英文经典幽默系列

出版时间：2011-8  出版社：清华大学  作者：王勋^刘新玲 编  页数：539  

内容概要

　　《英文经典幽默系列》所选的幽默故事均选自原版英文读物，原汁原味、语言地道、幽默诙谐、趣味盎然、令人捧腹。这些幽默故事虽然类型不同、题材各异，但都贴近时代和生活，可读性强，犹如一出出人生喜剧，让人开怀，荡涤烦恼；在令你忍俊不禁的同时，也可提高阅读和词汇的双重能力。由于文化背景的不同，西方式的幽默与东方式的往往大异其趣，通过《英文经典幽默系列》读者可以了解西方文化。《英文经典幽默系列》根据幽默故事内容的难易程度，配以生词注解，让读者可以顺利地理解和欣赏西方文化的背景和内涵，增进对西方幽默感的理解。《英文经典幽默系列》适合不同英语水平的读者，尤其是对那些准备到国外学习和生活的读者有很大的帮助。

书籍目录

Where is god?
Classmates?
Kids theories of science
Choose the Right One
Czech Dissident
Working in the garden
Frozen to death
Translate your CV
Signs & Notices
Advertising Terms 1
Advertising Terms 2
The Bank Robber
Mother In Law
The Balloonist and the Programmer
Two-Cow philosophy
Out of the mouths of babes
Product Labels
A rich man goes to heaven
Air hostess
Climbing the stairs
Yet another "technical support
Birthday belief systems
Doctors & mechanics
The Microsoft waiter
You and your boss
Swapping professional secrets
Hit the floor——A true story
The job interview
Farmer joes accident
A bad hairdresser day
Woman held hostage by pillsbury biscuit
George W. Bush Bible——-His favorite Bible verse
The "noisy cactus" That Turned out to Have Thousands of Tarantulas
In It
Live on a Cruise Liner Rather than a Retirement Facility?
The hunters who end up dynamiting a brand new SUV and their
dog
on a frozen lake
The danger of Green Grass Snakes
The Louisiana lawyer who was asked to prove title on a piece of
property
"back to its origin.'
The Arkansas woman who thought the rapture was taking place and
got
killed on a highway
Insulting voice mail at Pacific Palisades High School
Stories about crazy questions from government employees to travel
agents
The man who owed zero and had to pay zero to correct his bill
A dogs eye view of the world
Adopt an NBA player
A French teachers memories: a short nap
A French teachers memories: boys are not born in cabbage
fields
A French teachers memories: first day at school
A happy relationship with animals
A true story from the japanese embassy in US
……

章节摘录

版权页：Well, before I began my Crack Jimmy's shell challenge, I hadmore important things to do, like get the hell out of there. The famousLa Tomatino Festival in Spain was about to happen and I had rigorously（严格地） organized my trip on the Internet. It's truly amazing the amount of information and help you can get from all the traveling websites. I like to be organized and prepared for all eventualities （n.不测事） that might happen. My air tickets and hotel were booked in a dvance,and I got all the 'juice' on visas, currency, and transportation （train from Valencia to Bunol-$3.00！） from the Net. I've printed off maps of the city and town, got lists of all the famous attractions, nightspots, ,and the best restaurants for that authentic paella （n.西班牙肉菜饭） experience. So anyway, the weekly festivals were in full motion and I was having the time of my life. A feeling of impending （adj.逼珀的，迫切的） excitement was pervading （v.弥漫，遍及） the air as everyone was getting ready for the culmination （n. 顶点，最高潮） of the festival-the biggest food fight in the world. 125 to nnes of tomatoes to be turned in tohuman ketchup （n.番茄酱） in just two hours！ No one knows exactly why the tradition began back in the 1950's, but it has become a bit of are ligious occasion for those who worship the Temple of the Great Toma to, nail, it's actualy Christian. Doesn't matter much to me, I just wanted to be part of the chaos-I even wore a white suit. People say this is a metaphorical attempt at suicide, but I'm always up for a challenge！

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用户评论 (总计7条)

•   提高幽默感的同时学英语，很轻松
•   内容比较难，中高段学生阅读可能更好。
•   送给女儿学习英文，没有注释，怕她看不下去。
•   适合短时间阅读，难度不大
•   撇开质量的问题，还不失为一本好书。
•   很好，是儿子在看，他非常喜欢
•   不错,价钱也合理,内容也很好,真值!