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英语趣味故事
英语趣味故事
1.Honesty诚实
Amanwenttoaninsuranceofficetohavehislifeinsured.Themanageroftheofficeaskedhimhowoldhisparentswerewhentheydied.
“Motherhadabadheartanddiedattheageofthirty.Fatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.”
“Iamverysorry,”saidthemanager,“wecannotinsureyourlifeasyourparentswerenothealthy.”
Asthemanwasleavingtheoffice,depressed,hemetaclerk,whohadoverheardtheconversation.
“Youmustnotbesofrankandtellthetruth,”saidtheclerk,“noofficewillinsureyouifyouspeaklikethat.Useyourimaginationalittle.”
Themanwenttoanotherofficeandwasshownintothemanager'sroom.
“Well,youngman,howoldwereyourparentswhentheydied?
”
“Motherwasninety-three,andshediedfromafalloffherbicycle.Fatherwasninety-eightandhediedwhilehewasplayingfootball.”
2.AnAmericanonaBritishTrain
一个美国人乘英国火车
AyoungAmericanenteredarailwaycompartmentonaBritishtrain,todiscoverthatallseatswereoccupied,Includingoneonwhichwasseatedasmalldog.Toitsowner,amiddle-agedladywearingalargehat,hesaidpolitely,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIsitdown?
”
Shesaidnothing,butmerelysniffedandturnedoverthepagesofhernewspaper.
Againhesaid,“Excuseme,ma'am,butmayIhavethisseat,please?
Andagainsheignoredhim.
ForathirdtimetheyoungAmericansaid,“Ma'am,wouldyoupleaseremoveyourdogsothatImaysitdown?
”
Andforthethirdtimethesnootymatrontotallyignoredhim,soheopenedawindow,pickedupthedog,threwitout,andthensatontheemptyseat.
Therewasastunnedsilence,andthenanEnglishmansittingoppositesaid,“Youknow,youYanksarethestrangestpeople.Youdriveonthewrongsideoftheroad.Youeatwiththeforkinthewronghand,younamethefloorsinthewrongnumbers,andnowyou'vejustthrownthewrongbitchoutofthewindow!
”
3.ABadFoot
受伤的脚
Therewasabooksellerwhodidnotliketopayforanything.Onedayabigboxofbooksfellonhisfoot.
“Gotothedoctor,”saidhiswife,“showthatfoottohim.”
“No,”hesaid,“I'llwaituntilthedoctorcomestoourshopnexttime.ThenI'llaskhimaboutmyfoot.IfIgotoseehim,Ishallhavetopay.”
Thenextdaythedoctorcametotheshoptobuysomebooks.Thebooksellertoldthedoctorabouthisbadfoot.Thedoctorlookedatitandpromisedtohelp.
Hetookoutapieceofpaperandwrotesomethingonit.“Buythisandputitonthefootbeforeyougotobedeverynight.”hesaid.
“Thankyou.”saidthebookseller.“Andnow,sir,hereareyourbooks.”
“Howmuch?
”askedthedoctor.
“Twopounds.”
“Good,”saidthedoctor.“Ishallnothavetopayyouanythingtoday.”
“Why?
”askedthebookseller.
“Ihaveexaminedyourfoot.Iwanttwopoundsforthat.Ifpeoplecometomyhouse,Iaskthemtopayonepoundforasmallthinglikethat.ButwhenIgototheirhouses,Iusuallychargetwopounds.AndIcameheretoday,didn'tI?
Bye-bye!
”
4.TheGoldandtheFurCoat
金子与皮大衣
Ayoungmanandanoldmanwerewaitingforabusatastation.Theysatnexttoeachother.
“What'sthatinyourbag?
”askedtheyoungman,pointingtoabigbagbesidetheoldman.
“Gold,nothingbutgold,”answeredtheoldman.
Theyoungmancouldhardlybelievehisownears,“What?
”hesaidtohimselfinsurprise.“Somuchgold?
MyGod!
HowIwishtobeabletogetsomuchgold!
”Thenhebegantothinkabouthowtogetthegold.
Theoldmanlookedtiredandsleepyanditseemedthathecouldhardlykeephiseyesopen.“Areyousleepy,sir?
”askedtheyoungman.“Thenyou'dbetterliedownonthechairandhaveagoodrest.Don'tworryaboutthebus.I'llwakeyouupintime.”
“Allright.It'sverykindofyou,youngman.”Theoldmanlaydownandbeforelonghefellasleep.
Theyoungmantookthebigbaggently.Butwhenhewasabouttorunaway,hefoundacornerofhisfurcoatwasundertheoldman'sbody.Severaltimeshetriedtopullitout,buthecouldn't.Atlasthetookoffhiscoatandwentawaywiththebag.
Theyoungmanranoutofthestationasquicklyashislegscouldcarryhim.Whenhereachedaplacewherehethoughttheoldmancouldn'tfindhim,hestoppedandquicklyopenedthebag.
Tohissurprise,therewasnothingbutalotofsmallstonesinit.Hehurriedtothestationatonce.Butwhenhegotthere,hefoundtheoldmanwasgone.
5.ShaveMeFirst
先给我刮脸
Abarberwasinhisshop,busilycuttingaman'shair,whenahandsomeyoungstrangercamein.Hehadasmallboywithhim.Theysatdowntogetherandwaiteduntilthebarberhadfinished.Thentheyoungmantoldthebarbertoshavehimandtocutthesmallboy'shair.
Thebarbersaid,“Doyouwantmetocuttheboy'shairfirst,ortoshaveyou?
”
“Oh,shaveme.”saidtheyoungman.“ThenI'llgodowntheroadandhaveaglassofwinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair.”
Theyoungmansatdowninthebarber'schair,andthebarberbegantoshavehim.
Whenhehadfinished,theyoungmangotupandsaid,“I'llgodowntheroadnowandhavemywinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair.”
“Allright,butIwon'ttakelong.”thebarberwarnedhim.Theyoungmanwentout,thesmallboyobedientlysatdowninthebarber'schair,andthebarberbegantocuthishair.
Ashehadsaid,hesoonfinished,andthentheboysatdownandwaited.Attheendofhalfanhour,whentheyoungmanhadstillnotcomeback,thebarbersaidtotheboy,“Itisapitythatyourdaddy'stakingsuchalongtime.Whereishelikelytobenow?
”
“Ican'tguess,”answeredthesmallboy.“Andthatmanwasn'tmydaddy.I'veneverseenhimbeforeinmylife.Iwasplayinginthestreetthismorning,andhecameuptomeandaskedmewhetherI'dliketohavemyhaircutwithouthavingtopayanything.IsaidIwould,becausemyhairwasratherlong,sohebroughtmehere.”
6.TheManandHisMonkey
耍猴的人
Asmallcrowdhadgatheredroundtheentrancetothepark.Hiscuriosityaroused,Robertcrossedtheroadtoseewhatwashappening.Hefoundthatthecentreofattractionwasanoldmanwithaperformingmonkey.Themonkey'stricks,hesoondiscovered,wereinnowayremarkable.Soafterthrowingafewpenniesinthedirtyhatwhichthemanhadplacedonthepavement,Robertbegantomoveoff,alongwithothermembersofthecrowd.
Atthispointthemansuddenlyletoutaloudcry.Everyoneturnedtoseewhathadhappened.Themanwasbendingoverhismonkey,whichnowlayquitestillonthepavement.Hepickeduptheapparentlylifelessbodyand,holdingitclosetohim,begantoweep.Ayoungmansteppedforwardfromthecrowdand,takingsomemoneyfromhispocket,droppeditintothehat.Robertandseveralotherpeopledidlikewise,untilthepenniesinthehatwerecoveredwithsilvercoins.Meanwhile,themancontinuedtoholdthedeadmonkeyinhisarmsandseemedtotakenonoticeofwhatwasgoingonabouthim.
Afewmonthslater,Robertcameacrosstheoldmanagaininanotherpartofthecity.Themanhadamonkey,boughtnodoubtwiththemoneywhichthecrowdhadgivenhim.Itdidnot,however,seemanybetteratitstricksthanthepreviousone.Robertwaspleasedtoseethattheoldmanwasstillabletoearnaliving,thoughonthisoccasion,havingpartlypaidforthemonkeyoutofhisownpocket,hedidnotfeelinclinedtothrowanymoneyintothehat.
Buttheperformancewasnotyetover!
Onceagaintheoldmanletoutaloudcry.Onceagainthemonkeylaystillonthepavement.Themanpickedupthe“dead”monkeyand,clutchingitinhisarms,begantoweep.Thesameyoungmansteppedforwardandthrewsomemoneyintothehat.AgainthecrowdfollowedsuitexceptforRobert.Smilingtohimself,hewentonhisway,amazedattheman'saudacity.
7.“YouFailed!
”
“你没及格!
”
WhenIwasattheuniversityIstudiedveryhard.Butalotofmyfriendsdidverylittlework.Somedidjustenoughtopassexams.Othersdidn'tdoquiteenough.FredBaineswasoneofthem.Hespentmoretimeplayinggamesintheclubthanworkinginthelibrary.
Once,attheendofterm,wehadtotakeanimportanttestinchemistry.Thetesthadahundredquestions.Besideeachquestionwehadtowrite“True”or“False”.WhileIwasstudyinginmyroomthenightbeforethetest,Fredwaswatchingtelevision.Fredusuallyworriedalotthenightbeforeatest.Butonthatnighthelookedperfectlycalm.Thenhetoldmeofhisplan.“It'sverysimple.ThereareahundredquestionsandIhavetogetsixtycorrecttopassthetest.I'lltakeacoinintotheexaminationroom.Ihaven'tstudiedachemistrybookformonths,soI'msureI'lljusttossthecoin.Ifthecoincomesdownonmyhandwiththerightsideup,Iwrite“True”.Ifitrestswiththeothersideup,Iwrite“False”.Thatway,I'msureI'llgetsixtyquestionsright.”
ThenextdayFredcamecheerfullyintotheexaminationroom.Hesattossingacoinforhalfanhourandhandedinhispaperonehourearlierthantherestofus.
Thenextday,hesawthechemistryprofessorinthecorridor.
“Oh,good,”hesaid.“Haveyougottheresultsofthetest?
WhatmarkdidIget?
”
Theprofessorlookedathimandsmiled.
“Ah,it'syou,Baines.Justaminute.”
Thenhereachedintohispocketandtookoutacoin.Hethrewitintheair,caughtitinhishandandlookedatit.
“I'mterriblysorry,Baines,”hesaid,“Youfailed.”
8.ElenaWasTaughtaLesson
埃琳娜受到教训
Elenawasnotagoodstudent.Herheadwasinthecloudsmostofthetime.Shewantedtolisteninclassandtostudy,butotherthingsweremoreimportant,likeherboyfriend,herclothes,andtelevision.Everytimeshetriedtoconcentrateonherlesson,hermindwandered.
Oneday,herEng
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