日期：2010-10-29 The exec（执行，主任参谋） was making a presentation to the company board: Computers have allowed us to cut costs, he explained. We expect even more dramatic improvements as computers become increasingly self-sufficient. He unveiled（公开，揭幕） a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-10-29 At a dinner party in the home of friends, our host mentioned his highschool alma mater（母校，校歌） . One of the guests asked him if he had been a student there at the same time as a particular vice principal. I sure was! answered the host. He's th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-10-26 A wealthy matron（主妇） is so proud of a valuable antique（古老的） vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several painters try to match the shade, but none comes close enough to satisfy the eccentric（古怪的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-09-14 Napoleon was ill Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was told that he would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-09-14 Good Sight Lawyer: You say you were about thirty-five feet away from the scene of the accident? Just how far can you see clearly? Witness: Well, when I wake up in the morning I see the sun, and they tell me it's about ninety-three million miles away... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-26 What was it she wanted? A store manager heard a clerk tell a customer. No, maam, we haven't had any for a while, and it doesn't look asif we'll be getting soon. Horrified, the manager came runningover to the customer and said, Of course, we'll have... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-19 Hogarth The great painter was asked, one day to paint a picture of Pharaoh crossing the Red Sea. A little while after the picture had been commenced, a hitch arose over the fee, and Hogarth found that he would have to complete the commission for abo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-19 To Borrow an Ox 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 not... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-19 No Problem A bald man took a seat in a beauty shop. How can I help you? asked the stylist. I went for a hair transplant, the guy explained, but I couldn't stand the pain. If you can make my hair look like yours without causing me any discomfort, I'l... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-06-29 Goethe's Tolerance Goethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to him. Both of them stopped, staring at each other. Then the critic said, I'll never make way for a fool.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-06-29 Excuse for Speeding Harry and Lloyd were speeding down the road. A police car pulled them over. Why on earth were you driving so fast? the policeman yelled. Our brakes are no good-so we wanted to get there before we had an accident! 超速的理由 哈里... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-06-17 The Climate of New Zealand Teacher: Matthew, what is the climate of New Zealand? Matthew: Very Cold, sir. Teacher: Wrong. Matthew: But, sir! When they send us meat it always arrives frozen! 新西兰的气候 老师：马修，新西兰的气候怎么样？ 马修：先生，... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-05-28 Five Months Older The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. So when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was 18. But John's broth... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-05-28 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 think of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-05-13 A Great Man Teacher: Would Shakespeare be a great man if he were still alive today? Student: Of course. He must be a great man, for so far nobody has lived to over 400 years. 一名伟人 老师：如果莎士比亚还活着，他会是一名伟人吗？ 学生：当然。因为到目... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-04-13 Ways to Report Death Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly attached to（附属于，爱慕） the cat, and when he had to leave town for several days, he left Herbert meticulous（小心翼翼的，... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-02-24 When a man called a motel and asked how much they charged for a room, the clerk told him that the rates depend on room size and number of people. Do you take children? the man asked. No, sir, replied the clerk. Only cash and credit cards.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-02-24 The preacher（传教士，牧师） was vexed（焦急的，生气的） because a certain member of his congregation（集合，圣会） always fell asleep during the sermon（劝诫，布道） . As the man was snoring（打鼾） in the front row one Sunday, the preacher determi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-02-24 The ability of the Kangaroo The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, but the kangaroo got o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-01-06 A Blind Beggar There was a blind beggar wearing sunglasses and asking for money. A drunk man walked by, thinking the beggar was pitiful, threw him a hundred dollars. After walking a few steps, the drunkard turned around to see the blind man holding... 阅读全文>>