1.Nest and Hair My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom. 'What kind of bird?...

A Sunday school teacher was telling her pupils the importance of making others glad. Now, children, said she, has anyone of you ever made someone else glad? Please, teacher, said a...

An old lady went out shopping last Tuesday. She came to a bank and saw a car near the door. A man got out of it and went into the bank. She looked into the car. The keys were in th...

1.Did You Know Him   At a dinner party in the home of friends, our host mentioned his highschool alma mater（母校，校歌） . One of the guests asked him if he had been a studen...

A husband and wife,both 91,stood before a judge,asking for a divorce.'I don‘t understand,'He said,'Why do you want a divorce at this time of life?' the husband explained 'Well , ...

One woman lectured her best friend on the nature of the male animal. 'Husbands are like wood fires; they go out if left unattened.' 一名妇女向她最好的朋友大谈雄性动物的特性：“丈夫...

Bill likes football very much, and he often goes to matches in our town on Saturdays. He does not go to the best seats, because they are very expensive and he does not see his frie...

Dave worked in a factory, and he always made sandwiches in the morning, took them to work and ate them at midday. 戴夫在一家工厂工作，他总是在早上做些三明治，带着去上班，中午吃。 T...

1.How to be like a gentleman   Dick was seven years old, and his sister, Catherine, was five. One day their mother took them to their aunt‘s house to play while she went to t...

  1.Wheres the father?  Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings. 'Look,' said the elder brother. 'How nice these paintings are!' 'Yes,' said the younger, '...