Christmas Service
1、 Christmas Service It was a cold and misty Christmas morning in the very depth of Winter after a heavy fall of snow and only one farmer and the minister managed to arrive at the church for the morning service. "Well," said the clergyman, "I guess there's no point in having a service today." "Well that's not how I see it." said the farmer. "If only one cow turns up at feeding time, I still feed it." 这是一个寒冷的圣诞节清晨，雾很重，积雪很厚。只有一名农民和牧师设法到达教堂做祷告。 牧师说：“ 我想今天做祷告是没有意义的。” “我可不这么认为。”农民说，“只要有一只奶牛在喂养时出现，我仍然喂它。”
2、The Great Lion Hunter 伟大的猎手 A small village was troubled by a man-eating lion. So its leaders sent a message to the great hunter, Jonesie, to come and kill the beast.For several nights the hunter lay in wait for the lion, but it never appeared. Finally, he told the village chief to kill a cow and give him its hide. Draping(披盖) the skin over his shoulders, he went to the pasture to wait for the lion.In the middle of the night, the villagers woke to the sound of blood-curdling(凝结) shrieks(尖叫) coming from the pasture. As they carefully approached, they saw the hunter on the ground, groaning in pain. There was no sign of the lion.What happened, Jonesie? Where is the lion? asked the chief.Forget the damn lion! he howled. Which one of you idiots let the bull loose? 有个小村庄正为一只吃人的'狮子而烦恼。于是，村长派人去请伟大的猎手Jonesie来杀死这只野兽。猎手躺着等了几个晚上，但狮子一直没有出现。最后，他要求村长杀只牛然后把头皮给他。把牛皮披在身上后，猎人到草原上去等狮子。半夜，村民被从草原传来的声嘶力竭的尖叫声惊醒。他们小心地靠近后，看到猎手正躺在草地上痛苦地呻吟。没有狮子出没的蛛丝马迹。Jonesie，怎么了?狮子在哪?村长问。哪有狮子!猎人怒吼道，哪个傻瓜把公牛放出来了?