Englishman

　　Once, late at night, an Englishman came out of his room into the corridor of a hotel and asked the servant to bring him a glass of water. The servant did as he was asked. The Englishman re-entered his room, but a few minutes later he came into the corridor again and once more asked the servant for a glass of water. The servant brought him another glass of water. Every few minutes the Englishmen would come out of his room and repeat his request. After a half-hour the astonished servant decided to ask the Englishman what he was doing with the water. "Nothing," the Englishman answered imperturbably, "It’s simply that my room is on fire."

一个英国人
　　 一天晚上，一个英国人从他住的旅店房间里走出来。来到走廊上，叫旅店的服务员给他拿一杯水来。服务员按他的要求做了。英国人回到了他的房间里，几分钟后他又来到走廊上，让服务员再给他送一杯水。服务员又给他送了一杯水。每隔几分钟。英国人就走出房间重复他的要求。 半小时之后．这位感到惊讶的服务员决定问问房客要这些水干什么，英国人不谎不忙地回答：”没什么．只不过是我的房间里起火了。“

It's simply that my room is on fire.

it's really an interesting story.

something kind of foolish!

Much Worse

Policeman: Why didn't you shout for help when you were robbed of your watch?
Man: If I had opened my mouth, they'd have found my four gold teeth. That would be much worse.

中文：
Policeman：有人抢你的手表时，你为什么不呼救呢？
男子：要是我张口的话，他们就会发现我的四颗金牙。那就更糟了。

gold teeth!

不是很确定这个说法是否正确，高人简单说下!
Is it wrong or not ?

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引用第3楼aries0325于2008-08-13 18:51发表的  :
something kind of foolish!

8月15号忘了，现在补上：

A Useful Way

Father: Jack, why do you drink so much water?
Jack: I have just had an apple, Dad.
Father: What's that got to do with it?
Jack: I forgot to wash the apple.

中文：
爸爸：杰克，你干嘛喝这么多水呀？
杰克：我刚才吃了个苹果，爸爸。
爸爸：可是这跟喝水有什么关系呢？
杰克：我忘了洗苹果呀

8月16：

I knew I could count on you!

Smith goes to see his boss in the front office. "Boss," he says: "we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage."

"We're short-handed, Smith." the boss replies. "I can't give you the day off."

"Thanks, boss," says Smith, "I knew I could count on you!"

中文：
史密斯去找他的老板。“老板，我们家明天有很重的工作要做，我妻子让我修阁楼和车库。”
　　“可我们很缺人，史密斯。”老板答道，“我不可能放你的假。”
　　“谢谢，老板。”史密斯说，“我就知道你会帮我。”

0817:

Waste or Save?

Father: Oh, Jack, you have slept away the whole morning. Don't you know you are wasting time?
Jack: Yes, Dad. But I've saved you a meal, haven' I?

中文：
父亲：噢，杰克，你又睡了一上午。难道你不知道你这是在浪费时间吗？
杰克：我知道，爸爸。可我还给您节省了一顿饭呢，是不是？

0818  今天刘翔因伤退出奥运，默哀一分钟。。。。


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The Absent-minded Professor

An absent-minded professor was lecturing on anatomy.

"To show you more clearly what I mean, I have here a parcel with a dissected frog. I want you to examine it very carefully."

The professor unwrapped the parcel and saw that it contained two sandwiches and a hard-bioled egg. Astonished, the professor said, "I was sure I had eaten my lunch, but where is the frog?"

中文：
　　一位粗心的教授正在上解剖课。

　　 “为了让你们更清楚地理解我所讲的内容，这个包里有一只解剖了的青蛙，你们要仔细地观察。”

　　 教授打开包，里面竟是两个三明治和一个熟鸡蛋。教授十分惊讶：“我肯定是已经吃过午饭了，可是那只青蛙哪儿去了呢？”

0819

Where is the father?

Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.

"Look," said the elder brother. "How nice these paintings are!"

"Yes," said the younger, "but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children. Where is the father?"

The elder brother thought for a moment and then explained, "Obviously he was painting the pictures."

中文：
　　兄弟俩在看一些漂亮的油画。

　　 “看，”哥哥说，“这些画多漂亮呀！”

　　 “是啊，”弟弟说道，“可是在所有这些画中，只有妈妈和孩子。那爸爸去哪儿了呢？”

　　 哥哥想了一会儿，然后解释道：“很明显，他当时正在画这些画呗。” 

0820

Now We Run

　　A priest is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. However, the boy is very small and the doorbell is too high for him to reach. After watching the boy’s efforts for some time, the priest moves closer to the boy’s position. He steps smartly across the street, walks up behind the little fellow, places his hand kindly on the child’s shoulder and gives the doorbell a sold ring. Crouching down to the child’s level, the priest smiles and asks, "And now what, my little man?" The boy replies, "Now we run!"

中文：

现在我们跑吧

一个牧师正沿着街走路，这时他看到街对面有个小男孩正试图按一所房子的门铃。但这个小孩太小了，门铃又高，他够不着。看到那个小男孩费了很多劲，牧师走近了他。牧师优雅地穿过马路，走到小家伙的背后，轻轻地把手放在小男孩肩头，按响了门铃。他弯下身子，微笑着问道：“接下来怎么办，孩子？”小男孩回答说：“接下来我们跑。”

0821

I don't even know that woman

　　A couple walking in the park noticed a young man and woman siting on a bench, passionately kissing.
　　"Why don't you do that?" said the wife.
　　"Honey," replied her husband, "I don't even know that woman!"

中文：

我又不认识那个女人

　　一对在公园散步的夫妇注意到坐在长凳上的那对年轻男女正在热烈地接吻。
　　“为什么你不能那样做呢？”妻子说。
　　“亲爱的，”她丈夫回答，“我又不认识那个女人！”

0822

Always Thirsty

"I had an operation," said a man to his friend, "and the doctor left a sponge in me."
"That's terrible!" said the friend. "Got any pain?"
"No, but I am always thirsty!"


中文：

总感到口渴

　　一个男人对他的朋友说：“我动了一次手术，手术后医生把一块海绵忘在我的身体里了。”
　　“真是太糟糕了！”朋友说道：“你觉得疼吗？”
　　“不疼，可是我总感到口渴。”