COMICS

COMICS

Boy: Dad, I don't want to go to school today.

Father: Why not?

Boy: Well, a chicken died last week and we had chicken soup the next day. A pig died

the week before that and we had sausages the next day.

Father: So?

Boy: The math teacher died yesterday!

A: How cute! Does your dog bite?

B: No.

B: AHHHH! I thought you said your dog doesn't bite!

A: That's not my dog.

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moral principle (節(jié)操 jiécāo)

cricket fight (斗蟋蟀 duò xīshuài)

content regulation (內(nèi)容審查 nèiróng shěngchá)

medical system (醫(yī)療制度 yīliáo zhìdù)

Manichean (摩尼教 Móní jiào)

genetically modified (轉(zhuǎn)基因 zhuǎnjīyīn

small steaming basket buns (小籠包xiǎolóngbāo)

to have inner fire (上火 shànghuǒ)