爱华网笑话可能只是文字游戏,但有时它在人们解决生活中的困惑时起着重要作用。下面是小编带来的关于短的英语笑话，欢迎阅读!
关于短的英语笑话精选
ts a Puzzlement
The fine-furniture store where I work has been in business since the 1920s.Recently I received a call from a woman who wanted to replace some chairs from a dining set purchased from us in the 1930s.I assured her we could help and sought the assistance of the office manager. "You'll never believe this one, " I told him." I just got a call from a customer who bought some chairs from us in the 1930s. "
Before I could finish repeating her request, he interrupted and said, "Don't tell me she hasn't received them yet!"
Notes:
(1) replace v.更换;替换
(2) purchase v.购买
(3) assure v.有信心地说
(4) seek v.寻求
(5) assistance n.帮助
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① Since when has the fine-furniture store been in business?
A. since the 1910s
B. since the 1920s
C. since the 1930s
D. since the 1940s
② When did the woman customer buy the chairs in the store?
A. in the 1910s
B. in the 1920s
C. in the 1930s
D. in the 1940s
③ What did the woman customer want to do?
A. She wanted to return the chairs.
B. She wanted to sell the chairs.
C. She wanted to replace the chairs.
D. She wanted to repair the chairs.
④Purchase " in " a dining set purchased from us" means _____.
A. to sell
B. to replace
C. to buy
D. to return
⑤ Why did the office manager interrupt before the man finished?
A. Because he thought it impossible for the woman not to have received the chairs.
B. Because he was angry with the poor efficiency of the store.
C. Because he was bad tempered.
D. Because he had something else to do at the moment.
63.匆忙的打断
我所工作的精品商店是从二十年代以来就营业的。最近我接到一个妇女的电话。她想换一套餐具中的一些椅子。这套餐具她是在三十年代从我们这儿买的。我向她保证说我们可以帮忙并向部门经理提了出来。“你永远也不会相信，”我对他说，“我刚接到一个顾客的电话，她在三十年代从我们这里买了一些椅子。”
我还没来得及说她的要求，经理就打断了我的话：“不要告诉我她到现在还没收到货!”
练习参考答案 I asked a colleague of mine how he liked the shirt his daughter had given him as a gift. "The color and the design are nice," he said. "But the sleeves are three inches too long."
I suggested that perhaps it was made for a much taller man. "I don't think so," he said. "If I stand on my toes, it still fits the same."
Notes:
(1) puzzlement n.困惑;苦恩 (2) colleague n.同事
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F)：
① The daughter gave the father a coat as a gift.
② The father thought that the color was nice, but he did not like the design
③ The sleeves were two inches long.
④ The shirt was made for a much taller man
⑤ The father liked the shirt very much.
64.难解的问题
我问我的同事是否喜欢他女儿送他的衬衣。“颜色和款式嘛是无可挑剔，”他说，“就是袖子长了三英寸。”
我对他说或许衬衣是为个头更高的人做的。“我想不是吧，”他说，“我踮起脚尖，它还是一样长。”
练习参考答案：
①F②F③F④T⑤F
：
①B②C③C④C⑤A
关于短的英语笑话阅读
A Small Surprise
When his wife was expecting their third child, a father decided to tell his two sons, ages seven and nine, the facts of life. He checked out several books from the library on how parents should approach the subject. After stumbling through an explanation, he took a deep breath, and said, "Now, boys, do you have any questions?"
"Yes," the younger boy answered immediately.
"Go ahead," said the man, his heart in his throat.
"Can we," his son asked, "have new baseball gloves?"
Notes:
(1) the facts of life(口，委婉语)性知识(例如讲给孩子们听的)
(2) check out挑选出;筛选出
(3) stumble v.结结巴巴地说话
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F)：
① The wife was expecting their fourth child.
② The father decided to tell his two sons the real meaning of life.
③ The father went to the bookstore to buy several books.
④ The father felt shamed to have told the sons about the subject.
⑤ The two sons didn't understand what the father had said actually.
65.小小的意外
当妻子要生第三胎时，父亲决定给分别已七岁和九岁的两个儿子讲关于性的知识。他从图书馆查出几本书，都是关于父母如何涉及这个话题的。在结结巴巴地解释一番后，他长出了一口气，然后说：“好了，孩子们，有什么问题吗?”
“有，”小儿子立即回答。
“问吧，”爸爸说，心提到了嗓子眼儿。
“我们，”儿子问道，“可以得到新棒球手套了吗?”
练习参考答案：
①F②F③F④T⑤T
关于短的英语笑话学习
The Cat and the Saucer
An antiques collector was passing a small shop when he noticed a cat on the sidewalk out front, licking milk from a saucer. The man immediately realized the saucer was very old and valuable. He stepped into the shop with an uninterested look and asked to buy the cat. "I'm sorry, " the shop owner said, "but the cat is not for sale: "
"Please, " the collector urged, "I need a cat around my house to catch mice. I'll give you 20 dollars. "
"The cat is yours," the owner said taking the money.
"Listen," the collector added, "I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer as well. The cat seems to like it and I'd hate to have him give it up. "
"Sorry," the shop owner answered, "but that saucer brings me luck. Why, just this week I've sold 68 cats!"
Notes:
(1) saucer n.托盘
(2) antique n.古董
(3) lick v.舔
(4) urge v.力劝;敦促
(5) throw in 额外赠送
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① An antiques collector was _____a small shop.
② He noticed a cat on the sidewalk out front,_____ milk from a saucer.
③ He stepped _____the shop with an _____look and asked to buy the cat .
④ "I'm sorry," the shop owner said, " but the cat is not _____see."
⑤ I wonder if you could throw _____that old saucer as well.
66.猫与托盘
一个古董收集者正路过一个小店。他发现店前人行道上一只猫在舔一个托盘上的牛奶。这个人立刻意识到这个托盘是个值钱的古物。他带着一种毫无兴趣的表情步入店内，要买那只猫。“对不起，”店主说，“这只猫是不卖的。”
“卖给我吧，”收集者敦促道，“我家里面需要一只猫来捉老鼠。我给你20元。”
“猫归你了，”店主接过钱说道。
“还有，”收集者补充道，“我想你是否能把那只旧盘子也额外赠送给我。猫好像很喜欢它。我不愿意看到它失去这东西。”
“对不起，”店主回答说，“但那只托盘能给我带来好运。你不知道，光这一周，我就卖掉68只猫!”
练习参考答案：
① passing ② licking ③ into; uninterested ④ for ⑤ in
