2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　Mom was very proud that she'd lost ten pounds. On the way to the store with my husband and me she talked of little else. We dropped her off in the lingerie department, but when we returned, we cou

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　A man was selling medicines at a fair. At first he sold bottles of a cure for colds for just a dollar a bottle. 　　Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly throug

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for the

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　My five-year-old son was not picking up his toys while I was preparing dinner as I had asked him. When I inquired why he wasn't doing his chores, he said that he didn't feel like it. Exasperated,

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　A Japanese company and an American company had a boat race, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans hired analysts to figure out what went wrong. They reported that the Japanese had one person m

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　My infant daughter began crying as I drove home from the store, and since she was harnessed to her safety seat in the back, I couldn't console her. Stopping for a red light, I turned around and wa

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　One stupid guy reads an ad about a vacation cruise that costs only $ 100.After he signs up and pays, the travel agent hits him with a bat, knocks him unconscious and throws him out the back door i

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　A guy spots his doctor in the mall. He stops him and says, "Six weeks ago when I was in your office, you told me to go home, get into bed and stay there until you called. But you never called. "

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　Simon was an inveterate fisherman, well known for exaggerating the size of "the one that got away". But there came a day when he actually caught two enormous flounders. He immediately invited a fe

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　I had fallen and dislocated my elbow, which made writing checks for my small business nearly impossible. I called my bank to explain that the signature on my checks would look odd due to my accide

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　A preacher was asked to give a talk at a local women's health symposium. His wife asked about his topic, but he was too embarrassed to admit that he had been asked to speak about sex. Thinking qui

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　 At the supermarket I noticed an elderly man who seemed to be following me wherever I went. As I moved to each aisle, there he was, smiling at me. Now I was wondering if he was interested in me. A

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　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 ready," he said. 　　"But your sign says, 'I

2008-01-28 所属栏目:英语故事

　　Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and hated spending money. One day a fair came to the nearby town. 　　"Let's go to the fair, Matt," his wife said. "We haven't been an

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　Although I had never met him, I knew that my grandfather had been five feet, six inches tall, while my stately grandmother stood five feet, eleven inches. As a teen-ager leafing through old photog

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　Once upon a time, there was a man who always forgot things. One day, he went out with his little son. He was so happy that he put the son ride his neck. 　　After a time, he suddenly thought of h

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　One day Mel Martin stopped by the chambers of a judge with whom he had lunch appointment. As his friend changed from robe jacket, Martin noticed a shiny black pistol bolstered to the judge's shoul

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　A bureaucrat was hiking when he came upon a shepherd tending a large flock. The bureaucrat took a fancy to the sheep and asked the shepherd, "If I can guess how many there are, may I have one?" Th

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　I accompanied my eight-month-pregnant wife to her monthly checkup . We boarded the hospital's elevator to go to the appropriate floor. The only other passenger was an elderly man who studied inten

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　A frog telephones the Psychic Hotline and is told, "You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you . " 　　The frog says, "This is great! Will I meet her

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　While I was talking to a parent of one of my third-grade students, another teacher walked by. The mother, remarking how beautiful the woman was, said, "If my son had her for a teacher, he wouldn't

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　When I was approaching 50, I announced to my three grown children that I no longer wanted to celebrate my birthday and that they could phone me instead of sending a gift. At first they protested,

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　My husband ordered home delivery of our local newspaper. Because we live in rural area where no street numbers are used, I was concerned that the carrier would have trouble finding us. Sure enough

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　The mechanic was very busy when I took my car in for repairs, so I settled down in the waiting room with a book I'd brought along. The mechanic was in and out answering calls, and at one point he

2008-01-27 所属栏目:英语故事

　　Kathy and Polly were friends but they liked playing tricks on each other 　　One day Kathy met Polly in the street. She said, "Hi, Polly. It's good to see you." 　　"How can you see me when I'm