英语小达人 290 How to Save Money
How to Save Money 怎样省钱 Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. 三个工程师和三个会计一起坐火车去参加一个会议。 At the station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the
英语小达人 291 Honesty
Honesty 诚实 An investment counselor decided to go out on her own. She was shrewd and diligent, so business kept coming in, and pretty soon she realized that she needed an in-house counsel. She began to interview young lawyers. 一个投资顾问决定
英语小达人 292 Forgotten Pillowcases
Forgotten Pillowcases 忘了拿的枕套 A stingy old lawyer who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness was determined to prove wrong the saying, You can't take it with you. 一个吝啬的老律师被诊断出得了不治之症。于是他决定要
英语小达人 293 God Will Pay the Bill
God Will Pay the Bill 上帝会付账 A man was brought to the hospital, and taken quickly in for emergency surgery. The operation went well, and as the groggy man regained consciousness, he was reassured by a Sister of Mercy, who was waiting by his
英语小达人 294 Show You the True Money
Show You the True Money 告诉你钱的真相 A fool and his money are asked to go everywhere. 一个有钱的傻瓜被邀请去世界各地。 A fool and his money are soon elected. 一个有钱的傻瓜很快就被选上了。 A fool and his money
英语小达人 295 Lemon Squeeze
Lemon Squeeze 挤柠檬 The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they had a standing $1,000 bet. The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron. Anyone wh
英语小达人 296 A Smart Businessman
A Smart Businessman 聪明的商人 Jack, a smart businessman, talks to his son. 杰克是个很精明的商人，他找儿子谈话。 Jack: I want you to marry a girl of my choice. 杰克：我想让你娶一个我选的姑娘。 Son: I will choose
英语小达人 297 Guess the Correct Ending
Guess the Correct Ending 猜猜正确的下文 A fourth grade teacher collected old, well-known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the rest. Their insight may surprise you. 一个四年
英语小达人 298 Professor's Wish
Professor's Wish 教授的愿望 A graduate student, a post-doc, and a professor were walking on campus and they found an antique oil lamp. They rubbed it and a genie came out in a puff of smoke. 一个研究生、一个博士后和一个教授在校园
英语小达人 299 What the Student Say in Science Classes
What the Student Say in Science Classes 自然科学课上学生们都说了什么 The following quotations were gleaned from classroom discussions in 5th and 6th grade science classes. 下面的这些话都是从五六年级的自然科学课的课堂
英语小达人 300 Grading of Final Exams
Grading of Final Exams 期末考试的打分 Here is a list of the ways professors here at the American University grade their final exams. 下面是美国大学的教授们给期末考试打分的方式。 Dept of Statistics 统计学系 All grades
英语小达人 301 A Letter
A Letter 一封信 Dear Mother and Dad, 亲爱的爸爸妈妈： Since I left for college I have been remise in writing and I am sorry for my thoughtlessness in not having written before. I will bring you up to date now, but before you read on, pleas
英语小达人 302 Writing Home with Ease
Writing Home with Ease 方便地写家信 Dear Parent(s), Date: 亲爱的爸爸妈妈，日期： I am too busy to write, but this checklist covers most of the topics of interest to both of us. 我太忙了，没时间给你们写信。不过下面的清
英语小达人 303 Funny Excuses Notes
Funny Excuses Notes 可笑的假条 If you think that today's students aren't learning all they should, check out some of the writing miscreated by their moms and dads. The following are some funny excuses notes received by teachers, spelling mistake
英语小达人 304 You Don't Know Who I Am
You Don't Know Who I Am 你不认识我 One professor had a strict policy that the hourly examinations were done at the bell and anyone who kept writing on their exam paper after the bell would take a zero on the exam. 一个老师对于考试时间的
