幽默小故事
2023-08-22张恒
张恒
（一）
Little Johnny was working hard at scratching1 a pen along a page of hispaper at his fathers desk. His mother asked， “Are you writing a letter to yourgood friend， son？”“No，”he said.“Its a letter to myself.”“Well，”she smiled.“What are you going to write about？”“How should I know？”he said.“I haventreceived it yet.”
小約翰尼在父亲的桌子上努力地用一支笔在一页纸上划着。他的母亲问：“儿子，你在给你的好朋友写信吗？”“不是。”他说，“这是写给我自己的一封信。“”哦———”她笑了“，你打算写什么？”“我怎么知道？”他说“，我还没收到呢。”
（二）
Jim： Why did Alvin take the ladder2 to his school？
Mary： Because he wanted to go to high school！
吉姆院：尔文为什么要带梯子到他的学校去呢？
玛丽：因为他想升到高中！
（三）
Teacher： I told you to stand at the end of the line.
Student： I tried， but there was someone already there！
老师：我告诉过你站到队伍最后面去。
学生：我去过了，但那里已经有人了！
（四）
Teacher： What goes up when you count3 down？
Student： A rocket.
教师：倒数的时候什么东西会上升？
学生：火箭。
（五）
Two brothers wanted to ask a favor4 of their mom.
“You ask her，”said Eric， 10 years old.
“No， you ask her，”said Peter， 9 years old.“Youve known her much longer.”
两兄弟想请自己的妈妈帮个忙。
“你去和她说吧。”10 岁的埃里克说。
“我不，你去说。”9 岁的彼得说，“你认识她的时间比我长多了。”
（六）
A man called his friend and a small voice greeted him.
“Is your daddy there？”he asked.
“Yes.”
“Could I speak with him？”
“Hes busy，”the little voice said.
“Well， can I speak to your mother？”
“No， she is busy， too.”
“Wellthen，letmetalkwithyourbrother.”
“Hes busy， too.”
“What are they so busy doing？”
“They are looking for me！ ”
一个男人打电话给朋友，一个小小的声音向他打招呼。
“你爸爸在吗？”他问。
“在。”
“我能和他通话吗？”
“他很忙。”小声音回答说。
“嗯，我能和你妈妈通话吗？”
“不行，她也很忙。”
“那么，让我和你哥哥通话吧。”
“他也很忙。”
“他们在忙什么呢？”
“他们忙着找我！”
Notes
1. scratch 划出；刮出……痕迹
2. ladder 梯子
3. count 按顺序……数数
4. favor 帮助；提拔
