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姜經志

More Intelligent in Dreams

When a student failed to work out a math problem in class， he expressed his regret to his teacher.

“I remember solving the problem in my dream last night， but for the time being Ive forgotten it. What can that mean？”

“It means that you are more intelligent in dreams than when you are awake，” the teacher explained.

夢中更聰明

一個學生在課堂上沒有解出一道數學題，他感到很遺憾，就向老師解釋說：“我記得昨天夜里做夢的時候我把這道題解出來了，但現在一時想不起來了。這是怎么回事呢？”

“這說明你做夢的時候比你醒著的時候更聰明，”老師解釋說。

The Broom-seller and the Barber

A man who sold brooms went into a barbers shop to get shaved. The barber bought one of his brooms， and asked about the price of it after he had shaved the man.

“Two pence，” said the man.

“No， no，” said the barber， “I will give you a penny， and if you do not think that is enough， you may get your broom back.”

The man took it， and asked how much he had to pay for his shave.

“A penny，” said the barber.

“I will give you a half-penny， and if that is not enough， you may put my beard on again.”

賣掃帚的人和理發師

一個賣掃帚的人去一家理發店刮胡子，理發師向他買了一把掃帚并在給他刮完胡子后問他掃帚的價錢。

賣掃帚的人說：“兩便士。”

“不，不，”理發師說，“我只出一便士。如果你認為不夠的話，可以把掃帚拿回去。”

賣掃帚的人取回了掃帚，隨后問刮胡子要付多少錢。

理發師說：“一便士。”

賣掃帚的人說：“我只能給你半個便士，如果你認為半個便士不夠的話，你可以把胡子再替我粘上。”

I Am My Father

One day little Tom didnt want to go to school， so he telephoned his teacher. He pretended to be his father and said， “Hello！ Is that the teacher speaking？ My little Tom is ill and cant go to school today. He told me to ask you for a days leave.”

The teacher at the other end of the telephone asked， “Who is that speaking？”

“Its me， sir，” answered Tom. “I——I am my father.”

我是我父親

一天，小湯姆不想去上學，就給老師打電話。他假裝成他的父親在說話：“喂！你是老師嗎？我的小湯姆今天病了，不能去上學，他讓我向你請一天的假。”

電話另一端的老師問道：“你是誰呀？”

“先生，是我，”湯姆回答道，“我——我是我父親。”

Who Was Fighting？

Mother： Freddie， why is your face so red？

Freddie： I was running up the street to stop a fight.

Mother： You did a very nice thing. Who was fighting？

Freddie： Me and Jack Smith.

誰在打架？

媽媽：弗雷迪，你的臉為什么那么紅？

弗雷迪：我剛才在大街上跑，為了阻止一次打架。

媽媽：你做得對。誰和誰打架？

弗雷迪：我和杰克·史密斯。