簡短的有趣的英語笑話
魏晉時期的文學自覺和清談之風推動了魏晉笑話的文體成熟。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!
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He Lowered Her chair Six Inches
While on vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache. The hotel desk clerk recommended a dentist. Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that she was located on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the office walls made entirely of glass.
Susan was sitting rigidly in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in. "Are you always this nervous?" he asked.
揑t' s just that I 'm not used to being up this high," Susan replied, eyes closed.
"Oh, I'm sorry," he said. Then he lowered her chair six inches.
Notes:
***1*** San Francisco 舊金山
***2*** develop v.發病
***3*** recommend v.推薦
***4*** horrified adj.驚恐的
***5*** be located位於
***6*** skyscraper n.摩天大樓
***7*** rigidly adv.僵硬地
***8*** clutch v.緊抓;緊握
***9*** be used to習慣於
Exercises:
根據短文填空：
① While _____vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache.
② The hotel desk clerk _____a dentist.
③ Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that he was_____ on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the office walls made _____of glass.
④ Susan was sitting _____in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in.
⑤ "It' s just that I'm not used to being up this high "Susan replied, eyes_____ .
88.他把她的椅子降低了6寸
在舊金山度假期間，我妹妹得了牙痛。賓館接待員向她推薦了一名牙醫。蘇珊有恐高症，她驚恐地發現他的診所位於摩天大樓的14層上，辦公室有兩面牆壁全用玻璃製成。
蘇珊僵硬地坐在候診椅裡，緊緊地抓住兩邊的扶手，這時牙醫進來了。“你總是這麼緊張嗎?”他問。
“這只是因為我不習慣這種高度。”蘇珊回答，眼睛緊閉。
“哦，對不起，”他說。然後他把她的椅子降低了6寸。
練習參考答案：
① on ② recommended ③ located ④ rigidly ⑤ closed
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The ability of the Kangaroo
The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zoo director had the height increased to 30 feet, but the kangaroo still escaped. A giraffe asked the kangaroo, "How high do you think they'll build the fence?"
"I don't know, " said the kangaroo. "Maybe a thousand feet if they keep leaving the gate unlocked.
Notes:
***1*** enclosure n.圍牆
***2*** kangaroo n.袋鼠
***3*** exasperated adj.惱火的
Exercises:
根據短文回答下列問題：
① What had the zoo newly squired?
② Why did the zoo keep increasing the height of the fence?
③ How did the zoo director feel about it?
④ Why could the animal still escape even when the fence was increased to a height of 30 feet?
⑤ What does the passage imply?
89.袋鼠的能力
動物園為剛引進的袋鼠建了一個特殊的八英尺高的圍牆。但是第二天早上，人們發現這動物在圍牆外面蹦跳著。於是圍牆高度增加到十五英尺，但袋鼠還是跑了出來。動物園經理甚感惱火，又叫人把圍牆高度加到三十英尺，但袋鼠還是逃了出來。一個長頸鹿問袋鼠：“你認為他們會把圍牆建到多高?”
“我不知道，”袋鼠說，“如果他們繼續開著大門，可能要修到一千英尺吧。”
練習參考答案：
① The zoo had newly acquired a kangaroo.
② Because the kangaroo kept getting out of the fence.
③ The director felt exasperated.
④ Because the door of the fence was not locked.
⑤ The passage implies that the zoo was in bad management.
學習
Dream
The school of agriculture's dean of admissions was interviewing a prospective student. "Why have you chosen this career?" he asked.
"I dream of making a million dollars in farming, like my father," the student replied.
"Your father made a million dollars in farming?" echoed the impressed dean.
"No," replied the applicant. "But he always dreamed of it.
Notes:
***1*** dean of admissions 招生辦主任
***2*** prospective adj. 預期中的，可能的
***3*** echo v. 重複，附和
Exercises:
根據短文判斷下列句子正***T***、***F***：
① The principal interviewed the student.
② The student was prospective.
③ The student chose forming as his career.
④ The student dreamed of becoming a millionaire.
⑤ The student's father was a millionaire.
90.夢想
農校的招生辦主任在面試一個上線的學生，“你為何要選擇這個職業?”他問。
“我夢想以經營農場來賺一百萬元，就像我父親一樣。”這個學生回答說。
“你父親經營農場賺了一百萬元?”主任驚詫地問道。
“沒有，”這位申請人回答道，“他總是夢想著賺到這個數目。”
練習參考答案：
①F②T③T④T⑤F