During the last ten years, our cities were full of cars, buses and trucks. Now the streets are completely crowded and it is very diffrcult to drive a car along them. Drives must stop at hundreds of traffic lights. 在过去的10年里，我们的城市到处都是小汽车，公共汽车和卡车。现在所有的街道都相当的拥挤，开车通行是相当困难的事情。在开车过程中，你必须在无数个交通灯前停下来。
What are our cities going to be like in ten or twenty years? Will many motorways be built across them? With mototways cutting across them, full of noisy,dirty cars and trucks, our cities are going to be awful places.How can we solve the problem?
那十年或是二十年以前，我们的城市又会成什么样子呢？在城市中是否会修出很多的高速路呢？当整个城市到处都是高速路后，整个城市将充斥着噪声，脏污的小车和卡车，城市也将成为一个相当可怕的地方。我们要如何来解决这个问题呢？
There are some good ideas to reduce the use of privata cars. In 1971, for example, the authorities in Rome began an interesting experiment:passengers on the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets.
要减少私家车的数量有很多很好的方法。比如说，1971年，罗马政府就进行了一个非常有趣的实验：所有乘坐公交车的人都不用购票。
In Stockholm there was another experiment: people paid very little for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus, train or tram all over the city. In many cities now some stress are closed to vehicles and pedestrians are safe there. In London there is another experiment: part of the street is for buses only, so the buses can travel fast. There are no cars or taxis in front of them.
在斯德哥尔摩进行了另一个实验：人们每一季度只需要在其季度卡上支付很少的钱，就可以乘坐城里所有的公汽，无轨电车，火车或有轨电车。在很多城市，其中一些街道已经不对机动车辆开放了，行人在此可以安全的行走。在伦敦进行了另一项实验：其中一些街道只允许公共洗车通过，因为没有其它的小车及出租车，公共洗车就可以开得很快。

第二篇

好了，男孩和女孩们，我们差不多快到布雷敦了。今天我们在剑桥玩得非常的愉快，我们不但参观了大学城，而且还到商业街购了很多物。现在，我想给大家谈谈明天的行程，明天我们将到另外一所大学---牛津大学去参观。牛津大学位于伦敦南部，它的建校历史比剑桥还要长，但规模相对要小得多。牛津大学的学院和人口都比较少。因为明天是星期天，我们明天将会比今天晚1个小时开始参观牛津大学，所以我们将从早上10：30分开始。因为周日的巴士比平时（这里英文看起来有错应是usual吧？）要少得多，也要晚得多，我们晚一点出发，可以给家和学校比较远的同学多一些时间，这样他们可以搭公车到学校。大家记住哦，明天早上10：30分。明天还是同样的一辆车，将在10：20分的时候在学校接我们。到时候我们要坐两个小时的车才能到牛津大学。请大家像今天一样带上午餐。
好了，我们现在到学校了，各位明天见。

第一篇
在过去的十年里，我们的城市里到处都是小汽车，公交车，和卡车。现在街道非常拥挤并且开车沿着街道经过是很困难的。司机必须停成千上百的交通灯。
我们的城市在十年或二十年后会变成什么样呢？会有很多高速公路穿过吗？高速公路横穿城市，充满了噪声，脏乱的小汽车，大卡车，我们的城市将会变成可怕的地方，我们该如何解决这些问题呢?
这有一些好的办法来解决私家车的使用问题。在1971年，例如，罗马的权威人士开始了一个有趣的实验：乘客在城市公交车上不必为他们的票而付款。
在斯德哥尔摩有另外的一个实验：人们在乘坐整个城市的任何公交车，无轨电车，火车，有轨电车，都为他们的月票付很少的钱。在许多城市的一些街道上车辆和人行道被靠近了。在伦敦有另外一种实验：部分街道只为公共汽车使用，所以公共汽车可以快速行驶，没有小汽车活出租车在它们前面。

第二篇
好的，男孩女孩们（或翻译成同学们），我们快要回到大不列颠了，今天我们在剑桥玩的很愉快，我们参观了著名的大学镇，在城市商业区买了很多东西，我想说一些关于明天去另一个大学——牛津大学的旅行的事情。它在伦敦南部，他比剑桥的历史长久，但是面积比剑桥小很多，学院也比剑桥少，并且人数比剑桥少。我们将在10:30从学校出发，比今早晚一个小时，因为是星期天，在星期天有更少的公交车，并且它们比使用的公交车晚，我们将出发的晚一点以便于你们中住的离学校远的同学有足够的时间乘坐公交车来到学校，记住明早的十点半，同一辆公交车会在十点二十到达学校，大约两小时的车时到达牛津，请像今天一样带上你们的午餐，好了，我们到学校了，明天再见！
这是我自己翻译的，不是用翻译器。

第一篇意思：
在过去的十年里，我们的城市充满了汽车，公共汽车和卡车。现在的街道极度的拥挤，沿着它们开车都已经很困难了。司机们必须在成百上千的红灯前停下。
在未来的十年或二十年中，我们的城市会变成什么样呢？会建很多的高速公路穿梭其中吗？有了贯穿其中的高速公路，和更多的随之而来的噪音污染及脏乱的汽车、卡车，我们的城市将会成为很糟糕的地方。我们又怎样去解决这些问题呢？
其实有很多好的方法来减少私家车的使用。例如，1971年，罗马当局展开了一个有趣的实验：让乘客们乘城市公共汽车而不用买票。在斯德哥尔摩有另一个实验：人们只需花很少的钱就可以买到乘坐城市中任何的公共汽车、电车、火车等交通工具所用的三个月的票。而在如今的许多城市，某些街道禁止车辆通行，因此在那些街道，行人是很安全的。在伦敦还有一个实验：部分街道只允许公共汽车通行，所以公共汽车可以开的很快，因为在那里没有汽车或出租车在它们前面。

第二篇意思：
哦，男孩们和女孩们，我们快回到Briton了。今天我们着实在剑桥度过了一个很愉快的旅程。在那里，我们参观了许多著名的大学城，也在市中心做了许多采购。而现在，我要将一些有关明天去另外一所大学——牛津的旅程安排。它位于伦敦南部，比剑桥大学有着更为悠久的历史，但相比之下，它更小一些。因此它拥有更少的学院和学员。我们明天将在10：30出发，比今天要晚一个小时，因为明天是星期天嘛！星期天的公共汽车会更少，而且也会比平时更晚运营。我们会出发地晚一些以便让你们中间那些住得离学校较远的可以有足够的时间乘巴士到校。同一辆车会在十点二十到校。去牛津大学大概要两小时的车程。请像今天一样带好你们明天的午餐。好了，我们已经回到学校了，再见&明天见哦！

我都是自己翻的，多给点分吧~

第一篇意思：

在过去的十年里，我们的城市充满了汽车，公共汽车和卡车。现在街道十分拥挤，这是非常diffrcult驾驶汽车沿着他们。你给我站住必须在数以百计的交通灯。
什么是我们的城市会像在十或二十年吗？将许多高速公路上建的吗？与mototways贯穿，充满了嘈杂，肮脏的汽车和卡车，我们的城市将会是可怕的places.how才能解决问题？
有一些好的想法减少使用私有汽车。1971，例如，罗马当局开始了一个有趣的实验：乘客在城市公共汽车上没有支付他们的票。
在斯德哥尔摩有另一个实验：人们很小的一个赛季票乘坐任何公共汽车、电车、火车或电车的所有超过城市。在许多城市，现在一些压力封闭，车辆和行人安全。在伦敦有一个实验：部分街道是公共汽车，所以公共汽车可以快速行进。这里没有汽车或出租车在他们面前。

第二篇意思：

哦，男孩和女孩，我们几乎回到英国。我们真的有一个好的旅行到剑桥的今天，我们参观了著名的大学城，买了很多东西在downtown.and现在，我想谈谈明天的旅行到另一个英国。它是伦敦南部。它有一个较长的历史比剑桥，但要小得多。没有学院和较小的人口。我们从学校开始在10时30分，一小时后比早上，因为它是星期日。有少很多公共汽车星期日和他们以后更有用。我们开始有点后让某些人住得离学校可以有足够的时间去学校的巴士。记住，明天上午一零三零点。同一辆车将在一零二零点到学校。这是大约2hours'bus乘车前往牛津。请带你的午餐为我们今天。嗯，在这里，我们回到了学校。再见，明天见。

在过去的十年，我们的城市是轿车，客车和卡车满。现在，街道拥挤，完全是非常diffrcult开车沿着他们的汽车。驱动器必须停止在交通灯数百人。
什么是我们的城市将要在十年，二十年呢？许多高速公路将建成跨越呢？随着碰到他们，嘈杂，肮脏的轿车和卡车的全切割mototways，我们的城市将是可怕的places.How才能解决问题呢？
有一些好的想法，以减少privata车的使用。 1971年，例如，在罗马当局开始了一项有趣的实验：在城市公交车乘客没有支付他们的机票。
在斯德哥尔摩还有一个实验：人支付的季票很少乘坐任何公共汽车，无轨电车，火车或电车全城。在许多城市现在一些压力而关闭，车辆和行人的安全存在。在伦敦还有另外一个实验：在街道部分公交车而已，所以公交车可行驶快速。有没有汽车或出租车在他们面前。

好了，男孩和女孩，我们几乎回到英国人。我们确实有一个很好的剑桥之旅今天，我们参观了著名的大学城，做了很多购物的downtown.And现在，我想谈谈明天的行程到另一所大学 - 牛津东西。它是在伦敦南部。它有一个较长的历史比剑桥，但要小得多。它具有较少的学院和人口较少。我们将首先从学校在10:30，一小时后比这个moring，因为它是星期天。有巴士上周日少得多，他们来得晚有用。我们将开始待会儿让你们谁住离学校远一些可能有足够的时间来得到bus.Remember，十到学校thirty明天早上。同一路公交车到学校十点二十。这是约两个hours'bus乘车前往牛津。请带您的午餐，因为我们今天所做的。好了，下面我们就回学校。再见，明天见。

My brother is a high school student. His name is Lin Bin. He is in Class 2, Grade 8, NO.10 High School. His class has thirty girls and twebty boys.
They have 5 classes in the morning, and 3 in the afternoon. They study Chinese, math(数学) , English and other lessons(课). Li Bin is good at(擅长) Chinese. But he isn't good at English.
All of the students in his class like Enflish. And they like then English teacher, too.They read(读) English every day. I think they can study it well.

1 Ienjoyreadingbooksverymuch,becausetherearelotsofinterestingthingsinthem. Twoyearsago,Ididn'tlikereadingverymuch.Ihadplentyoftime,butIspentlotsoftimeonplayingwithcomputers.WhenIwasveryyoung,Ididn'tthinkreadingbookwasinteresting,becauseIfoundnothingmoreinterestingthanthecomputergames. I'vechangednow.Ienjoyreadingnovels,becausethere'relotsofinterestingstories.IlovetoreadHarryPotter.That'sagoodnovel.Iknowthatitisoneofthebest-sellersinEngland.I'malwayslosemyselfintheinterestingstories. 2 DiftYUuEseferentpeoplehavedifferenthobbies.Forexample,someonelikesreading,someonelikesswimmingandsomeonelikescollectingandsoon. IusedtoreadbooksanddrawpicturesbecausebyreadingbooksIcouldlearnmanyfunnythings.ButnowIdon'tlikeit.Icanonlylearnfrombooks.Icouldn'tgetknowledgefromothers.Ineedachange.Travelingismyfavoritehobbynow.ButIcan'tgotravelingalot.Icanvisitmanydifferentplacesofinterestbytraveling.Icanlearnalotaboutpeople,placesandhistory.It'sveryinteresting.Whatisyourhobby?Let'sshareeachother！ Ihavemanygoodfriends.Theyallhavetheirhobbies.Annstudiesveryhard.Soherhobbyisbookreading.Tonyloveslabour,andhishobbyisgardening.Heusuallyplantsflowersandtreesinhisyard.Judyisaquietgirl.Shelikesknitting.Shealwaysknitssomesweatersforherdolls.Wehavedifferenthobbies,butwearegoodfriends. Ilovetraveling.Ihavegreatfunintraveling. 译文： 我的爱好 不同人有不同爱好。例如，有人喜欢读书，有人喜欢游泳，还有人喜欢收藏等等。 我过去喜欢读书和画画，因为从书中我能了解许多有趣的事。但我现在不喜欢了。我只能从书中得到知识，而不能从其他方面获得知识。我需要改变一下。旅行是我现在最喜欢的爱好，但我不能经常去旅行。通过旅行我能参观许多名胜古迹。我还可以学到许多关于人文、地理、历史方面的事。那真是非常有趣。你的爱好是什么?让我们一起分享！ 我有许多好朋友。他们都有他们的爱好。Ann学习很努力，因此她爱好读书。Tony爱劳动，他爱好园艺，他总是在他的院子里植树种花。Judy是一个文静的女孩，她喜欢编织，她总是给她的玩具娃娃织毛衣。我们爱好不同，但我们是好朋友。 我爱旅行，我从旅行中获得了极大乐趣。 3 每个人都有自己的爱好，有的人喜欢看书，有的人 喜欢运动。你知道我的爱好是什么？告诉你吧！我的爱 好是JUGGLING，中文叫杂耍。 有一天我看电视，天啊！我看到有个人可以玩十个 球，我很佩服他。我想跟他玩得一样好。可是，我连 两个球都接不住。 从那以后，我每天都在海滩上练习。因为我很用功， 所以我进步很快。现在我可以接住五个球了。 听我的中文老师说，北京有个地方叫天桥，是表 演杂耍的地方，我很想到那里去表演啊！ (原文为中文，新西兰奥克兰大学孔子学院供稿) Everyonehastheirownhobbies,somepeoplelike reading,somepeoplelikesports.Doyouknowwhat myhobbyis?Believeitornot!Myhobbyisjuggling, whichinmandariniscalled“zashua”. OnedayIwaswatchingTV,goodheavens!Isaw thispersonwhocouldjuggle10balls.Ireallyadmired him.Iwanttojuggleaswellashim.But,Icouldn’t evenjuggle2balls. Fromthenon,Ipracticedatthebeacheveryday. BecauseIwasdetermined,Ilearnedveryquickly.NowI canjuggle5balls. Iheardmyteachersaythatthereisaplacecalled “Tianqiao”inBeijing.Itisaplacewherejugglingisstill playedtoday.Ireallywanttogotheretoperform. (ThisstoryisoriginallywritteninChinese,contributedbythe ConfuciusInstituteatUniversityofAuckland,NewZealand) 4 FindMyHobby-Ifit'sFun,You'llFinditHere! FindMyHobbyisacomprehensivedirectory,listinghobbyrelatedwebsitesthatspanallinterestsandcategories.Basically,ifthere'sanactivitythatyoufindinteresting,you'llfindithere.Maybeyou'vebeenwantingtofindahobby,lookaroundhereandseeifanythinginterestsyou.Weincludehobbywebsitesthatoffergeneralinformation,news,instruction,hobbysupplies,etc.formanydifferenthobbies.We'reafamily-friendlydirectorythatacceptslistingsforbothpersonalwebsitesandbusinesses.Weofferfreelistings,withtheoptiontopurchasesponsoredplacement. 5 Hobbiesareveryimportanttoaperson.Withouthavinganyhobby,lifewon'tbeascolorfulasitshouldbe.Ihaveavarietyofhobbies,suchascollectingstamps,playingmusicalinstruments,reading,anddoingsportactivities.WhenIamfree,Iwillspendtimeonmyhobbies.WhenIaminabluemood,Iwillalsodomyhobbiestocheermyselfup.Hobbiescanhelpusimproveourmoods.Manyhobbiesrequiresdevotion.Forexample,whenyouplayamusicalinstrument,youhavetopracticeoverandoverinordertoperformgoodmusic.Afteraperiodifyoustillenjoyit,graduallyitwillbecomeahobbyofyours.But,remember:Ahobbyislikegoldundertheground;nohobbywillcometoyouunlessyoudigitoutyourself.Ifyoucantreatstudyasoneofyouhobbies,learningwillbemoreenjoyable.Ihopeallofyoucanfindyourownhobbiesandalsohavefunfromthem. 6 Myhobby IamBob.Iam11yearsold.Iliveinatallbuilding.Ithastwenty-ninefloors.Iliveonthetwenty-firstfloor.IamfromChina.Ihavesmalleyes.Myfavouritefoodischicken.Myfavouriteanimalisdog，becauseitislovely. MybestfriendisTed.Weoftenplaytogether.Buthishouseisveryfarfrommyhouse.Helikesplayingcomputergames.Myhobbyisplayingfootball.Ioftenplayfootballwithmyclassmates,becausetheylikeplayingfootball,too.Weoftenwin.WhydoIlikefootba日夏养花网ll?Becauseitdoesalotofgoodformybody. 7 MyHobby Differentpeoplehavedifferenthobbies.Itmightbecollectingstampsorcoins,reading,playingballgames,listeningtomusicandsoon.Butasforme,watchingfilmsismyfavouritehobby. Ilovewatchingfilms;IwasinterestedinitevenwhenIwasachild.Tillnow,Icanstillrememberthelargescreen,theoldseatsandthebrightlightsofthecinemawhenwatchingmyfirstfilm.EverytimeIthinkofit,Ifeellikemissingoneofmyoldfriends.IevendreamtobeapersonwhocanshowfilmswhenIgrowup. Inmysparetime,watchingfilmshasbroughtmealotoffun.WheneverIfeelsadortired,Ialwayswanttowatchafilm.Icanforgetalltheunhappythingsduringmywatchingtime.SmilescomebacktomyfaceandIseemtobeenergeticagain.Bynow,IcanstillremembermanywonderfulcharacterssuchasfunnyMickeyMouse,beautifulprincessinRomanHolidayandsoon. AnotherreasonIlovewatchingfilmsisthatIcanlearnalotfromfilms.Ihavelearnedmuchaboutthecultureandhistoryofothercountries.Forexample,IamalreadyveryfamiliarwiththeIndians’clothes,food,andhousingfromtheIndiafilms.Ialsolikethelifestylesofsomewesterncountries.Theyareallsospecialthattheyattractmealot. BywatchingfilmsIcanalsosharemyjoywithmyfriends.WhenIhearthereisawonderfulfilm,Ioftenaskmyfriendstogotothecinemawithme.Welaugh,cry,andscreamtogether.IreallylovethefeelingsandI’llneverforgetthetimeIspentwithmyfriends. SometimesIamalsoencouragedbythecharactersinfilms.Alotoffilmstoriestellusatruth,”Neversaydie.”Irememberthefilmaboutagirlwholostbothofherarms.Shemetalotofdifficultiesinherdailylife.However,shetrainedherselfhardinsteadofgivingup.Atlast,shesucceeded.Shelearnedtorideabike,swim,andtouseherfeettodressherself,wash,eatandwrite.Fromthestory,Iunderstand,”Astrongmanwillstrugglewiththestormsoffate.” Inaword,Ithinkwatchingfilmsisaverywonderfulhobby. 8 老美写的： Climbing–rocksaremyhobby Ifyoudreamtobecomeaspidermanwhocanclimbonaverticalrockandhangadozenmetresabovetheground,overcomingfearandhugephysicaleffort–rockclimbingisjustforyou. ThebestplacetotrythisextremesportistheCracow-CzstochowaUpland.Therearemanyrocks,uptodozensmeterhigh,andtheclimbingrouteshavedifferentdifficultylevels.ThemostdifficultrockroutesinPolandareatPochylecandintheMammothCave(JaskiniaMamutowa).EasierroutesforbeginnerscanbefoundinCzstochowaUplandnearPolesiceandRzdkowicevillages. Rocksaredifferentfromanartificialclimbingwall.Therearenofixedtopropes,andinmostcasestheequipmenthastobeinstalledindividually.Thisisadangeroussport.Itraisesadrenalinelevelsandgiveshugesatisfactioniftheassumedtaskismade. Therefore,beforeyoudevelopskillsofaspider,youhavetolearnclimbingunderthesupervisionofexperiencedinstructors,finisharockclimbingcourse.

1.金鱼
Goldfish

Stan: I won 92 goldfish.

Fred: Where are you going to keep them?

Stan: In the bathroom 。

Fred: But what will you do when you want to take a bath?

Stan: Blindfold them!

斯丹：我赢了 92 条金鱼。

弗雷德：你想在哪儿养它们？

斯丹：浴室。

弗雷德：但是你想洗澡时怎么办？

斯丹：蒙住它们的眼睛！

2.Whose Father Was the Stronger
Will and Bill were quarrelling about whose father was the stronger. Will said, “Well, you know the Pacific Ocean ? My father's the one who dug the hole for it.”

Bill wasn't impressed, “Well, that's nothing. You know the Dead Sea ? My father's the one who killed it!”

威尔和比尔在为谁的父亲更强壮而争吵。威尔说： “ 喏，你知道太平洋吗？就是我爸爸为它挖的洞。 ”

比尔不屑一顾： “ 噢，那没什么。你知道死海吗？那是我爸爸杀死的。 ”

3.I Need Your Football
George knocked on the door of his friend's house. When his friend's mother answered he asked, “can Albert come out to play? ”

“ No,” said the mother, “it's too cold. ”

“ Well, then, ” said George, “ can his football come out to play ? ”

乔冶敲着他朋友家的门。当朋友的妈妈来应门时，他问：“阿尔伯特可以出来玩吗？ ”

“ 不行， ” 那位妈妈说， “ 天气太冷了。 ”

“ 噢，那么， ” 乔冶， “ 他的足球可以出来玩吗？ ”

4.Send the Bill to My Father

Doctor： 〃I can do nothing for your complaint. It is hereditary.〃

Patient： 〃then send the bill to my father，please.〃

医生：“对你的抱怨我无能为力。那是遗传病。”

病人：“那请你把账单给我父亲吧。”

5.我在谈一笔很大的生意
A young business man had just started his business, and rented a beautiful office. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and pretended that he had a big deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments.

一个年轻人刚开始做生意，租了一间漂亮的办公室。坐在办公室，他看见一个人从外面走进办公室。装着很忙的样子，他拿起话筒，假装正在跟人谈一笔很大的生意。他从嘴里说出的，都是数目很大的数字，还有口气很大的许诺。

Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor. "Can I help you?" The man said, "Sure. I've come to install the phone."

最后，他挂上电话，问来访者:“您有什么事吗？”来访者说:“哦，我是来装电话的。”

6. whats puberty(青春期) One evening, in the midst of dinner preparation, our 10-year-old daughter asked, "Mommy, what's puberty?" My wife was rushed at the moment, so she suggested that Peggy look up the word in the dictionary, after which they could talk about it.

A few minutes later, Peggy returned. Her mother asked what the dictionary had said. "Puberty means," announced Peggy, "the earliest age at which a girl is able to bear children."

"What do you think of that?" my wife asked.

"I'm not sure," Peggy relied. "I've always been able to bear children. It's adults I can't bear.".

青春期

一天晚上，在准备晚饭的时候，我们十岁的女儿问：“妈妈，什么是青春期？”我的妻子此时正忙得不亦乐乎，所以她建议佩吉到字典上查这个词，然后她们可以再讨论它。

几分钟以后，佩吉回来了。她妈妈问字典上怎么说。

“青春期的意思是，”佩吉宣布：“一个女孩能忍受孩子的最早年龄。”

“你怎么想呢？”我妻子问。

“我不知道，”佩吉回答。“我总能忍受孩子。让我忍受不了的是大人。

Note: bear children: 生孩子。bear 一词也可作“忍受”讲。

7.The Swimmer

The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast.

Johnny laughed.

"Do you doubt that a good swimmer could do that?" asked the teacher.

"No, sir," answered Johnny, "but I wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were."

游泳者

老师给同学们讲了一个小故事，说有一个人早饭前要在河里游泳，横渡三趟。

约翰尼笑了。

老师问道：“你不相信一个游泳很好的人可以做到么？”

约翰尼回答说：“不是的，先生，我是不明白他为什么不游四次，好回到他放衣服的那边。”

8.谁签署了独立宣言
A Kentucky teacher was quizzing her students. "Johnny, who signed the Declaration of Independence?"

He said, "Damn if I know."

She was a little put out(激怒) by his swearing, so she told him to go home and to bring his father with him when he came back.

Next day, the father came with his son, sat in the back of the room to observe.

She started back in on her quiz and finally got back to the boy. "Now, Johnny, I'll ask you again. Who signed the Declaration of Independence?"

"Well, hell, teacher," Johnny said, "I told you I didn't know."

The father jumped up in the back, pointed a stern finger at his son, and said, "Johnny, if you signed that damn thing, hell, you damn well better admit it!"

9.Why he couldn't leave?

There was a meeting with a large number of people. At first the speaker was very interesting, but as time went on, he became very boring. Finally when he was through, there was only one man sitting in the large room.

The speaker walked up to the man and said, "Thank you for hearing me out when all the others left the room."

"Oh! Don't mention it!" replied the man, "I cannot leave because I am the next speaker."

10.Stupid Question

Dan was the doorman of a club in a big city. Everyday, thousands of people passed his door, and a lot of them stopped and asked him, "What's the time, please?"

丹在一个大城市的某个俱乐部当守门人。每天都有数千人经过他的门口，而且许多人都会停下来问他:“请问现在几点？”

After a few months, Dan said to himself, "I'm not going to answer all those stupid people any more. I'm going to buy a big clock and put it upon the wall here." Then he did so.

几个月后，丹想:“我不想再回答这些蠢人提出的问题了，我要去买一只大钟，把它挂在这儿的墙上。”于是他买了一只钟，把它挂在了墙上。

"Now people aren't going to stop and ask me the time," he thought happily. But after that, a lot of people stopped, looked at the clock and then asked Dan, "Is that clock right?"

“现在人们总不会再停下来问我时间了。”他高兴地想。可是打那以后，每天仍有许多人停下来，看看钟，然后问丹:“这钟准吗？”

She kindled a third match. Again shot up the flame； and now she was sitting under a most beautiful Christmas tree ,far larger, and far more prettily decked out, than the one she had seen last Christmas eve through the glass doors of the rich merchant's house. Hundreds of wax-tapers lighted up the green branches, and tiny painted figures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, looked down from the tree upon her. The child stretched out her hands towards them in delight, and in that moment the lights of the match warm quenched； still, however, the Christmas candles burned higher and higher， she beheld them beaming like stars in heaven； one of them fell, the lights streaming behind it like a long, fiery tail.
“Now some one is dying,” said the little girl, softly, for she had been told by her old grandmother， the only person who had ever been kind to her, and who was now dead that whenever a star falls an immortal spirit returns to the God who gave it.

She struck yet another match against the wall； it flamed up, and surrounded by its light, appeared before her that same dear grandmother, gentle and loving as always, but bright and happy as she had never looked during her lifetime.

她擦着了第三根火柴，又冒出了火焰。现在她觉得正坐在非常美丽的圣诞树下面，比上次圣诞节透过那富商家的玻璃门看到的那株还要大、还要美。这株树的绿枝上点燃着许许多多的蜡烛，颜色瑰丽的图画，就象橱窗里挂着的那些一样漂亮，仿佛在向她眨眼。小姑娘把两只手伸过去，火柴又熄灭了。然而圣诞树上的烛光越升越高。她看到它们变成了明亮的星星，有一颗落下来，在天上划出一道长长的火丝。
“现在又有一个什么人死了。”小姑娘说。因为她的老祖母——一个唯一待她好的人，现在已经死了，曾经告诉过她，天上落下一颗星，地上就有一个灵魂回到曾赋于他生命的上帝那里去。
她在墙上又擦了一根火柴，火光把四周照亮了。在亮光里，亲爱的和生前一样的祖母出现了。她依然是那么的慈爱和温和，然而那快活和幸福的样子却是她生前从未有过的