Teacher: Would you rather have one half of an orange or five tenths? Gerald: I‘d much rather have the half. Teacher: Think carefully, and tell me why. Gerald: Because you lose too...

★ How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? 不慎的时候只要一根火柴就足以引发森林大火，而想点燃一堆篝火却需要整整一盒火...

1.Compliment 'Larry! Come here!' said his furious mother, putting the telephone down, ' I’ve just had a call from Mrs. Harrison about your behavior to her Doris at the school ...

  1.borrow an ox Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn‘t know any words. One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note an...

  1.Way of Inducing At the cleaner‘s, I noticed the sign 'In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. ' so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothing up at five. 'it won‘t be ...

1. Jimmy is three years old. One day, he was gazing out of the window when the night fell. He suddenly shouted, 'Mum, mum, come close the window!' 'Why? It‘s not cold, sonny.' '...

Senior Class During the doctor‘s periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent d...

Jimmy: Hey, Amy, aren‘t you coming out to play? Amy: No, I have to stay in and help my father with my homework.   翻译：   基米：嘿，艾米，你不出来玩吗？ 艾米：不了，...

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.He Won Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself. Tommy: That‘s too bad. How did that happen? Johnny: We played who could lean ...