbelowtheseawasanotherworld.Thatwaswheretheseakinglived.Itwasawonderfulplace.Manyspecialplantsgrewthere.Largeandsmallfishesswamaroundtheplants.Theylookedlikebirdsintrees.Bluelightshoneoneverythingthere.Inthisspecialplacemermenandmermaidswerealwayshappy.Theseaking'scastlewasinthedeepestplace.Itwasverylargeandfancy.Itswallsweremadeofcoral,andtheroofwasmadeofshells.Thereweremanywindows.Fishswaminandoutofthewindows.Theseakinghadnowife.Hismothertookcareofthehouse.Shewaswiseandproud.Theseakinghadsixdaughters.Eachprincesswasverypretty,buttheyoungestwastheprettiest.Shehadclearskinandblueeyes.Shehadnofeet,though.Allseapeoplehavefishtails,notfeet.Shedidn'ttalkasmuchashersisters.Shewasverypolite,andeverybodylikedher.Thesixmermaidswerehappy.Allday,theyplayedinthecastleanditsgarden.Theyplayedwiththefishlikeweplaywithdogs.Thegardenwasverypretty.Ithadmanyredandblueflowers.Therewasfruitontheplants.Thefruitshonelikegold.Oncleardays,youcouldseethesun.Itlookedlikeapurpleflowerfarabovetheseafloor.Eachprincesshadherownspotinthegarden.Theyputflowersandotherprettythingsintotheirspots.Eachonewasdifferent.Theoldestsistermadehersintoawhaleshape.Thesecondsistermadeherslooklikeamermaid.Thelittlemermaidmadehersintotheshapeofasun.Allofherflowerswerered,likeraysofthesun.Oneday,astatuefelltothebottomofthesea.Itwasthestatueofaprince.Thestatuelookedveryhandsome,andthelittlemermaidwasverycuriousaboutit.Sheputthestatueintohergardenunderapinkplant.Theplantcouldprotectthestatuefrombadweather.Winterstormswereveryscaryunderthesea.Whatdidtheprince'sworldlooklike?Thelittlemermaidwantedtoknow.Hergrandmothertoldheraboutit.Shetoldherabouttownsandpeopleandanimals.Shesaidthelittlemermaidcouldgoupandlookaround.First,shehadtowaitforherfifteenthbirthday.Thelittlemermaidwasn'thappybecauseshedidn'twanttowait.Everynightshelookedupatthesurfaceoftheseaanddreamed.Thenextyear,theoldestsisterturnedfifteen.Sheswamtothesurfaceoftheseaandwasamazedbyeverythingshesaw.Later,shetoldherothersistersaboutthepeople,whowalkedontwolegs.Shealsotoldthemabouttheirmusicandtheirsongs.Thevoicesofpeoplewerestrangetoher.Shesaidmermaidssangmuchbetterthanpeople.Ayearpassed.Thesecondsisterhadherfifteenthbirthday.Shecouldnowleavethewaterkingdomtolookaround.Shewasverycuriousaboutthesun.Shetriedtotouchit,butitwasbehindsomeclouds.Eachyear,adifferentsisterturnedfifteen,butthelittlemermaidstillwasn'tfifteen.Shealwayslistenedcarefullytohersisters'stories.Theworldabovetheseaseemedlikegreatplace.Finally,thelittlemermaid'sfifteenthbirthdaycame,andshewasveryexcited.Nowshecouldlookaroundtheworldabovethesea.Hergrandmotherputafewwhiteflowersintoherhair,andeightshellsonhertail.Shewasreadytoswimaway.Shewavedtoherfamilyassheswamupwards.Thelittlemermaidlookedoutofthewaterforthefirsttime.Itwasnight.Shesawtheblackskyfullofstars.Nearby,therewasabigboat.Itwasverybrightandthepeopleonitwerewearingniceclothes.Thenshesawahandsomeprince.Helookedlikethestatueinherlittlegarden.Shequicklyfellinlovehim.Shefollowedtheboatasitsailedaway.Thewindbegantoblowharder.Astormwascoming.Thewavesgrewbiggerandbigger.Theboatwasintrouble!Thewavesturneditover,andeveryonefellout!Quickly,thelittlemermaiddivedunderthewater.Shefoundtheprince,andtookhimuptothesurface.Hecouldn'tswimverywell,soshehelpedhim.Thestormwasoverinthemorning.Thelittlemermaidtooktheprincetoshore.Onthebeach,sheheldhisheadandkissedhim.Therewasachurchnearthebeach.Thebellsrangandsomegirlsranouttoplay.Thelittlemermaidswamtosomerocksnearthebeach.Whenthegirlssawtheprince,theyrantohimandhelpedhimstandup.Theprincethankedthegirls.Thelittlemermaidwasn'thappy."Whydidn'ttheprincethankme?"shethought.Everyday,thelittlemermaidreturnedtothebeach.Shewantedtoseethehandsomeprince.Hewasneverthere,soshewasunhappy.Shewentbackherhomeandcried.Heroldersisterswereworriedabouther.Shetoldthemabouttheprince.Oneofthemknewwherehelived.Shecouldtakethelittlemermaidthere.Together,thesixmermaidswenttofindtheprince.Theprincelivedinabeautifulpalace.Ithadbeautifulpaintingsonitswalls.Thereweresilkcurtainsinitswindowsandabigfountaininitsgarden.Eachnight,thelittlemermaidswamnearthepalace.Sheswamtotheshoreandbehindtherocks.There,shecouldwatchtheprinceinhisgarden.Shewantedtotalkwithhim,butshecouldn't.Shewasamermaid,notagirl.Thelittlemermaidaskedhersistersandgrandmothermanyquestions.Shewantedtoknowmoreaboutpeopleandtheytoldherwhattheyknew.Hergrandmotherknewthemostaboutpeople."Humansdon'tliveaslongasseapeople.Wecanlivehappilyforthreehundredyears,"shesaid."Whenwedie,wemeltintothesea.Thereisnoheavenforseapeople.Goodhumanscantoheaven."Thelittlemermaidwantedmorethanevertobehuman.Shewantedtomarrytheprinceandgotoheaven.Thenextnight,theseakinghadabigball.Manymermenandmermaidstotheball.Theseaking,thegrandmotherandthesixsisterswereallwearingbeautifulclothes.Everyonedanced,sang,andhadfun.Thelittlemermaidsangasong.Hervoicesoundedverypretty.Everyonelovedtohearhersing.Thelittlemermaidfelthappyforashorttime.Then,sherememberedtheprince.Herheartwantedtobewithhim.Shelefttheballandwenttoseetheseawitch.Theseawitchlivedinascaryplace.Noflowersorgrasswouldgrowthere.Thepathtoherhousewasdarkandchilling.Uglyplantswereoneitherside.Theyhadarmslikesnakes.Theygrabbedanythingtheycouldtouch.Thelittlemermaidwasscared.Shefeltliketurningaround.Then,shesawtheprince'sface."Imustbebrave,"shetoldherself."IfIamhuman,Icanmarrytheprince."Sheclosedhereyesandswamquicklypasttheuglyplants.Thelittlemermaidcametoahouse.Theseawitchwassittinginfrontofthehouse.Theseawitchknewaboutthelittlemermaid'sdream,butshedidn'tunderstandwhythelittlemermaidlovedtheprincesomuch.Theseawitchcouldmakeaspecialdrink.Thiswasamagicpotion.Itwouldgivethemermaidlegsandmakeherhuman.Theseawitchtoldthemermaid,"Iftheprincemarriesanotherwoman,youwilldiethenextmorning.Youwillbecomefoamonthesea."Thelittlemermaidturnedpale.Shedidn'twanttodie,butshewantedtobewiththeprince.Shetoldtheseawitchthatshewantedthemagicpotion.Then,theseawitchtoldherthedrinkwasnotfree.Thelittlemermaidhadtogivetheseawitchherlovelyvoice!Shecouldneversingagain!Thewitchbegantomakethemagicpotion.Sheputworms,snakesandotherscarythingsintoapot.Shecookedthepotionfortenminutes.Therewasalotofsmoke,andthepotsoundedlikeanalligatorcrying.Then,theseawitchputthemagicpotionintoabottle.Thelittlemermaidtookthebottleandswamthroughthedarkforestofuglyplants.Shefeltbadtoleaveherfamily,butnowshecouldlivewithherhandsomeprince.Thelittlemermaidswamtotheprince'spalace.Sheliftedthebottleanddrankthemagicpotion.Suddenly,hertaildisappeared.Now,shehadfeet!Theyfeltverystrange,though.Theprincewastakingawalkinthemoonlight.Hesawherstandingontheshore,andaskedherwhoshewas.Shecouldn'tspeakbecauseshedidn'thaveavoice.Theprincetookherintohiscastle.Thelittlemermaid'sfeethurt.Itwaspainfultowalktothepalace.Thereweremanyservantsinthepalace.Theygaveheranicenewdresstowear.Everyoneinthecastlewascuriousaboutthenewgirl.Thelittlemermaidcouldn'ttalkorsing,butshedancedverywell.Theprincelikedhisnewfriend,sohewantedhertostaywithhimalways.Theprinceandthelittlemermaidhadfuntogether.Theyrodehorses,climbedmountainsandlistenedtothebirdssing.Thelittlemermaidlovedtheprince,butherfeethurtverymuch.Eachnight,shewenttotheseaandcooledherfeetinthewater.Onenighthersisterscame."Wemissyou,littlesister,"theysaid.Afterthat,thelittlemermaidmethersisterseverynight.Faraway,thelittlemermaidcouldseetheseakingandhergrandmother.Theybothlookedverysad.Oneday,theprinceputhisarmsaroundthelittlemermaid.Hesaidtoher,"Ilikeyouverymuch,myquietfriend.Youlooklikeagirlwhooncesavedmylife.ButIcanonlylovethatgirl."Hedidn'tknowthetruth:thelittlemermaidWASthatgirl.Thelittlemermaidfeltverysad.Then,theprincesaidthathehadtomarryaprincessfromanotherplace.Hewouldgothereinaboatsoon.Hewantedthelittlemermaidtocometohiswedding.Theprince,hisfamily,andthelittlemermaidsailedtotheprincess'scountry.Theytraveledontheseaforonedayandonenight.Theprincess'scastlewasverypretty.Thebellsofthechurchrang.Soon,therewouldbeaweddinginthechurch.Theprincelookedforhisbride.Then,everyonesawher.Shewasabeautifulgirl.Theprincelookedveryhappy.Thatevening,theyhadapartyontheship.Thelittlemermaiddancedforthenewcouple.Everyonelikedhergracefuldancing.Soon,theprinceandhisbrideweretired.Theywentintotheircabin,andeveryoneontheboatwenttosleep.Thelittlemermaiddidn'tgotosleep.Sadly,shelookedatthewater.Suddenly,shesawhersisters.Theyhadshorthair."Wegaveourhairtotheseawitch,andshegaveusthismagicknife,"theysaid."Wedon'twantyoutodie.Ifyouputthisknifeintotheprince'sheart,youcanlive."Itwasalmostmorning.Thesunwascomingup.Soon,thelittlemermaidwoulddie.Shewentintotheprince'scabin.Theprinceandhisbridewerestillsleeping.Shelookedattheprince,wholookedhappy.Shecouldn'tkillhim.Shethrewawaytheknifeandjumpedintothesea.Slowly,shemeltedintothewater.Shedidn'tfeeldead.Thesunshoneonherface,andshefeltwarm.Then,shecouldseebeautifulfiguresflyingaroundher.Thelittlemermaidroseoutofthesea.Herbodywasjustliketheotherbeautifulfigures."AmIdead?"sheasked.Shehadabeautifulvoiceagain."No,dear.Youareadaughteroftheairnow,"repliedoneofthefigures."Youwilllivewithusnow,andonedayyouwillgotoheaven."Thelittlemermaidfloateduptoacloud,andsheandhernewfamilyflewaway.Snow-whiteOncetherewasaQueen.Shewassittingatthewindow.Therewassnowoutsideinthegarden-snowonthehillandinthelane,snowonthehuntsandonthetrees:allthingswerewhitewithsnow.TheQueenwasmakingacoatforalittlechild.Shesaid,"Iwantmychildtobewhiteasthiscloth,whiteasthesnow.AndIshallcallherSnow-white."SomedaysafterthattheQueenhadachild.Thechildwaswhiteassnow.TheQueencalledherSnow-white.ButtheQueenwasveryill,andaftersomedaysshedied.Snow-whitelived,andwasaveryhappyandbeautifulchild.Oneyearafterthat,theKingmarriedanotherQueen.ThenewQueenwasverybeautiful;butshewasnotagoodwoman.AwizardhadgiventhisQueenaglass.Theglasscouldspeak.ItwasonthewallintheQueen'sroom.Everydaythequeenlookedintheglasstoseehowbeautifulshewas.Asshelookedintheglass,sheasked:"Tellme,glassuponthewall,whoismostbeautifulofall?"Andtheglassspokeandsaid:"TheQueenismostbeautifulofall."Yearwentby.Snow-whitegrewupandbecamealittlegirl.everydaytheQueenlookedintheglassandsaid,"Tellme,glassuponthewall,whoismostbeautifulofall?"Andtheglasssaid,"Snow-whiteismostbeautifulofall."WhentheQueenheardthis,shewasveryangry.Shesaid,"Snow-whiteisnotmorebeautifulthanIam.ThereisnoonewhoismorebeautifulthanIam."ThentheQueensatonherbedandcried.AfteronehourtheQueenwentoutofherroom.Shecalledoneoftheservants,andsaid,"TakeSnow-whiteintotheforestandkillher."TheservanttookSnow-whitetotheforest,buthedidnotkillher,becauseshewassobeautifulandsogood.Hesaid,"Ishallnotkillyou;butdonotgototheKing'shouse,becausetheQueenisangryandshewillseeyou.IftheQueenseesyou,shewillmakesomeothermankillyou.Waithereintheforest;somefriendswillhelpyou."Thenhewentaway.PoorSnow-whitesatatthefootofatreeandcried.Thenshesawthatnightwascoming.Shesaid,"Iwillnotcry.IwillfindsomehousewhereIcansleeptonight.Icannotwaithere:thebearswilleatme."Shewentfarintotheforest.Thenshesawalittlehut.Sheopenedthedoorofthehut,andwentin.Inthehutshesawsevenlittlebeds.Therewasatable,andonthetablethereweresevenlittleloavesandsevenlittleglasses.Sheateoneoftheloaves.Thenshesaid,"Iwantsomewatertodrink."Soshedranksomewateroutofoneoftheglasses.Thenshefellasleepononeofthesevenlittlebeds.ThehutwasthehomeofsevenLittleMen.Whenitwasnight,thesevenLittleMencametothehut.EachLittleManhadabigbeard,andalittlebluecoat.EachLittleMancameintothehut,andtookhislittlelamp.TheneachLittleMansatdown,andatehislittleloaf,anddrankhislittleglassofwater.ButoneLittleMansaid,"Someonehaseatenmylittleloaf."AndanotherLittleMansaid,"Someonehasdrunkmylittleglassofwater."ThenthesevenLittleMenwenttobed,butoneLittleMansaid,"Someoneissleepingonmylittlebed."AllthesevenLittleMencametolookatSnow-whiteasshesleptontheLittleMen'sbed.Theysaid,"Sheisverybeautiful."Snow-whiteawoke,andsawthesevenLittleMenwiththeirbigbeardsstandingnearherbed.Shewasafraid.TheLittlemensaid,"Donotbeafraid.Weareyourfriends.Tellushowyoucamehere."Snow-whitesaid,"Iwilltellyou."Thenshetoldthemherstory.Theysaid,"Donotbeafraid.Liveherewithus.Butseethatthedoorshutwhenwearenotinthehousewithyou.Donotgoout.Ifyougoout,thebadQueenwillfindyou.Thenshewillknowthatyouarenotdead,andwilltellsomeonetokillyou."SoSnow-whitelivedinthehutwiththesevenLittleMen.AftersomedaysSnow-whitewentintothegarden.OneoftheQueen'sservantswasgoingthroughtheforest,andhesawher.HewentandtoldtheQueen,"Snow-whiteisinahutintheforest."TheQueenwasveryangrywhensheheardthatSnow-whitewasnotd