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...

1. Tommy:'Are flies good to eat?' Dad:'I don‘t think so. Why do you ask?' Tommy:'There was one in your pie.' 汤米：“苍蝇好吃吗？” 爸爸：“我想不好吃。你为什么这样问？” 汤米：“...

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 ...

Jack worked in an office in a small town. One day his boss said to him, “Jack, I want you to go to Manchester, to an office there, to see Mr Brown. Here’s the address.” 杰克在一...

   1.a girl just your mother   No matter which girl he brought home， the young man found disapproval from his mother． A friend gave him advice． “Find a girl just...

John lived with his mother in a rather big house, and when she died, the house became too big for him so he bought a smaller one in the next street. There was a very nice old clock...

Son: Why are hen‘s legs so short? Dad: You‘re a fool. If the hen‘s legs were too long, wouldn‘t they drop their eggs into pieces when laying? 儿子：为什么母鸡的腿这么短呢？ ...

Several People were in the locker room,a phone rang for a long time,then a man pressed the handfree key. Woman:Darling,are you in the club? The man: Yes. Woman: I saw a BMW car whi...

1.Grandpa will pay the bill Walking up to a department store‘s fabric（织物，布） counter, the pretty girl said, 'I would like to buy this material for a new dress. How much does...

1.Knife and Drum 刀和鼓  Ma: Pa, I don‘t think the neighbors like the new drum we got Johnny for Christmas. Pa: Why not? Ma: They gave him a knife and asked him if he knew w...