——Hi, this is Mike, can i speak to Tom?
——Hi mike, this is tom.
——tom, i am very sorry that i can not paly football with you. because my mother is ill, i have to take care of her. maybe we can play together tomrow.
——ok, i understand. say hello to your mother, i hope she can feel better soon.
——ok, thank you. bye
——bye

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　　1 a little boy asked his father: daddy, how much does it cost to get married?the father replied: i don 't know son. i 'm still paying!! 一个小男孩问他的爸爸，结婚要花多少钱？爸爸说：我不知道，因为我仍然在付帐。 2 a sunday school teacher was telling her pupils the importance of making others glad. "now, children," said she , "has anyone of you ever make someone else glad?" "please, teacher,"said a small boy,"i've make someone glad yesterday." "well done. who was that?" "my granny." "good boy. now tell us how you made your grandmother glad." "please, teacher, i went to see her yesterday, and stayed with her three hours. then i said to her, 'granny, i'm going home,' and she said, 'well, i'm glad'!"一个主日学校校(基督教教会为了向儿童灌输宗教思想, 在星期天开办的儿童班)的老师在对学生讲使别人高兴的重要性。“现在，孩子们，”她说：“你们当中有谁让别人高兴过？” “我，老师，”一个小男孩说：“昨天我就使别人高兴过。” “做得好，是谁呢？” “我奶奶。” “好孩子。现在告诉我们，你是怎样使你奶奶高兴的。” “是这样的，老师。我昨天去看她，在她那儿呆了三个小时。然后我跟她说：‘奶奶，我要回家了。’她说：‘啊，我很高兴！