【生词预览】 oath 宣誓 【笑话原文】 Twenty-oneForever Incourtajudgeaskedthewitness,Howoldareyou?Imean,really,howoldareyou?Andremember,you'reunderoathsotellthetruth. Thewomanreplied,I'mtwentyoneandsomemonths. Thejudgesaid,Bespecific:howm...
【生词预览】 dent 凹痕, wee 极小的, tailpipe 排气管 【笑话原文】 RolluptheWindowsFirst Awomangotadentinhercarandtookitintotherepairshop.Therepairmandecidedtohaveaweebitoffun.Sohetoldherallshehadtodowastotakeithomeandblowinthet...
【生词预览】 tightfisted 吝啬的, stingy 小气的, Yama 阎罗王, escort 护送 【笑话原文】 TightfistedTilltheEnd Whenaverymiserlymannicknamedthestingyghostdiedandwenttohell,theYamaKingreproachedhim,saying,Youstingyghost!Whenyo...
【生词预览】 vibrate 使震动, conscience 良心 【笑话原文】 TheAdvantageofNoise WhereverIdrovemyoldcarover55milesperhour,itvibratedterribly,soIdecidedtosellit.Myfirstcustomerwantedtobuythecar,andIbattledwithmyconscienceoverwhetherorn...
【生词预览】 smuggle 走私, sentry 哨兵, instruct 命令, reluctantly 不情愿地, bartender 酒保 【笑话原文】 WhatWereYouSmuggling Thesuspicious-lookingmandroveuptotheborder,wherehewasgreetedbyasentry.Whentheguardlookedinth...
【生词预览】 maintenance 维修, cemetery 墓地 【笑话原文】 HeIsReallySomebody --Myunclehas1000menunderhim. --Heisreallysomebody.Whatdoeshedo? --Amaintenancemaninacemetery. 【中文译文】 他真是一个大人物 -- 我叔叔下面有...
【生词预览】 deposit 存放, counter 柜台 【笑话原文】 DirectlyfromAmerica NotlongafteranoldChinesewomancamebacktoChinafromhervisittoherdaughterintheStates,shewenttoacitybanktodeposittheUSdollarsherdaughtergaveher.Atthebankcounter,the...
【生词预览】 precious 珍贵的 【笑话原文】 HeCan tRead Mrs.Brown:Oh,mydear,Ihavelostmypreciouslittledog! Mrs.Smith:Butyoumustputanadvertisementinthepapers! Mrs.Brown:It'snouse.Mylittledogcan'tread. 【中文译文】 我的狗不识字 布...
【生词预览】 lobster 龙虾, claw 爪子 【笑话原文】 BringMetheWinner Waiter,thislobsterhasonlyoneclaw. I'msorry,sir.Itmusthavebeeninafight. Well,bringmethewinnerthen. 【中文译文】 给我那个打赢的吧 服务员,这个龙虾只...
【生词预览】 cease 停止, emergency 突发事件, operator 接线员 【笑话原文】 TwoHunters Oncetwohunterswenthuntingintheforest.Oneofthemsuddenlyfelldownbyaccident.Heshowedthewhitesofhiseyesandseemedtohaveceasedbreathing.Theotherhu...