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幽默四则

2012-04-29仲娜

中学生英语·中考指导版 2012年2期

How Many Rabbits? 多少只兔子?

Teacher: Jonathan, if I gave you three rabbits, and the next day I gave you five rabbits, how many rabbits would you have?

Jonathan: Nine, sir.

Teacher: Nine?

Jonathan: I’ve got one already, sir.

老师: 乔纳森,假如我给你三只兔子,第二天我又给你五只,你一共有多少只兔子?

乔纳森: 一共有九只,先生。

老师: 九只?

乔纳森: 先生,我本来就有一只。

Who is fighting?谁在打架?

Mother: Freddie, why is your face so red?

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

Mother: That’s a very nice thing to do. Who was fighting?

Freddie: Jackie Smith and Me.

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,为的是阻止一次打架。

妈妈: 你做的对,谁和谁在打架?

弗雷迪: 我和杰克·史密斯。

A Useful Way 一个有效的方法

Father: Jack, why do you drink so much water?

Jack: I have just had an apple, Dad.

Father: What’s that got to do with it?

Jack: I forgot to wash the apple.

爸爸: 杰克,你干嘛喝这么多水呀?

杰克: 我刚才吃了个苹果,爸爸。

爸爸:可是这跟喝水有什么关系呢?

杰克: 我忘了洗苹果呀。

When Do People Talk Least?

人们什么时候说话最少?

Teacher: When do people talk least?

Student: In February.

Teacher: Why?

Student: Because February is the shortest month of a year.

老师: 人们在什么时候说话最少?

学生: 在二月。

老师: 为什么呢?

学生: 因为二月是一年中最短的一个月。