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发帖数: 51 | 1 ●Only One Eye to Settle On
The girl found the go-between and said, "You cheated me ! One of his
eyes is not true. Why didn't you tell me this before ?"
"I have told you. " said the go-between with justice on his side, When
you met first, I told you that he settled on you with one eye.
姑娘找到媒人，说：“你欺骗了我。他的一只眼是假眼，你以前为什么不告诉我?
” “怎么没告诉你?”媒人也不甘示弱，“你们第一回见面后，我就说，他一眼就看中
你了。”
●You May Select可以选择
The husband complained that his wife always cooked the same dish.
One day, the husband got home and asked his wife, "My dear, what will we
eat today?"
The wife said, "You may select the dish today."
The husband was very glad and asked, "Which dishes are there today?"
"Cabbage."
"The others?"
"None."
"Then how to select?"
"Eat or not eat!" the wife said.
丈夫抱怨妻子总是做同样的一种菜。
一天，丈夫回到家，问妻子：“亲爱的，今天我们吃啥菜?”
妻子回答：“今天你可以选择。” 丈夫感到非常高兴，又问：“都有哪些菜呢?”
“炒白菜。”
“还有呢?”
“没了。”
“那你要我怎么选呢?”
“吃还是不吃!”妻子一本正经地说道。
●Two roaches 两只蟑螂
Two roaches were munching on garbage in an alley when one engages a
discussion about a new restaurant."I was in that new restaurant across the
street," said one. "It's so clean! The kitchen is spotless, and the floors
are gleaming white. There is no dirt anywhere--it's so sanitary that the
whole place shines.""Please," said the other roach frowning. "Not while I'm
eating!"
两只蟑螂正在一条小巷的垃圾堆上大吃着，其中的一只谈起了它在一家新开张的餐
馆里的经历。“那时我在街对面的那家新餐馆里，”它说。“那里太干净了!厨房没有
一点污渍，地面闪着白光。任何地方都没有垃圾。那里是如此干净，整个地方都在发光
。”“请不要在我吃东西的时候说这个好吗?”另一只蟑螂不悦地说。
●我需要器官移植
The patient is adamant. "Doc, I need a liver transplant, a kidney
transplant, a heart transplant, a cornea transplant, a spleen transplant, a
pancreas trans. . ." "What makes you think you need all these?" Well,
replied the patient, "My boss said if I wanted to keep my job I needed to
get reorganized."
这个病人显得很坚决。“医生，我需要做肝脏移植、肾脏移植、心脏移植、角膜移
植、脾脏移植、胰腺移植和……” “你为什么认为你需要做这么多移植手术?”病人回
答：“哦，是这样，我的老板说如果我这个人不重新组装的话，就别想保住我的工作!”
●埋在花园里的枪
Guns Buried in the Garden An old man lived alone in Northern Ireland.
His only son was in prison. The old man wanted to plant some potatoes in his
garden but he didn't know anyone who would help him plow up the garden. He
wrote to his son about it, and received this reply, "For HEAVENS SAKE, don't
dig up that garden, that's where I buried the GUNS!" At 4 AM the next
morning, a dozen British soldiers showed up and dug up the entire garden,
but didn't find any guns. Confused, the man wrote to his son telling him
what happened and asking him what to do next. His son's reply was: "Just
plant your potatoes."
一个老人独居在北爱尔兰，他的独生子正在坐牢。老人想在花园里种些土豆，但不
知道谁可以帮忙把泥土翻松。他写信想儿子提及此事，儿子回信说道：“看在上帝的面
上，千万不要翻松花园的泥土，我把枪埋在那儿了。”第二天凌晨4点，一队英国士兵
出现在老人家中，在花园把土地翻遍，但并没有找到任何枪支。” 老人写信告诉儿子
这件奇怪的事情，问到底发生了什么事情，下一步应该怎么做。 儿子回信道：“你只
管种土豆好了。”
●the formula for water
An instructor in chemical warfare asked soldiers in his class: "Anyone
knows the formula for water?""Sure. That's easy," said one man."What is it?"
"H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O.""What, what?" reasked the instructor."H to O,"
explained the chemistry expert.
生化战争课的老师在课堂上问士兵们：“谁知道水的分子式?”“当然，太简单了
。”一个士兵回答道。“是什么?”“H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O.”“什么，什么?”老
师又问道。“H to O，”化学专家解释道。
●frog 青蛙
Frog The science teacher lecturing his class in biology said, "Now I'll
show you this frog in my pocket." He then reached into his pocket and pulled
out a chicken sandwich. He looked puzzled for a second, thought deeply, and
said, "That's funny. I distinctly remember eating my lunch."
老师正在给学生上生物课：“现在，我将要给你们看我袋子里的这只青蛙。”接着
，他把手伸进口袋，却拿出了一份鸡肉三文治。老师满脸困惑地看了一眼，沉思了一会
儿，说道：“真奇怪。我明明记得我已经把午饭吃掉了。”
●相亲 Blind Date
After being with her all evening, the man couldn't take another minute
with his blind date. Earlier, he had secretly arranged to have a friend call
him to the phone so he would have an excuse to leave.When he returned to
the table, he lowered his eyes, put on a grim expression and said, "I have
some bad news. My grandfather just died.""Thank heavens," his date replied.
"If yours hadn't, mine would have had to!"
和盲约对象呆了一晚上后，男人再也受不了了。他事先安排了个朋友给他打电话，
这样他就能借故先离开了。当他回到桌边，他垂下眼睛，装出一副阴沉的表情，说：“
有个不幸的消息，我的祖父刚刚去世了。”“谢天谢地!”他的约会对象说，“如果你
的祖父不死，我的祖父就得死了!”
●Lawyer and Engineer
A lawyer and an engineer were fishing in the Caribbean. The lawyer said,
"I'm here because my house burned down, and the insurance company paid for
everything."
"That's quite a coincidence," said the engineer. "I'm here because my
house were destroyed by a flood, and my insurance company also paid for
everything."
The lawyer looked somewhat confused. "How do you start a flood?" he
asked.
一个律师与一个工程师在加勒比海边钓鱼。律师说：“我到这里是因为我的房子被
大火烧了，保险公司赔偿了我所有的损失。”
“这太巧了，”工程师说，“我是因为房子被洪水冲垮了，保险公司也赔偿了所有
的损失。”
律师看起来有些困惑，“你是怎么引起洪水的?”他不解的问。
●预报天气的印第安人
The Indian Who Could Foretell the Weather Two men were travelling in a
very wild and lonely part of America. For days they had not even seen a
house， only a few huts made of wood， or tents made of skins. Then one day
they met an old Indian who earned his living by trapping animals for heir
fur. They found that he knew their language and they had a little
conversation with him. One of them asked him if he could tell them what the
weather would be like within the next few days. “Oh yes，”he said.“Rain
is coming， and wind.Then there will be snow for two days， but after that
there will be bright sunshine.” “Is n't that wonderful?” said one man to
his friend.“These old Indians know more of the secrets of Nature than we do
with all our science. They have not been spoiled by civilization.” Then he
turned to the old Indian. “Tell me，”he said，“how you knew all that.”
The Indian replied，“I heard it on the radio.”
有两个人在美洲一个非常荒凉偏僻的地区旅行。好多天来，他们连所房子也没看到
，只看见几个木棚子和皮帐篷。一天，他们遇到一个靠猎取兽皮谋生的印第安老人。他
们发现他懂得他们的语言，就和他聊了一会儿。其中一个人问他，能否告知近几天的天
气如何。 “哦，行啊”，他说。“就要下雨了，还要刮风。接着还得下两天雪。这以
后，就是大晴天了。” “这不是太神奇了吗?”一个旅行者对他的朋友说。“这些印第
安老人深知大自然的秘密，比我们有科学知识的人知道的还多。他们并没有被现代文明
所迷惑。”接着他转向印第安老人： “请问，”他说，“你是怎么知道这一切的呢?”
印第安老人答道：“我是从无线电里听来的。”
●A Problem in Arithmetic
Bill is a good student and an intelligent boy. He likes to study
arithmetic, and he can do all of the arithmetic problems in his book easily.
One day on his way to school Bill passed a fruit store. There was a sign
in the window which said, "Apple-Six for five cents." An idea came to Bill
and he went into the store. "How much are the apples?" he asked the store.
"Six for five cents." "But I don't want six apples." "How many apples do
you want?" "It is not a question of how many apples I want. It is a problem
in arithmetic." "What do you mean by a problem in arithmetic?" asked the
man.
"Well, if six apples are wroth five cents, then five apples are worth
four cents, four apples are worth three cents, three apples are worth rwo
cents, two apples are worth one cent and one apple is worth nothing. I only
want one apple, and if one apple is worth nothing then it is not necessary
for me to pay you."
Bill picked out a good apple, began to eat it, and walked happily out of
the store. The man looked at the young boy with such surprise that he could
not say a word.
比尔是一个好学生，也是个聪明的孩子。他喜欢学数学，课本上所有的数学问题他
都能不费劲地解答。
有一天，在上学路上，比尔经过一家水果店。该店窗户上有个招牌上写着：“苹果
--五美分六个。”比尔脑筋一转，进了店门。 “苹果怎么卖?” “五美分六个。” “
但我不想要六个。” “你想要几个?” “这不是我想要几个的问题。这是个数学问题
。” “数学问题?你说这话是什么意思?”
“你看，如果六个苹果五美分，那么五个苹果四美分，四个苹果三美分，三个苹果
二美分，二个苹果一美分，一个苹果就不要钱。我只要一个苹果，如果一个苹果一分钱
也不要的话，那我也就没必要给你钱了。”
比尔拣了一个好苹果，开始吃了起来，然后兴高采烈地迈出了店门。那个售货员吃
惊地望着这个小男孩，一句话也说不出来。
●Lose One Pound减掉一磅
I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However,
I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and
today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added, "That's not bad for a man of my age."
Overhearing this, a woman remarked, "You mean to say it took you all
this time to lose one pound?"
我称赞我的一个同事减肥10磅。可是，我禁不住夸耀说我17岁时，体重225磅，而
目前体重是224磅。我还说：“这对我这样年龄的男子来说，是不错的。”
一个女子听到了这些话，她说道：“你是说你花了这么长时间才减了1磅?” |
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