11-09-22 Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, Congratulations, you got twins. The man said How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins. After awhile the...

11-09-02 This is a story from the novel Three Kingdoms. Jiang Wei was adept（熟练的） with both pen and sword. He was not only a man of intelligence and bravery, but also a man of resources and astuteness（精明，机敏） . Zhuge Liang wanted to win Jiang Wei o...

11-08-16 Men sometimes prove themselves by taking risks that demonstrate their toughness and bravery. Putting yourself in peril（冒着危险） might establish manliness, but it can also lead to high rates of accidental death, particularly among men who live in...

11-07-30 Women looking for a sperm donor often make the daddy of all choices based on limited physical details such as the man's height or hair colour. 女性在寻找捐精者时总是根据候选人有限的外貌特征来做决定，比如身高或者头发的颜色。 But mothers-to-be will so...

11-07-15 One day the Mountain man said to the Sea man, I have never tried fishing in my life. I'd like to go fishing in the sea at a time. So why don't you exchange your fishing rod（钓杆） for my bow and arrows and try to go hunting in the mountain? If you...

11-07-12 When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly（思想上） squirm at the unwanted atten...

11-06-29 If a man is crossing a river and an empty boat collides with his own skiff（小艇） , even though he be a bad-tempered man he will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the boat, he will shout at him to steer（控制，驾驶） clear. If the shou...

11-06-21 In the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), the king of the Wei, Cao Rui, wanted to select a very capable man to work for him. He said to his ministers: 'When choosing a talented person, always beware of（小心，谨防） one with a false reputation. A fals...

11-06-19 At a dinner party a shy young man had been trying to think of something nice to say to his hostess. At last he saw his chance when she turned to him and remarked, What a small appetite you have tonight, Mr. Jones. To sit next to you, he replied gall...

11-06-17 If you think he is a good man, think again. 正译：要是你认为他是好人，那可就错了。 误译：如果你认为他是好人，再想一想。 解析：原译再想一想意思不清楚，即使再想一下又能怎么样呢？其实，这是说话人认为对方错了，叫他think again只是用婉转的口气指出这一点，...