One time Mark Twain went to lodge at a hotel at some place,he was told beforehand that the mosquito there were very fierce. When he was registering the room,a mosquito flied over j...

I‘m not a newsboy Freelance newspaper writers don‘t get nearly as much attention as writers with regular bylines. So I was delighted when I finally got some notice. It was at t...

 1.Who Is the Laziest   Father: Well, Tom, I asked to your teacher today, and now I want to ask you a question. Who is the laziest person in your class? Tom: I don‘t kn...

 Ashamed Soldier     Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything ...

  1.The Joke Sir William Thompson was very deaf but he did not like people to know this． One evening he had invited several friendsto dinner， and while they were sitting at ...

1.Prepare Yourself A story around campus has it that a student once sent a telegram to his parents reading: 'Mom - flunked（不及格，失败） all courses. Kicked out of school. Prepar...

  1.An Ugly Woman   Mike: My aunt was very embarrassed when she was asked to take off her mask at the party. Mary: Why was that? Mike: She wasn‘t wearing one. 丑女 麦...

1.Did your father help you with your homework   Teacher: Did your father help you with your homework? Student: No, he did it all by himself.   翻译： 你父亲有没有帮着你...

 1.Midway Tactics Three competing store owners rented adjoining（毗连的） shops in a mall. Observers waited for mayhem（故意的伤害罪，蓄意的破坏） to ensue. The retailer on th...

  1.I wasn‘t asleep When a group of women got on the car, every seat was already occupied. The conductor noticed a man who seemed to be asleep, and fearing he might miss his...