12-03-07 The poor man thanked Hiysi, and wrapping the magic millstone in his tattered cloak, began walking back towards his home. He walked and he walked and he walked, and at last reached his home. His wife was weeping, having given him up for dead. 'Where...

12-02-28 A youngster asks a girl who comes to the date: Is this your date with the young man for the first time? Too bloody right. Gee, how are you men all always asking this question? 一个小伙子问前来赴约的女孩：你是第一次和男孩子约会吗？ 那当然了。咦，怎么...

11-12-28 Presently Moxon, whose play it was, raised his hand high above the board, pounced（突袭，猛扑） upon one of his pieces like a sparrow-hawk and with the exclamation（感叹，惊叫） 'check-mate!' rose quickly to his feet and stepped behind his chair. Th...

11-12-07 One morning there was a young man bought some products from me. Firstly he bought 2 meters of 19mm diameter hosing and paid 3.50. After that he asked me some ideas about fish. I want to buy fish, but I didnt know which are the best one to choose. He...

11-12-06 A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. Not knowing what else to do, the two survivors agreed that they had no other recourse than to pray to God. However, to...

11-12-05 A married man was visiting his girlfriend when she requested that he shave his beard. Oh James, I like your beard, but I would really love to see your handsome face. James replied, My wife loves this beard, I couldn't possibly do it, she would kill...

11-11-17 A man was hit by a cab in the street. He was brought to the hospital. His wife who was standing up by his bed, said to the doctor: I think that he is very ill. I am afraid that he is dead. said the doctor. Hearing this, the man moved his head and sa...

11-11-07 Toward the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty(25-220), China was war-stricken. After a royal edict（法令，布告） to recruit soldiers in Zhuozhou, three heroes surfaced. One was Liu Bei, a descendent of Liu Sheng, Prince Jin of Zhongshan during the Han D...

11-10-26 Man candy is a man who is superficially attractive to look at or a man who has an attractive appearance but who may be vapid and lack substance. Man candy（草包美男）指外表很吸引人的男子；或者徒有迷人外表，但其实很无趣又没有内涵的男子。 For example:...

11-10-18 精彩对白 Amelia: Here we are. Ghost Writer: Oh, here we are. Amelia: I'm sorry. I think I'm over it , and then suddenly I realize I'm not. Ghost Writer: Are you sure this is all right? Amelia: Of course. My invitation said plus one . Ghost Writer: O...