Jack worked in an office in a small town. One day his boss said to him, “Jack, I want you to go to Manchester, to an office there, to see Mr Brown. Here’s the address.” 杰克在一...

A naval officer fell overboard. He was rescued by a deck hand. The officer asked how he could reward him. 一名海军军官从甲板上掉入海中。他被一名甲板水手救起。这位军官问如何才能酬谢...

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...

One woman lectured her best friend on the nature of the male animal. 'Husbands are like wood fires; they go out if left unattened.' 一名妇女向她最好的朋友大谈雄性动物的特性：“丈夫...

Harry did not stop his car at some traffic-lights when they were red, and he hit another car. Harry jumped out and went to it. There was an old man in the car. He was very frighten...

A couple had been married for 25 years and were celebrating their 60th birthdays, which fell on the same day. 一对结婚25周年的夫妻在庆祝他们六十岁的生日。他们恰好在同一天出生。 Dur...

The preacher was mad because one person in his congregation always fell asleep during the sermon. 牧师非常生气，因为总有一个人在他布道时打瞌睡。 As the man was snoring in the front...

At a jewelry store, a young man bought an expensive locket as a present for his girlfriend. 'Shall I engrave her name on it?' the jeweler asked. 在一家珠宝店里，一位年轻人买了一个...

During the Gulf War，my sister，Jane，bought a flag and asked her apartment‘s maintenance man, a Vietnam vet，to install a pole for her. When she offered to pay him, he told her t...

My father, brother and I visited West Point to see a football game between Army and Boston College. Taking a stroll before kickoff, we met many cadets in neatly pressed uniforms. S...