I Wasnt Listening
A little daughter was reading a book, her mother asked, “What are you reading, dear?”
“I dont know,” the little girl answered.
“You dont know? But you were reading aloud, so you must know.”
“I was reading aloud, mummy, but I wasnt listening.” The little girl explained.
我沒有在聽
女兒在讀書。媽媽問:“親愛的,你在讀什么?”
“我不知道?!毙∨⒒卮鸬馈?/p>
“你不知道?你在朗讀,應(yīng)該知道的?!?/p>
女兒解釋說:“我是在朗讀,媽媽,可我并沒有在聽??!”
Who Discovered Australia?
Teacher: Find Australia on the map for me, Johnny.
Johnny: Its here, sir.
Teacher: Thats right. Now, Sammy, who discovered Australia?
Sammy: Johnny, sir.
誰發(fā)現(xiàn)了澳洲?
老師:約翰尼,在地圖上找出澳洲在什么地方?
約翰尼:老師,在這里!
老師:答對了!現(xiàn)在薩米告訴我,是誰發(fā)現(xiàn)了澳洲?
薩米:老師,是約翰尼!
Youll Live to Be Eighty
Doctor: Youll be in good health, Mr. Johnson. Youll live to be eighty, I think.
Patient: But, doctor, Im already eighty.
Doctor: See, what did I tell you?
你會活到80歲
醫(yī)生: 約翰先生,你的身體很健康,我想你會活到80歲。
病人: 可是,大夫,我已經(jīng)80歲。
醫(yī)生: 瞧,我剛才告訴你什么來著?
My Dog Cant Read
Tom: I have lost my dog.
Mary: Why not put an advertisement in the newspaper?
Tom: Dont be silly—he cant read.
我的狗不識字
湯姆: 我把狗弄丟了。
瑪麗: 為什么不在報紙上登一則廣告呢?
湯姆: 別傻了,它不識字。
Collecting Stamps
Teacher: Do you like collecting stamps, Tom?
Tom: Yes.
Teacher: Collecting stamps will give you a lot of knowledge of geography, is that right?
Tom: Yes.
Teacher: Now please tell me where Italy is.
Tom: On the first page of my stamp collecting book.
集郵
教師:湯姆,你喜歡集郵嗎?
湯姆:喜歡。
教師:集郵會使你增加許多地理知識,對嗎?
湯姆:是的。
教師:那么請告訴我意大利在哪兒。
湯姆:在我的集郵冊第一頁上。
(安徽濉溪? ?姜琰琰? ?供稿)