Little Mary: I find in my history book there is always such number (1451-1560) after the name Christopher Columbus. Would you please explain why, sir? Little Rose: I can t...

 ★、stan: i won 92 goldfish. 斯丹：我赢了 92 条金鱼。 fred: where are you going to keep them? 弗雷德：你想在哪儿养它们？ stan: in the bathroom. 斯丹：浴室。 fred: but what wi...

  1.After supper, the parents were busy playing mah-jong with the guests. At this point the mother thought of something and said to her son who was watching TV, 'Honey, go see...

1.Nearing the end, Stanislaw is surrounded by loved ones. As the final moment approaches, he gathers all his strength and whispers, 'I must tell you my greatest secret.' His family...

1.Teacher: Glen, why do you always get so dirty? Glen: Well, I‘m a lot closer to the ground than you are.   翻译： 老师：格林，为什么你总那么脏呢？ 格林：我离地比你近啊……...

   1.A dollar per point A professor was giving a big test one day to his students. He handed out all of the tests and went back to his desk to wait. Once the test was ov...

★ What bird lifts heavy things? (什么鸟能举起重物？) Crane. (鹤。Crane鹤，举重机) ★A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is alreadyforty-nine persons in it. At thi...

1.Half or Five Tenths? 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. Geral...

1.The smart Old Lady An old lady who was very deaf and who thought everything too dear, went into a shop and asked the shopman:‘ How much this stuff?‘ ‘Seven dollars, Madam, it ...

  1.The Doctor  and the servant   A wealthy old lady who lived near Dr．Swift used to send him presents occasionally by her servant．Dr．Swift took her presents but ...