There were a lot of men’s clubs in London afew years ago. Men went there and read their newspapers quietly, or drank orhad meals with their friends. 几年前，在伦敦有许多男人俱乐部...

  captain speaking This is your captain speaking. On behalf of my crew... I‘d like to welcome you aboard British Airways flight 602 from New York to London. We are currently...

George is a young man. He does not have a wife, but he has a very big dog—and he has a very small car too. He likes playing tennis. Last Monday he played tennis for an hour at his...

Mr and Mrs Yates had one daughter. Her name was Carol, and she was nineteen years old. Carol lived with her parents and worked in an office. She had some friends, but she did not l...

  1.A Girl‘s Name When our daughter was born, we named her Myles, after my beloved late（已故的） father, despite family warning that the name was too masculine（男性的） . ...

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 is very cheap.‘ The...

Give a  wrong hospitality   At a dinner party a shy young man had been trying to think of something nice to say to his hostess. At last he saw his chance when she turned ...

It was local election time and the candidate was visiting all the houses in his area. 正值当地竞选时期，候选人到他的区域的千家万户登门拜访。 At one house a small boy answered the d...

  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...

1.WHAT‘S THE TIME The two boys were camping in the backyard. When they couldn‘t figure out what time it was, the first boy said to the second, 'Start singing very loud.' 'How wi...