故事英語作文60字

1. 寫一個關於記憶深刻的故事的英語作文60字

4月26日，老師帶我們游覽了文湖公園。
清早，我們乘者著汽車在筆直的馬路上飛馳．不內一會兒，便來到了文容湖公園。大門上端掛著「文湖公園」四個奪目耀眼的大字。我們排著浩浩盪盪的整齊的隊伍，走進了公園的大門．
進了公園，就聞道到陣陣花香撲鼻而來．原來是擺放在噴水池對面的鬱金香．在右邊的假山旁放著一盆盆剛剛怒放的櫻花，形成了無邊的花海．有的櫻花彷彿像是霜花，有的像粉紅的胭脂，有的像害羞的小姑娘，還有的像玫瑰那樣姿態各異．
往前走一段石子小路就來到猴子樂園．猴子們看到我們來了，就都忙活開了．就連睡大覺的小猴子也突然醒了．有的猴子爬上籠子盪鞦韆，有的跳到鋼絲上，好像在號召猴子們表演雜技，有的老猴子在給小猴子撓癢癢，有的小猴子在媽媽身旁，沐浴著溫暖的陽光，還有的小猴子正在搶同學們給它的糖果和糕點．同學們都歡笑著，吵鬧著．突然，有一位同學把一瓶可口可樂扔了進去，小猴子靈敏地從媽媽身上跳下來，接住那瓶可樂，用手把可樂的瓶蓋打開，把瓶口塞到媽媽嘴裡，讓媽媽喝……「真是一個懂禮貌的好孩子呀！」我情不自禁的地贊嘆道．
集合的哨聲響起了，我們乘著汽車依依不捨的地離開了文湖公園．

2. 用英文寫《精衛填海》的故事，不少於60詞。

According to legend, Jingwei was the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan Shennong, named Nuwa, who went to the East China Sea one day to play and drowned in the water.

相傳精衛本是炎帝神農氏的小女兒，名喚女娃，一日女娃到東海遊玩，溺於水中。

After his death, his uneven spirit turned into a kind of divine bird with flower heads, white bills and red claws, carrying stones and plants from the mountains every day.

死後其不平的精靈化作花腦袋、白嘴殼、紅色爪子的一種神鳥，每天從山上銜來石頭和草木。

Into the East China Sea, and then issued a "Jingwei, Jingwei" cry, as if calling themselves.

投入東海，然後發出「精衛、精衛」的悲鳴，好像在呼喚著自己。

(2)故事英語作文60字擴展閱讀

基於不同的研究視角，人們把「精衛填海」神話歸於不同的神話類型。顯然「精衛填海」神話屬於典型的變形神話，且屬於變形神話中的「死後托生」神話，即將靈魂託付給現實存在的一種物質。

不僅如此『精衛填海」還屬於復仇神話，女娃生前與大海無冤無仇，但是卻不慎溺水身亡，如此與大海結下仇恨，化身為鳥終身進行填海的復仇事業。

有研究者認為：「中國上古神話中記錄了很多典型的非自然死亡，其中的意外讓今人看到了先人在自然面前的弱小和無能為力，同時也透出了生命的脆弱。」

女娃的死就是一種因事故而亡，展現出了人生命的脆弱和大海的強大。著名作家茅盾則認為：「精衛與刑天是屬於同型的神話，都是描寫象徵百折不回的毅力和意志的，這是屬於道德意識的鳥獸神話。」

3. 10篇60字英語小短文（帶翻譯）

Man』s dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must live it so as to feel no torturing regrets for wasted years, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past; so live that, dying, he might say: all my life, all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world—the fight for the Liberation of Mankind.

人生最寶貴的是生命。生命對於人來說只有一次。一個人的生命應該這樣度過：當他回首往事時，不因虛度年華而悔恨；也不會因為碌碌無為而羞恥。在臨死的時候他能夠說：我的整個生命和全部精力都已經獻給了世界上最壯麗的事業――為人類的解放事業而斗爭！

夏天：
Summer is the great season for all sports in the open air. It is the season for football which is often called the national sport because of its popularity. I usually watch television and read the newspaper reports about the football results of the little leagues. During the summer I like to go to the beach often because it is very close to my home. I usually go there ring the summer vacation to relax after many months in school in the city. I feel very comfortable with the familiar quiet life of the villagers.
夏天是戶外運動最好的季節.這是一個橄欖球的季節,橄欖球由於廣受歡迎被稱為全民運動.我常常看電視,看報紙,從報道中獲得小聯盟橄欖球賽的比賽結果.夏日裡,我喜歡經常去海灘,因為那裡離我家不遠.在城裡的學校呆了幾個月後,暑假我常常去那裡放鬆一下.此處有我很熟悉的村民們的寧靜生活,這讓我倍感舒適.
秋天：Autumn
For me the autumn or fall starts in September when school starts its new term. I usually do some shopping. The mild weather made it very nice to study outside under the trees in a small park close to my house. I like to look up the leaves changing colors from green to red and yellow, and then brown colors. The park also has many bright fall flowers; sometimes I see a small squirrel coming down from the tree to hunt for food on the ground. On the weekends, I sometimes like to fly my kite. Usually on the street corners you can see street peddlers selling warm baked sweet potatoes. This is a nice time of the year.
我覺得秋天是在9月份新學期開始的時候來臨.我常常要去買一些東西.宜人的天氣讓我感覺在離家不遠的小公園的樹下學習是件非常愜意的事.我喜歡抬起頭看蓍枝頭上的樹葉由綠變紅,變黃,然後再變褐.公園里還有許多鮮艷的秋花.有時我會見到小松鼠從樹上跳到地上覓食.在周末,我有時會去放風箏.在街頭的拐角處,常常會有街頭小販在賣烤紅薯.秋天是一年中的好時節.

冬天：Winter
Winter is very cold and windy in most parts of China. I usually look forward to the Spring Festival and the winter holiday when I can go to the south where the climate is warmer ring these holidays. Also, I look forward to seeing my grandparents and my friends. Winter is the time everyone is in a festive mood. In the city, I usually do a lot of reading at home in the winter because of eh cold weather outside.
中國大部分地區的冬天是即冷又有風的。我總是盼望著春節或寒假，到時候我就可以去南方了，當地的氣候在這時會暖和的多。我也盼望著去探望我的祖父母和我的朋友。冬天，每個人都懷著喜慶的心情。在城裡，冬天的時候我經常待在家裡盡情地看書，因為外面的天氣非常的冷。

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people all over the world. It is also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. The exact date of the Spring Festival on the Western calendar changes from year to year. However, Chinese New Year takes place between January 1 and February 19.
On the Chinese calendar every year has an animal's name. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. A Chinese legend says that these twelve animals had a race. The first year was named after the rat, the winner. The other eleven years were named according to the order in which the animals arrived in the race. The clever rat jumped onto the ox's back, and then at the end jumped over the ox's head to arrive first!
The Chinese believe that a person born in a particular year has some of the characteristics of that animal.

春 節
對於全世界的華人來說，中國的新年是最重要的節日。人們也稱它為春節或農歷新年。 公歷春節的確切日期每年都在變化。但是春節一般都在 1 月 1 日 到 2 月 18. 日 之間。 在農歷中，每年都有一個生肖。這些生肖是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龍、蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗和豬。據傳說，這十二個動物舉行了一次賽跑，第一年就以獲勝者鼠命名，其他十一年就根據動物們到達終點的順序命名。聰明的鼠跳在牛背上，在最後時刻跳過牛的頭頂第一個到達終點！
中國人相信在某一年出生的人具有這一年生肖的一些特徵

The Toad and the Frog

A toad saw a frog near the road. He was a fat old frog. He sat and moaned and groaned.
The toad said, 「Do not moan and groan, Mr. Frog. Hop like me. Hop down the road.」
So the frog and the toad went down the road to a big oak tree.
「I am home,」 said the toad. 「Come in and I will make tea.」
But Mr. Frog said, in a deep croak, 「I must not roam far from home. I will be off to my home near the pond.」

癩蛤蟆和青蛙
一隻癩蛤蟆在路邊看到一隻青蛙。那是只又胖又老的青蛙。他坐在那裡呻吟嘆息著。
癩蛤蟆說：「青蛙先生，不要呻吟嘆息了。像我一樣跳吧。沿著這條路跳。」
所以青蛙和癩蛤蟆一起沿著小路跳到一棵大橡樹下。
「我到家了，」癩蛤蟆說，「進來吧，我來泡茶。」
但青蛙用低沉的聲音說：「我不能在離家遠的地方閑逛，我要回我在池塘邊上的家。」

Two Dumplings

A young man had a small business. He worked very hard, and he made a lot of money. One day, he had dinner with a businessman. He wanted the man to become his business partner. When they finished the dinner, there were two mplings left.
The young man told the waitress: "Please pack them in a doggy bag and I'd like to take them home.Soon the businessman decided to work together with the young man. He said, "The young man is great. He has lots of money but he won't waste it

兩個餃子
一個年輕人做了點小生意。他工作很努力，所以他賺到了許多錢。一天，他和一個商人吃飯。他希望那個人成為他的生意夥伴。當他們吃完飯後，還剩下兩個餃子。
年輕人告訴服務員小姐：「請把這兩個餃子打包，我要帶回家去。」很快，這個商人就決定和這個年輕人一起做生意了。他說：「這個年輕人很好。他有很多錢但他不浪費。」

.Yesterday was my birthday, so some of my classmates sent me presents. Mother prepared a tea party for me. I invited all of them to come and take part in it.The tea party began at half past six. There were cold drinks and refreshments. We ate, talked and laughed. We felt that we were the happiest men in the world
昨天是我生日，所以有幾位我的同班同學送我禮。母親給我准備一個茶會。我邀請他們都前來參加。茶會下午六點半開始。有冷飲和點心。我們又吃又談又笑。我們覺得是世界上最快樂的人。。

I like the Chinese new year better than any other festival. This is a time especially for rest and joy. I need not study. I wear good clothes and eat good food. I have a good time from morning till night. I am as happy as a king.
我喜歡中國新年比喜歡其它任何節日更甚。這是一個專為休息和歡樂的時間。我不需要讀書。我穿好衣服，吃好東西。我每天從早到晚日子過得輕松愉快。我和上帝一樣快樂。

No sooner had the witer vacation begun than I returned to my native town. Of course I
must make good use of it;.In the morning I reviewed my lessons and read newspapers or magazines. In the afternoon I played ball games with my friends or went fishing in the river. At night I watched television with my family. hardly had the clock on the wall struck ten when I went to bed.
寒假剛一開始，我就回故鄉了。自然我須好好利用它。 早晨我復習功課並閱讀報紙或雜志。下午我和朋友打球，或去河中釣魚。晚上我就和家人看看電視。牆上的鍾剛敲十下，我就去睡覺了。

I live very happily today! In the morning, it is very fine! Then I climb the mountain with family, the air on the mountain is very fresh, the flowers plants and trees on the mountain all seem extremely beautiful. Coming back home in the evening, family and I sat and watched TV together, we are returning and eating the fruit while chatting, the whole family is happy and harmonious!
今天我過得非常開心！早上，天氣非常好！於是我和家人一起去登山，山上的空氣非常清新，山上的花草樹木都顯得格外美麗。晚上回到家，我與家人坐在一起看電視，我們還一邊聊天一邊吃著水果，全家其樂融融

4. 英語作文,寫一個自己經歷過的短故事,60字左右.

I still remember what happened last year. It was Tree-planting Day. We went to plant trees in Luxun Park. As soon as we arrived, we began to work. Some were digging holes, others were planting . Although we were very tired, we felt very happy.
It is unforgettable because it』s the first time that I have done something meaningful to protect the environment.
希望我抄的回答可以幫助你!精銳教育老師解答.

5. 用英語寫一篇關於自己的一個小故事60

這是我之前寫的一篇文章

A Scary Experience

In 2002 a very scary thing happened around me.One day, at school，as usual, my classmates and I were having our physics class. Most of the students were paying attention to what the teacher was saying, but some boys were looking around and not listening to the class. Nothing seemed unusual.

Suddenly, one of my classmates shouted, 「Look outside!! Someone jumped out of that window!」 This definitely interrupted class, but everyone ignored him because no one believed that people just jumped out of a window in a tall building. People always tell lies and try to trick you, so no one took any action about it. My classmate was still saying, 「Believe me, it is true.」

After a few minutes, the truth shocked everyone, because my classmate was right. A student just committed suicide by jumping from the building which was facing ours. The class stopped and some brave people went outside to see, but I didn』t. They told me there was blood all over the ground. They couldn』t even recognize who that student was because his face was all messed up. People from the school quickly covered the dead body. In a few minutes, everyone in the school knew what just happened.

This whole event happened so quickly. There were actually two people who saw the whole thing. One was my classmate who shouted in the class and another was a teacher walking nearby. The teacher was totally scared. At the moment the student dropped on the ground in front of her she sat down with her eyes shut tightly. I heard that after this event the teacher was in the hospital for a month.

我已經刪減了一些，不過貌似還是過長，你看著辦吧，可以再修改些

6. 編一篇童話故事 是英語作文，不少於60字，帶翻譯，初二水平

then a whirl of wind blew me into the sky where i was quite unfamiliar with so i kept asking myself where the place was and why i wwas here ，then the voice of god answered me back 「this is heaven and you are doomed to see me cause i felt bored with the angels here and would like to have a chat with the honest and pure kids like you 。please stay with me for a while. 』『下次還找我內哈容

7. 用英文講一個小故事帶翻譯初一水平60字左右。

I went to an English Summer Camp this summer vacation. It's really a good chance to improve my English. I ate, lived, learnt and played with my foreign teachers and my classmates for about three weeks. In the morning, we had a four-hour-class. In the afternoon, sometimes we saw an English movie, otherwise we learned some English songs. In the evening, we had our free time. We all had a lot of fun.

這個暑假我去了一個英語夏令營.這真是一個提高我英語的好機會.我和老外，同學們一起吃，住，學習和娛樂有大約三周.早上，我們有四個小時的課.下午，有時我們會看一部英文電影，要不然我們就學一些英語歌曲.晚上，我們是自由活動.我們都很愉快.

8. 編一個60字的英文小故事，簡單一點

Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.
"Look," said the elder brother. "How nice these paintings are!"
"Yes," said the younger, "but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children. Where is the father?"
The elder brother thought for a moment and then explained, "Obviously he was painting the pictures."

兄弟倆在看一些漂亮的油畫。
「看，」哥哥說，「這些畫多漂亮呀！」
「是啊，」弟專弟說道，「可是在所屬有這些畫中，只有媽媽和孩子。那爸爸去哪兒了呢？」
哥哥想了一會兒，然後解釋道：「很明顯，他當時正在畫這些畫唄。」

9. —個關於朋友的英語作文有故事(60字左右)

眼睛，我終於認識到你的重要性了。一開始，我不知道怎樣愛護你，總是經常傷害你。自從老師讓我們做了失去雙眼的游戲。體會盲人的感覺。我才意識到失去眼睛，將是多麼可怕的事情。看不見花紅柳綠，看不見鶯飛燕舞，看不見藍天白雲......我真的不能沒有你啊，我自認為給你安塊玻璃對你有好處，可是我錯了，那並沒有什麼好處，只是給你增加負擔。眼睛是心靈的窗戶，我一定要保護好我們的眼睛。
除了眼保健操，還有更好的保護眼睛的方法嗎？
對青少年學生來說，還要注意寫字、閱讀距離最好不小於30厘米；台燈不宜太亮，用普通燈泡15瓦合適，用三基色節能燈3瓦合適。長時間近距離用眼時應該戴專用的防近視眼鏡；看電腦的距離不小於60厘米，看電視的距離不小於3米。已經近視或有其它屈光缺陷的眼應該常戴度數准確的眼鏡。每天睡眠時間不少於8小時。
推拿操 （眼保健操）
採取坐式或仰卧式均可，將兩眼自然閉合，然後依次按摩眼睛周圍的穴位。要求取穴准確、手法輕緩，以局部有酸脹感為度。
1．揉天應穴：用雙手大拇指輕輕揉按天應穴（眉頭下面、眼眶外上角處）。
2．擠按睛明穴：用一隻手的大拇指輕輕揉按睛明穴（鼻根部緊挨兩眼內眥處）先向下按，然後又向上擠。
這就是保護眼睛的方法，但最關鍵的還是在我們生活中點點滴滴的一些小事，你說我說的對嗎？

10. 求30個英語小故事，要帶中文翻譯，大約50-60字，非常感謝！

英語小故事
One day, a teacher took his pupils to a chicken farm to pay a visit. When they came near the incubator, chick just got out of its egg shell.
一天，老師帶學生到養雞場參觀，當他們走近孵化器時，剛好一隻小雞破殼而出。
"It's wonderful to see a little thing come out from the egg shell, isn't it？" the teacher said.
「看見一個小生命從蛋殼里出來，豈不是很奇妙的嗎？」老師說。
"Yes, sir." said one of the boys, " but it would be more wonderful if we knew how a chick gets in to its eggs hell before hand."
「是的，老師。」一個男學生說，「可是，如果我們知道它是怎樣事先鑽進蛋殼里的那就更奇妙了。」
二
I'm Trying to Stop It
"Boy, why have you got cotton-wool in your ear? Is it infected?"
"No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything you told me went in one ear and out the other , so I am trying to stop it."
「孩子，你為什麼用棉花塞住耳朵？它感染了嗎？」
「沒有，老師。可是你昨天說你告訴我的知識都是一個耳朵里進，一個耳朵里出，所以我要把它堵在裡面。」
三
「I'm sorry ，Madam ，but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pulling your boy's tooth .」
「Twenty d ollars! Why ，I understand you to say that you charged only four dollars for such work!」
「Yes ，but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .」
「對不起，夫人，為您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。」
「20美元！為什麼？不是說好只要4美元。」
「是的，但是你的孩子大喊大叫，把另外四個病人嚇跑了。」
四
Teacher：We all know that beat causes an object to expand an cold cauese it to contract. Now，can anyone give me a good example?
John：Well ，in the summer the days are long，and in the winter the days are short.
老師：我們都知道熱脹冷縮的道理。現在，誰給我舉個例子？
約翰：嗯，在夏天天都長，在冬天天都短。
貓和玉米The Cats and The Corn
The cats from the cat village went to the river for a picnic.
A cat found a corn stalk.
What can the cats do with the corn stalk?
He must be hungry.He is eating the kernels of corn.
Oh,look!He stopped eating.
Meow made a new tooth from a kernel of corn!
This cat ate the ear of corn.
He made a harmonica out of the corncob.
Oh,look!The cats are brushing their teeth with the Harmonica.」Chi-ka,chi-ka.」Up and down,up and down.
That』s right.Teeth have to be cleaned after eating.Good cat!
The cats are thinking of something.They are full and have brushed their teeth.Now it』s time to play.What game can they play with the corn?
First,this cat is making a net with corn silks.
Yes!!He must be planning to catch his favorite fish.
The stalks and the leaves of the corn are being made into a sailboat.The corn stalks are woven into a raft.The sails are made by attaching the leaves.
「Lu=Lu,La-La!Lu-Lu,La-La!」
One cat plays the harmonica as the other cats ride on their sailboat.Another cat brought a net.
He is going to catch some fish.Aren』t they very funny cats?
英文童話譯文：貓和玉米
來自貓村莊的貓去河邊野餐。
一隻貓發現了一根玉米桿。
貓會如何處置這根玉米桿呢？
他一定餓了。他正在吃玉米粒。
噢，瞧！他停止吃了。
貓咪新咬了一排牙印在玉米粒上！
這只貓吃掉了玉米穗。
他把玉米棒子弄得象口琴一樣。
噢，瞧！貓咪們正在用口琴刷牙。
「奇-卡，奇-卡。」上下，上下。
對了。在吃東西以後，牙齒必須被清潔。好貓咪！
貓咪們正在想一些事情。他們吃飽了而且刷了牙。
現在是時間玩耍了。他們能用玉米玩什麼呢？
首先，這只貓用玉米絲穗編了一張網。
是的！他一定是計劃捕捉他喜歡的魚。
玉米的莖和葉子被做成了一隻小帆船。
玉米桿兒被編成了一隻筏子。
這些船帆是通過綁上葉子做成的。
「嚕-嚕，啦-啦！嚕-嚕，啦-啦！」
在其他貓乘上帆船時，一隻貓吹著口琴。
另一隻貓帶來了網。他打算捕一些魚。
他們難道不是一些非常有趣的貓么？
But the teacher cried
The six-year-old John was terribly spoiled . His father knew it, but his grandma doted on him. He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum. Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.
When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.
"Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?"
"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"
可是老師哭了
六歲的約翰嬌生慣養。他的父親知道這一點，可他的祖父母仍然寵著他。這孩子幾乎寸步不離他的祖母。他想要什麼不是哭，就是鬧。他第一天上學才離開祖母的懷抱。
約翰放學了，他奶奶在門口接他並問道：「學校怎麼樣？你過的好嗎？哭了沒有？」
「哭？」約翰問，「不，我沒哭，可老師哭了。」
A Bet
Two pals are sitting in a pub watching the eleven-'clock news.A reporter comes on about a man threatening to jump from the 20th floor of a downtown building.One friend turns to the other and says,'I'll bet you ten bucks the guy doesn't jump.'
'It's a bet,' agrees his buddy.
A few minutes later, the man on the ledge jumps,so the loser hands his pal a $10 bill.'I can't take your money,'his friend admits.'I saw him jump earlier on the six-o'clock news.'
'Me,too,'says the other buddy.'But I didn't think he'd do it again.
打賭
兩個好朋友正坐在一家小酒館內觀看十一點的電視新聞。一則新聞報道說，有個男人威脅要從商業區一座大樓的二十層跳下去。一位朋友轉身對另一位說道：「我敢賭十塊錢，那傢伙不會往下跳。」
「賭就賭，」他的朋友欣然同意。
幾分鍾後，站在牆檐上的男人跳了下去，因而賭輸的那位交給他的朋友一張十元的鈔票。「我不能拿你的錢，」他的朋友承認道，「早在六點的新聞里，我就已見他跳下去了。」
「我也是，」另一位說，「可我想他不會再跳了！」
Julie was saying her bedtime prayers. "Please God," she said, "make Naples the capital of Italy. Make Naples the capital of Italy."
Her mother interrupted and said. "Julie, why do you want God to make Naples the capital of Italy?"
And Julie replied, "Because that's what I put in my geography exam!"
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朱莉葉在做睡前禱告。「上帝，求求你，」她說，「讓那不勒斯成為義大利的首都吧。」
媽媽打斷她的話說：「朱莉葉，為什麼求上帝讓那不勒斯成為義大利的首都呢？」
朱莉葉回答道：「因為我在地理考卷上是這樣寫的。」
Nest and Hair
My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.
"What kind of bird?" my sister asked.
"I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest," replied the child.
"Then, can you give us a description of the nest?" my sister encouraged her .
"Well, ma'am, it just resembles your hair. "
Notes:
1 inform v.告訴
2 nest n.窩；巢
3 description n.描述
4 encourage v.鼓勵
5 resemble v. 相似；類似
鳥窩與頭發
我姐姐是一位小學老師。一次一個學生告訴她說一隻鳥兒在教室外 的樹上壘了個窩。
「是什麼鳥呢？」我姐姐問她。
「我沒看到鳥兒，老師，只看到鳥窩。」那孩子回答說。
「那麼，你能給我們描述一下這個鳥巢嗎？」我姐姐鼓勵她道。
「哦，老師，就像你的頭發一樣。」
I've Just Bitten My Tongue
"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked his mother.
"Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do you ask?"
"Cause I've just bitten my tongue! "
Notes:
1 poisonous adj.有毒的
2 Cause I've just bitten my tongue 因為我剛咬了自己的舌頭。 句中 Cause 是 Because 的縮略形式。
我剛咬破自己的舌頭
「我們有毒嗎？」一個年幼的蛇問它的母親。
「是的，親愛的，」她回答說，「你問這個干什麼？」
「因為我剛剛咬破自己的舌頭。」
A Woman Who Fell
It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York City's Grand Central Terminal - As I neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on the smooth marble floor and slid onto her back. Her momentum carried her close to my shoes. Before I could help her, however, she had scrambled up. Gaining her composure, she winked at me and said, "Do you always have beautiful women failing at your feet?"
摔倒的女人
上下班高峰期，我匆匆奔向紐約豪華中心站去趕一趟火車。接近門口，一位肥胖的中年婦女從後面沖過來，沒想到在平滑的大理石地面上失了腳，仰面滑倒了。她的慣性使她接近了我的腳。我正准備扶她，她卻自己爬了起來。她鎮定了一下，對我擠了一下眉，說道：「總是有漂亮女人拜倒在你腳下嗎？」
BUYING A HAT
A lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat. As she was very fussy, it took her a long time to pick on one. Already at the end of his patience the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter her: "An excellent choice, madam. You look at least ten years younger with this hat on!" To his dismay, the lady took off her hat at once and said: "I don't want a hat that makes me look ten years older as soon as I take it off. Show me some more hats!"
中文翻譯
買帽子
一位婦女到一家帽子店買帽子。她很挑剔，用了很長時間才選好了一頂。已經忍耐到極限的售貨員害怕她再改變主意，便恭維她："你做了極好的選擇，夫人。你戴上這頂帽子看上去起碼年輕十歲！"但令他沮喪的是，這位女士馬上摘下了她的帽子說："我不想要一頂摘下來便使我立刻顯得老十歲的帽子。多拿一些帽子給我看看！
Not long after an old Chinese woman came back to China from her visit to her daughter in the States, she went to a city bank to deposit the US dollars her daughter gave her. At the bank counter, the clerk checked each note carefully to see if the money was real. It made the old lady out of patience.
At last she could not hold any more, uttering. "Trust me, Sir, and trust the money. They are real US dollars. They are directly from America."
它們是從美國直接帶來的
一位中國老婦人在美國看望女兒回來不久，到一家市銀行存女兒送給她的美元。在銀行櫃台，銀行職員認真檢查了每一張鈔票，看是否有假。
這種做法讓老婦人很不耐煩，最後實在忍耐不住說：「相信我，先生，也請你相信這些鈔票。這都是真正的美元，它們是從美國直接帶來的。」
She kindled a third match. Again shot up the flame； and now she was sitting under a most beautiful Christmas tree ,far larger, and far more prettily decked out, than the one she had seen last Christmas eve through the glass doors of the rich merchant's house. Hundreds of wax-tapers lighted up the green branches, and tiny painted figures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, looked down from the tree upon her. The child stretched out her hands towards them in delight, and in that moment the lights of the match warm quenched； still, however, the Christmas candles burned higher and higher， she beheld them beaming like stars in heaven； one of them fell, the lights streaming behind it like a long, fiery tail.
「Now some one is dying,」 said the little girl, softly, for she had been told by her old grandmother， the only person who had ever been kind to her, and who was now dead that whenever a star falls an immortal spirit returns to the God who gave it.
She struck yet another match against the wall； it flamed up, and surrounded by its light, appeared before her that same dear grandmother, gentle and loving as always, but bright and happy as she had never looked ring her lifetime.
她擦著了第三根火柴，又冒出了火焰。現在她覺得正坐在非常美麗的聖誕樹下面，比上次聖誕節透過那富商家的玻璃門看到的那株還要大、還要美。這株樹的綠枝上點燃著許許多多的蠟燭，顏色瑰麗的圖畫，就象櫥窗里掛著的那些一樣漂亮，彷彿在向她眨眼。小姑娘把兩只手伸過去，火柴又熄滅了。然而聖誕樹上的燭光越升越高。她看到它們變成了明亮的星星，有一顆落下來，在天上劃出一道長長的火絲。
「現在又有一個什麼人死了。」小姑娘說。因為她的老祖母——一個唯一待她好的人，現在已經死了，曾經告訴過她，天上落下一顆星，地上就有一個靈魂回到曾賦於他生命的上帝那裡去。
她在牆上又擦了一根火柴，火光把四周照亮了。在亮光里，親愛的和生前一樣的祖母出現了。她依然是那麼的慈愛和溫和，然而那快活和幸福的樣子卻是她生前從未有過的