Two Soldiers Two soldiers were in camp. The first one's name was George, and the second one's name was Bill. George said, have you got a piece of paper and an envelope, Bill? Bill said, Yes, I have, and he gave them to him. Then George said, Now I ha

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

The portly sales manager was getting ready to leave his doctor's office after a routine examination. Here, said the doctor, follow this diet, and I want to see three-fourths of you back here for a check-up in three months. 臃肿的销售经理做过常

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Impudent Questions A little girl from the East Side was invited to a garden party given by a very aristocratic lady to a group of little East-Siders. The little girl, as she drank her tea and ate her plum-cake on a velvet lawn under a white-blooming

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

George Ⅲ asked the once wellknown wit, Horne Tooke,whether he could play cards. Your Majesty, replied Tooke, I am a mere childwhere cards are concerned. I cannot even tell a King from aKnave. 乔治三世问一度大名鼎鼎的才子霍恩

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The ruler of an ancient kingdom wanted to disprove the statement that the men of his domain were ruled by their wives.He had all the males in his kingdom brought before him and warned that any man who did not tell the truth would be punished severe

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Paddy There was a small boy who had been given a little terrier for his very own,on which he bestowed the name of Paddy,and loved mightily.He was very saddened by the fact that he could not take his pet away with him on his holidays,which he

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Guns Buried in the Garden An old man lived alone in Northern Ireland. His only son was in prison. The old man wanted to plant some potatoes in his garden but he didn't know anyone who would help him plow up the garden. He wrote to his son about it, a

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A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimetres from a shop window. 乘客轻拍了一下出租车司机的肩膀

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When a Tiger comes Two guys were walking through the jungle. All of a sudden, a tiger appears from a distance, running towards them. One of the guys takes out a pair of Nikes from his bag and starts to put them on. The other guy with a surprised look

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A wealthy old lady who lived near Dr.Swift used to send him presents occasionally by her servant.Dr.Swift took her presents but never gave the boy anything for his trouble.One day as Swift was busy with his writing, the boy rushed into his

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words. One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man. After the servant gave the note to the rich man

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While eating in a restaurant, I reprimanded my four-year-old son for speaking with his mouth full . Mump umn Kmpfhm, was all I heard. Drew, I scolded, no one can understand a word you're saying. He says he wants some ketchup, my husband said calmly A

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I am the Driver The bus was crowded, and as one more man tried to get on, the passengers wouldn't let him aboard. It's too crowded, they shouted. What do you think you are? I'm the driver, he said. 我是司机 一辆公共汽车已经相当拥挤,还

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Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visito

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DID YOUR DAD HELP YOU? One day, Tim's mathematics teacher looked at his homework and saw that he had got all his sums right. The teacher was very pleased-and rather surprised. He called Tim to his desk and said to him, You got all your homework right

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The World's Greatest Swordsman At an exhibition of the world's best swordsman, the third-place fencer took the stage. A fly was released, and with an arc of his sword he cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place man sliced a fly i

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Fishing Larry and Harry drove 500 miles to go fishing. They paid a huge sum to rent a cabin, a similar about to rent a boat. They fished for three days and caught only one fish between them. On the way home, Harry fiddled with a calculator while Larr

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Not too Bad Did you sell any of your paintings at the art show? No, but I am encouraged, he replied. Somebody stole one. 不算太坏 你的画在美术展上有卖出去吗? 没有,但我还是受到了鼓励,他回答说,有人偷走了一幅

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Rope or Ox? The man in the prison asked a new comer why he was sent there. The new comer answered: I am out of luck, I think. A few days ago I was walking in the street when I saw a piece of dirty rope. I thought nobody wanted it and so I picked it u

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The Name of a Poet Our teacher was telling us about a new system of memory training being used in some schools today. It works like this, she said.Suppose you wanted tore member the name of a poetRobert Burns,for instance.She told us to thi

发表于:2019-03-11 / 阅读(244) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语