英語演講小故事

　　alking clock

　　會說話的鐘

　　While proudly showing off his new apartment to friends, a college student led the way into the den. "What is the big brass gong and hammer for?" one of his friends asked. "That is the talking clock," the man replied. "How's it work?"

　　"Watch," the man said and proceeded to give the gong an ear shattering pound with the hammer. Suddenly, someone screamed from the other side of the wall, "Knock it off, you idiot! It's two o'clock in the morning!"

　　一個學生帶他朋友們參觀他的新公寓，甚是得意，

英語演講小故事

。“那個大銅鑼和錘子是干什么用的?”他的一個朋友問他。“那玩意兒厲害了，那是一個會說話的鐘”，學生回答。“這鐘怎么工作的”，他的朋友問。“看著，別眨眼了”，那學生走上前一把操起銅鑼和錘子，拼命地敲了一下，聲音震耳欲聾。突然，他們聽到隔壁墻那邊有人狂叫，“別敲了，你這白癡!現在是凌晨兩點鐘了!”

　　A GOVERNOR visiting a State prison was implored by a Convict to pardon him.

　　"What are you in for?" asked the Governor.

　　"I held a high office," the Convict humbly replied, "and sold subordinate appointments. "

　　"Then I decline to interfere," said the Governor, with asperity; "a man who abuses his office by making it serve a private end and purvey a personal advantage is unfit to be free. By the way, Mr. Warden," he added to that official, as the Convict slunk away, "in appointing you to this position, I was given to understand that your friends could make the Shikane county delegation to the next State convention solid for - for the present Administration. Was I rightly informed?"

　　"You were, sir. "

　　"Very well, then, I will bid you good-day. Please be so good as to appoint my nephew Night Chaplain and Reminder of Mothers and Sisters. "

【英語演講小故事】相關文章：

愛情的小故事08-13

誠信小故事06-28

職場小故事07-30

經典的成語小故事06-10

寓言小故事07-26

項羽的小故事10-22

職場小故事07-09

小木偶的故事05-30

睡前小故事05-23

職場勵志小故事：沙丁魚的故事10-25