A physics Examination
Once in a physics examination，Nick finished the first question very soon，while his classmates were thinking it hard.
The question was:  When it thunders , why do we see the lighti

A Heavy Sleeper
The preacher was vexed because a certain member of his congregation always fell asleep during the sermon.
As the man was snoring in the front row one Sunday, the preacher determined he would

Be Much Worse
Policeman: Why didn't you shout for help when you were robbed of your watch?
Man: If I had opened my mouth, they'd have found my four gold teeth. That would be much worse.
可能更糟

      　　What do you call someone who speaks three languages? Trilingual. What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call someone who speaks one language? An American.
你如何称呼能说三种语言的人？三声

      Suprises often come in boxes. Birthday presents wrapped in colorful paper, brown paper packages mailed from a friend. No matter what kind of box it is, people like to open it up and see what''s inside. In Americ

      11月3日，布什赢得大选顺利连任，在他发表获胜演讲时第一夫人劳拉携全家陪伴在他身边。
美国第一夫人由于地位的特殊性，往往备受关注。早在2004年初，美国总统大选还没开始，老百姓们就开始筛选起准第一夫人来了：在民主党候选人的贤内助中，克里夫人当过联合国译员，迪安太太是医生……谁是下一届第一夫人的最佳人选，人人心中都有杆秤。这杆秤虽说没有统一的标准，但历届第一夫人也许会是一个很好的参照。她们在关键时刻表

      出门行路，一定要注意交通安全。不论是司机也好，行人也好，大家都希望“高高兴兴上班去，平平安安回家来”。今天，我们就来看看美国的一些交通规则，除了一些细枝末节外，其实和国内的交规差不太多。
1. Always buckle up. 永远系好安全带。Buckle up指的是把安全带系好，还可以说fasten the seatbelt. 一般来讲，各个州都要求司机和司机副座上的乘客系安全带，不过现在很多州更为严格，要求普通轿车

      英国全称是"大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国"简称联合王国，简称英国。
英国是欧洲西部的群岛国家，面积25.4万平方公里，人口5650万，其中英格兰人占83%。主要宗教是新教和罗马天主教。首都伦敦，被称为"世界雾都。有时数天浓雾不散。几步之外什么都看不听清。
现英国政府实行君主立宪，责任内阁制。国会分上、下两院。下院议员由人民选举，任期5年。上院由世袭或加封之贵族、教士或社会贤达组成

      美利坚合众国（The United States of America)，简称美国。面积936万平方公里。人口2.5亿。居民主要信奉基督教、罗马天主教。语言为英语 。
美国政府为联邦总统制，三权分立。宪法1787年公布生效。总统掌握政权，由各州人民投票及总统选举人选举产生，任期4年。国会分参、众两院。参议员，每州选出代表2人组成，任期6年，每两年改选三分之一。众仪员由民选，任期2年。首都华盛顿。
美国是世界

      Friday and the Thirteenth Friday-the Thirteenth has long been considered extremely unlucky because it has some bad associations which came from mythology,tale of the Bible,and the customs and habits. According to the Bi

      The origin of dollar
The origin of the almighty dollar is in what is now the Czech Republic. In 1519, a silver mine near the town of Joachimstal (literally "Joachim''s valley," from the German T

      Amazingly for the British, who love queues, there is no formal line-up----the bar staff are skilled at knowing whose turn it is. You are permitted to try to attract attention, but there are rules about how to do this. D

      1. You are not a superman.
　　你不是超人。（不要无谓的冒险、不要做傻事）
2. If it''s stupid but works，it isn''t stupid.
如果一个蠢方法有效，那它就不是一个蠢方法。
3.Don''t look conspicuous - it draws fire. (

      Minister: We are gathered here today in the sight of God, and in the face of this company, to join together (Groom’s Name) and (Bride’s Name) in holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate, instituted of God, since the

      这样一则笑话：一个外宾想上厕所，便对翻译说：“I wonder if I can go somewhere?”(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把somewhere误解为“某处”，因而回答道“Yes, you can go anywhere in China.”(行，中国你哪儿都可以去。)外宾不禁愕然。可见，如不了解英语中“厕所”的一些表达法是会误事的。　
1.Public lavatory意为“公厕”， 在公