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英语趣味779bae522edf737c529f1b787fc62b1b.pdf1. A Good BoyLittle Robert asked his mother for two dollars. What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday? I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered. Youre a good boy, said the mother proudly. Here are two more dollars. But why are you so interested in the old woman? She is the one who sells the candy. 2. DrunkOne day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, Whats the meaning of the word Drunk, dad? Well, my son, his father replied, look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk. But, dad, the boy said, theres only ONE policeman! 3. How Many Groups of sheep?One day a rich man met Sam. The rich man asked, “I hear you are very clever and nothing is difficult to you . Can you tell me why are you so clever?”“Oh, I am not clever . Instead, you are foolish.” Sam answered with a smile. Hearing this, the rich man became very angry. Sam said, “Sir, please dont be angry .If you dont believe what I said, now let me ask you a very easy question. If you have a group of sheep, I send you another group. Then, now many groups of sheep do you have ?” “ Why ! That s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anybody knows that. I have two groups of sheep.”“ You are quite wrong ,sir.” Sam said with a smile，“Tow groups of sheep together is still one group. That is the easiest question in the world!”4. Whats time to a pigOne day a visitor from the city came to a small rural area to drive around the country roads, see how the farms looked.And perhaps to see how farmers earned their living. The city man saw a farmer in his yard,Holding a pig up in his hands and lifting it so that the pig could eat apples from an apple tree. The city man said to the farmer, I see that your pig likes apples, but isnt that quite waste of time?The farmed replied, Whats time to a pig?5. Dont talk when you have meals!Tom has a family of three. His father is a teacher and his mother is a doctor. Tom is fatherwears glasses every day except when he has meals and sleeps. Tom likes talking he likes talking about his school and his friends at table. Tom is father is not happy about this. “Try to be quiet and not to talk when you have meals,” the father always says to tom. One day，when the family had dinner,. Tom saw a fly in his father is bowl of rice. He wantedto tell his father about it. He said, “Dad, there is.”His father was angry and said, “Stop talking!” After dinner ,the father asked Tom, “Well, what did you want to tell me just now?”“I saw a fly in your bowl, but it is in your stomach now,” Tom said. Hearing this, the fathergot annoyed. “Why did not you tell me about it just now?” he asked. “Sorry, Dad,” Tom said. “Just now I really wanted to tell you about this, but you stopped me.” 6. A Witch and A ToadLong long ago, there was a woman with a surprising spell .If someone was under the spell, he or she would get perfect teeth .One day, the woman put the spell on her toad, and then the toad got beautiful teeth. They could help him eat all kinds of food. He could also start speaking.The toad was angry with the spell. He started to eat lots of chocolate. The woman found this and said to him, “Look after your teeth and brush them often. Dont eat so much chocolate”But the toad didnt listen to her. He believed his teeth were very good and he didnt have to brush them often. And he liked chocolate very much, so he didnt want to eat less.One day, one of the toads teeth got bad. Day by day, all the teeth in his mouth got bad. The toad decided to start looking after them, but it was too late. And when he lost his last tooth, he couldnt speak any more.7. How to Love and Be LovedJohn lives with two mice in a house with a garden. Every day John gives some nice food to the mice in the morning. Then he goes to works. The mice clean Johns garden every day to show their thanksOne morning, John left, wearing his best clothes. “Where is John going , Dad?” the little mouse asked the father mouse. The father mouse said, “Hes visiting his friends.” “Its so nice a day. Lets go out, too!” the little mouse said.“ I want to play by the river.”“Ok, but we must finish cleaning the garden first,” the father mouse said. “Then John doesnt have to be so busy every day.” After doing the work, they went to a river. They played by the river, eating some food and watching some fish swim. After lunch, they went back to Johns house. John and the two mice have been living together in such a good way during the years. So when someone helps you, please try to give love to him. Then you will know how to love and be loved.8. Whats Your Trouble?In the doctors waiting room, sick people were waiting on their chairs. Bob, a school boy ,was among them. They all looked very sad except Bob. He was enjoying an exciting story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in and said he was ready for the next person. Bob jumped up and ran into the doctors room.“Whats your trouble?” said the doctor .Before Bob could say a word ,the doctor made him lie down on a bed. “Now, let me listen to your heart.” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to say anything. “Ill take your temperature.” Bob tried to sit up, but the doctor stopped him. After a moment, the doctor said.“ Well, boy, you dont have a fever. In fact, there s nothing wrong with you.”“I know there isnt.” said Bob .“I just come here to get some medicine for my father.” 9. Who is the greatest person in the world?Once upon a time, there was a mouse father. He wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest person in the world. But, who was the greatest person in the world? Oh! The sun! He must be the greatest person in the worldThe mouse father went to talk to the sun. “Hello! Mr. Sun. I know you are the greatest person in the world. “What? Im not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the cloud. If he comes out, Ill be covered.”The mouse father went to talk to the cloud. “Hello! Mr. Cloud. I know you are the greatest person in the world. “What? Im not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wind. If he comes out, I will be blown away!”The mouse father went to talk to the wind. “Hello! Mr. Wind, I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?” “What? Im not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is the wall. If he comes out, Ill be stopped.”“Hello! Mr. Wall, I know you are the greatest person in the world. Would you marry my daughter?” “What? Im not the greatest person in the world. The greatest person is YOU, the mouse.” “The greatest person in the world is mouse?” “Yes, the greatest person in the world is mouse. See? If a mouse comes out, Ill be bit!” The mouse father was very happy. He finally knew mouse was the greatest person in the world. He would marry his daughter to the handsome mouse next door. 10. The Lion and The MouseWhen a lion was asleep ,a little mouse began running up and down beside him. This soon wakened the lion .He was very angry, and caught the mouse in his paws.“Forgive me, please.” cried the little mouse. “I may be able to help you someday.” The lion was tickled at these words. He thought, “ How could this little mouse help me?” However, he lifted up his paws and let him go.A few days later, the lion was caught in a trap. The hunters wanted to take him alive to the king, so they tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon.Just then, the little mouse passed by, and saw the sad lion. He went up to him, and soon gnawed away the ropes. “ Was I not right?”asked the little mouse. 11. The Wind and The SunThe wind always thought it was more powerful than the sun. So, one day, the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.” “We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.” So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself. “I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak12.An Old Man and the GoldOnce there lived an old man He liked gold better than anything else in the world He often said, If I have enough gold（金子）, I will be the happiest man in the world One day when he was traveling in the desert（沙漠）, the old man lost his way He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand He hoped he would find water and food in it He took up the bag and opened it He saw that the bag was full（满的） of gold He was so sad that he threw（扔） away the bag and began crying Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world13. A Forgetful Old ManOnce there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Dont forget this!” One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it. About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I cant find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.” said the old man. “I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you dont have to buy another one,” said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where Im going? I cant remember my station!” the old man said sadly. 14. Movie TicketsTom is a school boy. Although he is only seven years old, he is very busy on weekdays. One Saturday he decided to relax himself, so he went to the cinema. It was the first time for him to do that.