英语学习四十年精选之童话传说卷：给我讲个故事吧

    我们的英语学习大都是从枯燥的课本开始的，代代相传的西方民间文化我们却不甚了解，而这已经融入了西方人的一言一行。本书精选了《英语学习》40年来登载过的90余篇童话、寓言和民间故事，文章语言朴实无华，既能让你体味到英语的乐趣，也能让你更加了解西方的历史，文化和民族传统，尤其适合初学者阅读。

    在现代社会中，英语无疑是越来越重要的一种交流与学习的工具，人们学习英语的热情也达到了所未有的高度。身处信息时代，各式各样的学习材料俯拾却是，作为杂志编者的我们也感到了空前的压力。我们尽力在庞大芜杂的信息流中为读者选取真正有价值的材料，并把它们加工成营养丰富同时又美味可口的精神食粮，以此来最大限度地满足读者的要求。

    

乞丐的礼物
袋子的哥哥
四个好朋友
卖火柴的小女孩
刺猬和兔子赛跑
魔戒
聪明的蜘蛛
穷人的智慧
皇帝的新装
小红帽
吕伯大梦
爱炫耀的小熊
学学蚂蚁吧，懒虫
蜘蛛的启示
公鸡和国王的故事
狐狸与仙鹤
驴子与巴儿狗
胡桃夹子
特洛耶城的陷落（1）
特洛耶城的陷落（2）
特洛耶城的陷落（3）
侠盗罗宾汉
愚人村的智者
贝尔沃夫
辛格庇斯与北风
哈妈雷特
豺狼与骆驼
神灯（1）
神灯（2）
三个愿望
国王和士兵
灰姑娘
拇脂汤姆历险记
玛丽的小羊羔
诺亚方舟
巫婆的糖果屋
年轻的国王
三只小猪
一罐金子
国王和蛋糕
美女或猛虎
王了与法官
聪明的国王
第一次黎明
一只小猪和十匹狼
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Directly opposite this first door, there were two other doors on the far side of the arena. These two doors were exactly alike and stood side by side. It was now the duty of the accused person to walk directly toward these two doors and to open one of them.He could open either door he pleased. He was subject to no force
or obligation. It was completely a matter of chance. But if he opened the one door, out of it came a hungry tiger, the fiercest animal that could be found anywhere. This tiger immediately jumped upon him and tore him to pieces. In this manner the king considered the accused man to have been punished for his crime.
If, however, the man was lucky enough to open the other door,then there came out a young lady, the most beautiful of her class that could be found anywhere in the country. This young woman was always chosen carefully to suit the character and position of the man in every way. in She was the reward for being proved innocent, and he was immediately married to her publicly in the arena before all the people.
In a village at the foot of the mountains there lived many years ago, a simple good-natured fellow, whose name was Rip Van Winkle.
Although a pleasant, kind man, Rip was very lazy. His friends liked him very much, but his wife scolded him all day for his laziness. Rip had only one way to reply to her: he shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, but said nothing. Sometimes he would take his gun and his dog Wolf, leave the house and go for long walks in the mountains.
One fine autumn day Rip and his dog Wolf went out hunting to one of the highest parts of the mountains.
Latc in the afternoon he felt tired and lay down under a big tree. Through an opening among the trees he could see all the lower country for many miles. He enjoyed the lovely scenery very much. But it was getting late. He must go back. He sighed as he thought of his wife and her scoldings. He was about to start homeward when suddenly he heard a voice ca ……