11-10-20 There was a customer who came and asked a waiter in a cafeteria: Oh, tell me, Susan, how do you keep all the flies out of your coffee shop? So she said: I just let the flies taste the stuff. 有位客人问餐厅的服务生：苏珊，你们店里都没有苍蝇，你是怎么...

11-09-08 A lady went to a hat shop to buy a hat. As she was very fussy, it took her a long time to pick on one. Already at the end of his patience the salesman was afraid that she might change her mind again so he tried to flatter her: An excellent choice, m...

11-07-05 影片对白： Dorian: This young lady. Manager: Miss Sibyl Vane, my lord, in the role of Ophelia. Sibyl: ...see that noble and most sovereign reason like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh. That unmatch'd form and feature of blown youth blasted...

11-06-09 Kessler's Coffin Factory Ogden Avenue, Jersey City Hot days the workers threw open the shop doors and the neighborhood buzzed（发出嗡嗡声） with the rip of their saws through the seasoned planks of walnut（胡桃） , birch（桦树） , and maple. Pine sh...

11-05-24 Modern men spend more on impulse buys than women do, research has revealed. 调查显示，现代男性冲动购物比女性花费更多。 A study found that men regularly shell out an average of 25-a-week on items they bought on a whim（奇想，一时的兴致） , while wome...

11-04-01 Firecracker sales should officially start on Sunday inside the Fifth Ring Road, while sales outside the perimeter began yesterday. 五环路内烟花爆竹销售将于本周日正式开始，而五环路外的销售昨天已经开始。 在上面的报道中，firecracker sales即烟花爆竹销售...

10-11-18 It was winter, and Mrs. Hermann wanted to do a lot of shopping, so she waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry her parcels. They went to a lot of shops, and M...

10-07-19 No Problem A bald man took a seat in a beauty shop. How can I help you? asked the stylist. I went for a hair transplant, the guy explained, but I couldn't stand the pain. If you can make my hair look like yours without causing me any discomfort, I'l...

10-03-12 burglary 入室盗窃 The act of breaking into a home, building, etc. with the intent to steal from it. 闯入民宅、建筑物等，企图偷盗的行为。 例句： Burglaries in our town have been on the upswing. 我们小城里的入室盗窃案一直在上升。 bribery 行贿受贿 The...

09-09-27 奥地利首都维也纳一家名为Gabarage的创意设计小店为顾客提供废品定制服务，塑料盖、电脑芯片、旧篮球、甚至弃置的X光片等废品经过他们重新设计改造后可变身为各种用途的生活用品，这不仅充分利用废弃物品，减少了对环境的压力，同时还为人们的生活增添了乐趣。这家小店...