英汉幽默故事选读 - (TXT全文下载)

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前言

无论是英美国家的幽默还是中国的笑话都被认为是致笑的语言，是智慧
的语言，都是语言中的精华部分。怎样才能使这些语言中的精华部分在人们
的英语学习中发挥出应有的作用？这是我们时常思索的问题。由于读幽默、
笑话可以使人放松，又可以开发人的智力，我们把英语中原有的幽默搜集整
理出来，辅以适当的习题。这样做的目的是既让英语学习者欣赏到有趣的幽
默故事，同时又可以通过后面的练习来加深对内容的理解，从而在笑声中轻
松地学习英语。本书所有材料均选自英语国家的原版刊物。本书为英汉对照
本，为英语初学者提供了方便，那些不再学习英语的读者也同样能从本书中
得到无限的乐趣。由于成书时间仓促，不当之处敬请不吝指教。

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1998 年8 月

英汉幽默故事选读

1. Two Tickets Please
A young man was in love with a girl. At one weekend, he invited
his girlfriend to the cinema. When they were at the ticket box,
the young man said to the ticket seller, "Two tickets, please. "

When the ticket seller told him that all the tickets had sold
out, the disappointed young man said, "Then do you have any sur
tickets that can allow us to stand together?"

Notes:

(1) be (fall) in love with 爱上
(3) disappointed adj.失望的
(2) sell out 售完，卖完
(4) sur-ticket n.附加票
Exercises:
根据短文回答问题：

①What did the young man do at one weekend?

② How many tickets did he want?
③ Did the ticket-seller have any tickets?
④ Was the young man happy?
⑤ What did he decide to do then?
1.两张电影票
一个小伙子爱上了一位姑娘。周末，他请她看电影。来到售票处，
小伙子对售票员说：“请给两张票。”售票员告诉他所有的票都卖完了。
失望的年轻人说：“那么，您有两张可以让我们站在一起的附加票吗？”

2. I'll Keep it on My Floor
My 16-year-old son, Jeff, is a boy any parent would be proud
of ―until you see the floor of his room, covered with layers of
clothes, magazines and sports equipment.

Recently I accompanied Jeff to the credit union where he opened
up his first bank account. While the credit officer was processing
the paper work, I told Jeff he needed a safe, accessible place store
his passbook. "I know, Mom," he replied. "I' 11 keep it on my floor.
"

Notes

(1) be proud of 为..感到自豪They were Very proud of theirsuccess.他们对他们的成功感到非常骄傲。
(2) layer n.层
(3) equipment n.设备
(4) accompany v.陪伴
(5) credit union 信用联社
(6) account n.（银行）账户
(7) process v.办理
(8) accessible adj.可接近的，可用的
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）

(1) The son was 17 years old.
(2) The parents are very proud of Jeff.
(3) The floor of Jeff' s room is always covered with layers
of clothes, magazines, toys, and sports equipment.
(4) The mother took Jeff to open their first bank account.
(5) Jeff will keep the money on the floor.
2.放在地板上
我的儿子杰弗，十六岁。他是一个令父母感到自豪的孩子，只是你
别去看他房间的地板，那上面总是堆满了一层层的衣服、杂志及运动器
材。

不久前，我带杰弗到信用联社去开他自己的账户，这是他第一次开
银行账户。当信用社职员在办理手续的时候，我便告诉杰弗说他需要一
个安全可靠的地方来保存密码本。“我知道，妈妈，”他回答说，“我
会在地板上找到地方的。”

3. The Attraction of the Map
Mr. Smith taught English at a school .At the beginning of his
lesson, he liked to have one of his students give a report on any
subject. When ............

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