类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:08
The community college where my ex-husband teaches is next door to the North Carolina School for the Deaf. One day he entered the computer lab and noticed a hearing-impaired student signing away animatedly -- but, it seemed, to no one in particular. He ask...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:07
My good friend is more aggressive at work than she realizes. After she had her annual performance review, I asked, “How did it go?” “They had written that I was overbearing,” she replied with a shrug. “I made them take it off.” 我的好朋友并没有意识到她在工作上是如何的咄咄...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:07
I worked in the biology department at Buffalo State College in New York. The Great Lakes Laboratory, also stationed at the college, employed a licensed boat captain to man its research vessel. It was common knowledge that the captain couldn't swim. When n...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:06
One day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor. She was very afraid of mouse, so she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went to the shops. There she bought a mousetrap. The shopkeeper said to her, "Put some cheese in it and you will soo...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:06
我在一所大学图书馆上班时,学生会找各种借口去逃避交纳过期不还书籍的罚金。 这些借口经常能让我觉得不可思议。一天傍晚,一个年纪较大的学生来还2本过了归还期很久的书。我让她交纳2美元罚金,她却大发雷霆,说罚2美元太过分。我给她解释,过期一天得罚多少,但她就是坚持说她可以免交这些罚款。 “...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:05
一位朋友John从费城来访,他花了好些时间去适应我们南方的食品和口音。 一天,我们在当地一家餐厅吃早餐,他点了一个玉米粉鸡蛋饼。“是玉米碴子粥吗?”,女招待问道。 英文请听音频...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:05
After being with her all evening, the man couldn't take another minute with his blind date. Earlier, he had secretly arranged to have a friend call him to the phone so he would have an excuse to leave. When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes, p...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:04
Sammy prayed every night for two weeks, asking God for $100. When he got no response, he thought it would be a good idea to write to God and see if that worked. The post office received the letter addressed to “God, Los Angeles.” They decided that it woul...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:04
Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by air. He liked sitting beside a window when he was flying, so when he got on to the plane, he looked for a window seat. He found all of them had already had bee...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:04
While proudly showing off his new apartment to friends, a college student led the way into the den. "What is the big brass gong and hammer for?" one of his friends asked. "That is the talking clock," the man replied. "How's it work?" "Watch," the man said...