1.Fat Man and Thin Man
A very thin man met a very fat man in the hotel lobby.
“From your looks,” said the fat man, “there might have been a famine.”
“Yes,” was the reply, “and from your looks, you might have caused it.”
翻译：
胖子和瘦子
在旅馆大厅里，一个非常瘦的人遇到了一个非常胖的人。
胖子说：“看你的样子，可能有过饥荒。”
“是的，”瘦子回答说，“看你的样子，饥荒可能是你造成的。”
2.Its part of the game
Mother: Mary, why do you yell and scream so much? Play quietly like Eddie. See, he doesn‘t make a sound.
Mary: Of course he doesn‘t. Mom, it‘s part of the game we are playing. He is Daddy coming home late, and I‘m you.
翻译：
我在扮演妈妈
妈妈：玛丽，你为什么这样大喊大叫的？ 为什么不能像艾迪那样安安静静的玩儿呢？你看艾迪一声儿都不出。
玛丽：妈妈，艾迪当然不会出声了，因为我们俩正在玩爸爸回家迟到的游戏呢，他扮演爸爸，我扮演你。
3.A Girl’s Wish
On the way home after watching a ballet performance, the kindergarten teacher asked her students what they thought of it. The smallest girl in the class said she wished the dancers were taller so that they would not have to stand on their toes all the time.
翻译：
小女孩的愿望
在观看完芭蕾舞表演回家的路上，幼儿园老师问学生的观后感。班上最小的女孩说，她希望舞蹈演员可以长得更高一点儿，那么他们就不用整天踮着脚尖了。
4.Birthday
Professor: When is your birthday?
Kid: May 30.
Professor: Which year?
Kid: Every year.
翻译：
生日
教授：你的生日是什么时候？
孩子：5月30日。
教授：哪一年？
孩子：每年都是。
