英语幽默三则

1. Two Birds 两只鸟

Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, and the other is a sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which?

Student: I cannot point out, but I know the answer.

Teacher: Please tell us.

Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.

老师：这儿有两只鸟，一只是燕子，另一只是麻雀。谁能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀呢？学生：我指不出来，但我知道答案。

老师：请说说看。

学生：燕子旁边的是麻雀，麻雀旁边的是燕子。

2. Essay 作文

Teacher had set his class an essay "A Game of Cricket". After two minutes Simon Stee handed his paper in and was allowed to go home. His essay read: "Rain stopped play"..

老师给学生出了作文题：“一场板球赛”。两分钟后，西蒙·斯蒂尔交了作文，老师允许他回家了，他在作文上写道：“下雨，比赛中止。”

 
3. When Was Rome Built? 罗马是什么时候建成的?

Teacher: When was Rome  built?

Tom: At night.

Teacher : Who told you that?

Tom: You did. You said Rome wasn't built in a day.

教师：罗马是什么时候建成的？

汤姆：夜里。

教师：谁跟你这么说的？

汤姆：是您。您说过罗马不是在一个

 
 (ZT)