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Goethes Tolerance 歌德的容忍
2023-12-05Goethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to him. Both of them stopp...
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Hunting Skills 打猎的技巧
2023-12-05Two Russian hunters meet. I shot a gigantic bear yesterday, says Ivan. Look at the hide!How do you find such huge bears? Sergei asks.Easy, says Ivan. ...
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Help! Doctor 急诊
2023-12-05“Help! Doctor! Please come quickly! My ten-year-old son has just swallowed a pen!““Ok , I'll be right there. I'll be there in 10 to 20 minutes...
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King and Knave 国王和无赖
2023-12-05George Ⅲ asked the once wellknown wit, Horne Tooke,whether he could play cards.Your Majesty, replied Tooke, I am a mere childwhere cards are concerned...
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Your Grandfather 你爷爷
2023-12-05A well dressed young man demanded as soon as he entered the restaurant:"Serve me, quick! Give me your best. I don't care the price."Not ...
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They're all drowned 他们全都淹死了
2023-12-05The 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(...
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CD Player CD唱机
2023-12-05While shopping for my first CD player, I was able to decipher most of the technicalese on the promotional signs. One designation had me puzzled, thoug...
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What Was It She Wanted 她要买什么
2023-12-05A store manager heard a clerk tell a customer. No, ma’am, we haven't had any for a while, and it doesn't look as if we'll be getting...
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Fishing 钓鱼
2023-12-05Larry and Harry drove 500 miles to go fishing. They paid a huge sum to rent a cabin, a similar about to rent a boat. They fished for three days and ca...
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Gallant Effort 殷勤
2023-12-05At 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 a...