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JOKE─ 1. Buy A Tortoise  2. Return Ticket  3. The Formula For Water  4. Language  5. Please Read This : 

JOKE─ 1. Buy A Tortoise 2. Return Ticket 3. The Formula For Water 4. Language 5. Please Read This

A man went one day to a shop and bought a live tortoise. He said to the shop- keeper, "I want to deep this tortoise in my garden; is it quite healthy, and do you think it will live long?" "Yes," replied the shopkeeper, "it's quite healthy; and you know a tortoise lives for ten thousand years."The man took the tortoise home; but unfortunately the nest day it died. He went back to the shop and said to the shopkeeper, "You told me the tortoise would live for ten thousand years, but it lived for only one day." "When did it die?" asked the shopkeeper. " It died today " replied the man. "Then I suppose that today it became ten thousand years old," said the shopkeeper.: 

A man went one day to a shop and bought a live tortoise. He said to the shop- keeper, "I want to deep this tortoise in my garden; is it quite healthy, and do you think it will live long?" "Yes," replied the shopkeeper, "it's quite healthy; and you know a tortoise lives for ten thousand years." The man took the tortoise home; but unfortunately the nest day it died. He went back to the shop and said to the shopkeeper, "You told me the tortoise would live for ten thousand years, but it lived for only one day." "When did it die?" asked the shopkeeper. " It died today " replied the man. "Then I suppose that today it became ten thousand years old," said the shopkeeper.

The young newlyweds quarreled. At last she could bear it no longer and burst into tears."I don't want to have anything to do with you ant more," "I'm packing up my things and going off to mother.""Fine, my dear," said the husband. "Here are the travelling expenses."She counted the money. "What about the money for the return ticket?": 

The young newlyweds quarreled. At last she could bear it no longer and burst into tears. "I don't want to have anything to do with you ant more," "I'm packing up my things and going off to mother." "Fine, my dear," said the husband. "Here are the travelling expenses." She counted the money. "What about the money for the return ticket?"

The scene is in the chemistry class. A student is being quizzed. "What is the formula for water?""H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O.""Where did you ever learn that?" Shouted the exasperated professor."From you, sir." "You told me it was H to O.": 

The scene is in the chemistry class. A student is being quizzed. "What is the formula for water?" "H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O." "Where did you ever learn that?" Shouted the exasperated professor. "From you, sir." "You told me it was H to O."

As we move further into the information era, many people have difficulty keeping up with the latest development. My parents are a prime example.One day I accompanied them to a computer store. The salesman was very helpful and began discussing computer programming with him."What language do you use?" he asked me. My father, overhearing the question, answered: "English, of course!": 

As we move further into the information era, many people have difficulty keeping up with the latest development. My parents are a prime example. One day I accompanied them to a computer store. The salesman was very helpful and began discussing computer programming with him. "What language do you use?" he asked me. My father, overhearing the question, answered: "English, of course!"

A friend who worked at an embassy found herself repeatedly explaining an increase in processing fees to immigration applicants. She had a difficult time communicating through the thick glass window, so one day, after several attempts to make herself understood, she scribbled, "PLEASE READ THIS," on the back of the relevant form and handed it to the applicant. The customer nodded and smiled. My friend breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she'd finally got her point across.Then the applicant asked, "How loud?": 

A friend who worked at an embassy found herself repeatedly explaining an increase in processing fees to immigration applicants. She had a difficult time communicating through the thick glass window, so one day, after several attempts to make herself understood, she scribbled, "PLEASE READ THIS," on the back of the relevant form and handed it to the applicant. The customer nodded and smiled. My friend breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she'd finally got her point across. Then the applicant asked, "How loud?"

 Article─  About Love  Poor or Rich  Typhoon  The Deer and the Hunter  History of Valentine's day : 

Article─ About Love Poor or Rich Typhoon The Deer and the Hunter History of Valentine's day

One day a young prince arrived at the castle of King Ottar and fell in love with the king's youngest daughter, who was very beautiful.　"You can only marry my daughter," said the king,　"if you can recognize her, and you must marry the woman you choose."　" That's easy," said the prince,　and King Ottar put all his daughters behind a wall that had a space at the bottom,　so the prince could only see seven pairs of feet,　and the feet all looked the same.　Suddenly, one of the feet moved and the prince said "That is the woman I love."　Unfortunately, it was not;　it was King Ottar's eldest daughter who was not at all beautiful,　but the prince had to marry her.　In fact, she was extremely intelligent and had a good sense of humor,　so that very soon the prince did fall in love with her and they lived happily ever after.　The moral of this story is that love is a very unreliable thing.: 

One day a young prince arrived at the castle of King Ottar and fell in love with the king's youngest daughter, who was very beautiful.　"You can only marry my daughter," said the king,　"if you can recognize her, and you must marry the woman you choose."　" That's easy," said the prince,　and King Ottar put all his daughters behind a wall that had a space at the bottom,　so the prince could only see seven pairs of feet,　and the feet all looked the same.　Suddenly, one of the feet moved and the prince said "That is the woman I love." 　Unfortunately, it was not;　it was King Ottar's eldest daughter who was not at all beautiful,　but the prince had to marry her.　In fact, she was extremely intelligent and had a good sense of humor,　so that very soon the prince did fall in love with her and they lived happily ever after.　The moral of this story is that love is a very unreliable thing.

One day, a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country.　He wanted to show him the poverty in the world.　They spent a day and a night at the farm of a very poor family. 　When they got back from their trip the father asked his son,　"How was the trip?"　 "Very good, Dad!"　"Did you see how the lives of the poor can be?" the father asked. 　"Yeah!"　"And what did you learn?"　After thinking for a moment, the son answer.　"I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four.　We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, and they have a creek that has no end.　We have imported lamps in the garden, and they have the stars.　Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon."　When the little boy was finished, his father was speechless.　His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!" 　Isn't it true that it all depends on the way you look at things?　If you have: love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life,　you've got everything!　You can't buy any of these things.　You can have all the material possessions you can imagine,　provisions for the future, etc.,　but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!　: 

One day, a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country.　He wanted to show him the poverty in the world.　They spent a day and a night at the farm of a very poor family. 　When they got back from their trip the father asked his son,　"How was the trip?" 　 "Very good, Dad!" 　"Did you see how the lives of the poor can be?" the father asked. 　"Yeah!" 　"And what did you learn?"　After thinking for a moment, the son answer. 　"I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four.　We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, and they have a creek that has no end.　We have imported lamps in the garden, and they have the stars.　Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon." 　When the little boy was finished, his father was speechless.　His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!" 　Isn't it true that it all depends on the way you look at things?　If you have: love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life,　you've got everything!　You can't buy any of these things.　You can have all the material possessions you can imagine,　provisions for the future, etc.,　but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!　

Awakened by the rattle of windows,　I jumped out of bed and opened a window to take a look outside.　Strong wind and heavy rain lashed me, and I quickly closed the window.　I noticed very few people and vehicles on the streets,　a lot of trash flying in the air,　and some fallen trees scattered here and there.　It was then that I noticed that I had no electricity.　I had no choice but to stay home and sleep all day long　because the radio said that a typhoon had struck Taiwan.　At last, the typhoon was gone, and the electricity came back on.　I was glad that my house wasn't damaged.　Typhoons are really terrible natural calamities.　I wish they didn't hit Taiwan so often.　: 

Awakened by the rattle of windows,　I jumped out of bed and opened a window to take a look outside.　Strong wind and heavy rain lashed me, and I quickly closed the window.　I noticed very few people and vehicles on the streets,　a lot of trash flying in the air,　and some fallen trees scattered here and there.　It was then that I noticed that I had no electricity.　I had no choice but to stay home and sleep all day long　because the radio said that a typhoon had struck Taiwan. 　At last, the typhoon was gone, and the electricity came back on.　I was glad that my house wasn't damaged.　Typhoons are really terrible natural calamities.　I wish they didn't hit Taiwan so often.　

A deer was once drinking from a pool and admiring the noble figure he made there.　"Ah," he said, "where can you see such noble horns as these, with such antlers!　I wish I had legs more worthy to bear such a noble crown;　it is a pity they are so slim and slight."　At that moment a hunter approached and sent an arrow whistling after him.　Away bounded the deer, and soon, with the aid of his nimble legs,　he was nearly out of sight of the hunter.　But, not noticing where he was going,　he passed under some trees with branches growing down low.　His antlers become caught,　so that the hunter had time to catch with upon him.　"Alas! alas!" cried the deer, "We often despise what is most useful to us."　: 

A deer was once drinking from a pool and admiring the noble figure he made there.　"Ah," he said, "where can you see such noble horns as these, with such antlers!　I wish I had legs more worthy to bear such a noble crown;　it is a pity they are so slim and slight." 　At that moment a hunter approached and sent an arrow whistling after him.　Away bounded the deer, and soon, with the aid of his nimble legs,　he was nearly out of sight of the hunter.　But, not noticing where he was going,　he passed under some trees with branches growing down low.　His antlers become caught,　so that the hunter had time to catch with upon him.　"Alas! alas!" cried the deer, "We often despise what is most useful to us."　

February 14 is a special day for sweethearts.　It was once thought to be the time of year forbirds began to look for a mate and Cupid aimed his arrows atthe hearts of young men and women.　Valentine's Day believed to have had its beginnings in a Roman festival called the Lupercalia.　The early Roman men often wore the names of the girls who were to be their partners during the festival.　Sometimes the couple exchanged presents. After the Lupercalia became a saint's day honored Saint Valentine, some of the old customs were kept.　In the 17th century a hopeful maiden ate a hard-boiled egg and pinned five bay leaves to her pillow before going to sleep on Valentine's Eve.　She believed this would make her dream of her future husband.　Later, people began to exchange valentine cards but presents.　The Duke of Orleans is believed to have made the first valentine card.　Imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1415, he wrote love poems to his wife in France.　Valentine cards became popular in the US during the Civil War.　Within a few years Valentine's Day received almost as much attention as Christmas.: 

February 14 is a special day for sweethearts.　It was once thought to be the time of year forbirds began to look for a mate and Cupid aimed his arrows atthe hearts of young men and women. 　Valentine's Day believed to have had its beginnings in a Roman festival called the Lupercalia.　The early Roman men often wore the names of the girls who were to be their partners during the festival.　Sometimes the couple exchanged presents. After the Lupercalia became a saint's day honored Saint Valentine, some of the old customs were kept.　In the 17th century a hopeful maiden ate a hard-boiled egg and pinned five bay leaves to her pillow before going to sleep on Valentine's Eve.　She believed this would make her dream of her future husband. 　Later, people began to exchange valentine cards but presents.　The Duke of Orleans is believed to have made the first valentine card.　Imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1415, he wrote love poems to his wife in France. 　Valentine cards became popular in the US during the Civil War.　Within a few years Valentine's Day received almost as much attention as Christmas.

心得  最喜歡的一篇阿~~~!!好難選擇………我有兩篇都很愛的，是短文一跟短文二，我會喜歡這兩篇短文的原因，是這兩篇短文都用故事告訴我們一些名言。 第一篇是說關於【愛】的故事，描述王子與公主要結婚所發生的事，本來有了愛情，卻因為一次的選擇變成了他人，然而，還不是一樣的生活，還娶到了一個能管理國家的好王妃。”愛情”本來就是很不可靠的東西，你說他存在他就存在，他是如此的虛幻，如此的抽象，你又要如何去相信、去依靠這不切實際的東西呢？ 第二篇是述說一個小孩藉由旅行，發現錢不是萬能、發現自己所擁有的不是富貴，而是貧窮。俗話常說【錢不是萬能，但沒有錢卻是萬萬不能】，我們可以用錢買到實際的東西，卻買不到精神上的物值。我們得到了所有，卻讓心靈空空如也，我們仍是一無所有…………: 

心得 最喜歡的一篇阿~~~!!好難選擇………我有兩篇都很愛的，是短文一跟短文二，我會喜歡這兩篇短文的原因，是這兩篇短文都用故事告訴我們一些名言。 第一篇是說關於【愛】的故事，描述王子與公主要結婚所發生的事，本來有了愛情，卻因為一次的選擇變成了他人，然而，還不是一樣的生活，還娶到了一個能管理國家的好王妃。”愛情”本來就是很不可靠的東西，你說他存在他就存在，他是如此的虛幻，如此的抽象，你又要如何去相信、去依靠這不切實際的東西呢？ 第二篇是述說一個小孩藉由旅行，發現錢不是萬能、發現自己所擁有的不是富貴，而是貧窮。俗話常說【錢不是萬能，但沒有錢卻是萬萬不能】，我們可以用錢買到實際的東西，卻買不到精神上的物值。我們得到了所有，卻讓心靈空空如也，我們仍是一無所有…………

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