In 1990 the Swedes sent their first rocket up into outer space with a crew consisting of a chimpanzee（黑猩猩） and a Norwegian. On the control panel in fr...
A novice（初学者，新手） lion tamer（驯狮者） was being interviewed. "I understand your father was also a lion tamer," the reporter queried."Yes, he...
Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside: "Second-hand clothes bought and sold." He was carrying an old pair of pants（裤子，短裤） and ask...
As a newly commissinaed infantry（步兵） lieutenant, I was eager to set an example for my platoon（排，团） by cleaning my own M-16 rifle. While we were workin...
My battery commander（连长） and I were interviewing candidates for a position as reconnaissance（侦测，勘探） sergeant in our artillery（火炮，大炮） unit. The selecte...
The exec（执行，主任参谋） was making a presentation to the company board: “Computers have allowed us to cut costs,“ he explained. “We expect even more dramati...
At a dinner party in the home of friends, our host mentioned his highschool alma mater（母校，校歌） . One of the guests asked him if he had been a student t...
A wealthy matron（主妇） is so proud of a valuable antique（古老的） vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several pain...
Napoleon was illJack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinatio...
Good SightLawyer: You say you were about thirty-five feet away from the scene of the accident? Just how far can you see clearly?Witness: Well, when I ...