英语床头灯

Part 1 巧言智行篇

Terms of Endearment

No One Believes Seniors

Am I Right?

The Next Life

A Peasant and the Landlord

The Brain of a Politician

A Policeman and a Writer

A Peddler and a Troop of Monkeys

Stone and Stonebreaker

A Maths Problem

A Flexible Tact

When the Tiger Is Coming

The Smuggler

The Fundamental Principle

The Reason for Carrying an Umbrella on a Fine Day

The King and the Critic

A Euphemistic Way

The Violin Lessons

A Heart Transplant

Part 2 名人幽默篇

Mark Twain

Pay with My Life

Chaplin Loses Chaplin Look-Alike Contest

A Knife for Lincoln

The General's Teeth

I Don't Want to Be President Anymore

Mark Twain and the Barber

To Hell with Churchill

An Invitation

Only a Signature

The Emperor's Suggestion

Reagan and Nancy

How Couid You See Me?

Can You Keep a Secret to Yourself?

A White Lie

You've Caught Pascal

Churchill and Shaw

Still Water Runs Deep

Balzac and Burglar

A Critic and Goethe

Swift and His Servant

A Humorous Answer

Lady Astor and Winston Churchill

Albert Einstein's Overcoat

Einstein and Charlie Chaplin

Einstein and His Driver

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Part 3 聪明反被聪明误篇

Part 4 诙谐趣谈篇

Part 5 文字游戏篇

《英语床头灯：趣味人生》精选的双语幽默短篇，或充满智慧，宛若奔涌而出的清泉，悄然渗入心田；或发人深省，犹如划过晴空的惊雷，让人心灵为之震撼……读者既能借幽默来排解工作的压力，面对生活中的困难，排解人生的缺憾，又能在快乐中潜移默化之中学习英语，更能培养那超凡脱俗的视角，卓尔不群的智慧，积极向上的心态，旷达包容的胸怀，将眼前的困难、不公、嘲讽或愤怒等化为莞尔一笑。让读者带着好心情入眠，成就幸福的人生。
本书分为五大板块，即“巧言智行篇”、“名人幽默篇”、“聪明反被聪明误篇”、“诙谐趣谈篇”与“文字游戏篇”。