英语美文欣赏小短文初一

阅读是人们获取信息的重要手段,更是学习英语的主要途径之一。下面是小编带来的初一英语美文小短文欣赏，欢迎阅读!

初一英语美文小短文欣赏篇一

浑沌开窍Making Features for Hun Dun

The emperor of the South Sea was named “Tiao’, the emperor of the North Sea was named “Hu”, and the central emperor “Hun Dun”

南海的皇帝，名字叫“鯈”;北海的皇帝，名字叫“忽”;中央的皇帝，名字叫“浑沌”

Tiao and Hu often had contacts with each other and were very intimate. They often met in the central area under Hun Dun’s rule and received his warm hospitality.

鯈和忽经常来往，十分亲密。他们俩还常常在浑沌管辖的中央地区会面，受到浑沌的热情款待。

One day, Tiao and Hu met again and talked about Hun Dun. They were very grateful to him and wished to repay him well.

一天， 鯈和忽又碰在一道谈起浑沌，都非常感激他，想好好地报答他一番。

After discussing for a long time they realized that everyone has seven orifices; the mouth, nostrils, ears, eyes, so that they can eat, smell, listen, and see the beautiful scenery of nature. Only Hun Dun did not have them and could not enjoy these pleasures.

他们商量了半天以后发现，每个人都有嘴巴、鼻孔、耳朵、眼睛等七窍，可以吃东西，闻味道，听声音，有大自然美景，只有浑沌没有七窍，无法享受。

Finally, they thought of a clever way: they decided to bore seven holes on Hun Dun’s head. In this way he would be the same as others.

终于，他们想出了一个聪明的办法：决定给浑沌的头凿出七窍，这样浑沌就可以和大家一样享受了。

Then, regardless of whether Hun Dun would agree or not, Tiao and Hu began working on him. One took a big chisel and the other swung an iron hammer to bore one hole a day on Hun Dun’s head. However, on the seventh day, Hun Dun bled from from the seven orifices to death.

接着，鯈和忽不管浑沌本人同意和不同意，一齐动手，一个拿把大凿子，一个抡起大铁锤，叮叮当当，在他头上每天凿一个孔。可是，凿到第七天，浑沌却被凿得七孔流血而死了。

初一英语美文小短文欣赏篇二

池边的鹿The deer at the pool

Because of heat, a deer came to a spring to drink. Seeing his own shadow reflecting in the water, he greatly admired the size and variety of his horns, but felt angry with himself for having such slender and weak feet.

天气炎热，一只鹿来到泉边饮水。看着自己倒映在水中的影子，鹿很欣赏他头上那巨大的鹿角和它们的参差有致，也为自己细长而柔弱的脚饿懊恼。

While he was in deep thought, a lion appeared at the pool duanwenw.com and sprang upon him. The deer immediately began to run away as fast as possible. As long as the road was smooth and open, he kept himself at ease at a safe distance from the lion. But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the lion quickly came up to him and caught him. When too late he thus regretted, “My god! How have I cheated myself! These feet saved me, but I had despised them, and I duanwenwcom was proud of these antlers which have brought me destruction.”

正当他沉思的时候，一头狮子出现在池边，向他猛扑过来。鹿立刻以最快的速度逃走了。跑在平坦宽阔的路上，他很容易保持离狮子安全的距离，但一进树林，他就被自己的角缠住了。狮子迅速赶上来抓住了他。鹿此时悔之晚矣:””天啊!我怎么会自己欺骗自己!这些脚本来可以救我的命，我却轻视，而这些置我于死地的角我却感到荣耀

We often look down upon what is most truly valuable in our life.

在生活中，我们常常轻视一些真正有价值的东西。

初一英语美文小短文欣赏篇三

亚里士多德对亚历山大的忠告Aristotle’s Advice to Alexander

We read that Alexander, the great, was the follower of Aristotle, from whose instructions he got the greatest advantage. What was the most, he asked his master what would profit himself, and at the same time be serviceable to others.

通过阅读我们了解到，亚历山大大帝是亚里士多德的门徒，大帝从这位大师身上学到了不少的东西。其中最重要的一条是，他曾经询问过大师，怎样既得益于自己又助于他人。

Aristotle answered, “My son, hear with attention; and if you accept my advice, you duanwenw.com will arrive at the greatest honors. There are seven distinct points to be remembered. First , you do not overcharge the balance. Secondly, you do not feed a fire with the sword, Thirdly, stress not the crown; nor, fourthly, eat the heart of a little bird. Fifthly, when you have taken the right road, never turn from it. Sixthly, walk not in the high road; and, seventhly, do not allow a talkative duanwenw.com swallow to possess your eaves.”

亚里士多德回答说：“请注意听，我的孩子。你若接纳我的忠告，你一定能功盖星辰。有七点你要切记：一忌打破平衡;二忌用剑拔火;三忌太重皇权;四忌贪吃小鸟心脏;五忌走对路又回头观望;六忌走出通衢大道;七忌让多舌的燕子占你屋檐。”

The king carefully considered the meaning of these puzzling directions; and observing them, experienced their utility in his following years.

国王苦思冥想这令人迷惘的指导，并悉心观察，在他随后的日子里受益无穷。