Marry Him

Jane loved Tony , but she worried about all the money he squandered when they went out together. "How can I stop Tony spending so much money on me?" She asked her mother.

"Marry him!"

嫁给他

简很爱托尼，但是当他们一起出去的时候，托尼总是大手大脚地花钱，这使简感到很不安。"我怎样才能不让托尼在我身上花那么多钱呢？"她问自已的母亲。

"嫁给他！"

An Abstract Noun

Teacher: What's an abstract noun, Jane?

Jane: I don't know, madam.

Teacher: What, you don't know! Well. It's the name of a thing which you can think of but cannot touch. Now, give me an example.

Jane: A red-hot poker, madam.

抽象名词

老师：简，什么是抽象名词？

简：我不知道，老师。

老师：什么，你不知道！抽象名词就是你想象得到但触摸不到的东西。现在，你给我举个例子。

简：老师，比如说一根炙热的拨火棍。

Gallant Effort

At a dinner party a shy young man had been trying to think of something nice to say to his hostess. At last he saw his chance when she turned to him and remarked, "What a small appetite you have tonight, Mr. Jones."

"To sit next to you," he replied gallantly, "would cause any man to lose his appetite."

殷勤

在一次晚餐聚会上，一位腼腆的年青人一直在冥思苦想对女主人说一些好听的话。机会总于来了，女主人转向他说："琼斯先生，您今晚的饭量太小了。"

"坐在您身边，"他殷勤的说道，"任何男人都会失去胃口的。"

Where is the Winner

Customer: This lobster's only got one claw.

Waiter: I guess he's been in a fight, sir.

Customer: Well, bring me the winner.

胜者在哪里？

顾客：这只龙虾只有一只爪子。

侍者：我猜应该是在打架时弄丢的，先生。

顾客：那样的话，请把那只胜者请来吧。