1.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　the bat and the weasels（蝙蝠与黄鼠狼）

　　abat who fell upon the ground and was caught by a weasel pleaded to be spared his life. the weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. the bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. shortly afterwards the bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. the weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. the bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.

　　moral：it is wise to turn circumstances to good account.

　　一只蝙蝠坠落到地上，被黄鼠狼叼去，他请求饶命。黄鼠狼拒绝了，说他生来就是鸟类的天敌。蝙蝠向他保证他不是一只鸟，而是一只老鼠，于是就被放了出来。不一会儿，蝙蝠又掉到地上，被另一只黄鼠狼捉住了，他请求讨饶。黄鼠狼说他特别恨老鼠。蝙蝠向他保证自己不是老鼠，而是一只蝙蝠，因此第二次逃走了。

　　寓意：我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。

2.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　a pigeon（鸽子）

　　a pigeon, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.

　　moral：zeal should not outrun discretion.

　　一只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一只水杯。她并不以为那只是一幅画，而是发出一声响亮的呼噜声，朝画飞去，无意中撞在了招牌上，把自己撞得很不稳。她的翅膀被风吹断了，摔在地上，被一个旁观者抓住。

　　寓意：热情不应超过谨慎。

3.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　the dog and the shadow（狗和影子）

　　it happened that a dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. now, on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. as he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath. thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also. so he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.

　　moral：beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

　　一只狗嘴里衔着一块肉，走过一条河上面的桥，看见他自己在水里的影子，以为是另一只狗，那时狗衔着的肉，比他自己的还要大一倍。因此他仍掉自己的那一块，狠狠地扑向那只狗，想夺到那一块较大的肉。结果两头都落了空，因为他想要抓取在水中的那一块，只不过是一个影子，而原来的那一块，也被水冲走了。

　　寓意：谨记，切莫因追逐幻影而丢失已有的东西。

4.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　the hare and the tortoise（龟兔赛跑）

　　the hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "i have never been beaten," he said, "when i run at full speed, no one is faster than me." the tortoise said quietly, "i will race with you." "that is a good joke," said the hare. "i could dance around you the whole way."the race started. the hare darted almost out of sight at once. he soon stopped and lay down to have a nap.the tortoise plodded on and on. when the hare awoke from his nap, he saw the tortoise was near the finish line, and that he had lost the race.

　　moral: pride goes before a fall. only by persevering can we achieve our goals.

　　兔子有一次在其他动物面前夸耀他的速度。“我从来没有被打败过，”他说，“当我全速奔跑时，没有人比我更快。”乌龟平静地说:“我要和你比赛。”“这是个好笑话。”兔子说。“我可以一直围着你跳舞。”比赛开始。那只野兔几乎立刻跑得看不见了。他很快停下来，躺下来打了个盹。乌龟慢吞吞地走啊走。当兔子从午睡中醒来时，他看到乌龟已经快到终点线了，他输了比赛。

　　寓意: 骄兵必败;只有持之以恒，才能实现目标。

5.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人

　　A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent."

　　Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.

　　很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人， 山羊说：“即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了，这是十分明显的事实。”

　　这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。

6.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　 Three Good Friends

　　One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant’s home. Then, three of them become good friends.

　　一天，一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子，狮子向他跑来。他非常的害怕，掉进河里。他不会游泳，大叫起来。兔子听见了，跳进水里，但他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是，一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮，救出了兔子和猴子。他们来到大象的家，在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。

7.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　Making His Mark

　　A man from the state of Chu was taking a boat across a river when he dropped his sword into the water carelessly. Immediately he made a mark on the side of the boat where the sword dropped, hoping to find it later. When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to search for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. As we know, the boat had moved but the sword had not. Isnt this a very foolish way to look for a sword?

　　楚国有个人坐船渡江时，他不小心把自己的一把宝剑掉落江中。他马上掏出一把小刀，在宝剑落水的船舷上刻上一个记号。船靠岸后，那楚人立即从船上刻记号的地方跳下水去捞取掉落的宝剑。他怎么找得到宝剑呢?船继续行驶，而宝剑却不会再移动。像他这样去找剑，真是太愚蠢可笑了。

8.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.

　　一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行。

　　Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.

　　突然，马车的轮子陷入了泥潭，马无法将它们拉出来。

The waggoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. “Hercules, help me,please,“ he said.

　　车夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出现，“大力神啊，请来帮助我。”他说。

　　But Hercules appeared to him, and said, “Man, don’t kneel there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel.“

　　大力神出现了，却说：“朋友，用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来，再驱赶马拉车出来。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢?”

9.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　There was a sturdy ram with a pair of thick horns upright on its head.

　　It strutted about proudly and saw a fence built with bamboo and wood in front, which blocked its way. It cast a sidelong glance at the fence, lowered its neck and lunged at the fence, hoping to knock it down. The fence remained intact but the ram injured its own horns.

　　If it had not injured its horns, the ram would have persisted obstinately in butting against the fence, even against the spokes of a wheel until it bled with a fractured skull.

　　As a result, with its horns caught in the fence, the ram could neither advance nor retreat butbleat helplessly.

　　一头长得非常雄壮的公羊的头上，挺立着一对粗大的犄角。

　　公羊骄傲地踱着步，看见前面有一道竹木编成的篱笆挡住了它的去路。公羊斜着眼睛看看，便弯下脖子呼的一声撞上去，想把篱笆撞倒。结果篱笆纹丝不动，它反把自己的犄角碰伤了。

　　假如公羊没有碰伤犄角的话，那么它还会一个劲儿地撞下去，甚至向车轮的辐条上撞去，直到头破血流为止。

　　结果呢?公羊的犄角被篱笆夹住，进也不得，退也不得，只能“咩咩”不停地叫唤。

10.英语一分钟小故事好背超简单

　　The Ass and the Grasshopperan

　　Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping， was highly enchanted; and， desiring to possess the same charms of melody， demanded what sort of food they lived on， to give them such beautiful voices。 They replied， "The dew。" The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew， and in a short time died of hunger。

　　驴和蚱蜢

　　一只驴听到几只蚱蜢在叫，便觉得很趣味;于是也想得到同样趣味的音调，便问蚱蜢吃什么东西过活，以致于能有这样优美的声音。蚱蜢说：「露水。」驴子听了，从此以后也单吃露水过活，不久便饿死了。