英语短篇小说 | Confessions of a Humorist 幽默作家的自白 欧·亨利
There was a painless stage of incubation that lasted twenty-five years, and then it broke out on me, and people said I was It.
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英语幽默 | 光着脚去约会
In secondary school, I was always self-conscious about my height.
念中学的时候，我对自己的身高非常敏感。
英语短篇小说 | An Unfinished Story 未了情 欧·亨利
We no longer groan and heap ashes upon our heads when the flames of Tophet are mentioned. For, even the preachers have begun to tell us that God is radium, or ether or some scientific compound, and that the worst we wicked ones may expect is a chemical reaction.
英语幽默 | 逻辑思维
The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast.
老师给同学们讲了一个小故事，说有一个人早饭前要在河里游泳，横渡三趟。
英语幽默 | 她把所有的诱饵都吃了
"I'll talk to her," his mother said, "and I promise this time she won't make any noise."
“我会告诉她，”妈妈说，“我保证这次她不会吵闹了。”
英语短篇小说 | Between Rounds 回合之间 欧·亨利
The May moon shone bright upon the private boarding-house of Mrs. Murphy. By reference to the almanac a large amount of territory will be discovered upon which its rays also fell. Spring was in its heydey, with hay fever soon to follow.
英语幽默 | 许诺的结果
Father: I promised to buy you a car if you passed your examination, and you have failed. What were you doing last term?
父亲：我曾许诺说，如果你考试及格就给你买辆小汽车，可你却没通过考试。你上学期一直在干什么呀？
英语幽默 | 父亲在哪儿？
Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.
兄弟俩在看一些漂亮的油画。
英语短篇小说 | A Medieval Romance 中世纪传奇一则 马克·吐温
It was night. Stillness reigned in the grand old feudal castle of Klugenstein. The year 1222 was drawing to a close. Far away up in the tallest of the castle's towers a single light glimmered.
英语幽默 | 吉姆的历史考试
Aunt: How did Jim do his history examination?
姨妈：吉姆这孩子历史考得怎么样？
