专题10 幽默故事类（1）-备战2019年中考英语提分必背美文100篇

一块手表一群人去找，翻遍了谷仓，无果而终；一个人去找，轻而易举。这是为什么呢？心态浮躁的人的思考过程是胡思乱想的过程，心态平和的人的思考过程是胸有成竹的过程。平和的心态是一种人生至高的境界，一种对荣誉、金钱、利益的豁达与乐观。＂宠辱不惊闲看庭前花开花落，去留无意漫观天外云展云舒。＂

The Missing Watch

There once was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him.

After searching high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn.

He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, ＂Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough.＂

So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, ＂I did nothing but sit on the ground and listen. In the silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction.＂

A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind. Allow a few minutes of silence to your mind every day, and see, how sharply it helps you to set your life the way you expect it to be!

丢失的手表

曾经有一个农夫把他的手表丢在谷仓里了。那不是一块普通的手表，因为它承载着他的情感寓意。

他用很长时间上下左右都搜索一遍，翻遍了谷仓里的干草后，他放弃了，就招募了一群在谷仓外面玩的孩子帮他寻找。

他向孩子们承诺谁找到手表，谁会得到奖励。

听到这，孩子们急忙在谷仓里寻找，翻遍了整个干草堆，但是仍然无法找到手表。就在农夫正要放弃寻找时，一个小男孩走上前，要求再给他一次机会。

农夫看着他，心想：＂为什么不呢？毕竟，这孩子看起来足够真诚。＂

所以农民送小男孩回到谷仓。过了一会儿，小男孩从谷仓走出来，手里拿着农夫丢失的手表！农夫既高兴又惊讶，所以他问这个男孩他如何成功地找到手表，而那么多人都没能找到呢？

男孩回答：＂我什么也没做，仅仅坐在地上，听着。在寂静中，我听到了滴答的手表声音，仅仅循着声音朝着那个方向去找它，就找到 。＂

平和的心态更能理智思考，而激动，兴奋的心态不利于思考。每天允许自己有几分钟的沉思，思考你每天所见，所闻。这样会帮助设定你期望的生活的方式。

1. sentimental [ˌsentəˈmentl] adj. 感情用事的，寓有情感的

2. hay [hei] n.干草

3. enlisted [inˈlistid] v.（enlist的过去式和过去分词），获得（帮助或支持）

4. stack [stæk] n. 垛，干草堆

5. ticking [ˈtikiŋ] n. 嘀嘀声

6. direction [diˈrekʃən] n. 方向，指南

7. sharply [ˈʃɑ:plɪ] adv. 严厉地，明确地，锋利地，突然地

1. He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded.

他向孩子们承诺谁找到手表，谁会得到奖励。

promise+ that引导的宾语从句 ＂承诺，保证……＂例如：

He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.

他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。

Promise me that you will not waste your time.

答应我，不要浪费自己的时间。

2. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch.

听到这,孩子们急忙在谷仓里寻找,翻遍了整个干草堆，但是仍然无法找到手表。

Hearing this 现在分词短语作状语，和主语构成主动关系。例如：

Working in the factory, he learned a lot from the workers.

在工厂工作，他从工人们那里学到许多东西。

Seeing the teacher coming towards the classroom, the students became quiet.

看到老师朝教室走来，学生们变得安静了。

3. give up 放弃。例如：

The girl gave up halfway.

这女孩中途放弃。

I wish I could give up drinking.

我真希望自己能戒酒。