英语美文 A story happened on an island 孤岛上的故事【3】

　　A Story Happened on An Uninhabited Island

　　The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

　　Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.

　　The worst had happened; everything was lost.

　　He was stunned with grief and anger. "God how could you do this to me!" he cried.

　　Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.

　　It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.

　　But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.

　　Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.

　　For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it .

　　英语美文 A boy and his apple tree 男孩和苹果树

　　Long ago, there was a huge apple tree.A little boy love to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow…he loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

　　Time went by…the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday.

　　One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked. "Come and play with me ," the tree asked the boy . "I am no longer a kid,I don't play around trees anymore." The boy replied, "I want toys.I need money to buy them."

　　"Sorry, butI don't have money…but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money." The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

　　One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me," the tree said.

　　"I don't have time to play. Ihave to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?" "Sorry, butI don't have a house, but you can chop off my branches to build your house."So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily."

　　The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

　　One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me," the tree said.

　　"I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" "Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail faraway and be happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat.

　　He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

　　Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry,my boy. ButI don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you…“the tree said.

　　"I don't have teeth to bite," the boy replied.

　　"No more trunk for you to climb on." "I am too old for that now."the boy said.

　　"I really want to give you something…the only thing left is my dying roots," the tree said with tears. "I don't need much now,just a place to rest. I am tired after all these year," the boy replied.

　　"Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come,come sit down with me and rest," the boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...