A British pensioner has stunned doctors after he recorded what could be the worlds slowest ever heart beat - slower than the worlds top athletes and even that of an elephant. 一位英国老人的心跳速率让医生们为之震惊，因为他大概打
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St Peter's question 圣彼德的问题 Three men, a doctor, an accountant and a lawyer are dead and they appear in front of St Peter. St Peter tells them that they have to answer one question in order to get to Heaven. He looks at the doctor and asks
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An ant and a fly were contending heatedly who was of greater importance．The fly was the first to begin：Can you possibly compare with my endowments？When a sacrifice is made，I am the first to taste the entrails that belong to the Gods．I pass
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He loves chocolate chip cookies 他爱吃巧克力块曲奇 An old man was laying on his death bed. He had only hours to live when he suddenly smelled chocolate chip cookies. He loved chocolate chip cookies more than anything else in the world. With
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On a recent weekend in Atlantic City, a woman won a bucketful of quarters ata slot machine(老虎机，一种赌具）. She took a break from the slots for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to stash （贮藏，隐藏
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The Magic MillA long time ago, far, far away, there lived two brothers. One of them was quite rich; the other was very poor. The rich brother lived on a little island; he was a seller of salt. He had sold salt for many years and had got a great deal
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A stag and a hedgehog once bought a field of wheat together，hoping to grow enough food to keep them through the Winter．All went well until the wheat began to turn golden in the Summer sun．Then，one day，they noticed that wild animals had brok
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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
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Then there was the preacher who decided to sell his horse. A prospective buyer was impressed with the animal, but the preacher said, I must warn you-he only responds to 'church talk'. Go is 'Praise the Lord', and stop is 'Hallelujah'. I've worked wit
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A wasp had severely stung a horse，and the latter kicked and pranced about，with the intention of destroying its tormentor．Your exertion is in vain，said the wasp，for I am in such a secure place on your flank，that you cannot hurt me．The ho
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A very long time ago horses lived freely all over the world．One of these horses used to feed every day in a grassy meadow．No other animal used the meadow and the horse felt that it belonged completely to him．Then one day a stag came bounding ov
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In the state of Chu there was a man skilled in physiognomy．His comments were very accurate and his fame spread through the state．King Zhuang sent for him and asked him the secret of his success．Sire，said the man，I am not good at judging cha
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After his beloved horse died, a man wanted to place an ad in the newspaper like this: Horse saddle and bridle for $50. 一个人衷爱的马死了，他打算在报上登则广告如下：50元卖马鞍和马缰绳。 Inadvertently the paper added a
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Once upon a time the rivers combined against the sea，and con-verging into a whole，accused her，Why is it that when we rivers pour our water into you so fresh and Sweet，you straightway render it salty and unpalatable？The sea，observing the t
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What will life be like in 28 years？ 本届上海世博会以城市生活为主题，可谓匠心独具(show originality)。在这个城市人口超过人类总数一半的21世纪初叶，在这个城市化进程最迅猛的阶段。我们不禁要猜
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An 80-year-old woman married an 85-year-old man. After about 6 months together the woman wasn't feeling well and she went to her doctor. The doctor examined and said, Congratulations Mrs. Jones, you're going to be a mother.Get serious Doctor, I'm 80.
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A year from now, I will not be at my desk at the Financial Times writing mocking columns about the madness of corporate life. 明年这时候，我将不再坐在英国《金融时报》（简称FT）的工位上写着嘲讽疯狂公司生活的专栏，
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KIDLINGTON, England The Chinese visitors fanned out of a tour bus, and suddenly stopped, transfixed, as if marveling at the Venus de Milo or the Eiffel Tower. Then they began photographing an unremarkable 1970s suburban home, an oak tree, a rosebush
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