11-10-07 A man called a lawyer and asked, How much would you charge me to answer three questions? The lawyer said, $400 dollars! And the man said, Thats a lot of money, isnt it? The lawyer said, I guess so. Whats your third question? 有个人打电话给律师，问道...

11-09-17 They say money doesn't grow on trees. But it certainly appears to do so on the mysterious coin-studded trunks dotted around the UK's woodland. 众所周知，天上不会掉馅饼，树上也不会长钱，但在遍布英国的林地里，却长满了神秘的嵌满硬币的摇钱树。 Woodland...

11-09-03 意大利一个小城最近开始印制独立货币，并意欲走上独立之路，以抗议意大利政府近期出台的缩减政策。 Filettino, set in rugged hill country around 100 km (65 miles) east of Rome, is rebelling against a proposal to merge the governments of towns with fewer th...

11-08-02 A well dressed young man demanded as soon as he entered the restaurant: Serve me, quick! Give me your best. I don't care the price. Not like the way he talked, the waiter said to him: Hey Buddy, it doesn't matter you have a lot of money. You are sti...

11-07-04 How did you make your fortune? I became the partner of a rich man. He had the money and I had the experience. How did that help? Now he has the experience and I the money. 你是怎么发财的？ 我变成一个富人的合伙人，他有钱，我有经验。 那有什么用？ 现在...

11-06-21 A Tunisian court has sentenced former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila to 35 years in jail for embezzlement and misusing public funds. 突尼斯一家法庭以挪用、滥用公款罪判处前总统扎因阿比丁本阿里和他的妻子35年有期徒刑。 The couple,...

11-06-19 A poor man, presenting himself before the King of Spain, asked his charity, telling him that he was his brother. Thinking desiring to know how he claimed kindred（家族，亲属关系） to him, the poor fellow replied, We are all descended from one common...

11-06-14 Know that while receiving cash to drive your own car seems crazy, it is an excellent way to earn extra money for your gas tank or an extra income if you need it. Huge companies will actually pay ordinary people like you to put some advertising on yo...

11-05-27 One night a hotel caught fire, and the people who were staying in it ran out in their night clothes. Two men stood outside and looked at the fire. Before I came out, said one, I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of money. People don't think...

11-05-26 And What Came Of It Uncle, could you lend me a ninepence（九便士） ? I'll return it as soon as I get my pocket-money, said Rose, coming into the library in a great hurry that evening. I think I could, and I won't charge any interest for it, so you n...