小学英语教学中,经常是以有趣的小故事用来培养学生的阅读能力。这些具有寓意或者带有悬念的故事是最受学生欢迎的学习材料。小编整理了半分钟的英语故事，欢迎阅读!

半分钟的英语故事：The horse and the ass

马和驴

A horse and an ass were traveling together. The horse was prancingalong in its beautiful trappings, but the ass was carrying the heavyweight in its saddlebags.

马和驴一起旅行，马拉着轻便的车轻松地前行，而驴驮着很重的鞍囊走路。

"I wish I were you," sighed the ass. "You have nothing to do, and wear such a beautifulharness."

“我多希望我是你，”驴感叹道，“你什么也不用做，却佩带这么漂亮的马具。”

The next day there was a great battle. The horse was badly wounded in the final charge.

后来爆发了一场战争，马在最后的冲锋中不幸身受重伤。

The ass passed and saw the dying horse. "I was wrong," said the ass."Safety is much more important than beautiful clothes."

驴从将要死去的马身边经过。“我错了，”驴说，“安全比漂亮的衣服更重要。”

半分钟的英语故事：Hercules and the waggoner

大力神与车夫

A waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.

一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行。

Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.

突然，马车的轮子陷入了泥潭，马无法将它们拉出来。

The waggoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. "Hercules, help me,please," he said.

车夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出现，“大力神啊，请来帮助我。”他说。

But Hercules appeared to him, and said, "Man, don't kneel there. Get up and put yourshoulder to the wheel."

大力神出现了，却说：“朋友，用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来，再驱赶马拉车出来。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢?”

半分钟的英语故事：The two pots

两口锅

There were two pots on the bank of a river. One was made of brass, and the other was made of clay.

河中漂流着一个瓦锅和一个铜锅。

When the water rose they both floated off down the river. The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one.

每当潮涨潮落时，瓦锅就尽量地远离铜锅。

So the brass pot cried out, "Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you."

铜锅大叫：“别害怕，朋友，我不会撞你的。”

"But I may come in contact with you," said the earthen pot. "If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it."

“但是我有可能会和你接触，”瓦锅对铜锅说,“如果我离你太近，无论是你碰到我，或者是我自己不小心碰到你，我都会碎的。”

After that the earthen pot floated away.

然后，瓦锅就漂走了。

半分钟的英语故事：The bat, the birds,and the beasts

蝙蝠、鸟和野兽

There was a big fight between the birds and the beasts. The bat did not join in the fight.

鸟与野兽宣战，蝙蝠没有参战。

Some birds said to the bat, "Come with us." But he replied, "I am a beast."

鸟对蝙蝠说：“加入我们吧。”蝙蝠回答说：“我是野兽。”

Later on, some beasts said to him, "Come with us." But he replied, "I am a bird."

后来，一些野兽对蝙蝠说：“加入我们吧。”但是蝙蝠回答说：“我是鸟。”

At last the fighting ended peacefully. The bat first went to the birds, and wanted to join in thecelebration, but they all turned against him. He then went to the beasts, but was also driven away.

当鸟和野兽宣告停战和平时，交战双方明白了蝙蝠的欺骗行为。蝙蝠来到鸟类当中，他们都敌视他，蝙蝠去野兽那里，也被赶走。