美丽英文:上帝的笑-第18章
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Talking on the Telephone
Each Sunday the minister called the children to the front of the church while he told them a story。 Once he brought a telephone to better illustrate the idea of prayer。
“You talk to people on the telephone and don’t see them on the other end of the line; right?” he began。 The children nodded yes。 “Well; talking to God is like talking on the telephone。 He’s on the other end; but you can’t see him。 He is listening though。”
Just then a little boy piped up and asked; “What’s his number?”
麻烦的孩子
巴兹尔问父亲:“爸爸,我能不能出去玩呀?”
“不行,外面现在正在下雨呢,你出去会感冒的。”他的父亲答道。
“但是,爸爸,我想出去淋雨。”
父亲急忙说:“这是我给你买的一本书,现在,你坐下来好好地看书吧。”
巴兹尔十分听话地拿着书,然而刚刚看完一句话,他就又开口问了起来:“爸爸,书里面说:从一个人结交的朋友就可以看出这个人的为人,真是这样的吗? 那么,假如一个好人和一个坏人接触,这个好人是否因为坏人也变成了坏人呢?或者因为坏人结交了好人,从而就变成好人了呢?或者他们两个人都变了,好人变成了坏人,坏人反而变成了好人?另外,假如……”
“巴兹尔,”父亲说,“你现在可以出去淋雨了。”
A Troublesome Child
“Daddy; may I go out?” Asked Basil。
“No; it’s raining;” answered daddy。 “You would catch cold。”
“But daddy; I want to go out in the rain。”
“Here is a book I’ve bought you;” replied the worried father hastily。 “Now sit still and read it。”
聪明人生 第七章(2)
Basil took the book obediently。 But after the first sentence he asked again:“Daddy;it says here: a man is known by the pany he keeps。 Is that true? Because if a good man keeps pany with a bad man; is the good man bad because he keeps pany with the bad man; or is the bad man good because he keeps pany with the good man; or do they each change; and if the。。。”
“Basil;” said his father; “you may go out in the rain。”
广告
一只漂亮的纯种狗迷路后,来到我们的后门廊,并以此为家了。我的丈夫在当地的“失物招领”上,酝酿了一则广告,这样写道:“小狗,雄性,年龄近9个月,无项圈,很友善,在石桥路发现的。”
我害怕这样的细节会给那些昧着良心要狗的人以可乘之机。我有条不紊地解释为什么每个线索都透露得太多,我的丈夫就尽职地划去一些词。终于,出于为难,他重新写了广告,把它缩减为一个我无法反驳的句子。
他这样写道:“猜猜我发现了什么?”
An Adversity
After a beautiful purebred puppy wandered onto our back porch and made himself at home; my husband posed an ad for the“Lost and found” column of the local newspaper。 It read:“A puppy; male; approximately nine months old; no collar; very friendly; found on Rockbridge Road。”
“I feared all the detail might encourage an unscrupulous person to chaim the dog。 As I methodically explained why each clue revealed too much; my husband dutifully crossed out the words。 Finally; in frustration; he rewrote the ad; reducing it to a single sentence that I couldn’t refute。”
It read: “Guess what I found?”
是谁害怕?
一个邻居曾跟我们讲过一次他和他两岁半的儿子旅行的事。那是他们父子俩第一次单独出门。
在旅馆的第一个晚上,父亲先是将自己的床移近儿子的床,掖好被子后,他就关了灯。几分钟之后,儿子轻轻地说:“屋子里真够黑的,是不是?”“是的,”父亲说,“屋里确实挺黑的,不过一切正常。”又过了一会儿,一只小手伸过来握住父亲的手,“我握住你的手,”小男孩说,“以防你害怕。”
Who’s Afraid Now?
A neighbor told us about a trip he took with his two…and…a…half…year…old son。 It was the first time the father and the boy had been away by themselves。
The first night they spent in a hotel; the father moved his bed close to the boy’s and when they were both tucked in; he turned out the light。 After a few minutes; a little voice said; “It sure is dark; isn’t it?” “Yes;” said the father; “it’s pretty dark; but everything is all right。” There was silence for a few more minutes; and then a small hand reached over and took the father’s hand; “I’ll just hold your hand;” said the little boy; “in case you get frightened。”
谁是乔治·华盛顿
有一位老师向一个学生提出了很多问题,可那个学生一个也不会。老师为了让他答对几道,便打算问他一些非常容易的问题。
老师问道:“班克·希尔是什么?”
这位学生想了半天,然后回答:“一个飞机场?”
老师说:“不对! 那是一场战役!”她有点生气了,不过她还是尽量克制住了。随后,她问道:“谁是美国的第一任总统?”
聪明人生 第七章(3)
这位学生冥思苦想了好久以后,却依然沉默不语。看到这种情景,老师非常生气,大声喊道:“乔治·华盛顿!”学生站了起来,开始走回自己的座位。
老师说:“回来!我没叫你回去!”
这位学生说:“哦,对不起! 我还以为你叫下一位同学呢!”
Who Is George Washington
A teacher was asking a student a lot of question; but the student couldn’t answer any of them。 The teacher then decided to ask him some very easy question so that he could get a few right。
“What was Banker Hill?” She said。
The student thought for some time and then answered;“an airport?”
“No; it Was a battle;” the teacher said。 She wag getting a little angry now; but she was trying not to show it。 Then she asked;“Who was the first President of the United States?”
The student thought for a long time; but didn’t say anything。 Then the teacher got very angry and shouted;“George Washington!” The student got up and began to walk towards his seat。
“e back!” the teacher said;“I didn’t tell you’re to go。”
“Oh; I’m sorry;” the student said;“I thought you called the next student。”
农业部的回信
一个养鸡专业户发现她的鸡群出现了一些问题, 因此她给农业部写了这样一封信:
“我的鸡出毛病了。每天清晨,当我走出去时,我就会看到两、三只鸡直挺挺地躺在地上,浑身冰冷、僵硬、两脚朝天。您能不能告诉我这是怎么回事呀?”
过了一小段时间,她收到了农业部的回信,内容如下:
“亲爱的夫人,您的鸡死了。”
The Reply Letter of the Department
of Agriculture
A chicken fancier had some difficulty with her flock and wrote the following letter to the Department of Agriculture:
“Something is wrong with my chickens。 Every morning when I e out I find two or three lying on the ground cold and stiff with their feet in the air。 Can you tell me what is the matter?”
After a little while she received the following letter from the Department:
“Dear Madam; Your chickens are dead。”
一个聪明的男孩
母亲说:“宝贝,太晚了,不要看电视了,否则明天上学会迟到的。”
儿子说:“妈妈,假如你还看电视,明天上班也会迟到的。”
母亲说:“假如明天早上我起不来了,我可以请病假。”
儿子说:“我也可以请病假,因为妈妈生病了,我要在家照顾她。”
A Clever Boy
Mother: It’s too late; darling。 Stop watching TV or you’ll be late for school tomorrow morning。
Son: If you keep watching it; you’ll be late for work; too。
Mother: But I can ask for a sick leave if I can’t get up early tomorrow。
Son: And I can ask for leave; too。 Because my mother is ill; and I must take good care of her。
强悍的教师
我的一位做教师的朋友背部受了伤,不得不在上身穿上了石膏罩。开学的第一天,他的石膏罩还穿在身上。他被分派去教学校最不守纪律的班级。他信心十足地走进乱哄哄的教室,把窗子尽可能开得大些。正在这时,一阵强风把他的领带吹得飘了起来。为了固定领带,他拿起黑板擦,透过领带,把一个大头钉砸入胸膛。
在那个学期里,在他课上的学生们一直是安安静静的。
A Tough Teacher
A school teacher friend of mine in jurred his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body。 On his first day of the term; still with the cast under his shirt; he was assigned to teach the most undisciplined class。 Stepping confidently into the rowdy classroom; he opened the window as wide as possible。 Just then; a strong breeze made his tie flap。 Trying to fix the tie; he took a blackboard eraser and hammered a large tack through his tie into his chest。
He had no trouble with discipline that term。
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