英文笑话【3】

I CAN GO HOME.

One day after school the teacher said to his students, "Tomorrow morning, if any one of you can answer my first question, I will permit¹ him or her to go home   

earlier." The next day, when the teacher came into the classroom, he found the blackboard daubed. He was very angry and asked, "Who did it? Please stand up!" "It's me," said Bob, "Now, I can go home. Good-bye, Sir."

我可以回家了

一天，放学以后，老师对他的学生们说："明天上午，如果你们当中的任何一个同学能首先回答我的问题，我就准许他或她最先回家。"第二天，老师走进教室时发现黑板被涂得乱七八糟，他非常生气的问："谁涂的？请站起来！"鲍勃说："先生，是我，现在我可以回家了，再见！" 

I WANT A NIGHTMARE²

Before the final examination³, Tom told his mother, "Mom, I had a dream last night that I' passed today's exam." "Don't trust dreams, dear. It is said what you experience in dreams usually turns out to be the opposite." Mother replied. "Then I do hope I'll fail the other subjects n my dream tonight," Tom said.

想做坏梦

在期末考试之前，汤姆告诉他的母亲："妈妈，我昨天晚上做了一个梦，梦见我通过了今天的考试。""不要相信梦，亲爱的。据说梦中的经历通常与现实相反。"妈妈答道。"那么，我真希望在今晚的梦中，我的其他功课都不及格。"汤姆说。

1 permit   

n.许可证，许可，执照；vt.允许，容许；vi.容许

参考例句：

• The doctor will not permit mother up until her leg is better.在母亲的腿好些之前,医生不允许她起床。
• The soldiers had orders to permit no stranger through.士兵们接到命令不许任何陌生人通过。

2 nightmare   

n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧

参考例句：

• I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
• I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。

3 examination   

n.考试，考查，试题；检查，调查

参考例句：

• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
• He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。