⑴ 求小学五年级英语故事演讲稿
Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子
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.
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。
这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。
The Raven and the Swan乌鸦和天鹅
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished.
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无 瑕。于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。
这故事是说，人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。
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。
The Miser守财奴
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it."
有个守财奴变卖了他所有的家产，换回了金块，并秘密地埋在一个地方。他每天走去看 看他的宝藏。有个在附近放羊的牧人留心观察，知道了真情，趁他走后，挖出金块拿走了。 守财奴再来时，发现洞中的金块没有了，便捶胸痛哭。有个人见他如此悲痛，问明原因后， 说道：“喂，朋友，别再难过了，那块金子虽是你买来的，但并不是你真正拥有的。去拿一 块石头来，代替金块放在洞里，只要你心里想着那是块金子，你就会很高兴。这样与你拥有 真正的金块效果没什么不同。依我之见，你拥有那金块时，也从没用过。”
这故事说明，一切财物如不使用等于没有。
The Wolf and the Lamb 狼与小羊
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf , "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations."
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
一只小羊在河边喝水，狼见到后，便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上游，恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答说，他仅仅站在河边喝水，并且又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水搅浑。狼见此计不成，又说道：“我父亲去年被你骂过。”小羊说，那时他还没有出生。狼对他说：“不管你怎样辩解，反正我不会放过 你。”
这说明，对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。
The Bat and the Weasels蝙蝠与黄鼠狼
A BAT 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.
It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
蝙蝠掉落在地上，被黄鼠狼叼去，他请求饶命。黄鼠狼说绝不会放过他，自己生来痛恨鸟类。蝙蝠说他是老鼠，不是鸟，便被放了。后来蝙蝠又掉落了下来，被另一只黄鼠狼叼住，他再三请求不要吃他。这只黄鼠狼说他恨一切鼠类。蝙蝠改口说自己是鸟类，并非老 鼠，又被放了。这样，蝙蝠两次改变了自己的名字，终于死里逃生。
这故事说明，我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。
The Ass and the Grasshopper 驴子与蚱蜢
AN 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 live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙动听的歌声所打动，自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音，便 羡慕地问他们吃些什么，才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道：“吃露水。”驴子便也只吃露水，没多久就饿死了。
这个故事告诉人们不要企望非份之物。
The Lion and the Mouse 狮子与报恩的老鼠
A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free, exclaiming:
"You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion."
狮子睡着了，有只老鼠跳到了他身上。狮子猛然站起来，把他抓住，准备吃掉。老鼠请求饶命，并说如果保住性命，必将报恩，狮子轻蔑地笑了笑，便把他放走了。不久，狮子真的被老鼠救了性命。原来狮子被一个猎人抓获，并用绳索把他捆在一棵树上。老鼠听到了他 的哀嚎，走过去咬断绳索，放走了狮子，并说：
“你当时嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的报答， 现在可清楚了，老鼠也能报恩。” 这故事说明，时运交替变更，强者也会有需要弱者的时候。 回答者： sanxianshutiao | 一级 | 2008-11-27 20:17
Once before the Iranian revolution, the then President of the United States Jimmy Carter visited Iran. He held a formal talk with the Shah, Pahlevi. As the Shah had an excellent command of English, no interpreters were needed for the occasion. However, the Shah spoke English with an accent which led to a misunderstanding on a major question, But interestingly enough, Carter, being a southerner, also had his accent and so the misundeerstanding turned into a double one. This is how it all happened. During their talk Carter mentioned a certain African organization and asked the Shah to give an overall appraisal of it. The Shah didn't have a very high opinion of the said organization as he found it beset with many internal problems, so he used the word "impotent" to describe it. The trouble was in pronouncing the word he put the stress on the second syllable and the word sounded like "important" to Carter. As it happened Carter himself thought the organization was a very important one and he felt most pleased that their opinions should "coincide", "Yes, I agree that the organization is indeed very important," he repeated to the Shah. Now in his southern accent, the word "important" souded very much like the word "impotent", and the Shah too felt most pleased that the President should agree with him. Now of all the people present on the occasion, only the then US ambassador to Iran, Mr. Sullivan, realised that it was a "double misunderstanding" as he knew the President's and the Shah's different opinions on that African organization and he was also familiar with both men's peculiar accents. Naturally he didn't see it fit for him to put them wise on the matter so he kept his mouth shut. He cast a glance around the room to see if anyone else was enjoying the room to see if anyone else was enjoying the joke with him and so the matter was allowed to pass.
伊朗革命前，当时的美国总统吉米·卡特在访问伊朗时曾与巴列维国王举行过一次正式会谈。伊朗国王的英语水平是相当高的。因此，他与卡特总统的会谈无需经过翻译。但巴列维国王讲英文时有的音发不准。这曾导致双方就一个重大问题产生了误会。有趣的是，卡特总统的英语也带有南方口音，所以导致了双重误会。事情的经过是这样的：会谈中，卡特总统提到某一非洲组织的问题。他请巴列维国王对它作一概括的评价。国王认为这个组织是软弱无力的。不过，在表达时，国王把"软弱无力的(impotent)"一词的重音读错，放在了第二个音节，结果，卡特总统听起来，"软弱无力的"变成了"重要的(important)"。而总统心目中的这一组织正好是"重要的"，于是，他认为双方对此问题的看法一致。总统很高兴，便重复了一句说，"是的，这个组织的确是重要的。"碰巧的是，卡特总统用美国南方口音，重复"重要的"一词时，听起来很像是"软弱无力的"一词。这样，国王也以为双方的观点是一致的。在场的，只有当时美国驻伊朗的大使沙利文了解其间的奥妙，因为他清楚两位领导人对该非洲组织的真正观点，同时也知道他们语言方面的缺欠和特点。当然，在这样的场合，大使是不便说什么的，他扫了在场的人员一眼，看看是否还有人像他一样了解其中的奥妙，事情也就这样过去了。
⑵ 谁知道一个适合五年级的英语的简短的小故事
Little Red Cap
人物：小红帽的妈妈，小红帽，狼，小红帽的奶奶，猎人（5人）
第一场：Little Red Cap家
Mum： (妈妈拿着一个篮子，把桌子上的水果放在篮子里）
Little Red Cap:(唱着歌，欢快地跑进来）Hi, mummy, what are you doing?
Mum：（一边把水果放在篮子里，心事重重地说）Grandma is ill. Here are some apples and bananas for Grandma. Take them to Grandma.
Little Red Cap：（边提起篮子，边点头说）Ok!
Mum：（亲切地看着Little Red Cap说）Be good. Be careful.
Little Red Cap：Yes ,mummy．Goodbye, mummy.
Mum：Bye-bye. Darling.
第二场：在路上
(一阵轻快的音乐由远而近，Little Red Cap挎着篮子蹦跳地跳到花草旁)
Wolf：（随着一阵低沉的音乐，Wolf大步地走上台）I am wolf. I am hungry. (做找东西状,东张西望) Here is a little red Cap. Hi! Little Red Cap. Where are you going? (做狡猾的样子和Little Red Cap打招呼)
Little Red Cap：(手摸辫子，天真地回答)To Grandma’s. Grandma is ill.
Wolf：Oh, really! I am sorry to hear that. By the way, where does your grandma live?
Little Red Cap：She lives in the house near the forest. There is a big tree behind her house.
Wolf：（自言自语）I’ll eat Grandma. But……（指着花草对小红帽说）Why don’t you pick some flowers for your grandma? I’m sure they will make your grandma feel happy.
Little Red Cap：Wow！Flowers, how beautiful! Thank you, Mr. Wolf.（放下篮子采花）One flower, two flowers, three flowers.
第三场：Grandma家
Grandma： （喘着气出场，颤颤悠悠地走到床前，吃力地坐到床边，喘了几口，打几个哈欠，慢吞吞地躺倒在床上。）
Wolf：（从树后出来，边走边说）I am very hungry now. (做找寻的样子)Where is Grandma’s house? (高兴地对观众说)Aha , it’s here.(敲门)Bang, Bang, Bang．
Grandma：Who is it？
Wolf：（装出Little Red Cap的声音，一边得意地摇动尾巴，一边说）It’s me. Little Red Cap.
Grandma：(边说边起床) Come in, come in.
Wolf：(得意洋洋地走到床边) Grandma , I’ll eat you.
Grandma： （惊慌失措地抓紧衣服，瞪着眼睛，边叫边从床上滚到地上）
(大灰狼把外婆吞到了肚子里，穿上外婆的衣服。)
Wolf：（得意地拍拍肚子，翘起大拇指）Yummy！I’ll sleep.
Little Red Cap：(高兴地敲门)Grandma．Grandma．
Wolf：(装扮成Grandma的声音) Who is it？
Little Red Cap：It’s me. Little Red Cap. What a strange noise!
Wolf：Come in, Come in.
Little Red Cap：(蹦跳着进来，把篮子放在桌子上，走到床前一看，跳回几步) Oh! What are big ears!
Wolf：Because I want to listen to your sweet voice.
Little Red Cap：Wow! What a big eyes!
Wolf：Because I want to see you pretty face.
Little Red Cap：（走近些，跪在床前，仔细看着说）Look! What a big hands?
Wolf：(从床上跳起来说) Because I want to eat you!
Little Red Cap：(拼命地跑)Oh！No! No!
Wolf：（追到Little Red Cap，做吃状，拍拍肚子说）It’s delicious. I am full now. Let me have a rest.
(猎人上)
Hunter：(一边拿着枪，一边做寻找状出场)Where’s the wolf? Look! A door．(推门)The wolf is sleeping.
Wolf：(发出呼呼的响声)
Hunter： (端起枪想打，又放下)What a big stomach! (摸摸Wolf的肚子)Grandma and Little Red Cap are inside .I must be hurry．(从桌子上拿起剪刀，举起) Look! Scissors. (做剪Wolf的肚子)Cut, cut, cut.
Little Red Cap/Grandma：Thank you．
Hunter：Grandma ,give me some needles and thread．Little Cap ,Give me some stones．
Grandma：(从桌子上拿来针线)
Little Red Cap：(搬来几个石头)One, two, three.
Hunter：(把小石头装进Wolf的衣服里)
Grandma：I’ll thread it.
Hunter： (拿起枪)Woke up!
Wolf：(起床，两手托着大肚子)My stomach is so heavy. Oh, I will die, I will die, I don’t want to die.
Little Red Cap、Grandma、Hunter: ha! We are safe now!
⑶ 英语小故事，100字左右，带翻译，小学五年级能看的懂得
During
the
fight,
the
boxer
swiped
the
air
furiously,
but
could
not
hit
his
opponent.
在比赛中,一名拳击手只是凶猛地在空气中猛击,却打不到他的对手。
"How
am
I
doing?
"
he
asked
the
coach
at
the
end
of
the
round.
“我怎么做?”他专问教练属的最后一轮。
"Well,
if
you
keep
this
up,"
replied
the
coach,
"he
might
feel
the
wind
and
catch
a
cold."
:“好吧,如果你保持这个教练回答说,“他可能觉得风和感冒。”
⑷ 五年级下册，英语小故事带翻译
儿童寓言故事
story
1
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.
故事一
三个好朋友
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。
story
2
a
good
boy
little
robert
asked
his
mother
for
two
c氦川份沸莓度逢砂抚棘ents.
"what
did
you
do
with
the
money
i
gave
you
yesterday?"
"i
gave
it
to
a
poor
old
woman,"
he
answered.
"you're
a
good
boy,"
said
the
mother
proudly.
"here
are
two
cents
more.
but
why
are
you
so
interested
in
the
old
woman?"
"she
is
the
one
who
sells
the
candy."
故事二
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了？”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。
“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？”
“她是个卖糖果的。”
story
3
spring
in
the
green
season
spring
is
coming.
spring
is
the
first
season
of
the
year.
in
china,
spring
comes
in
february.
it
is
still
cold,
but
it
is
getting
warmer
and
warmer.
the
days
get
longer
and
longer.
the
leaves
on
the
trees
begin
to
turn
green.
then
they
come
up
green
leaves
in
the
spring
wind
on
the
ground.
spring
is
also
sowing
time
season.
故事三
春天来了，春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国，春天二月来临，那时候还是很冷，但是会运来月暖和，白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿，沐浴着大地春风长出了嫩芽。春天也播种的季节。
⑸ 五年级英语小故事,
The Dog And The Shadow 狗和它的影子
A DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water, and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size. He therefore let go his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog, to get his larger piece from him. He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away.
一条狗嘴里叼块肉,来到一座桥上.它看见水里有自己的影子, 以为是另一条嘴里也叼着一块比自己那块肉大一倍的狗.它忙丢下自己嘴里的那块肉,猛力地攻击水里的狗.试图去抢它的肉.结果,它两块肉都得不到. 因为那只是一个影子,它自己的影子而已.真正的肉也被水冲走了.
Which do you find more important, money or friends?
B: Friends, of course.
A: Why?
B: I can always borrow money from friends.
钱和朋友
甲：你认为钱和朋友哪一个更重要？
乙：当然是朋友。
甲：为什么？
乙：我总可以从朋友那儿借到钱
.THE ANT AND THE DOVE
蚂蚁和鸽子
One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring.
To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.
She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground.
Just at that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it.
Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. The dove was quick to fly away to safety.
MORAL: One good turn deserves another.
2.A Simple Gesture 举手之劳
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend. They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life."
-John W. Schlatter (true story)
⑹ 小学五年级英语演讲童话小故事要2-3分钟的
How
the
Elephant
got
his
trunk
Once
upon
a
time,there
was
a
sad
elephant.He
was
dirty
and
stinky,because
he
could
not
reach
to
wash
his
back.All
the
other
animals
didn’t
play
with
him
because
he
was
smelly.
Elephant
sat
under
a
tree,where
nobody
could
see
him.He
started
to
cry.His
head
was
hanging
down,crying
big
tears.He
sat
and
cried
for
days.One
day,when
his
tears
had
dried
up,he
went
to
itch
his
head
and
he
felt
a
bump
on
his
back.Then
he
noticed
his
nose
had
stretched
because
it
had
got
wet
with
all
the
crying
and
it
was
now
a
long
trunk
which
had
hit
him
on
his
back.
He
went
to
the
river
and
got
his
trunk,put
it
in
the
water
and
sucked
the
water
up.Then
he
sprayed
his
back
with
water.
All
the
other
animals
came
over
to
him
and
said
“you
are
so
clean
and
smell
so
lovely.Do
you
want
to
play
with
us?”
The
elephant
was
so
happy
and
said
“yes.”
The
End.
译文如下：
大象如何得到了他的行李箱
很久很久以前,有一个悲伤的大象.他又脏又臭,因为他不能达到清洗他的背部.其他的动物并没有和他一起玩,因为他是臭.
大象坐在树下,无人能看见他.他开始哭了起来.他的头被悬挂下来,哭大的眼泪.他坐在那里哭了好几天.有一天,当他的泪水已经干涸,他去他的头痒,他感到有人在他的背部肿块.然后,他发现他的鼻子已经承受了湿了,因为它同所有的哭,它现在是一个长鼻子的击中了他在他的背上.
他去到河边,得到了他的箱子,放在水中,并吸了水.然后,他用清水喷他回来.
其他的动物走了过来,他说：“你这么干净,这么可爱的气味.你想和我们一起玩?“
大象是如此高兴地说：“是的.“
讲完了.
⑺ 五年级英语小故事
1.Give up halfway
During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), there was a man called Yue Yangzi in State Yue. One day he saw a piece of gold on the road and picked it up. He took it home and gave it to his wife. But his wife was not happy. The virtuous woman said, "I hear that a man of morality doesn't drink a thief's water and a man of probity refuses to accept alms. What do you think of the action of picking up another's lost valuable and possessing it for one's own?"
Yue Yangzi, feeling ashamed, sent the gold back to where he found it.
the next year, Yue Yangzi felt that he should go out and visit scholars to enrich his knowledge. So he set off.
A year later, he came back home suddenly.
"Why have you returned?" asked his wife in surprise, "You've only spent one year studying with scholars."
"I come back because I missed you very much."
Without saying anything, his wife took a pair of scissors and went to the loom at which she had worked. Pointing at the half done brocade, she proclaimed : "This brocade is woven from the finest silk. I wove one strand after another to proce the brocade. Now if I cut it, all my previous work will be wasted. It's the same with your studies. You can acquire knowledge only through diligence. Now, you've stopped halfway. Isn't it the same as cutting the brocade on the loom?"
Yue Yangzi was moved by what she said. He again left home to visit scholars. Several years later he became a learned man.
半途而废
战国时期，魏国有个叫乐羊子的人。有一天，乐羊子在路上看到一块金子，他就捡起金子，带回了家并把它拿给妻子看。可他妻子一点儿也不高兴。这个贤惠的女人对他说："我听人说'壮士不饮盗泉之水；廉洁的人不食嗟来之食'。把别人遗失的贵重之物捡起来据为己有，你怎么看待这种行为呢？"
乐羊子听了妻子的话，觉得很惭愧，就把那块金子又扔到原来的地方。
第二年，乐羊子离开家到了一个很远的地方，去拜师求学。
一年后，乐羊子突然回到家中，他的妻子很惊讶地问："你怎么回来了？你才和那些学者学了一年呀。"乐羊子说："我太想你了，所以回来看看。"
他的妻子听了以后，二话不说，拿起把剪刀走到她的织布机前。她指着那块已经完成了一半的锦缎说："这块锦缎用的是最好的丝。我一丝丝的累积来织成这锦缎。如果我现在把它剪断，就等于前功尽弃。你求学也是这样。如果现在停止，和剪断织布机上的锦缎有什么区别？"
乐羊子被妻子的话所感动，于是立刻离开家，继续拜师求学。
几年后，乐羊子终于完成学业，成为一个博学的人。
2.Buying shoes
A man of the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of shoes. He measured his foot and put the measurement on a chair. When he set out for the market he forgot to bring it along. It was after he had found the pair he wanted that this occurred to him.
I forgot the measurement, said he.
He went home to get it but when he returned the market had broken up and he did not get his shoes after all.
Why didn't you try on the shoes with your feet?
He was asked.
I 'd rather trust the measurement than trust myself. (《Hanfeizi》)
郑人买履
从前，郑国有个人想买双鞋。他量好了自己脚的尺码，把它放在了椅子上。可当他赶往市集时，却忘了带量好的尺码。他要买鞋时，才想了起来。
他说："我忘带尺码了。"
他回家去取量好的尺码。 等他赶回来时，市集已经关了，他还是没能买到鞋。
有人问："为什么不用你自己的脚去量鞋子呢？"
他说："我宁愿相信尺码也不相信我自己的脚。" (《韩非子》)
3.Showing Off One's Proficiency with the Axe Before Lu Ban the Master Carpenter
in ancient times, Lu Ban was supposed to be a consummate master in construction and sculpture. Carpenters respect him as ancestor master. It is said that he once carved a colorful wooden phoenix that was so lifelike that it actually flew in the sky for three days. Thus it was considered the height of folly to show off one's skill with an axe in front of Lu Ban.
This idiom excoriates those who show off their slight accomplishments in front of experts.
古代有一个建筑和雕刻技术非常高超的人，名叫鲁班，木匠行里尊称他为祖师。传说他曾用木头制作了一只五彩斑斓的凤凰，能够在空中飞翔三天不掉下来。在鲁班门前摆弄斧子，当然显得有些自不量力了。
“班门弄斧”这个成语，用来比喻在行家面前显示本领。
4.The plum tree sacrifices itself for the peach tree-Sacrifice oneself for another person
This idiom comes from a old folk song. the last two stanzas go like this:
One family has five brothers, all serving to a minister as attendants. Every five days, they go back home for a reunion, decorating their horses and garments with shining gold. They vie with each other for ostentation and extravagance, attracting crowds of onlookers along the road.
Now there is a peach tree by a well, and a plum tree next to it. When worms come to gnaw at the root of the peach tree, the plum tree invites them to gnaw at its own root. Finally, the plum dies, ossified.
Even trees know how to sacrifice for other trees, why can't brothers do the same?
李代桃僵
这个成语来自于一首古老的民歌。 歌曲的最后两段说的是：
一户人家有兄弟五人，都在一个大官的家中做仆人。每隔五天，他们会回家团聚一次。他们用金子装饰马匹和衣服，吸引了许多路人来看。五人互不相让，相互比较谁的排场大。
如今一口井边有一棵桃树，桃树旁是一棵李树。有虫子来咬桃树的根，李树便让虫子来咬自己的根。最终，李树变得僵硬，枯死了。
连树都知道为了别的树牺牲自己，为什么兄弟之间反而做不到呢？
5.Be there just to make up the number
During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), the King of the State of Qi was very fond of listening to yu ensembles. He often got together 300 yu players to form a grand music. The king treated his musician very well. A man named Nanguo heard about that and he managed to become a member of the band, even though he wan not good at playing the instrument at all. Whenever the band played for the king, Nanguo just stood in the line and pretended to play. Nobody realized he was making no sound at all. As a result, he enjoyed his treatment just as the other musician did. When the king died, his son became the new ruler who also liked the music played on the yu. However, he preferred solos so that he ordered the musicians to play the yu one by one. Therefore, Nanguo had to run out of the palace.
the idiom "Be there just to make up the number" is used to mock someone who passes for a specialist. You can also hear people saying it about themselves to show their modesty.
滥竽充数
战国时，齐宣王喜欢听竽，通常是三百人的大合奏。因为他给予乐师非常优厚的待遇，所以一个叫南郭的人尽管并不擅长吹竽，也设法混进乐队。当乐队演奏时，他就站在队伍里假装也在吹。没有人注意到其实他连一点声音也没吹出来，所以南郭也享受到和其他乐师一样的待遇。宣王死后，他的儿子继承了王位。他也喜欢听竽，可是他喜欢听独奏，让乐师一个个吹给他听，于是南郭不得不逃跑了。
"滥竽充数"这个成语用来嘲笑那些没有真正才干，混在行家里的人。 人们有时也用"滥竽充数"来表示自谦。
⑻ 有小学五年级英语小故事吗10分钟
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⑼ 英语五年级小故事大全
A lion once fell in love with a beautiful girl， so he went to her parents and asked them to marry her to him，
The old parents did not know what to say，
They did not like the idea of giving their daughter to the lion， but they did not want to enrage the king of beasts，
At last the father said， "We are glad to marry our daughter to you， but we fear that you might possibly hurt her， So if you remove your claws and teeth， we will give her to you，"
The lion loved the girl very much， so he trimmed his claws and took out his big teeth， When he came to the parents again， they simply laughed in his face， and beat him out of their house，
一只狮子爱上了一位美丽的女孩儿，便找到她的父母向她求婚。
女孩儿的父亲不知道该如何回答，他不忍将女儿许配给野兽，但又害怕激怒这兽中之王。
于是父亲说：“我们很乐意将女儿嫁给你，但又怕你不小心伤害她，如果你拔去牙齿，剁掉利爪，我们就将女儿嫁给你。”
狮子非常爱这个女孩儿，于是他修剪了爪子，拔掉了尖牙后又去找女孩的父母。可是这时，他们嘲笑他，并把他赶了出去。
寓意:有些人轻易相信别人的话，抛弃自己的长处，结果轻而易举地被原来害怕他们的人击败了。