本帖最后由 ccoo 于 2011-2-27 04:36 编辑
有人说到一个地方最好学的是食品和三字经，如果能够开玩笑、说出的话让人哈哈开怀笑，就表明此人对语言的掌握已经很纯熟了。那么，Is your English good enough to joke?
看到一个笑话，我笑不出来。所以，我的英文火候还不够。
笑话如下：
A man observed a woman in the grocery store with a three year old girl in her basket. As they passed the cookie section, the little girl asked for cookies and her mother told her, "No." The little girl immediately began to whine and fuss, and the mother said quietly, "Now Monica, we just have half of the aisles left to go through - don't be upset. It won't be long now."
Soon, they came to the candy aisle and the little girl began to shout for candy. When told she couldn't have any, she began to cry. The mother said, "There, there, Monica, don't cry - only two more aisles to go and then we'll be checking out."
When they got to the checkout stand, the little girl immediately began to clamor for gum and burst into a terrible tantrum upon discovering there'd be no gum purchased. The mother said serenely, "Monica, we'll be through this check out stand in 5 minutes and then you can go home and have a nice nap."
The man followed them out to the parking lot and stopped the woman to compliment her. "I couldn't help noticing how patient you were with little Monica," he began.
The mother replied, "I'm Monica - my little girl's name is Tammy."
我就是觉得这位MONICA妈妈真够耐心的。这种换位思考也许是爸妈们都要试试的方法。
您说呢？
看看这一则笑话，您觉得
1. oh, that is really funny.
2. I chuckle at it. It is funny.
3. It is nothing.
4. It is full of cliche.
5. I can tell a joke far better than that.
您选哪一个？
借用AUDIO JOKE里的一句话，remember, you must be 21, or under.
