1.Piccola
Once there lived in France a little girl name Piccola. When she was very young, her father died, and her mother was very, very poor.
One Christmas Eve Piccola said to her mother, "Mamma, will Uncle Santa come to our house tonight?" Her mother felt very sad and shook her head.
Before she went to bed, Piccola took off her little wooden shoes and put them on the floor near the chimney. She said to her mother, “Perhaps Uncle Santa will come.”
All was white with snow outside, and it was very cold.
In the night a little bird with a broken wing fell down the chimney and hopped into one of the shoes. Very early in the morning Piccola woke up. She jumped out of bed and ran to look into her shoes.
There she saw the little bird in one of the shoes. She picked up the shoe and ran to show her Christmas present to her mother. She said, "Santa Claus did not forget me, Mamma."
翻译
一旦有住在法国一个小女孩的名字piccola 。当她很年轻，她的父亲去世，与她的母亲是非常，非常恶劣。
一圣诞前夕piccola说，她的母亲， “妈妈，叔叔圣来我们家今晚” ?她的母亲感到非常难过和摇头。
之前她到床上， piccola脱掉她的小木头鞋，把他们在地板上附近的烟囱。她说她的母亲， “叔叔，也许圣诞老人会来” 。
全部是白色以外的大雪，这是十分寒冷。
在夜间1一只小鸟与一个破碎机翼倒下烟囱和跳频到其中的鞋。很早就在上午piccola醒来。她跳出床和冉照顾到她的鞋。
有她看到一只小鸟在其中的鞋。她拿起了鞋跑，以显示她的圣诞礼物，以她的母亲。她说， “圣诞老人并没有忘记我，妈妈” 。
2.Pandora's box
Many years ago all the word was very beautiful and nobody was ever sick or unhappy.
At that time there lived a beautiful little girl named Pandora. One day gave her a wonderful box tied with a golden cord and made her promise not to open it. Pandora and her little playmate, Epimetheus, often looked at the box and wondered what was in it.
For a long time Pandora kept her promise to the fairy, but at last she wanted to peep into the box. She untied the cord and lifted the cover only a little.
Out flew hundreds of bad little fairies. They stung Pandora and she fell on the floor and screamed. They stung Epimetheus, too.
Then they flew out of doors and stung all the children in the land. By and by Pandora heard a little voice crying, “Let me out, and I will help you,”
She opened the box, and out flew a beautiful little fairy. She told Pandora that her name was Hope. She kissed her and Epimetheus, and made them well. Then away she flew to help the other children.
To this day, when people are sick or unhappy, the good little fairy, Hope, comes to comfort them.
翻译
很多年前的所有字是非常美丽，没有人是以往任何时候都生病或不愉快。
在当时的生活有一个美丽的小女孩，名为潘朵拉。一天给了她美好的框捆绑与黄金线，使她的承诺，不要打开它。潘朵拉和她的小玩伴， epimetheus ，往往在票房上，并想知道是什么在它。
相当长的时间潘多拉把她的承诺，童话，但最后她想窥视到方块。她解开电线和解除只包括很少。
列飞抵数以百计的坏的小仙女。他们丁潘朵拉，她倒在地上，尖叫着。他们丁epimetheus ，太。
然后，他们飞往走出大门和丁所有儿童在土地。由和由潘朵拉听到一点声音，哭泣， “让我出来，我会帮助你， ”
她打开框中，并指出飞到一个美丽的小仙女。她告诉潘朵拉说，她的名字是希望。她亲吻了她和epimetheus ，并作出了他们。然后离开她飞往帮助其他孩子。
为了这一天，当人们生病或不愉快，良好的小童话，希望，来安慰他们。
3.The Crab and His Mother
“My child,” said a Crab to her son, “why do you walk so awkward? If you wish to make a good appearance, you should go straight forward, and not to one side as you do so constantly.”
“I do wish to make a good appearance, Mamma” said the young Crab; “and if you will show me how, I will try to walk straight forward.”
“Why, this is the way, of course,” said the mother, as she started off to the right, “No, this is the way,” said she, as she made another attempt, to the left.
The little Crab smiled. “ When you learn to do it yourself, you can teach me,” he said, and he went back to his play.
翻译
蟹和他的母亲
“我的孩子，说： ”蟹，她的儿子， “你为什么走这么尴尬?如果你想有一个良好的外观，您应该直行向前，而不是一方作为您这样做，不断“ 。
“我确实希望有一个良好的外观，妈妈说： ”年轻的蟹; “如果你将告诉我如何，我会尽量走直线前进” 。
“为什么，这是方法，当然，说： ”妈妈，因为她开始起飞的权利， “不，这是道路， ”她说，由于她作出的又一次尝试，到左边。
小蟹笑了。 “当你学习做自己，您可以教导我， ”他说，他回到他的发挥。
4.The Wolf and The Crane
One day a Wolf, who was eating his dinner much too fast, swallowed a bone, which stuck in his throat and pained him very much. He tried to get it out, but could not.
Just then he saw a Crane passing by. “Dear fiend,” said he to the Crane, “ there is a bone sticking in my throat. You have a good long neck; can't you reach down and pull it out? I will pay you well for it.” “I'll try,” said the Crane. Then he put his head into the Wolf’s mouth, between his sharp teeth, and reaching down, pulled out bone. “There!” said the Wolf, “I am glad it is out; I must be more careful another time.” “I will go now, if you will pay me,” said the Crane.
“Pay you, indeed!” cried the Wolf. “Be thankful that I did not bite your head off when it was in my mouth. You ought to be content with that.”
翻译
狼和起重机
一天狼，谁是他吃晚餐太大，速度快，吞下了一根骨头，停留在他的喉咙和痛苦，他非常欣赏。他试图让出来，但不能。
刚才，然后他看到起重机通过。 “亲爱的恶魔， ”他说，以起重机， “是有骨贴在我的喉咙。你有一个很好的长期颈部;你们不能达到下来，拉出来?我会支付给您，以及为它“ ”我会尝试，说： “起重机。然后他把他的头到狼的嘴，他之间的尖锐的牙齿，和深远的下跌，退出骨。 “有!说： ”狼来了， “我很高兴，这是我必须更加小心，再一次” ， “我会继续现在，如果你将支付我说： ”起重机。
“支付给您，的确! ”哭狼来了。 “心存感激，我并没有咬你的头上时，这是在我嘴里。你应该得到的内容与“ 。
5. Handel, The Musician
Long ago they're lived in Germany a little boy named George Frederick Handel.
He loved music and wanted to learn to play the piano, but his father wanted him to become a lawyer and would not let him take music lessons.
There was a little, old-fashioned piano up in the attic. At night, when everybody was asleep, the little boy used to creep up the stairs and play softly to himself.
When he was about seven years old, he went with his father to visit a wealthy Duke. The Duke lived in a beautiful palace with many large rooms. There was a wonderful organ in one of the rooms.
While his father and the Duke sat talking, little Handel slipped away. He sat down at the organ and began to play. His little hands moved over the keys and the room was filled with a sweetest music.
When he finished playing, he turned around and saw his father and the Duke looking at him. The Duke asked him where he had learned to play, and the boy told him about the piano in the attic.
Then the Duke persuaded Handle's father to let him study music, and he became a famous composer.
翻译
韩德尔，音乐家
不久前，他们居住在德国的一个小男孩命名为乔治冯检韩德尔。
他热爱音乐和想学习弹钢琴，但他的父亲希望他成为一名律师，会不会让他采取音乐的经验教训。
有一点点，老式钢琴，在阁楼。在夜间，当大家都睡了，小男孩用蠕变了楼梯和发挥自己的温柔。
他约七岁他与父亲访问富裕杜克。公爵住在一个美丽的宫殿，与许多大的房间。有一个奇妙的器官，在其中一个房间。
而他的父亲和公爵坐在所说的，小亨德尔的下滑距离。他坐下来，在器官，并开始发挥。他的小手移动的钥匙和房间内充满了与香甜的音乐。
当他演奏完毕，他回过头，看到他的父亲和公爵看他。公爵问他那里，他学会了发挥，和该名男童告诉他，关于钢琴，在阁楼上。
然后公爵说服处理的父亲让他学音乐，他成了一位著名的作曲家。
【拓展阅读】
高考英语作文写作技巧
一、准确切题
考生应做到做题时认真审题，仔细阅读题目要求，对要写的作文要做到框架结构心中有数。特别是对于越来越提倡的“开放式”作文，要求考生针对有限的材料内容去尽情发挥，体裁可以多变多样，这就要求考生更加有的放矢了。在审题时务必做到以下几点：
1. 明确自己要写的作文的体裁。书面表达对体裁、内容和字数都有规定。无论是文字、图表、图画等提示材料，它们的写作体裁的要求是确定的。是用记叙、说明，还是议论，还是多种表达方式相结合?一定要抓住文章的体裁，建立自己的写作格式。
2. 明确写作中所运用的时态。学生在写作时最容易犯的毛病就是时态表达的错误。这也是考生语言运用能力不够的表现。因此，在写作时首先就要敲定作文的基调，定好时态。
3. 明确作文的表达内容和顺序。作文中要表达什么?怎样表达?先表达什么，再表达什么?重点表达什么?这些都是要求考生在写作时必须关注的。要在作文中做到主次分明、表达准确、承上启下，不给人一种泛泛而谈、模糊而凌乱的感觉。
二、尽善尽美
一篇好的文章就如同一幢房子一样。首先，在结构上的构思独特会给人眼前一亮的感觉。然后，当进入到“房子”的里面时，优雅的内部“装潢”也会让人美不胜收。高考作文的评分标准分为五个基本档次。要达到好档次的作文(21-25分)，必须做到：完成了试题规定的任务，覆盖了所有的要点，应用了较多的语法结构和词汇(语法和词汇虽有些许错误，但是“为了尽力使用复杂结构和高级词汇所致)。要达到这样的要求就应该做到一下这些：
1. 合理使用高级词汇和句型，增加文章的闪光点，吸引评卷教师的眼球。一篇好的作文不仅要表达通顺、语法准确，而且要不失时机地使用些许高级词汇和句型，一增加文章的“阳春白雪”。例如：She was just about to cross the street when an old lady came from the opposite side of the street. 句中使用了句型“be about to do……when……”，增加了故事的生动性时间的紧凑性。
2. 注重句式的变化。常用的句式变化的运用有：简单句转化为并列句或复合句;主动态转化为被动态;陈述转为倒装;一般句转化为强调句;肯定转化为反义词表达或双重否定;状语从句转化为分词短语作状语;定语从句转化为分词短语作定语等等。例如：
①The teacher said that the plan was good.转化为 The teacher said that the plan was not bad.
②When the audience heard the strange noise， they all ran out of the hall to see what happened.转化为 Hearing the strange noise， the audience all ran out of the hall to see what happened.
另外，不同体裁的作文常常可以套用一些常见的表达方式，也能达到意想不到的效果。例如在写议论文章时，常常以下面的一些方式开头：
We had a discussion about whether……
We had a survey on whether……等等。
过渡句常用：
Opinions are divided into two groups…;，some hold the view that……;while others believed that…….
Different people have different opinions on the matter…….
As a coin has two sides， some think that ……;while others believe that……等等。
总之，不同的体裁，运用不同的结构去搭建不同的“作文大厦”。
3. 句式交错使用，体现文章的节奏感。有的考生一味追求文章的完美而千篇一律地用结构复杂的句型，从而使得文章变的过于华丽反而显得冗长拖沓，就像是文言文般的“咬文嚼字”，让评卷教师感到“不太舒服”从而影响作文的得分，适得其反。长句短句各有千秋，简单句复合句也是各有特色：长句能够增加要点的内涵，使得句子“枝繁叶茂”，但使用不当会有失精准，运用起来不够灵活;不失时机地插入短句，会让文章长短有致，既达到了结构上的要求，有符合表达意义上的要求。
三、段落有致，层层连贯
一篇文章要达到表达流畅，逻辑连贯合理，叙述有序，必须有有效的连接成分，使文章能承上启下。建议考生在一些段意群的开头过渡部分用一些过渡性词语或短语，如：
① 表转折 but、yet、 however 、although 、nevertheless 、in spite of、 after all等;② 表递进 What’s more、 in addition 、besides、 further more 、moreover等;③ 表因果 due to、 because of、 for 、therefore 、thus 、as a consequence/in consequence 、thanks to等;④ 表对比 on the other hand、 instead of、unlike、 on the contrary 、otherwise等;⑤ 表总结in one word、 on the whole 、in short 、in brief 、in all等。
四、注意作文的书写
在高考作文的评卷中，评卷教师的“感情分”也是考生必须争取的。评卷教师对作文卷面的印象直接关系到考生作文得分的档次。因而，在平时的书写中就要刻意加强书写方面的训练，以求书写工整清楚，字体美观大方。从第一印象去“征服”评卷教师。
注意事项
总之，就像上文所谈到的，一篇好的作文就像一幢好房子，不仅要结构夯实，外表美观，而且更要注重其内在的内容以及合理的设计与布局，力求使每个环节做到最好。这样下去，“阳春白雪”般的好作文就会在你的笔下应运而生。
[高考英语作文事例]