1. １。Logical thinking邏輯思維
The teacher told the class the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast.
老師給同學們講了一個小故事，說有一個人早飯前要在河裏遊泳，橫渡三趟。
Johnny laughed．
約翰尼笑了。
“Do you doubt that a good swimmer could do that?一asked the teacher．
老師問：“你不相信遊泳很好的人可以做到這個？
"No, sir, "answered Johnny, "but l wonder why he did not swim it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were.”
約翰尼回答說：“不，我相信，但我不明白他為什麽不遊四次，好回到他放衣服的那邊呢。"
2. ２。The umbrella雨傘
A gentleman staying in a hotel left his umbrella in the hall, but he had put on the handle a card on which was written：“This umbrella belongs to a gentle man who can lift up a hundred pounds. I shall be back in ten minutes．"When he came back, he found, instead of his umbrella, another card on which was written, "This card belongs to a man who can run ten miles an hour. I shall not come back."
一位住在旅館的紳士把他的雨傘放在了大廳裏，不過他在傘柄上係了一張卡片，上麵寫道，-此傘屬於一位能舉百磅的紳士。我將在十分鍾內回來。一當他回來時，發現雨傘已經不翼而飛，取而代之的是另一張卡片，上麵寫著：“此卡是一位一小時能跑十英裏的人留下的，我再也不回來了。”
3. ３。Crazy driver瘋狂的司機
There's a senior citizen driving on the highway. His wife calls him on his cell phone and in a worried、anxious says, "Herman, be careful just heard on the radio that there was a madman driving the wrong way on Route 280!”
一位高齡老人升著車在高速公路上駕車時，接到了妻子打來的電話。妻子焦急地告訴他說，“赫爾曼，小心！我剛從電台上聽到報道說，在280號公路上有一個瘋子正在逆行開車！”
Herman says, "I know, but there isn't just one，there are hundreds!"
赫爾曼說，“我知道，但不是一個，而是成百上千個！”
4. ４。Go barefoot 光著腳去約會
In secondary school, I was always self-conscious about my height.
念中學的時候，我對自己的身高非常敏感。
Once I was asked out by a life-guard. I had never really stood next to him and didn't know how tall he was. So the night of the date I took out two pairs of shoes-one with heels, one flat.
一次，一位救生員約我出去。事實上，我從未和他並肩站過，因而不知道他到底有多高。因此約會那晚，我拿出兩雙鞋，一雙高跟，一雙平跟。
I arranged with my brother to answer the door, compare his height with my date's and run upstairs to let me know which shoes to wear．
我安排哥哥去開門，讓他和救生員比比高度，再上樓告訴我應穿哪雙鞋。
When the doorbell rang l waited. Then my brother showed up and told me what I didn't want to hear: “Go barefoot."
門鈴響了，我在樓上等著。哥哥跑上樓告訴了我一個不幸的消息：“你可以光著腳去約會。”
5. ５。The result of a promise許諾的結果
Father: I promised to buy you a car if you passed your examination, and you have failed. What were you doing last term?
父親：我曾許諾說，如果你考試及格就給你買輛小汽車，可你卻沒通過考試。你上學期一直在幹什麽呀？
Son: I was learning to drive a car.
兒子：我在學開汽車。
6. ６。Mixed doubles混合雙打
Teacher of Physical Education: Have you ever seen mixed doubles, boys?
體育老師：孩子們，你們見過男女混合雙打嗎？
Nick: Yes, sir. Quite often saw it even last night.
尼克：見過，老師，經常見。就在昨天夜裏我還見過呢。
Teacher: Please tell us something about it.
老師：你給大家講講當時的情形吧。
Nick: Oh, sorry, sir. My father always says, "Domestic shams should not be published.”
尼克：啊，對不起，老師。我爸爸常說，“家醜不可外揚。”
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