George W. Bush visits an elementary school and the 4th grade class is in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the class in a discussion of the word tragedy. So George...
Mrs. Green was eighty, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturday and bought her food. She did not drive fast, because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her,...
At a jewelry store, a young man bought an expensive locket（小盒） as a present for his girlfriend. Shall I engrave（雕刻，铭记） her name on it? the jeweler asked. The customer thought for a moment, and then said, No-engrave it 'To my one...
Mother asked her little daughter who was reading a book. What are you reading, dear? I don't know. the little girl answered. You don't know? But you were reading aloud, so you must know. I was reading aloud, mummy, but i wasn't listening, explained t...
I once lived in Arizona near fort Huachuca, an Army installation. Our street consisted mainly of mobile homes with small yards, but grass was difficult to grow in that climate, especially with the many children and dogs romping through（不费力地完...
The British RAF base where I was stationed（驻扎，配置） as part of a contingent（分遣队，偶然事件） of USAF personnel had one narrow road winding through（蜿蜒穿过） the crowded residential area. After a rash of minor vehicle...
My husband was enjoying the day off from work and watched me scurry（疾跑） about the house. I picked up his dirty clothes, put away his work shoes, carried out his popcorn bowl from the previous night's football viewing, washed the breakfast dis...
During World War II, I found that my wedding ring was being destroyed through the use of my GI trenching（挖沟） shovel（铁铲） , so I took the ring off and placed it on my dog-tag chain. After being promoted from corporal（下士） to staf...
Mr. and Mrs. Jones very seldom go out in the evening, but last saturday, Mrs. Jones said to her husband, There is a good film at the cinema tonight. Can we go and see it? Mr. Jones was quite happy about it, so they went, and both of them enjoyed the...
Talking clock While proudly showing off his new apartment to friends, a college student led the way into the den（私室，贼窝） . What is the big brass gong（锣） and hammer for? one of his friends asked. That is the talking clock, the man r...
