Let me take it downAn elephant said to a mouse ,"no doubt that you are the smallest znd most useless thing that Ihave e ver seen ." "Pless ,say it again .Let me take it down ."the mouse said ."I will tell a flea what I know.为我所用一头大象对一只小老鼠说:“你无疑是我见过的最小、最没用的东西。”“请再说一遍,让我把它记下来。”老鼠说。“我要讲给我认识的一只跳蚤听。
1A Good BoyLittle Robert asked his mother for two cents."What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?""I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered."You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?""She is the one who sells the candy."好孩子小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”“她是个卖糖果的。”2EssayTeacher had set his class an essay in "A Game of Cricket". After two minutes Simon Steel handed his paper in and was allowed to go home. His essay read: "Rain stopped play."作文老师给学生出了个作文题:“一场板球赛”。两分钟后,西蒙。斯蒂尔交了作文,老师允许他回家了。他在作文上写道:“下雨,比赛终止。”3Who Discovered Australia?Teacher: Find Australia on the map for me, Johnny.Johnny: It's there, sir.Teacher: That's right. Now Sammy, who discovered Australia?Sammy: Johnny, sir.谁发现了澳大利亚?老师:约翰尼,在地图上给我找出澳大利亚在什么地方。约翰尼:先生,在这儿。老师:对了。萨默,你来回答我是谁发现了澳大利亚?萨默:先生,是约翰尼。4LightningTeacher: Why is it said that lightning never strikes the same place twice?Roy: Because after it's struck once the same place isn't there any more!闪电老师:为什么说闪电从来不会两次击中同一个地方?罗伊:因为它击中一个地方一次以后,那个地方就不存在了。5The Climate of New ZealandTeacher: Matthew, what is the climate of New Zealand?Matthew: Very Cold, sir.Teacher: Wrong.Matthew: But, sir! When they send us meat it always arrives frozen!新西兰的气候老师:马修,新西兰的气候怎么样?马修:先生,那里的天气很冷。老师:错了。马修:可是,先生!从那儿运来的猪肉都冻得硬邦邦的。