A Pediatric Intern 儿科实习医生 In her first year as a pediatric intern, my daughter was responsible for the physical examinations of high-school athletes. When she asked one 16-year-old to strip so she could examine him, he looked at her for a...
A Secret of Long Life 长寿的秘密 Grandpa was celebrating his 100th birthday, and everyone was complimenting him on how well he looked. 爷爷正在庆祝他的100岁生日，每个人都在夸赞他气色看起来多好。 I'll tell you the secr...
Our Tails 我们的尾巴 The lecture on evolution had been going on for nearly two hours. After drinking some water, then the lecturer started again, Let me ask the evolutionist a question-if we had tails like a baboon, where are they? 关于进化论...
A Nail or a Fly 钉子还是苍蝇 One day an old gentleman whose eyesight was failing came to stay in a hotel room with a bottle of wine in each hand. On the wall there was a fly which he took for a nail. So the moment he hung them on it, the bottle...
Meeting 见面 Mame Thurber, the mother of humorist James Thurber, was a renowned practical joker. In her 60s, she went to visit a friend she had not seen for 30 years. The plan was for Mrs. Thurber to wear a red rose so that the friend could identif...
An Old Joke 老笑话 An elderly man went to a doctor with multiple complaints. 一个上了年纪的人带着港币病痛去看医生。 I see spots before my eyes, he said. 我眼前老是看到些斑斑点点的。他说。 It's due to old age, sa...
A Polite Boy 有礼貌的男孩 Little Tom, in a crowded bus, is sitting on his father's knees. An old lady gets on the bus, and the boy at once jumps down and says:May I offer you my seat? 在拥挤的公交车上，小汤姆坐在爸爸的膝盖上。...
A New Son 新儿子 Old man: May I sit here? 老人：我可以坐在这儿吗？ Young man: No, you can't. The seat is occupied. (To a beautiful girl) Eh... yes. The seat was for her. She is my sister. 年轻人：不，不能。这位子有人占了。...
Why Not Stay in the Hole 怎么不呆在洞里呢 An old cattleman rode into a clearing and saw an enraged bull about to charge a cowboy who had become separated from his horse. Head down and nostrils flared, the bull charged. The cowboy dived into a...
Selling a Ladder 卖梯子 There was a big garden near old Mr. Jones house, and it had a lot of fruit trees in it. One day he saw some beautiful apples on one of them. He went home and get a ladder, put it against the high wall of the garden and clim...
