1.One Engine Left
A 747 was halfway across the Atlantic when the captain got on the loud speaker,"Attention,passengers.We have lost one of our engines,but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left.Unfortunately,we will arrive an hour late as a r esult."
Shortly thereafter,the passengers heard the captain's voice again,"Guess what,folks.We just lost our third engine,but please be assured we can fly with only one.We will now arrive in London three hours late."
At this point,one passenger became furious."For Pete's sake," he shouted,"If we lose another engine,we'll be up here all night!"
只剩一个引擎
一架747客机正在跨越大西洋时,喇叭里传来了机长的声音：“旅客们请注意,我们的四个引擎中有一个丢失了.但剩下的三个引擎会把我们带到伦敦的.只是我们要因此晚到一小时 .” 过了一会儿,旅客们又听到机长的声音：“各位,你们猜怎么啦 我们刚又掉了第三个引擎.但请你们相信好了.只有一个引擎我们也能飞,但要晚三个小时了.” 正在这时,一位乘客非常气愤地说：“看在上帝的份上,如果我们再掉一个引擎,我们就要整夜都要呆在天上了.”
2.A Good-Bye Gift
When Michael Ma died,his three best friends went to his funeral.
They stood for a moment,looking down into the grave of their friend.
"He was a good friend,"the first person said."He was generous and kind.Let's give him some money to use in heaven ."
The other two friends agreed.They thought this was a good idea.
The first friend took his wallet out of his pocket,opened it and took out a $100 bill.Then he threw it into the grave.
The second friend did not want the other two to think he was stingy,so he also took out his wallet.
"You're right,"he said."He always helped his friends.He deserves to have everything he needs in his next life."
And with these words,he also threw hundred dollar bill into the grave.
The third man looked at the other two,and thought carefully for several minutes.He did not want them to think he was stingy ,but he really did hate spending money.
Then he took out his checkbook and wrote a check for thre hundred dollars.He then threw the check into the grave.
"I haven't got any change,"he said ,"but that check is for three hundred dollars,so I've given the same as you."
