English Joke: Father and Children
文章来源: 天泽园2008-06-13 22:38:22

Father: "You never know what you can do until you try."
Son:"I guess you never know what you can't do until you try,
either."

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Mandy came crying to her dad. Between sobs, she explained that
she'd traded her pet kitten Jingles to the children at the refreshment
stand down the street for a cold drink.
"I see," he said, knowingly. "And now you miss little Jingles,
don't you?"
"No," she said, "but I'm still thirsty, and I don't have anything
else to trade?"

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"How far away is the sun?" a child asked her father.
"I'm not sure,Honey."
"Well, how far away is the moon?"
"I don't know that, either."
"Do you know when the next solar eclipse will be?"
"Nope. Sorry."
"That's okay. Hope you don't mind me asking so many questions."
"Not at all. Asking questions is the only way to learn anything."