英语幽默短小故事（共9篇）
1、有一次，英国首相、陆军总司令丘吉尔去视察部队，天刚下过雨，他在临时搭起的台上演讲完毕下台阶时，由于路滑不下心摔了一个跟头。士兵们从未见过自己的总司令摔过跟头，都哈哈大笑起来，陪同的军官惊慌失措，不知如何是好。丘吉尔微微一笑说：“这比刚才的一番演说更能鼓舞士兵的斗志。”
2、芬兰一位建筑师说话很慢，当记者访问他时，一直担心时间不够。万般无奈只好说：“沙先生，时间不多了，能否请您说快点？”沙先生听后，慢慢的掏出烟斗，点上，能多慢就多慢，懒懒地说：“不行，先生，不过，我可以少说点。”
3、在一家药店，一位顾客气愤的对经理说：“一星期前，我在这买的润肤膏，我用了之后一点作用也没起，我要求退款。”经理说：“为什么？”顾客说：“你说它可以与脱发做斗争的，可是不顶用。”经理说：“您再试试看，我是说过，这种润肤膏可用来与脱发做斗争，但并未说，它一定能最终取得胜利。”
4、在美国的一个犹太人聚集地，一位富翁请一位犹太画家为他画肖像。犹太画家精心地为他画好了肖像，但富翁却拒绝支付议定的5000元报酬，理由是：“你画的根本不是我。”不久画家把这幅肖像公开展览，题名为《贼》。富翁知道后，万分恼怒，打电话向富翁抗议。“这件事与你有什么关系？”画家平静的说，“你不是说过了吗？那幅画画的根本不是你！”最后，富翁不得不买下这幅画，改名为《慈善家》。
5、美国作家杰克·伦敦许诺给纽约的一家出版社写一本小说，却迟迟没有交稿。出版社编辑一再催促均无结果后，便往杰克· 伦敦住的旅馆打了个最后通牒式的电话：“亲爱的杰克·伦敦，如果24小时内我还拿不到小说的话，我会跑到你的屋里来，一拳揍到你的鼻梁上，然后一脚把你踢到楼下去，我可重来是履行诺言的！”杰克·伦敦幽默的回答说：“亲爱的迪克，如果我写书也能手脚并用的话，我也一定能履行自己的诺言，按时将书交到你的手里。”
6、一般年轻人感情冲动，在坠入爱河之时，难以把握好尺度，易把爱情看成生活的全部，而忽略了工作和学习。一天，有一个学生因为对另外两个学生的恋爱不满，便跑来向陶行知告状，他说：“陶先生，您应该管一管，他们太不像话，简直把恋爱当饭吃！” “是吗？”陶行知像发现新大陆似的，眼睛里闪耀着惊奇的光，“他们真的是把恋爱当饭吃吗？”
“谁还会对您说假话，他们就是这样做的，您应该批评批评他们。” “批评？——不，我认为应该赞扬他们。”陶行知若有所思的说。“这绝不是笑话，把恋爱当饭吃，这是人生最正确的恋爱观！”陶行知的态度很严肃，并开始把他的理由全部叙述出来。他说：“人每天吃饭不过三顿，每顿10分钟，加个倍，也不过一个钟头，假如青年们真能把恋爱当饭吃，每天只花一个钟头谈恋爱，就可以发生力量，一句话就可以使一天的工作和学习得到更大的成效，这岂不是很好嘛？我想应该是很好的。我担心你们的，并不是把恋爱当饭吃，恰恰相反，我就怕你们不把恋爱当饭吃，而是把它当成工作和学习，当成生活的全部。”
7、女秘书星期一上班迟到了。经理问她：“小姐，星期天晚上有空吗？”“当然有，经理!”姑娘说。“那就请你早点睡觉，省得你每个星期一上午上班迟到！”
8、在某产品销售会上，某公司销售额极其令人沮丧，经理就对售卖职员训斥道：“我已充分领教了你们拙劣的工作水平，如果你们无法胜任这项工作，会有人替代你们。”然后，他指着新雇员：“如果一只足球队总在输球，会怎么样？队员们都得被撤换掉，不是吗？”几秒钟沉默后，这名前足球队员回答道：“实际上，先生，如果整个队都有麻烦的话，我们通常只是换个新教练。”
9、南唐时，税收很繁重，商人很头痛，京师地区连年大旱，民不聊生。一次烈祖在北苑大摆筵席，对群臣说：“外地都落了雨，单单京城里不下雨，不只是什么缘故？”申渐高抓住时机，不无幽默的说：“雨不敢进城，怕抽税呀！”
10、张杰和艾静两人从小一起长大，正是众人口中的青梅竹马，眼看都到了婚恋年龄，心急的艾静一直等着张杰的表白，某日她终于找到了机会借题发挥。张杰：“艾静，我送你的小猫，它现在还好吗？” 艾静：“不算太好。” 张杰：“它怎么啦？病了？” 艾静：“没有，它显得有点寂寞，我想它和我一样长大了，已经长成‘大姑娘’了，需要谈恋爱了。”
1、一天饭后，李太太剥了一个桔子，果肉有些干枯，味道欠佳，如同嚼棉团，便拿一半给老李：“这个桔子太干，我替你吃了一半，剩下一半你自己吃吧！”
2、一对情人去买兔皮大衣，女孩很喜欢那件黑色的兔皮大衣，但担心它怕雨雪，问男孩：“它怕雨雪吗？”男孩微笑的对女孩说：“当然不怕，你见过哪个兔子下雨打伞吗？”
3、一位数学家同女朋友在公园散步，女孩问他：“我满脸雀斑，你真的不介意吗？”数学家温柔的说：“绝对不，我生来就爱跟小数点打交道。”
4、有对情人在公园里约会，男孩说：“前几天聚会后，我的许多朋友都说你很漂亮。” 女孩非常高兴又有点害羞的说：“真的吗？”男孩又说：“可是与你比较熟的几位朋友却说你不是漂亮。”女子的表情突然僵住了，一扫刚才的好心情：“这样啊！”男孩紧接着低声说：“他们说你不是漂亮，而是迷人，非常迷人。”
5、一位小伙提前半小时来到公园门口，可姑娘却迟到了45分钟，小伙子看到她真是又爱又恨，说轻了难以发泄心头的不满，说重了又怕姑娘生气，怎么说她好呢？见姑娘‘脸不变色，心不跳’，一副心安理得的模样，小伙灵机一动，幽默地说：“唉，人们都说一日不见如隔三秋，可我对你却是一日不见如隔千秋，如果你再晚来十分钟，恐怕我都要变成白胡子老头了。”本来就理亏的姑娘听到小伙子如此幽默的抱怨，不仅对他刮目相看，借机撒娇道：“好了，别生气了，下次换我‘等你到白头’还不成吗？”
6、“听你的太太说、当年你刚娶她时，答应给她月亮。”“别提了，我是答应给她月亮的，因为那儿连一家百货公司都没有。”“在家里你和你夫人的地位谁高谁低呢？”“这还用说，当然我是头呀，至于我的夫人嘛„„她是脖子，我这个头要是想转动的话，还得听从脖子的。”
7、新婚的先生回家后，太太温柔地说：“晚餐已经准备好了，和昨天的一样香。”先生兴奋地说：“太好了，今天吃什么？”太太说：“昨天的剩菜剩饭。”
8、一对恋人一起参观新潮的美术展览，当他们走到一幅仅以几片树叶遮掩私处的裸女油画像前时，男友很长时间都不想离开。女友忍无可忍，狠狠地揪住他吼道：“喂，你想站到秋天吗？”
9、有一对老夫妻，吵架后互不搭话，过了两天，老头就把吵架的事扔到脑后，老太太却仍在怄气，无论老头说什么，老太太就是不吭声。后来，老头就在所有的抽屉，衣橱里乱翻，老太太感到奇怪，终于忍不住地问：“你到底找什么呀？”“谢天谢地！” 老头说，“我终于找到了——你的声音。”
10、苏格拉底说：“如果你娶到了一位好脾气的太太，你会终生幸福，但如果你娶到了一位坏脾气的太太，则恭喜你，你就可以成为哲学家了！”
11、有一对夫妻吵架吵的很凶，老婆气的大声喊叫：“我真后悔嫁给你，早知如此，还不如嫁给魔鬼了！”丈夫平静地说：“哦，亲爱的，那是不被允许的，你应该知道，近亲是不能结婚的！”
12、一天晚饭后，丈夫问妻子：“晚上准备做点什么？” “看电视啊！你没注意电视剧演的正有趣呢？”
“看完电视呢？”
“琼瑶的一部小说还没看完，我想突击看完，还要写一点感想呢！” “这事办完后帮我办点事好吗？” “什么事？”
邻居阿姨生了个小妹妹，母亲问明明想不想要个小妹妹。明明说：“妹妹有啥好玩的，妈妈，你给我生只小狗吧，要白颜色的！”
路边的雕像
有个出租车司机在火车站拉了一名乘客，司机见这名乘客老实巴交的，又是个外地人，就想宰他一下。于是拉着他在火车站绕圈子。
绕到第6圈时，乘客指着路边的一尊雕像说：“你们这座城市的雕像可真多，一路上我看见了6尊,还是一模一样的。”
司机一惊，心想这家伙还挺细心的，于是眼珠一转，说：“我们这就爱在路旁立雕像，而且大部分都是一样的。”
乘客点点头，说：“噢，原来是这样，不过还有一点我不明白。”
“什么？”司机问。
“为何6尊雕像，每尊下面都有一个一模一样的老头在卖苹果？”
语文课上
有一位语文老师为学生朗读了一首题为《卧春》的古诗，要求学生一边听一边写出来，语文老师朗读如下，有位学生听写如下：
老师:《卧春》
学生:《我蠢》
老师:暗梅幽闻花
学生:（俺没有文化）
老师:卧枝伤恨底
学生:（我智商很低）
老师:遥闻卧似水
学生:（要问我是谁）
老师:易透达春绿
学生:（一头大蠢驴）
老师:岸似绿
学生:（俺是驴）
老师:岸似透绿
学生:（俺是头驴）
老师:岸似透黛绿
学生:（俺是头呆驴）
歪说三国
1.关羽斩完华雄，飞快回到营中，刘备与张飞耳语：“最近云长的动作越来越快了！”张飞：“恩，酒还是温的呢！”关羽暗想：上次回来晚一点，好酒全让你们糟蹋了！
2.三顾茅庐后，刘备紧握诸葛亮的手久久说不出话来。半天，终于热泪盈眶的说道：“兄弟们，我们不再三缺一了！”
3.手机被偷篇
刘备：手机被偷后痛哭了三天三夜……最后诸葛亮受不了，买了部最新型的手机给他。
曹操：在餐馆里手机被偷，轻叹一声：“宁可我负天下人，休叫天下人负我。”然后乘人不备，随手抓起别人的手机就跑。
关羽：在酒吧里喝酒，突然发现有人偷了他的手机，立刻飞身追出去，把小偷痛扁一顿，连小偷的手机一块儿抢了回来，然后回去继续喝酒，旁边的曹操还直夸他：“云长真是厉害，此酒尚温！”
张飞：在公交车上手机被偷，小偷尚未下车，于是大喊一声：“给我把手机放下！”吓得车上有多人晕倒，十几个人将手机扔到地上，张飞最后随手捡了一个拿回家了。
孟获：手机被偷，但当场抓到了小偷，大声斥责道：“敢偷我，也不去打听打听，老子可‘进去’过七次，不要命了？”
包括：幽默故事（1-7页）、普通小故事（7-40页）。激发小朋友们学英语的兴趣，帮助他们提高成绩。最好每天背一篇，会有不错的效果的 O(∩_∩)O
英文幽默故事：
There was a guy who went into a shop to buy a parrot.There werethree parrots in the shop.One was $5,000;another one, $10,000;and the third one, $30,000.The customer asked the owner, “How come this guy is $5,000? That‟s so expensive for this kindof parrot.” The owner said, “Because I have trained him and he can talk.” So the customer asked him, “How about this guy? What can he do that makes him so expensive?” The owner said, “Well, apart from talking, he can also do some amusing actions,like dancing and so on.That‟s why he‟s so expensive.” Then the customer said, “How about the third one? What canhe do that makes him so expensive?” The owner of the shopsaid, “I don‟t know.Normally, I have never heard him talk, nor dance, nor whistle, nor sing, nothing at all!But the other two call him „The Boss.‟”
老板最大 有个人到一间商店买鹦鹉。店里有三只鹦鹉，其中一只卖五千元，另一只卖一万元，还有一只卖三万元。顾客问老板：「为什么这只要卖五千元？这个价钱对这种鹦鹉来说太贵了！」老板说：「因为我有训练他讲话。」顾客又问：「那这只呢？他会做什么？为什么要卖这么贵？」老板说：「他除了会说话之外，还会表演一些有趣的动作，好比说跳舞等等，所以才卖这么贵。」顾客接着又问：「那第三只呢？他会做什么？为什么要卖这么贵？」老板说：「我不知道。我从没听过他讲话、吹口哨或唱歌，也没看过他跳舞，什么都没有！不过另外两只叫他：『老板！』」
Where is the egg? Teacher:Can you make a sentence with the word “egg”? Student:Yes.I ate a piece of cake yesterday.Teacher:Then where is the “egg“? Student:In the cake,Sir.鸡蛋在哪里？
老师：你能用“鸡蛋”一词造句吗？ 学生：可以。我昨天吃了一块蛋糕。老师：“鸡蛋”在哪？ 学生：在蛋糕里，先生
Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old.Once he goes to a cinema.It is the first time for him to do that.He buys a ticket and goes in.But after two or three minutes he comes out, and buys the second ticket and goes in again.After a few minutes he comes out again and buys the third ticket.Two or three minutes after that he comes out and asks for another ticket.But a girl asks him,“Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” “No, I have no friends here, but a big woman always stops me at the door and cuts up my ticket.”
A Fine Match
One day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor.She was very afraid of mice, so she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went to the shop.There she bought a mousetrap.The shopkeeper said to her, “Put some cheese in it and you will soon catch that mouse.” The lady went home with her mousetrap, but when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in it.She did not want to go back to the shop, because it was very late, so she cut a picture of some cheese out of a magazine and put that in the trap.Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful!When the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning she found a picture of a mouse in the trap beside the picture of the cheese!势均力敌
一天一位女士看到一只老鼠在自家的厨房地板上窜过。她很害怕老鼠，所以她随即冲出屋子，搭上了公共汽车直奔商店。在那儿，她买了一只老鼠夹。店主告诉她：“放点奶酪在里面，很快你就会逮住那只老鼠的。”
这位女士带着鼠夹回到家里，但她没有在碗橱里找到奶酪。她不想再回到商店里去，因为已经很晚了。于是，她就从一份杂志中剪下一幅奶酪的图片放进了夹子。
清晨起床扫落叶实在是一件苦差事，尤其在秋冬之际，每一次起风时，树叶总随风飞舞落下。
每天早上都需要花费许多时间才能清扫完树叶，就让小和尚头痛不已。他一直想要找个好办法让自己轻松些。
后来有个和尚跟他说：「你在明天打扫之前先用力摇树，把落叶统统摇下来，后天就可以不用扫落叶了。」
小和尚觉得这是个好办法，于是隔天他起了个大早，使劲的猛摇树，这样他就可以把今天跟明天的落叶一次扫干净了。一整天小和尚都非常开心。
第二天，小和尚到院子一看，他不禁傻眼了。愿子里如往日一样式落叶满地。
老和尚走了过来，对小和尚说：「傻孩子，无论你今天怎么用力，明天的落叶还是会飘下来。」
One sweltering day， I was scooping ice cream into cones and told my four children they could “buy” a cone from me for a hug. Almost immediately， the kids lined up to make their purchases. The three youngest each gave me a quick hug， grabbed their cones and raced back outside. But when my teenage son at the end of the line finally got his turn to“buy” his ice cream， he gave me two hugs. “Keep the changes，” he said with a smile.
不用找了
有一天天气闷热，我将冰淇淋舀进锥筒，告诉我的四个小孩，他们可以从我这里用拥抱“购买”一筒。于是，孩子们马上排起了队来购买。较小的三个孩子每人很快的抱了我一下，抓过冰淇淋筒就跑到外面去了。最后轮到排在队尾十几岁的大儿子来“买”冰淇淋时，他拥抱了我两下，“不用找了，”他笑着说。
Sorry， No Change Here
A friend and I were standing in line at a fast-food restaurant， waiting to place our order. There was a big sign posted. “No bills larger than $20 will be accepted.”
The woman in front of us， pointing to the sign， remarked， “Believe me， if I had a bill larger
than $20， I wouldnt be eating here.”
对不起，本店不找零钱
我和一个朋友在快餐店排队订餐，那里很醒目地写着“不接受超过20美元的大钞（请自备零钱）”。
我们前边的一位女士指着这个牌子对我们说：“你信不信，如果我身上有超过20美元的话，我一定不会在这儿吃饭！”
Watching Television by Candle-light
Teacher： Name some of Thomas Edisons contributions to science.
Student： If werent for him， wed all be watching television by candle-light.
点着蜡烛看电视
老师：“列举一些托马斯·爱迪生对科学的贡献。”
学生：“如果没有爱迪生，我们就只能点着蜡烛看电视了。”
Which is Farther Away？
Teacher： Which is farther away， Australia or the moon？
Bobby： Australia.
Teacher： Why do you say that？
Bobby： We can see the moon， but we cant see Australia.
哪个更远？
教师：“澳大利亚和月球哪个离我们更远一些？”
博比：“澳大利亚。”
教师：“你为什么这么说呢？”
博比：“我们可以看见月球，却看不见澳大利亚。”
Mothers Day
Boy A： Tomorrow will be Mothers Day. I wonder what I can do to make my mother happy. Boy B： I have decided not to take my school report home tomorrow.
母亲节
男孩甲：“明天是母亲节。我在想能做点什么事让妈妈高兴。”
男孩乙：“我决定明天不把我的学习成绩单带回家。”
Doreens Handwriting
Teacher： Doreen， I told you to write out this poem twenty times because your handwriting is so bad， and youve only written it out seventeen times.
Doreen： My arithmetic is had as well， Miss...
多琳的书法
老师：多琳，我让你把这首诗抄写二十遍，因为你的字写得太糟糕了，你却只写了十七遍。
多琳：老师，我的算术也不好……
An Unexpected Answer
Teacher： What do elephants have that no other animals have？
Pupil： Little elephants.
出乎意料的回答
老师：什么东西只有大象才有，其它动物没有？
有一天，国王突发奇想：“到底哪一个才是最好的木匠呢?不如我来办一次比赛，然后封胜者为‘全国第一的木匠’。”
于是，国王把两位木匠找来，为他们举办了一次比赛，限时三天，看谁刻的老鼠最逼真，谁就是全国第一的木匠;不但可以得到许多奖品，还可以得到册封。
在那三天里，两个木匠都不眠不休地工作，到第三天，他们把已雕好的老鼠献给国王，国王把大臣全部找来，一起做本次比赛的评审。
第一位木匠刻的老鼠栩栩如生、纤毫毕现，甚至连鼠须也会抽动。
第二位木匠的老鼠则只有老鼠的神态，却没有老鼠的形貌，远看勉强是一只老鼠，近看则只有三分象。
胜负即分，国王和大臣一致认为第一个木匠获胜。
但第二个木匠当廷抗议，他说：“大王的评审不公平。”
工匠说：“要决定一只老鼠是不是像老鼠，应该由猫来决定，猫看老鼠的眼光比人还锐利呀!”
国王想想也有道理，就叫人到后宫带几只猫来，让猫来决定哪一只老鼠比较逼真。
没有想到，猫一放下来，都不约而同扑向那只看起来并不象老鼠的“老鼠”，啃咬、抢夺。而那只栩栩如生的老鼠却完全被冷落了。
事实摆在面前，国王只好把“全国第一”的称号给了第二个木匠。
事后，国王把第二个木匠找来，问他：“你是用什么方法让猫也以为你刻的是老鼠呢?”
木匠说：“大王，其实很简单，我只不过是用鱼骨刻了只老鼠罢了!猫在乎的根本不是象与不象，而是腥味呀!”
The teacher asked his pupils to write a composition telling what they would do if they had a million dollars. Every student except Willie began writing quickly.
Willie sat and watched the flies on the ceiling1.
“How is this， Willie？” asked the teacher， “Is this your composition？ All the other pupils have written two sheets or more while you haven’t done anything！”
“Well，” replied Willie， “that’s what I’d do if a had a million dollars！”
如果我有一百万美元
老师让学生写篇作文，谈谈他们如果有100万美元会干什么。除了威利，所有的学生都立刻写了起来。
他坐着盯着天花板上的苍蝇看。
“怎么了，威利？”老师问道。“你就这样写作文吗？其他同学都写了2页或更多了，而你什么都没干！”
“是啊，”威利答道，“我要是有100万美元的话，那就是这个样子咯。”
A Cat That Can Speak
Mrs. Margaret had a little cat. One evening it was outside when it began to snow heavily. Mrs. Margaret looked everywhere， but she did not find it. So she telephoned the police and said， “I have lost a small black cat. Has anybody found one？”
“No， madam，” said the policeman at the other end， “But cats are very strong animals. They sometimes lie for days in the snow， and when it melts2 or somebody finds them， they are still all right.”
Mrs. Margaret felt happy when she heard this. “And，” she said， “our cat is very clever， she almost can speak.”
“Well then，” the policeman said， “why don’t you put your telephone down？ Perhaps she is trying to telephone you now.”
一只会说话的猫
玛格丽特太太养了一只小猫。一天晚上，猫出去了，这时天上下起了大雪。玛格丽特太太到处寻找，可是没找到，于是她给警察打电话说：“我丢了一只小黑猫，有人看到它吗？”
“没有，太太！”警察在电话的另一端说道，“但是猫是非常皮实的动物，它们有时候能在雪地里呆好几天，当雪融化或有人发现时，它们仍然安然无恙。”
听到这话后，玛格丽特太太感到很高兴。“还有，”她说，“我们家的猫非常聪明，几乎可以说话。”
英语幽默小故事10篇(带翻译)如下：
Midway Tactics
Three competing store owners rented adjoining shops in a mall.Observers waited for mayhem to ensue.The retailer on the right put up huge signs saying, “Gigantic Sale!” and “Super Bargains!”
The store on the left raised bigger signs proclaiming, “Prices Slashed!” and “Fantastic Discounts!”
The owner in the middle then prepared a large sign that simply stated, “ENTRANCE”.中间战术
三个互相争生意的商店老板在一条商业街上租用了毗邻的店铺。旁观者等着瞧好戏。
右边的零售商挂起了巨大的招牌，上书：“大减价!”“特便宜!”
左边的商店挂出了更大的招牌，声称：“大砍价!”“大折扣!”
中间的商人随后准备了一个大招牌，上面只简单地写着：“入口处”。
Very Pleased to Meet You
During World War II, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army.Joan Phillips was one of them.She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and soldiers.One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance.He said to her, “I’m going abroad tomorrow, but I‘d be very happy if we could write to each other.” Joan agreed, and they wrote for several months.Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.Joan went there and said to the matron, “I‘ve come to visit Captain Humphreys.”
“Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here,” the matron said.“Oh, that‘s all right,” answered Joan.“I‘m his sister.”
“I‘m very pleased to meet you,” the matron said, “I‘m his mother!”
在第二次世界大战中，有许多年轻的妇女在军营中服役。琼.飞利浦斯是其中之一。她在一个大军营中工作，当然遇到了许多男士，包括军官和士兵。
一天晚上她在舞会上遇到了军官汉弗雷斯。他对她说，“我明天就要出国，但如果我们能够相互写信，我会很高兴。”琼同意了，于是他们几个月里一直通着信。
后来，他再没有来信。她收到了另一个军官的信，告诉她，他受伤了，住在英格兰的某个部队医院里。
琼到了医院，她对护士长说，“我来看望军官汉弗雷斯。”
“这里只有亲属可以探望病人。”护士长说。
“噢，是的，”琼说，“我是他的妹妹。”
“很高兴认识你，”护士长说，“我是他的母亲。”
Two Soldiers
Two soldiers were in camp.The first one‘s name was George, and the second one‘s name was Bill.George said, “have you got a piece of paper and an envelope, Bill?”
Bill said, “Yes, I have,” and he gave them to him.Then George said, “Now I haven‘t got a pen.” Bill gave him his, and George wrote his letter.Then he put it in the envelope and said, “have you got a stamp, Bill?” Bill gave him one.Then Bill got up and went to the door, so George said to him, “Are you going out?”
Bill Said, “Yes, I am,” and he opened the door.George said, “Please put my letter in the box in the office, and...” He stopped.“What do you want now?” Bill said to him.George looked at the envelope of his letter and answered, “What‘s your girl-friend‘s address?”
军营里有二名士兵，一个叫乔治，一个叫比尔。乔治问：“比尔，你有信纸、信封吗?”
比尔说：“有。”然后把信纸和信封给了乔治。
乔治又说：“我还没有笔呢。”比尔又把自己的笔给了他。乔治开始写信。写完后把信放进信封里，又问：“比尔，你有邮票吗?”比尔给了他一张。
这时比尔站起来，向门口走去。乔治问：“你要出去吗?”
比尔说：“是的。”随即打开了门。
乔治说：“请帮我把这封信投进办公室的信箱里，还有...”他停住了。
“你还要什么?”比尔问。
乔治看着信封说：“你女朋友的地址是-?”
Five Months Older
The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18.So when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was 18.But John‘s brother had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had examined him too.This doctor remembered the older boy‘s family name, so when he saw John‘s papers, he was surprised.“How old are you?” he said.“Eighteen, sir,” said John.“But your brother was eighteen, too,” said the doctor.“Are you twins?”
“Oh, no, sir,” said John, and his face went red.“My brother is five months older than I am.”
大五个月
第二次世界大战开始了，约翰想参军，可他只有十六岁，当时规定男孩到十八岁才能入伍。所以军医给他进行体检时，他说他已经十八岁了。
可约翰的哥哥刚入伍没几天，而且也是这个军医给他做的检查。这位医生还记得他哥哥的姓。所以当他看到约翰的表格时，感到非常惊奇。
“你多大了?”军医问。
“十八，长官。”约翰说。
“可你的哥哥也是十八岁，你们是双胞胎吗?”
约翰脸红了，说：“哦，不是，长官，我哥哥比我大五个月。”
West Point
My father, brother and I visited West Point to see a football game between Army and Boston College.Taking a stroll before kickoff, we met many cadets in neatly pressed uniforms.Several visting fans asked the recruits if they would pose for photographs, “to show our son what to expect if he should attend West Point.”
One middle-aged couple approached a very attractive female cadet and asked her to pose for a picture.They explained, “We want to show our son what he missed by not coming to West Point.”
父亲、哥哥和我到西点军校去观看一场陆军与波士顿大学之间的橄榄球赛。开始之前，我们到处转了转，碰到许多穿着整齐制服的学员。几名游客问新兵是否愿意摆出军姿来让他们摄。“好让我们的儿子知道，如果他到西点军校来学习会得到什么。”
一对中年夫妇走近一名非常漂亮的女学员，问她是否愿意摆个姿势照相。他们解释说：“我们想让儿子知道他没来西点军校错过了什么。”
(6)Present for Girlfriend
At a jewelry store, a young man bought an expensive locket as a present for his girlfriend.“Shall I engrave her name on it?” the jeweler asked.The customer thought for a moment, and then said, “No-engrave it ‘To my one and only love‘.That way, if we ever break up, I can use it again.”
送给女友的礼物
在一家珠宝店里，一位年轻人买了一个贵重的小金盒作为送给女友的礼物。“要我把她的名字刻在上面吗?”珠宝商问道。
那名顾客想了一会儿，然后说道：“不--在上面刻‘给我唯一的爱’。这样，如果我们闹崩了，我还可以再用到它。”
Be Careful What You Wish For
A couple had been married for 25 years and were celebrating their 60th birthdays, which fell on the same day.During the celebration a fairy appeared and said that because they had been such a loving couple for all 25 years, she would give them one wish each.The wife wanted to travel around the world.The fairy waved her hand, and Boom!She had the tickets in her hand.Next, it was the husband‘s turn.He paused for a moment, then said shyly, “Well, I‘d like to have a woman 30 years younger than me.”
The fairy picked up her wand, and Boom!He was ninety.慎重许愿
一对结婚25周年的夫妻在庆祝他们六十岁的生日。他们恰好在同一天出生。
庆祝活动中，一位仙女出现了。她说，由于他们是已经结婚25年的恩爱夫妻，因此她给许给这对夫妻每个人一个愿望。
妻子想周游世界。仙女招了招手。“呯!”的一声，她的手中出现了一张票。
接下来该丈夫许愿了。他犹豫片刻，害羞地说，“那我想要一位比我年轻30岁的女人。”
仙女拾起了魔术棒。“呯!”，他变成了90岁。
Wood Fire
One woman lectured her best friend on the nature of the male animal.“Husbands are like wood fires;they go out if left unattened.”
“Does that mean,” asked the other, “that they make ashes of themselves?”
森林之火
一名妇女向她最好的朋友大谈雄性动物的特性：“丈夫们就像是森林里的火，一不注意，他们就会燃烧起来。”
“那是不是意味着，”另一个问道，“他们将自己烧成灰烬?”
Best Reward
A naval officer fell overboard.He was rescued by a deck hand.The officer asked how he could reward him.“The best way, sir,” said the deck hand, “is to say nothing about it.If the other fellows knew I‘d pulled you out, they‘d chuck me in.”
最好的奖赏
一名海军军官从甲板上掉入海中。他被一名甲板水手救起。这位军官问如何才能酬谢他。
“最好的办法，长官，”这名水手说，“是别声张这事。如果其他人知道我救了您，他们会把我扔下去的。”
Napoleon Was Ill
Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was told that he would have to leave the university.However, his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the following year.“He‘s a good boy,” said Jack‘s father, “and if you let him pass this time, I‘m sure he‘ll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well.”
“No, no, that‘s quite impossible,” replied the professor immediately.“Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, he didn‘t know!”
“Please, sir, give him another chance,” said Jack‘s father.“You see, I‘m afraid we don‘t take any newspaper in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”
拿破仑病了
杰克到一所大学去学历史。第一学期结束时，历史课教授没让他及格。学校让他退学。然而，杰克的父亲决定去见教授，强烈要求让杰克继续来年的学业。
“他是个好孩子，”杰克的父亲说：“您要是让他这次及格，我相信他明年会有很大进步，学期结束时，他一定会考好的。”
“不，不，那不可能，”教授马上回答。“你知道吗?上个月我问他拿破仑什么时候死的，他都不知道。”
“先生，请再给他一次机会吧。”杰克的父亲说：“你不知道，恐怕是因为我们家没有订报纸。我们家的人连拿破仑病了都不知道。”
He Was Only Wrong by Two
Jack Hawkins was the football coach at an Amercian college, and he was always trying to find good players, but they weren‘t always smart enought to be accepted by the college.One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the dean of the college and asked that the student be allowed to enter without an examination.“Well,” the dean said after some persuasion, “I‘d better ask him a few questions first.”
Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didn‘t know any of the answers.At last the dean said, “Well, what‘s five times seven?”
The student thought for a long time and then answered, “Thirty-six.”
The dean threw up his hands and looked at the coach in despair, but the coach said earnestly, “Oh, please let him in, sir!He was only wrong by two.”
他的得数只比正确答案多二
杰克霍金斯是美国一所学院的橄榄球队教练，他竭力想物色好球员。但是好球员学业不行，院方不愿录取。
有一天，教练带着一位优秀的年轻球员去见院长，希望院方同意他免试入学。经过一番劝说后院长说：“那我最好先问问他几个问题。”
然后他转向学生，问了几个非常简单的问题。可是那个学生一个也答不上来。
最后院长说：“那么，五乘七得多少?”
学生想了很久，然后回答说：“三十六。”
院长摊开双手失望地看了看教练。可是教练认真地说，“噢，录取他吧，先生。他的答案只比正确答案多二。”
Real Play
When I taught the introduction-to-theater course at North Dakota State University, I required my students to attend the university theater‘s current production and write a critique.After viewing a particularly fine performance, one student wrote: “The play was so real, I thought I was actually sitting on my couch at home, watching it on television.”
逼真的戏剧
我在北达科他州立大学教戏剧入门课时，要求学生们去看学校剧团当时的演出，并写一篇评论。看了一场极为精彩的演出后，一名学生写道：“这部戏剧是如此逼真，以致于我认为我自己是坐在家里的沙发上，从电视上看到的。”
A Fine Match
One day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor.She was very afraid of mouse, so she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went to the shops.There she bought a mousetrap.The shopkeeper said to her, “Put some cheese in it and you will soon catch that mouse.”
The lady went home with her mousetrap, but when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in it.She did not want to go back to the shop, because it was very late, so she cut a picture of some cheese out of a magazine and put that in the trap.Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful!When the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning she found a picture of a mouse in the trap beside the picture of the cheese!
势均力敌
有一天某位女士看到一只老鼠在自家的厨房地板上窜过。她很害怕老鼠，所以她冲出屋子，搭上了公共汽车直奔商店。在那儿，她买了一只老鼠夹。店主告诉她：“放点奶酪在里面，很快你就会逮住那只老鼠的。”
这位女士带着鼠夹回到家里，但她没有在碗橱里找到奶酪。她不想再回到商店里去，因为已经很晚了。于是，她就从一份杂志中剪下一幅奶酪的图片放进了夹子。
令人称奇的是，这画有奶酪的图片竟然奏效了!第二天早上，这位女士下楼到厨房时，发现鼠夹里奶酪图片旁有一张画有老鼠的图片!
Gardening Gloves
For months I hinted that I needed a new wedding ring, since I had developed an allergy to gold.On my birthday, while I was gardening, my husband asked me for gift suggestions.I held my hands up and said, “Well, you‘ll notice that my hands are bare.”
Later that evening I opened my present with enthusiasm.“Happy birthday,” he said, as I unwrapped a new pair of gardening gloves.园艺手套
几个月以来，我一直在向丈夫暗示我需要一枚新的结婚戒指，因为我对黄金有点过敏。生日那天，我正在干园艺活时，丈夫问我想要什么礼物。我举起双手说：“嗯，你肯定看到了，我的两手都是光光的。”
那天晚上，我满怀热情地拆开了丈夫送的礼物。“生日快乐!”他说。我打开一看：里面包着一双园艺手套。
Warning
Several weeks after our son began his freshman year at Alma College in Michigan, my husband and I decided to visit him.I was careful to call him a few days in advance to “warn” him that we would be coming.When we arrived at the dorm, however, I was taken aback by the disarray of his room.“Forgot we were coming, didn‘t you?” I teased.“Are you kidding?” he replied, “Why else would I have bothered to clean?”
提醒
我们的儿子是密歇根州阿尔马大学的新生，开学几个星期之后，我和丈夫决定去看看他。我特意提前给他打电话，“提醒”他我们将光临。但是当我们来到宿舍时，他的房间凌乱不堪，我非常吃惊。“忘了我们要来，是吧?”我取笑他。
“开什么玩笑?“，他回答说，“要不我凭什么费神打扫?”
Ground Rules
One of my favorite teachers at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau was known of his droll sense of humor.Explaining his ground rules to one freshman class, he said, “Now I know my lectures can often be dry and boring, so I don‘t mind if you look at your watches during class.I do, however, object to your pounding them on the desk to make sure they‘re still running.”
基本原则
位于吉拉多海角的密苏里东南州立大学有一位我非常喜欢的老师，他奇特的幽默感很是出名。在对一个新生班级讲解他的基本原则时，他说：“我知道我的讲课可能经常会枯燥乏味，了无生趣，所以如果你们在上课时看表我并不介意。不过我坚决反对你们将表在课桌上猛敲看它们是不是还在走。” 推荐阅读：
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