简单英语美文
阅读教学在高中英语教学中占有极其重要的地位。高效的阅读教学是提升英语教学质量的关键。下面是我带来的简单经典英语美文,欢迎阅读!
简单经典英语美文篇一
Funnyornot?
Whetherwefindajokefunnyornotlargelydependsonwherewehavebeenbroughtup.Thesenseofhumourismysteriouslyboundupwithnationalcharacteristics.AFrenchman,forinstance,mightfindithardtolaughataRussianjoke.Inthesameway,aRussianmightfailtoseeanythingamusinginajokewhichwouldmakeanEnglishmanlaughtotears.
Mostfunnystoriesarebasedoncomicsituations.Inspiteofnationaldifferences,certainfunnysituationshaveauniversalappeal.Nomatterwhereyoulive,youwouldfinditdifficultnottolaughat,say,CharlieChaplin'searlyfilms.However,anewtypeofhumour,whichstemslargelyfromAmerica,hasrecentlycomeintofashion.Itiscal1ed'sickhumour'.Comediansbasetheirjokesontragicsituationslikeviolentdeathorseriousaccidents.Manypeoplefindthissortofjokedistasteful.Thefollowingexampleof'sickhumour'willenableyoutojudgeforyourself.
AmanwhohadbrokenhisrightlegwastakentohospitalafewweeksbeforeChristmas.Fromthemomenthearrivedthere,hekeptonpesteringhisdoctortotellhimwhenhewouldbeabletogohome.HedreadedhavingtospendChristmasinhospital.Thoughthedoctordidhisbest,thepatient'srecoverywasslow.OnChristmasday,themanstillhadhisrightleginplaster.Hespent
amiserabledayinbedthinkingofallthefunhewasmissing.Thefollowingday,however,thedoctorconsoledhimbytellinghimthathischancesofbeingabletoleavehospitalintimeforNewYearcelebrationsweregood.Themantookheartand,sureenough,onNewYear'sEvehewasabletohobblealongtoaparty.Tocompensateforhisunpleasantexperiencesinhospital,themandrankalittlemorethanwasgoodforhim.Intheprocess,heenjoyedhimselfthoroughlyandkepttellingeverybodyhowmuchhehatedhospitals.Hewasstillmumblingsomethingabouthospitalsattheendofthepartywhenheslippedonapieceoficeandbrokehisleftleg.
我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑,很大程度取决于我们是在哪儿长大的。幽默感与民族有着神秘莫测的联系。譬如法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。同样的道理一则可以令英国人笑出泪来的笑话,俄国人听了可能觉得没有什么可笑之处。
大部分令人发笑的故事都是根据喜剧情节编写的。尽管民族不同,有些滑稽的情节却能产生普遍的效果。比如说不管你生活在哪里,你看查理.卓别林的早期电影很难不发笑。但是近来一种新式幽默流行了起来,这种幽默主要来自美国。它被叫作病态幽默。喜剧演员根据悲剧情节诸如暴死,重大事故等来编造笑话。许多人认为这种笑话是低级庸俗的。下面是个病态幽默的实例,你可据此自己作出判断。
圣诞节前几周,某人摔断了右腿被送进医院。从他进医院那一刻时,他就缠住医生,让医生告诉他什么时候能回家。他十分害怕在医院过圣诞。尽管医生竭力医治,但病人恢复缓慢。圣诞节那天他的右腿还上着石膏,他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天,想着他错过的种种欢乐。但是第二天医生安慰他说,出院欢度新年的可能性还是很大的,那人听后振作了精神。果然除夕时他可以一瘸一拐地去参加晚会了。为了补偿住院这一段不愉快的经历,那人喝得稍许多了一点。在晚会上他尽情娱乐,一再告诉大家他是多么讨厌医院。晚会结束时他嘴里还在嘟哝着医院的事,突然踩到一块冰上滑倒了,摔断了左腿。
简单经典英语美文篇二
Thedeathofaghost
ForyearsvillagersbelievedthatEndleyfarmwashaunted.Thefarmwasownedbytwobrothers,JoeandBertCox.Theyemployedafewfarmhands,butnoonewaswillingtoworktherelong.Everytimeaworkergaveuphisjob,hetoldthesamestory.Farmlabourerssaidthattheyalwayswokeuptofindtheworkhadbeendoneovernight.Hayhadbeencutandcowshedshadbeencleaned.Afarmworker,whostayedupallnight,claimedtohaveseenafigurecuttingcorninthe
moonlight.Intime,itbecameanacceptedfactthattheCoxbrothersemployedaconscientiousghostthatdidmostoftheirworkforthem.
Noonesuspectedthattheremightbesomeoneelseonthefarmwhohadneverbeenseen.Thiswasindeedthecase.Ashorttimeago,villagerswereastonishedtolearnthattheghostofEndleyhaddied.Everyonewenttothefuneral,forthe'ghost'wasnoneotherthanEricCox,athirdbrotherwhowassupposedtohavediedasayoungman.Afterthefuneral,JoeandBertrevealed
asecretwhichtheyhadkeptforoverfortyyears.Erichadbeentheeldestsonofthefamily.HehadbeenobligedtojointhearmyduringthefirstWorldWar.Ashehatedarmylifehedecidedtodeserthisregiment.Whenhelearntthathewouldbesentabroad,hereturnedtothefarmandhisfartherhidhimuntiltheendofthewar.Fearingtheauthorities,Ericremainedinhidingafterthewaraswell.HisfathertoldeverybodythatErichadbeenkilledinaction.TheonlyotherpeoplewhoknewthesecretwereJoeandBert.Theydidnoteventelltheirwives.Whentheirfatherdied,theythoughtittheirdutytokeepEricinhiding.Alltheseyears,Erichadlivedasarecluse(隐遁者,寂寞者).Heusedtosleepduringthedayandworkatnight,quiteunawareofthefactthathehadbecometheghostofEndley.Whenhedied,however,hisbrothersfounditimpossibletokeepthesecretanylonger.
多年来,村民们一直认为恩得利农场在闹鬼。恩得利农场属于乔.考科斯和鲍勃.考科斯兄弟俩所有。他们雇了几个农工,但谁也不愿意在那儿长期工作下去。每次雇工辞职后都叙述着同样的故事。雇工们说常常一早起来发现有人在夜里把活干了,干草已切好,牛棚也打扫干净了。有一个彻夜未眠的雇工还声称他看见一个人影在月光下收割庄稼。随着时间的流逝,考科斯兄弟雇了一个尽心尽责的鬼,他们家的活大部分都让鬼给干了,这件事成了公认的事实。
谁也没想到农场竟会有一个从未露面的人。但事实上确有此人。不久之前村民们惊悉恩得利农场的鬼死了。大家都去参加了葬礼,因为那鬼不是别人,正是农场主的兄弟埃里克.考科斯。人们以为埃里克年轻时就死了。葬礼之后乔和鲍勃透露了他们保守了长达50多年的秘密。
埃里克是这家长子。年龄比他两个弟弟大很多,第二次世界大战期间被迫参军。他讨厌军旅生活,决定逃离所在部队。当他了解自己将被派遣出国时,他逃回农场,父亲把他藏了起来,直到战争结束。由于害怕当局,埃里克战后继续深藏不露。他的父亲告诉大家,埃里克在战争中被打死了。除此之外只有乔与鲍知道这个秘密。但他俩连自己的妻子都没告诉。父亲死后他们兄弟俩认为有责任继续把埃里克藏起来。这些年来埃里克过着隐士生活,白天睡觉,夜里出来干活,一点不知道自己已成了恩得利家场的活鬼。他死后他的弟弟们才觉得无法再保守这个秘密了。
简单经典英语美文篇三
ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs
Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanclerkswhoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas'whitecollarworkers'forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhitecollarworkers.Thiscangiverisetocurioussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.
Whenhegotmarried,Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning,helefthomedressedinasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooveralls(n.工作服)andspentthenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.Alf'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanofficeasajuniorclerk.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto,buthefeelsthathisriseinstatusiswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim'Mr.Bloggs',not'Alf'.
如今,从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。坐办公室的之所以常常被称作白领工人,就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫,系着领带去上班。许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣,此乃人之常情。而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象,在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
艾尔弗结婚时,感到非常难为情,而没有将自己的职业告诉妻子。他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。每天早晨他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班,然后换上工作服,当8个小时清洁工。晚上回家前他洗个淋浴,重新换上那身黑色西服。两年多以来艾尔弗一直这样他的同事也为他保守秘密。艾尔弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁给了一个清洁工,而且她永远也不会知道了,因为艾尔弗已找到薪职,不久就要坐办公室里工作了。他将来挣的钱只有他现在的一半。不过他觉得地位升高了,损失点儿钱也值得。从此艾尔弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。别人将称呼他为布洛格斯先生,而不再叫他艾尔弗了。
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