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• 1.Absent-minded Mark Twain 心不在焉的马克·吐温
• The famous American writer Mark Twain was well-known for his absent-mindedness. One day, when he was riding in a train, the conductor asked him for hi...
• 2.Try the hat 试帽子
• A woman was busy making an Irish stew（炖肉） when her husband came in from work, and offered to help her, You can't help much, said the woman, but yo...
• 3.Picking it to pieces 吹毛求疵
• An art critic was used to criticizing very severely and in a very detailed way. When he was commenting on one painting and then on another in the gall...
• 4.An Arrogant Officer 傲慢的军官
• A private didn't notice a young lieutenant and failed to salute him. The lieutenant said sternly, You did not salute me. For this you must immediately...
• 5.Identification 身份证明
• A man went to the village post office to fetch a registered letter. The clerk refused to hand the letter over because he had no means of identificatio...
• 6.An old hunter 老猎人
• An old hunter moved to a new place. He got lost in the wood several times. A friend told him to buy a pocket compass and explained its use to him. But...
• 7.No connection with medicine 与药无关
• When the sick man entered the consulting room, the doctor smiled and said: I am glad to see that you look much better today. Yes, I followed the direc...
• 8.The purpose of the propeller 飞机螺旋桨的用处
• A: What's the purpose of the propeller? B: To keep the pilot cool. If you don't think so, just stop it and watch him sweat! A：飞机的螺旋桨有什么用？ ...
• 9.To prove it 验证
• Someone asked a little boy: Is a pound of lead heavier than a pound of feathers? The boy quickly replied: Of course it is. When he was told You are wr...
• 10.A forgetful man
• Man: Doctor, I'm getting very forgetful. Doctor: I see, Mr. Brown. Won't you take a chair? Man: Thanks, take a what? Doctor: A chair. Now, when did yo...