1.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 an...

Hasty Interruption   The fine-furniture store where I work has been in business since the 1920s.Recently I received a call from a woman who wanted to replace some chairs from ...

1. Jimmy is three years old. One day, he was gazing out of the window when the night fell. He suddenly shouted, 'Mum, mum, come close the window!' 'Why? It‘s not cold, sonny.' '...

Dave worked in a factory, and he always made sandwiches in the morning, took them to work and ate them at midday. 戴夫在一家工厂工作，他总是在早上做些三明治，带着去上班，中午吃。 T...

Mr Reece was a farmer. He and his wife grew a lot of things and they had a few cows. They worked very hard. One day, Mr Greece said to his wife, “Let’s go to Portsmouth next Sund...

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?” 两个士兵在营...

Senior Class During the doctor‘s periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent d...

Jimmy: Hey, Amy, aren‘t you coming out to play? Amy: No, I have to stay in and help my father with my homework.   翻译：   基米：嘿，艾米，你不出来玩吗？ 艾米：不了，...

1.Prepare Yourself A story around campus has it that a student once sent a telegram to his parents reading: 'Mom - flunked（不及格，失败） all courses. Kicked out of school. Prepar...

 cold and  chaude   A patron in Montreal cafe turned on a tap in the washroom and got scalded. 'This is an outrage,' he complained. 'The faucet marked C gave me boi...