一、著名英语短篇小说？
著名英语短篇小说有《麦琪的礼物》、《警察与赞美诗》、《最后一片树叶》。
以下是这三篇小说的详细介绍。
1、《麦琪的礼物》
《麦琪的礼物》欧亨利创作的短篇小说，讲述了一对穷困的年轻夫妇忍痛割爱互赠圣诞礼物的故事，反映了美国下层人民生活的艰难，赞美了主人公善良的心地和纯真爱情。
男主人公吉姆是一位薪金仅够维持生活的小职员，女主人公德拉是一位贤惠善良的主妇。虽然他们的生活贫穷，但是各自拥有一样极珍贵的宝物。为了能在圣诞节送给对方一件礼物，他们都为对方舍弃了自己最宝贵的东西，而换来的礼物却因此变得毫无作用了。
2、《警察与赞美诗》
《警察与赞美诗》是美国作家欧亨利的短篇小说。该短篇小说讲述的是一个穷困潦倒，无家可归的流浪汉苏比，因为寒冬想去监狱熬过，所以故意犯罪，去饭店吃霸王餐，扰乱治安，偷他人的伞，调戏妇女等，然而这些都没有让他如愿进监狱；最后，当他在教堂里被赞美诗所感动，想要从新开始，改邪归正的时候，警察却将他送进了监狱。
3、《最后一片叶子》
《最后一片叶子》是美国作家欧亨利的作品。该作品描写一位老画家为患肺炎而奄奄一息的穷学生画最后一片常春藤叶的故事。老画家贝尔曼是一个在社会底层挣扎了一辈子的小人物，一生饱经风霜、穷困潦倒，却热爱绘画艺术，为挽救一个青年画家的生命而献出了自己的生命。
二、英语小短文。
First, open your washing machine and put your dirty clothes into it.Then next, add a proper amount of detergent. Finally push the START button to turn on the washing machine.The rest you need to do is, Washing Clothing;手洗
1). Put some detergent (according to the quantity of the laundry or clothes you are going to wash) to cold water and let it melt in the water.
2). Put the clothes into the detergent water and let them totally soak in it for about half an hour and let the detergent work well.
3). Rub clothes with hands from the dirtiest parts and then whole thing.
4). Dry clothes by twisting from the detergent water.
5). Wash clothes 2-3 times with clean water till the water is clean. (wash off the detergent in the clothing)
6). Hang the clothes up and let them dry.
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三、英语小短文
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?
I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered.
You're a good boy, said the mother proudly. Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?
She is the one who sells the candy.
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了？”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？”
“她是个卖糖果的。”
四、关于英语小短文
I had a special birthday yesterday.In the morning father told me that we would go to the park for a picnic(野餐）。At noon when arrived at the park we found some rubbish on the small path,so we began to clean it.After a long time we finished our work,then we had our meal, though it's tired but it made my birthday more meaningful.