1.

Letter of Recommendation

When Peters learned that he was being fired, he went to see the head of human resources. "Since I've been with the firm for so long," he said, "I think I deserve at least a letter of recommendation."

The human resources director agreed and said he'd have the letter the next day. The following morning, Peters found a letter on his desk. It read, "Jonathan Peters worked for our company for 11 years. When

he left us, we were very satisfied."

推荐信

　　彼得斯听说自己被解雇了，便去见人力资源部的头头。"既然我在公司干了这么久，"他说，"我想至少该给我一封推荐信。"

　　人力资源部主任同意了，并说他第二天就可拿到该信。第二天早上，彼得斯在他的桌子上看　 一封信，上面写道："乔纳森•彼得斯在我们公司干了11年。当他离去的时候，我们很满意。"

2.

It depends

Traveler: Can I catch the three o'clock train to Toronto?

Ticket agent: That depends

on how fast you can run. It left fifteen minutes ago.

看情况

旅行者：我还能赶上3点钟那班到多伦多的火车吗？

售票员：那得看你跑得有多快。火车15分钟前开出。

3.

A Girl's Wish

On the way home after watching a ballet performance, the kindergarten teacher asked her students what they thought of it. The smallest girl in the class said she wished the dancers were taller so that they would not have to stand on their toes all the time.

小女孩的愿望

　　在观看完芭蕾舞表演回家的路上，幼儿园老师问学生的观后感。班上最小的女孩说，她希望舞蹈演员可以长得更高一点儿，那么他们就不用整天踮着脚尖了。

4.

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！"
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