There was a great famine in the state of QI．Qian Ao，a rich man of the state of Qi，prepared food by the roadside for the hungry to come and eat．Along came a starving man，his sleeves covering his head，his hempen sandals held together by str
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One of my fellow midshipmen at the U. S. Naval Academy was performing poorly in class and reported to his company officer for counseling., Your marks are deplorable! the officer scolded. Is there a problem-that has kept you from studies?No, sir, the
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A man who was born in the state of Yan grew up in the state of Chu．At his old age he decided to return to the state of Yan．On his way he passed the state of Jin．His fellow travellers played a trick on him．They pointed at a city of the state o
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My husband ordered home delivery of our local newspaper. Because we live in rural area where no street numbers are used, I was concerned that the carrier would have trouble finding us. Sure enough, we missed delivery several days despite frequent cal
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Featuring perfectly replicated seams, soles and shoelaces, as well as impressively realistic finish, these life-size chocolate shoes seem made of genuine brown leather. 缝合线、鞋底、鞋带都高度仿照实物，并经过精心打磨，这些实
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Three pregnant women are knitting sweaters for their babies when one of them takes a pill. The second one says, What was that?The first one says, Vitamin C, to make my baby's bones healthy.The second one takes a pill, and the third one says, What was
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学英语要生动的学，看故事学英语，看着这幽默的英语小故事，必定会对提高你对学习英语的兴趣。 Pig or Witch 猪还是女巫 A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. A woman is driving down the same road
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A bear，a fox，and an opossum were attacked by an inundation．Death loves a coward，said the bear，and he went forward to fight the flood．What a fool！said the fox．I know a trick worth two of that．And he slipped into a hollow stump．Ther
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DUI violation 酒后驾车 Late one night a police officer was patrolling a rowdy bar to anticipate possible DUI violations. At closing time, he saw a fellow tumble out of the bar, trip on the curb, and try his keys in five different cars before he f
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The crusty (顽固的，脾气暴躁的）old managing partner finally passed away, but his firm kept receiving calls asking to speak with him. I'm sorry, he's dead, was the standard answer. Finally, the receptionist who fielded （负责接听）the
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The more Japan's global relevance in economic, political and military terms seems to decline, the more it cares about projecting soft power. The government's Cool Japan project subsidizes attractive products or services that, according to the Ministr
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A blonde walks into a New York City Bank and asks for the loan officer. She says she is going to Europe on business for 2 weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank officer says he will need some kind of security for the loan, so the blonde hands ove
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One day Mel Martin stopped by the chambers of a judge with whom he had lunch appointment. As his friend changed from robe jacket, Martin noticed a shiny black pistol bolstered to the judge's shoulder. The judge was not a firearms enthusiast, so Marti
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A one-dollar bill met a twenty-dollar bill and said, Hey, where have you been? I haven't seen you around here much.The twenty answered, I've been hanging out at the casinos(娱乐场）, went on a cruise and did the rounds of the ship, back to the Un
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A dog and a horse，which served the same peasant，began to discuss each other's merits，one day．How grand we are，to be sure！says Barbos．I shouldn't besorry if they were to turn you out of the farmyard．A noble service，indeed，to plough
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The U．K．（or United Kingdom）is made up of England，Scotland，Wales and Northern lreland．There are many mountains in Wales．Not long ago there were wild animals in the forests．Sometimes wolves attacked people and killed them．More than
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A dog and a cock having struck up acquaintances，went out on their travels together．Nightfall found them in a forest；so the cock，flying up on a tree，perched among th6 branches，while the dog dozed below at the foot As the night passed and t
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A cook was preparing dinner；some dogs were lying at the kitchen door．The cook killed a calf，and threw the insides into the yard．The dogs seized them，ate them up，and said：The cook is good；he knows how to cook well． After a little whi
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A lean，hungry wolf met with a plump，well－fed house dog on amoonshiny night．How is it that you look so sleek？asked the wolf．Your food obviously agrees with you，while I can hardly keep myself from starving however hard I try． Well，if
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A dog once stole a bone from a butcher's shop．He ran off down the street as fast as he could，across the meadow in the village and down the hill to a rough bridge over a stream．There he paused，panting，to look at the clear，clean water．Wha
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