English Jokes英语笑话

龚珍妮

1. Because it wasnt raining

因为那时候天没有下雨

Smart is a well-known smart boy. He can answer any question the others ask.

One day， Billy asked him a difficult question. Billy said，“Smart， can you answer me a question？”

Smart said， “Sure.”

Billy said， “If six children and two dogswere under an umbrella， how come none ofthem got wet？”

Smart thought it over and said， “Because it wasnt raining.”

眾所周知， 斯马特是一个聪明的男孩。他能回答别人提出的任何问题。

一天，比利问了他一个难题。比利说 ：“斯马特，你能回答我一个问题吗？”

斯马特说：“当然。”

比利说 ：“如果六个孩子和两只狗都在一把伞下，为什么他们却没有淋湿？”

斯马特想了想说：“因为那时候天没有下雨。”

Notes：

well-known adj. 广为人知的

any adj. 任何一（个；种；……）

difficult adj. 难的；困难的

umbrella n. 雨伞

how come 为什么；怎么会……

think … over 想了一会儿

2. It was lemonade

这是柠檬水

Mike was a city boy. He was on his first camping trip with some elder students.

It was 11：30. Mike was eating his lunch under a tree when an old-timer came along.

The old-timer said to Mike， “Mike， it smells like rain.”

Mike replied immediately， “No. They said it was lemonade.”

迈克是一个城里的男孩。他第一次和一些年长的学生一起露营。

当时是11：30。迈克正在树下吃午饭，这时一位学长走了过来。

那位学长对迈克说：“迈克，这闻起来像要下雨了。”

迈克立即回答道：“不。他们说这是柠檬水。”

Notes：

camping trip 露营

elder adj. 年长的

old-timer n. 老资格的人

come along 走了过来

smell like 闻起来像

immediately adv. 立即；马上

lemonade n. 柠檬；柠檬的味道

3. Whose dad is the best？

谁的爸爸最棒？

Jack， John and Tom are small kids. They are all 5 years old. They often chat together.

One afternoon， they chatted about whose dad was the best.

Jack said， “My dad is the best. He can shoot an arrow， run after it， get in front of it， and catch it in his bare hands.”

John said， “No. My dad is the best. He can shoot a gun， run after the bullet， get in front of it.”

Tom said， “Your fathers are just so so！ My father is the best. One night， he discovered a meteorite flying towards Earth. He jumped into the air and grabbed the meteorite with just one hand.”

杰克、约翰和汤姆都是小孩子。他们都是5岁。他们经常一起聊天。

一天下午，他们聊起谁的爸爸是最棒的。

杰克说：“我爸爸是最棒的。他会射箭，能追箭，能冲在箭前，还能徒手接住箭。”

约翰说：“不，我爸爸是最棒的。他会开枪，追着子弹跑，能冲到子弹的前面。”

汤姆说：“你们的父亲马马虎虎！我爸爸才是最棒的。一天晚上，他发现一颗陨石飞向地球。他跳到空中，只用一只手就抓住了那颗陨石。”

Notes：

chat v. 聊天

arrow n. 箭

run after… 追逐；追赶

bare hands 徒手；空手

gun n. 枪

bullet n. 子弹

just so so 一般；马马虎虎

discover v. 发现

meteorite n. 陨石

grab v. 抓住

4. Why did Little Johnny cry louder？

为什么小约翰哭得更厉害了？

Little Johnny was crying one day， and his dad asked him why.

“Ive lost five cents，” sobbed Johnny.

“Dont worry，” said his dad kindly. “Heres five more for you.”

At this， Johnny cried louder than ever.

“Now what is it？” asked his dad.

“I wish Id said Id lost ten cents！”

一天，小约翰正在哭泣，他爸爸问他为什么哭。

“我丢了五美分。”约翰抽泣着说。

“别担心，”他爸爸和蔼地说，“我再给你五美分。”

听到这里，约翰哭得比此前的声音更大。

“现在又怎么了？”他爸爸问道。

“我真希望我刚才说我丢了十美分！”

Notes：

cry v. 哭

cent n. 分；美分

sob v. 抽泣

kindly adv. 亲切地