类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:32
During the college speech course I taught, I spoke about a Chinese student who, after moving to the United States, decided she wanted an English name to honor her new home. "She chose the name Patience," I told the class, "because she wanted to be reminde...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:31
A drunk phoned police to report that thieves had been in his car. "They've stolen the dashboard, the steering wheel, even the brake pedal!" he cried out. However, before the police investigation could start, the phone rang a second time "Never mind," the ...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:31
A businessman enters a tavern, sits down at the bar, and orders a double martini on the rocks. After he finishes the drink, he peeks inside his shirt pocket, and then orders the bartender to prepare another double martini. After he finishes that, he again...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:30
Ground Rules One of my favorite teachers at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau was known of his droll sense of humor. Explaining his ground rules to one freshman class, he said, "Now I know my lectures can often be dry and boring, so I ...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:30
Thinking his son would enjoy seeing the reenactment of a Civil War battle, my niece's husband took the boy, Will, to the event. But the poor child was terrified by the booming cannons. During a lull, Will's dad finally got him calmed down. That's when the...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:29
你跟我说一下不就行了吗？ No good deed goes unpunished. I had volunteered to tar the roof on my father's shed. I was about halfway done when I slipped and fell flat on my face getting black goop all over my shirt, my pants, even my hair. Hearing the thud, Dad looked u...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:29
There was a disciple who was responsible for brewing and serving tea for his master. His master had a precious antique teapot, which the master loved very much. Once, perhaps because he was too deep in samadhi and his limbs became weak, the disciple broke...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:29
"All the kids make fun of me," the boy cried to his mother. "They say I have a big head." "Don't listen to them," his mother consoled. "You have a beautiful head. Now stop crying and go to the store for ten pounds of potatoes." "Where's the shopping bag?"...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:28
Grandma's Busy Home There was a man who came to his friend's house to pick up a little child for preschool, and he saw an elderly woman hugging the child before they left the house. So, the man said, "Who's that?" and the child responded, "It's my grandmo...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:21:28
Been Okay A young couple was becoming anxious about their four-year-old son, who had not yet talked. They took him to specialists, but the doctors found nothing wrong with him. Then one morning at breakfast the boy suddenly blurted, "Mom, the toast is bur...
