1. A Present 凯特的礼物

　　Kate: Mom, do you know what I"m going to give you for your birthday?

　　Mom: No, Honey, what?

　　Kate: A nice teapot.

　　Mom: But I"ve got a nice teapot.

　　Kate: No, you haven"t. I"ve just dropped it.

　　凯特：妈妈，你知道我要给你一件什么生日礼物吗?

　　妈妈：不知道，宝贝，是什么呀?

　　凯特：一把漂亮的茶壶。

　　妈妈：可是我已经有一把漂亮的茶壶了呀。

　　凯特：不，你没有了。我刚刚把它给摔了。

　　2. The Doctor Knows Better 医生懂得多

　　A man was hit by a cab in the street. He was brought to the hospital.

　　His wife who was standing up by his bed, said to the doctor: "I think that he is very ill."

　　"I am afraid that he is dead." said the doctor.

　　Hearing this, the man moved his head and said: "I"m not dead. I"m still alive."

　　"Be quiet, " said the wife. "the doctor knows better than you!"

　　一个男人在街上被出租车撞倒送进了医院。他的妻子站在他的床前对医生说：“我想他伤得很厉害。”

　　医生说：“恐怕他已经死了。”

　　听到医生的话，这个男人转动着头说：“我没死，我还活着。”

　　妻子说：“安静，医生比你懂得多。”

　　3. Waste or Save? 浪费还是节约

　　Father: Oh, Jack, you have slept away the whole morning. Don"t you know you are wasting time?

　　Jack: Yes, Dad. But I"ve saved you a meal, haven" I?

　　父亲：噢，杰克，你又睡了一上午。难道你不知道你这是在浪费时间吗?

　　杰克：我知道，爸爸。可我还给您节省了一顿饭呢，是不是?