張恒
Mother (to Johnny): How was your exam? Are all questions difficult?”
Johnny: No, Mom. All the questions were easy. It was the answers which gave me all the trouble1!
媽媽(對約翰尼說):你考得怎么樣?所有的問題都很難嗎?”
約翰尼:不,媽媽。所有的問題都很簡單,這些答案才是我的麻煩!
***
Four women living in the neighborhood were invited2 to a party. They were discussing about the dress they would wear for the party. They at last picked the same color as the hair color of their husbands.
The first woman said, “I will go with red as my husband colored his hair red.”
The second woman said,“I always like black as my husbands hair color is naturally black!”
The third woman told,“Yeah, then I will go with yellow dress as he has blonde hair!”
The fourth woman was quiet. All the other asked her about her color.
She said,“I was thinking a lot but cant pick any color. I cant wear any dress because my husband is bald3!”
住在附近的四位女士被邀請參加一個聚會。她們在討論要穿什么裙子去參加聚會。最后,她們選了和自己丈夫頭發(fā)顏色一樣的裙子。
第一個女士說:“我要穿紅色的,因?yàn)槲艺煞虬阉念^發(fā)染成了紅色。”
第二個女士說:“我一直喜歡黑色,因?yàn)槲艺煞虻念^發(fā)天生是黑色的!”
第三個女士說:“好,那我就穿黃裙子,因?yàn)槲艺煞蛩幸活^金發(fā)!”
第四個女士靜靜地不說話。其他人問她選什么顏色。
她說:“我想了很多,但選不出任何顏色。我什么衣服也穿不了,因?yàn)槲艺煞蚴嵌d頭!”
***
Teacher: Which one is closer, the sun or Africa?
Johnny: Sun.
Teacher: Why?
Johnny: We can see the sun all the time, but cant see Africa.
老師:太陽和非洲哪個離我們更近?
約翰尼:太陽。
老師:為什么?
約翰尼:我們可以一直看到太陽,但看不到非洲。
***
Teacher: John, tell me your date of birth.
John: July 13th.
Teacher: On which year?
John: It is in every year!
老師:約翰,告訴我你的出生日期吧。
約翰:7月13日。
老師:哪一年?
約翰:每年都是!
***
Jimmy(to his class teacher): Maam, do you punish4 your students for things that they dont do?
Teacher: No. Never.
Jimmy: Thank you, Maam. Because I didnt do my homework!
吉米(對班主任)說:老師,您會因?yàn)閷W(xué)生沒做的事而懲罰他們嗎?
老師:不,絕不會。
吉米:謝謝您,老師。因?yàn)槲覜]有做作業(yè)!
(英語原文選自:kidsworldfun.com)
【Notes】
1. troublen. 問題;憂慮;困難
2. invitev. 邀請
3. bald adj. 禿頂?shù)?禿頭的
4. punishv. 處罰;懲罰;