短的經(jīng)典的美文真難找,這篇是比較容易的,詞匯簡(jiǎn)單,如果覺(jué)得長(zhǎng)那你可以自己取舍其中適合你的一部分,
The country Maid and Her Milk Can （村姑和牛奶罐）
A country maid was walking along with a can of milk upon her head,when she fell into the following train of reflections."The money for which I shall sell this milk will enable me to increase my stock of eggs to three hundred,These eggs,allowing for what may prove addle,and what may be destroyed by vermin,will produce at least two hundred and fifty chickens.The chickens will be fit to carry to market just at the time when poultry is always dear;so that by the new year I will have money enough to purchase a new gown.Green becomes my complexion best .In this dress I will go to the fair,where all young fellows will strive to have me for a parter,but I shall refuse every one of them,and with a disdainful toss turn from them."
Transported with this idea,she could not forbear acting with her head the thought that passed in her mind,when down came the can of milk!And all her imaginary happiness vanished in a moment.
一個(gè)村姑頭上頂著一罐牛奶在路上行走.走著走著,她的腦子里浮現(xiàn)出一連串的幻想：“我賣了這罐牛奶后,用這筆錢買雞蛋,這樣我有的雞蛋可以增加到300 個(gè).用這300 個(gè)雞蛋孵小雞,這就算有壞的、生蟲(chóng)的,至少也能孵出250只小雞.等小雞長(zhǎng)大后,正好能趕上賣個(gè)好市價(jià)；那么到了新年,我就能有錢買一件新晚裝.綠色與我的膚色最相襯.我穿上這件衣服去趕集,所有的年輕小伙子都會(huì)搶著邀請(qǐng)我做舞伴；但是不行,我要輕蔑地把頭一揚(yáng),轉(zhuǎn)身過(guò)去不理他們,讓他們?nèi)巳硕寂鰝€(gè)釘子.
她想得得意忘形,情不自禁地把頭一揚(yáng),剎那間,牛奶罐跌了下來(lái)!她幻想的一切幸福間破滅了.