張恒
(一)
Jennifer was taking an afternoon sleep on New Years Eve1. When she wokeup, she said to her dad, “Dad, I dreamt that you have bought me a new car as aNew Year gift. What does it all mean?”Dad smiled and answered,“Wait, you willcome to know tonight.”
At midnight2, when the New Year was chiming3, Dad gave her a small box.Jennifer opened it quickly and she found a book named!
新年前一天,詹妮弗正在睡午覺。她醒來后對爸爸說:“爸爸,我剛夢見你給我買了一輛新車作為新年禮物。這意味著什么呢?”爸爸笑著回答:“等等吧,今晚你就知道了。”
午夜,新年的鐘聲敲響之時,爸爸給了她一個小盒子。詹妮弗很快打開了它,發現里面是一本名叫《夢與夢的意義》的書!
(二)
Tom: What did a math book complain4 to another math book?
Linda: Oh, I have tired of lot of problems!
湯姆:一本數學書向另一本數學書抱怨了什么?
琳達:哎呀,我對這么多問題已經厭煩了!
(三)
Mom: What is the best thing which you can put into a birthday cake?
Gina: My teeth!
媽媽:你能放進生日蛋糕里的最棒的東西是什么?
吉娜:我的牙齒!
(四)
Jim hits a cars end. A man gets out of the car and asks,“Have you ever eventaken a driving test?”Jim shouted,“Yes, I have, and many times! ”
吉姆和一輛車追尾了。一名男子從那輛車里下來,問道:“你考過駕照嗎?”吉姆喊道:“是的,我考過,而且考了很多次!”
(五)
Henry: There is a kind of fish that can never swim. What is that?
Mary: Dead5 fish.
亨利:有一種魚永遠不會游泳。那是什么魚?
瑪麗:死魚。
(六)
A man is stopped by the police at 2 a.m. and is asked where he is going at thistime of night. The man says, “I am on my way to a lesson about alcohol abuse6,smoking and staying out late.”The policeman then asks,“Really? Who is giving thatlesson at this time of night?”The man says,“That would be my wife7.”
凌晨2 點,一名男子被警察攔住,問他晚上這個時候要去哪里。該男子說:“我正要去上一堂關于酗酒、吸煙和熬夜的課。”警察接著問:“真的嗎?誰在晚上這個時候上課?”該男子說:“是我妻子。”
Notes
1. eve . 前夕;前一天
2. midnight. 午夜;半夜
3. chime?.鈴或鐘;鳴響;敲響
4. complain. 訴說;病痛;抱怨
5. dead . 死的;無生命的
6. alcohol abuse.酒精;濫用;酗酒