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432 篇A Play on Words | 文字游戏
Author James Thurber amused himself with wordplay, sharing a story where a nurse's literal answer...
32 阅读A Final Embrace | 最后的拥抱
French writer Tristan Bernard, unhappy with a restaurant meal, dramatically asks the manager for ...
35 阅读Mark Twain and the Fish | 马克·吐温与鱼
Mark Twain humorously escapes trouble after boasting about out-of-season fish to a stranger who t...
35 阅读I Am Illiterate Too | 我也是文盲
A humorous anecdote where Albert Einstein, unable to read a menu without his glasses, asks a wait...
36 阅读The Hat and the Head | 帽子与脑袋
A brief anecdote about Hans Christian Andersen, who lived simply and wore an old hat. When mocked...
32 阅读Picasso and the Thief | 毕加索与小偷
A thief breaks into Picasso's home. His housekeeper's practical sketch helps police catch the cul...
36 阅读Demades and His Fable | 狄马德斯和他的寓言
The orator Demades, facing an inattentive Athenian assembly, cleverly used an unfinished Aesop's ...
33 阅读Nuns in the Country | 乡间修女
Two nuns, stranded without gas, gratefully accept fuel from a farmer delivered in an unconvention...
32 阅读Plant Anything | 万物皆可种
The author, a passionate gardener, offers to plant her overwhelmed friend's spring corms before a...
32 阅读Lazy Fish | 懒惰的鱼
A novice fish keeper seeks advice for his pond. The experienced seller recommends koi and observe...
31 阅读The Boy on the Bus | 公交车上的男孩
A conductor questions a mother and her son about the boy's age, receiving the same answer from bo...
34 阅读Dogs Barking at Snow in Guangdong | 粤犬吠雪
The author recounts a personal experience that led him to believe in the old saying about dogs ba...
33 阅读The Spaghetti Postcard | 意大利面条明信片
A doctor arranges for his pregnant mistress to have their baby in Italy, asking her to send a pos...
35 阅读The Dean's Morning Greeting | 系主任的早晨问候
A dean identifies a class as freshmen based on their enthusiastic response to his greeting, then ...
40 阅读Where Is God? | 上帝在哪里？
A mischievous boy, sent to a stern clergyman for discipline, is terrified when repeatedly asked "...
35 阅读The Tack Hammer | 图钉之锤
A teacher with a hidden back brace uses a shocking act—hammering a tack through his tie into his ...
37 阅读False Alarm | 虚惊一场
A dinner party turns into a frantic trip to the emergency room after guests mistakenly believe th...
32 阅读Consultation Fee | 咨询费
A butcher gets a lawyer to pay for meat stolen by his unleashed dog, only to later receive an inv...
33 阅读Dine East, Sleep West | 东食西宿
A girl in ancient Qi, faced with two marriage proposals—one from a rich but ugly suitor, the othe...
32 阅读Belief is All You Need | 信念即力量
A driver, stuck in a ditch, is helped by a farmer using an old, nearly blind mule. The farmer tri...
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