类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:17
We were listening to a lecture on psychic phenomena in our Comparative Religions course. Our instructor told us about a woman who contacted police working on a missing persons case. "She gave them eerily detailed instructions on where to find the body," t...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:17
Tourists ask a lot of questions as we travel between the Hawaiian Islands on my charter boat. Some people wanted to know, "Does the water go all the way around the island?" Another asked, "How much further until we're in the ocean?" But the one that made ...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:16
Torrential rainstorms were knocking down power lines all over town. That meant, as a customer service rep for the electric company, I was dispatching repairmen right and left. When one lineman called a customer to get her exact address, he was told, "I'm ...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:16
Guns always gave me the willies. But when my new job required me to transport valuables, I decided I needed one for protection. Since I knew next to nothing about firearms, I joined a pistol club, hoping to pick up some much-needed pointers. After watchin...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:14
"Doctor," she said loudly, bouncing into the room, "I want you to say frankly what's wrong with me." He surveyed her from head to foot. "Madam," he said at length, "I've just three things to tell you. First, your weight wants reducing by nearly fifty poun...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:14
Just as my husband pulled his delivery van away from the florist, the manager came running out. There was a cancellation on one of the orders, and he needed it back. "Which one?" my husband asked. "The one that reads 'Susan, I will love you forever. Bob.'...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:14
When I overheard one of my cashiers tell a customer, "We haven't had it for a while, and I doubt we'll be getting it soon," I quickly assured the customer that we would have whatever it was she wanted by next week. After she left, I read the cashier the r...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:13
Who says companies only care about the bottom line? Ours is socially conscious and offers employees fun outdoor activities throughout the complex. Both of these admirable elements were driven home one day when a voice over the loudspeaker boomed "Everyone...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:13
A big challenge of running a small business is dealing with employees' requests for time off. One morning an employee said, "I need to leave early tomorrow." Later that same day, he followed up with, "Looks like I'll be coming in late tomorrow, but if my ...
