A very thin man met a very fat man in the hotel lobby. 'From your looks,' said the fat man, 'there might have been a famine.' 'Yes,' was the reply, 'and from your looks, you ...

1. I‘ll See to the Rest    A guard was about to signal his train to start when he saw an attractive girl standing on the platform by an open door, talking to anoth...

  1.Drive on   Seth Smith was reckoned the laziest man in town． Sotired had the authorities become of contributing to his supportthat they decided to consign him to a li...

 1.I painted the vase A wealthy matron（主妇，保姆） is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several ...

１. Son:'Why are the hen‘s legs so short?' Dad:'You are a fool. If the hen‘s legs were too long, wouldn‘t they drop their eggs into pieces when laying?'   翻译： 儿子：“...

1.The Effectiveness of Advertisement   Some businessmen were talking about advertising on TV excitedly. As none of them had ever done it before, every one had his point of vie...

'Professor, I did the best I could on this test. I really don‘t think I deserve a zero.'   'Neither do I. But that‘s the lowest grade I‘m allowed to give.' 翻译： 学生：“...

Husband: Before I married you, I never thought of saving money. Wife: And now? Husband: Now I‘m thinking About  how much I could have saved if I hadn‘t married you.  ...

1.The smart Old Lady An old lady who was very deaf and who thought everything too dear, went into a shop and asked the shopman:‘ How much this stuff?‘ ‘Seven dollars, Madam, it ...

1.How to be like a gentleman   Dick was seven years old, and his sister, Catherine, was five. One day their mother took them to their aunt‘s house to play while she went to t...