牛津版英语小作文【一】
There was a farmer in the Song Kingdom in ancient China. He worked in his field day after day. In good harvest years, he could only have enough food to eat and enough clothing to wear. If the field failed to produce enough crops, he had to go hungry. This farmer wanted to improve his life. But he was too lazy and too cowardly. He always dreamed of having unexpected fortune.
A miracle took place at last. One day, when he worked in the field, some people were hunting nearby. They shouted loudly one after another. Some little animals were running desperately. Suddenly, a hare dashed itself headlong against the stump of a dead tree in his field and died.
That day, he had a good meal.
From that day on, he no longer worked in his field. From morning till night, he stayed by that miraculous stump, waiting for another hare. Will the miracle happen again?
People often use the set phrase “staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it" to refer to persons dreaming to reap without sowing.
在战国时代的宋国，有一个农民，每天都很辛苦地在田地里干活.遇到好年景，也不过刚刚吃饱穿暖;要是遇到灾荒，他就得忍饥挨饿了.他很想能过上好一点的日子，可是他太懒，胆子又特小，干什么都是又懒又怕的，总是想着能碰到送上门来的意外之财就好了。
奇迹终于发生了。一天，他正在田里干活，一群打猎的人靠近了。吆喝之声四处起伏，受惊的小动物们没命地奔跑。突然， 有一只兔子，不偏不倚，一头撞在他田边的树根上。
这天，他美美地饱餐了一顿。
从此，他就不再种地了，一天到晚守着那个神奇的.树根，等着奇迹再次出现。
人们后来就常用“守株待兔”这个成语来形容那些老梦想着不耕种就会有收获的人。
拓展阅读：
【汉字】守株待兔
【拼音】shǒu zhū dài tù
【基本释义】株：露出地面的树根。原比喻希图不经过努力而得到成功的侥幸心理。现也比喻守狭隘，不知变通。 贬义词
【出处】汉·王充《论衡》：“犹守株待兔之蹊;藏身破置之路也。”
【近义词】刻舟求剑 固守成规 坐享其成 墨守成规 好逸恶劳 守株缘木 缘木求鱼
【反义词】通权达变 借坡下驴 标新立异 见风使舵 除旧布新 随机应变
牛津版英语小作文【二】
My uncle has two dogs. One is big and the other is small. He likes them very much.
One day, Mr. Smith came to visit him. When the friend saw two holes in the door, a large hole and a small hole, he was surprised and said, ;My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door?; ;Let my dogs come in and come out, of course,; Mr. Smith asked. ;But why are there two holes? One is enough!; ;But how can the big dog go through the small hole?; my uncle said.
Sometimes a clever man may make such mistakes.
我的叔叔有两条狗。一只是大的，另一只是小狗的.。他很喜欢它们。
有一天，史密斯先生来看他。当这个朋友看见门口上有连个洞，一个是大洞和一个小洞时，他感到吃惊并说，;我亲爱的朋友，为什么你的门上有连个洞?;我的叔叔回答说：;当然是让我的两条狗进出了。 史密斯先生问到："为什么门上要两个洞呢?一个就足够了。"我叔叔说：;大狗怎能走小洞呢?;
牛津版英语小作文【三】
吾今日至友舍作客，归甚晚。值大雨，独立檐下，见一人持盖，吾即投伞下同行。久之，其不语，疑其为鬼。后其以足撩吾，偶不相值，吾心益恐。至桥上，其奋力挤吾桥下而趋，吾掉河中。那水冰凉刺骨，吾不时喷嚏连三，慌忙上岸。见远处有一炊糕者晨起，吾亟奔入其门，告以遇鬼，吾曰：“小兄，快救我，吾刚遇一鬼，其奋力挤吾于河中，后隐匿！”炊糕者曰：“小兄，那人亦告以遇鬼，莫真有鬼？”吾朝后一看，正是那持盖人，吾与其大笑。后吾觉：“世上本无鬼，只由人心幻想之。”
活见鬼
吾夜归，值大雨，躲于檐下避之。许久，见一持伞者，便与其同行。久之，不语。不知为何，其将吾挤之桥下而趋。吾落水中，全身皆湿，疑此人为鬼也。亟爬起。见炊糕者晨起，便赶于门下，气喘吁吁，大呼：“有鬼，救吾！”抬头愕然，持伞者也在此。炊糕者大笑曰：“世上本无鬼，切勿无中生有，自恐自吓。”吾与持伞者不觉大笑。
活见鬼
吾今日去远方探亲，不料天黑，大雨如注，吾疾步走于檐下，欲等路人同行。俄顷，观一人持盖自蔽，即上前共伞归。许久，其人不言，吾心慌，以其为鬼。至桥上，不曾想，其竟用力挤吾于桥下，使吾落入河水之中，冷水使吾发抖。吾奋力爬上岸去，走于晨起卖糕者家中，高呼：“有鬼！”闻亦有人大呼：“有鬼！”。吾与其顿大笑，后相伴而去。
活见鬼
某日吾迟归，天忽降大雨，吾急躲于檐下避雨。雨愈下愈大，模糊中见一老者打伞过来，吾欣喜，速躲于伞下，与其同行。老者一路无语，径直而行，吾忽觉恐惧。行至一桥上，老者忽用力将吾推落桥下，吾奋力挣扎，爬起，老者已不见踪影。吾浑身透湿，战栗前行。忽见一户人家，狂呼“有鬼啊！”只见一老者立于前，走近一瞅，怪哉！此人正是推吾落水之“鬼”。两人顿时大笑。故感叹曰：“世本无鬼，鬼存于吾等心中也！”
