幽默小故事
2013-04-12 00:00:00石繼中
中學生英語·閱讀與寫作 2013年5期
1. How Much Is the Plane Fare？
A man walked into a dry cleaner’s in New York.
“Would you please press this suit for me？” he asked.
“Yes， sir.”
“How much is it？”
“Four dollars.”
“You must be mad！” shouted the man. “In Los Angeles I can get it done for two dollars.”
“Is that so？ And how much is the plane fare？”
飛機票價是多少？
有個人走進紐約市的一家干洗店。
“請你給我熨這套衣服，好嗎？”他問道。
“當然可以，先生。”
“多少錢？”
“4美元。”
“你準是瘋了！”這人大聲喊道：“在洛杉磯我只花2美元就可以了。”
“是這樣嗎？那飛機票價是多少呢？”
2. I Don’t Know
Polly： What’s the weather like today？
Molly： I don’t know — it’s so cloudy that I can’t see.
不知道
波莉：今天天氣怎么樣？
莫莉：我不知道——天陰得厲害，我什么也看不見。
3. Sold Out
In a bookshop， a writer found all the books on the shelves were written by him. He was very pleased.
“Where are the other writers’ books？” he asked.
“They have been sold out.” was the answer.
都賣完了
有位作家在一家書店里看到書架上放著的都是他寫的書，他非常高興。
“其他作家的書呢？”他問道。
回答是“都賣完了。”
4. The First Time
Patient： I’m so frightened — this is my first operation.
Doctor： I know just how you feel — this is my first operation， too.
第一次
病人：我太害怕了——因為這是我第一次動手術。
醫生：我理解你——這也是我第一次給別人動手術。
