英语幽默故事FivePounds 　　Threepeoplewerewalkingalongastreet,firstabigman,thenaprettywoman,andthenanoldgentleman.Thefirsrtwowentroundacorner.Suddenlythegentlemansawapieceofpaperontheground.Hepickeditup.Itwasfivepounds.Afewsecondslater,theyoungwomancameback.Shewascrying."Ihavedroppedfivepounds,"shesaid. 　　"Don'tcry",saidthegentleman."Hereitis."Theyoungwomanthankedhimandwentaway.Afterafewseconds,thebigmancameback.Hewaslookingforsomething.Suddenlyawindowopenedandasmallmanlookedout."Isawfivepoundsfallfromyourpocket,"hesaid,"butthemangaveittoayoungwoman."Thebigmanwasveryangry.Thegentlemanwasfrightenedandgavehimanotherfivepounds.Whenhehadgone,theyoungwomancamebacktogetheronepoundthirteenshillingsandfourpence,andthesmallmancameouttogethis. 　　英语幽默故事 　　MrsJoneswasstillcleaningthehousewhenherhusbandcamebackfromwork.Shewaswearingdirty,oldclothesandnostockings,herhairwasnottidy.Shehaddustonherface,andshelookeddirtyandtired.Herhusbandlookedatherandsaid,“IsthiswhatIcomehometoafterahard'swork?” 　　MrsJone'sneighbour,MrsSmith,wasthere.WhensheheardMrJone'swords,shequicklysaidgoodbyeandranbacktoherhouse.Thenshewashed,brushedandcombedherhaircarefully,putonherbestdressandherprettieststockings,paintedherface,andwaitedforherhusbandtocomehome. 　　Whenhearrived,hewashotandtired.Hewalkedslowlyintothehouse,sawhiswifeandstopped.Thenheshoutedangrily,"Andwhereareyougoingthisevening?"