从下面的4则短文中选一个吧,可以把故事中的角色和地点换成你熟悉的部分。
1.Early Shopper
It was Christmas and the judge was in a benevolent mood as he questioned the prisoner. "What are you charged with?" he asked.
"Doing my christmas shopping early," replied the defendant.
"That's no offense," replied the judge, "How early were you doing this shopping?"
"Before the store opened," countered the prisoner.
采购过早
那天是圣诞节,法官在审讯犯人时也有点恻隐之心。“你为什么而被起诉?”他问。
“采购圣诞节物品过早。”被告答。
“这不算犯法,”法官回答,“你购物多早?”
在商店开门之前,“犯人应道。
2. New Discovery
A hillbilly was visiting the big city for the first time. Entering an office building, he saw a pudgy older woman step into a small room. The doors closed, lights flashed, and after a while the door slid open and a beautiful young model stepped off the elevator.
Blinking in amazement, the hillbilly drawled, "I should have brought my wife!"
新发现
一个乡下人第一次到大城市游逛。他走进一座大楼,看见一个岁数很大的矮胖女人迈进一个小房间。房间的门随后关上,有几个灯在闪亮。一会儿,门开了,电梯里走出一位年青漂亮的女模特。
乡下人惊奇地眨着眼睛,慢吞吞地说:“我应该把我的老婆带来!”
3.I'm Glad
A Sunday-school teacher was telling her pupils the importance of making others glad. "Now, children," she said, "has anyone of you ever made someone else glad?"
"Please, teacher," said a small boy, "I've make someone glad yesterday."
Well done. Who was that!"
"My granny."
"Good boy. Now tell us how you made your grandmother glad."
"Please, teacher, I went to see her yesterday, ad stayed with her three hours. Then I said to her, 'Granny, I'm going home.' and she said, 'Well, I'm glad'!"
我很高兴
一个周日学校的教师正在对学生讲使别人高兴的重要性。“听着,孩子们,”她说,“你们当中有谁曾让别人高兴过吗?”
“我,教师,”一个小男孩说,“昨天我就使别人高兴过。”
“做得好,是谁呢?”
“我奶奶。”
“好孩子。现在告诉我们,你是怎样使你奶奶高兴的?”
“是这样的,教师。昨天我去看她,在她那儿呆了三个小时。然后我对她说:‘奶奶,我要回家了。’她说:‘啊,我很高兴。’”
4.I Taught the Teacher
Mother asked her little boy, "Darling, what did the teacher teach you today?"
"Nothing, Mum," answered the son proundly, "instead, she asked me how much one plus two was, and I told her three."
我教老师
母亲问她年幼的儿子:“宝贝,今天老师教了你些什么?”
儿子骄傲地说:“什么都没教,妈妈。她反倒问我一加二等于几,我告诉她等于三。”