英语笑话 | 是哪两个词？
A very nice old lady had a few words to say to her grand-daughter.
一个非常和蔼的老夫人有几句话要对她的孙女说。
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短篇小说 | A Call
A Call (1906) is Cooke's charming book about two boys, Abner and Ross, fortified with advice from Hints and Helps to Young Men in Social and Business Relations before calling on the two Claiborne sisters.
英语笑话 | 他以为你说的是爸爸
Whilst he was away Paddy's young life was cut short by an unfortunate adventure with a motor.
他不在家的时候，帕蒂在一次不幸的车祸中失去了年轻的生命。
短篇小说 | The Hungry Stones
My kinsman and myself were returning to Calcutta from our Puja trip when we met the man in a train.
英语笑话 | 像一个绅士？绅士怎样做呢？
The children played for an hour, and then at half past four their aunt took Dick into the kitchen.
孩子们玩了个把小时，在四点半的时候，姨妈领着迪克走进了厨房。
短篇小说 | The Namesake
The Namesake was published in McClure's Magazine in 1907. "For the first time I felt the pull of race and blood and kindred, and felt beating within me things that had not begun with me. It was as if the earth under my feet had grasped and rooted me, and were pouring its essence into me."
英语笑话 | 什么是青春期？
One evening, in the midst of dinner preparation, our 10-year-old daughter asked, “Mommy, what's puberty?”
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？”
短篇小说 | Mademoiselle Fifi
Mademoiselle Fifi is the nicknamed for the handsome, yet boorish, and effeminate German captain, who gets his just deserts. The story was set during the Franco-Prussian War, published in 1882.
英语笑话 | 你输了：是个男孩
"Will you give me a stamp, daddy? I want to write and tell brother Tom."
“爸爸，你能不能给我一张邮票？我要写信告诉汤姆哥哥。”
短篇小说 | The Egg
My father was, I am sure, intended by nature to be a cheerful, kindly man.
