A lawyer's dog, running about unleashed, beelines for a butcher shop and steals a roast.

　　Butcher goes to lawyer's office and asks, "If a dog running unleashed steals a piece of meat from my store, do I have a right to demand payment for the meat from the dog's owner?"

　　The lawyer answers, "Absolutely." "Then you owe me $8.50. Your dog was loose and stole a roast from me today." The lawyer, without a word, writes the butcher a check for $8.50. Several days later, the butcher opens the mail and finds an envelope from the lawyer: $250 due for a consultation.

　　律师的狗没有拴而到处闲逛，它来到一家肉店，偷走了一块烤肉。

　　店主来到律师的办公室，问道“如果一条没栓的狗从我的商店里偷了块肉，我有权利从狗的主人那里要回损失吗？

律师答道：“完全可以”，“那你欠我 8.50美元，你的狗没栓而且今天从我的店里头了块肉”，律师什么都没说，马上给他写了一张支票。几天后，店主打开邮箱，发现一封来自律师的信，信上写道：咨询费250美元。 

2 The Choice of Word选词

　　One day, John was back home after work. He found that his wife was shaking their daughter who was only half a year old. She said Da-Dy to the baby many times. John felt very happy because he thought his wife chose the word daddy to teach their baby.

　　During one night several weeks later, John and his wife were waken up by the cry Daddy. His wife said to him, Darling, she is calling you. Then she turned to sleep.　　

　　一天下班回家，约翰发现妻子在摇半岁的女儿，嘴里反复念道：“爸-爸。”约翰心里感到美滋滋的，他的妻子选择了“爸爸”这个词首先教孩子。

　　几周后的一天夜里，约翰和妻子被一阵哭声惊醒了，“爸-爸！”“她在叫你，亲爱的。”妻子说，然后翻身竟自睡了。 

3 I know the whole truth整件事我都知道了

　　At school, Little Johnny was told by a classmate that most adults hide at least one dark secret and this makes it very easy to blackmail them merely by saying, "I know the whole truth."

　　So Little Johnny decides to try it out. When he arrives home from school that day, he says to his mother, "I know the whole truth." His mother looks shocked, quickly finds $20, and gives it to him, saying, and “Just don't tell your father."

　　Quite pleased, Little Johnny waits for his father to get home from work, and greets him with, "I know the whole truth." His father looks shocked, quickly finds $40, and gives it to him, saying, "Just don't tell your mother."

　　The next morning, Little Johnny is on his way to school when he sees the mailman at his front door. The boy decides to try again. "I know the whole truth."

　　The mailman drops his mailbag, throws opens his arms, and says, "Then come give your real daddy a nice big hug!"

　　小强在学校听一个同学说，大多数成年人都至少藏着一个不可告人的秘密，而且这让他们很容易被敲诈，只要说句“整件事我都知道了”就行。

　　所以小强打算试一下。那天他从学校一回到家里，就对妈妈说：“整件事我都知道了。”他妈吓坏了，赶紧找出20块钱给他，说：“千万别告你爸啊。”

　　小强挺得意，等到他爸下班回家，迎上去就说：“整件事我都知道了。”他爸吓坏了，赶紧找出40块钱给他，说：“千万别告诉你妈啊。”

　　第二天早上，小强出门去上学，看见邮递员在他家大门口。这孩子决定再试试：“整件事我都知道了。”

　　邮递员撇下邮包，张开双臂，说：“那就给你亲爹来个大大的拥抱吧！” 

4 College dormitory rules罚款

　　On the first day of college, the dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules:

　　“The female dormitory will be out-of-bounds for all male students, and the male dormitory to the female students. Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time. Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time will be fined $60. Being caught a third time will cost you $180. Are there any questions?”

　　One student raised his hand and asked, “How much for a season pass?”

上大学的第一天，院长致辞的学生，指出一些规则：

“女宿舍会界出的所有男学生，而男生宿舍的界出女学生。有人打破这条规则被抓住了将被罚款20美元的第一次。有人打破这条规则被抓住了，第二次将被罚款60美元。被抓住第三次将花费你180美元。有问题吗？”

一个学生举起了手，问道：“一个季度通行证多少钱？” 

5 Thank you for the doctor感谢医生

Doctor: Please open your mouth, madam.

Lady: Thank you very much, doctor.

Doctor: Why do you thank me?

Lady: Because my husband always asked me to shut up.

医生：请张开嘴，夫人。

女士：非常感谢你，医生。

医生：你为什么谢我？

小姐：因为我丈夫总是让我闭嘴。 

6 My half was at the bottom of the bottle我的那半儿在瓶子的下面

Jimmy and Tommy went off on their bikes for a picnic in the woods.

They had one bottle of lemonade between then. Jimmy went to explore while Tommy unpacked the food. When he returned, he found the bottle was empty.

　　"Hey!" he exclaimed crossly. "Half of that was mine!"

　　"I know," said Tommy, "but I was thirsty, and as my half was at the bottom of the bottle I had to drink through yours to get to it."

　　吉米和汤米骑自行车去森林里野餐。他们带了一瓶柠檬水。在汤米准备食物的当儿，吉米去探险。当他回来后，发现瓶子空了。

　　“嗨！”他生气得嚷，“这水有一半是我的！”

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