I teach computer courses, and my students often call me at home with questions. One morning I was on the phone, explaining in computer language the solution to a problem, while a repairman was fixing my refrigerator. After an endless stream of C colo
At a small parish (教区)in rural New England there lived a priest, and several nuns. One day, one of the older nuns wasnoticing that the rugs (地毯,小垫子)in the church were beginning to fray(磨损). She went to the priest and tol
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 into the river. Soon another guy comes in, pays his fee
If it's difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, a change of venue may be in order. How about the great outdoors? 如果我们找不到让自己坚持锻炼的理由,那么改变运动的地点或许是个不错的方法,比如说充满大自然
For beauty aficionados, the look is never complete without that finishing touch. 对于美妆控来说,直到画完最后的点睛之笔,才算完成了整个妆容。 And this fall, that touch is a bold lip. 而今秋,点睛之笔则是醒目的
An Athenian seeing Aesop in a crowd of boys at play with nuts,stopped and laughed at him for a madman.As soon as the sageOne who was good at laughing at others rather than one who was prone to be laughed atperceived this,he placed an unstrung b
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 couldn't find her. Thinking she might be in the fitting r
Who Stole the Tarts? The King and Queen of Hearts were sitting down, and the trial was ready to begin when Alice went into the courtroom. Alice had never been in a courtroom, but she had seen pictures of courts, and she knew something about them from
A Mother was reading a Bible story to her young daughter. She read The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee(逃跑)out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to a pillar of salt. Her daughter asked What happened to the
DURING its rise in the 17th century, Amsterdam was animportant haven for religious dissidents. It was also the publishing centre forthe racyphilosophical tracts that were too hot to be printed in France or England. The citys economicfortunes were bor
Experts say that some of our most innocent habits could induce serious damage to our skin. With these little shifts, you'll outsmart them all and stay smooth and lovely. 专家告诉我们,一些我们平时经常忽视的生活习惯也能减少对皮
A man spoke frantically (疯狂地)into the phone, My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart!Is this her first child? the doctor asked. No! the man shouted, This is her husband!
An old man and woman were married for years even though they hated each other. When they had a confrontation,screams and yelling could be heard deep into the night. A constant statement was heard by the neighbors who feared the man the most. When I d
A man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling withone another.He was always telling them how much easier life wouldbe if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him.One day he decided to show them what he meant.He ca
A boy was wondering about a photograph in a newspaper. It showed a group ofhappy and cheering children carrying schoolbags with the caption at thebottom: `` On Their Way To School''. ``It must be mistaken, I bet. They must be on their way home after
A bull wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided to walk home. As they were crossing a farmer's field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bu
Three bulls fed in a field together in the greatest peace and amity.A lion had long watched them in the hope of making a prize of them,but found there was little chance for him so long as they kept all together.He therefore began secretly to sp
An Irishman walked into a bar in Dublin. He ordered three pints of Guinness(英国产强性黑啤酒之一种, 其商标名), sat in the back of the room, and drank a sip out of each one in turn. When he finished them, he came back to the bar and ord