好孩子

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.

小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。

"What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"

“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”

"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.

“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。

"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?"

“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”

"She is the one who sells the candy."

“她是个卖糖果的。”

苍蝇好吃吗

Tony and his father are eating dinner .

托尼正和他爸爸一起吃晚餐。

Suddenly Tony asks his father, “Dad, are flies yummy ?”

突然，托尼问他的爸爸：“爸爸，苍蝇好吃吗?”

Dad frowns and says, “No, I think it’s yucky . Why do you ask me this question ? It’s a silly question.”

爸爸皱眉说：“我想不好吃。你怎么会问这个问题?这可是一个愚蠢的问题。”

But Tony says, “ There was one fly in your plate .”

可是托尼说：“刚才你盘子里有一只苍蝇。”

安眠药

Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night . He went to see his doctor , who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills .

鲍勃晚上失眠。他去看医生，医生给他开了一些强力安眠药。

Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm . He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss: "I didn't have a bit of trouble getting up this morning."

星期天晚上鲍勃吃了药，睡得很好，在闹钟响之前就醒了过来。他到了办公室，遛达进去，对老板说：“我今天早上起床一点麻烦都没有。”

"That's fine," roared the boss, "but where are you Monday and Tuesday ?"

“好啊!”老板吼道，“那你星期一和星期二到哪儿去了?”