My roommate was interested in a young man in her English-literature class, but she was too shy to let him know. One day she overheard him say he was on his way to the library for a certain book. She rushed to the library, found the book and stuck in...
A bachelor asked the computer to find him the perfect mate: ' I want a companion who is small and cute, loves water sports and enjoys group activities. Back came the answer: Marry a penguin. Notes: (1) bachelor n.单身汉(2) perfect adj.完美的(3)...
The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding out a novel. Finally, he pronounced it completed and brought the book to his psychiatrist, who eage...
My teen-age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post cards . Here, write us a few lines every month, he said. Months passed and the cards remained unused-...
One day shortly after I had come home from college, my father was outside doing yard work. He found a baby bird under a tree and assumed it had fallen from its nest. Wanting to return the tiny creature to its home, my dad went to get a ladder . When...
On a business trip to India, a colleague of mine arrived at the airport in Dilhi. He took a taxi to his hotel, where he was greeted by his hospitable Indian host. The cab driver requested the equivalent of eight dollars U. S. for the fare, which seem...
When my husband, Jack, was a police officer, he once approached a home guarded by two ferocious dogs. They lunged at the screen door with such force that it opened, and they tore out into the yard. Thinking quickly, Jack, stepped into the house, clos...
My daughter Judy, who works for a plumbing company, found herself in need of a plumber at home. When she got to work, she asked that a plumber be sent. For several days her request was ignored. In desperation, as she departed one afternoon she left h...
Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block. Excuse me, I said to him. Are you Number One?He smiled and replied, My wife thinks so!No...
It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York City's Grand Central Terminal - As I neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on the smooth marble floor and slid onto her back. Her momentum carri...
Vacationing in Hawaii, my husband and I went out to dinner one night at one of its finest restaurants - When presented with the check, my husband reached into his pocket for his wallet, but somehow lost his balance and fell over. As the people at the...
A man walked into a doctor's examining room. Put out your tongue, the doctor said. The man put out his tongue and the doctor said. 0. K. You can put your tongue back now. the doctor said. it's clear what's wrong with you . You need more exercise.But,...
Vacationing on the island of Oahu, we were waiting in our tour bus for some stragglers to show up. A man, obviously not with our group, approached the bus and was about to board. How would our driver handle the situation, we wondered. Straight-faced,...
Are we poisonous? the young snake asked his mother. Yes, dear, she replied - Why do you ask?Cause I've just bitten my tongue! Notes: (1) poisonous adj.有毒的(2) Cause I've just bitten my tongue因为我刚咬了自己的舌头。句中Cause是Beca...
A man was at the doctor's office. Every time I drink a cup of coffee, Doctor, I have a stabbing pain in my right eye. What should I do? he asked . Take the spoon out of your cup. answered the doctor. Notes: (1) stabbing adj.刺痛的(2) spoon n.匙子...
