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姜经志

More Intelligent in Dreams

When a student failed to work out a math problem in class， he expressed his regret to his teacher.

“I remember solving the problem in my dream last night， but for the time being Ive forgotten it. What can that mean？”

“It means that you are more intelligent in dreams than when you are awake，” the teacher explained.

梦中更聪明

一个学生在课堂上没有解出一道数学题，他感到很遗憾，就向老师解释说：“我记得昨天夜里做梦的时候我把这道题解出来了，但现在一时想不起来了。这是怎么回事呢？”

“这说明你做梦的时候比你醒着的时候更聪明，”老师解释说。

The Broom-seller and the Barber

A man who sold brooms went into a barbers shop to get shaved. The barber bought one of his brooms， and asked about the price of it after he had shaved the man.

“Two pence，” said the man.

“No， no，” said the barber， “I will give you a penny， and if you do not think that is enough， you may get your broom back.”

The man took it， and asked how much he had to pay for his shave.

“A penny，” said the barber.

“I will give you a half-penny， and if that is not enough， you may put my beard on again.”

卖扫帚的人和理发师

一个卖扫帚的人去一家理发店刮胡子，理发师向他买了一把扫帚并在给他刮完胡子后问他扫帚的价钱。

卖扫帚的人说：“两便士。”

“不，不，”理发师说，“我只出一便士。如果你认为不够的话，可以把扫帚拿回去。”

卖扫帚的人取回了扫帚，随后问刮胡子要付多少钱。

理发师说：“一便士。”

卖扫帚的人说：“我只能给你半个便士，如果你认为半个便士不够的话，你可以把胡子再替我粘上。”

I Am My Father

One day little Tom didnt want to go to school， so he telephoned his teacher. He pretended to be his father and said， “Hello！ Is that the teacher speaking？ My little Tom is ill and cant go to school today. He told me to ask you for a days leave.”

The teacher at the other end of the telephone asked， “Who is that speaking？”

“Its me， sir，” answered Tom. “I——I am my father.”

我是我父亲

一天，小汤姆不想去上学，就给老师打电话。他假装成他的父亲在说话：“喂！你是老师吗？我的小汤姆今天病了，不能去上学，他让我向你请一天的假。”

电话另一端的老师问道：“你是谁呀？”

“先生，是我，”汤姆回答道，“我——我是我父亲。”

Who Was Fighting？

Mother： Freddie， why is your face so red？

Freddie： I was running up the street to stop a fight.

Mother： You did a very nice thing. Who was fighting？

Freddie： Me and Jack Smith.

谁在打架？

妈妈：弗雷迪，你的脸为什么那么红？

弗雷迪：我刚才在大街上跑，为了阻止一次打架。

妈妈：你做得对。谁和谁打架？

弗雷迪：我和杰克·史密斯。