Setting the Table

摆桌子

Little Susan was mother's helper. She helped set the table when guests were due for dinner. Presently everything was on, the guest came in, and everyone sat down. Then Mother noticed something was missing.

小苏珊是妈妈的好帮手。她在有客人来家里就餐时帮忙摆桌子。现在一切准备就绪，客人走进，所有人都坐好了。妈妈突然发现缺了什么。

"Susan," she said, "You didn't put a knife and fork at Mr. Smith's place."

“苏珊。”她说道：“你忘了在史密斯先生那里放刀叉了。”

"I thought he wouldn't need them," explained Susan.

“我以为他不需要那些。”苏珊解释道。

"Daddy says he always eats like a horse!"

“爸爸说他总是吃得像马一样!”

Dead Seagull

死去的海鸥

A father was at the beach with his children when his four-year-old son Bob ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a seagull lay dead in the sand.

一位父亲带着孩子在沙滩玩。四岁的儿子鲍伯跑向他，抓着他的手领他到岸边，在沙滩上发现一只死去的海鸥。

"Daddy, what happened to him?" Bob asked.

“爸爸，他怎么了?”鲍伯问。

"He died and went to Heaven," the dad replied.

“他死了并去了天堂。”爸爸回答道。

Bob thought a moment and then said, "Did God throw him back down?"

鲍伯想了一分钟后问：“上帝又把它扔回来了吗?”