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：
警察：有人搶妳的手表時，妳為什麽不呼救呢？
男子：要是我張口的話，他們就會發現我的四顆金牙。那就更糟了。
註釋：
1、shout for help：呼救
2、rob of：搶劫
2.林肯過生日 Great Event
Teacher: What great event happened in 1809?
Little Willy: Abraham Lincoln was born.
Teacher: Correct. And what great event happened in 1812?
Little Willy: Abraham Lincoln had his third birthday.
老師：1809年發生了什麽重大事件？
小威利：亞伯拉罕-林肯誕生。
老師：正確。那麽1812年發生了什麽重要事件呢？
小威利：亞伯拉罕-林肯過他的三周歲生日。
3.誰最懶 Who Is the Laziest
Who Is the Laziest?
Father: Well, Tom, I asked to your teacher today, and now I want to ask you a question. Who is the laziest person in your class?
Tom: I don't know, father.
Father: Oh, yes, you do! Think! When other boys and girls are doing and writing, who sits in the class and only watches how other people work?
Tom: Our teacher, father.
中文：
父親：哎，湯姆，今天我跟妳們老師談過，現在我想問妳個問題。妳們班上誰最懶？
湯姆：我不知道，爸爸。
父親：啊，不對，妳知道！想想看，當別的孩子們都在做作業、寫字時，誰在課堂上坐著，只是看人家做功課？
湯姆：我們老師，爸爸。
註釋：
watch是指專註地看著某人或某物的動作，指觀看，常用於看電視、看比賽、看某人進行某種活動等，壹般用於看連續的過程；而look是指將視線放在某人或某物之上，常用來提醒別人註意某人或某種正在發生的情況，壹般是看壹個畫面。
4.我又不認識那個女人！
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：
壹對在公園散步的夫婦註意到坐在長凳上的那對年輕男女正在熱烈地接吻。
“為什麽妳不能那樣做呢？”妻子說。
“親愛的，”她丈夫回答，“我又不認識那個女人！”
5.壹個電話
A Telephone Call
Mrs. Jones was waiting for an important telephone call， but she had no bread in the house， so she left the baby at home and said to his five-year-old brother， “I'm going to the shops， Jimmy， and I will be back in a few minutes.”
While she was out， the telephone rang and Jimmy answered. “Hello，” said a man， “is your mother there？”
“No，” answered Jimmy.
“Well， when she comes back， say to her， ”Mr. Baker telephoned.“
“What？”
“Mr. Baker. Write it down. B-A-K-E-R.”
“How do you make a B？”
“How do I make……？ Listen， little boy， is there anybody else with you？ Any borthers or sisters？”
“My brother Billy is here.”
“Good， I want to talk to him， please.”
“All right.” Jimmy took the telephone to the baby's bed and gave it to Billy. When their mother came back， she asked “Did anyone telephone？”
“Yes，” said Jimmy， “a man. But he only wanted to talk to Billy.”
瓊斯太太正在等壹個重要的電話，但家裏沒有面包了，所以她把嬰兒留在家裏，對那五歲的哥哥說：“吉米，我去趟商店，馬上就回來。”
她出去以後，電話鈴響了，吉米接了電話：“餵，”壹個男人說：“妳母親在家嗎？”
“不在，”吉米回答。
“噢，等妳媽媽回來，告訴她貝克先生來過電話。”
“什麽？”
“貝克先生。寫下來，B-A-K-E-R”
“B怎麽寫？”
“怎麽寫……聽著，孩子，妳身邊還有別人嗎？兄弟或姐妹？”
“我的兄弟比利在這裏。”
“好，請叫他接電話。”
“可以。”吉米把電話拿到嬰兒床邊，遞給比利。母親回來問道：“剛才有人來過電話了嗎？”
“有，”吉米說：“是個男人，但他只想和比利講話。”