情景导入
外教 Mr. Green 在课上问大家：Can you tell me a Chinese story?（能给我讲一个中国故事吗？）
用英语讲中国故事，是近年中考作文的"文化担当"题型。它的写法有固定的三步：先一句话介绍故事和主人公 → 再按"起因—经过—结果"讲情节 → 最后点出故事告诉我们的道理。这一讲我们就把愚公的故事讲给世界听。
核心词汇
讲故事高频表达：
| 类别 | 常用词汇 |
|---|---|
| 故事开场 | Once upon a time（很久以前）、a traditional Chinese story（一个中国传统故事）、be famous in China（在中国家喻户晓） |
| 情节推进 | decide to do（决定做）、keep doing（坚持做）、as soon as（一……就……）、in the end（最后） |
| 经典故事 | Yu Gong Moves a Mountain（愚公移山）、Journey to the West（西游记）、Hou Yi Shoots the Suns（后羿射日）、Nu Wa Repairs the Sky（女娲补天） |
句型与结构
三步结构：
- 开场（介绍故事）：Yu Gong Moves a Mountain is a traditional Chinese story that almost everyone in China knows.（故事名 + 地位，一句搞定）
- 情节（起因—经过—结果）：
- 起因：Two high mountains were in front of Yu Gong's house, so it took his family a long time to go out.
- 经过：The old man decided to move them away. He and his children kept digging day after day.
- 结果：In the end, his spirit moved the god, and the mountains were taken away.
- 点睛（道理）：The story tells us that nothing is impossible if we keep trying.
核心语法：讲故事的实用句式：
- so... that... / so + 从句：The mountains were so high that people could hardly cross them.
- keep doing 表坚持：They kept digging every day, whatever the weather was like.
提分句型：
- 引用对话增加戏剧性："You are too old!" his neighbour laughed. But Yu Gong said, "When I die, my sons will continue."
- 文化推介句：The story has been passed down for over two thousand years.
听说训练
写前口头操练（先说顺再下笔）：
- Yu Gong Moves a Mountain is a famous traditional Chinese story. （《愚公移山》是一个著名的中国传统故事。）
- Although he was old, he never gave up. （虽然他年事已高，却从未放弃。）
- The story tells us that nothing is impossible if we keep trying. （这个故事告诉我们，坚持就没有不可能。）
辨析对比
| 词 | 用法 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| tell | tell a story / tell sb. sth.（讲述） | Grandma often tells me stories. |
| say | say + 说话内容（说出） | He said, "I will never stop." |
| speak | speak + 语言（说某种语言） | Can you speak English? |
口诀：讲故事用 tell，引用原话用 say，说语言用 speak——"tell a story, say the words, speak Chinese"。
文化角
《愚公移山》出自《列子》，"愚公精神"如今已成为坚持不懈的代名词。有趣的是，西方也有类似的故事：《伊索寓言》里的 The Tortoise and the Hare（龟兔赛跑）同样歌颂坚持。给外国朋友讲中国故事时，可以这样搭桥：It's a bit like the tortoise in Aesop's fables—slow but never stopping.（它有点像伊索寓言里的乌龟——虽慢但从不停下。）用对方熟悉的故事作类比，是跨文化交流的高手技巧。
易错点
- 专有名词乱翻译：愚公直接用拼音 Yu Gong 即可，不要硬译成 Foolish Old Man 开头就用——可在括号里补充说明。
- 情节记流水账：把神话细节全部塞进去——80 词的作文只保留"起因—坚持—结果"三个关键节点。
- 时态混用：讲故事情节用一般过去时，最后讲道理切回一般现在时（The story tells us...），别把道理句也写成过去时。
- 道理句空喊口号：We must learn from Yu Gong! 太生硬——用 The story tells us that... 自然带出。
中考真题
你校将举办"用英语讲中国故事"活动。请你写一篇短文，向外国朋友介绍一个中国传统故事，内容包括：
- 故事的名字和主要人物；
- 故事的主要情节；
- 故事告诉我们的道理。
要求：80~100 词，可适当发挥。
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Yu Gong Moves a Mountain is a traditional Chinese story that almost everyone in China knows.
Long long ago, two high mountains stood in front of Yu Gong's house, so it was very hard for his family to go out. The old man decided to move the mountains away. His neighbour laughed at him, "You are too old!" But Yu Gong said, "When I die, my sons will continue, and their sons will follow." They kept digging day after day. In the end, the god was moved and took the mountains away.
The story tells us that nothing is impossible if we keep trying. That is the spirit of the Chinese people.
点评：① 三步俱全：介绍—情节—道理；② 对话引用让故事有声有色；③ 亮点句型：so 引结果、keep doing、if 条件句；④ 结尾把故事升华为民族精神，格局打开。
考点
- 本话题对应八年级下 Unit 6（An old man tried to move the mountains.），教材本身就是"用英语讲中国故事"的范例；
- 评分要点：情节完整但取舍得当、故事时态与道理时态区分清晰、结尾道理句自然点题；
- 备考策略：精背一个故事（愚公移山最稳），再记两个故事的英文名备用；"讲杭州故事"（白蛇传与断桥）也可能是本地化考法。
诵读 Read Aloud
Yu Gong Moves a Mountain is a traditional Chinese story that almost everyone in China knows.
Long long ago, two high mountains stood in front of Yu Gong's house, so it was very hard for his family to go out. The old man decided to move the mountains away. His neighbour laughed at him, "You are too old!" But Yu Gong said, "When I die, my sons will continue, and their sons will follow." They kept digging day after day. In the end, the god was moved and took the mountains away.
The story tells us that nothing is impossible if we keep trying. That is the spirit of the Chinese people.
诵读小贴士：背诵时把两句对话读出"角色感"——邻居的嘲笑轻快上扬，愚公的回答坚定有力。注意故事主体全程过去时，最后两句道理切回现在时，这个"时态换挡"是本讲最重要的语法细节。