A Famous Writers“ Friend”

WilburSmithwasadmiringthecoverofhislatestbookonaflighttoAmericawhenthemaninthenextseatleanedoverandasked，“IseeyoureadWilburSmith．Whatdoyouthinkofhim？”“Ithinkhesbrilliant，”repliedWilbur．“Well，thatguyisafriendofmine，”saidhisneighborproudly．“Ohreally？”saidWilbur．“Notonlythat，butImthemodelforoneofhisheroes．”“Isthatso？”“Yeah．Wouldyoulikehissignature？”“Couldyouarrangethat？”askedWilbur．“Sure．Givemeyourcard．”Wilburhandedoverhisbusinesscard，whichthemandiscre…     

I''''m Helping Him

Amasterofashipcalledout，“Whoisbelow？”Aboyanswered，“Will，sir．”“Whatareyoudoing？”“Nothing，sir．”“IsTomthere？”“Yes，”saidTom．“Whatareyoudoing？”“ImhelpingWill，sir．”I'm Helping Him     

Humour

TooLateMygrandpawasfivefeetsixinchestallandmygrand鄄mawasseveralinchestallerthanhim．Iaskedmygrandma，“Howcouldyoufallinlovewithamanshorterthanyou？”Shereplied，“Wefellinlovesittingdown，andwhenIstoodup，itwastoolate．”MotherorBankEverytimeachildaskedhismotherformoney，shewouldsay，“WhatdoyouthinkIam？Abank？”Thechildwenttoaskformoneyinabank．Theclerksaidtohim，“WhatdoyouthinkIam？Yourmother？”GroundRulesOneofmyfavouriteteachersatuniversitywasknownforhissenseofhumour．Explainin…     

English Helped Us Understand Each Other

Lastsummervacation，IvisitedBeijingwithmyfather．Oneday，wemettwoforeignchildreninTiantanPark．Iwasverycuriousaboutthem，soIwenttotalkwiththem．“你们叫什么名字？”IaskedtheminChinese．“Sorry，wecantunderstandyou．CanyouspeakEnglish？”thelittlegirlsaidquickly．Ifeltalittleembar－rassed，thinkingthatifIwantedtotalkwiththemIhadtospeakEnglish．ButcouldIspeakstandardEnglish？CouldtheyunderstandmeifIspokeit？FinallyIdecidedtousethechanceandhaveatalkwiththem．“Whereareyoufrom？”Iasked．…     

Valuable Clues

Apolicemanwasinvestigatingacaseofmurder．Heaskedtheonlywitness，“Didyouseethemurdererwhenhewaskillingtheoldman？”“No．ButIsawamansittingneartheoldmanshouse．Hehadaknifeinhishand．”“Hm，”thepolicemannodded．“Nowcanyoutellmewhathelookedlike？Imean，w     

The Spider and the Bookworm

Aspidersawabookwormcomingoutfromabook．“Whoareyou？”heasked．“Youdontknowme？”saidtheworm．“Iamabookworm．Webookwormsarethemostlearnedintheworld．”“ButIveheardthatmanisthemostlearned．”“No，no，”thebookwormlaughed．“Mencantbeaslearnedasweare．W     

Riddles of English Letters

１．Whyistheletter“A”liketwelveo蒺clock？２．Whyistheletter“B”likeafire？3．Whatletteristhebeginningofeveryendandtheendofeveryplace？4．Whyistheletter“G”likethesun？5．Whichletterreferstoyourself？6．Whyistheletter“K”likeapig蒺stail？7．Lukehaditfirst；Paulhaditlast；boysneverhadit；girlshaditonce；MissSullivanhadittwiceinthesameplace，butwhenshemarriedPatMurphysheneverhaditagain．Whatisit？8．Whyshouldahousekeeperneverputtheletter“M”intoherrefrig鄄erator？9．Whatisitthatoccurs…     

HUMOUR A Case For The FBI(联邦调查局办案)

ThephonerangatFBIheadquarters．“Hello，isthistheFBI？”“Yes，itis．Whatdoyouwant？”thevoicereplied．“ImcallingtoreportmyneighbourTom．Heishidingmarijuan（大麻）inhisfirewood，”themansaid．“Wewillinvestigate，”saidtheFBIagent．Onthenextday，theFBIca     

Humor and Jokes

IHaveTurnedItOverAwomansaidtoherhushand，“Dear，lookatoursheet！Itstoodirty．Wouldyouliketowashitnow？”Themanlookedatthesheetandthenthoughtforawhileandsaid，“Idontthinkitsnecessary．Wecanturnthesheetover．Isthatallright？”Hiswifewasveryangryatthis．“Howlazyyouare！”sheshouted，“Totellyouthetruth，Iturneditoverlastweek．”MeatfortheDogAfterthefamilyhadfinishedtheirdinnerinarestaurant，Fathercalledoverthewaiter．“Mysonhasleftquitealotofmeatontheplate，”hesaid，“Couldyougivemeab…     

The Reward for Hard Work(初二适用)

Raniwasdoingherhomeworkoneafternoonwhentherewasaknockonthedoor．Shewenttoopenthedoorandwassurprisedtoseetwopolice－menstandingoutside．“IsthisthehomeofMrSamy？”theyasked．“Yes，”saidRani，be－ginningtobeworried．“CanIspeaktoyourmother？”saidoneofthepolicemen．Raniwentintocallhermother，feelingthatsomethingwaswrong．Sheheardonepo－licemantellinghermother，“Imsorry，butMrSamywashitdeadbyacaronhiswayhome．”Raniwasfourteenwhenherfather，auniversityprofessor，died．Shehadtoleaveschoolt…     

表示“建义”、“请求”的句式及试题精练

用英语表示“建议”、“请求”或“征求别人的意见”时，为了使其语气委婉、客气，可采用多种句式。常见的句式如下：一、“Shallwe／I．．．？”用于第一人称，表示“建议”、“征求意见”等，在we或I的后面接动词原形，相当于“Wouldyoulikeus（me）to．．．？”句式。常译成“要不要我（们）……？；我（们）……好吗？”。【试题精练】１）—Shallwegotothezootomorrow？—A．Itdoesntmatter．B．Thatsnothing．C．Agoodidea。D．Yourewelcome．２）Iopenthewindow？Itsveryhothere．A．MustB．WillC．ShallD．Would【答案】…     

A Famous Man in History

ConfuciuswasbornfivehundredandfiftyyearsbeforeChrist（BC）．UnlikeJesusChrist，hedidnotbringwordsofGodtothepeople．Hewasacleverteacherandaphilosopher，lookingfortruthandwisdom．Mostofhisteachingwasaboutlifeintheworld．Confuciuswasverykeentogivepeoplerulers．Someoneaskedhim，“Whatdoesacountryneed？”Confuciusanswered，“Enoughfood，agoodarmy，andagoodruler．”Thenthepeopleasked，“Whichoneisthemostimportant？”Confuciusanswered，“Anarmyisnotveryimportant．Allmenmustdie，sofoodisnotthemo…     

“提建议”的常用提法

在日常生活中，有一些英语句型可以表示“做……如何？”或“做……，好吗？”。这些句型，结构各具特色，用词也各不相同。掌握这些句型，可以提高初学者的英语表达能力。下面就谈一谈如何提建议。１．用“Lets．．．”句型。例如：Letsgooutforawalkaftersupper，shallwe？咱们晚饭后出去散散步好吗？Letsnotringyourparentsnowbutwaituntillater．咱们现在先别给你的父母亲打电话，等等再打吧。Letscrossoverherewhilethelightsgreen．现在是绿灯，咱们就在这里横穿过去吧。２．用“Whatabout．．．？”或“Howabout．．．？”句型。…     

A Sly Robber

“Excusemesir．Doyouhappentohaveseenapolicemananywhereabouthere？”askedarobber（强盗）？“Iamsorry，butIhaventseenasignofone．”“Allright，hurryupandgivemeyourwatchandpocket－bookthen．”A Sly Robber@扬帆     

A Silly Servant

Aservantbrokeacup．Hismasterwasangryandasked，“Howdidyoubreakit？““Doyoureallywanttoknow？”theservantpickedupanothercupandthrewitontotheground，“Ibrokeitlikethis．”A Silly Servant@一兵     

Jokes

UnexpectedAnswerInaphysicsclass，theteacherwasexplainingvibration（振动）andresonance（共鸣）．Inordertohelphisstudentsunderstandwhathesaid，theteacherasked，“IfIthrowastoneintoafishpond，whatphenomenonwillhappen？”“Youwillbefined５yuan．”answeredthestudentswithonevoice．WhenItIsRainingTheteacheraskedJack，“Pleasetellme，whenisitbesttopickap－ples？”Thenheturnedtotheotherstudentsandsaid，“Dontprompthim．”Jackstoodupandansweredwithoutanyhesitation，“Itisbestwhenitisraining，becau…     

Tom and His Marijuana

Onemorningthephoneattheofficeofapolicestationrang．“Hello，isthisthepolicestation？”“Yes，itis．Anyhelpdoyouneed？”thevoicereplied．“I蒺mcallingtoreportmyneighbourTom．Heishidingmarijuana（大麻—一种毒品）inhisfirewood，”themansaid.“Wewillinvestigate（调查），”saidtheofficer．Thenextday，somepolicemenwenttoTom蒺shouse．Theysearchedtheshed（棚屋）wherethefirewoodwaskept，brokeeverypieceofwoodbutfoundnomarijuana．Theycuredat（咒骂）Tomandleftangrily．“Hey，Tom．Didthepolicecomeandc…     

质疑“100万有多大”的数学价值

“100万有多大？”是个怪问题．100万就是100万嘛．据说这是要形成“数感”．哦，这个连专家们都争论不休的“数感”，已经付诸实践了．于是，“100万有多大？”进入7年级数学课程，有大块文章发表，有博士论文研究．一个公开发表的教案，让学生研究“100万粒米有多少？”实际上，成人也不知道其答案，因为没有用．更令人称奇的是，问学生“100万人民币要用多大的箱子装？”     

笑口常开(英文)

Ⅰ．Absent－mindedBabysittersMrsWhiteandMrsBlackmetinthestreet．“Howsyourlittlebaby？”MrsBlackasked．“Well，mybabyisallright，”asnweredMrsWhite．“Butthebabysitterissoabsent－mindedthatsometimessheforgetstogivethebabymilk．”“Oh，thatsnothing，”said     

Henry Wanted to See a Doctor

HenrywasfromtheUnitedStatesandhehadcometoLondon１aholiday．Onedayhewasnotfeel－ing２，sohewenttotheclerk（服务员）atthedeskofhishotelandsaid，“Iwantto３adoctor．Canyougivemethenameofagoodone？”Theclerklookedinabookandthen４，“DrKennethGrey，６１０１０．”Henrysaid，“５youverymuch．Isheexpensive？”“Well，”theclerk６，“healwayscharges（收费）hispatients（病人）twopoundsfortheirfirstvisittohim，and１．５０forlatervisits．”Henrydecidedtosave（节省）５０p，sowhenhe７toseethedoctor，hes…