In the Eyes of the Beholder

A man who lost his axe suspected his neighbour's son of stealing it．To him，as he observed the boy，the way the lad walked，the expression on his face，the manner of his speech－in fact everything about his appearance and behaviour betrayed th

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Life flashing before my eyes

Pete: The last time I was out hunting, I stepped off a high cliff, and would you believe it, while I was falling every fool deed I'd ever done came into my mind.Bob: Must have been a pretty high mountain you fell from.

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娶妻首选川妹子：内外兼修

Net users are questioning whether people are after love or money in marriage, after survey respondents admitted that they prefer big city spouses from developed eastern China if they cannot find a partner in their hometown. 近来有受访者表示如果

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We Need Two of Those

We Need Two of Those Do you need any typists? asked a young man seeking a job. No, said the personnel director checking the list. We have got plenty of typists. How about file clerks? asked the man. Sorry, we have many file clerks, too. Disgusted, th

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Begging letter

A college student wrote a letter home: Dear folks,I feel miserable because I have to keep writing for money. I feel ashamed and unhappy. I have to ask for another hundred, but every cell in my body rebels. I beg on bended knee that you forgive me. Yo

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A Letter from Mom

Dear Son,I'm writing this slow, cause I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you first left. Your Dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within 20 miles of home, so we moved. I won't be able to send you the address as t

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ACADEMIC GAME

A football coach walked into the locker room (衣帽间)before a game, looked over to his star player and said, I'm not supposed to let you play since you failed math, but we need you in there. So, what I have to do is ask you a math question, and if

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Wouldn't You Know

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 intently and then said, Boy.Without another word, he got of

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A Tiger in Tow

A tiger caught a fox on the hunt for animals to devour．You can't be so bold as to eat me．said the fox．I am sent by the heavenly god to rule over the animal kingdom．If you eat me you will be disobeying a heavenly mandate．Do you think I am ly

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More Threatening than Tigers

As Confucius was passing Mountain Tai，he saw a woman weeping bitterly in front of a grave．He leaned forward to listen，resting his hand on the wooden bar of his carriage．Zilu，his pupil，was sent to ask the woman what the matter was．From y

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My Roommate

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

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The Long and Short of It

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 photographs with Grandma, I finally realized how unusual the

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Aping a Beauty

Aping a BeautyXi Shi，a famous beauty，had a pain in her bosom，so she had afrown on her face when she went out．An ugly girl who lived nearby saw her and thought she looked very beautiful Therefore when she went home，she also put her hands on

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Reversal of Roles

Barbara Walters did a story on gender roles in Kuwait several years before the Gulf War. She noted then that women customarily walked about 10 feet behind their husbands. She returned to Kuwait recently and observed that the men now walked several ya

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Give up your seat to a lady

Little Johnny says Mom, when I was on the bus with Daddy this morning, he told me to give up my seat to a lady.Well, you've done the right thing, says MommyBut Mommy, I was sitting on daddy's lap(膝盖）.

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Little Old Lady

A young man was walking through a super market to pick upa few things when he noticed an old lady following him. Pardon me, she said. I'm sorry if my staring at youhas made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you lookjust like my son, who died rec

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A dog can play the piano

A dog can play the piano 会弹钢琴的狗 A guy walks into a bar with a small dog. The bartender says, Get out of here with that dog! The guy says, But this isn't just any dog... this dog can play the piano! The bartender replies, Well, if he can p

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The Man Born to be King

The Man Born to be KingⅠ There was once a king who had great power and was very rich. One day a little old man came to his court. This old man had clear blue eyes. People said that he had the power to read the lives of men in the stars. The King sa

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The King of the Frogs

One day，a tiger saw a frog．He had never seen a frog before．He said，I want to eat you．But first tell me who you are． The frog said，I am the king of the frogs！I can do all kinds of wonderful things． Really？said the tiger，can you s

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Turn Off Your Cell Phone 关掉你的手机

Turn Off Your Cell Phone 关掉你的手机 We went to the movie the other night. I sat in an aisle seat as I usually do, because it feels a little roomier. Just as the feature was about to start, a blonde from the center of the row got up and starte

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