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外国圣诞节英语故事_圣诞节英语小故事
在儿童成长所需的这个丰富多彩的世界里,故事能够很好的满意学生的新奇心,消遣心,探究心,才智心和嬉戏心。故事文学素材应用于英语教学也越来越普遍,故事正渐渐被视为英语教学的最正确材料之一。
the horse joined in the chase. the gingerbread man laughed and laughed, until he came to a river. oh no! he cried, they will catch me. how can i cross the river?
外国圣诞节英语故事篇二
at christmastime, men and women everywhere gather in their churches to wonder anew at the greatest miracle the world has ever known. but the story i like best to recall was not a miraclenot exactly.
it happened to a pastor who was very young. his church was very old. once, long ago, it had flourished. famous men had preached from its pulpit, prayed before its altar. rich and poor alike had worshiped there and built it beautifully. now the good days had passed from the section of town where it stood. but the pastor and his young wife believed in their run-down church. they felt that with paint, hammer, and faith, they could get it in shape. together they went to work.
but late in december, a severe storm whipped through the river valley, and the worst blow fell on the little churcha huge chunk of rain-soaked plaster fell out of the inside wall just behind the altar. sorrowfully the pastor and his wife swept away the mess, but they couldnt hide the ragged hole. the pastor looked at it and had to remind himself quickly, thy will be done!
the joyful purpose of the storm that had knocked a hole in the wall of the church was now quite clear.
but his wife wept, christmas is only two days away!
that afternoon the dispirited couple attended an auction held for the benefit of a youth group. the auctioneer opened a box and shook out of its folds a handsome gold-and-ivory lace tablecloth. it was a magnificent item, nearly 15 feet long. but it, too, dated from a long-vanished era. who, today, had any use for such a thing? there were a few half