【正文】 rned. The man asked him, Did you mail the letter?His son replied, Certainly, and I have saved the three cents. I saw many people dropping letters in a box, so when nobody was looking, I dropped mine in too.有個人叫他的兒子拿一封信到郵局去買一張三分錢的郵票把它寄出去。過了一會兒他的兒子回來了，他問兒子：“信寄了嗎？”兒子回答說：“當然寄了，我還省了三分錢哩。我看到很多人把信投進了一個箱子，我就趁沒人的時候把我的也投進去了?！盨tupid Orders 愚蠢的命令When Nasreddin was a boy, he never did what he was told, so his father always told him to do the opposite of what he wanted him to do.One day, when the two were bringing sacks of flour home on their donkeys, they had to cross a shallow river. When they were in the middle of it, one of the sacks on Nasreddin39。s donkey began to slip, so his father said, That sack is nearly in the water! Press down hard on it!His father of course expected that he would do the opposite, but this time Nasreddin did what his father had told him to do. He pressed down on the sack and it went under water. Of course, the flour was lost.What have you done, Nasreddin, his father shouted angrily. Well, father, said Nasreddin. This time I thought that I would do just what you told me to show you how stupid your orders always are.當納斯雷金還是個孩子時，從來不按照別人所說的去做。所以他爸爸想要他去做某事時，常叫他做相反的事。一天，父子倆用毛驢馱著幾袋面粉往家走，路上必須經(jīng)過一條不深的小河。父子倆走到河中心時，納斯雷金牽的那頭毛驢上有一袋面粉開始往下滑了。他爸爸說：“那個袋子快掉進水里了，使勁往下按！”他爸爸當然是希望他象以往一樣，干和他所說的相反的事?？蛇@次納斯雷金卻按照他爸爸所說的去做了。他使勁一按，袋子沉進水里了。當然，這袋面也沒有了。他爸爸憤怒地喊道：“你干的什么事！” 納斯雷金說：“嗯，爸爸，這次我想按你所要求的去做，好證明你以往的命令是多么的愚蠢?！盜 want a nightmare 真想做個噩夢Before the final examination, Tom told his mother, Mom, I had a dream last night that I39。d passed today39。s exam.Don39。t trust dreams, dear. It is said what you experience in dreams usually turns out to be the opposite. Mother replied.Then I do hope I39。ll fail the other subjects in my dream tonight, Tom said.在期末考試之前，湯姆告訴他的母親：“媽媽，我昨天晚上做了一個夢，夢見我通過了今天的考試?！薄安灰嘈艍?，親愛的。據(jù)說夢中的經(jīng)歷通常與現(xiàn)實相反?！眿寢尨鸬?。“那么，我真希望在今晚的夢中，我的其他功課都不及格?！睖氛f。When was Rome builtTeacher: When was Rome built?Tom: At night.Teacher: Who told you that?Tom: You did. You said Rome wasn39。t built in a day.Water your flowers every dayFlowers need water, said the teacher. Water your flowers every day, or they39。ll die.One morning Mother saw Marry out in the garden and asked, What are you doing there, Marry?Watering flowers, said Marry.But it is raining now!Oh, it doesn39。t matter. Mum.“花需要水，” 老師說，“每天給花澆水，否則他們會死掉的”。一天早上，母親看到瑪麗在花園，就問：“瑪麗，你在干嗎？”“ 我在給花澆水?！爆旣惢卮??！翱墒窃谙掠臧?！”“哦，沒事媽媽?！盌on39。t argue with the childrenA little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because, even though it was a very large mammal, its throat was very small.The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human, it was physically impossible.The little girl said, Well, when I get to Heaven, I will ask Jonah.The teacher asked, sarcastically, What if Jonah went to Hell?The little girl replied, Then you ask him.一個小女孩和她的老師在說鯨魚。老師說，鯨魚不可能吞了一個人，因為，即使這是一個非常大的哺乳動物，它的喉嚨是非常小。小女孩說，約拿被一條鯨魚吞噬。老師惱火的重申鯨魚不能吞下一個人身體是不可能的。小女孩說， 好吧，當我到達天堂，我會問約拿 。老師問，反譏道： 什么，如果約拿到地獄呢 ？小女孩回答說： 那你問他 。A Rithmetic LessonA little boy bustled（喧鬧，忙亂） into a grocery one day with a