英文幽默笑话：父亲在哪儿？

 Where is the father? 

　　Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings². 

　　"Look," said³ the elder⁴ brother. "How nice these paintings are!" 

　　"Yes," said the younger⁵, "but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children. Where is the father?" 

　　The elder brother thought⁶ for a moment and then explained⁷, "Obviously⁸ he was⁹ painting¹ the pictures." 

　　父亲在哪儿？ 

　　兄弟俩在看一些漂亮的油画。 

　　“看，”哥哥说，“这些画多漂亮呀！” 

　　“是啊，”弟弟说道，“可是在所有这些画中，只有妈妈和孩子。那爸爸去哪儿了呢？” 

　　哥哥想了会儿，然后解释道：“很明显，他当时正在画这些画呗。”

1 painting   

n.油画；水彩画

参考例句：

• I know something about painting.我懂一点绘画。
• I painted a water painting.我画了一幅水彩画。

2 paintings   

n.上油漆( painting的名词复数 )；作画；（一幅）水彩画；涂漆

参考例句：

• He is a great admirer of Picasso's early paintings. 他十分赞赏毕加索的早期画作。
• The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 elder   

adj.年龄较大的，年长的；n.长者，长辈

参考例句：

• She has an elder brother.她有一个哥哥。
• He's the second child;he has an elder sister.他排行老二，他有个姐姐。

5 younger   

adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人

参考例句：

• My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
• She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。

6 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

7 explained   

v.讲解，解释( explain的过去式和过去分词 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解

参考例句：

• It's the nth time I've explained it to you. 这件事我已经向你解释过无数遍了。
• He explained that he had to leave at once. 他解释说他必须立即离开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。