A Cheap Meal

1)A man went into a restaurant. He ordered all the most expensive dishes and ate them with great enjoyment.2)Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man's table.The waiter said to the man:“what would your little boy like,sir?”3)“Oh,just an ice cream.”the man said. Then he stood up and said to the waiter:“I'm just going out to buy a newspaper.”4)The boy had eaten ice cream,then he stood up and walked to the door.5)The waiter said:“Excuse me, but your father hasn't come…     

开心果

The "good" lockA man wanted to buy a lock.The shop assistant showed him some, The man took up one of them and asked, "Is this lock safe?"     

阅读理解

Nasreddin wanted to buy some new clothes,sohe went to a shop.First he asked for some trousersand put them on,but then he took them off andgave them back to the shopkeeper and said,“No,give me a coat instead of these.”The man gave him a coat,and said,“This onecosts the same as the trousers.” Nasreddin took thecoat and walked out of the shop with it. Theshopkeeper ran after him and said,“You have notpaid for that coat!”“But I gave you the trousers for the coat,”saidNasreddin.“They co…     

阅读理解精练

A People used to say,“The hand that rocksthe cradle(摇篮)rules the world”and“Be-hind every successful man there’s a woman.”Both of these sayings mean the same thing.Men rule the world,but their wives rule them.Most of the American women like makingth     

The Elephant Did It!

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a cirus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, “I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!” Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.     

FUNNY STORIES

A Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人) .Both of them loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught the servant who was just doing that.     

Symbols In HEMINGWAY''''S “Hills Like White Elephants” Story commentary

HEMINGWAY's story,“Hills Like White Elephants”,is about lovingrelationships between an American man and a girl.As lovers,they are in-timate,with the girl in the state of pregnancy.The story is told from the objective point of view.It takes place duringa 40-minute wait between trains.What lies behind them is indicated by thelabels on their bags.What lies ahead of them implies entire force and dir-ection of the story.It is at the station that a decision will be made that     

英语小故事

正A man sells some birds on the street.A little boy,Henry stands in front of the birdcage.He looks at the birds and feels sad.The birds twitter and flap their wings.They try to come out of the birdcage.Henry asks,"Excuse me,Sir.How much are the birds?""Fifty cents each,"answers the man."I want to buy all of them.How much are they?"says Henry.The man counts the birds and says,"Five dollars.""Here’s the money,"says Henry.     

如何解答高考完形填空题

The story of King Midas is not true No man could really touch the things around him and make them turn to gold.to gold.It could be wonderful if we could turn.     

It's Dangerous for Me

A man always went to the same bar at the same time every day and asked for twoglasses of beer, He would drink them and then ask for two more. One day the barman asked him: “Why do you always ask for two glasses of beer? Why don’t you order one bigglass instead?”“Because I don’t like to drink alone”, the man answered.“I drink with myfriend.” But a few days later the man came in and asked for only one beer. “Oh, has your friend died?”asked the barman.     

阅读理解精选

AA man went to buy a piece of meat.He askedthe butcher(屠夫 ) to tell him the way of cooking itbecause he didn't know how to cook meat.Thebutcher told him how to cook it.“But I can't remember your words,”the mansaid,“Will you please write your words down forme?”Thebutcher was a good man and he wrotehiswords down for the man.The man went homehappily with the meat in his hand and the note(便条 ) in his pocket.A dog saw the meat,jumped athim and took the meataway.The man stood there.He did…     

The Old Womanand Robber

An old woman wentoutshopping lastTuesday.She came to a bank and saw acar near the door.A man gotoutof itandwent into the bank.She looked into thecar.The keys were in the lock.The oldwoman took the keys and went after theman into the bank.The man took a knife out of hispocketand said to the bank worker,“Giveme all the money!” But the old womandidn'tsee this.She went to the man,putthe keysin his hand and said,“Young manyou're foolish!Never leave your keys inthe car.Someone's going to driv…     

In a Zoo

Tony was very poor and wanted to get a job. One day he read in a news-paper that a man was wanted to work in a zoo.“That will be wonderful,”he thought,“I like animals, and looking after them will be interesting.”So Tony went to the manager of the zoo and asked for the job.“You look     

How Old Are You?

A mother and her young son got into a bus in a small city and sat down.The bus conductor came to them for their money.The mother said, "I want one ticket to London, "and gave her a shilling(先令,英国货币单位,1先令等于12便士)..The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him, "How old are you,young man?     

COMPREHENSION

正A We find many kinds of animals on the earth.Some animals,like tigers,and elephants,live in big forests.They are called wild(野生的)animals.Some others,like cows and dogs,live with man and we call them domestic(驯养的)animals.Animals are important to man.Man catches wild animals for fur(毛皮)and meat.Domestic animals give man food,too.They are more important than wild animals.Without them life would be hard.     

Mr Shaw and a Young Man

Mr Shaw wrote a lot of nice novels(小说) and all the world knew him. He didn't like the arrogant(傲慢的) rich men and often laughed at them, so most people liked him.Mr Shaw was often asked to all kinds of parties. A lot of important men hoped to know him. One day a famous singer asked him to her party. When Mr Shaw came in, all the people stood up except a young man. The singer hurried to meet him and asked him to sit down next to the young man. The young man's father was one of the riches…     

Why Did the Young Man Buy Sixteen Cars?

A young man went to a car shop.He was wearing rubber boots(胶靴子)and a dirty jacket.And he needed a haircut badly.The young man looked at an expensive car carefully and then turned to speak tothe shopkeeper.“Howmuch is this car?”he asked.“One thousand two hundred and eighteen     

《印度之行》马拉巴山与洞穴的意象解析(英文)

This paper is to examine two significant landscapes and settings in E.M.Forster’s novel A Passage to India.Most of the impression and atmosphere of them are chaotic,shapeless and mysterious,which helps to convey Forster’s idea that man’s wish for order and harmonious links with other people and the universe is insignificant and ineffective.The Marabar hills and caves fully represent this idea.     

A Smart Dog

A Smart Dog Wilkins was hot and tired, so he went into a small cafe(咖啡馆) for a cold drink. The place was empty except for an old man and a dog. They were both sitting at a table in a corner of the cafe. In front of them was a chessboard. For a moment, …     

At the Court

A man had to go to court, and he asked his lawyer which judge would be hearing (审理) the case. His lawyer told him and asked:“Do you know him?”The man answered:“No, but I wanted to know his name so that I could send him a dozen bottles of good wine.”