Who Is This 你是哪一个？ My two sister and I were all away at various colleges at the same time. One day, after facing one crisis too many and tired of being treated like just another unde ...

Promotion 提升 Our son, Chris, is a premed student at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. He is fortunate to have a job in the research lab, where they are studying Lyme disease. Recent ...

Plagiarism 抄 袭 A friend of mine who teachs European history at Washington University in St. Louis tell about the time he spotted a plagiarized term paper. He summoned the student to his offi ...

the lowest grade 最低分 "Professor, I did the best I could on this test. I really don't think I deserve a zero." "Neither do I. But that's the lowest grade I'm allowed to give." 学生： ...

Three Reasons 三条理由 Teacher: Stone, give me three reasons why you know the Earth to be round. Stone: Ma says so, Pa says so, and you say so! 老师：斯通，说出三条理由来证明 ...

Actual Age 实际年龄 The teacher noticed that Johnny had been daydreaming for a long time. She decided to get his attention. "Johnny," she said, "If the world is 25,000 miles around and eggs ...

Goldfish 金鱼 Little Amy was in the garden filling in a hole when her neighbor peered over the fence. Interested in what the cheeky-faced youngster was doing, he politely asked, "What are you ...

Ah, Kids 哎，孩子 Like a good father, I took my 4-year old daughter to a so-called "rug concert" at her music school one Saturday morning, called that because you sit on the rug in a group a ...

Two Pounds of Plums 两磅李子 Mother: I sent my little boy for two pounds of plums and you gave him a pound and a half. Shopkeeper: My scales are all right, madam. Have you weighted your lit ...

I Didn't Notice It 我没有看到它 Mother: I left two pieces of cake in the cupboard this morning, Johnny, and now there is only one piece left. Can you explain that? Johnny: Well, I suppose i ...