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趣味英语故事阅读 1． Honesty诚实 　　A man went to an insurance office to have his life insured. The manager of the office asked him how old his parents were when they died. 　　“Mother had a bad heart and died at the age of thirty. Father died of tuberculosis when he was thirty-five.” 　　“I am very sorry,”said the manager,“we cannot insure your life as your parents were not healthy.” 　　As the man was leaving the office, depressed, he met a clerk, who had overheard the conversation. 　　“You must not be so frank and tell the truth,”said the clerk,“no office will insure you if you speak like that. Use your imagination a little.” 　　The man went to another office and was shown into the managers room. 　　“Well, young man, how old were your parents when they died?” “Mother was ninety-three, and she died from a fall off her bicycle. Father was ninety-eight and he died while he was playing football.” 2. An American on a British Train 　　A young American entered a railway compartment on a British train, to discover that all seats were occupied, Including one on which was seated a small dog. To its owner, a middle-aged lady wearing a large hat, he said politely,“Excuse me, maam, but may I sit down?” 　　She said nothing, but merely sniffed and turned over the pages of her newspaper. 　　Again he said,“Excuse me, maam, but may I have this seat, please? And again she ignored him. 　　For a third time the young American said,“Maam, would you please remove your dog so that I may sit down?” 　　And for the third time the snooty matron totally ignored him, so he opened a window, picked up the dog, threw it out, and then sat on the empty seat. There was a stunned silence, and then an Englishman sitting opposite said,“You know, you Yanks are the strangest people. You drive on the wrong side of the road. You eat with the fork in the wrong hand, you name the floors in the wrong numbers, and now youve just thrown the wrong bitch out of the window!” 3．A Bad Foot受伤的脚 　　There was a bookseller who did not like to pay