An Essay
“Now, children,” said the teacher, “I want you to write me an essay without a theme—just put down what is in you.”
Ten minutes later Jimmy handed in the following:
“In me there is a heart, a lung, and an appendix. And there is a stomach with two pieces of bread and butter, an apple, and five caramels.”
一篇作文
“現(xiàn)在,孩子們,”老師說(shuō),“我要你們寫(xiě)一篇沒(méi)有主題的作文——肚子里有什么就寫(xiě)什么?!?/p>
十分鐘后,吉米交上來(lái)這樣一篇東西:
“我肚子里有心臟,肺和腸子。還有一個(gè)胃,里面有兩片面包和黃油、一個(gè)蘋果和五塊奶糖。”
An Interesting Answer
Mother: How many pupils did you find in your classroom, Tom?
Tom: It’s hard to say. There are fifty when the teacher is in, and there is none when the teacher is out.
妙答
母親:湯姆,你們班總共有多少學(xué)生?
湯姆:這很難說(shuō),老師在的時(shí)候有50人,老師不在的時(shí)候一個(gè)人也沒(méi)有了。
Stupid Joke
A: Why did the boy throw the clock out of the window?
B: He wanted to see time fly.
愚蠢的玩笑
甲:為什么那小孩把鐘表扔出了窗外?
乙:他想看時(shí)光飛逝。
Writing "a composition
One day in class, the teacher assigned his students to write a composition “If I Am a Manager”. All the students began to write except a boy. The teacher went to him and asked the reason.
“I am waiting for my secretary,” was the boy’s answer.
寫(xiě)作文
一天課上,老師要學(xué)生們以“如果我是一個(gè)經(jīng)理”為題寫(xiě)一篇作文。所有的學(xué)生都動(dòng)筆寫(xiě)了,只有一個(gè)男生例外。老師走過(guò)去問(wèn)他為什么不寫(xiě)。
“我在等我的秘書(shū),”那男生答道。
A Sweet Dream
Mother: Why do you always take so many sweets just before you go to bed?
Tom: I hope I can have a sweet dream.
甜蜜的夢(mèng)
媽媽:每次睡覺(jué)前你為什么總是吃許多糖?
湯姆:我希望我能夠做個(gè)甜蜜的夢(mèng)。