1.
What a world of pathos in this： A barren room，illkempt children，a worn out patient wife，a dissolute husband，and weak．
“Mary， you ought to have married a better man．”
“John， I did．”
一个好一点儿的男人
一个何等沮丧的情景：空荡荡的屋子，脏兮兮的孩子，精疲力竭逆来顺受的妻子，自甘堕落的丈夫，还十分虚弱。
“玛丽，你真该和一个好点儿的男人结婚。”
“约翰，我是这么做了。”
2.
A society youth writes ironically to the young lady in the case：“Dear Miss Smith， perhaps you remember I proposed to you last night， and I do not now recall whether you said yes，or no．”
“Dear George， I remember I said‘no’ to someone last night， but I had forgotten who it was．”
我忘了那人是谁
一个社交界的青年给一位年轻女士挖苦地写道：“亲爱的史密斯小姐，您也许记得我昨晚向您求婚，但我现在记不起您到底是答应了还是没答应。”
“亲爱的乔治，我记得昨晚是对一个人说了‘不’，但忘了那人是谁。”
3.
John D．Rocke feller， the wellkn own millionaire，gave away millions， but he himself was very mean about small sums of money． One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York and asked for the cheapest room in it． He said，“I am staying here alone and only need a small room．”
The manager showed him into a room and said，“This is our smallest and cheapest room，” and added，“but why do you choose a poor room like this？ When your son stays here， he always has our most expensive room ；yours is our cheapest．”
“Oh！ yes，”said Rockefeller，“but his father is a rich man；mine isn't．”
有钱的父亲
著名的百万富翁，约翰·D洛克菲勒，捐款达数百万元，但他本人在小钱上却非常节俭。有一天，他去住纽约的一家旅馆，要旅馆里最便宜的房间。他说：“我一个人住在这儿，只需要一个小房间。”
