简单的短篇英语笑话 英语美文欣赏
在维吾尔民间文学以及整个维吾尔社会生活中，笑话作为重要的娱乐形式之一，占据着重要的举足轻重的地位。下面是本站小编带来的简单的短篇英语笑话，欢迎阅读!
enior Class
During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating a birthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.
When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. "Can you imagine, " she said. "Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!"
Notes:
(1) periodic adj.定期的
(2) bend down弯腰
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F)：
① The doctor came to see the elderly woman regularly.
② The elderly woman would be celebrating her 99th birthday.
③ The doctor was surprised at the news.
④ The elderly woman and the doctor would celebrate their birthday on the same day.
⑤ The elderly woman thought the doctor was too mean.
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)：
70.年长者阶层
医生按期来探视我的老母。我告诉他母亲不几天就要庆祝她98岁的生日了。医生听了也很高兴，为此，他弯下腰来亲了她一下。然后他说不几天他也要庆祝自己的生日，并要求她还他一个吻。
医生走后，我母亲厌恶地摇摇头。“你能想象吗，”她说，“付了他70元，我还得亲他!”
练习参考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T
简单的短篇英语笑话阅读The Young Man at the Wheel
My infant daughter began crying as I drove home from the store, and since she was harnessed to her safety seat in the back, I couldn't console her. Stopping for a red light, I turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her. I gave her my biggest smile and blew her a kiss. The sound of a horn from the car behind us prompted me to look up. The young man at the wheel was smiling broadly waved and then blew me a kiss.
Notes:
(1) harness (to)v.系于;绑于He is harnessed to his job. 他工作脱不开身。
(2) console v.给予安慰或同情
(3) distract v.转移注意力;使分心
(4) prompt v.驱使
(5) the man at the wheel驾驶员
(6) broadly adv.咧嘴地
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① My infant daughter began_____ as I drove home from the store.
② And since she was harnessed_____ her safety seat in the back, I couldn't console her.
③ Stopping _____a red light, I turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her.
④ I gave her my biggest smile and her a kiss.
⑤ The young man _____the wheel was smiling broadly.
71.驾车的小伙子
从商场开车回家的路上，我的小宝贝女儿开始哭闹起来。由于她被套在后面的安全座里，所以我无法安慰她。红灯停车的时候，我转过身来，对她摆手，叫她的名字来引她。我给她以满脸笑容，并给她一个飞吻。从我们车后传来的喇叭声立刻使我抬头望去。驾车的小伙子正对我咧着大嘴笑。他向我摆手并给了我一个飞吻。
练习参考答案：
① crying ② to ③ for ④ blew ⑤ at
简单的短篇英语笑话学习What Went Wrong
A Japanese company and an American company had a boat race, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans hired analysts to figure out what went wrong. They reported that the Japanese had one person managing and seven rowing, while the Americans had seven managing and only one rowing. The American company immediately restructured its team. Now they had one senior manager, six management consultants and one rower.
In the rematch the Japanese won by two miles. So the American company fired the rower.
Notes:
(1) analyst n.分析家
(2) figure out 想出;演算出
(3) restructure v.重组
(4) consultant n.顾问
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F)：
① For the first time in the boat race, the Japanese won by two miles.
② The American company hired Japanese analysts to find out what went wrong.
③ The Japanese team had two persons managing and five rowing.
④ In the rematch the Japanese won by one mile.
⑤ The American company fired the rower.
72.问题出在哪里
一家日本公司和一家美国公司进行了一场划船比赛。日本队赢了一英里。美国人便请来了分析家探讨问题出在哪里。他们的报告说日本队有一人掌舵七人划桨，而美国队是七人掌舵一人划桨。美国公司立刻对队伍进行了重组。这次他们有一个高级舵手、六个舵手顾问、一个划桨员。
在第二次比赛中，日本队赢了两英里。因此，美国公司解雇了划桨员。
练习参考答案：
①F②F③F④F⑤T
