Why he couldn't leave?
There was a meeting with a large number of people.At first the speaker was very interesting,but as time went on,he became very boring.Finally when he was through,there was only one man sitting in the large room.
The speaker walked up to the man and said,"Thank you for hearing me out when all the others left the room."
"Oh!Don't mention it!" replied the man,"I cannot leave because I am the next speaker."他为什么不走?
在一个很多人参加的会议中,刚开始演讲者说得非常有趣,但渐渐地,他说得越来越令人厌烦.结果,当会议结束的时候,大会议室里只剩一个人了.
演讲者走过去跟那个人说:其他人都走了,只有你还在听我说.”
“噢,别客气.”那个人回答说,”我不走,是因为我是下一位演讲者!”
He Won
Tommy:How is your little brother,Johnny?Johnny:He is ill in bed.He hurt himself.
Tommy:That's too bad.How did that happen?
Johnny:We played who could lean furthest out of the window,and he won.
他赢了
汤姆：约翰尼,你小弟弟好吗?
约翰尼：他害病卧床了.他受了伤.
汤姆：真糟糕,怎么回事儿?
约翰尼：我们做游戏,看谁能把身子探出窗外最远,他赢了.
I Have His Ear in My Pocket
Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked,"What happened?"
"A kid bit me," replied Ivan.
"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother.
"I'd know him any where," said Ivan."I have his ear in my pocket."
他的耳朵在我衣兜里
伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里.他妈妈问,“发生了什么事?”
“一个男孩咬了我一口,”伊凡说.
“再见到他你能认出来吗?”妈妈问.
“他走到哪里我都能认出他,”伊凡说.“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢.”
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents."What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly."Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱.
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说.“你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说.“再给你两分钱.可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”
“她是个卖糖果的.”
Hospitality
The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese.The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate.The visitor smiled,put the cheese into his mouth and then said:"You must have better eyes than your mother,sonny.Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap,sir," replied the boy.里找到的奶酪?” “在捕鼠夹上,先生.”那小男孩说.
好客
由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时,家里没有奶酪了,于是女主人向大家表示歉意.这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子.过了一会儿,他拿着一片奶酪回到房间,把奶酪放在客人的盘子里.客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子,你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好.你在“在捕鼠夹上,先生.”那小男孩说.
英语趣味小知识
很多同学觉得英语的词汇量大,英语单词很难记.记英语单词有没有什
么小窍门呢?下面向大家介绍十种记忆英语单词的方法：
①分类记忆：把单词进行分类,如：颜色、文具、动物、食品、称谓、职
业等,进行分类记忆.
②整体记忆：把几个字母看作一个整体来记 如 :“ow” 再加上不同的字母,可组成 how,cow,low,now,town,down,know ” 等 ; “ight” ,再在前面
加上不同的字母,可组成 eight,light,right,fight,night,等.
③形象记忆：如：“ tree ”把 tr 看成树干和树枝,把 ee 看成树叶.“ eye ” 把两个 e 看成两个眼,中间的 y 是鼻子.“ banana ”把 a 看成一
个个的香蕉.“ bird ” 把 b 和 d 看成两个翅膀等等.
④加法记忆：如：after ＋ noon ＝ afternoon ,school ＋bag=schoolbag
⑤比较记忆:
英汉比较 如：T-shirt(T恤)
同音词的比较 如：eye-I,see-sea,right-write
⑥读音记忆：根据字母组合、读音规则进行记忆,会读一个单词,便会拼
写出来.
⑦感官记忆：记单词时,尽可能地用多个感官,耳听、嘴读、手写、眼看
、心记等.
⑧卡片记忆：自制单词卡片,随身带着,有空就拿出来读一读,记一记单词.
⑨复习记忆：记住了的单词,过段时间不看,就忘记了,所以每隔一段时间要进行复习,巩固所学单词.
⑩睡眠记忆：晚上睡前读两遍要记的单词,然后睡觉,第二天醒来后再读
两遍,这样记忆效果不错.