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1．Do You Know My Work？
One night a hotel caught fire， and the people who were staying in it ran out in their night clothes．
Two men stood outside and looked at the fire．
“Before I came out，” said one，“I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of money． People don’t think of money when they’re afraid． When anyone leaves paper money in a fire， the fire burns it． So I took all the bills that I could find．No one will be poorer because I took them．”
“You don’t know my work，” said the other．
“What is your work？”
“I’m a policeman．
“Oh！” cried the first man． He thought quickly and said，“And do you know my work？”“No，”said the policeman．
“I’m a writer． I’m always telling stories about things that never happened．”
译文：你知道我是干什么的吗？
一天晚上，一家旅馆失火，住在这家旅馆里的人穿着睡 衣就跑了出来。
两个人站在外面，看着大火。
“在我出来之前，”其中一个说：“我跑进一些房间，找到了一大笔钱。人在恐惧中是不会想到钱的。如果有人把纸币留在火里，火就会把它烧成灰烬。所以我把我所能找到的钞票都拿走了。没有人会因为我拿走它们而变得更穷。”
“你不知道我是干什么的。”另一个说。
“你是干什么的？”
“我是警察。”
“噢！”第一个人喊了一声。他灵机一动，说：“那你知道我是干什么的？”“不知道。”警察说。
“我是个作家。我总是爱编一些从未发生过的故事。”
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2.．A Mysterious Letter
“I don’t like to inquire too curiously into your affairs，”said the lady to her husband．“But something’s been bothering me for days．”
“So？” said the husband．“Tell me all about it．”
“You got a letter last Friday，”the lady said．“It was perfumed．It was in a girl’s handwriting．I saw you oped it：you broke into a sweat．You turned white．Your hands trembled…For goodness’sake，who was it from and what did it say？”
“Oh，that，”said the husband．“I decided it was best for both of us not to talk about it at the time．”
“For heaven’s sake，”screamed the woman．“Tell me who it was from and what it said．”
“Okay，”said the husband．“It was from your dress shop．It said you owe them＄740.00．”
中文：
一封神秘的信
“我不想过分好奇地打听你的事情，”妻子对她的丈夫说。“但是有件事已经困扰我好几天了。”
“是吗？”丈夫说。“你说给我听听。”
“上星期五你收到了一封信，”妻子说。“信是洒了香水的。是女孩的字迹。我见你打开信：你突然冒出一身冷汗，你的脸变得煞白，你的手颤抖着……。天哪，是谁写的信？信上都说了些什么？”
“噢，是这事儿。”丈夫说。“我当时决定我们俩最好不要谈论它。” “天哪！”那女人尖叫起来，“告诉我谁写的，都写了些什么。”
“好吧。”丈夫说。“是从你的服装店寄来的，说你欠他们七百四十美元。”
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