When Alan was young, he played a lot of football, and he was very good at it, but then he went and worked in a town, and there was no team for him there, so he stopped playing. 艾...

A woman came into our bank to get a check cashed,but she didn‘t have an account with us. 一位妇女来到我们银行想兑换一张支票，但她在我们这儿没建立帐户。 When I asked her for some i...

A shoplifter was caught red-handed trying to steal a watch from a jewelry store. 'Listen,' said the shoplifter, 'I know you don‘t want any trouble either. What do you say I just b...

  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.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.A Small Surprise   When his wife was expecting their third child, a father decided to tell his two sons, ages seven and nine, the facts of life. He checked out sever...

Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and hated spending money. One day a fair came to the nearby town. 'Let’s go to the fair, Matt,' his wife said. 'We hav...

   A woman said to an old man. 'I couldn‘t help noticing how happy you look. What‘s your secret for a long happy life?' 'I smoke 3 packs of cigarettes a day, drink a ca...

One woman lectured her best friend on the nature of the male animal. 'Husbands are like wood fires; they go out if left unattened.' 一名妇女向她最好的朋友大谈雄性动物的特性：“丈夫...

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...