那是冬季。地上覆盖着一层雪，就像是一块用山石凿成的大理石似的。天高气爽，风尖锐得像矮神1锤炼成的匕首；一棵棵树像白珊瑚似地立着，像繁花满树的杏枝。这里清新得就和在高高的阿尔卑斯山上一样。夜晚天上闪烁着北极光和无数眨着眼的繁星，煞是好看。
　　风暴起了，乌云升起，抖散漫天的鹅绒。雪花纷纷飘落，填平了崎岖不平的道路，盖住了房屋，铺满了开阔的田野和封闭的街巷。但是我们坐在温暖的屋子里，坐在熊熊的火炉旁，有人在讲古。我们听到了这样一段英雄的故事：
　　在宽阔的大海边有一座巨塚，子夜时分在这座巨塚上坐着被埋在里面的那位英雄的幽灵。他曾是一位国君，他的额上金环闪光，他的头发在风中飘扬。他身穿铠甲，头低垂着，一副愁容，像一个不幸的精灵，深深地歎息着

　　A friend of mine noticed a man staggering about in the Times Square subway station. A well-dressed Wall Street type, his coat was unbuttoned, a briefcase dangled from his hand and he'd obviously had one too many.
Asked if he was all right, the man gave a slurred but

Ein Vater hatte zwei S?hne, davon war der ?lteste klug und gescheit, und wu?te sich in alles wohl zu schicken, der Jüngste aber war dumm, konnte nichts begreifen und lernen: und wenn ihn die Leute sahen, sprachen sie: Mit dem wird der Vater noch seine Last haben! Wenn nun etwas zu tun war, so mu?te es der ?lteste allzeit ausrichten, hie? ihn aber d

The Twelve Apostles
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　It was three hundred years before the birth of Christ the Lord, and there lived a mother who had twelve sons, but she was so poor and needy that she did not know how she would be able to keep them alive. She prayed daily to God that h

The Golden Key
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　Once in the wintertime when the snow was very deep， a poor boy had to go out and fetch wood on a sled. After he had gathered it together and loaded it， he did not want to go straight home， because he was so frozen， but instead to make a fi

The Ear of Grain
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　Ages ago， when God himself walked upon earth， the ground's fertility was much greater than it now is. At that time the ears did not return fifty or sixty-fold， but rather four to five hundred-fold. The kernels grew from the bottom to the

The Crumbs on the Table
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　One day the rooster said to his hens, "Go into the kitchen and pick up the breadcrumbs from the table. Our mistress has gone out visiting."
　　The hens said, "No, no, we won't go. If our mistress finds out, she will beat us

Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　Once upon a time there was a girl whose father and mother died when she was still a little child. Her godmother lived all alone at the end of the village in a little house, and earned her living with spinning, weaving, and se

Inside the Russian Embassy in London a KGB colonel puffed a cigarette as he read the handwritten note for the third time. There was no need for the writer to express regret, he though. Correcting this problem would be easy. He would do that in a moment. The thought of it caused a grim smile to appear and joy to his heart. But he pushed away thos

有关动物的故事
 
　　为了配合国际爱护动物周活动，一家英文杂志邀请各国学生提供有关动物的故事。请根据下列六幅图画，用英语为该杂志写一篇故事。
图：男孩→my little brother；狗→阿福；大人→my father
crawl vi. 爬 crawl up爬近 cure vt. 治疗 give sb. a shot给……打针
注意：
1. 故事须包括所有图画的内容，可以适当增加细节，使故事连贯。
2. 词数100左右。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ar Fu（阿福）
One fine day my brother went t

The Hare and the Hedgehog
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　This story was actually made up, young ones, but it really is true, for my grandfather, who told it to me, always said whenever he told it, "it must be true, my son, otherwise it couldn't be told." Anyway, this is how the story

The Nail
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　A merchant had done well at the fair. He had sold all his wares, and filled his moneybag with gold and silver. He now wanted to make his way toward home, and to be in his own house before nightfall. So he loaded his duffel bag with the money ont

The Gifts of the Little People
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　A tailor and a goldsmith were journeying together when one evening, just as the sun had sunk behind the mountains, they heard the sound of distant music. It grew more and more distinct. It had a strange sound, but was so pl

The Nixie in the Pond
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　Once upon a time there was a miller. He lived contentedly with his wife. They had money and land, and their prosperity increased from year to year. But misfortune comes overnight. Just as their wealth had increased, so did it decrea

Eve's Unequal Children
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　When Adam and Eve were driven from paradise, they were forced to build a house for themselves on barren ground, and eat their bread by the sweat of their brow. Adam hoed the field, and Eve spun the wool. Every year Eve brought a ch

Death's Messengers
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　In ancient times a giant was wandering along the highway when suddenly a stranger jumped toward him and shouted, "Stop! Not one step further!"
　　"What?" said the giant. "You, a creature that I could crush between my fingers, yo

The Duration of Life
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　When God created the world and was about to determine the duration of life for all the creatures, the donkey came and asked, "Lord, how long am I to live?"
　　"Thirty years," answered God. "Is that all right with you?"

Lean Lisa
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
　　Lean Lisa was not at all like Lazy Heinz and Fat Trina, who would not allow anything to disturb their rest. She burned herself out from morning until evening and loaded so much work on her husband, Lanky Lenz, that it was harder for him than fo

    Long long ago, there was a girl named Margaret. One day, Margaret came home from school. She took a