小学英语笑话故事
1. Two Tickets Please A young man was in love with a girl. At one weekend, he invited his girlfriend to the cinema. When they were at the ticket box, the young man said to the ticket seller, "Two tickets, please. " When the ticket seller told him that all the tickets had sold out, the disappointed young man said, "Then do you have any sur- tickets that can allow us to stand together?" Notes: (1) be (fall) in love with 爱上 (3) disappointed adj.失望的 (2) sell out 售完，卖完 (4) sur-ticket n.附加票 Exercises: 根据短文回答问题： ①What did the young man do at one weekend? ② How many tickets did he want? ③ Did the ticket-seller have any tickets? ④ Was the young man happy? ⑤ What did he decide to do then? 两张电影票 一个小伙子爱上了一位姑娘。周末，他请她看电影。来到售票处，小伙子对售票员说：“请给两张票。”售票员告诉他所有的票都卖完了。失望的年轻人说：“那么，您有两张可以让我们站在一起的附加票吗?” 练习参考答案 ① He invited his girlfriend to the cinema. ② TWO. ③ No, the tickets had sold out ④ No, he wasn't. ⑤ He decided to buy two sur-tickets which could allow them to stand together.
2. Ill Keep it on My Floor My 16-year-old son, Jeff, is a boy any parent would be proud of --until you see the floor of his room, covered with layers of clothes, magazines and sports equipment. Recently I accompanied Jeff to the credit union where he opened up his first bank account. While the credit officer was processing the paper work, I told Jeff he needed a safe, accessible place to store his passbook. "I know, Mom," he replied. "I' 11 keep it on my floor. " Notes (1) be proud of 为……感到自豪They were Very proud of their success.他们对他们的成功感到非常骄傲。 (2) layer n.层 (3) equipment n.设备 (4) accompany v.陪伴 (5) credit union 信用联社 (6) account n.(银行)账户 (7) process v.办理 (8) accessible adj.可接近的，可用的. Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F) (1) The son was 17 years old. (2) The parents are very proud of Jeff. (3) The floor of Jeff' s room is always covered with layers of clothes, magazines, toys, and sports equipment. (4) The mother took Jeff to open their first bank account. (5) Jeff will keep the money on the floor.
3. The Attraction of the Map Mr. Smith taught English at a school .At the beginning of his lesson, he liked to have one of his students give a report on any subject. When it was Jack's turn, he told his audience about his elder brother who was a local worker. But during the report, his eyes were staring at the world map on the wall all the time. Mr. Smith knew that Jack didn't look at the audience because he was nervous. He said to Jack jokingly, "We can see you miss your brother very much. But is he
0. K. now in South America?" Notes: (1) subject n.题目 (2) audience n .听众 (3) jokingly adv. 开玩笑地 Exercises: 根据短文填空： (1) Mr. Smith taught ________ at a school. (2) He liked to have one of his students give a ______ on any subject. (3) Jack told his audience about his elder brother who was a _____ worker. (4) During his report, Jack didn't look at the _______ . (5) Jack looked at the world map all the time because he was ______ . 地图的引力 史密斯先生在一所学校教英语。在每次课的开始，他喜欢叫一个学生上讲台作讲演，题材不限。轮到杰克作讲演时，他向听众讲述了他的哥哥。他的哥哥就在当地工作。但在讲述过程中，杰克的眼睛一直盯着墙上的世界地图。史密斯先生知道杰克不敢看听众是因为紧张。他开玩笑似地对杰克说：“我们能看出你非常想念你的哥哥，他现在在南美还好吗?” 练习参考答案 ① English ② report ③ local ④ audience ⑤ nervous 放在地板上 我的儿子杰弗，十六岁。他是一个令父母感到自豪的孩子，只是你别去看他房间的地板，那上面总是堆满了一层层的衣服、杂志及运动器材。 不久前，我带杰弗到信用联社去开他自己的账户，这是他第一次开银行账户。当信用社职员在办理手续的时候，我便告诉杰弗说他需要一个安全可靠的地方来保存密码本。“我知道，妈妈，”他回答说，“我会在地板上找到地方的。” 练习参考答案 ①F②T③F④F⑤T
4. What Grade Kristin,, my 17-year-old niece, had just gotten her driver's license and offered to take her mom's car to the gas station. She pulled up to the full-service pumps, and the attendant asked, "What grade, miss?" "Eleventh!" Kristin replied. Notes: ① niece n.侄女 ④ full-service n.昼夜服务 ② license n.驾驶执照 ⑤ pump n.加油机 ③ pull up 停止 Exercises: 根据短文回答问题： (1) How old was Kristin? (2) What had she just gotten? (3) what did she offer to do one day? (4) What did the attendant mean by asking "What grade, miss?" (5) How did Kristin misunderstand the attendant? 哪一级 我的十七岁的侄女，科里斯蒂，刚刚拿到驾照。她主动提出去加油站给她妈妈的车加油。她把车开到昼夜服务的加油泵前。服务员问她：“(加油加到)哪一级，小姐?” “十一(年)级!”科里斯蒂回答说。 练习参考答案： ① Seventeen years old. ② She has just gotten her driving license. ③ She offered to take her mother's car to the gas station. ④ He wanted her to select the proper kind of gas for the car. ⑤ She thought that the attendant was asking which grade she was in at school.
5. An Adult Decision The year before my son turned 18, he constantly pleaded to be allowed to a tattoo, but I refused to sign permission for one. He argued that soon he would be a man and he should be able to make adult decisions. Sure enough, a few days after his 18th birthday, he come home with a tattoo. Although I was not happy about this, I was curious to see what symbol of masculinity he had chosen. There, on his shoulder, was a two-inch image of Mickey Mouse. Notes: (1) constantly adv. 不断地 (2) tattoo n. 文身 (3) permission n. 允许 (4) masculinity n. 阳性，男性 (5) image n . 形象，肖像 (6) Mickey Mouse 米老鼠 Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)： ① When the son pleaded to be allowed to a tattoo, the mother thought her son was old enough to make an adult decision. ② A few days before his birthday, the son came home with a tattoo. ③ The mother wondered what symbol her son had chosen. ④ The image of Mickey Mouse on the son's shoulder was three inches long. ⑤ From the passage, we can see that the son really made an adult decision. 成年人的抉择 我儿子十八岁前的那一年，他常常向我提出准许他文身。但我拒绝允许他这样做。他争辩说他不久就要成为男子汉了，并说他应该能够作出成年人的抉择了。果然，十八岁生日的几天后，他文了身，回到家里。尽管我对此感到不高兴，但出于好奇，我想看看他选择了什么雄性象征物。原来是他在肩上文了一个两英寸长的米老鼠像。 练习参考答案： ① F ② F ③ T ④ F ⑤ F