《英语奇闻趣事精粹》

Part ⅠRoad to Success（成功之路）1

Believe the Impossible2

Blurred Vision3

To Build a Bridge3

Grind or Shine5

Hang in There6

How High Can you Jump？8

“I Can Make it Happen”9

It Couldn’t be Done11

Murphy’s Laws12

Quick Decisions13

A Ten-Cent Idea14

Time to Think15

The Whole World Came Together16

Wranglers and Stranglers17

You are Wonderful19

Part ⅡPolitics and Politician（政坛掠影）21

Kennedy Fortune22

The Missing Secretary24

New Tourist Hot-Spot in Xi’an27

Succession of the Order of the President27

Was Hebrew Proposed as Official US Language？28

Washroom as a Medium of Communication30

White House Birthday Card33

Part ⅢScience and Technology（科技长廊）35

Bill Gates：“I never said‘640K should be enough for anybody’”！36

Glass Flows！38

Glass Flows40

Glass Flows and Telescope41

The Great Wall of China from Space42

The Great Wall of China Seen from Space44

How Long Can a Human Live Unprotected in Space44

Millennium Man Will be 14-Stone Sloth45

No Math Nobel47

Rumors Regarding a Computer Modem Surcharge49

Tomatoes：Fruit or Vegetables50

Weeds at Night51

Weights Measure53

The Year 2000 AD54

Part ⅣMedicine（医学天地）56

Beaver Fever57

Blind Girl Saw Test Explosion 120 Miles Away58

Cellular Phones ＆ Cancer60

Explosion of Intestinal Gas during Surgery61

Flowers in Hospital Rooms64

Giving Birth on a Plane65

Hairballs66

Hair Turning White Overnight66

Safe Alcohol Limit？67

That was Me！68

Wet Hair on Winter Mornings69

Part ⅤThings in Nature（自然风情）71

Fascinating Island Found72

The Fastest Wind72

Just Coincidence？73

Rare Reptile Fossil Collected73

Rare Variety of Tree Propagates in Jiangxi75

The“Sea of Death”Has Fish77

Strange Slope in Gansu to be Explained78

Two HK Names for Tropical Cyclones to be Used Next Year79

White Lake Found in XinJiang81

Yunnan World Wildlife Park82

Zhejiang Discovers a“Five-Color Stone Island”82

Part ⅥAnimal World（动物世界）84

American Panthers May be Found in Qinling Mountains85

Animals Eating Corpses86

An Annoying Monkey87

Astounding Avian Anomalies88

Cat and Aspirin90

The Dead Kitten91

Ducks Cannot Bear to be Parted from Each Other94

Falling Cats95

The Lion and the Cougar96

Long-Gone Gold Crucian Re-Appears97

Moths98

National Birds101

A Ram Repays Evil with Good102

Soothing Video Treatment103

Transparent Fish104

Turkey Shoots a Man105

Weathermen Frogs106

Part ⅦFun with Products（商品拾趣）107

Cat Food Sold as Tuna108

Chevy Nova in Mexico110

From Candles to Soap111

The Green Ones112

Pepsi’s Slogans114

Post-it Notes115

Part ⅧMiscellaneous（五花八门）117

An 104-km Long Rail Track118

The Airline Steward’s Revenge118

Asian Ancestor in East China：Chinese Archaeologists119

Baby Train Goes by Again120

Cigars Insured against Fire122

Complain！Complain！Complain！124

Death at Disneyland（Ⅰ）125

Death at Disneyland（Ⅱ）128

Death at Disneyland（Ⅲ）129

Death at Disneyland（Ⅳ）131

Dreamers in Beijing132

Fish Beer133

Gone with the Wind134

Keeper of the Spring136

The Largest Family in China139

A lesson from a Mad Hatter139

Living History141

A Miner Survives 34 Days Underground142

Museum Underneath Oriental Plaza Being Built144

Old Women Eats Earth for 70Y ears145

Puff the Magic Dragon146

Privately Run Zoo in Guangdong149

A Quiet Scolding151

Shop Takes Name of its Assistant152

A Tragedy or a Blessing？154

The Whole World Stinks155

Who’s Counting？156

Bibliography158