张恒
(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,詹妮弗正在睡午觉。她醒来后对爸爸说:“爸爸,我刚梦见你给我买了一辆新车作为新年礼物。这意味着什么呢?”爸爸笑着回答:“等等吧,今晚你就知道了。”
午夜,新年的钟声敲响之时,爸爸给了她一个小盒子。詹妮弗很快打开了它,发现里面是一本名叫《梦与梦的意义》的书!
(二)
Tom: What did a math book complain4 to another math book?
Linda: Oh, I have tired of lot of problems!
汤姆:一本数学书向另一本数学书抱怨了什么?
琳达:哎呀,我对这么多问题已经厌烦了!
(三)
Mom: What is the best thing which you can put into a birthday cake?
Gina: My teeth!
妈妈:你能放进生日蛋糕里的最棒的东西是什么?
吉娜:我的牙齿!
(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! ”
吉姆和一辆车追尾了。一名男子从那辆车里下来,问道:“你考过驾照吗?”吉姆喊道:“是的,我考过,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:有一种鱼永远不会游泳。那是什么鱼?
玛丽:死鱼。
(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 点,一名男子被警察攔住,问他晚上这个时候要去哪里。该男子说:“我正要去上一堂关于酗酒、吸烟和熬夜的课。”警察接着问:“真的吗?谁在晚上这个时候上课?”该男子说:“是我妻子。”
Notes
1. eve . 前夕;前一天
2. midnight. 午夜;半夜
3. chime .铃或钟;鸣响;敲响
4. complain. 诉说;病痛;抱怨
5. dead . 死的;无生命的
6. alcohol abuse.酒精;滥用;酗酒