摘要:"I don't like to inquire too curiously into your affairs，" said the lady to her husband．"But something's been bothering me for days．"[阅读全文]

摘要:＂But, Dad," said Tom, "I can only see one light at the end of the bar．＂[阅读全文]

摘要:Thank you, my boy, Give your mistress and her son my thanks for their kindness and here is two shillings for yourself.[阅读全文]

摘要:Never， never， never say we are out of anything—say we've got it on order and it's coming． Now what was it she wanted?" "Rain．" said the clerk．[阅读全文]

摘要:Uncle Silas had lighted his pipe for a comfortable smoke，when Aunt Rebecca looked up from her knitting and said："Silas，do you know that Sunday next will be the thirtieth anniversary of our wedding[阅读全文]

摘要:A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard． They did not have their umbrella with them， and there was nowhere to hide from the rain，[阅读全文]

摘要:No matter which girl he brought home， the young man found disapproval from his mother． A friend gave him advice．[阅读全文]

摘要:He who sleeps catches no fish，—but he who keeps awake catches crabs every moment of his life． All professions can yield a man enough to live on，—except professions of faith．[阅读全文]

摘要:Prince Henry． Welcome， Jack． Where hast thou been？ Falstaff．A plague on all cowards， I say， and a vengeance too！ marry， and amen！（To an attendant．） Give me a cupof sack， boy． Ere I le[阅读全文]

摘要:In some Government offices the clerks， upon arrival in themorning， have to sign their names in an "attendance book". This book provides space for signature[阅读全文]

摘要:If all the brothers you have in the world give you as much as I have done, you'll be richer than I am.[阅读全文]

摘要:King Guaire walked amid his court The palaceyard and riverside And there to three old beggars said, "You that have wandered far and wide Can ravel out what's in my head． Do men[阅读全文]

摘要:Seth Smith was reckoned the laziest man in town． Sotired had the authorities become of contributing to his supportthat they decided to consign him to a living tomb．[阅读全文]

摘要:The English author，Richard Savage，was once living inLondon in great poverty．In order to earn a little money he hadwritten the story of his life[阅读全文]

摘要:George Ⅲ asked the once wellknown wit， Horne Tooke，whether he could play cards．[阅读全文]

摘要:If you wish to know'my greatgrandfather was a monkey. In fact, my pedigree began where yours terminates．"[阅读全文]

摘要:"Oh, please, don't. I have no wish to be Miss Wilhberforce for ever ．"[阅读全文]

摘要:The great painter was asked，one day to paint a picture of "Pharaoh crossing the Red Sea"．A little while after the picture had been commenced，a hitch arose over the fee，[阅读全文]

摘要:Bishop Vaughan was a man of great hospitality， and onone occasion when a conference of world delegates was beingheld in London， he asked a number of native clergy to call onhim．[阅读全文]

摘要:A man went into a bar， sat down， called the barman and said to him，"Give me a drink before the trouble starts．"[阅读全文]