大学生即兴英语演讲

　　A man went to an insurance office to have his life insured. The manager of the office asked him how old his parents were when they died.

　　“Mother had a bad heart and died at the age of thirty. Father died of tuberculosis when he was thirty-five.”

　　“I am very sorry,”said the manager,“we cannot insure your life as your parents were not healthy.”

　　As the man was leaving the office, depressed, he met a clerk, who had overheard the conversation.

　　“You must not be so frank and tell the truth,”said the clerk,“no office will insure you if you speak like that. Use your imagination a little.”

　　The man went to another office and was shown into the manager's room.

　　“Well, young man, how old were your parents when they died?”

　　“Mother was ninety-three, and she died from a fall off her bicycle. Father was ninety-eight and he died while he was playing football.”