1.Two Pieces of Cake
Tom: Mom, can I have two pieces of cake, please?
Mom: Certainly -- take this piece and cut it two!
两块蛋糕
汤姆：妈妈，我可以吃两块蛋糕吗？
妈妈：当然可以----拿这块蛋糕把它切成两块吧！
2.Mixed Doubles
Teacher of Physical Education: Have you ever seen mixed doubles, boys?
Nick: Yes, sir. Quite often. I saw it even last night.
Teacher: Please tell us something about it.
Nick: Oh, sorry, sir. My father always says, ’’
混合双打
体育老师：孩子们，你们见过男女混合双打吗？
尼克：见过，老师，经常见。就在昨天夜里我还见过呢？
老师：你给大家讲讲当时的情形吧。
尼克：啊，对不起，老师。我爸爸常说，家丑不可外扬。
3.Comparison
Geoffrey says to his father (who is looking at his son’s report card). So I don’t get the highest marks in the class, do you get the highest salary in the office?
比较
杰弗里对爸爸说（爸爸正在看儿子地成绩单）：我在班里没有拿到最高的成绩，那你在单位里拿到最高的薪水了吗？
4.Don't be selfish
A mother is admonishing her son.
Now, John, don't be selfish. Let your little brother share the bicycle with you.
But Mother, I do. I ride it down the hill, and he rides it up the hill.
别太自私
一位母亲在劝告她的儿子。
"听着，约翰，别太自私，让你的弟弟和你共用一辆自行车。
"妈妈，我是让他。我先骑下坡，他再骑上坡。
5.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.
林肯过生日
老师：1809年发生了什么重大事件？
小威利：亚伯拉罕·林肯诞生。
老师：正确。那么1812年发生了什么重要事件呢？
小威利：亚伯拉罕·林肯过他的三周岁生日。
6.Where is the father?
Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.
"Look," said the elder brother. "How nice these paintings are!"
"Yes," said the younger, "but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children. Where is the father?"
The elder brother thought for a moment and then explained, "Obviously he was painting 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。”
