Failure in a Test 考试不及格 Mother: Why did you get such a low mark on that test? 妈妈:这次测试你为什么得这么低的分？ Kid: Because of absence. 孩子:因为缺考。...

1.Compliment 'Larry! Come here!' said his furious mother, putting the telephone down, ' I’ve just had a call from Mrs. Harrison about your behavior to her Doris at the school ...

  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 ...

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.Stupid Question Dan was the doorman of a club in a big city. Everyday, thousands of people passed his door, and a lot of them stopped and asked him, 'What‘s the time, please?' A...

Jimmy: Hey, Amy, aren‘t you coming out to play? Amy: No, I have to stay in and help my father with my homework.   翻译：   基米：嘿，艾米，你不出来玩吗？ 艾米：不了，...

My Sister‘s Fingers Teacher: Kevin, why are you late this time? Kevin: Please sir, I bruised two fingers knocking in a nail at home. Teacher: I don‘t see any bandages. Ke...

 1.The Target My cooking has always been the target of family jokes. One evening, as I prepared dinner a bit too quickly, the kitchen filled with smoke and the smoke detecto...

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...