- 英汉幽默故事选读【10】What Will Be the Headline2007-02-10 18:36:06
- 10.What Will Be the Headline When a man in Macon, Ga. , came upon a wild dog attacking a young boy, he quickly grabbed the animal and throttled it with his two hands. A reporter saw the incident, congratula
- 英汉幽默故事选读【12】You're Not Going to Make it2007-02-10 18:36:05
- 12.You're Not Going to Make it Gravely ill, a man went to the doctor with his wife. After the examination the physician motioned for the wife to meet him in the hallway. "Your husband is very sick, " the
- 英汉幽默故事选读【13】A Pleasant Surprise2007-02-10 18:36:04
- 13. A Pleasant Surprise A friend of mine had been wanting new kitchen cabinets for a long time, but her husband insisted they were an extravagance. She went to visit her mother for two weeks, and when she r
- 经典背诵短文【15】The Nobel Academy2007-02-10 18:36:04
- The Nobel Academy For the last 82years, Sweden's Nobel Academy has decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, thereby determining who will be elevated from the great and the near great to the immo
- 英汉幽默故事选读【16】Mother's Feet2007-02-10 18:36:03
- 16. Mother's Feet To prevent our dog, Lacy, from pestering visitors to our house, my mother often massaged her as she lounged beneath the kitchen table, her favorite resting spot. One day a contractor came
- 英汉幽默故事选读【17】I Want to Get Out2007-02-10 18:36:00
- 17. I Want to Get Out A bar owner locked up his place at 2 a. m. and went home to sleep. He had been in bed only a few minutes when the phone rang." What time do you open up in the morning ?" he heard an ob
- 英汉幽默故事选读【18】Nest and Hair2007-02-10 18:35:59
- 18.Nest and Hair My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom. "What kind of bird?" my sister asked. "I didn'
- 英汉幽默故事选读【19】I Never Work after Supper2007-02-10 18:35:58
- 19. I Never Work after Supper A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working. One morning, he told the farmhand, "It's such a nuisance to come in from the field,, wash up for lunch and t
- 经典背诵短文【44】Obtaining Fresh water from icebergs2007-02-10 18:35:58
- Obtaining Fresh water from icebergs The concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs that are towed to populated areas and arid regions of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons th
- 英汉幽默故事选读【7】I'm Going to Let My Chauffeur Answer it2007-02-10 18:35:57
- I'm Going to Let My Chauffeur Answer it A famous scientist was on his way to yet another lecture when his chauffeur offered an idea. "Hey, boss, I've heard your speech many times, I bet I could deliver it a
- 英汉幽默故事选读【22】Job Technique2007-02-10 18:35:56
- 22. Job Technique Vacationing on the island of Oahu, we were waiting in our tour bus for some stragglers to show up. A man, obviously not with our group, approached the bus and was about to board. How would
- 英汉幽默故事选读【24】Saving Grace2007-02-10 18:35:56
- 24. Saving Grace Vacationing in Hawaii, my husband and I went out to dinner one night at one of its finest restaurants - When presented with the check, my husband reached into his pocket for his wallet, but
- 英汉幽默故事选读【25】A Woman Who Fell2007-02-10 18:35:55
- 25. A Woman Who Fell It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York City's Grand Central Terminal - As I neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on t
- 英汉幽默故事选读【27】A Plumber2007-02-10 18:35:53
- 27. A Plumber My daughter Judy, who works for a plumbing company, found herself in need of a plumber at home. When she got to work, she asked that a plumber be sent. For several days her request was ignored
- 英汉幽默故事选读【28】A Tough Teacher2007-02-10 18:35:53
- 28.A Tough Teacher A school teacher friend of mine injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. On his first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he wa