1.Make your fortune 'How did you make your fortune?' 'I became the partner of a rich man.He had the money and I had the experience.' 'How did that help?' 'Now he has the ex...

The newlyweds entered the elevator of their Miami Beach hotel. The operator, a magnificent blonde, looked at them in surprise and said, 'Why, hello, Teddy, how are you?' 一对新婚夫...

1.He Swore to Die   If you refuse to marry me, he swore, I shall die. She refused him. Sixty years later, he died. 翻译： 他曾发誓要死 如果你不答应嫁给我，他发誓，我就要去死...

  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 ...

 Ashamed Soldier     Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything ...

General Pershing was a famous American officer. He was in the American army, and fought in Europe in the First World War. 珀欣将军是一位著名的美国军官。在第一次世界大战中，他在美国...

Hasty Interruption   The fine-furniture store where I work has been in business since the 1920s.Recently I received a call from a woman who wanted to replace some chairs from ...

Boy: 'I‘d like to call you. What‘s your number?' girl: 'It‘s in the phone book.' Boy: 'But I don‘t know your name.' girl: 'That‘s in the phone book too.' 翻译： 男：我想给你...

Several weeks after our son began his freshman year at Alma College in Michigan, my husband and I decided to visit him. I was careful to call him a few days in advance to 'warn' hi...

1.Bosss idea     When my printer‘s type began to go faint, I called a repair shop where a friendly man told me that the printer probably needed only to be cleaned. Becau...