1.New teacher George comes from school on the first of September.'George, how did you like your new teacher?' asked his mother.'I didn‘t like her, Mother, because she said that t...

Beware of dog As a stranger entered a little country store, he noticed a sign warning, 'Danger! Beware of dog!' posted on the glass door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound ...

  1.rain   A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard． They did not have their umbrella with them， and there ...

They are directly from America. 它们是从美国直接带来的 Not long  an old Chinese woman came back to China from her visit to her daughter in the States, she went to a city ba...

1. Much Worse Policeman: Why didn‘t you shout for help when you were robbed of your watch? Man: If I had opened my mouth, they‘d have found my four gold teeth. That would be...

1.Sharing the Apples Harry was given two apples, a small one and a large one, by his Mum. Share them with your sister, she said. So Harry gave the small one to his little sister a...

1.Ask your own Ask Your OwnIt was a cold，raw day at Washington．Champ Clark was discussing the gamins of the cities with an English visitor．The latter expatiated on the wit of ...

  1.Way of Inducing At the cleaner‘s, I noticed the sign 'In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m. ' so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothing up at five. 'it won‘t be ...

But the teacher cried 可是老师哭了 The six-year-old John was terribly spoiled . 六岁的约翰娇生惯养。 His father knew it, but his grandma doted on him. 他的父亲知道这一...

Two old gentlemen lived in a quiet street in Paris. They were friends and neighbours, and they often went for walks together in the streets when the weather was fine. Last Saturday...