1,Twobirls
Teacher:Herearetwobirds,oneisaswallow,theotherissparrow.Nowwhocantelluswhichiswhich?
Student:IcannotpointoutbutIknowtheanswer.
Teacher:Pleasetellus.
Student:Theswallowisbesidethesparrowandthesparrowisbesidetheswallow.
两只鸟
老师:这儿有两只鸟,一只是麻雀.谁能指出哪只是燕子,哪只是麻雀吗?
学生:我指不出,但我知道答案.
老师:请说说看.
学生:燕子旁边的就是麻雀,麻雀旁边的就是燕子.
2.TheFishNet
"Canyoutellmewhatfishnetismade,Ann?"
"Alotoflittleholestiedtogetherwithstrings."repliedthelittlegirl.
鱼网
"你能告诉我鱼网是什么做的吗,"老师发问道.
"把许多小孔用绳子栓在一起就成了鱼网了."小女孩回答道.
3.TheNewTeacher
GeorgecomesfromschoolonthefirstofSeptember.
"George,howdidyoulikeyournewteacher?"askedhismother.
"Ididn'tlikeher,Mother,becauseshesaidthatthreeandthreeweresixandthenshesaidthattwoandfourweresixtoo."
新老师
9月1日,乔治放学回到家里.
"乔治,你喜欢你们的新老师吗?"妈妈问.
"妈妈,我不喜欢,因为她说3加3得6,可后来又说2加4也得6."
4.AphysicsExamination
Onceinaphysicsexamination,Nickfinishedthefirstquestionverysoon,whilehisclassmateswerethinkingithard.
Thequestionwas:Whenitthunderswhydoweseethelightingfirst,thenhearthethunderrolls?
Nick'sanswer:Becauseoureyesarebeforeears.
一次物理考试
在一次物理考试时,当同学们都还在苦思冥想时,尼克很快就答好了第一个问题.
这个问题是:为什么在打雷时,我们总是先看到闪电后听到雷声?
尼克的回答是:因为眼睛在前,耳朵在后.
还有……
Thepoorhusband
"Youcan'timaginehowdifficultitisformetodealwithmywife,"themancomplainedtohisfriend."Sheasksmeaquestion,thenanswersitherself,andafterthatsheexplainedtomeforhalfanhourwhymyansweriswrong.
可怜的丈夫
“你根本无法想象和我妻子打交道是多么的难,”一个男人对他的朋友诉苦说,“她问我一个问题,然后自己回答了,过后又花半个小时跟我解释为什么我的答案是错的.”
Q:What'sthedifferencebetweenamonkeyandaflea?
A:Amonkeycanhavefleas,butafleacan'thavemonkeys.
猴子会和跳蚤有什么不同呢?你可能会直接的想到它们俩是一大一小.但除此之外呢,那就是猴子身上可以长跳蚤,而跳蚤身上却不能有猴子.这个答案很有意思吧?
Q:Howcanyoumostirritateafarmer?
A:Bytreadingonhiscorn?
如果你踩了农夫的玉米或是谷物,他肯定会生气的;而如果你踩了农夫脚底的鸡眼,他会更生气.Corn既可以表示“玉米/谷物”,也有“鸡眼”的意思.
Q:Whichisthestrongestcreatureintheworld?
A:Thesnail.Itcarriesitshouseonitsback.
因为snail(蜗牛)的后背上总是背着一所房子,所以说蜗牛是世界上最强壮的生物是不足为奇的.你说呢?
Q:Whatdopeopledoinaclockfactory?
A:Theymakefacesallday.
一看到makefaces这个短语,你可千万别以为是在钟表厂工作的人整天都做鬼脸呀!因为除了这个意思以外,它还可以从字面上解释为制造钟面.
Q:Howdoyoustopasleepwalkerfromwalkinginhissleep?
A:Keephimawake.
怎样才能不让梦游者(sleepwalker)梦游(walkinhissleep)呢?最简单的方法就是不让他睡觉.虽然这不是治疗方法,但如果让梦游者醒着呢,他的确就不会去梦游了.
这个也挺好
AmangoestochurchandstartstalkingtoGod.Hesays:"God,whatisamilliondollarstoyou?"andGodsays:"Apenny",thenthemansays:"God,whatisamillionyearstoyou?"andGodsays:"asecond",thenthemansays:"God,canIhaveapenny?"andGodsays"Inasecond"
一男子进入教堂和上帝对话.他问:"主啊,一百万美元对你意味着多少?"上帝回答:"一便士."男子又问:"那一百万年呢?"上帝说:"一秒钟."最后男子请求道:"上帝,我能得到一便士吗?"上帝回答:"过一秒钟
TOM'SEXCUSE
Teacher:Tom,whyareyoulateforschooleveryday?