 打喷嚏时说的话 |
Saying "God Bless You" to a Sneezer
When you sneeze, Americans would say"God Bless You" to you. In many European cultures, sneezing traditionally is associated with death and Americans believe that you are very close to(04/15/2007 21:51:38,14) [查看全文] |
| 黑色星期五13号－Friday the 13th |
Friday the 13th
The standard nineteenth-century explanation for the supposed unluckiness of the number 13 was that there were thirteen at Jesus's Last Supper --Judas was generally thought of as the thirteenth. This wide(04/15/2007 21:51:01,11) [查看全文] |
| 黑猫 －Black Cat |
Black Cat
It is probably because of its slyness and shrewdness, the cat is often supposed to be connected with witch,witches and the devil.This fear may stem from the Middle Ages.
In Europe,t(04/15/2007 21:50:26,10) [查看全文] |
| 轻轻摘帽是一种礼节－Tipping one's hat |
Tipping One's Hat
Few Americans tip their hats today, partly because etiquette has loosened and partly because they don't wear hats. Until the 1950s, however, men commonly tipped their hats to women, and removed them en(04/15/2007 21:49:53,8) [查看全文] |
| 告别语也反映了时代的变迁－Farewells |
Farewells
The story of English farewells is the process of becoming less religious. In the Middle Ages, people parted by saying "God be with you," a characteristically religious comment. At Shakespeare's time came you "(04/15/2007 21:49:19,13) [查看全文] |
| 坏话能带来好运 — Break a leg |
"Break a Leg" （祝你摔断腿）
This is an odd but traditional good luck wish to an actor about to go on. Among highly superstitious theater people, it is thought that if people wish for good luck, something will inevitably go wrong. So(04/15/2007 21:47:52,15) [查看全文] |
| 别人说坏话,耳朵会发热-Burning Ears |
Burning Ears
When someone is speaking ill of another out of that person's hearing, it is said that the person's ears are burning or tingling; then superstition supposes that(04/15/2007 21:44:53,14) [查看全文] |
| 伊索寓言之-狼和小羊 |
[Aesop’s Fables] The Wolf and the Lamb
Once upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just beginning to drink a little lower down. ‘There’s my supper,’ thou(04/15/2007 21:44:25,18) [查看全文] |
| 蚂蚁和鸽子-The dove and the ant |
An ant was drinking at a river. Suddenly he slipped, and fell into the water.
A dove took pity on him. She threw a small branch into the river. The ant seized the bough, and swam back to the shore.
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| 英文幽默:哥伦布的电话号码 |
Columbus's Telephone Number
Little Mary: I find in my history book there is always such number (1451--1560) after the name Christopher Columbus. Would you please explain why, sir?
Little Rose: I can tell her, sir. It was Columbus's (04/15/2007 20:56:29,14) [查看全文] |
| 英文竟能说得如此搞笑 |
小明上英文课时跟老师说：May I go to the toilet? 老师说：Go ahead. 小明就坐了下来。过了一会儿，小明又跟老师说：
May I go to the toilet? 老师说：Go ahead. 小明又坐了下来。他旁边的同学于是忍不住问：你不是跟老师说要上厕所吗？怎么不去？
小明说：你没听老师说“去你个头”啊！
一对热恋中的男女。女生非常没有安全感，于是对着男友说：“SAY I LOVE YOU!! (04/15/2007 20:56:08,20) [查看全文] |
| 黑人给白人的一封信 |
Dear white, something you got to know
親愛的白種人，有幾件事你必須知道。
When I was born, I was black.
當我出生時，我是黑色的
When I grow up, I am black.
(04/15/2007 20:55:40,18) [查看全文] |
| 你的礼物味道好极了 |
A Hollywood producer was determined to give his mother a birthday gift. He heard about an amazing bird which could talk in twelve languages and sing ten famous operas. He immediately bought the bird and sent it to his mother. It cost him$50，000.
(04/15/2007 20:55:15,10) [查看全文] |
| 在咱们家的浴缸里:In our bathtub |
In our bathtub
Jimmy: Tommy's mother won't let him keep frogs at their house, so he found some water to put them in.
Mother: Oh, that's fine. Where did he find the water?
Jimmy: In our bathtub .
(04/15/2007 20:54:52,13) [查看全文] |
| 父亲在哪儿？:Where is the father? |
Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.
"Look," said the elder brother. "How nice these paintings are!" "Yes," said the younger, "but in all these paintings there is only
The mother and the children. Where is the father(04/15/2007 20:54:30,9) [查看全文] |
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