I've Just Bitten My Tongue
"Are we poisonous?" the young snake asked hismother.
"Yes, dear," she replied - "Why do youask?"
"Cause I've just bitten my tongue! "
我刚咬破自己的舌头
“我们有毒吗?”一个年幼的蛇问它的母亲。
“是的,亲爱的,”她回答说,“你问这个干什么?”
“因为我刚刚咬破自己的舌头。”
Nest and Hair
My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one ofher pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.
"What kind of bird?" my sister asked.
"I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest,"replied the child.
"Then, can you give us a description of thenest?" my sister encouraged her .
"Well, ma'am, it just resembles your hair. "
.鸟窝与头发
我姐姐是一位小学老师。一次一个学生告诉她说一只鸟儿在教室外的树上垒了个窝。
“是什么鸟呢?”我姐姐问她。
“我没看到鸟儿,老师,只看到鸟窝。”那孩子回答说。
“那么,你能给我们描述一下这个鸟巢吗?”我姐姐鼓励她道。
“哦,老师,就像你的头发一样。”
Bring me the winner
-- Waiter, this lobster has only one claw.
-- I'm sorry, sir. It must have been in a fight.
-- Well, bring me the winner then.
给我那个打赢的吧
-- 服务员,
这个龙虾只有一只爪。
-- 对不起,先生,这只肯定打过架了。
-- 哦,那给我那个打赢的吧。 Dick was seven years old, and his sister, Catherine, wasfive. One day their mother took them to their aunt's house to play while shewent to the big city to buy some new clothes.
The children played for an hour, and then at half past fourtheir aunt took Dick into the kitchen. She gave him a nice cake and a knife andsaid to him, "Now here's a knife, Dick. Cut this cake in half and give oneof the pieces to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman."
"Like a gentleman?" Dick asked. "How dogentlemen do it?"
"They always give the bigger piece to the otherperson." answered his aunt at once.
"Oh" said Dick. He thought about this for a fewseconds. Then he took the cake to his sister and said to her,"Cut thiscake in half, Catherine.".
迪克年龄七岁,他的妹妹凯瑟琳五岁。一天,妈妈把他们带到姨妈家去玩,自己就到大城市去买些新的衣服。
孩子们玩了个把小时,在四点半的时候,姨妈领着迪克走进了厨房。她交给迪克一块精美的蛋糕和一把刀子,并对他说:“喏,迪克,给你刀子,把这块蛋糕一切为二,给你妹妹一块。不过,你得记住要做得像一个绅士那样。”
迪克问:“像一个绅士?绅士怎样做呢?”
他姨妈马上回答说:“绅士总是把大的一块让给别人的。”
迪克说了一声“噢”。他对此想了一会,然后,他把蛋糕拿给妹妹,并对她说:“凯瑟琳,你来把这块蛋糕一切为二吧。”
I'm Trying to Stop It
“I'm sorry ,Madam ,but I shall have to charge you twenty dollars for pullingyour boy's tooth .”
“Twenty d ollars! Why ,I understand you to say that you charged only four dollarsfor such work!”
“Yes ,but this youngsteryelled so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office .”
“对不起,夫人,为您孩子拔牙我要收取20美元。”
“20美元!为什么?不是说好只要4美元。”
“是的,但是你的孩子大喊大叫,把另外四个病人吓跑了。”
"Boy, why have you got cotton-wool in your ear? Is itinfected?"
"No, sir, but you said yesterday that everything youtold me went in one ear and out the other , so I am trying to stop it."
“孩子,你为什么用棉花塞住耳朵?它感染了吗?”
“没有,老师。可是你昨天说你告诉我的知识都是一个耳朵里进,一个耳朵里出,所以我要把它堵在里面。”
The lecturer on evolution had been going on for nearly twohours. then he started again, and said he:"Let me ask the evolutionist aquestion --- if we had tails like a baboon, where are they?"
"I'll venture an answer, " said an old lady."We have worn them off sitting here so long.".
hey Are Directly from America
Not long after an old Chinese women came back to china fromher visit to her daughter in the Sates, she went to a city bank to deposit theU.S. dollars her daughter give her . At the bank counter ,the money was real.Itmady out of patience.At last she couid not hold any more, uttering :“trust me, Sir, andtrustthe money .They are real U.S. dollars. They.are directly from America. ”
汉译:
真美钞
一位中国老妇人到美国去看望女儿回来不久,到一家银行取存女儿送给她的美元。在银行柜台,银行职员认真仔细的检查了每一张钞票看,是否有假。这种做法使老妇人很不耐烦,最后实在忍不住说:“相信我,先生,也请你相信这些钞票。这都是真正的美元,是从美国直接带来的。”
He Won
Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He isill in bed. He hurt himself.
Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen?
Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of thewindow, and he won.
他赢了
汤姆:约翰尼,你小弟弟好吗?
约翰尼:他害病卧床了。他受了伤。
汤姆:真糟糕,怎么回事儿?
约翰尼:我们做游戏,看谁能把身子探出窗外最远,他赢了。
I Have His Ear in My Pocket
Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked,"What happened?"
"A kid bit me," replied Ivan.
"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?"asked his mother.
"I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I havehis ear in my pocket."
他的耳朵在我衣兜里
伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问,“发生了什么事?”
“一个男孩咬了我一口,”伊凡说。
“再见到他你能认出来吗?”妈妈问。
“他走到哪里我都能认出他,”伊凡说。“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢。”
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "Whatdid you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"
"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.
"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly."Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the oldwoman?"
"She is the one who sells the candy."
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”
“她是个卖糖果的。”
Drunk
One day, a father and his little son were going home. Atthis age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always askingquestions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk',dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there arestanding two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I amdrunk."
"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONEpoliceman!"
醉酒
一天,父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄,老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道:“爸爸,‘醉’字是什么意思?”“唔,孩子,”父亲回答说,“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个,那么我就算醉了。”“可是,爸爸,”孩子说,“那儿只有一个警察呀!”
Hospitality
The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for servingan apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the roomquietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on theguest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said:"You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find thecheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy.
好客
由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时,家里没有奶酪了,于是女主人向大家表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿,他拿着一片奶酪回到房间,把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说:“孩子,你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪?”“在捕鼠夹上,先生。”那小男孩说。
英语小笑话
上个星期五我穿了一件 Adidas 的衣服去打球, 一个老美看到就笑我说, "Do you
know what does it mean? It means All Day I Dream About Sex.我整天都在想著
性, 缩写正好是 Adidas) " 我正惊讶他怎么反应这么快, 联想力这么丰富时,旁边的
一个老美帮我解围, 他说, 有一个很著名的合唱团 Korn, 他们的招牌歌之一就是
A.D.I.D.A.S, (All day I dream about sex)所以呢,这个典故可是很多老美都耳熟
能详的喔! 下次就换你去取笑老美了.
A man goes to church and starts talking to God. He says:"God, what is a million dollars to you?" and God says: "Apenny", then the man says: "God, what is a million years toyou?" and God says: "a second", then the man says: "God,can I have a penny?" and God says "In a second"
一男子进入教堂和上帝对话.他问:"主啊, 一百万美元对你意味着多少?"上帝回答:"一便士."男子又问:"且话偻蚰昴?"上帝说:"一秒钟."最后男子请求道:"上帝,我能得到一便士吗?"上帝回答:"过一秒钟."
1,Two birls
Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other issparrow. Now who can tell us which is which?
Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.
Teacher: Please tell us.
Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrowis beside the swallow.
两只鸟
老师:这儿有两只鸟,一只是麻雀。谁能指出哪只是燕子,哪只是麻雀吗?
学生:我指不出,但我知道答案。
老师:请说说看。
学生:燕子旁边的就是麻雀,麻雀旁边的就是燕子。
2. The Fish Net
"Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?"
"A lot of little holes tied together withstrings." replied the little girl.
鱼网
"你能告诉我鱼网是什么做的吗,安?" 老师发问道。
"把许多小孔用绳子栓在一起就成了鱼网了。" 小女孩回答道。
3. The New Teacher
George comes from school on the first of September.
"George, how did you like your new teacher?"asked his mother.
"I didn\'t like her, Mother, because she said thatthree and three were six and then she said that two and four were sixtoo....."
新老师
9月1日,乔治放学回到家里。
"乔治,你喜欢你们的新老师吗?" 妈妈问。
"妈妈,我不喜欢,因为她说3加3得6, 可后来又说2加4也得6。"
4. A physics Examination
Once in a physics examination, Nick finished the firstquestion very soon, while his classmates were thinking it hard.
The question was: When it thunders why do we see thelighting first, then hear the thunderrolls?
Nick\'s answer: Because our eyes are before ears.
一次物理考试
在一次物理考试时,当同学们都还在苦思冥想时,尼克很快就答好了第一个问题。
这个问题是:为什么在打雷时,我们总是先看到闪电后听到雷声?
尼克的回答是:因为眼睛在前,耳朵在后。
Jim’s History Examination
Uncle: How did Jim do in his history examination?
Mother: Oh, not at all well, but there, it wasn't hisfault. They asked him
things that happened before the poor boy was born.
吉姆的历史考试
舅舅:吉姆这孩子历史考得怎么样?
母亲:唉,糟透了。可话又说回来,这也不能怪他。嗨,他们尽问一些这个
可怜的孩子出生前的事儿。