Two Birds
Teacher:Here are two birds,one is a swallow,the other is 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.两只鸟
老师：这儿有两只鸟,一只是麻雀.谁能指出哪只是燕子,哪只是麻雀吗?
学生：我指不出,但我知道答案.
老师：请说说看.
学生：燕子旁边的就是麻雀,麻雀旁边的就是燕子.Fat Man and Thin Man 饥荒可能是你造成的 A very thin man met a very fat man in the hotel lobby.
"From your looks," said the fat man,"there might have been a famine."
"Yes," was the reply,"and from your looks,you might have caused it."
在旅馆大厅里,一个非常瘦的人遇到了一个非常胖的人.
胖子说：“看你的样子,可能有过饥荒.”
“是的,”瘦子回答说,“看你的样子,饥荒可能是你造成的.” Your Coat Is on Fire 您的大衣着火了 The master,to impress on his pupils the need of thinking before speaking,told them to count fifty before saying anything important,and one hundred if it was very important.The next day he was speaking,standing with his back to the fire,when he noticed several lips moving rapidly.Suddenly the whole class shouted:Ninety-eight,ninety-nine,a hundred.Your coat is on fire,sir!老师为了让学生记住先思考后发言,告诉他们在说出重要事情之前先数到50,如果是特别重要的事情,要先数到100.第二天,当老师背靠着火炉讲课时,发现好几个学生的嘴唇在很快地不停地动.突然,全班学生一起喊道：九十八,九十九,一百.老师,您的大衣着火了!Lost Purse 丢失的钱包A lady lost her handbag.It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her.Looking in her purse,she commented,"Hmmm.That's funny.When I lost my bag there was a $20 bill in it.Now there are twenty $1 bills."
The boy quickly replied,"That's right,lady.The last time I found a lady's purse,she didn't have any change for a reward."
中文：
一个女人丢了手提包,有一个诚实的小孩捡到后交还给了她.她看了看钱包,说：“嗯,这么有趣,我丢的时候里面是一张20美元,现在成了20张一美元.” “没错,夫人.”小男孩立刻回答道,“上次我捡到钱包时,那位夫人没有零钱奖赏给我.”