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Play Something the Dog Doesn't Know

A little boy was practicing his violin， while his father sat reading the newspaper. The family dog began to howl along dismally.

Finally， the father could endure the combination no more and said， "Can't you play something the dog doesn't know？"

演奏一首小狗听不懂的曲子

一個小男孩在练习小提琴，爸爸在读报纸。随着小男孩的琴声响起，家里养的狗开始跟着嚎起来。

最后，爸爸实在无法忍受琴声和狗叫声的合奏了，说：“难道你就不能拉一支狗听不懂的曲子么？”

A Gentle Reminder

Having been married a long time， my husband sometimes needs a gentle reminder of a special occasion.On the morning of our 35th anniversary， we were sitting at the breakfast table when I hinted， "Honey， do you realize that we've been sitting in these same two seats for exactly 35 years？"

Putting down the newspaper， he looked straight at me and said， "so， you want to switch seats？"

委婉的提醒

自从结婚后，丈夫在遇到特别的事情时，就常需要提醒。在我们结婚35周年纪念日的早上，我们坐在餐桌旁，我暗示道：“亲爱的，你意识到我们在这两个相同的座位上已坐了整整35年了吗？”

他放下报纸，眼睛直愣愣地望着我：“所以，你想交换座位？”

·英声细语·

这两种食物，你会说吗

油条：Youtiao

Youtiao， also known as Deep-Fried Dough Stick， Chinese Fried Churros， Chinese Cruller， Chinese Oil Stick， Chinese Doughnut.

油条又被称为“油炸面团条”“中国油炸吉事果”（注：吉事果被称为“西班牙油条”）“中国油炸煎饼”“中国油条”“中国炸面圈”。

包子：Baozi

Baozi are a type of steamed， filled bun or bread-like （i.e.made with yeast） item in various Chinese cuisines.

包子是一种蒸出来的，有陷的圆形小点心，或者是由酵母制成的面包类的中国菜肴。

（1. i.e.是拉丁文id est的缩写，它的意思是“那就是说”“换句话说”，等同于that is，in other words。

2. 中国的很多美食，现在都以拼音的形式被收入英文维基百科中。例如饺子，较标准的单词是“Dumpling”，但是拼音“Jiaozi”也被收入了维基百科，感兴趣的话，你可以去找找看哦！）