Policeman: Why did you keep the ring you found instead of reporting it to the police?

The suspect: ‘Cause it is carved clearly, “I’ll always belong to you.”

Source

Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004

In the past, the future was better.

En el pasado, el futuro era major.

Source

Droznes, Lazaro. Humor Breve(Brief Humor). Unitexto Digital Publishing, 2023.

Grandchildren are the reward that life gives us for having raised our children.

Los nietos son la recompensa que nos da la vida por haber criado a nuestros hijos.

Source

Droznes, Lazaro. Humor Breve (Brief Humor). Unitexto Digital Publishing, 2023.

Exercising is a laborious way to die healthy.

Hacer gimnasia es un modo trabajoso de morirse sano.

Source

Droznes, Lazaro. Humor Breve(Brief Humor). Unitexto Digital Publishing, 2023.

Introduction

This exhibit is tailored as a virtual field trip: infographics, presentations, online games, classroom activities and puzzles all contribute to developing an understanding of the origins of scientific names for living things and the categories into which we classify them.

View Presentations on Scientific Names

Science Vocabulary Games

Play quiz show games on origins of scientific terms in 12 categories.

Game 1 | Game 2

Scientific Names Game 1
Scientific Names Game 2

Posters: These posters explain Linneaus’ system of taxonomy. Click an image to enlarge.

Puzzles: click on the document to print and make your own puzzles with binomial nomenclature (scientific names) of various animals. Art by Linda Mitchell Thompson

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法官：你在偷人家珠宝时，不 感到心里不安吗？
fǎguān ： nǐ zài tōu rénjiā zhūbǎo shí ， bù   gǎndào xīn lǐ bùān má ？

小偷：先生， 老实说我当时心 里是很不安，因为我担心 偷到的是假货。
xiǎo tōu ： xiānshēng ， lǎoshí shuō wǒ dāngshí xīn   lǐ shì hěn bù ān ， yīnwéi wǒ dānxīn   tōudào de shì jiǎhuò 

Judge:Didn’t you feel uneasy when you were stealing those jewels?

Thief: Yes sir. To be honest, I did. I was afraid that they could be fake.

Vocabulary:
法官 fǎguān judge
珠宝 zhūbǎo jewel
不安 bùān uneasy
假货 jiǎhuò fake goods

Source

Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004.

Philogelos Joke 185

Another installment of the Philogelos, folks. Dan Crompton, the translator, uses the word “obstinate” to…

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I regret not being able to attend my own funeral to tell my best jokes.

Lamento no poder ir a mi propio velorio para contar mis mejores chistes.

Source

Droznes, Lazaro. Humor Breve (Brief Humor). Unitexto Digital Publishing, 2023.

This joke comes from “The ASL University Playlist” (Official) by Dr. Bill Vicars of https://Lifeprint.com
Two Deaf men are signing to each other.
The first man asks, “What did your wife say when you got home late last night?
The second man replies, “She swore a blue streak”
The first guy asks, “What did you do then?”
And the second guy replies, “I turned out the light.”

Here are the details of the ASL interpretation:
Two Deaf men are signing to each other. TWO DEAF MAN CL:1/1-“standing facing each other” SIGNING
The first man asks, “What did your wife say when you got home late last night? [roleshift-face-left] PAST NIGHT YOU ARRIVE HOME LATE. YOUR WIFE what-SAY?
The second man replies, “She swore a blue streak” [roleshift-face-right] INDEX-right-[he/she/that-person] SWEAR! SWEAR!
The first guy asks, “What did you do then?” [roleshift-face-left] YOU what-DO!?!
And the second guy replies, “I turned out the light.” [roleshift-face-right] I LIGHT-[device/general] turn-OFF-light!

Source

American Sign Language (ASL) “The ASL University Playlist” (Official) by Dr. Bill Vicars of Https://Lifeprint.Com – YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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