1.I painted the vase A wealthy matron（主妇，保姆） is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several ...

 1.The Target My cooking has always been the target of family jokes. One evening, as I prepared dinner a bit too quickly, the kitchen filled with smoke and the smoke detecto...

1.a bad boy It‘s His FaultBilly and Bobby were small boys．They were brothers，and they often had fights with each other． Last Saturday their mother said to them，“I‘m going t...

  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 ...

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was inc...

  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.Automobile Fittings A lorry driver makes inquiry of a mountaineer, 'Excuse me, where can I buy the auto accessories（附件） in the neighborhood?'   Mountaineer says, ...

  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.A Problem in Arithmetic   Bill is a good student and an intelligent boy. He likes to study arithmetic, and he can do all of the arithmetic problems in his book easily...

  1.I thought I had gone deaf On a rural road a state trooper pulled this farmer over and said: 'Sir, do you realize your wife fell out of the car several miles back?' To whi...