《篮子装水 英语小小说》

A Clever Man 聪明人1

Dickens and His Cat 狄更斯和他的猫3

Trouble with Police 与警察的麻烦5

London and New York 伦敦和纽约7

The U.K. 联合王国10

Why Crabs Walk Sideways 蟹为什么横行13

Unbelievable 难以置信17

An Old Miser s Funeral 守财奴的葬礼20

The President s Modem Secretary 总统的现代化秘书22

A Pronunciation Trouble 发音的麻烦24

I’m Not Lost 我没有迷路26

Is That the Dead Duck？ 那是一只死鸭子吗？29

The Twins Trouble 双胞胎的麻烦32

Four Inches Too Shorl 四英寸太短35

A Sleep for Twenty Years 沉睡二十年38

Old Medicine 古老的医术41

Filling a Basket with Water 篮子装水44

The Olympian Games 奥林匹克运动会46

Fun Run 娱乐赛跑49

Little Gauss 小高斯52

Good for the Mice 适合老鼠的猫55

At The Waxworks Exhibition 蜡像馆57

Eyes Reactions 眼睛的反应60

Ludwig Van Beethoven 贝多芬63

A Talk with Napoleon 与拿破仑的谈话65

Mind Your Manners 注意习俗68

The Tree of Life 生命树71

Too Much for the Whistle 多付了哨子钱74

What Are Chickens Called before They Are Born 雏鸡之前叫什么77

Marco Polo 马可·波罗79

Captain Cook 库克船长82

Scicntists Language 科学家的语言86

Do the English Speak English？英国人说英语吗？89

How Did Postage Stamps Come into Use 邮票是如何出现的91

The Sword Fish 剑鱼94

The Ticket 彩票97

Weather Forecasting 天气预报100

My Father--the Axeman 我的父亲--伐木人104

Professor Bumble 跌跌撞撞的教授108

Lies 假话111

The Will 遗嘱114

A Perfect Actor 一次精彩的表演116

“What s the Time？”“几点了？”121

Tomorrow 明天128

It Won t Always Be So 不会永远如此132

Exam Failure Praying 考试失败的祈祷136

A Short Story--Cat 一个短故事--猫141

“The Voice from The Bush”“丛林之声”145

The Master s Mistake 先生的错误151

Albert Einstein--Slow Little Boy 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦--反应迟钝的男孩157

Boy 男孩162

Cow-pats 牛粪168

The Man Who Made Mickey Mouse 创造米老鼠的人173

Beans 精力充沛178