1. Jimmy is three years old.
One day, he was gazing out of the window when the night fell. He suddenly shouted, “Mum, mum, come close the window!”
“Why? It‘s not cold, sonny.”
“Yes, mum, but the night will come inside.”
翻译:
吉米3岁了。
一天，他正在窗口观望，夜幕降临。他突然喊道：“妈妈，妈妈，快来关窗！”
“为什么？天不冷呀，宝贝。”
“是的，妈妈，可黑夜会进来。”
2. Harry: “My big brother shaves every day.”
Henry: “My brother shaves fifty times a day.”
Harry: “Is he crazy?”
Henry: “No, he‘s a barber.”
翻译:
哈里：“我哥哥每天都刮脸。”
亨利：“我哥哥每天刮50次脸。”
哈里：“他疯了吗？”
亨利：“没有，他是一名理发师。”
3. A little boy asked his father, “Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?”
His father replied, “I don‘t know, son, because I‘m still paying for it now.”
翻译:
小男孩问他的父亲：“爸爸，结婚要花多少钱？”
他的父亲回答说：“儿子，我不知道，因为我现在还在为它付账呢。”
4. Two boys were admiring the famous statue by Rodin entitled “The Thinker”.
“What do you suppose he‘s thinking about?” asked one.
“I guess he‘s thinking about where he put his clothes,” replied the other.
翻译:
两个男孩正在欣赏罗丹的著名雕塑《思考者》。
“你猜他在想什么？’其中一个问道。
“我猜他是在想他把衣服放在哪里了吧。”另一个回答说。
5. Younger Scout: “How can I tell the difference between a mushroom and a toadstool?”
Older Scout: “Just eat one before you go to bed. If you wake up thenext morning, it was a mushroom.”
翻译:
年少童子军：“我怎么才能区分蘑菇和毒菌？”
年长童子军：“你上床睡觉前，吃其中的一个。如果你第二天早上醒来，那就是蘑菇。”
