英语现在已经发展成为一个在世界范围内使用最广泛的语言。我整理了英语优美短文带翻译，欢迎阅读!
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people all over the world. It is also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year.
The exact date of the Spring Festival on the Western calendar changes from year to year. However, Chinese New Year takes place between January 1 and February 19.
On the Chinese calendar every year has an animal's name. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. A Chinese legend says that these twelve animals had a race. The first year was named after the rat, the winner. The other eleven years were named according to the order in which the animals arrived in the race. The clever rat jumped onto the ox's back, and then at the end jumped over the ox's head to arrive first!
The Chinese believe that a person born in a particular year has some of the characteristics of that animal.
lunar 月(亮)的 exact 确切的 calendar 日历 rat 鼠 ox 公 牛 rabbit 兔子
ram 公羊 rooster 公鸡 legend 传说 name after 按....命名
particular 特殊的 characteristic 特征
春 节
对于全世界的华人来说，中国的新年是最重要的节日。人们也称它为春节或农历新年。 公历春节的确切日期每年都在变化。但是春节一般都在 1 月 1 日 到 2 月 19 日 之间。 在农历中，每年都有一个生肖。这些生肖是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。据传说，这十二个动物举行了一次赛跑，第一年就以获胜者鼠命名，其他十一年就根据动物们到达终点的顺序命名。聪明的鼠跳在牛背上，在最后时刻跳过牛的头顶第一个到达终点!
中国人相信在某一年出生的人具有这一年生肖的一些特征。
There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad looking…… It was growing by itself…… enjoying every day…… and saying to the sun "When shall I be grown up?" And the sun would say "Be patient - Each time I touch you, you grow a little……" She was so pleased. Because she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand…… And this is all she wanted to do - bring a little bit of beauty to this world.
遍地干旱、满目悲凉的沙漠中有朵小花,她独自生长在那里,享受着每一天……她问太阳公公“我什么时候才能长大?”太阳公公总是说“要有耐心—— 我每次抚摸你,你都会长大一点……”小花好开心啊,因为她也有机会为沙漠的一隅增添美丽了……这是她毕生的心愿—— 为这个世界增添一丝美丽.
One day the hunter came by - and stepped on her. - She was going to die - and she felt so sad. Not because she was dying - but because she would not have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.
一天,一位猎人经过——正好踩在她身上―― 她快要死了—— 她感到如此悲伤.并不是因为她即将死去,而是因为再没有机会为沙漠增添一丝美丽了.
The great spirit saw her, and was listening. - Indeed, he said…… She should be living…… And he reached down and touched her - and gave her life.
伟大的精神看到了她,并且听到了她的心里话.……事实上,他在说……她应该活着……他俯下身,抚摸着她—— 给了她生命.
And she grew up to be a beautiful flower…… and this corner of the desert became so beautiful because of her.
她长成一朵美丽的花……由于她的存在,这沙漠的一隅变得如此美丽.
A Teenager's Joke: Guidelines for Doing Schoolwork
My school had a policy about homework. Students should not spend more than ninety minutes per night doing homework. This is how I use the time for my work.
Fifteen minutes looking for assignment; Eleven minutes calling a friend for the assignment; Twenty three minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and does not like teenagers; Eight minutes in the bathroom; Ten minutes getting a snack; Seven minutes checking the TV Guide;
Six minutes telling my parents that the teacher never explained the assignment;
Ten minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mom or Dad to do the assignment.
guideline 指导方针 policy 政策 per 每
assignment 作业 mean 低劣的 snack 小吃 TV guide 电视指南
有关青少年的一则笑话——做作业的指导方针
我的学校有一项针对作业的政策。学生每天晚上做作业的时间不应该超过九十分钟。
以下就是我如何为完成作业而使用这九十分钟的。
花十五分钟找作业;花十一分钟打电话向同学问作业;
花二十三分 钟抱怨 老师为什么总是那么讨厌，为什么不喜欢我们这些十几岁的孩子;
花八分钟在洗手间里;花十分钟找小吃;
花七分钟查看电视节目预告;花六分钟告诉父母，老师从没解释过所布置的作业;
花十分钟坐在餐桌旁等妈妈或者爸爸来做作业。
阅读能力高低直接影响我们接受外界信息和理解阅读资料的质量。对中学生而言，阅读效率高不仅阅读的速度要快，而且理解水平也要好。那么，阅读能力的提高显得非常重要。我整理了英语课外小短文带翻译，欢迎阅读!
People in the world is looking for happiness, but they don't know what is happiness. Some home very rich man said: "happiness is money." Also some people who have the power said: "happiness is power." But happiness is not money and power, remember a celebrity once said a words: "money and greed is not the happiness in the world."
It was over a weekend, I play on the bridge. Suddenly, I saw an old man is hard uphill in the cart. I saw this, ran in the past, to help grandpa pushed the car up the slope. Grandpa laughed happily said to me: "thank you!" I said: "don't mention it, lift a finger, everybody is responsible for", "at this point, my heart is full of sunshine, maybe this is happiness.
Also, in the earthquake. Although I only donate ten yuan, if everyone in the country to donate for 10 yuan, that will be seen the smiling faces of the innocent and lovely one children and those who have no home to rebuild their homes. This is a Chinese people's spirit of solidarity, to our compatriots in the future must be a beautiful and harmonious home! At this moment, I feel happy again.
Although this is just a small two things, but it makes me feel the happiness. And celebrity once said: "don't pay any costs and get happiness, that is a myth." As long as you give time to love, to help others, happiness will always be at your side!
世界上的人都在寻求幸福，但是，他们却不知道幸福是什么。有些家里很有钱的人说：“幸福是金钱。”还有些有权力的人说：“幸福是权力。”但幸福不是金钱和权力，记得有位名人说过一句话：“金钱和享受的贪求不是幸福。”
那是在一个周末，我在小桥上玩。突然，我看到一位老爷爷正推着车子艰难地上坡。我看见了，赶快跑过去，帮老爷爷把车子推上了坡。老爷爷笑咪咪地对我说：“谢谢你啊!”我说：“不用谢，‘举手之劳，人人有责’嘛，”此时，我心里充满了阳光，可能这就是幸福吧。
还有，在大地震中。虽然我只捐了十元钱，如果全国每个人都捐了十元钱，那看到的将是孩子们一张张天真可爱的笑脸和那些没有家的人重建家园。这是中国人民同胞的团结精神，将来的一定是美丽而又和谐的大家园!此时此刻，我又感到了幸福。
虽然这只是小小的两件事情，但它却使我感到了幸福。还有位名人说过：“想不付出任何代价而得到幸福，那是神话。”只要你时刻都去奉献爱心、帮助别人，幸福会永远在你的身边!
"I really will be drowned?" Looking at the sea in the mountain of reflection, slender wings and soft light and thin, hollow eyes wood but hesitate, seawater twist waste water waves the pale face with a smile a little crumpled, fuzzy hurriedly drove young foot back in the cold.
Actually I am jingwei, jingwei after one thousand two hundred, just as I was ruthless time to grade the misery, destined to try my best to fill and level up the sea with a bang, but will that do? I'm just a bird, a YuChi did not work, without the exercise of the birds!
Knew oneself will perish sooner or later, after all, he is the daughter of emperor yan! No one want me to disappear, no one want to feather fall amount, no human soul devouring dissipate, white feathers in the disorderly winds do exceptionally mottled, meets the bitter sea smell faint spit in the villi, the taste of blood.
I am afraid of the sea, deep blue ghost is my eternal nightmare, shivering body, eyes lost their protection of the purple dream, jump, roll, sea black ice tongue scraping and messy wings, give it up, repeating 1010 a movement, however just startled look back, there is no way back.
Has been in the escape, all about grade terrible, like competition and the sea, with one of the competition, the boring scores, even DuoRu still leaning regardless of grade 3, although growth in the seaside, but must shrink into the volute in the same calendar, hope no end of the past.
"There will be choice?" Heart completely cold, now, "survival or death, don't like it, and must do, suddenly jump, like a moth to the magnificent, calm and steady into the distance...
“我真的会被淹死吗?”定定的看着海山中的倒影，纤细的羽翼柔亮而稀疏，空洞的双目木然而迟疑，海水拧笑着挥霍水浪把苍白的脸一点点揉碎，模糊在冰冷中逼得幼嫩的脚慌忙后退。
其实我就是精卫，一千二百年后的精卫，就像我被无情的时光赶到初三这片苦海上，注定要尽全力轰轰烈烈填平死海，可是能行吗?我只是一只鸟，一只羽翅未干，未经磨炼的鸟儿啊!
早就知道自己迟早会灭亡的，毕竟自己是炎帝之女啊!没有人希望我灰飞烟灭，没有人想要残羽凋零飘飞，没有人欲看灵魂吞噬消散，洁白的羽毛在乱风摧残中格外斑驳，苍苦的海腥味在绒毛中幽幽吐出，如血的味道。
我是惧怕海的，深蓝的幽灵是我永远的梦魇，身体瑟瑟发抖，眼睛失去了保护的梦幻紫色，海轻蔑的跳跃、翻滚，幽黑的冰舌撕扯着凌乱的翅膀，放弃吧，重复着一千一零一次的动作，然而回头才愕然，后面已经没有路了。
一直在逃避，关于初三的一切可怕，像与海的竞争，你追我赶的争夺，枯燥乏味的分数，哪怕踱入初三依旧埋头不顾，虽在海边成长，可却偏偏缩入蜗壳守着不变的日历，盼望没有尽头的过去。
“还有选择吗?”心彻底冰凉，如今，“生存或死亡”，不喜欢，也必须做，倏地一跃而起，宛如飞蛾扑火的壮丽，平静而坚定的投向远方……
Today, I read the fairy tale "jingwei reclamation".
Originally, yan's daughter, called jingwei, she is very big, small effort often followed her father - yan emperor out of the city, hunting, hands and feet are very flexible.
One day, she saw the son of the dragon king - three prince, prince, said: "I am the son of the dragon king, what are you from?" Jingwei said: "I am the daughter of emperor yan, you have what fantastic." Say that finish, she USES the foot kicks, a hard kick a ball clay by three prince's mouth, three prince gas fire emit three zhangs, but there is no way he jingwei, had to depressed to the back of the east China sea.
After a period of time, jingwei water to play. Three prince saw, exulting in the heart, the heart thinks: "I the day of vengeance is finally here. Then he drowned jingwei. After the death of jingwei turned into a bird. From then on, every day she go to xishan fetch some stones, wood, into the east China sea. She didn't want to let people drown to the east China sea.
This is the famous "jingwei reclamation" myth.
今天，我读了《精卫填海》的神话故事。
原来，炎帝的小女儿叫精卫，她从小力气就很大，常常跟着她的父亲—炎帝出城打猎，手脚也很灵活。
有一天，她看见了龙王的儿子—三太子，三太子说：“我是龙王的儿子，你是什么人?”精卫说：“我还是炎帝的女儿呢，你有什么了不起。”说完，她用脚使劲一踢地，把一团泥巴踢到了三太子的嘴里，三太子气的火冒三丈，但他拿精卫没有办法，只好垂头丧气的回东海。
过了一段时间，精卫下水去玩。三太子见了，心里暗喜，心想：“我报仇的日子终于来了”。于是他就把精卫淹死了。精卫死后，变成了一只小鸟。从此，她每天都去西山叼回些石子、木块，丢到东海里。她不想再让去东海的人们被淹死。
这就是著名的《精卫填海》的神话故事。
