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Experience | 经验之谈
A driver's lawyer cites his client's long driving experience in a hit-and-run case, but the plain...
Paramedic Lawyer | 急救员律师
Three paramedics boast about reducing response times with tech, but the biggest improvement comes...
How Did I Do? | 我干得怎么样？
A rookie officer proudly disperses a crowd from a corner, only for his veteran partner to reveal ...
Where Am I? | 我在哪儿
An Englishman gets lost and asks a farmer for directions, only to receive a literal and humorous ...
Only Cash and Credit Cards | 只收现金和信用卡
A man misunderstands the motel clerk's question about "taking" children as a payment method inqui...
IELTS Writing Bloopers | 令人捧腹的雅思写作经典笑话
A collection of humorous and illogical sentences from IELTS writing practice, categorized by thei...
My Dog Can't Read | 我的狗不识字
A humorous dialogue where Mrs. Brown dismisses the idea of putting a lost dog advertisement in th...
The Name of a Poet | 诗人的名字
A teacher explains a mnemonic technique using a vivid image (a burning policeman, or "bobby") to ...
Prepositions | 介词
A student's grammatically incorrect question about a library location is pedantically corrected b...
How Could Anyone Stoop So Low? | 谁能如此卑劣？
A beloved but short-statured restaurant manager angrily reports a pickpocketing. Amidst the stunn...
Please Call | 请来电
A newspaper ad asks a recognized wallet finder to return it. A later ad from the finder asks the ...
Goldfish Dilemma | 金鱼难题
Stan wins 92 goldfish and plans to keep them in his bathroom. When Fred questions how he'll bathe...
My Little Dog Can't Read | 我的狗不识字
Mrs. Brown laments losing her dog, and when Mrs. Smith suggests placing a newspaper ad, Mrs. Brow...
Gallant Effort | 殷勤的失言
A shy young man attempts a gallant compliment at a dinner party but inadvertently insults his hos...
Home Remedy | 家庭疗法
A man who lost his voice seeks a doctor's help. The doctor's unconventional "treatment" involves ...
The Two-Stove Fallacy | 两个炉子的谬误
A housewife misunderstands efficiency, believing two efficient stoves would eliminate coal use en...
Ears and Mouth | 耳朵与嘴巴
A humorous exchange highlights stereotypical perceptions of communication differences between gen...
A Good Memory for Faces? | 对面孔的记忆力好吗？
A wife asks her husband if he has a good memory for faces. After he confirms, she reveals she bro...
The Time | 时间
A blonde woman is puzzled because she keeps getting different answers each time she asks for the ...
I Don't Think I Know | 我想我也不知道
A humorous classroom dialogue where a student cleverly plays on the teacher's words. The teacher'...