A father of five children came home with a toy, summoned his children and asked which one of them should be given the present, Who is the most obedient（顺从的） , never talks back to Mother and does everything he or she is told? He inquired. Th...
The housewife answered the phone and listened with relief to the voice in her ear. How are you, dear? What kind of day are you having? Oh, mom, the baby won't eat, the washing machine is broke, I've not been able to get out of the house to shop, I tw...
A friend of mine who teachs European history at Washington University in St. Louis tell about the time he spotted a plagiarized（剽窃，抄袭） term paper. He summoned（传唤） the student to his office. This isn't your work. he said. Someone...
A pretty young woman visiting her new doctor for the first time found herself alone in a small waiting room. She began undressing nervously, preparing herself for the upcoming examination. Just as she draped the last of her garments（服装，衣着）...
A man walks into a bar one night. He goes up to the bar and asks for a beer. Certainly, sir, that'll be 1 cent. One penny?! exclaimed（大叫，呼喊） the guy. The barman replied, Yes. So, the guy glances over at the menu, and he asks, Could I ha...
Babies, even those too young to talk, can understand many of the words that adults are saying and their brains process them in a grown-up way. Combining the cutting-edge technologies of MRI and MEG, scientists at the University of California, San Die...
Mother asked her little daughter who was reading a book. What are you reading, dear? I don't know. the little girl answered. You don't know? But you were reading aloud, so you must know. I was reading aloud, mummy, but i wasn't listening, explained t...
The teacher noticed that Johnny had been daydreaming for a long time. She decided to get his attention. Johnny, she said, If the world is 25,000 miles around and eggs are sixty cents a dozen, how old am I? Thirty-four, Johnny answered unhesitatingly（...
A young couple were becoming anxious about their four-year-old son, who had not yet talked. They took him to specialists, but the doctors found nothing wrong with him. Then one morning at breakfast the boy suddenly blurted（突然说出） , Mom, th...
The cruise ship my friend was working on docked（停驻） at a Mexican port during a very high tide. Everyone on board was forced to use the ship's narrow gangplank（跳板，踏板） as a passageway to the dock far below. The staff stood motionl...
