Sue loved Steve, but she worried about all the money he squandered when they went out together. “How can I stop Steve from spending so much money on me?” She asked her mother.

“Marry him!”

2.Flowers

“Take a bunch of flowers home for your wife, sir.” urged the street vendor.
“I haven’t got a wife,” replied the young man.
“Then buy a bunch for your sweetheart.”
“I don’t have a sweetheart, either.”
“Well then, buy a couple of bunches to celebrate your luck.”

3.Is Your Wife Home Now

The boss arrived at his office with a terrible headache.

“That’s funny, boss.” said an employee, “A few days ago, I had a terrible headache too, but it didn’t last long. My wife pulled me over the sofa, gave me a big hug and a kiss. My headache went away.”

The boss put on his hat. “I’ve tried everything else.” he muttered, “Is your wife home now?”

4.Einstein And Driver

Albert Einstein was traveling around the universities in a car giving lectures on his theory of relativity.
One day, while on the way to a university, the driver said, “Dr. Einstein, I’ve heard you giving the lecture thirty times. I know it by heart, and I am sure I can give it myself.”
“Well. I’ll give you a chance.” said Einstein, “They don’t know me at the next university. When we got there, I’ll put on your hat, and you introduce yourself as me, and give the lecture.”
The driver recited Einstein’s lecture without making any mistakes at the university. But when he finished and started to leave, one of the professors stopped him and asked him a very complex problem. The driver thought fast, “The solution to this is so simple.” he said, “that I’m surprised you have to ask me. In fact, to show you how simple it is, I’ll ask my driver to come here to answer it for you.”

5.Police Chase

A man was driving home late one afternoon, and he was driving above the speed limit. He notices a police car with its red lights on in his rear view mirror. He thinks, “I can outrun this guy.” so he floors it and the race is on. The cars are racing down the highway — 60, 70, 80, 90 miles an hour. Finally, as his speedometer passes 100, the guy figures “what the heck.” and give up. He pulls over to the curb. The police officer gets out of his cruiser and approaches the car. He leans down and says “listen mister, I’ve had a really lousy day, and I just want to go home. Give me a good excuse and I’ll let you go.”

The man thought for a moment and said, “Three weeks ago, my wife ran off with a police officer. When I saw your cruiser in my rear view mirror, I thought you were that officer and you were trying to give her back to me!”

所有笑話選自《英語時文閱讀進階 幽默篇》。 笑話書不少，但真正好笑的不多。 我感覺這本不錯， 中英雙語，很適合英語學習者作為課外閱讀使用。重點是裡面真的有很多好笑的笑話。

下面是我的筆記:
1.語法不是英語教學的重點. 不要把全部時間放在英語語法教學上. 英語是一種交流工具. 學習英語的目的是希望有一天能用英語進行聽說讀寫等應用活動. 語法是對一種語言的解剖分析工具. 講語法就相當於在分析講解研究語言. 我們要學習英語, 而不是研究英語. 學習英語就如同給病人治病, 師生講解語法就好比醫生們討論病人的病情, 而學習實踐英語才是治療病人. 如果只有一昧地討論病情, 而不進行實際的治療, 病人就不可能康復. 學習英語應該以聽說讀寫這樣的實踐使用為主. 到了學成而使用英語時, 最好能達到忘記英語語法, 如使用母語一般使用英語 — "為了忘記而學習" — 達到"無招勝有招"的高深境界.
2.英語語法是學習英語的一個輔助手段. 通過適量的, 得當的, 必要的英語語法學習, 可以加快英語學習的速度.
3.學習語法的方法: 講解–>練習–>糾正
4.為什麼要使用故事短文教學英語? 因為帶有故事性的短文比起句子來能給學習者帶來更深的印象, 從而更容易記住故事中出現的句子和英語知識.
5.如何應對考試? 無論哪一種英語考試, 考核的內容都可以分為兩部分: 英語知識 + (相對於各種考試的)應試技巧 ( 我還想加上 心理素質). 所以應考時應該先紮實地掌握好英語技能, 然後再對應不同的考試熟悉試題結構等應試技巧(我推薦做歷年真題來學習應試技巧).
6.如何擴大詞彙量? 大量閱讀. 閱讀適合自己難度的材料. 如比自己的課本低一個難度級別, 自己讀起來沒有太大難度的讀物.
7.如何選擇搭配詞語? 使用<longman activator>, <right word wrong word>(<英語詞彙用法手冊>) ( 個人推薦 <Oxford Collocations Dictionary>牛津搭配詞典 ).