1.A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.   The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because, even though it was a ve...

'Professor, I did the best I could on this test. I really don‘t think I deserve a zero.'   'Neither do I. But that‘s the lowest grade I‘m allowed to give.' 翻译： 学生：“...

I‘m not a newsboy Freelance newspaper writers don‘t get nearly as much attention as writers with regular bylines. So I was delighted when I finally got some notice. It was at t...

1.'Are you sure it doesn‘t scream, yell, or swear?' asked the preacher. 'Oh absolutely. He‘s a religious parrot,' the storekeeper assures him. 'Do you see those strings on his le...

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.Who is Stupid A teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, 'Everyone who thinks you‘re stupid, stand up!' Little Johnny then sto...

1.To be on the Safe Side In a cinema during a performance one of the audience gets up, makes his way along the row of seats and goes out into the foyer（门厅，大厅） . A few minut...

Joe Richard finished school when he was 18, and then his father said to him, “You’ve passed your examinations now, Joe, and you got good marks in them. Now go and get some good w...

Mrs Peters had two children. Sammy was seven years old, and his sister Annie was four. Sammy went to school, but Annie did not. When Sammy was at home, he often played with Annie w...

Mary was an English girl, but she lived in Rome. She was six years old. Last year her mother said to her, “You’re six years old now, Mary, and you’re going to begin going to a s...