英语故事短文五篇.docx
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英语故事短文五篇
英语故事短文五篇
多看一些励志的英文故事,为自己加油鼓劲的同时还能提高自己的英语水平,今天小编在这里为大家分享一些英语故事短文,欢迎大家阅读学习。
英语故事短文篇一
Honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen,
ThefairytaleofAladdinhasalwaysbeenmychildhoodfavorite.IwasmesmerizedbyhowAladdinusedhisthreemagicwishes.Asasmallgirl,IdreamedofhavingthemagicwishestogowhereverIwantedtogoandseewhateverIwantedtosee.Asyoucanprobablyguess,Ihaven’tfoundmygenieinthelampyet,however,Ihavefoundsomethingjustasexcitingandithasmademarvelouschangesinnotonlymylife,butthelivesofallhuman-beings.Itiscalledtechnology.
IstillrememberhowmyfathertoldmeabouthischildhoodbackinthosedayswhenChinawasnotasopenanddevelopedasitisnow.Childrenwouldrunforkilometerstoschool,maketoyswithwoodbythemselves,andthebiggestdreamofachildwasholdingtwojarsofsugar,onewhite,theotherbrownineacharmandhavingthechoiceofeatingwhicheverhewanted.Justlookatwhatwehavenow.Magnificenttechnologicaladvancementhasopenedupawholenewworldtous.
However,justasourlivesbecomemoreconvenient,problemsarisefromthisnewlifestyle.Weseemtobecagedinthemoderntechnology;wearethinkingalikeasaresultofusingthesamesearchengine,wearegettinglazyasmostofourworkcanbedonebymachines,andwearealienatingpeoplearoundusforwearemorecomfortabletalkingonphonesandtypinginfrontofacomputer.
IfIwasgiventhechancetomakemymagicwishesnow,Iwouldwishwecouldgobackintimeandliveforthreedayswithoutadvancedtechnology.Iwonderwhatwewoulddointhosethreedays.HereiswhatIimagine:
Onthefirstday,peoplewouldbefeelingsouncomfortablewiththenewsituationthattheywouldprobablybeconfusedandjustnotknowwhattodo.Theworldwouldbeinamessforthewholeday.
Onthesecondday,aslifegoeson,peoplewouldhavetofindalternativewaystodealwiththeirdailyrituals:
studentswouldhavetogotolibrariesforinformationtheywantedinsteadofsearchingonGoogle;boyswouldhavetoexpresstheiraffectiontogirlsinpersoninsteadofsendinganannoyingtxtmessage;andtheyoungpeopleoftodaywouldhavethechancetoexperiencethechildhoodoftheirparents.Onthisparticularday,wecouldrecoverallwehadlostinthemodernworld.
Thencomesthethirdday.Aftertheprevioustwodays,wewouldgraduallycometorealizethatweshouldhavepaidmoreattentiontoourstudiesandworkasweactuallyhavesomuchcreativityandpotentialwithinourselves.Wewouldalsorealizethatweshouldhavespentmoretimewithafriend,aparentorachildaswedolovethem,butwedon’treallyunderstandthemduetothelackofpersonalcommunication.Weshouldn’thavebeensodependentonmoderntechnologyasitwasn’tinventedtoconfineus,buttoinspireus.Thislastdaywouldbespentinsparksofnewideasandsweetmomentswithourlovedones.
Maybesomewouldarguethatitisjustmyimagination,andthatmagicwouldneverworkinourworld.True,butmagiccanalwaysworkinourhearts,helpingusunderstandthatwe,insteadofthemachine,arethemastersoftheworld.Thekeyistotreasureourhumaninitiativeandconnections,toseetheworldwithourowneyes,exploretheunknownwithourmindsandtreatotherswithourhearts.JustlikeAladdindidn’tchoosetousemagictogainahappylife,wecanmakeourchoice,too.Andwhenwedo,wewilllive,asinthefairytales,happilyeverafter.Thankyou.
英语故事短文篇二
Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,changehaspenetratedintoeveryaspectofourdailylife.Toillustratethat,I’dliketomakeacomparisonofthesetwoseeminglyinsignificantthings:
milkmanandmailman,whosedifferencesindicateourchangingwayoflivingwiththetimes.
HomemilkdeliveryhasalmostgoneextinctinChinanow,alsogonewithitarethemilkmen,whooncedeliveredbottledfreshmilkdoor-to-door.Ontheotherhand,mailman’sbusinessorthecourierservicehasthrivedasonlineshoppinggainspopularity.However,inretrospect,Ifindsomethinghasbeenlostinthistransition,somethingShakespearecalledas“themilkofhumankindness”.
WhenIwasakid,milkwasn’tforsaleeverywhere.Forthefamilieswhoneedit,theydependedonthemilkmentotakeitfromthelocaldairyfarmstotheirhouses.Inourneighborhood,therewassuchamilkman,whosearrivalwasmuchanticipatedbythechildrenandalwaysbroughtuslaughterandjoy.Heknewthenameofeverykidandcouldeasilyseethroughourtricks.Ifwedidn’tbehave,hewouldsidewithourparentsandthreatentorobusofthenutritiousdrink.Theentireneighborhoodwasacquaintedwithhim;sawhimasamemberofthecommunityjustlikethemanyresidentsorstreetvendors.Therewasabondbetweenallofusforitwasnotonlythecommoditiesthatbeentransacted,butalsoasenseofcaringanddependability.Andthatsmallboxfixedontoourdoor,otherthanbeingadrop-offpointformilk;itwasacommunicationjunctionbetweenthepeopleaswetooktheinitiativetoreachouttoothers.
Fastforwardtotoday,milkisubiquitouswithnodedicateddeliverysystem.Buttheconveniencelevelofourlivehasgoneupanotch.Almosteverythingisforsaleonline,whichsparesusallthetravellingandtalking.Withafewreadyclicks,shoppingisdone.Therestisleftforthosespeeddeliverycompanies.Usuallyit’sagrumpymailman,whoreachesusthroughcellphone,urgingeveryonetopickuptheirparcelsassoonaspossible.Andtheminutethereceiptissigned,werushbacktounpackwhilethecourierdashestothenextdestination.Thereisbarelyaconversationcarriedout,nordowefeeltheneedtotalktosuchastranger,whochangesfromtimetotimefrequently.Itseemsthatpeoplearealwaysinahurrynow,thoughwehavemoreconveniences,stillwerunshortoftimetostopandstare,tospeakandshare.
Callmeanold-timer,butIthinkthepersonaltouchrepresentedbythemilkmaniswhathasbeenmissinginthemodernsociety.WilliamWordsworthoncewrotethat“Gettingandspending,welaywasteourpowers.”Moderntechnologymayhavemultipliedourpossessionsorgaveusmoreconveniences,butweruntheriskofreducingourvaluesifwelaywasteourpowerofinterpersonalrelationships.
英语故事短文篇三
Howwellareweintunewiththerhythmoflife?
Inourbusydaytodayexistence,wedon’toftenstoptoaskourselvesthisquestion.AtleastIdon’t.Anditwasn’tuntilIjoinedacompetitivesportingeventthatIlearnedamostimportantlesson–wemustplaceourmindinharmonywiththenaturalorderofthingstobesuccessful.
Letmetellyouwhathappened.
IdecidedtotakepartinanInternationalMarathoninmyhometownlastyear.Beinganambitiousperson,Ihopedtofinishitwithin5hours,accompaniedbymyfriendwithwhomIhadtrained.
Thebigdayfinallyarrived."Ready...set...bang"Andwewereoff.
Atfirst,wekeptarapidpaceandrannonstop.Atthispace,wefinishedthefirst20kilometersin2hoursandIthoughtrunningamarathonwasapieceofcake.Thenmyrunningmatebegantoslowdown.Iurgedhimtokeeprunningatthesamepacebuthesaidno,hewantedtoconservehisenergy.IfeltIhadpartneredwiththewrongperson,therefore,Isprintedonandlefthimbehindinthedust.
Afewkilometerslater,Ibegantounderstandhisstrategyasmypaceslowedtoajogthenawalk.AfterthatIwasincapableofmovinganotherstep.Iwashumiliatedasmoreandmorepeopleranpassedme.MorethanonceIthought"MaybeIshouldquit."Istartedtodoubtmyabilitytofinishthisrace.
Atthismoment,myrunningmatecaughtupwithmeandslappedmeontheback.“Followme,”heshouted.Hehadbalancedhismarathonpaceandwasencouragedmetodothesame.Fortherestofthisgruelingcontest,wewalked,jogged,ranafewmiles,andwalkedagain.Slowly,painfullybuthopefullythistime,weestablishedthemostsuitablepacewithinthenaturalflowofourphysicalcapabilities.
EventuallyweaccomplishedourfirstMarathonof42kilometersin4andhalfhours.Iaskedmyself,whatdidthismarathonmeantome?
MyMarathonexperiencebecameaninfluentialmetaphorformylifeabouthowwemustlearntopaceourselvesineverything,bybeingintunewiththerhythmoflife.
Likethetidethatebbsandflows,wemustlistentoadvicebutmakeourowndecisions.Liketheshowatdawnanddusk,wemustlearntobalanceprideandmodesty.Andfromthewaythewindcanbothshoutandwhisper,wemustlearnwhentobestrongandwhentobegentle,foreverythingmovesinitsownrhythmanditsownyinandyangelements.Itistheinteractionofthesecomplementaryextremesthatproducesharmony,asLaozisaid,extremesmeet.Sincethemarathon,thisnotionoftwooppositeforcesworkingtogetherhasbeenmyrunningpartner,sotospeak.Yinandyangexisteverywhere,constantlyinteracting,andneverexistinginanabsolutecondition.
LadiesandGentlemen,lifeislikerunningamarathon,letusdiscover,defineanddevelopanaturalrhythmoflife,inordertoachievebothharmonyandsuccess.
Thankyouforlistening.
英语故事短文篇四
Ihaveaquestionforyou.‘Doyouknowhowtobreathe?
’Okay,Iknowwhatyouarethinkingnow,“Girl,areyoukiddingme?
Everybodyknowshowtobreathe.”Actually,ifIwereyousittingdowninthereoneyearago,Iwouldthink,“Howdidshemakeittothefinal?
”
Alright,seriouslyspeaking,whatIamtalkingaboutis“theartofbreathing”,andit’saboutbreathinginaYogaway:
peacefullyandalwaysundercontrol.Whatitrevealsistherealessenceofperseverance,“Inordertoachieve,sometimes,youneedtowait.”Andwhenitc
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