GLOSSARY
to drop vb
if you “drop” something it falls (or you
let it fall) out of your hand
cute adj
nice and attractive
an owner n
a person who owns (has / possesses)
something
to bend down phr vb
to move your body forward and down
to pet vb
to touch afectionately (lovingly /
gently)
all-night adj
an “all-night” restaurant doesn’t close
at night
the counter n
the long table in a bar/restaurant, etc.
The employees often work behind it
rudely adv
if someone does something “rudely”,
they do it in a bad way, not showing
any respect for the other person
politely adv
nicely; showing respect for the other
person
to slam vb
if someone “slams” something on the
table, they put that thing on the table
in an aggressive / angry way
wouldn’t go amiss exp
if you say that something “wouldn’t
go amiss”, you’re saying that it would
be nice if that thing could happenJOKES, ANECDOTES AND STORIES AS TOLD BY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS.
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AUDIOFor great private language classes, e-mail: [email protected] / http://www.learnhotenglish.com / 7A: I say, I say, I say. What
happens if you drop
a white hat into the
Red Sea?
B: I don’t know. What does happen if you drop a
white hat into the Red Sea?
A: It gets wet.A man is walking down
the street when he sees a
woman with a cute little
dog. “Does your dog bite?”
he asks the owner.
And the woman replies,
“No, my dog doesn’t bite.”
So, the man bends down to pet the dog, but
just as he puts his hand on its head, the dog bites
him on the inger. “Ow!” he says, “I thought you said
your dog doesn’t bite!”
And the woman replies, “That isn’t my dog!”A man has been out with his friends in a pub all
night. It’s 2am and he’s hungry, so he goes to an
all-night restaurant to get something to eat.
“What do you want?” the woman behind thecounter asks him rudely.
“I’d like a ham and cheese sandwich, and a meat
pie, please?” the man asks politely.
A few minutes later, the woman slams the food
down on the counter. “Anything else?” she asks.
The man looks at her for a second, then says,
“Well, a kind word wouldn’t go amiss.”
And she replies, “Don’t eat the pie!”