第3章 Who is nuts?
- 那些妙趣橫生的故事(每天讀一點(diǎn)英文)
- 章華
- 1015字
- 2013-08-02 18:12:53
誰(shuí)是傻瓜?
Ten men applied for a job as an industrial spy. The interviewer gave each man a sealed envelope. They were ordered to deliver it to the fifth floor.
One man secretly disobeyed and opened his envelope. It read,“You're the right person for this job. Report to the personnel department immediately.”
有10個(gè)男人去應(yīng)征產(chǎn)業(yè)間諜的工作。面試者給每個(gè)人一個(gè)封好的信封。他們被命令把信封送到五樓。
有一個(gè)人偷偷地違反命令,打開了給他的信封。上面寫著:“你是這份工作最合適的人選。馬上到人事部報(bào)到。”
At a wedding,a little boy asked his mother,“Mommy,why does the girl wear white?” She answered,“The bride wears white because this is the happiest day of her life.” The boy thought about this and said,“Why is the groom wearing black?”
在一場(chǎng)婚禮上,一個(gè)小男孩問(wèn)他的母親:“媽媽,為什么那女孩穿白衣服?”這位母親回答道:“新娘穿白衣服,是因?yàn)榻裉焓撬羁鞓返囊惶臁!边@個(gè)男孩想了想然后說(shuō):“那為什么新郎穿黑衣服?”
Do you know what Americans call a person in the White House who is intelligent,honest and modest?The answer is “a tourist.”
你知道美國(guó)人如何稱呼白宮里聰明、誠(chéng)實(shí)、謙虛的人嗎?
答案是“觀光客”。
Three gorillas fell out of a tree one by one. The first one was sick,the second was being a copycat and the third gave in to peer pressure.
有三只猩猩一個(gè)接一個(gè)地從樹上掉下來(lái)。
第一只生病了,第二只盲目模仿,第三只屈服于同僚壓力。
Who is nuts?
In a hospital for mentally disturbed people,when the doctor walked into the room of a patient,he saw him dangling from the ceiling. Being frightened,he called the nurse to come and pull him down for fear that the man might fall to his death. The nurse
said:“Doctor,every day this patient thinks that he is a lamp,therefore,he often hangs from the ceiling!” The doctor said:“No,you have to pull him down at once;otherwise,he'll die if he falls down.”
After a pause,the nurse answered:“But the light will go out after I pull him down!”
誰(shuí)是傻子?
一家精神病院里,醫(yī)生走進(jìn)一個(gè)病人的房間,發(fā)現(xiàn)病人正吊在天花板上晃來(lái)晃去。醫(yī)生嚇壞了,擔(dān)心病人摔下來(lái)一命嗚呼,趕緊叫護(hù)士把病人拉下來(lái)。護(hù)士說(shuō):“醫(yī)生,這個(gè)病人每天都認(rèn)為自己是一盞燈,所以常常把自己吊在天花板上。“醫(yī)生說(shuō):“不行,你還是得馬上把他拉下來(lái),免得他摔死。”
護(hù)士停頓了一下,說(shuō):“可是,如果我把他拉下來(lái),燈不就熄了嗎?”
單詞&詞組
apply for請(qǐng)求,申請(qǐng)
seal [si:l] n.封鉛,封條,印,圖章,密封
disobey [5disE5bei] v.違反,不服從
personnel department 人事部,人事科
bride [braid] n.新娘
think about 考慮,回想
groom [^ru:m] n.馬夫,新郎,男仆;喂馬;修飾
intelligent [in5telidVEnt] adj.聰明的,伶俐的,
honest [5Cnist] adj.誠(chéng)實(shí)的,正直的
modest [5mCdist] adj.謙虛的,謙讓的,適度的
copycat [5kRpikAt] n.無(wú)主見的家伙,復(fù)印機(jī)
give in投降,屈服,讓步,交上,宣布
peer [piE] n.同等的人,貴族
nuts [nQts] adj.〈俚〉發(fā)瘋的,傻的;堅(jiān)果
dangling [dA?gl?] n.懸掛的,懸浮的
go out熄滅,停止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)
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