An expensive investment 昂贵的投资 A father had four sons. One went to the big city,where he became a wealthy businessman，the other three remained in their home town. When their father ...

Gifted children 神童 I taught a "gifted and talented"class made up of particularly bright fifth-and-sixth graders. In the midst of a lesson on the power of observation, I realized that I was ...

Chatting 谈话 First woman:"Working full time and trying to do the housework really gets to me. After work yesterday I came home and washed the clothes and the dishes. Tomorrow I have to wash ...

Stubborn "固执" As a real-estate broker, I once listed a house that had several rooms decorated in hot pink. I advised the seller to repaint，and was thrilled when he called to say he had d ...

Guests 客人 We had invited our friends Bob and Sheila to a special dinner. While my wife，Lee，prepared the meal，I rushed out to buy just the right wine. 我们邀请了朋友鲍博和 ...

True feelings 实情 The swimsuit issue of a magazine that displayed a model wearing a skimpy bikini on its cover was occupying the attension of a wide-eyed man. Disturbed,his wife said， ...

Side-effect 副作用 One morning I opened the door to get the newspaper and was surprised to see a strange little dog with our paper in his mouth. Delighted with this unexpected“delivery Se ...

Undercover dog 侦探狗 As I waited for my luggage at Atlanta's international airport，I noticed a government agent with a dog sniffing for illegal drugs among the crowd of arriving passenge ...

Double meaning 一语双关 Racehorse owner Bradley had all his horses' names begin with the letter B, including one called Bad News. When someone asked why he gave the horse a name with such ...

Ready for the bargain 有备于侃价 Every year，our family holds a rummage sale. I have to justify my pricing system to my husband by explaining that no matter how low you mark an item，so ...