幽默小故事
2023-07-22张恒
张恒
(一)
A boy tells his friend, “The food was terrible at summer camp this year. Myfirst day there, I threw mine in the lake. I got a big surprise when the fish didntthrow it back.”
一个男孩和他的朋友说:“今年夏令营的食物太糟糕了。我在那里的第一天就把我的饭菜扔到了湖里。当时鱼没把它扔回来,我还大吃一惊呢。”
(二)
Two kids are talking.
Bill: You should have been with me this summer at camp. We had a lot ofhard times with skunks1.
Tina: How do they smell?
Bill: They smell like our P.E. class! But I never changed clothes once thissummer at camp and you know what? To the end of the season, the skunks ranaway from me.”
兩个孩子在聊天。
比尔:今年夏天你应该和我一起去露营。我们和臭鼬相处得很艰难。
蒂娜:它们闻起来什么味儿?
比尔:闻起来就像我们体育课上的味道!但今年夏天我在夏令营从来没有换过一次衣服。你知道吗?直到这个季节结束,臭鼬见到我就绕道走。”
(三)
Elmer: Hey, George. Did you hear about the tire2 that had a nervousbreakdown3?
George: No. Tell me about it.
Elmer: It just couldnt take any more pressure4!
埃尔默:嘿,乔治。你听说那个精神崩溃的轮胎了吗?
乔治:没有。告诉我吧。
埃尔默:它就是承受不了更多的压力才会崩溃的!
(四)
Mary: My mother really talked to the airplane pilot when we got on the plane.
Tom: Really? What did she talk about?
Mary: Oh, she just told him not to go faster than sound because she and Iwanted to talk a lot.
玛丽:当我们上飞机的时候,我妈妈真的和飞行员交待过了。
汤姆:真的吗?她说了什么?
玛丽:哦,她只是叫他不要飞得超过音速,因为她想和我好好聊聊天。
(五)
Two kids were walking home from school.
“What should we do tonight?”Eric asked.“
Lets flip a coin5,”said Jenny.“If it comes up head, we will go to the movies.If it comes up tail6, well play ping-pong. If it stands on edge7, well study.”
两个孩子从学校步行回家。
“我们今晚该干嘛?”埃里克问道。
“让我们掷硬币决定吧。”珍妮说,“如果是人头这一面,我们就去看电影。如果是字的一面,我们就去打乒乓球。如果它水平竖立着,我们就去学习。”
(六)
Jonas: Did you hear about the farmer who ran a steamroller8 over his field9 ofpotatoes?
Adam: No. Not a word.
Jonas: Well, he thought hed get much smashed10 potatoes.
乔纳斯:你听说过一个农民用压路机碾过他的土豆地的事吗?
亚当:没有。完全没听说过这种事。
乔纳斯:嗯,因为他以为自己会得到很多土豆泥。
Notes
1. skunk. 臭鼬
2. tire. 轮胎
3. nervous breakdown.精神崩溃
4. pressure.气体或液体形成的;压力;压强
5. flip a coin 抛钱币;决定
6. tail. 硬币的反面
7. edge.边;边缘
8. steamroller.蒸汽压路机
9. field . 田地;田野
10. smash . 打碎;使……粉碎