一分之差 One Point
Hanging in the hallway at Whites High School in Wabash, Ind., and the basketball team pictures from the past 40 years. A player in the center of the front row in each picture holds a basketball identifying the year - "62-63", "63-64", "64-65", etc.
One day I spotted a freshman looking curiously at the photos. Turning to me, he said, "Isn't it strange how the teams always lost by one point?"
位於印第安那州瓦巴西的懷茲中學，其門廳裏懸掛着過去四十年間樣籃球隊的照片。每幅照片前排中間的隊員舉着一個籃球，上面標明年份-“62-63”，“63-64”，“64-65”等等。
一天，我看到一個新生很困惑地看着照片。他朝我轉過身來，説道：“多奇怪呀，這些隊都是以一分之差輸掉的!"
基本原則 Ground Rules
One of my favorite teachers at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau was known of his droll(滑稽的) sense of humor. Explaining his ground rules to one freshman class, he said, "Now I know my lectures can often be dry and boring, so I don't mind if you look at your watches during class. I do, however, object to your pounding them on the desk to make sure they're still running."
位於吉拉多海角的'密蘇里東南州立大學有一位我非常喜歡的老師，他奇特的幽默感很是出名。在對一個新生班級講解他的基本原則時，他説：“我知道我的講課可能經常會枯燥乏味，了無生趣，所以如果你們在上課時看錶我並不介意。不過我堅決反對你們將表在課桌上猛敲看它們是不是還在走。”
你是哪一個? Who Is This
My two sister and I were all away at various colleges at the same time. One day, after facing one crisis too many and tired of being treated like just another undergraduate, I phoned home for some consolation and understanding of my unique problems.
When my dad answered, I immediately launched into my litany(連禱，宂長故事) of frustrations with college life. As I paused to catch my breath, he said, "O.K., , first of all, who is this?"
我和兩個妹妹同時離開家去不同的大學讀書。經歷了太多的危機，也厭倦了受到與其他大學生相同的對待之後，有一天我給家裏打了個電話，就我獨有的問題尋求安慰和理解。
爸爸接起電話後，我立刻開始歷數我大學生活中的挫折。當我停下來歇口氣時，爸爸説：“好啦，親愛的...現在，首先告訴我，你是哪一個?”