请在明天前给三篇小阅读给我,非常急!

请在明天前给三篇小阅读给我,非常急!

To Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow
Once upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice. Everyday he
went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots
break through the soil and grow taller each day. But still, he thought
they were growing too slowly. He got impatient with the young plants.
"How could the plants grow faster?" He tossed in bed during the night and
could not sleep. Suddenly he hit upon an idea. He had an idea not wait
for daybreak. He jumped out of the bed and dashed to the field. By the
moonlight, he began working on the rice seedlings. One by one, he pulled
up the young plants by half an inch. When he finished pulling, it was
already morning. Straightening his back, he said to himself, "What a
wonderful idea! Look, how much taller the plants have grown one nigt!"
With great satisfaction, he went back home. He told his son what he had
done in a triumphant tone. His son was shocked. Now the sun had risen.
The young man was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants
dying.
People now use " Ba Miao Zhu Zhang" to describe the behavior of those
who are too eager to get something done only to make it worse. The idiom
is a bit like the English proverb "Haste makes waste" ------to spoil
things by excessive enthusiasm.
拨苗助长
从前,有个农夫,种了稻苗后,便希望能早早收成.每天他到稻田时,发觉那些稻
苗长得非常慢.
他等得不耐烦,心想：“怎么样才能使稻苗长得高,长很快呢?
想了又想,他终了想到一个“最佳方法”,就是将稻苗拨高几分.
经过一番辛劳后,他满意地扛锄头回家休息.心想：明天稻苗长得一定更高了.
隔天早晨．一早起身,他迫不及待地起去稻田看他的“成果”.
哪知,他跑到稻田时,却看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了.
Although more of an investment guru than a management guru, Warren Buffett (born 1930) made his billions (and became the
second richest man in the world after Bill Gates) from the success of the companies held by his investment vehicle, Berkshire
Hathaway, a publicly quoted company. He has described the extent of his involvement in these companies as being limited to
the allocation of capital and people. “Charles T. Munger, Berkshire Hathaway’s vice-chairman, and I really have only two
jobs,” he once said (Charles T. Munger being his long-time closest associate). “One is to attract and keep outstanding
managers to run our various operations. The other is capital allocation.” That includes setting the compensation of the
chief executive.
Buffett is known as “the Sage of Omaha”, after the town where he was born and where he has spent most of his life, and much
is made of his small-town homespun values. He likes to play the ukulele and he plays bridge (with Bill Gates, among others)
in his modest home in Omaha. His one conceit is a corporate jet, but that is second-hand and named “The Indefensible”.
Buffett, however, is not really the small-town boy made good. His father, Howard Buffett, was a stockbroker who won a seat in
Congress when Warren was a boy, and the family moved to Washington, DC, for a while. Then Buffett went to the Wharton School
in Philadelphia, the top business school in the United States for finance and for those heading for the higher reaches of
Wall Street. He left before he completed his course, but finished his studies at New York’s almost equally prestigious
Columbia Business School. From there, in 1951, he started to make his living from investing on the stockmarket, and was
greatly influenced by Ben Graham, who wrote a classic book on investment, “Security Analysis” (1934), and had been his
tutor at Columbia.
Buffett famously avoided the high-tech sector during the turn-of-the-century dotcom boom and bust, but in recent years he has
suffered from a high involvement with the less-than-stellar insurance industry. Berkshire Hathaway’s annual report contains
a closely observed “letter to shareholders”, written by Buffett, which is a mixture of homespun wisdom and market savvy.
The company’s annual meeting is held in the Q-West centre in downtown Omaha and is attended by as many as 20,000 investors
from all over the world. “We have embraced the 21st century,” wrote Buffett in one of his letters, “by entering such
cutting-edge industries as bricks, carpets, insulation and paint—try to control your excitement.”
In June 2006 he gave Berkshire Hathaway shares worth over $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the biggest
single charitable donation in history.
There Aren’t 300 Yuan
Mr.Li digs a hole in his yard and puts 300 Yuan in the hole.Then he writes a note and leaves in here: There aren’t 300 Yuan.
Mr.Wang is next to Mr.Li.He sees the note and knows there are 300 Yuan.So he steals the money.And he also leaves a note :Mr.Wang,the neighbor doesn’t steal the money.
此地无银三百两
李先生在自家的院子里挖了个洞,埋了三百元钱在里面.他写了张字条留在那儿：此地无银三百两.
王先生住在李先生的隔壁.他看见这张字条,知道这儿有三百元钱,就把钱偷走了.不过,他也留了张纸条：隔壁王先生没有偷.
yard〔 〕 院子 know〔 〕 知道
steal〔 〕 偷 money〔 〕 钱
neighbor〔 〕 邻居





画蛇添足
一天,狮子先生举行一场聚会,许多动物都来了,他们喝了很多酒.最后只剩一壶酒了.让谁喝呢?他们想了想,有了好主意.他们决定比赛画蛇,谁最快画好,谁就喝这壶酒.
不一会,狼先生画好了.“哈,我画好了,我是第一个.”它说.可是他又画了起来,还说：“再给它加几只脚吧.”这时猩猩先生也画好了.它拿起那壶酒喝起来,一边喝一边说：“那不是蛇,蛇是没有脚的,我赢了这壶酒.”
add〔 〕 加 feet〔 〕 脚（foot的复数）
hold〔 〕 举行 animal〔 〕 动物
wine〔 〕 酒 take away 拿走
Adding Feet to a Snake
One day Mr.Lion holds a party.Many animals comes and drink a lot of wine.At last there is a pot of wine .Who can drink it? They think out an idea and decide to have a match:drawing a snake.If you finish first,you can get it.
Soon Mr.Wolf finishes drawing:“Yeah ,I’ve finished.I’m No.1,”he says.But he draws again and says,“Oh,let me add feet to snake.”At the time Mr .Gorilla also finishes.He takes away the pot of wine and drinks,then he says,“That isn’t snake.Snake has no feet.I get the wine.”
掩耳盗铃
本总以为自己很聪明,实际上他总干傻事.
一天, 他看见一户人家的门头上有个很漂亮的铃“啊,真漂亮呀!我要把它拿回家去.”他自言自语道,“我该怎么做呢?”过了一会他想到个“好”主意.“哈哈!我有办法了!我把耳朵堵上,那铃铛的时候就听不见铃声了.”
于是本就这样做了.可是他刚拿下铃铛,屋子里的主人就打开门,怒气冲冲地说：“你在干什么?”
while〔 〕 当……的时候 cover〔 〕 盖上
always〔 〕 总是,永远,始终
foolsih〔 〕 笨的 plug〔 〕 堵上,拉
as soon as 一……就……
Covering One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Ben thinks he is clever,but he always dose foolish things.
One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of adoor.“Oh,How nice! I will take it home.”he thinks,“What can I do?”After a while he has a “good”idea.“Aha! I have an idea now.I can Plug my ears.Then I will not hear the ring,when I take the bell.
Then Ben does so.But as soon he takes off the bell,the owner opens the door.“What are you doing?”the owner says angrily.
画龙点睛
李先生是位很好的画家.一天,他画了一条栩栩如生的龙,但是这条龙没有眼睛.
周先生见了说：“这条龙没有眼睛.这不算是一幅好画.”
可是李先生笑着说：“如果我给它加上眼睛,他就会飞走的.”
周先生摇着头说：“你吹牛.我不相信.”
李先生也不生气,只是拿起画笔 给龙点上眼睛.哇!龙真的飞走了.
dragon〔 〕龙 painter〔 〕 画家
without 〔 〕 没有 picture〔 〕 图片
fly away 〔 〕飞走 boast〔 〕 自夸
hold〔 〕 拿,握住
Adding Eyes to a Dragon
Mr.Li is a good painter.One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.
Mr.Zhou looks at the picture and says,“The dragon
has no eyes .It isn’t a good picture.”
But Mr.Li smiles and says,“If add eyes to the dragon,it will fly away.”
Mr.Zhou shakes head and says,“You are boasting.I don’t believe you.”
Mr.Li isn’t angry.He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to dragon .Woe! The dragon really flies.
叶公好龙
有个年轻人,姓叶,非常喜欢龙.他在屋子里画了许多许多龙.这屋子都快成龙的世界.
一条真龙听说了叶公的事,很受感动,就想去拜访叶公,和他交个朋友.
“嘿,叶先生!和高兴见到你.”这条真龙来拜访叶先生了.可是叶先生飞快地逃了.他边跑边喊：“啊,我的天啊!救命!救命!”
lord〔 〕 庄园主 become〔 〕 变成
world〔 〕 世界 real〔 〕 真的
deeply〔 〕 深深地 moved〔 〕 感动的
visit〔 〕 访问 make a friend 交朋友
Lord Ye’s Love of the Dragon
There is a young man, Lord Ye.He likes dragons very much.He draws many dragons in his house.The house becomes a world of gaagons.
A real dragon hears of Lors Ye,and is deeoly moved. He wants to visit Lord Ye and makes a friend with him.
“Hi, Mr.Ye!Nice to meet you,”the real dragon comes to visit Mr.Ye.But Mr.Ye runs away as fast as he can.“Oh,my God!Help! Help!”he runs and shouts.

the lion and the fox
the lion once said that he was sick on his death bed.
So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.
the goat came to the lion’s cave. He stood there and listened for a long time.
then a sheep went in. Before she came out, a rabbit entered to hear the last wishes of the king of beasts.
But soon the lion seemed to recover, and went to the mouth of his cave.
He saw a fox waiting outside. "Why don’t you come in?" asked the lion to the fox.
"I beg Your Majesty’s pardon," said the fox, "I have seen many animals enter your cave, but none of them come out.
Till they come out again, I prefer to wait outside."
老狮子与狐狸
一头年老的狮子声称自己病得要死了,他告诉所有的动物来听他的临终遗言.
一只山羊进入狮子的洞穴,并一直留在那里,接着一只绵羊也进去了.之前,一只兔子也曾进去听这兽中之王的临终遗言.
但是不久,狮子好像康复了,能走到洞口了,他看到狐狸站在洞口,就问：“你为什么不进来呢?”
“尊敬的殿下,”狐狸回答说,“如果我没发现只有进去的脚印,没有一个出来的脚印,我也许会进洞去.”
寓意: 我们必须小心别人的圈套,因为一旦进去了就很难再出来

坐井观天
有一只青蛙住在井底,他从来没有去过井外面.他以为天空就和井口一样大.
一天,一只乌鸦飞到井边,看见青蛙,就对它说：“青蛙,咱们聊聊吧.”青蛙就问它：“你从哪里来?”“我从天上来.”青蛙惊讶极了,就说：“天空就只有这井口这么大,你怎么回事从天上飞来的呢?”
乌鸦说：“天空很大.只不过你一直呆在井里,所以你不知道世界很大.”
青蛙说：“我不相信.”乌鸦说:“ 你可以出来,自己看看嘛.”
于是青蛙来到井外.它十分惊讶,原来世界这么大!
bottom〔 〕 底,底部 never〔 〕 决不,从来没有
crow〔 〕乌鸦 talk〔 〕 交谈,谈话
as……as 像……一样 yourself〔 〕 你自己
world〔 〕 世界
Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog.He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well.He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.
One day a crow comes to the well.He sees the frog and says,“Frog,let’s have a talk.”Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?”“I fly from the sky,”the crow says.The frog fells surprised and says,“The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well.How do you fly from thesky?”
The crow says,“The sky is very big.You always stay in the well,so you don’t know the world is big.
The frog says,“I don’t believe.”But the crow says, “You can come out and have a look by yourself.”
So the frog comes out from the well.He is very surpised.How big the world is!

我“聪明”的狗
巴比是我的狗.我很爱它.它会在地板上打滚.它会和我玩球.它能在我外出时帮我看家.巴比很聪明,可是有些时候他又不聪明了.
一天,巴比跑了出去,三天没回家.他回来后,我把它拴在一棵树上,给他一些食物.巴比吃着食物,但是又停了下来.他看见一只狐狸.这只狐狸正盯着他的食物.巴比朝它一个劲的叫.狐狸开始绕着树跑,巴比就追着它跑.于是绳子就绕在了树上.当然巴比就跑不开了.那只狐狸就跑去吃食物,很快就吃光了所有食物,尔后跑走了.
floor〔 〕 地板 look after 照看
sometimes〔 〕 在某时 tie〔 〕 系
bark〔 〕 狗吠 run after 追赶
of course 当然
My “Clever”Dog
Bobby is my dog.I love him. He can roll on the floor.He can play balls with me.He can look after my house when I am out.Botty is very clever.But sometimes he isn’t.
One day Bobby runs away.He is out for three days.After he comes baek,I tie him to a tree and give him some food.Bobby begins to eat.But then he stops.He sees a fox.The fox is looking at his food.Bobby barks and barks.He wants to catch the fox.But he cant’t.The fox runs round the tree.Bobby runs after the fox.So the rope goes round the tree.Of course Bobby can’t run.The fox can eat the food.Quickly she eats up the food and runs away.

狼来了
子里有个淘气的小男孩,他喜欢撒谎.一天,他想捉弄村民,就大喊:“狼来了!狼来了!”善良的村民们正在地里干农活.听到喊声,赶忙去救他.可是他们到了那儿,男孩说:“没有狼,我跟你们开玩笑的.”村民们很生气,回到田里.不一会,男孩又大喊:“狼来了!狼来了!”村民们有赶来了,却再次被欺骗.男孩开心地大笑.村民们说：“你撒谎.我们再也不会相信你了.”
后来狼真的来了,男孩十分害怕.“狼来了!狼来了!”他大声呼救,“救命啊!救命啊!”但是没有人来.结果狼吃了这个淘气的男孩.
naughty〔 〕 淘气 village〔 〕 村庄
lies〔 〕 谎话（复数） make fun 愚弄,开玩笑
cheated〔 〕 被欺骗（cheat过去分词）
believe〔 〕 相信 field〔 〕 田地
Wolf Is Coming
There’s a naughty boy in a village.He likes telling lies.One day he wants to make fun the farmers.So he shouts,“Wolf!Wolf!Wolf is coming!”The kind farmers are working in the field.They hear shout,and hurry to help the boy.But when they get there,the boy says,“There isn’t a wolf.I’m joking.”The farmers are angry and fo back to their fields.After a while the boy shouts again,“Wolf!Wolf!”And the farmers come and cheated again.The boy laughs and laughs.They say,“You tell lies.We will not believe you.”
Later a wolf really comes.The boy is very scared.
“Wolf!Wolf!Wolf is coming!”the boy shouts and shouts,“Help!Help!”But no one comes.And the wolf eats the naughty boy.
一只口渴的狗
有一只狗很口渴,他只找到一些空空的水桶,里面没有水.他继续找水.他来到一座小房子前面.房子里住着一个小姑娘.小姑娘拎着只水桶出来了.“她要去打水.”狗想到,并跟在他后面.果然不错,小姑娘来到一口井边,把水桶放入井口,桶里水满了.然后小姑娘回去了.
“水!太好了!”狗叫着跑过来.他想也没想就跳下井去了.
井水真不错.狗可高兴啦,喝了许多水.但是他没法跳出来了.他等了好久,但是没人来.“我饿了,我得出去.”他想着.
这时候一直口渴的山羊到井边来了.他看了看井和这只狗.“这井水好喝吗?”“当然,快下来吧.”狗回答说.于是山羊也跳到井里去了.狗高兴极了,他跳上山羊的背,又跳出了井口.
狗看了一眼山羊,说声“再见”就跑开了.
only〔 〕 只,仅仅 empty〔 〕 空的
follow〔 〕 跟着 full 〔 〕 满的
wait〔 〕 等 have a look at 看看
The Thirsty Dog
A dog is evey thirsty.But he only sees some empty pails.There is no water in them.The dog goes on looking for water.He comes to a small house.There is a girl in it.The girl in it.The girl gose out with a pail.“She gose to a well,”the dog thinks and follows her.The dog is right.The girl comes to a well and puts down the pail,and the pail is full of water.Then the girl goes back to her house.
“Water!Great!the dog says and runs to the well.He jumps into the well without thought.
The water is good.The dog is happy and drinks much.But he can’t jump out of the well.He waits and waits.But no one comes.“I’m hungry now.I must go out,”he thinks.
At the time a thisty goat comes to the well.He looks at the water and the dog .“Is the water good?”the goat asks.“Of course.Come down,”the dog says.Then the goat jumps into the well,too.The dog is happy.He jumps on the goat’s back and jumps out of the well.
The dog has a look at the goat and says,“Goodbye!”Then he leaves.

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